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Callithumping

@charivarious.bsky.social

Curious and optimistic about the world as much as possible. PNW

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@charivarious.bsky.social

Love the insight into the artistry and production process.

kottke.org@kottke.org

Engaging read on how the Bugs Bunny cartoon What’s Opera, Doc? was made. “To get the extra work done, Jones and his crew secretly shaved a couple weeks off other, easier films and faked their time cards. It was something they did on occasion.” [animationobsessive.substack.com]

animationobsessive.substack.comWhy ‘What’s Opera, Doc?’ Looks Like ThatIt’s one of the really famous cartoons. If you’re reading this newsletter, you’ve probably watched it yourself. After almost 70 years, What’s Opera, Doc? endures.
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@charivarious.bsky.social

TIL

Admirable Women@admirablewomen.bsky.social

When her husband became incapacitated, Emily Warren Roebling stepped in as the de facto chief engineer on the Brooklyn Bridge project. Learning advanced engineering principles, materials science & more, she managed the project's day-to-day operations for >10 yrs. Born #OTD in 1843. #WomenInSTEM

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Admirable Women
@admirablewomen.bsky.social

Pioneering photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White died #OTD in 1971. * 1st American female war #photojournalist * 1st staff photographer at Fortune magazine * 1st female photojournalist at LIFE & its first-ever cover photo was hers Pic: 61st floor of the Chrysler Building, NYC #photography

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Alex Zalben
@azalben.bsky.social

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

imaginationlibrary.comDolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AUDolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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John Pfaff
@johnpfaff.bsky.social

What percent of Trump's ballooning debt do you bet we could pay off if we charged people $10 for each time they get to swing a sledgehammer at either the ballroom or the arch? I'd take the over on "the entire US debt."

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

There are going to be Democrats who say we shouldn’t rip it all out — it’s already built, we have other priorities — but removing the visible signs of Trumpism is absolutely necessary.

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Bobby Kogan
@bbkogan.bsky.social

You can’t talk about debt without talking about how we got into a bad predicament, and there’s only one correct answer: tax cuts enacted this century

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@charivarious.bsky.social

Huzzah!

Kathryn Tewson@kathryntewson.bsky.social

A King County Superior Court judge in Washington state has found that Kalshi’s trick of calling itself a “prediction market” doesn’t make it not gambling under the Washington Gambling Act, and has therefore ordered Kalshi to stop almost all activity within the state. Read more here:

atg.wa.govJudge orders Kalshi cease numerous Washington operations | Washington StateA King County Superior Court judge issued a final order requiring KalshiEX (Kalshi) to cease many of its Washington operations after finding that Kalshi likely violated the Washington Gambling Act and...

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kiara 👻 BOOliette lime
@juliettelime.bsky.social

therapist laura tewel is hosting a pokemon card drive for kids who have lost their collections in the fires! you can mail new or lightly used cards to 624 w hastings rd #16 spokane WA 99218, OR venmo @ wwcspokane so she can buy new cards pokemon fans who follow me, please share! #spokane #pokemon

kiara 👻 BOOliette lime@juliettelime.bsky.social

ArtsEd washington is looking for material and monetary donations to help students and teachers who have lost their equipment in the fires www.artsedwashington.org/easternwarec... #spokane

artsedwashington.orgEastern WA Recovery | Support Arts Recovery Today — Arts Education WashingtonSupport arts education recovery in Eastern WA through donations of supplies or funds. Join us in helping students and teachers rebuild their creative outlets after the fires.
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@charivarious.bsky.social

Best place.

Rob Bignell, Hiking Trail Guidebook Author@hittinthetrail.bsky.social

Best Trails to See at Glacier National Park #glaciernationalpark #montana #hiking #backpacker #RVer hittinthetrail.com/best-sight...

hittinthetrail.comBest Trails to See at Glacier National ParkHidden Lake from Hidden Lake Overlook Trail at Glacier Lake National Park. Among the best ways to see Glacier National Park’s major sights is via a day hike. Though the park has several remote area…

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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan
@alexdugganreports.bsky.social

My firsthand account of what I saw during the Spokane Old Trails Fire, which razed hundreds of homes and forced the evacuation of more than 60,000 people. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

spokesman.comI was one of the first reporters on Spokane's devastating Old Trails fire. This is what I sawAs smoke and flames encroached on a neighborhood near Indian Trail Elementary School during Spokane’s most devastating fire, a Spokane police officer raced to the home of a couple in an attempt to sa...

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Dani Vaughn Bea
@danivaughnbea.bsky.social

Spectrum Center canceled their martial arts class to host a DIY air purifier event. Make one for yourself or someone in need. The air quality in Spokane is bad due to the fires - check in on your vulnerable neighbors and maybe help them out with a box fan air purifier!

