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xkcd.com
Trade

xkcd.com/3290/
Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs
September 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
not to be confused with quesadilla
Ķ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Quesadilla. Ķ (k-cedilla) is the 17th letter of the Latvian alphabet.
August 10, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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justinjest.bsky.social
@fionatribe.bsky.social
July 18, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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redscharlach.bsky.social
Oh no, not again.
A massive metal sculpture of a whale, hanging in the Wien Museum, Vienna. Below it is a large model of St Stephen’s Cathedral, so it looks like the whale is falling from a great height and is about to cause a major ecclesiastical incident. The model whale was made in 1951 for a pub called The Whale in Vienna’s Prater amusement park. (By the way, I know it was the bowl of petunias that thought “oh no, not again” but I can’t remember the whale’s thought sequence in detail.)
June 5, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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boatmancryptics.co.uk
Karol’s clue deserves wider appreciation …
May 21, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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bbcstever.bsky.social
The diary entry I didn't write on April 26 1986.
The diary entry I didn't write on April 26 1986
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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April 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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apod.shinyakato.dev
🔭 Three Sky Arches over Snowy Alps

Image Credit & Copyright: Angel Fux

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A starry sky is seen above snowy mountains. In the sky three arches are visible, with the Milky Way on either side and zodiacal light in the center. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
April 21, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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thebossross.bsky.social
A different perspective.
Always helpful.
Christopher Penn wrote: Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it's far more likely that autism causes vaccines.
April 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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arrantpedantry.com
I think every writer and editor has horror stories about errors that they've let into print, but it's hard to top this.
profmdwhite.bsky.social Mark D. White @profmdwhite.bsky.social · Apr 3
Give me an 'A'... but not for that. @bcdreyer.social
New York Times headline spelling NATO out as North American Treaty Organization
April 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
Two archaeologists stand in a trench looking at an unearthed, fossilised, time machine and a tyrannosaurus skull in whose jaws is a human skeleton holding an aerosol can. One says: “These fossils would appear to suggest that, while Professor Cooper's time machine was a great success, his dinosaur repellent formula was not.”
March 29, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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rhodri.biz
This is insane. Second video down the thread shows how easy it's been to just change details and file accounts for any company you happen to have the number of.
danneidle.bsky.social Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · Mar 16
Companies House has put out a statement confirming that, for five months, every company in the UK was vulnerable to the simple exploit we identified on Friday.

It enabled anyone in the world to view and change their company details.
March 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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nrvscrcts.bsky.social
NOT NOW, MYSTERIOUS LARGE STEEL CYLINDER
Mysterious large steel cylinder suddenly emerges from the ground in Japan
Japanese authorities were investigating Friday how a large steel cylinder suddenly emerged from the ground during sewer construction work and rose to the height of a four-storey building in the city o...
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March 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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gretchenmcculloch.com
Pi(e) day pi(e) facts:

The guy introduced the Greek letter for pi was the father of the guy who discovered proto-Indo-European (PIE)
William Jones was born in London; his father William Jones (1675–1749) was a mathematician from Anglesey in Wales, noted for introducing the use of the symbol π. The young William Jones was a linguistic prodigy, who in addition to his native languages English and Welsh,[3] learned Greek, Latin, Persian, Arabic, Hebrew and the basics of Chinese writing at an early age.[4] By the end of his life, he knew eight languages with critical thoroughness.[5]
March 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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banditelli.org
Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music

Several dozen folks did

Some even dubbed music over the original clip.

I haven't been able to get this out of my head.

