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Highly skilled creator of chaos. Professional software engineer. Very casual horologist, astronomer, photographer, data miner, and mathematician. Chaotic good, INTP-A.

created January 22, 2025

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

Doesn't bother me if the establishment's owner says, 'We're not open on Sunday" But when they use that same excuse for dodging laws (hobby lobby and the ACA) or supporting anti-human rights organisations (chick-fil-a) then I'll go somewhere else *every time*

2/9/2025, 3:59:10 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

2/9/2025, 3:04:49 PM | 7678 3549 | View on Bluesky | view

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Simply disgusting. This kinda reminds me of Steve Jobs' run-in with pancreatic cancer, only difference being that he did it to himself

2/9/2025, 3:44:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Trust Jesus, say your prayers, and take your vitamins," Sheahen proclaimed. lawandcrime.com/crime/i-dont...

2/9/2025, 3:08:27 PM | 67 20 | View on Bluesky | view

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A massive disparity in power and standing leads to an abusive relationship... πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Whoda thunk it? As bad as the abuse before that initial report is, everything after that falls on the PREA investigator. Including the reinforcement of this sentence "He told her no one would believe her."

2/9/2025, 3:49:27 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A Baptist chaplain at a privately-run ICE lockup in Pennsylvania is facing accusations of sexually abusing a detainee over the course of more than a year, beginning shortly after he gained her trust by gifting her a Bible. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

2/9/2025, 2:23:58 AM | 186 92 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Swallowtails are all over the butterfly bush this year, and they are huge!!! #butterflies #photography #nature

A Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly nectarine on a butterfly bush A picture of a Giant Swallowtail
2/9/2025, 12:54:48 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#WordLinx 1 September 2025 "BEDDING" ⬜⬜🟫🟫🟩⬜🟨🟦🟧πŸŸ₯ ⬜🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ⬜πŸŸ₯🟧🟧 🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟧⬜πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸͺ🟧 πŸ”₯32 πŸŽ‰ WordLinx Holiday "WEDDING πŸ‘°πŸ€΅πŸ’" 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟧 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟧⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟦⬜⬜🟩 πŸ”₯32 ❌14

1/9/2025, 11:51:26 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Could easily been 4, 6 or never! #Wordle 1,535 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not connected at all for me #Connections Puzzle #813 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟩πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 #Strands #547 β€œBe my guest” πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘ πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅ πŸ”΅

1/9/2025, 11:51:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Branston pickle and salad cream are the things that I've had to explain most often, usually ending with the reply "that sounds gross"

1/9/2025, 3:14:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yep, I'm thinking of having an electrician to put a UK. style socket, in the kitchen. Just so I can have a 3kW kettle. Every time I go home, I'm surprised by how quickly the kettle boils.

1/9/2025, 3:01:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A reminder on this Labor Day: Slavery still exists in the form of incarcerated labor. It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.

1/9/2025, 2:50:14 PM | 2810 922 | View on Bluesky | view

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Septle 1534 - πŸ”₯ 9 day streak #Septle: 5/8 πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ β¬›οΈπŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus: 4/7 πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I'm still determining the best strategy WordLinx 31 August 2025 "DRAGON" ⬜πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ©πŸŸ«β¬›β¬œπŸŸ©πŸŸ¦πŸ”² πŸŸ§πŸŸ©β¬œβ¬›πŸŸ₯πŸ”²πŸŸ¨πŸŸ₯🟦 ⬜🟨🟩🟦πŸŸͺ⬜🟦 🟫πŸŸ₯πŸŸ«πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸͺ πŸ”₯31 ❌14 #WordLinxGame

31/8/2025, 1:17:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nothing anchored at 3, time to worry #Wordle 1,534 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Normal service resumed #Connections Puzzle #812 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 Once I figure out how the words are connected, it gets easier. Strands #546 β€œUp the hill” πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅ πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘ πŸ”΅

31/8/2025, 1:17:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So, for the first time ever, I wasn't completely exhausted when it was over, and I actually felt that it had gone well

31/8/2025, 12:17:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There's absolutely nothing that makes me turn my #adhd filter up as high as a job interview. But last week I had an interviewer who gave unmistakable "vibes" and I was able to open the taps and answer without concerns about how the brainstream will be received and properly understood.

31/8/2025, 12:17:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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LGBTQ students deserve to be themselves at school.

30/8/2025, 10:20:14 PM | 1210 229 | View on Bluesky | view

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So. Many. Times!

30/8/2025, 8:06:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I gave up trying, and I just buy sharpies and tweezers by the 10-pack.

30/8/2025, 8:05:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That's the story of my life... Me, 10min ago: I'll put it there, I'll remember that! Me, now: Crap where did I put it, I remember it being somewhere specific, so I didn't forget" Me, in 6mo time: Aaaah, there it is! Now, what did I need it for? πŸ€ͺ

30/8/2025, 8:02:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's Allen keys for me. I reckon stuff actively hides the second I start looking for it.

30/8/2025, 6:43:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture darthℒ️ (@darthbluesky.bsky.social) reposted

any body want to help me plan sneaking around and raising all the flags back up to full mast

30/8/2025, 6:25:56 AM | 6332 594 | View on Bluesky | view

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πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ

30/8/2025, 1:36:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@listigeplaylists.bsky.social I got the hammers out first thing this morning. It bodes well for a productive, purifying day. Predictive text suggested "purifying" in place of productive, I decided both fit my mood πŸ•ΊπŸŽΆ open.spotify.com/track/6gEQXK...

30/8/2025, 1:34:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Septle 1533 - πŸ”₯ 8 day streak #Septle: 5/8 β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus: 5/7 β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ©β¬›οΈ β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ©β¬›οΈ πŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈπŸŸ©β¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Strands #545 β€œNo small matter” πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ’‘ πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅ #REVEALED: Aug 30, 2025 Arts & Culture: ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ I solved it in 4️⃣ Reveals & 2️⃣ Hints!

30/8/2025, 12:11:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ah, man, I discounted row 4 at row 3 #Wordle 1,533 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I usually struggle with connections, but im on a roll #Connections Puzzle #811 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟦🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

30/8/2025, 12:11:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, I'm not going to get my hopes up. They've taken far too much of a beating over the last 10mo

30/8/2025, 11:32:48 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Volatile Mermaid (@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social) reposted

Even if we never see him again this is going to take forever to unfuck.

30/8/2025, 5:48:15 AM | 2521 214 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ffrf.org (@ffrf.org) reposted

The victims of this atrocity were in church, being led in prayer, when the shooter opened fire. If ever there were a test of the supposed β€œpower of prayer,” this was it. And it failed in the most heartbreaking way imaginable. freethoughtnow.org/if-prayer-wo...

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"TGIF!" Can you make this phrase humanist? πŸ€”

29/8/2025, 9:04:09 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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With heavily-armed federal agents and National Guard troops patrolling the streets in DC, knowing our rights is critical to keeping ourselves and our communities safe. No matter what uniform they wear, police and military troops are bound by the Constitution.

30/8/2025, 12:50:15 AM | 460 215 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

Personally, I like to replace god with something like "the stars" or "nature". I find it an easy and safe drop-in replacement although a little cheesy.

30/8/2025, 12:50:19 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Or if you don't, at least share it with someone important

29/8/2025, 8:17:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The First Amendment protects our right to dissent, whether President Trump likes it or not.

29/8/2025, 3:23:14 PM | 690 183 | View on Bluesky | view

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What is this? "Pray to Play", if so, where can I find the rl ad/nag blocker?

29/8/2025, 3:14:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ffrf.org (@ffrf.org) reposted

It doesn’t matter how many people β€˜believe’ in the power of prayer β€” belief doesn’t make it real. Children keep dying while politicians brag about how hard they’re praying. We don’t need platitudes. We need leaders who value reason and finding real solutions.

29/8/2025, 11:40:15 AM | 167 40 | View on Bluesky | view

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Septle 1532 - πŸ”₯ 7 day streak #Septle: 5/8 ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ β¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus: 7/7 β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈπŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

29/8/2025, 12:28:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Making guesses while running out of letters #Wordle 1,532 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I'll blame it on being lucky #Connections Puzzle #810 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩

29/8/2025, 12:28:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hmmm, Florida Man doing Florida Man things...

29/8/2025, 12:01:57 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ffrf.org (@ffrf.org) reposted

Collier County commissioners voted to put the Ten Commandments on government property β€” while insisting, β€œThis has nothing to do with religion. Zero. Zilch. Nada.” This isn’t about β€œhistory,” it’s religious favoritism, plain and simple. www.fox4now.com/naples/colli...

28/8/2025, 8:47:09 PM | 61 14 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ffrf.org (@ffrf.org) reposted

The United States was founded on a godless Constitution that derives power from the people, not a deity, where everyone is free to follow any religionβ€”or none at all. Christian nationalists like Beckwith want to rewrite history and impose their beliefs on everyone else.

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28/8/2025, 4:32:51 PM | 78 24 | View on Bluesky | view

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Happy birthday, young'un. Just remember the words of my dad... "While you can't avoid getting old, you don't have to grow up" Or a favourite of mine... "Don't get old, it hurts!" And, of course, there's a t-shirt for those occasions where you need a little encouragement...

A t- shirt with the words
28/8/2025, 3:58:38 PM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Septle 1531 - πŸ”₯ 6 day streak Seven was a challenge #Septle: 7/8 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Six not so much Bonus: 3/7 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

28/8/2025, 2:24:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Near miss with choice three #Wordle 1,531 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hmmm, that's two in a row #Connections Puzzle #809 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ #Strands #543 β€œDo go on ...” πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ’‘πŸ”΅ πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘ πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

28/8/2025, 2:24:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Y'know. When the world is falling down around you, there's very little more relaxing than spending an afternoon with the colours

28/8/2025, 2:00:03 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Volatile Mermaid (@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social) reposted

Remember when John McCain died and Trump refused to fly the American flag at half-staff because he didn’t like the guy? thehill.com/policy/defen...

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Yesterday evening, I decided I needed some outdoors time. The wife was enjoying some weeding. I was thinking about life, the universe and everything, and how 42 plays into it. I was also marvelling about what was above and again feeling very small. #sky #clouds #moon #light #photography

A very slim waxing crescent moon behind thin altostratus clouds Layers of cloud in a blue sky, some dark and some highlighted but a setting sun Altostratus clouds in a blue sky
27/8/2025, 4:55:19 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I've not done this puzzle in a long time. I might have to add it to the list of things I do while eating breakfast #REVEALED: Aug 27, 2025 Arts & Culture: ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ I solved it in 7️⃣ Reveals & 0️⃣ Hints!

27/8/2025, 4:24:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Septle 1530 - πŸ”₯ 5 day streak #Septle: 8/8 β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›οΈ β¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›οΈ πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus: 4/7 πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Sometimes, the misses are hits. #Wordle 1,530 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Today's were understandably connected #Connections Puzzle #808 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ #Strands #542 β€œGo with the flow” πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘ πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘ πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

Y'know, Getting 100% agreement is easy to achieve if you select a sufficiently small sample.

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Profile picture ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted

President Trump's use of military troops to go after immigrant communities, people of color, and people protesting the government is unjustified, dangerous, and puts our rights at high risk of being violated.

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Imma set this here, just in case I'm the only one here that's old enough to remember reading about this on my morning paper route on 6/4/1989 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Ti...

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks for pointing out the hypocrisy here. Unfortunately, it's going to get worse before it'll get any better if, of course, it does.

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Profile picture ffrf.org (@ffrf.org) reposted

Christian nationalists: Kids need the Ten Commandments in schools to learn stealing is wrong! Also Christian nationalists: Steal all the LGBTQ books so no one else can read them. www.christianpost.com/news/church-...

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Profile picture American Humanist Association (@americanhumanist.bsky.social) reposted

Empathy is what keeps us human. Caring for each other is in our DNA. Anyone claiming otherwise is trying to justify immense cruelty towards our neighbors. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/is-empathy-a-sin-some-conservative-christians-argue-it-can-be

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Profile picture ffrf.org (@ffrf.org) reposted

In a 30-minute speech, Speaker Johnson invoked "God" 24 times while calling for more religion in government. The Constitution? Not so much. www.nashvillepost.com/politics/sta...

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Profile picture Joel Eisenberg (@joeleisenberg.bsky.social) reposted

Fighting the Trump crime family? Here are your instructions…

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Profile picture Lambda Legal (@lambdalegal.org) reposted

Becky, the 15-year-old student in our SCOTUS case with @aclu.org fighting a trans youth sports ban, received this fortune cookie message: "Your involvement in sports will inspire others to reach for their dreams." Becky absolutely inspires us! βœŠπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Read more about Becky's case: tinyurl.com/bddrfjtv

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Profile picture ffrf.org (@ffrf.org) reposted

Minnesota’s law was a common-sense safeguard ensuring that taxpayer dollars are not used to exclude or stigmatize young people. This decision sends the wrong message β€” that religious schools can impose discriminatory litmus tests while benefiting from public money.

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Profile picture ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted

Cash bail doesn’t keep people safe, it ensures that only the wealthy can get out of prison.

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm feeling a bit thick at this point Septle 1529 - πŸ”₯ 4 day streak - septle.com #Septle: 7/8 β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus: 4/7 β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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I didn't get an anchor until round 4, #Wordle 1,529 6/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I reject your connection and substitute my own #Connections Puzzle #807 🟨🟦🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 Rough Strands #541 β€œBee friendly” πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅ πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅ πŸŸ‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ”΅

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I'm not entirely sure he's going to need a pandemic. This is from a book that, if he could read, would be his "playbook". "Assertions about terrorism produced a concrete policy of calculated acts of terrorism (what Nazis falsely called "counterterrorism") that installed the dlictatorship."

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Profile picture The Volatile Mermaid (@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social) reposted

So anti-vaxxers have gone from β€œMy body my choice” to β€œNo Covid vaccines for anybody.” newrepublic.com/post/199515/...

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Profile picture American Humanist Association (@americanhumanist.bsky.social) reposted

Veterans are currently staging a sit-in in DC to protest the military occupation in the city!

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

For some reason, I'm *completely* unsurprised

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Profile picture ffrf.org (@ffrf.org) reposted

A new ranking shows the most religious states are still in the Bible Belt (Alabama, Virginia, Texas), while New England leads in least religious (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire). Where religiosity rises, so do threats to church–state separation. smilehub.org/blog/most-re...

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

This, coupled with the previous *complete* lack of mandated protective measures, means that if you are even remotely concerned about your personal and community health, you will be housebound. Simply because someone doesn't have even a vague understanding of virology

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social)

When I went to England in Feb. to scatter my mum's ashes, I came across this note in my childhood bedroom. I don't remember it from back then, but I do remember a lot of this kind of thing. She'd leave them around as surprises, and you'd always find them when you needed them most. Love you, #mum ❀️

When everything feels like an uphill struggle Just think of the view from the Top.
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And of course, the obligatory #Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Aug. 25, 2025 T I G H T R O P E βœ… βœ… πŸ’” βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… πŸŽ‰ My Score: 1740 www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope

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Septle 1528 - πŸ”₯ 3 day streak - septle.com #Septle: 3/8 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ β¬›οΈπŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus: 4/7 β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ© β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Still getting my head around this #Strands #540 β€œBack to school” πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ”΅ πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅ πŸ”΅

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social)

Steady kinda logical progress #Wordle 1,528 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Today's was (relatively) easy #Connections Puzzle #806 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

Not gonna lie. One of the better things where I live are the "little libraries" that are dotted around. I was very surprised by the one behind a church with a cross on the side, too, had not been censored. Yes, there was a higher percentage of religious material, but it was 40% vs 25%, not 100%

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social)

Olivia is exercising an old rhyming taunt... "I'm the Queen of the castle, and you're the dirty rascal!" She *litterally* looks down on us. She's the only one who gets up there, and it took her 2-3mo to get her courage, but now she is enjoying being higher than us. #catsofbluesky #rescue #tnr

A brown and black torty cat sitting at the top of a light coloured cat tree near the top of a window
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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

This was a paragraph that I read last night. It sums up what is happening now, and where it's likely to go. "Assertions about terrorism produced a concrete policy of calculated acts of terrorism (what Nazis falsely called "counterterrorism") that installed the dlictatorship."

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

The look is giving... " If you insist"

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

Congrats!!! Now comes the hard part, but I'm convinced you've got it covered. The next big milestone... Voting.

