The Willy-Nicky telegrams as the secret group chats.
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The Willy-Nicky telegrams as the secret group chats.
9) I really respect that Stoker tried to make DRACULA a contemporary document, complete with transcripts of phonograph records, telegrams, and blood transfusions.
January 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
9) I really respect that Stoker tried to make DRACULA a contemporary document, complete with transcripts of phonograph records, telegrams, and blood transfusions.
1908 ad for telegrams. Early "globe-girdling" cyclists used telegraph poles for guidance in far-flung locations where no roads existed.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
1908 ad for telegrams. Early "globe-girdling" cyclists used telegraph poles for guidance in far-flung locations where no roads existed.
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But his telegrams 😭
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 AM
But his telegrams 😭
The precedent is Joshua Norton, who declared himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico in 1859. He sent telegrams to Lincoln and Queen Victoria telling them how to do their jobs and printed his own money, which merchants accepted to humor him.
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The precedent is Joshua Norton, who declared himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico in 1859. He sent telegrams to Lincoln and Queen Victoria telling them how to do their jobs and printed his own money, which merchants accepted to humor him.
if u do leave u need to write me ur posts in letters or telegrams because i like ur posts puff
January 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
if u do leave u need to write me ur posts in letters or telegrams because i like ur posts puff
In 1871, Robert Beare became a janitor at Victoria College. Due to his good nature and easy-going personality, he was loved by student and staff. In November 1872, students came together for a concert where Robert played the violin and served snow apples to attendees.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
In 1871, Robert Beare became a janitor at Victoria College. Due to his good nature and easy-going personality, he was loved by student and staff. In November 1872, students came together for a concert where Robert played the violin and served snow apples to attendees.
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Flood the White House‼️ complaint calls 📞
202 456-1414✅
Messages:202 456-1111 ✅ Flood Congress 📞‼️
202 224-3121 ✅
Nixon and Watergate were brought down by calls letters and telegrams‼️( from Washington Post articles by Woodward and Bernstein.
202 456-1414✅
Messages:202 456-1111 ✅ Flood Congress 📞‼️
202 224-3121 ✅
Nixon and Watergate were brought down by calls letters and telegrams‼️( from Washington Post articles by Woodward and Bernstein.
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Flood the White House‼️ complaint calls 📞
202 456-1414✅
Messages:202 456-1111 ✅ Flood Congress 📞‼️
202 224-3121 ✅
Nixon and Watergate were brought down by calls letters and telegrams‼️( from Washington Post articles by Woodward and Bernstein.
202 456-1414✅
Messages:202 456-1111 ✅ Flood Congress 📞‼️
202 224-3121 ✅
Nixon and Watergate were brought down by calls letters and telegrams‼️( from Washington Post articles by Woodward and Bernstein.
And (out of a piece called “Telegrams”) Sobin’s refreshing humility and unpretentiousness in an unseemly and clamorous age: “Kinship of the poet and the peasant: both, intermediaries in capricious fruit.”
January 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
And (out of a piece called “Telegrams”) Sobin’s refreshing humility and unpretentiousness in an unseemly and clamorous age: “Kinship of the poet and the peasant: both, intermediaries in capricious fruit.”
Telegrams as in the short messages on paper, not the current communication app.
January 9, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Telegrams as in the short messages on paper, not the current communication app.
Alright, I won't be able to reply to all the lovely Bsky comments without clogging up everyone's timelines, but think I've caught up with most of the DMs and Telegrams and Discords all that.
Thanks so much for all the lovely birthday wishes!
Thanks so much for all the lovely birthday wishes!
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Alright, I won't be able to reply to all the lovely Bsky comments without clogging up everyone's timelines, but think I've caught up with most of the DMs and Telegrams and Discords all that.
Thanks so much for all the lovely birthday wishes!
Thanks so much for all the lovely birthday wishes!
#vss365 #delivery
Denmark has stopped standard letter delivery
Age of letters over in the land of LEGO vikings
The pen is laid down with the sword
No more writing hand, or fighting hand
It's all typing
Letter gone the way of telegrams
Its grave an envelope
A stamp its headstone
Return to sender
Denmark has stopped standard letter delivery
Age of letters over in the land of LEGO vikings
The pen is laid down with the sword
No more writing hand, or fighting hand
It's all typing
Letter gone the way of telegrams
Its grave an envelope
A stamp its headstone
Return to sender
January 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
We're going back to telegrams, 35¢ collect for a meme.
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We're going back to telegrams, 35¢ collect for a meme.
The example I like to use is the old environmental phrase "think globally, act locally" was coined in the 70s, when the extent of "think globally" was "some international newswires, maybe radio, an encyclopedia, and telegrams".
And now we've given the world a way to "think globally" that is uhh WIP
And now we've given the world a way to "think globally" that is uhh WIP
Older folks now can speak to it, but people under, like, 30 or so (and everyone into the future) is gonna have to have it reiterated to them that many times in the past, a person or community might have a question or wonder something, with very little in the way of looking it up or confirming it.
January 6, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The example I like to use is the old environmental phrase "think globally, act locally" was coined in the 70s, when the extent of "think globally" was "some international newswires, maybe radio, an encyclopedia, and telegrams".
And now we've given the world a way to "think globally" that is uhh WIP
And now we've given the world a way to "think globally" that is uhh WIP
The concept of remote video calls has been worked on since Bell’s phone company pitched upgrading from telegrams to real-time voice calls. It wasn’t until the era of digital video and real-time video compression that commercial solutions became feasible
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 AM
The concept of remote video calls has been worked on since Bell’s phone company pitched upgrading from telegrams to real-time voice calls. It wasn’t until the era of digital video and real-time video compression that commercial solutions became feasible
“I do not want to invade Mexico with a military force...I asked your consent to send Texas Rangers, who are peace officers, in pursuit of those who are constantly transgressing our laws.” - Feb 1914, Tex Governor telegrams Sec of State, William Jennings Bryan
such a deep history
such a deep history
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
“I do not want to invade Mexico with a military force...I asked your consent to send Texas Rangers, who are peace officers, in pursuit of those who are constantly transgressing our laws.” - Feb 1914, Tex Governor telegrams Sec of State, William Jennings Bryan
such a deep history
such a deep history
nostalgia guy in 1980 like "kids these days don't send and receive telegrams. kids these days don't buy war bonds."
January 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
nostalgia guy in 1980 like "kids these days don't send and receive telegrams. kids these days don't buy war bonds."
I was looking for examples of the wording on telegrams sent to families in Canada when soldiers were killed in the First World War, but now I have questions about "surviving infidelity or family woodworking."
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I was looking for examples of the wording on telegrams sent to families in Canada when soldiers were killed in the First World War, but now I have questions about "surviving infidelity or family woodworking."
I am experiencing end of year misanthropy. Right now I am angry that searching for animated GIFs about telegrams returns only GIFs about the app and not the doot doot dots. Was also mad about some TTRPG podcaster I have never listened to, for no reason. I blame Trump, mortality and indigestion.
December 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I am experiencing end of year misanthropy. Right now I am angry that searching for animated GIFs about telegrams returns only GIFs about the app and not the doot doot dots. Was also mad about some TTRPG podcaster I have never listened to, for no reason. I blame Trump, mortality and indigestion.
"Perhaps the solution would be for us to abandon telegrams, which seem in any case to be going out of fashion."
This was in 1994.
This was in 1994.
No 10 issued apology over John Major's birthday message to Queen Mother
No 10 issued apology over John Major's birthday message to Queen Mother
John Major's Downing Street sent a grovelling apology after the prime minister birthday telegram to the Queen Mother was addressed in an "improper manner", newly-released government documents show.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"Perhaps the solution would be for us to abandon telegrams, which seem in any case to be going out of fashion."
This was in 1994.
This was in 1994.
Do women have similar "leaks sharing" (revenge porn - you can't "pirate" amateur porn, that's you engaging in nonconsensually shared intimate material) telegrams as men do?
Or are they all in the same groups?
That's the ethical consumption of porn talk to have!
Not what the fantasies enjoyed are
Or are they all in the same groups?
That's the ethical consumption of porn talk to have!
Not what the fantasies enjoyed are
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Do women have similar "leaks sharing" (revenge porn - you can't "pirate" amateur porn, that's you engaging in nonconsensually shared intimate material) telegrams as men do?
Or are they all in the same groups?
That's the ethical consumption of porn talk to have!
Not what the fantasies enjoyed are
Or are they all in the same groups?
That's the ethical consumption of porn talk to have!
Not what the fantasies enjoyed are
And who cares if they did? Russia has sent teams to assassinate Zelenskyy from the first day of their (latest) unprovoked war of aggression, years ago. The correct Allied response is a series of four-letter telegrams (text: FAFO), with missile shipments to match. Self-defence is a...
Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin’s residence and vowed retaliation, providing no evidence for a claim Kyiv dismissed as baseless.
Peace hopes dented as Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin residence
Russia has said that it is reviewing its stance in negotiations in response to the attack, which Kyiv dismisses as baseless and aimed at derailing talks.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
And who cares if they did? Russia has sent teams to assassinate Zelenskyy from the first day of their (latest) unprovoked war of aggression, years ago. The correct Allied response is a series of four-letter telegrams (text: FAFO), with missile shipments to match. Self-defence is a...