So I give you

A Bluesky exclusive:

Reservoir Ducks

🐣 🪶
March 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
A Valentine’s Day cartoon for @newscientist.com
Title: A Valentine’s Day experiment In an effort to test the efficacy of cupids arrows of desire. A placebo group is shot with regular arrows. Their injuries range from moderate to sever. Unexpectedly, romances struck up in hospital and lawyers’ waiting rooms create a "romance ratio" similar to that of magic arrows. However, once the cost of compensation claims is factored in, it is decided to discontinue.
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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oldenoughtosay.com
there’s a woman across the aisle on the bus crocheting a pocket onto a cardigan *that she’s wearing*, incredible, a thing of beauty
December 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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deadlyfredly.bsky.social
I WOULD NOT LIKE THEM WITHIN ICE

NOR OUTSIDE SIR THAT ISN’T NICE

I WOULD NOT LIKE THEM IN THIS WORLD

WITH SQUAMOUS HEART AND WINGS UNFURLED

I WOULD NOT LIKE THEM IN MY HEAD

I FEAR THAT SOON WE WILL BE DEAD

I WOULD NOT LIKE THESE EGGS, GODDAMN!

I DO NOT WANT ELDRITCH EGGS AND—AAIUUUUUUGGGHHHH—
December 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
A small child approaches his scientist father who is working at a large, strange, contraption. His face pressed to a viewing tube. “Are you looking forward to Christmas, papa?” Asks the child. “Yes,” replies the scientist“ turning round, “that is exactly what I am doing” then he adds “Thank you for the socks.” We can now see that the viewing tube breaks the border of the comics panel, passes through complicated machinery and allows the scientist to see into the next comic panel: Caption: December 25th A Christmas scene. The child and father-scientist open presents before a Christmas tree. The father has just unwrapped some socks.
December 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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mollytanzer.bsky.social
Was reminded of my very favorite tweet of all time today:
Philip K Dick movies all have names like CORTICAL IMPASSE and are based on short stories called like "Let's See What's Going On Down at the Brain Factory"
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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boatmancryptics.co.uk
It's the Seasonal Reposting Competition! Repost this over the weekend, and on Sunday one lucky person will win a signed copy of one of my books. For you or the #crossword addict in your life: 50 fiendish @theguardian.com #puzzles and all the stories behind them:
boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-bo...
Boatman - the first 50 reportedly makes a great present or holiday read, exemplified by this image of the book opened to show the story behind the Shipping Forecast puzzle, on display on Brighton beach. Reviewing Boatman - the first 50, Alan Connor (The Guardian's crossword editor and the brains behind many of BBC2’s quiz programs) says: "This is one to savour. Boatman's puzzles are witty and ingenious. It is an extraordinary pleasure to read how his unique mind works. The first 50 is a book I never knew I needed in my life. Gift it to yourself and to the word-lovers in yours". Hugh Stephenson (Alan’s predecessor at The Guardian) says: "This is a unique book of crosswords" and Henry Morris: "a Boatman crossword is like a theme park. Each daunting line is a rollercoaster ... He scares you witless. But you can't wait to do it all over again". Boatman - the second 50 contains another 50 puzzles from The Guardian, with five bonus puzzles previously only available online and including puzzles, solutions and the ideas and stories behind them, exemplified by this image of the book opened to show one of the stories, which is accompanied by a picture of a large cow. Reviewing Boatman - the second 50, Gyles Brandreth says: "If you want a fiendish crossword, you want the best - which means you want Boatman, because he is the best" and Brian Bilston: "Cracking crosswords - each puzzle a delightful daily workout for the brain and a welcome tonic for the soul".
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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ashleycooper.bsky.social
"Gary? Yes... that was what they used to call me. Dark Gary. That was my name.

I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
Screenshot of an online store product selection. It shows a man in the same hat twice, one in dark grey, one in light. The product is misspelled as "Gary" instead of grey.
October 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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nickmotown.bsky.social
I normally can’t stand quirky toilet signs, but seeing as this is The Carpenters Arms in Cambridge, I will allow it.
Two toilet doors, one with “Richard” on it, and “Karen” on the other.
January 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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sumosoul.bsky.social
The thousand year old sport is kicking it in front the thousand some year old monument. #londonsumo #stonehenge
October 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
Cartoon of two birds facing each other. The one on the left has its beak open and is saying “Squawk to me, like plovers do…”
September 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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anthonyetherin.bsky.social
Why did the palindrome cross the road?

To get a map a mate got.

#palindrome
September 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM