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Everything is epilogue now.
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If you like the cut of
@codastory.com
’s jib and wit of
@thecontinent.org
’s jibes, please consider adding their new team-up crossover newspaporial extravaganza to your diet. The Atlas is a vibe. And newspaporial is totally a legit word, thank you very much.
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deb naughton
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cc
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Ruslan Trad
2 days ago
Two of my favorite media are combining to produce this new publication, The Atlas. 👌 The Atlas is a publication launched by the independent journalism organization Coda Story, operating in collaboration with the pan-African newspaper
@thecontinent.org
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The new samizdat - Coda Story
For years at Coda, we have tried to understand not just what is happening in the world, but how seemingly separate crises, technologies and political movements connect
https://www.codastory.com/rewriting-history/the-new-samizdat/
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This paper explicitly linking bilingualism with sex hormones in the study of cognitive decline was… unexpected.
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Speaking Two Languages May Affect Dementia Risk in an Unexpected Way
Why do some people maintain good memories and have healthy brains even as they age? Research that my colleagues and I recently published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Moni...
https://www.sciencealert.com/speaking-two-languages-may-affect-dementia-risk-in-an-unexpected-way
9 days ago
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Say a few words from an old TV commercial that some of us will remember. “Hi. I’m the loo from Jayes Blue - the simple toilet cleaner with germicide and a *sniff* smashing fresh fragrance”
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16 days ago
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Tom Reagan’s Hat
16 days ago
David Attenborough is 100. He’s a beloved natural historian & defender of wildlife but let’s be honest, this was a woefully misconceived project on every level.
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Jurassic Park: Welcome Scene
ALT: Jurassic Park: Welcome Scene
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Estaleto
16 days ago
Wow. And I fell over getting dressed this morning when my foot got stuck in my leggings.
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Diane Duane
21 days ago
So, friends: I promised I'd tell the story. Now I shall. Let a (former) psych nurse tell you the true (gods help us) story of a night in a big-time NYC emergency room: and the arrival of The Man With The Bloomingdales Bag. (1/n)
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Angry People in Local Newspapers
22 days ago
Happy 13th anniversary to that terrible misunderstanding at a WI meeting.
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Stephen McGann
22 days ago
ME. COMPLETELY ME.
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daily dose of estragon
22 days ago
I’m reading this week’s now. The Continent is one of the best weekly reads there is. Fast, broad, intelligent, analytical, factual. Hell of a deal, to be shown a continent in an hour for free in your inbox.
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Someones are hammering, Lord.
24 days ago
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Someone’s chiseling, Lord.
26 days ago
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Bluesky Carousel: What goes around comes around.
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about 1 month ago
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Makes you wonder if Keats and Yeats were ever really on our side.
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about 1 month ago
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Strange Fires
about 1 month ago
21h later....
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I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record.
about 1 month ago
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sarah jeong
about 1 month ago
And if you're underread on the subject and also am not feeling up to the task of exposing yourself to a pretty gory list of atrocities, I feel like this IG reel perfectly captures Asian foreign relations re: Japanese war crimes
www.instagram.com/reel/DPIpNyq...
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J on Instagram: "A bit of history joke #japan #china #southkorea"
299K likes, 2,637 comments - isawkwardguy on September 27, 2025: "A bit of history joke #japan #china #southkorea".
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPIpNyqkt8x/?igsh=d2kyeWozejF0M3Jn
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sarah jeong
about 1 month ago
Thr South Korean president criticized Israel, Israel got super mad about the mention of the Holocaust, and not the far worse reference. The president compared them to imperial Japan, which is like the worst thing a Korean can call anyone or anything
www.theverge.com/policy/91358...
