Holly Bemiss

28 June

Happiest Anniversary to @erinbried.bsky.social who has made me smile like this for 18 (!!!) years. ❤️ 🌈 And Happy Pride NYC. Love to all. 🌈

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KetAnthropic JoshAI

@ketanjoshi.co

The first genuinely honest ad for generative AI I've ever seen, from Microsoft / CoPilot A mediocre white guy sees his non-white colleague getting praised for good work, he asks AI to *literally copy it*, and then he gets all the praise instead: www.ispot.tv/ad/SoDi/micr...

space.comComputer scientist Margaret Hamilton was a problem-solver for the ages (op-ed)Hamilton showed that, no matter how daunting the obstacles, there are few problems we can't solve.

Lucy Knisley illustrated this lovely kids book about computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, who played a key role in putting astronauts on the moon. Hamilton died recently--at age 90. Dean Robbins, author of "Margaret and the Moon," on how the book came to be: www.space.com/space-explor... #kidlit

And the kids make fun of them because they “look like AI slop” too.

Pete Woods, Elder God@thatpetewoods.bsky.social

It’s depressing to see schools use AI to create flyers, banners, & t-shirts. When I was in high school the faculty would come to the art department to have students create these things. I learned so many skills that have followed me my entire professional life. That’s what I thought school was for.

@billmckibben.bsky.social

Looking for other ppl on Bluesky who post about swimming here and guess I found my ppl

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Bill McKibben

We need affordability. And also just a smidgen of serenity? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...

nytimes.comOpinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This.A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.

inkstickmedia.comA Prairieland Defendant's Sister Speaks Out After 'Antifa Trial'The sister of a Prairieland Antifa trial defendant speakers out against the Trump administration's crackdown on left-wing activism.

14 Sept

30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MOVING A BOX OF ZINES. For some context about why booksellers are concerned about being convicted as "antifa" under Trump's National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 (NSPM-7), here's that wild, heartbreaking story of Daniel Estrada: inkstickmedia.com/a-prairielan...

14 Sept

If you're wondering why a pic of Marco Rubio tops this story, it's because Rubio (& Stephen Miller) held a press conference to brag about imprisoning this zine-mover (who's also an elementary school aide, vegan, & was not even at the protest!). Still hard to believe that this is America.

publishersweekly.comBookstores Sound Alarm Over Trump’s Anti-Terrorism MemoIn a letter to the American Booksellers Association, eight left-wing, mission-driven bookstores argue that the broad definition of domestic terrorism contained in a 2025 national security presidential...

14 Sept

--> "The criminalization of left-wing literature & those who publish or distribute it ... should also concern mainstream bookstores, which should be able to carry 'a broad range of viewpoints without fear of government scrutiny or interference.'" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

21 Aug

Women are so beautiful and amazing 🤩 😍

Michael Warburton@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

JAYNE MANSFIELD had an IQ of 163, spoke 5 languages, and was a more than proficient Violinist, as evidenced here playing Vivaldi's Concerto No. 6 in A minor on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1957.

19 Aug

Jon Ossoff has it. 🔥🔥🔥

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝@sundaedivine.lol

Jon Ossoff found the one button in Washington labeled DO NOT PRESS and immediately leaned on it with both elbows.

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Benjamin Hoffman

@bhh.bsky.social

7 Aug

I’m reading a book published in 1944 and this logo is so unbelievably tough. I’d absolutely wear a shirt with this exact design.

12 July

“She’s got it, yeah baby she’s got it.” #venus shining in the western sky after sunset.

1 July

Last night before the New York Liberty game, Khaila Wilcoxon (who's currently starring in Six on Broadway) sang the Star Spangled Banner. It was so beautiful, so heart-swellingly lovely, the whole crowd stood in awe. NYer's love this country. 🇺🇸 Also #WNBA games are the best. Just such happy fun.

2 July

First thing you see leaving a #nyliberty #wnba game in Brooklyn. #webelonghere #lightitup!!!

2 July

Women are so beautiful and amazing 🤩 😍

Global Museum@globalmuseum.bsky.social

The effective way the clarinet player does a musical call and response to the singer is just mesmerizing. "Tu vuo' fa' l'americano" by Renato Carosone: cover by Hetty and the Jazzato Band, an Anglo-Italian jazz quintet. @Rainmaker1973 #globalmuseum #music #jazz

nytimes.comWhen Lifelong Runners Are Forced to Quit

2 July

“You get a finite number of miles.” is ooooof. For anyone who feels this in their soul, may I suggest: Open water swimming. When Lifelong Runners Are Forced to Quit www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/w...

erienewsnow.comBay Frog Open Highlights Local Support for Veterans in ErieThe Bay Frog Open one-mile swim brought athletes, veterans, and even a Nashville songwriter to Presque Isle Bay Sunday morning — all supporting programs for local veterans and first responders.

