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researchbuzz.meWake Forest University, PixelMeter, YouTube, More: Monday Evening ResearchBuzz, October 26, 2026NEW RESOURCES ZSR Library, Wake Forest University: News from Special Collections & Archives: New Finding Aids Site is Live!. "With our new site, we are proud to have incorporated some new features that we hope will make for a more efficient and enjoyable researching experience, providing access to to the 2,000+ archival collections stewarded by Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections & Archives."

Wake Forest University, PixelMeter, YouTube, More: Monday Evening ResearchBuzz, October 26, 2026 NEW RESOURCES ZSR Library, Wake Forest University: News from Special… http://researchbuzz.me/2026/10/26/wake-forest-university-pixelmeter-youtube-more-monday-evening-researchbuzz-october-26-2026/

Why didn't you go to Elizabeth's Pizza on Lawndale, you poser?

David A. Graham@dgraham.bsky.social

C'mon man, this is the fanciest restaurant in Greensboro

This is the same asshole who thinks I can't take a piss by myself. I don't believe a damn word he says.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Bluesky has four types of users

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social

Bluesky has four types of users.

polishmuseumofamerica.orgThe Polish Museum of America is now in Minecraft!Explore the Polish Museum of America in Polonika’s Minecraft world and discover Polish history, culture, and heritage through interactive play.

#museums #GLAM #VideoGames #Minecraft #Poland 'We’re excited to announce that the Polish Museum of America (PMA) has officially joined the virtual world of Polonika in Minecraft!' www.polishmuseumofamerica.org/the-polish-m...

mendovoice.comUkiah vineyard floats 252 solar panels on its irrigation pond • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CAThe family farm now expects the panels to save it about $80,000 a year without giving up any farmland.

#solar #energy #vineyards 'When the family first priced the project, it was expected to save about $30,000 a year... By the time it was finished, PG&E rate increases had pushed the estimated savings to about $80,000 a year.' mendovoice.com/2026/10/ukia...

oaklandside.orgHow Oakland rapper Bambu DePistola built his own music platform — literallyThe Filipino American emcee launched his new album "Bass Building" through a custom streaming app on Oct. 1, in a daring play to advance artists' rights.

#Oakland #HipHop #music #activism 'The Filipino American emcee launched his new album “Bass Building” through a custom streaming app on Oct. 1. It’s a daring play to advance worker’s rights in hip-hop.' oaklandside.org/2026/10/23/o...

researchbuzz.meTracking the Flu Season, Preservation and Conservation Web Archive, American Hotel History, More: Monday ResearchBuzz, October 26, 2026NEW RESOURCES WRDW: CDC uses new tool to track flu as season picks up ahead of schedule. "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Erica Schwartz says a new tool is helping identify spikes in flu cases as flu season picks up months ahead of schedule and a new mutation is causing a rise in cases. The tool is designed to empower communities and individuals to know how best to protect themselves."

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Tracking the Flu Season, Preservation and Conservation Web Archive, American Hotel History, More: Monday ResearchBuzz, October… http://researchbuzz.me/2026/10/26/tracking-the-flu-season-preservation-and-conservation-web-archive-american-hotel-history-more-monday-researchbuzz-october-26-2026/

museumsassociation.orgFree-entry museums to benefit from new business rates policy after landmark tribunal ruling - Museums AssociationInstitutions across England expected to see significant reductions thanks to change in Valuation Office approach

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#UK #museums #money #funding #GLAM 'Free-to-enter museums and galleries across England will benefit from significant reductions in their business rates valuations following a landmark legal case won by London’s Natural History Museum earlier this year.' www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

youtube.comG Flip - Killing My Time (Official Lyric Video)YouTube video by G Flip

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Aw. I like G Flip www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnNc...

