Sterling
@sterdee.bsky.social
public domain and cultural history researcher
work with Archive.org
opinions and thoughts are my own
work with Archive.org
opinions and thoughts are my own
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I expect this to happen for a very simple reason: it's easy for a professional team to take a moral stand over a player's behavior when that player sucks
and sophie cunningham sucks
and sophie cunningham sucks
October 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I expect this to happen for a very simple reason: it's easy for a professional team to take a moral stand over a player's behavior when that player sucks
and sophie cunningham sucks
and sophie cunningham sucks
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Yea the elections havent happened yet
October 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Yea the elections havent happened yet
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I never feel more like a true Angeleno than when this asshole is attacking my beautiful city
go to hell, dipshit
go to hell, dipshit
Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
October 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I never feel more like a true Angeleno than when this asshole is attacking my beautiful city
go to hell, dipshit
go to hell, dipshit
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they really just let me write whatever lmfao
lol
October 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
they really just let me write whatever lmfao
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I don’t really care about my 401(k) because i am not likely to ever retire, but that said, it is somewhat infuriating to watch the number go down because of our large adult president
October 6, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I don’t really care about my 401(k) because i am not likely to ever retire, but that said, it is somewhat infuriating to watch the number go down because of our large adult president
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Quick shout-out to the guy who was talking to one of our patron services chatbots and calling it "shitbot" and constantly insulting it even after it asked not to, even though, in actual point, we don't use patron service chatbots and the stream of abuse was aimed at an actual person.
October 6, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Quick shout-out to the guy who was talking to one of our patron services chatbots and calling it "shitbot" and constantly insulting it even after it asked not to, even though, in actual point, we don't use patron service chatbots and the stream of abuse was aimed at an actual person.
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Trees are unbelievable.
October 6, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Trees are unbelievable.
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🧅🌐 The Onion has been making the news absurd for decades. Founded as a college newspaper in 1988, it launched online in 1996, bringing its ridiculous headlines, stories & snark to the web. 30 years later, it’s still going strong.
Explore web history ➡️ web.archive.org
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Explore web history ➡️ web.archive.org
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October 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
🧅🌐 The Onion has been making the news absurd for decades. Founded as a college newspaper in 1988, it launched online in 1996, bringing its ridiculous headlines, stories & snark to the web. 30 years later, it’s still going strong.
Explore web history ➡️ web.archive.org
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Explore web history ➡️ web.archive.org
🧵
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“.. The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991 ..”
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/meas...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/meas...
October 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“.. The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991 ..”
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/meas...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/meas...
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Saw this dead steamboat willie yesterday at Knott Scary Farm inked haunted maze. Oh the power of public domain.
October 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Saw this dead steamboat willie yesterday at Knott Scary Farm inked haunted maze. Oh the power of public domain.
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When the protection is excessively long, it serves primarily to enrich corporations who actually care about that time scale.
I think e.g. histories of rural Saskatchewan townships until 1980 would benefit humanity far more if it entered the public domain in say 2030 rather than **2081**
I think e.g. histories of rural Saskatchewan townships until 1980 would benefit humanity far more if it entered the public domain in say 2030 rather than **2081**
October 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
When the protection is excessively long, it serves primarily to enrich corporations who actually care about that time scale.
I think e.g. histories of rural Saskatchewan townships until 1980 would benefit humanity far more if it entered the public domain in say 2030 rather than **2081**
I think e.g. histories of rural Saskatchewan townships until 1980 would benefit humanity far more if it entered the public domain in say 2030 rather than **2081**
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it's such a perfect example of what is actually alito's hallmark as a justice, shoddy, sub-undergraduate thinking dressed up with five dollar words.
October 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
it's such a perfect example of what is actually alito's hallmark as a justice, shoddy, sub-undergraduate thinking dressed up with five dollar words.
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“.. The announcement comes as the US is grappling with one of the worst measles outbreaks in decades.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
“.. The announcement comes as the US is grappling with one of the worst measles outbreaks in decades.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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one of my favorite files on wikimedia commons
October 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
one of my favorite files on wikimedia commons
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October is the month of:
-libraries
-lgbtqia2s+ history
-pitbull awareness
-everything spoopy
That’s a stellar month and helps balance the less good parts of the month (Alberta referendum).
