Victoria Cook
@vcook.bsky.social
(she/her) Nice is different than good.
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I am WHEEZING. PLEASE watch all the way to the end
This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.
January 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I am WHEEZING. PLEASE watch all the way to the end
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your feed has been blessed by the 3rd rail anti-icing work train. RT if you too are anti-ice
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
your feed has been blessed by the 3rd rail anti-icing work train. RT if you too are anti-ice
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You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
This is delightful
Bought this book for my two mates’ babies for Christmas and I’m dying.
December 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is delightful
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social.
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
Sign Up
Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world.
www.skypeascientist.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social.
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
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Me: this is great, glad to see authors ripped off by AI getting their due.
Me after using the search tool: I am one of these ripped off authors.
Academics, it only takes a minute. Seven of my papers are in this and I had no idea.
Me after using the search tool: I am one of these ripped off authors.
Academics, it only takes a minute. Seven of my papers are in this and I had no idea.
There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Me: this is great, glad to see authors ripped off by AI getting their due.
Me after using the search tool: I am one of these ripped off authors.
Academics, it only takes a minute. Seven of my papers are in this and I had no idea.
Me after using the search tool: I am one of these ripped off authors.
Academics, it only takes a minute. Seven of my papers are in this and I had no idea.
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This story in particular is a great resource to read, bookmark, and share with your networks outside of Bluesky. Let's make Lex's dream come true by clicking through and sharing widely!
www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-ra...
www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-ra...
August 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This story in particular is a great resource to read, bookmark, and share with your networks outside of Bluesky. Let's make Lex's dream come true by clicking through and sharing widely!
www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-ra...
www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-ra...
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I DO NOT WANT TEAMS IN MY CAR, I DO NOT WANT IT NEAR OR FAR. I WOULD NOT LOG ON IN A JAG, I WOULD NOT CALL IN FROM A CAB, I DO NOT WANT THIS TEAMS YOU SEE, GET IT FAR AWAY FROM ME
Mercedes-Benz is teaming up with Microsoft to turn your cabin into a productivity zone, with Teams meetings on your dashboard, voice-activated AI for email summaries and seamless access to business logins and calendars.
They call it your third workplace.
#mercedesbenz #microsoft #cartech
They call it your third workplace.
#mercedesbenz #microsoft #cartech
July 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I DO NOT WANT TEAMS IN MY CAR, I DO NOT WANT IT NEAR OR FAR. I WOULD NOT LOG ON IN A JAG, I WOULD NOT CALL IN FROM A CAB, I DO NOT WANT THIS TEAMS YOU SEE, GET IT FAR AWAY FROM ME
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we must not look at LLMs
we must not buy their fruits
who knows upon what text they fed
their hungry thirsty roots
we must not buy their fruits
who knows upon what text they fed
their hungry thirsty roots
July 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
we must not look at LLMs
we must not buy their fruits
who knows upon what text they fed
their hungry thirsty roots
we must not buy their fruits
who knows upon what text they fed
their hungry thirsty roots
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Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
July 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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Tell me you love trans people more than you hate TERFS.
Tell me you love people of color more than you hate racists.
Tell me you love marginalized folk more than you hate fash.
Tell me you love queer people more than you hate bigots.
Quit telling me you're an ally.
Show me you're an accomplice.
Tell me you love people of color more than you hate racists.
Tell me you love marginalized folk more than you hate fash.
Tell me you love queer people more than you hate bigots.
Quit telling me you're an ally.
Show me you're an accomplice.
February 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Tell me you love trans people more than you hate TERFS.
Tell me you love people of color more than you hate racists.
Tell me you love marginalized folk more than you hate fash.
Tell me you love queer people more than you hate bigots.
Quit telling me you're an ally.
Show me you're an accomplice.
Tell me you love people of color more than you hate racists.
Tell me you love marginalized folk more than you hate fash.
Tell me you love queer people more than you hate bigots.
Quit telling me you're an ally.
Show me you're an accomplice.
I love this webcomic.
Yo!