Joshua Erlich@joshuaerlich.bsky.social

not sure you can ever be secure in a marriage to someone named g flip

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He swears like an unpopular substitute teacher

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance's speech in Kansas is interrupted by a protester. Vance responds by saying "all the Democrats are selling is a fat load of bullshit"

wral.comNC Senate candidate in custody after hours-long standoff with Cary policeJonathan Miller, a Libertarian running for a state Senate district covering western Wake County, called WRAL during his standoff with police. He spoke about what led to the standoff.

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My husband and I were across the street at Wal-Mart going "why the helicopters?" www.wral.com/news/local/s...

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@GottaLaff

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"We cannot remain silent: Amy Acton for governor" #Ohio

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

cleveland.comPlain Dealer/cleveland.com endorses Amy Acton for Ohio governorThe Plain Dealer editorial board endorses Democrat Amy Acton for Ohio governor, citing her preparedness and community engagement, while condemning opponent Vivek Ramaswamy's weaponizing of Acton's chi...

bit.lyWhat to Stream: 'Minions & Monsters,' Matthew Perry, Daddy Yankee and 'The Gilded Age'A new docuseries about Matthew Perry and the latest Minions movie are among the new streaming releases this week.

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When I tell you how my brain locked after I misread this headline (that it was a docuseries about both Matthew Perry and the latest Minions movie)

The Associated Press@apnews.com

A new docuseries about Matthew Perry and the latest Minions movie are among the new streaming releases this week.

bgnes.comSerbian Man Votes in Bathrobe While Carrying His DogAn unusual sight caught attention on election day in Serbia. A Belgrade resident turned up at a polling station wearing a bathrobe and carrying his dog to cast hi

Good morning to everyone but especially this specific man in Serbia. www.bgnes.com/politics/ser...

bit.lySerbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shiftThe long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

Wow, 80 looks a whole lot different on him, don't it

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva came from behind to win Brazil’s runoff election, halting a right-wing wave sweeping Latin America and defying predictions that the 80-year-old political veteran had finally reached the end of his extraordinary career. bloom.bg/4BsvV24 📷: Maira Erlich/Bloomberg

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The Associated Press

@apnews.com

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

profiles.yahoo.comLos Angeles Times @ YahooThe Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the United States, with a combined print and online local weekly audience of 4.4 million. With a mission to inform, engage and insp...

I can't afford the LA Times so I read it via Yahoo News syndication profiles.yahoo.com/brands/los-a... . Didn't realize it would also keep me away from evil terms of service

By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net

Well this is eleventy-million kinds of Fucked Up. @latimes.com (who once contracted with me as a freelance reviewer and whom I struggled to get paid by) asserts that *merely reading its website* constitutes a permanent waiver of your right to sue it under *any circumstances*.

wabe.orgRepublicans Lash Out Against New Security Measures At The CapitolSeveral lawmakers were visibly upset Tuesday by the new security system at the Capitol complex that requires them to walk through a metal detectors, following last week’s deadly insurrection.

Your reminder that when additional security measures in the form of metal detectors were put in place after January 6, it wasn't DEMOCRATS who got their panties in a bunch www.wabe.org/republicans-...

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Trump doubles down on Islamophobia towards Abdul El-Sayed: "He would be the only senator that will have to go through a metal detector before he's allowed to go into the Senate. I want him to have a metal detector."

🎶 He's my apple pie Good looking fascist, such a real he-guy Polls so good, make a grown man cry Sweet apple pie 🎶

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Trump: We're going to elect, I call him "apple pie." He's like, perfect this guy. He's central casting

bit.lyTo make AI morally good, tech companies are turning to religion. But some say it isn't that simpleTech companies are increasingly turning to religion for guidance on developing ethical AI models. Executives are seeking input from various faith leaders, acknowledging that moral questions about AI can't be answered in labs alone.

Think for one minute all of the atrocities committed in the name of God and then tell me this is a good idea.

The Associated Press@apnews.com

Tech companies are increasingly turning to religion for guidance on developing ethical AI models. Executives are seeking input from various faith leaders, acknowledging that moral questions about AI can't be answered in labs alone.

