This happens rarely enough for me to care, and brag to no one
DukeSkath
@dukeskath.bsky.social
Author and HS English Teacher in Wisconsin USA. Viva Timor Leste. 🇹🇱
"Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn each reneged on their promises to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein, with Tillis even leaving them waiting in his office for 45 minutes before they gave up." newrepublic.com/post/213959/...
Epstein Survivors Say Republicans Ghosted Them Before Blanche Vote
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse say they were stood up after having scheduled a meeting to speak about Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general.
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Somehow things that would have been a background gag in a Verhoeven movie are now just real
Really, @noodlesandcompany.bsky.social ? You're going to make me watch a dumb ad every 20 minutes to use your wifi? This is a great reason for me to go somewhere else.
Excellent! Well Done! Golden Trophy Award
ALT: Excellent! Well Done! Golden Trophy Award
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I’m sick of Artificial Intelligence. Why not Artificial Wisdom? Artificial Charisma? you get it
The story of Pink’s belt buckle pipe in Dazed & Confused. From Melissa Maerz’s oral history, p. 135
David Frum Said This July 30 2026. Frum Was The Former Speech Writer For George W. Bush........
If you are ever tempted to write a mysterious story — or make a mysterious video game, or film, or whatever — please glue this to the wall near your writing desk and look at it every five minutes. Do whatever you can to avoid the competition. PLEASE. I'm begging you.
The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns.
A good description of why I also wear a suit to school. "The Tattoo Murder Case" by Akimitsu Takagi (1948), p.46
I have a bit of sincere advice for some men on the far-left and in the progressive movement who need to hear this. It's not all men. It's not most men. But it's definitely some men who need to hear it. (thread)
DAMN. I can't remember the last time a novel made me cry. If you like mysteries, please read "The Devotion of Suspect X" by Keigo Higashino. The first two-thirds felt unremarkable, but it turns into something truly remarkable.
I have no problem with a radio station playing Aerosmith while I'm in the bar trying to write.. but "Janey's Got a Gun"? Now I'm thinking about molestation-revenge murder. Thanks a lot, random radio station.
An ox is not a horse! Don’t worry — this is just a note to myself.
I need an avuncular man to hug me while reminding me that I'm not to blame when students fail my class.
Robin Williams: It's Not Your Fault
ALT: Robin Williams: It's Not Your Fault
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What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...
What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship
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Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at ‘60 Minutes’ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/m...
Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at ‘60 Minutes’
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