Uncle Rico
@dailaoshi.bsky.social
Itinerant defenestrator originally from the land of blue sky waters.
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At state dinners in China, it's proper to tell the waiter, "I'll have what Xi's having."
September 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
At state dinners in China, it's proper to tell the waiter, "I'll have what Xi's having."
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“Sir, they’re making memes about you making paintings about them making memes about 9/11”
September 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
“Sir, they’re making memes about you making paintings about them making memes about 9/11”
Fetidturdman is a joke. What a big oafish dope.
September 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Fetidturdman is a joke. What a big oafish dope.
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"Codicological genomes". Not a term I expected to hear, but I guess it will become part of the medievalist vocabulary now.
Great summary of an intriguing study. (And no, fellow codicologists, you still do not have to wear gloves. The DNA in your books is too degraded to do any damage.) #MedievalSky
Great summary of an intriguing study. (And no, fellow codicologists, you still do not have to wear gloves. The DNA in your books is too degraded to do any damage.) #MedievalSky
Ancient parchments, covered in ancient disease DNA! Researchers led by @ucddublin.bsky.social's @gingerhowley.bsky.social recover the genes of a deadly animal pathogen from medieval manuscripts. @science.org
Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment
Newly recovered sheeppox sequences reveal when and how the virus emerged
www.science.org
September 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"Codicological genomes". Not a term I expected to hear, but I guess it will become part of the medievalist vocabulary now.
Great summary of an intriguing study. (And no, fellow codicologists, you still do not have to wear gloves. The DNA in your books is too degraded to do any damage.) #MedievalSky
Great summary of an intriguing study. (And no, fellow codicologists, you still do not have to wear gloves. The DNA in your books is too degraded to do any damage.) #MedievalSky
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“Fear Mongols” was actually what Genghis Khan called his army
Markwayne Mullin: "The Democrats throw out all these fearmongels to try to make ICE and President Trump's administration look as worse as possible" 🥴
September 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
“Fear Mongols” was actually what Genghis Khan called his army
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The study used cycling-trip data in Montreal and combined it with street-level imagery to understand why cyclists choose particular routes.
It challenges the idea that good infrastructure is the most determining element when choosing a cycling route.
Read it here: buff.ly/z2MvIKL
It challenges the idea that good infrastructure is the most determining element when choosing a cycling route.
Read it here: buff.ly/z2MvIKL
August 31, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The study used cycling-trip data in Montreal and combined it with street-level imagery to understand why cyclists choose particular routes.
It challenges the idea that good infrastructure is the most determining element when choosing a cycling route.
Read it here: buff.ly/z2MvIKL
It challenges the idea that good infrastructure is the most determining element when choosing a cycling route.
Read it here: buff.ly/z2MvIKL
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OMG people catch on already: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/bad-weather
September 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
OMG people catch on already: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/bad-weather
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Historians Reveal Terra-Cotta Army Result Of Perfectionist Sculptor Screwing Up Soldier Statue Thousands Of Times https://theonion.com/historians-reveal-terra-cotta-army-result-of-perfection-1846260221/
August 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Historians Reveal Terra-Cotta Army Result Of Perfectionist Sculptor Screwing Up Soldier Statue Thousands Of Times https://theonion.com/historians-reveal-terra-cotta-army-result-of-perfection-1846260221/
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🎉 Happy 15th Birthday, Dutch Cycling Embassy!
Founded 15 years ago with one mission: cycling for everyone, everywhere.
Since then: ThinkBike workshops worldwide, 500+ study visits, countless events, and 100+ partners driving Dutch cycling excellence.
Thanks to everyone cycling with us!
Founded 15 years ago with one mission: cycling for everyone, everywhere.
Since then: ThinkBike workshops worldwide, 500+ study visits, countless events, and 100+ partners driving Dutch cycling excellence.
Thanks to everyone cycling with us!
August 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
🎉 Happy 15th Birthday, Dutch Cycling Embassy!
Founded 15 years ago with one mission: cycling for everyone, everywhere.
Since then: ThinkBike workshops worldwide, 500+ study visits, countless events, and 100+ partners driving Dutch cycling excellence.
Thanks to everyone cycling with us!
Founded 15 years ago with one mission: cycling for everyone, everywhere.
Since then: ThinkBike workshops worldwide, 500+ study visits, countless events, and 100+ partners driving Dutch cycling excellence.
Thanks to everyone cycling with us!
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Northwestern University admin accepting $35 million for the football program from MAGA donors Dick and Liz Uihlein while also shuttering the African Studies program and its 80-year-old history is a pretty good encapsulation of higher ed in the US.