The one time I went to a CF it was in Crabtree Valley Mall. High class dining, no. I did not think I was at Angus Barn.

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researchbuzz.meCroatia Radio Dramas, Connecticut Overdose Deaths, Twitch, More: Sunday ResearchBuzz, October 25, 2026NEW RESOURCES HRT: Croatian Radio launches free online library of more than 600 radio dramas. "The Audio Library of Documentary and Feature Radio Dramas brings together notable works from Croatian Radio's rich archive and contemporary production, allowing listeners to access them anytime, free of charge." Connecticut Department of Public Health: New Department of Public Health dashboard brings local overdose data to Connecticut communities…

Croatia Radio Dramas, Connecticut Overdose Deaths, Twitch, More: Sunday ResearchBuzz, October 25, 2026 NEW RESOURCES HRT: Croatian Radio launches free online library… http://researchbuzz.me/2026/10/25/croatia-radio-dramas-connecticut-overdose-deaths-twitch-more-sunday-researchbuzz-october-25-2026/

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BrooklynDad_Defiant!

@mmpadellan.bsky.social

HOLY SHIT

bit.lyByron Donalds accused of 'threatening to arrest' his GOP ex-rival during public eventJames Fishback, who challenged Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) in Florida’s Republican primary for governor, says Donalds’ campaign kicked him out of a public event on Saturday and threatened to have him arrested.“Byron Donalds just denied me entry to his public event in St. Pete, and threatened to arre...

Fishback is bugnuts in his public presentation. I do not blame Donalds

Raw Story@rawstory.com

James Fishback, who challenged Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) in Florida's Republican primary for governor, says Donalds' campaign kicked him out of a public event on Saturday and threatened to have him arrested.

we should treat any pundit promoting this idea, regardless of political slant, as deeply suspicious

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

When there’s finally an effort to hold these criminals accountable for the crimes they committed, we‘re going to see a lot of pundits wring their hands and say it’s politically motivated and insist we need to turn the page and look forward and a lot of other cliches that dumb assholes like to use.

researchbuzz.meView Master 3D Toys, Lost Restaurants of St. Louis, New York City 9/11 Records, More: Saturday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, October 24, 2026NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from the Santa Maria Sun: Explore the history of View-Master 3D through a Santa Maria resident’s new documentary. "Dave Machin’s hobby collecting View-Master 3D toys started by chance when he picked one up at an antique shop in San Luis Obispo. He clicked through travel reels of destinations like Yosemite, Chicago, and Miami.... He manually converted his stockpile of vintage viewers and reels into a large online database to occupy his mind during the pandemic.

View Master 3D Toys, Lost Restaurants of St. Louis, New York City 9/11 Records, More: Saturday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, October… http://researchbuzz.me/2026/10/24/view-master-3d-toys-lost-restaurants-of-st-louis-new-york-city-9-11-records-more-saturday-afternoon-researchbuzz-october-24-2026/

popville.comMy Goodness Meet the National Zoo’s Newly Named Red Panda Cub – Dolly!! - PoPvillePhoto credit: Jess Kordell, Smithsonian The best news, as always, from the Smithsonian's National Zoo: "Drum roll please! 🥁🥁🥁 Put your paws together for our newly named red panda cub! With flaming loc...

Good afternoon to everyone but especially Dolly the red panda cub www.popville.com/2026/10/my-g...

glashrvatske.hrt.hrCroatian Radio launches free online library of more than 600 radio dramasTo mark 100 years of Croatian Radio and radio drama, Croatian Radio and Television (HRT) has launched a free digital Audio Library featuring more than 600 documentary and feature radio dramas. 

