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Philip Hadley
@lordblandings.bsky.social
· Dec 28
“ … Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free/The wretched refuse of your teeming shore/Send these, the tempest-tossed to me/I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”
The U.S. is not just for highly intelligent nerds. It’s for everyone who wants a better life. 🇺🇸
The U.S. is not just for highly intelligent nerds. It’s for everyone who wants a better life. 🇺🇸
Share a Smile 🖤😀
October 8, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Share a Smile 🖤😀
There’s not enough kindness in the world.
Man consoling woman, New York City, 1978 - by Helen Levitt (1913 – 2009), American
October 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
There’s not enough kindness in the world.
For the dumb-phone-curious:
The Luddite Influencer www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/s...
The Luddite Influencer www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/s...
August Lamm Was an Influencer. Now She Wants You to Ditch Your Smartphone. (Gift Article)
August Lamm wants you to put down your smartphone and reclaim your life.
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
For the dumb-phone-curious:
The Luddite Influencer www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/s...
The Luddite Influencer www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/s...
How I Arrived On Bluesky.
October 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
How I Arrived On Bluesky.
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the origin of good posts
October 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
the origin of good posts
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#astronomy #booksky #tvsky #filmsky
Astrophysicist, movie-science analyst, and all-round brainiac,
Neil deGrasse Tyson #BOTD
Astrophysicist, movie-science analyst, and all-round brainiac,
Neil deGrasse Tyson #BOTD
October 5, 2026 at 9:56 AM
#astronomy #booksky #tvsky #filmsky
Astrophysicist, movie-science analyst, and all-round brainiac,
Neil deGrasse Tyson #BOTD
Astrophysicist, movie-science analyst, and all-round brainiac,
Neil deGrasse Tyson #BOTD
This time, there is more to fear than fear itself. But we can make it.
I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
Opinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. (Gift Article)
A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2026 at 10:14 AM
This time, there is more to fear than fear itself. But we can make it.
I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Jacques-Henri Lartigue, 1911
October 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, 1911
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Edward Gorey 🐈
was an artist, writer, and Tony award-winning costume designer.
 And on #Caturday we must mention that Edward loved cats.
🐈🐈⬛ 🐈🐈🐈⬛🐈
Edward loved #cats so much that he left the bulk of his estate to animal welfare.
#Gorey
Edward Gorey #art
by Vivian Strauss 
was an artist, writer, and Tony award-winning costume designer.
 And on #Caturday we must mention that Edward loved cats.
🐈🐈⬛ 🐈🐈🐈⬛🐈
Edward loved #cats so much that he left the bulk of his estate to animal welfare.
#Gorey
Edward Gorey #art
by Vivian Strauss 
October 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It’s great that it looks like MAGA will get crushed in the midterms. But it remains perplexing how so many voters who were more than willing to forgive Trump for having incited an attack on the Capitol are now unwilling to forgive him for having placed a little stress on their household budgets.
October 1, 2026 at 10:15 PM
It’s great that it looks like MAGA will get crushed in the midterms. But it remains perplexing how so many voters who were more than willing to forgive Trump for having incited an attack on the Capitol are now unwilling to forgive him for having placed a little stress on their household budgets.
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🦇 30 days until Halloween...
*Movie marquee and theatre display for Horror of Dracula (originally released as Dracula in the UK). Hammer Film Productions, 1958. 🎞
*Movie marquee and theatre display for Horror of Dracula (originally released as Dracula in the UK). Hammer Film Productions, 1958. 🎞
October 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🦇 30 days until Halloween...
*Movie marquee and theatre display for Horror of Dracula (originally released as Dracula in the UK). Hammer Film Productions, 1958. 🎞
*Movie marquee and theatre display for Horror of Dracula (originally released as Dracula in the UK). Hammer Film Productions, 1958. 🎞
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I feel infinitely alive, curled up on the sofa with a book in my hand.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
September 30, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I feel infinitely alive, curled up on the sofa with a book in my hand.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
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Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
September 29, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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I would be interested to know if Joseph McCarthy ever sank so low as to baselessly accuse a public servant of perjury while using a word like “dirtbag” during a televised hearing. The Senate should do its job and censure Eric Schmitt for his public display of his vulgarity and rank stupidity.
September 30, 2026 at 11:45 AM
I would be interested to know if Joseph McCarthy ever sank so low as to baselessly accuse a public servant of perjury while using a word like “dirtbag” during a televised hearing. The Senate should do its job and censure Eric Schmitt for his public display of his vulgarity and rank stupidity.
An inquisitor falls into a “Schmitt trap” when, while trying to catch a witness in a “perjury trap,” he manages both to confirm the witness’s honesty and to manifest his own stupidity.
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart (Gift Article)
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2026 at 10:25 AM
An inquisitor falls into a “Schmitt trap” when, while trying to catch a witness in a “perjury trap,” he manages both to confirm the witness’s honesty and to manifest his own stupidity.
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
I’m not sure I understand the political calculus that led Republicans to conclude that it would be a good idea to arrange for what amounts to a show trial of Jack Smith, when it ought to have been obvious that the main effect of such a farce would be to remind everyone that Trump is a traitor.
September 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I’m not sure I understand the political calculus that led Republicans to conclude that it would be a good idea to arrange for what amounts to a show trial of Jack Smith, when it ought to have been obvious that the main effect of such a farce would be to remind everyone that Trump is a traitor.
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Michaelmas Day today and Blackberries onto which I’m told ‘the devil he do spit’, so gather them while you may.
#Michaelmas
#Michaelmas
September 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Michaelmas Day today and Blackberries onto which I’m told ‘the devil he do spit’, so gather them while you may.
#Michaelmas
#Michaelmas
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Today is Michaelmas, a quarter day in the Irish calendar, and traditionally when rents were paid & contracts signed. It's also the last day to eat blackberries - after today, they belong to the Devil and will make you sick!
September 29, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Today is Michaelmas, a quarter day in the Irish calendar, and traditionally when rents were paid & contracts signed. It's also the last day to eat blackberries - after today, they belong to the Devil and will make you sick!
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Monday...
32 days until Halloween 🦇
32 days until Halloween 🦇
September 28, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Monday...
32 days until Halloween 🦇
32 days until Halloween 🦇
“Can a machine … lie awake at 4 in the morning replaying the stupid thing it said at dinner?”
The Id, the Ego and the Superintelligence www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o...
The Id, the Ego and the Superintelligence www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o...
Opinion | The Id, the Ego and the Superintelligence (Gift Article)
Artificial intelligence isn’t coming for philosophers’ jobs — it needs philosophers, and always will.
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“Can a machine … lie awake at 4 in the morning replaying the stupid thing it said at dinner?”
The Id, the Ego and the Superintelligence www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o...
The Id, the Ego and the Superintelligence www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o...
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Well, this is some bullshit. I hope the museum gets saved.
America's oldest natural history museum is closing this weekend — but not without a fight
The oldest natural history museum in America shuts its doors this month. Here's what we're losing inside (it's big), and why City Hall is fighting back.
creators.yahoo.com
September 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Well, this is some bullshit. I hope the museum gets saved.