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Mayor Lisa Brown
@mayorspokane.bsky.social

Thank you @reignfc.com and @soundersfc.com! You can donate to the H.O.M.E. Starts Here Fund here: my.spokanecity.org/donate

my.spokanecity.orgH.O.M.E. Starts Here DonationsDonations to the H.O.M.E. Starts Here Fund go directly to supporting services for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Seattle Reign FC@reignfc.com

Thinking of the Spokane community and all those impacted by the wildfires in Eastern Washington. 💙💚

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City of Spokane
@spokanecity.org

As the Spokane community continues to face the devastating impacts of local wildfires, you can help your neighbors. We will continue to update this thread with more opportunities to help!

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kiara 👻 BOOliette lime
@juliettelime.bsky.social

spokane public schools is hosting an emergency day camp for children ages 4+ TODAY mon 8/3 at shadle park high starting at 11AM for free, lunch provided www.kxly.com/news/wildfir... #spokane

kxly.comWildfires prompt SPS to host free day camp MondaySpokane, WASH. -- With wildfires continuing to impact 60,000 people who evacuated from the Spokane Complex Fire, Spokane Public Schools will provide a free emergency drop-in camp for children on
kiara 👻 BOOliette lime@juliettelime.bsky.social

global neighborhood thrift on n hamilton & e trent is taking wildfire relief donations and also giving no-questions-asked clothing vouchers to those who need it, donations starting at 9AM and store hours 10AM-7PM #spokane

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kiara 👻 BOOliette lime
@juliettelime.bsky.social

roast house coffee at 423 e cleveland ave is having a community dinner TONIGHT mon 8/3 at 6 for those affected, they are asking for RSVPs through DM on instagram www.instagram.com/theroasthouse they have also been letting evacuees and first responders drink free #spokane

kiara 👻 BOOliette lime@juliettelime.bsky.social

nuestras raíces has a clothing bank for those who need it and their next community meals serving hot mexican food is taking place TOMORROW 8/4 at 1214 e sprague ave, time TBA so i would check their ig for updates or you can text/call 509-761-4726 for questions #spokane

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Spokane Rising
@spokanerising.com

STA’s mutual aid today, assisting with evacuations, is another good reminder of why we should support Proposition 1 on August 4.

Kirk Hovenkotter@kirkhovenkotter.com

Today started off with the biggest canvass yet in Spokane for Yes for Buses with Teamsters Local 690. By afternoon, it ended up being more eventful than we’d like. Immense gratitude to the firefighters, staff & leaders who are keeping Spokane safe

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Spokane Rising
@spokanerising.com

This is a good summary of the status of the complex of three fires now being called the “Spokane Area Fires.” – About 8,000 acres and more than 600 structures burned – Autumn Lane (the most rural of the three fires, burning between Spokane and Deer Park) seems to be the most active this morning.

Alexandra (Alex) Duggan@alexdugganreports.bsky.social

More than 600 (likely homes) burned in and around Spokane County yesterday. The devastation is incomprehensible www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

spokesman.comWildfire in northwest Spokane destroys 640 structuresThe Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday, according to Cody Rohrbach, Spokane County Fire District 3 fire chief.

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷
@paullecomtephoto.nz

At the turning of the millennium there were 769 satellites in space, 2026 there are 14,500 satellites. I spent 7mins photographing the Milky Way rising above Poatiri Mt Charles Hoopers Inlet, on Muaupoko (Otago Peninsula) this evening. Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ #Photography

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@charivarious.bsky.social

N.K. Jemisin Naomi Novik Katherine Arden Craig Johnson (yes, I know it took a turn) Louise Penny

Rebecca Roanhorse@rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social

Five living writers that you’ve read 5 books by each N.K. Jemisin Leigh Bardugo Stephen Graham Jones RF Kuang VE Schwab That’s 5 off the top of my head. There’s more.

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Dr Kathleen Neal
@kbneal.bsky.social

It's not that a Humanities education turns all its graduates into good people, it's that it arms good people with the skills and knowledge they need to understand and advocate for themselves, others, and society.

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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan
@alexdugganreports.bsky.social

Today was a really tough start to wildfire season. We had near 4 wildfires erupt in the INW within the same 3 hours. I watched homes burn in Spokane County today. I am thinking of those people and the firefighters who stood there to do what they could. Here are some cell phone photos.

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@charivarious.bsky.social

Delightful!

Putri Prihatini@putriprihatini.bsky.social

Singaporean artist Leia Ham reimagined LotR as Tale of the Middle Kingdom, since Chinese name for China (Zhōngguó) means "The Middle Kingdom." Her concept art includes the Fellowship, armors, buildings like Bag End, props like Aragorn's banner and Fellowship brooches, and more. #TolkienTrewsday

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@charivarious.bsky.social

Ideal. And no smoke.

Raffi Melkonian@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social

Hijacking this thread, I spend a lot of time thinking about what is the exact right climate for a fun summer. My view is that it is basically the climate of very high parts of Colorado. Very dry, up to about 75-80 and sunny in the day, and cool at night.