#Croatia #radio #PerformingArts #DigitalHumanities 'Audio Library of Documentary and Feature Radio Dramas brings together notable works from Croatian Radio's rich archive and contemporary production, allowing listeners to access them anytime, free of charge.' glashrvatske.hrt.hr/en/culture/c...

amny.com40,000 more 9/11 records released as questions linger over toxic air warningsThe latest release brings the total to more than 60,000 documents spanning over 200,000 pages, according to 9/11 Health Watch, the advocacy group whose legal

#9/11 #NYC #AirQuality #PublicHealth #transparency 'Mayor Zohran Mamdani‘s administration released on Wednesday another 40,000 documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.' www.amny.com/news/40000-m...

provincetownindependent.orgPark Service Quietly Shifts Notice Deadline - The Provincetown IndependentEASTHAM — The National Park Service has quietly changed the public notice rule for advisory commissions, reducing the time required for advance notice of meetings from 15 to 7 days. […]

#politics #parks #transparency #NPS 'The National Park Service has quietly changed the public notice rule for advisory commissions, reducing the time required for advance notice of meetings from 15 to 7 days.' provincetownindependent.org/featured/202...

santamariasun.comExplore the history of View-Master 3D through a Santa Maria resident’s new documentary - Santa Maria SunDave Machin’s hobby collecting View-Master 3D toys started by chance when he picked one up at an antique shop in San Luis Obispo. He clicked through travel reels of destinations like Yosemite, Chicago...

#photography #toys #travel #ViewMaster 'On his YouTube channel, View Master Travels, [Dave] Machin posts travel vlogs that compare scenes from decades ago with his 21st century photographs.' www.santamariasun.com/arts/explore...

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Eric Lipton NYT

@ericlipton.nytimes.com

To folks who follow me on Bluesky & appreciate the journalism I do. Can you please read the EPA story and post on social media platforms if you are so moved. This kind of work is important. But it only matters if people read it and engage with it. Here's the link. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

nytimes.comHow Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass (Gift Article)The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.

thebuckeyeflame.comGLAAD releases Ohio Accountability Project with fact-based LGBTQ+ records of major midterm candidatesAmid an unprecedented deluge of anti-LGBTQ+ campaign ads, the fact sheets are intended to help voters hold leaders accountable.

#LGBTQ #politics #elections #Ohio 'GLAAD, the national LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization, has released a series of fact sheets breaking down the LGBTQ+ records of candidates for Ohio governor, U.S. Senate, attorney general and secretary of state. ' thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/10/20/g...

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Mona Burns

@monaburns.bsky.social

WaPo: Mahoning County Courts have released the records in the case against Amy Acton's stepfather And among other things, they indicate that Acton’s family lived in a tent in a park Focus on (& share) the facts Not the MAGA manosphere's toxic anger & hate: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

arstechnica.comUpdated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertisingTurning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting.

#Google #privacy #advertising 'This equivocation opens the door to using data from apps like Gmail and Photos in ads when it’s shared with other Google services, and it just so happens Google has a mechanism for doing that, with Personal Intelligence.' arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

researchbuzz.meCommon Crawl, Motorsports Photography, AskChem Search Engine, More: Saturday ResearchBuzz, October 24, 2026NEW RESOURCES Common Crawl: October 2026 Crawl Archive Now Available. "The crawl archive for October 2026 is now available. The data was crawled between October 5th and October 18th, and contains 2.16 billion web pages (or 371.19 TiB of uncompressed content). Page captures are from 41.4 million hosts or 34.3 million registered domains and include 830.1 million new URLs, not visited in any of our prior crawls."

Common Crawl, Motorsports Photography, AskChem Search Engine, More: Saturday ResearchBuzz, October 24, 2026 NEW RESOURCES Common Crawl: October 2026 Crawl… http://researchbuzz.me/2026/10/24/common-crawl-motorsports-photography-askchem-search-engine-more-saturday-researchbuzz-october-24-2026/

swissinfo.chSwiss former president tackles Nazi-era and colonial loot in museumsA new Swiss commission led by former Swiss president Simonetta Sommaruga will review disputed cases and issue recommendations.