-libraries
-lgbtqia2s+ history
-pitbull awareness
-everything spoopy
That’s a stellar month and helps balance the less good parts of the month (Alberta referendum).
October 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
October is the month of:
-libraries
-lgbtqia2s+ history
-pitbull awareness
-everything spoopy
That’s a stellar month and helps balance the less good parts of the month (Alberta referendum).
-libraries
-lgbtqia2s+ history
-pitbull awareness
-everything spoopy
That’s a stellar month and helps balance the less good parts of the month (Alberta referendum).
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🏛️ Government information belongs to everyone.
Government documents help us understand society, investigate the past, and participate in democracy. 📚
Democracy's Library brings government publications together so they're easier to discover.
Start with the record. 👇
archive.org/details/demo...
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Government documents help us understand society, investigate the past, and participate in democracy. 📚
Democracy's Library brings government publications together so they're easier to discover.
Start with the record. 👇
archive.org/details/demo...
🧵
October 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
🏛️ Government information belongs to everyone.
Government documents help us understand society, investigate the past, and participate in democracy. 📚
Democracy's Library brings government publications together so they're easier to discover.
Start with the record. 👇
archive.org/details/demo...
🧵
Government documents help us understand society, investigate the past, and participate in democracy. 📚
Democracy's Library brings government publications together so they're easier to discover.
Start with the record. 👇
archive.org/details/demo...
🧵
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yeah that’s the extra depressing part, the thought that if we actually managed to jail Trump for Jan 6, 2024 might have still gone the way it did on the basis of “Biden old and Trump did nothing wrong”
deeply unpleasant scenario to consider
deeply unpleasant scenario to consider
I guess it wouldn’t have been so much better if we did the thing with our guy
October 5, 2026 at 1:29 AM
yeah that’s the extra depressing part, the thought that if we actually managed to jail Trump for Jan 6, 2024 might have still gone the way it did on the basis of “Biden old and Trump did nothing wrong”
deeply unpleasant scenario to consider
deeply unpleasant scenario to consider
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bro what do you mean the StateNavigate live poll has Phil Scott only up by one against a total rando
October 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
bro what do you mean the StateNavigate live poll has Phil Scott only up by one against a total rando
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feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them
October 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them
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baseball is the greatest sport in the world
October 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
baseball is the greatest sport in the world
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and honestly, losing either statewide race in texas is something close to a strategic defeat. it completely upsets the political map going forward. it would be similar to trump winning new jersey in 2024 (where he came close).
October 4, 2026 at 10:50 PM
and honestly, losing either statewide race in texas is something close to a strategic defeat. it completely upsets the political map going forward. it would be similar to trump winning new jersey in 2024 (where he came close).
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Man, I hope Thornton is okay. As in, okay okay, not football okay.
Good for CBS not showing that again.
Good for CBS not showing that again.
October 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Man, I hope Thornton is okay. As in, okay okay, not football okay.
Good for CBS not showing that again.
Good for CBS not showing that again.
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The first thing that his son will do is free his father and go on a revenge campaign against everyone involved in holding his father accountable.
Somehow, Brazil saw what the US went through with Trump 2 and decided, what if we elected Trump Jr instead.
Somehow, Brazil saw what the US went through with Trump 2 and decided, what if we elected Trump Jr instead.
October 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The first thing that his son will do is free his father and go on a revenge campaign against everyone involved in holding his father accountable.
Somehow, Brazil saw what the US went through with Trump 2 and decided, what if we elected Trump Jr instead.
Somehow, Brazil saw what the US went through with Trump 2 and decided, what if we elected Trump Jr instead.
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THE GIANTS ARE ABSOLUTELY WINNING THE SUPER BOWL AND FUCK ANYONE WHO SAID OTHERWISE
October 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
THE GIANTS ARE ABSOLUTELY WINNING THE SUPER BOWL AND FUCK ANYONE WHO SAID OTHERWISE