August 15, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Northwestern University admin accepting $35 million for the football program from MAGA donors Dick and Liz Uihlein while also shuttering the African Studies program and its 80-year-old history is a pretty good encapsulation of higher ed in the US.
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Truly Incredible, good job London!
London’s Cycleway network has reached a major new milestone, growing to 450km!
This is longer than the entire Tube network and further than the distance from London to Paris, making London’s Cycleway network five times larger than it was in 2016!
London’s Cycleway network has reached a major new milestone, growing to 450km!
This is longer than the entire Tube network and further than the distance from London to Paris, making London’s Cycleway network five times larger than it was in 2016!
August 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Truly Incredible, good job London!
London’s Cycleway network has reached a major new milestone, growing to 450km!
This is longer than the entire Tube network and further than the distance from London to Paris, making London’s Cycleway network five times larger than it was in 2016!
London’s Cycleway network has reached a major new milestone, growing to 450km!
This is longer than the entire Tube network and further than the distance from London to Paris, making London’s Cycleway network five times larger than it was in 2016!
Enes Kanter would have made that layup. Maybe.
August 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Enes Kanter would have made that layup. Maybe.
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SKY NEWS: “Trump says you’re a gift to the Republican Party.”
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social: “I’m a gift to the state of Michigan, God-willing.”
SKY NEWS: “He says you’re full of shit.”
ABDUL: “At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office.” 🔥 🔥 👀
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social: “I’m a gift to the state of Michigan, God-willing.”
SKY NEWS: “He says you’re full of shit.”
ABDUL: “At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office.” 🔥 🔥 👀
August 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
SKY NEWS: “Trump says you’re a gift to the Republican Party.”
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social: “I’m a gift to the state of Michigan, God-willing.”
SKY NEWS: “He says you’re full of shit.”
ABDUL: “At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office.” 🔥 🔥 👀
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social: “I’m a gift to the state of Michigan, God-willing.”
SKY NEWS: “He says you’re full of shit.”
ABDUL: “At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office.” 🔥 🔥 👀
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Parents Parents
2026 BCE 2026 CE
🤝
"These kids and
their damned tablets"
2026 BCE 2026 CE
🤝
"These kids and
their damned tablets"
August 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Parents Parents
2026 BCE 2026 CE
🤝
"These kids and
their damned tablets"
2026 BCE 2026 CE
🤝
"These kids and
their damned tablets"
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I read the news today, oh boy
About Mitch McConnell who died tomorrow
And though the news wasn’t sad
Well, I just had to laugh
I saw the photographs
About Mitch McConnell who died tomorrow
And though the news wasn’t sad
Well, I just had to laugh
I saw the photographs
August 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I read the news today, oh boy
About Mitch McConnell who died tomorrow
And though the news wasn’t sad
Well, I just had to laugh
I saw the photographs
About Mitch McConnell who died tomorrow
And though the news wasn’t sad
Well, I just had to laugh
I saw the photographs
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Slow clap for this Amtrak passenger
July 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Slow clap for this Amtrak passenger
Oh, what a shot by Miles!
August 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Oh, what a shot by Miles!
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Opened this year and located in Beijing’s Changping District, China’s first multi-storey bike parking facility serves one of the capital’s busiest stations, with 95,000 passengers per day. The Utrecht-inspired designed accommodates up to 8,000 bikes, e-bikes and shared bikes.
READ: buff.ly/3XOl6sd
READ: buff.ly/3XOl6sd
July 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Opened this year and located in Beijing’s Changping District, China’s first multi-storey bike parking facility serves one of the capital’s busiest stations, with 95,000 passengers per day. The Utrecht-inspired designed accommodates up to 8,000 bikes, e-bikes and shared bikes.
READ: buff.ly/3XOl6sd
READ: buff.ly/3XOl6sd
I met this fully-grown bovine on RAGBRAI. So adorable.
July 26, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I met this fully-grown bovine on RAGBRAI. So adorable.
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At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1890
July 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1890
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Mongol Empire fan expo: GhengisCon
July 14, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Mongol Empire fan expo: GhengisCon
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Yo quiero Taco Bell
July 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Yo quiero Taco Bell
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Paramedics Successfully Rolled Him Back On To His Feet
July 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Paramedics Successfully Rolled Him Back On To His Feet
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Looking forward to Argentina vs. Switzerland: Who Holds More Nazi Gold?
July 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Looking forward to Argentina vs. Switzerland: Who Holds More Nazi Gold?