27 June

A local news clip from the mile open-water swim I did last weekend. It was a fundraiser for a veterans group in Erie, PA. www.erienewsnow.com/news/bay-fro...

27 June

The veteran’s group is The Uncommon Grit Seal Foundation. Some of the leaders spoke before the start. One from Alabama (!!!) said something like, “In these divided times, we don’t support our politicians but we have to support each other even more.” Very touching, a bit surprising, for Erie PA.

nytimes.comTrump Blames Vandals for Reflecting Pool Problems. Internal Records Tell Another Story.

24 June

It’s like watching your neighbor paint his deck without prepping it—in the rain. Then calling the police when it inevitably peels. Gift: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...

harpers.orgWho Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

19 June

I see Mr. C is on book tour. If I were his publicist I would advise him to do less. harpers.org/archive/1941...

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

18 June

Obama: "As algorithms keep feeding us a steady stream of distraction and outrage, as only the loudest most extreme voices get attention, fanning our prejudices, appealing to our basest most tribal instincts, it's tempting to give in to cynicism and even despair, to stop trying."

14 June

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻@rvbdrm.com

New Yorkers singing Empire State of Mind

14 June

HAPPY PRIDE KNICKS IN FIVE!!! 🌈🌈🌈🏀🏀🏀

Lovely celebration of a dear old friend. His work will live on.

glreview.orgDon Weise, LGBT Publishing Dynamo - The Gay & Lesbian Review

If you didn’t know Don Weise, some highlights of his work: glreview.org/article/don-...

5th grade art show today. The kids are alright.

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Lucy Knisley

@lucyknisley.bsky.social

I SEE WOCKS (I See a Wock) This incredible remix by @johnhorstman.bsky.social to celebrate the publication of “Searching For Wocks,” out today!

7 June

My mayor—Muslim My bagels—Jewish My Christian—Dior C’mon, NY Liberty Let’s F’ing go! #wnba #nyliberty #lfg

30 May

So much fun at the New York Liberty game last night. Big Ellie! #wnba #nyliberty

28 May

It is really funny that Trump promised "The US will be woke no longer." I mean you couldn't write a better bit.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump is banged up

25 May

UPDATE: This is happening right now in Brooklyn. #bloomscrolling #roses

16 May

“AI” is a sick burn in the tween & teen NYC set. Don’t like a girl’s look? She’s “AI Barbie.” Say something dumb? “You “sound like AI.” Poorly made thing? That’s “AI slop.” I feel like someone in charge of polluting our country w data centers should know this.

28 Apr

When she runs so fast and free—big happy circles—it reminds me of all the good still here in this world. #timelinecleanse #dogsofbluesky #prospectpark #dogsofbrooklyn

25 Apr

Frida Kahlo at #MoMANYC “Frida and Diego: The Last Dream” at MoMA through Sept 12.

newyorker.comWhat Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?“I find myself speaking with my kids about A.I. in the same terms that we might discuss a creepy neighbor who lives down the block,” Jessica Winter writes. Read her report on the push for A.I. in educ...

24 Apr

If L.L.M.s "cause atrophy of thought in adults, then we can scarcely overestimate the potential effects on a brain that has not developed those cognitive muscles in the first place." www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...

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Erin Bried

@erinbried.bsky.social

17 Apr

Paws up, ears up, let’s go, Friday! #dogsofbluesky #prospectpark

21 Apr

Did not think it possible that 25 years have passed since I spent my days selling books at A Different Light in San Francisco. Wild to visit Fabulosa Books, now in the same spot. Same shelving. Same old floor tiles. Same overgrown garden. Happy a LGBT+ bookstore is still there. Brighter now, too. 🌈

18 Apr

Good morning good morning!

13 Apr

moment of zen from California’s Highway 1 somewhere between Monterey and San Francisco #Timelinecleanse

@diedrichbader.bsky.social

5 Apr

Happy Easter! It’s a time of rebirth and renewal and the president is tweeting terrible things, again. This rose is happening right now, too. And roses will keep happening long after he’s gone. #bloomscrolling

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Diedrich Bader

30 Mar

When this is all over and we’ve had the trials and the sentencing this sacred bit of cardboard should be framed and mounted in the National Gallery of Art