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"Assertions about terrorism produced a concrete policy of calculated acts of terrorism (what [the regime] falsely called "counterterrorism") that installed the dlictatorship."

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social)

As I've alluded to previously, I'm (very slowly) reading a book. Slow because it's a history book that reads like a playbook Yesterday, this stood out as something that could feature in the immediate future

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This was the original find youtu.be/786i989KEvk?...

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social)

@listigeplaylists.bsky.social The very definition of a big band. 1000 musicians play it loud! This must have been a logistical nightmare. Found them by chance down a youtube hole, brought them here. open.spotify.com/track/78sSh7...

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@listigeplaylists.bsky.social The very definition of a big band. 1000 musicians play it loud! This must have been a logistical nightmare. Found them by chance down a youtube hole, brought them here. open.spotify.com/track/78sSh7...

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social)

This one fought but ultimately submitted #Wordle 1,527 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The problems started when I very nearly got the connection #Connections Puzzle #805 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes, it's only slightly less rude than speakerphone and "kid watching YouTube on the ipad" Just step outside, or into the bathroom

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Just started with this... #Septle 1526 - πŸ”₯ 1 day streak - septle.com #Septle: 5/8 β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Septle 1526 - πŸ”₯ 1 day streak - septle.com #Septle: 5/8 β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Bonus: 7/7 πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈπŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ β¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈβ¬›οΈβ¬›οΈ β¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ¨ β¬›οΈπŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›οΈ β¬›οΈπŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›οΈπŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Oops, forgot to put some tags... #France #photography #citrus #gloomyweather #goodtimes

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Meet Tangle, He's not entirely sure what he's going to do with an odd number of socks, but he has all he needs 😁

A Focus Friend bean called Tangle stand in the room with a desk and a chair
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I've found Privacy Badger, uBlock, and a pihole will eliminate >90% of online ads. I also like the clearURLs firefox addon. It removes the tracking clutter that comes with urls in email from solicited sources.

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#Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica Aug. 23, 2025 T I G H T R O P E βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… πŸ’” βœ… πŸ’” βœ… πŸŽ‰ My Score: 1670 www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope

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Samsung gallery told me to remember the 18th of February. It was a Good Day, We were on the CΓ΄te d'Azure, in Menton and Antibes

A statue made from citrus fruit A statue made from citrus fruit A French road sign on the A8 MARSEILLE TOULON CANNES ANTIBES SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS A French sign, with two cows VIANDES DE FRANCE
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#4 came up tails when I called heads #Wordle 1,526 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 But the connections were obvious #Connections Puzzle #804 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social)

@merriam-webster.com has a very suitable "Word Of The Day" this morning: Flagrant... www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/f... *Note for the #dyslexic folks, that's fLagrant, not fRagrant, and autocorrect *will* confuse them

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Profile picture Toft (@xw8c.bsky.social) reply parent

Huzzah! Good work!

23/8/2025, 12:35:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, he's echoing Putin, but if you listen to him talking with Zelenskyy, he fairly obviously comes to a conclusion which, at the moment, he seems to be fairly successfully reaching

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Profile picture American Humanist Association (@americanhumanist.bsky.social) reposted

Trump wants to ban mail-in ballots before 2026, echoing Putin and spreading false claims about our elections. Now the Senate is considering the SAVE Act, which would strip voting rights from millions. Tell your Senators: americanhumanist.org/saveact Voting should be easier, not harder.

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Wordle was 3 random words to use up letters, and on the third, I managed to make some headway # Wordle 1,525 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Just didn't see them 😞 # Connections Puzzle #803 πŸŸͺ🟨🟦🟩 🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟨🟦

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Can't recommend this hard enough!!! However, my WFH solution is a little different... I don't, I work remote... I rent a small office abt 15 golf cart minutes away. Which gives me the locational queue that I'm "at work", and gets me out of range for my wife to bother me

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theonion.com/atrocities-k...

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@aclu.org mailer came today, and in the brief is "We are currently on pace to exceed in a matter of months the number of lawsuits filed during Trump's entire first term. We are ready, and we will not slow down." Which is something I'm having a hard time coming to terms with

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