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South Korea is doing quote-post diplomacy
President Lee drew a parallel between occupied Korea and Palestine
https://www.theverge.com/policy/913587/south-korea-lee-jae-myung-israel?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6InNWQkdVajB4VVAiLCJwIjoiL3BvbGljeS85MTM1ODcvc291dGgta29yZWEtbGVlLWphZS1teXVuZy1pc3JhZWwiLCJleHAiOjE3NzY4ODUxMjMsImlhdCI6MTc3NjQ1MzEyM30.nK0-ggvyOnLEvdjX03TB8lo5eCWi0_Hvqf1oaBETW74&utm_medium=gift-link
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I used to repatriate looted artefacts like you until I took an arrow to the knee. (via
@thecontinent.org
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about 1 month ago
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I’m so out of the loop these days.
about 1 month ago
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Managed to reference Bad Religion, Diana Ross AND a popular brand of toilet paper in one single headline today, so according to the rules that means I can take the rest of the month off, right?
about 1 month ago
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Museum of Twitter
about 2 months ago
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All right. But who exactly are all these other constipated people in space who AREN’T astronauts?
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Even astronauts get constipated in space
NASA packed laxatives on Artemis II for a reason.
https://www.popsci.com/science/do-astronauts-get-constipated/
about 1 month ago
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Julia B. Chan
about 2 months ago
losing contact with the earth for 40 minutes sounds nice
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He’s just itching to drop a nuke, isn’t he.
about 2 months ago
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TheBossRoss đź§¶
about 2 months ago
A different perspective. Always helpful.
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@lynley.bsky.social
what do we call the eye-of-the-storm moment when we’ve finished prep and handed over the draft AFS but the auditors haven’t yet sent any queries, notes or sample lists? Easter?
about 2 months ago
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Sure but come on now that’s TERRIBLE wordling.
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about 2 months ago
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In my defence, your honour, I really didn't think anyone would bother to check for spoonerisms.
about 2 months ago
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Fiona Tribe
about 2 months ago
“The rain falls on the just And on the unjust fella; But mainly on the just. Because the unjust has the just’s umbrella.” ~ Charles Bowen
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Could murder a pie, round about now.
about 2 months ago
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The Continent
2 months ago
All Protocol Observed | Welcome to Issue 233 of The Continent This week, we meet an aspiring chef from Botswana. He was promised a job in a Russian hotel - only to end up in a remote military training camp, with dozens more Africans. Download your copy here:
www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/2...
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Spoiler for this week's edition of
@thecontinent.org
- I've been told to stop trying to make "making 'fetch' happen" happen.
2 months ago
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie
2 months ago
The "in front of Zendaya" elevates this to art, for me
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Meredith Rose
2 months ago
You're welcome. (Everyone else: you know the rules.)
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Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCJIB1f7jk
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Cthulouw
2 months ago
I find it so interesting that, suddenly, job posts try their darndest to avoid mentioning that it involves AI Literally just saw one say "Share examples of materials you’ve created [and] provide context on how these materials were developed" Sir, that's just training your model
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Anyone around who's taken a course in a different timezone with online classes at, like, 3am on a Sunday morning? Seriously considering a 5-week course like that and I *think* it's doable if I stay awake afterwards and zombie through Sunday so I'm ok for work on Monday? Am I deluding myself?
2 months ago
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Maggie McNeill
2 months ago
Deep respect for Tony Moore.
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Alan Sepinwall
3 months ago
Starting The Wire season 5. One of the main stories is about how completely gutted the Baltimore Sun newsroom is. Yet every American paper other than the NY Times would probably weep for the resources Gus had at his disposal at the time.
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Giles Wilkes
2 months ago
Someone needs to send an ambulance to X
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Whit EM
2 months ago
My Ides of March fun fact is that the place where Caesar was stabbed is now a cat sanctuary, and I think it’s beautiful that creatures with tiny knives on their feet live there
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Frey (Gender? I hardly know she/her!)
2 months ago
The first rule of hermit club is you DO NOT invite people to hermit club The second rule of Hermit Club is do not accept any invitations to hermit club
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Mulling mulling some wine.
2 months ago
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We’re going to need a bigger Mothra.
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2 months ago
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Damien Owens
2 months ago
The latest White House thinking on the Strait of Hormuz.
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With our luck it won’t even stop.
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Bus-sized asteroid will fly past Earth tonight mere days after being discovered. Here's what to expect
Asteroid 2026 EG1 was discovered on March 8, less than one week ago.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/bus-sized-asteroid-will-fly-past-earth-tonight-mere-days-after-being-discovered-heres-what-to-expect-march-12-2026
2 months ago
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Slew a bunch of these that time I was a Witcher.
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