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When cats need a shave and haircut, they go to a barbershop run by monkeys. Of course they do! According to Hieronymus Francken, whose day was today.
New: I wrote about everyone intently watching the long process of removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center and how it revealed our insatiable thirst for accountability — and for his humiliation.
The night the letters came down
A marathon livestream of Trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center was a rare moment of monoculture.
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I loved all of this so much. Would add “why does it take up to 10 days to unsubscribe from an unwanted email list when it took you a second to subscribe me without me asking for it” 😝😝😝😩😩😩
Jenny Hayes@jennyhayes.bsky.social · 2mo agoThought of this article today when confronted with this rage-inducing "error"
finding it hard to put into words just quite upsetting I find the idea of Google getting rid of the "ten blue links" format of search entirely, genuinely feels like your landlord announcing he's removing your kitchen and replacing it with a bouncy castle, I need my kitchen, let me keep my kitchen
Just finished installing a new exhibit at the Estey Organ Museum – From Parlor to Salon. Put it on your to-do list to visit.
maybe we should’ve asked jeeves how he was doing
The old internet@theoldinternet.bsky.social · 3mo agoAsk Jeeves has officially shut down on May 1, 2026, ending its 25-year run
I don’t conference post any more but delighted to be here this week celebrating sustainability and web archiving! This community is the best. If you have lots of money or even not all that much to spare, please invest in the tools we need to preserve the ever-complex web. 💰🤑💶💷
@netpreserve.bsky.social · 4mo agoReady for #iipcWAC26: Sustainable #WebArchiving & the BelgicaWeb Symposium at KBR, Royal Library of Belgium. 🟢 netpreserve.org/ga2026/
Festoon of shells, 1656. Proving for all time that still-life painting can be hilarious. By Jan van Kessel of Antwerp, born OTD 1626.
We’ve waited a looooong time for this: USPS Postcrossing stamps are coming! 🎉 They’re triangular, super colourful, and they launch May 26, 2026 at the Boston Stamp Show! Hurray! #Postcrossing #USPS #PostcrossingStamps #Stamps #Philately #Postcards #Boston2026
A new Postcrossing stamp… from the USA!!!
HURRAAAAAAAAAY!!! USPS is issuing shiny new Postcrossing stamps — and they’re rare triangles you can place right on a postcard corner for an extra-cool look. They launch on May 26 at the Boston 2026 W...
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Don't let this happen to you! Get your voter guide online. Voter's Guide lwvmocomd.org/content.aspx... Or on the Vote411 website www.vote411.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIjA...
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YouTube video by LWVMOCOMD
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The @librarycongress.bsky.social Web Archiving Section is hosting a paid remote intern next Fall. See remote project 2 “On the Digital Campaign Trail: Archiving U.S. Election Websites” www.loc.gov/item/interns... and share with anyone interested who matches qualifications!
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The pace in Annapolis is picking up, and key bills are beginning to move. LWVMD is actively engaging with legislators, submitting testimony, and coordinating advocacy across the state. Ready to get involved? Join us for Legislative Day. www.lwvmd.org/legislatived...
Legislative Day 2026
Civic Education and Voter Engagement
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