FYI - True “I read constantly to disassociate from the horrors of the world” folk own waterproof earbuds so they can listen to audiobooks without intrusive shower thoughts creeping in. Audiobooks for driving, showering, washing dishes, etc. Ebooks for the train. Paper at home. Never a quiet mind.

Rae Radford@raeradford.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sounds like a great idea! #BookSky

This is why I don’t understand people who listen to audiobooks at 1.x or 2.x speed instead of standard 1.0 speed. You need time to appreciate the words. To appreciate the writing. Time to reach up and pause the playback so you can just sit and think about the amazing sentence you just heard.

Rae Radford@raeradford.bsky.social · 3mo ago

When was the last time you did this👇🏼 #BookSky

Covid aware peeps — any advice on masking during puberty? Daughter is just hitting the pimple stage, and as much as she loves her Zimi mask, wearing her N95 is starting to leave a line of pimples where it touches her face. I don’t want a circle of scars any more than I want her sick 😢 #covid

9yr old made it to FINA world ninja warrior finals. This place is a madhouse! So many amazing athletes. These kids are so impressive. And yes, of course we’re masking here. Airborne diseases are everywhere, and we want our athlete to stay strong 💪 #FINA #ninjawarrior #covidaware

This feels like a goodbye, not a celebration. One last birthday for the USA before it passes away. Party hats are on, but we all secretly know that Uncle Sam is terminal. If climate change allows humanity to live long enough, it will be interesting to see what comes next for this land.

Loving reminder from the Muppets that your compassion for others and desire for a better world is never a bad thing even if it feels most people disagree

Shingles (vaccine #2), RSV, and Novavax today Never had an issue with vaccines before, but fuuuuuuuuuuck, this combo has knocked me down. Mild fever, nausea, extreme skin/nerve sensitivity. Hot and cold all at once. My immune system is DEFINITELY going to remember these 3. But hey, it still works!

Trump is NOT an existential threat to democracy. He is proof America’s great experiment has failed, completely and utterly. He’s not a threat to the US. He’s not the cause of our problems. He’s the living embodiment of 250 years of bad decisions. You can’t fix this. It’s time to start over.

On the newly announced dime the olive branch is gone, but the eagle’s head is still facing left, stuck staring in confusion at the empty space where peace used to be. I’ll give this administration one thing: they’re not subtle fortune.com/2026/03/12/u...

The U.S. Mint dropped the olive branch from the dime. What does that mean for the country? | Fortune

The eagle turned to the olive branch to show the nation's preference for peace over war.

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Elon messed with Twitter’s algorithm again, suppressing almost all videos of Iran conflict. BlueSky could step in here. It could prove itself to truly be a place people can leave Twitter for, a place with uncensored, timely news. Except somehow BlueSky still remains more censored than Twitter 🙁

“We seriously damaged their fishing industry also. Nobody wants to go fishing anymore.” Ummmm… so he’s admitting they weren’t actually drug boats?

In the ‘90s they used to show us Gideon’s Trumpet in civics class. A movie about the SCOTUS decision to require everyone to be offered legal representation. The big scene is in the back room, as they discuss “it’s the right thing to do, but it would fuck over the government”. They did it anyway.

🎶 Man, what a hell of a year it's been Keep on bluffin', but I just can't win Drowned my sorrows, but they learned to swim Man, what a hell of a year it's been 🎵 Did any song speak to us so clearly last year? So happy to see Shaboozey winning a Grammy AND showing that he’s a decent human bring.

ICE agents wearing a keffiyeh as their mask is an extra level of offensive. I guess the rule is: “We’ll lock you up for wearing a keffiyah, because it means you support Palestine… unless we see you actively beating up an innocent, since then we’ll know you’re clearly an IDF supporter.” 🤦‍♂️

This is VERY VERY VERY bad. Just wait until they use this on protesters here in the United States. You know it will happen. We ALL know it will happen. Not surprisingly, things are about to get a whole lot worse. Chances are, we’ll see this used here before sumner arrives.

On the plus side, these idiots don’t actually know HOW to “take Greenland”. They kidnapped Maduro then fled like common thugs, nothing like the colonizers they imagine themselves to be. Taking land would require governing it, and it’s pretty obvious they don’t know how to govern, here OR abroad.

OpenAI preparing their excuse for the inevitable bubble burst — “we needed a second electron.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-ele...

Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫@lookitup.baby · 11mo ago

These are not serious people.

When I was 17, 17-yr old girls were the most beautiful things in the world, and I was 100% certain I would be attracted to them forever. Then I grew up. Teenagers look like children to me now. (Because, you know, THEY ARE.) Healthy grown men are NOT attracted to children. Hard stop.

👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻@britculpsapp.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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Quick quiz: Tr*mp or NIN quotes? Hey pig Nothing's turning out the way I planned Nothing can stop me now I just don’t care

I hope we all knew that “The Epstein Files” was always an op. Trump wanted us this rabid for them. He wanted months of turmoil. Now the plan reaches end-stage. He’s going to provide modified versions that ‘prove’ his innocence, then use those to ‘prove’ D’s are using a witch hunt against him.

This one hurts. I quote a LOT of Todd Snider lyrics in day-to-day life, but the ones I probably quote the most come from Statistician’s Blues. Rest in Power, may your songs be a lasting legacy. youtu.be/IUK6zjtUj00?...

Todd Snider - Statistician's Blues

YouTube video by ewecylinder

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Paul Myers@pulmyears.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I only got to hear Todd Snider in concert one time, when a friend who wanted me to hear him invited me to the show at the Great American in SF. It was such a memorable night, and not just because Ramblin Jack Elliott was on stage with him. Sad to hear that Todd Snider has passed on, far too young.

@bsky.app If you’re going to drive away the very people who use this app, who exactly do you think you’ll have left? Is your goal to kick off everyone who isn’t MAGA? It won’t work, conservatives aren’t going to come here. You’re actively killing your base. Kicking off Sarah Kendzior? Really???!?

Elad Nehorai@eladn.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Reinstate Sarah Kendzior

THIS IS SO GOOD

At the Día de los Muertos festival in Redwood City today there are a whole bunch of evil orange man piñatas. People REALLY seem to want to hit him in the face with a bat. And they clearly hope to teach their children to hit his face with bats. I love seeing such good parenting. 🥰

FACTS about SNAP: -35% to white people (largest share) -90% to people born in 🇺🇸 -86% to households with kids -70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)

Friendly reminder that Slow Horses on AppleTV is ridiculously good fun You know your show is going to be good when you call Mick Jagger in the hopes he might be willing to write a theme song and he immediately says “hell yeah, I’ve read all the books, I love them, I’ve got you.” An absolute banger

The Independent@the-independent.com · 12mo ago

Why Mick Herron is TV’s new favourite author

Our current 20mph limits on ebikes is an absolute life-threatening nightmare as long as residential speed limits are 25mph. If bikes can’t keep up with traffic on the slowest possible neighborhood roads, then they get hit by those cars or get forced onto the sidewalk where they hit pedestrians.

Transportation Alternatives@transalt.org · 12mo ago

Twenty is plenty! 20 mph is the gold-standard speed limit on urban streets — that's why we spent years fighting in Albany for the right to lower New York City’s speed limits to 20 mph. As we fight for slower speeds for cars, it’s time to ensure them for e-bikes, too.

Trump posting a video of himself dropping a huge shit on America is probably the most accurate public statement he has ever made.

Stopped at Yerba Buena Gardens on our way to No Kings San Francisco, and read our daughter some applicable quotes from MLK Jr there behind the fountain. Let’s go! #NoKings #MaskingIsIconic