#Switzerland #art #CulturalHeritage #WWII #GLAM 'A new Swiss commission, led by former president Simonetta Sommaruga, is now accepting claims for Nazi-looted art and colonial-era cultural property.' www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/...

mshf.comMotorsports Hall of Fame of America Launches Historic Joseph Freeman CollectionThe Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) is honored and excited to announce the launch of the prestigious Joseph Freeman Collection, offering access to more than one million historic motorsport...

#sports #cars #racing #photography 'The... Collection spans over a century of racing, starting in the 1890s, and includes Indy cars, Sprint cars, Midgets, Formula 1, Sports Cars, Stock Cars, Motorcycles, Off-Road, Powerboats, Land Speed and other categories...' www.mshf.com/Motorsports-...

theatlantic.comThe Trump Shooting Conspiracies Outpaced RealityIt took mere minutes for unsubstantiated theories to take over.

And WHO claimed that Biden saying "bullseye" led to an assassination attempt on DJT? G'WAN GUESS www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Khashoggi's Ghost@urocklive1.bsky.social

Oh that's just hilariously funny ... this guy must be a hit at parties. 🙄

apnews.comDallas Cowboys cheerleaders unionize after years of fighting for higher payThe Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are unionizing. The NFL franchise has agreed to recognize the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association as the collective bargaining representative for one of the most fa...

Good morning to everyone but especially the unionizing Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders. I'm not a big fan of that culture but even I know the cheerleaders get paid crap and are treated like garbage. apnews.com/article/dall...

GROWL

Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social

smh erasing crucial info & creating how many dead links?

pressgazette.co.ukItalian daily La Stampa expands to US with new teamItalian daily newspaper La Stampa has launched a digital operation in the US with seven US-based journalists and headquarters in New York.

#Italy #America #media #news 'Italian daily newspaper La Stampa has launched a digital operation in the US aiming to bridge a curiosity gap between the two countries.' pressgazette.co.uk/north-americ...

I was so happy to vote for Coop today!

Roy Cooper@roycoopernc.bsky.social

What are you waiting for? Early voting is underway, and I need you to show up at the polls to help us make stuff cost less. Glad to be joined in Raleigh tonight by Justice Earls and voters ready for change!

theguardian.comPalantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fearsAlarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

Let me put this man in Gossip Machine and see if he's worth paying mind to (Gossip Machine ensues) yeah no www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Jen Taub@jentaub.bsky.social

Doubtful

aspentimes.comSt. Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass sells for $120 million to Palantir CEO Alex KarpThe end of an era has finally come, as Old Snowmass’ St. Benedict’s Monastery, owned since 1956 by Trappist monks, was sold.

And also buying an isolated old monastery in Colorado is creepy shit www.aspentimes.com/news/st-bene...

researchbuzz.meGreat Britain Historical Trading, Washington Soccer, Russian Data Centers, More: Friday Evening ResearchBuzz, October 23, 2026NEW RESOURCES University of Southampton: AI reads centuries-old handwriting to reveal Britain’s vast historic shipping trade. "Historians have created a first-of-its-kind online interactive map, using data from hundreds of thousands of pages of centuries-old port records to chart Britain’s growth into a dominant global trading nation. The University of Southampton project used artificial intelligence to transform information from delicate handwritten ‘port books’ into an enormous database of Britain’s merchant shipping past."

Great Britain Historical Trading, Washington Soccer, Russian Data Centers, More: Friday Evening ResearchBuzz, October 23, 2026 NEW RESOURCES… http://researchbuzz.me/2026/10/23/great-britain-historical-trading-washington-soccer-russian-data-centers-more-friday-evening-researchbuzz-october-23-2026/

dailyevergreen.comWSU baseball removes AI-generated graphic after backlashWSU baseball posted a graphic to their social media Monday promoting their Cougar World Series, an intersquad tournament pitting the Cougs against each other. That post has since been removed. Why? Be...

#AI #CollegeSports #slop 'On a close examination, viewers could see that many of the people in the graphic are not WSU players nor resemble them. The background is not the WSU campus or buildings, and the Cougar head logo is distorted and mangled.' dailyevergreen.com/200570/sport...