Side Quested just went up another level!
Our Webcomic is now part of the Tapas Creator Bonus Program, so we will get PAID FOR VIEWS!!
Show some love by spreading the news and doing that long due re-read of the series on Tapas!!
🎉 tapas.io/series/SideQ... 🎊
Side Quested just went up another level!
Our Webcomic is now part of the Tapas Creator Bonus Program, so we will get PAID FOR VIEWS!!
Show some love by spreading the news and doing that long due re-read of the series on Tapas!!
🎉 tapas.io/series/SideQ... 🎊
February 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I love this webcomic.
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in celebration of Tom Holland and Zendaya’s engagement, please enjoy this moment from 2017 when she turned into a literal 😍 emoji and we all knew it was for keeps
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
youtu.be
January 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
in celebration of Tom Holland and Zendaya’s engagement, please enjoy this moment from 2017 when she turned into a literal 😍 emoji and we all knew it was for keeps
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BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers:
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
December 10, 2024 at 5:23 AM
BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers:
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
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Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
Yup.
Yup.
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
Oh yes it is 🥂
Oh yes it is 🥂
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
November 30, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
Yup.
Yup.
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you're legally obligated to reskeet if you think trans women are beautiful
November 30, 2024 at 4:38 PM
you're legally obligated to reskeet if you think trans women are beautiful
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I agree we should follow her lead, but respectfully, it’s not a culture war issue, it’s a workplace sexual harassment issue.
November 21, 2024 at 4:12 AM
I agree we should follow her lead, but respectfully, it’s not a culture war issue, it’s a workplace sexual harassment issue.
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A smol thread of things you can do to destress just a little:
- Breathe in slowly, for six counts, hold it for six, and then breathe out for six. If you can't manage six, just as long as you can. Everything starts with the breath.
- Breathe in slowly, for six counts, hold it for six, and then breathe out for six. If you can't manage six, just as long as you can. Everything starts with the breath.
November 6, 2024 at 7:47 PM
A smol thread of things you can do to destress just a little:
- Breathe in slowly, for six counts, hold it for six, and then breathe out for six. If you can't manage six, just as long as you can. Everything starts with the breath.
- Breathe in slowly, for six counts, hold it for six, and then breathe out for six. If you can't manage six, just as long as you can. Everything starts with the breath.
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me at every candidate phonebank ⌛️
![a meme of Senator Bernie Sanders during his 2020 campaign, where he starts “I am once again asking […]” and the actual quote was for donations, but I put “[…] for you to share the dialer information so I can get started, I do not need instructions or to hear speeches”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t32fdbkhltkaakrec775vly5/bafkreiadvxkvd24gw2bcao4sfk36ibxt52x4kfelzpyw5vucowwnegsy3q@jpeg)
August 6, 2024 at 11:24 PM
me at every candidate phonebank ⌛️
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Reskeet if you are in the United States and are, in fact, like "oh my gosh, I will die if I don't have health care" politicalwire.com/2024/10/17/b...
Bonus Quote of the Day
“No one in the United States is like ‘Oh my gosh, I will die if I don’t have health care.'"-- Virginia U.S. Senate candidate Hung Cao (R), in an interview.
politicalwire.com
October 18, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Reskeet if you are in the United States and are, in fact, like "oh my gosh, I will die if I don't have health care" politicalwire.com/2024/10/17/b...
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nice to see NYTimes drop the sanewashing and instead compile examples of just how bizarre his speech is now, and how little he campaigns (less than a quarter as many rallies as 2016)
gift link so you can send this to the fascist weirdos in your life
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/06/u...
gift link so you can send this to the fascist weirdos in your life
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/06/u...
Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age
With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a revie...
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2024 at 12:58 PM
nice to see NYTimes drop the sanewashing and instead compile examples of just how bizarre his speech is now, and how little he campaigns (less than a quarter as many rallies as 2016)
gift link so you can send this to the fascist weirdos in your life
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/06/u...
gift link so you can send this to the fascist weirdos in your life
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/06/u...