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Everything about OV with Ty back at the helm has been off putting and it’s so disappointing

09.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THAT’S MY MAYORRRRRRRR

05.11.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HAVE YOU VOTED YET?????

04.11.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A vote sticker that says β€œHalloween Voter 2025”. In the center is a pigeon with a witch’s hat holding a trick or treat jack o’ lantern in its beak. There are three bats and a witch on the broom in the background

A vote sticker that says β€œHalloween Voter 2025”. In the center is a pigeon with a witch’s hat holding a trick or treat jack o’ lantern in its beak. There are three bats and a witch on the broom in the background

A VERY IMPORTANT PSA: there is a Halloween special early voting sticker if you cast your vote today 😭😭😭

31.10.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A plaid scarf and winter coat hung up on the wall. On the lapel of the coat is a voting sticker that says β€œBROOKLYN VOTES EARLY”

A plaid scarf and winter coat hung up on the wall. On the lapel of the coat is a voting sticker that says β€œBROOKLYN VOTES EARLY”

Rhymes with DUCK FUOMO

28.10.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m stressed out

28.10.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Doing anything except dropping an album smh

28.10.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A carved pumpkin in the shape of the pokemon Pumpkaboo. Someone is shining a light from their cell phone into the pumpkin to highlight the inside of the pumpkin.

A carved pumpkin in the shape of the pokemon Pumpkaboo. Someone is shining a light from their cell phone into the pumpkin to highlight the inside of the pumpkin.

Made a Pumpkaboo today

26.10.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A raccoon tucking into some acorns. He/she was cracking the shells with his/her teeth to get at the nuts.

22.10.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 319    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
A snippet from the linked article with the word β€œbehometh” highlighted

A snippet from the linked article with the word β€œbehometh” highlighted

Some editorial board they’ve got over there at the Post

20.10.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Call me European, the way I hate 🧊🧊🧊

06.10.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good LORD

30.09.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A giant digital billboard in Times Square. It features a giant tube of lipstick with β€œDOJA CAT” engraved on it and above it reads, β€œis it a crime to be gorgeous?” There is a logo for YouTube in the upper right corner with a date, 9/26/25 written under it.

A giant digital billboard in Times Square. It features a giant tube of lipstick with β€œDOJA CAT” engraved on it and above it reads, β€œis it a crime to be gorgeous?” There is a logo for YouTube in the upper right corner with a date, 9/26/25 written under it.

Three large sheets of paper on the ground, with variations of copy written on it in lipstick.

Three large sheets of paper on the ground, with variations of copy written on it in lipstick.

If you see this billboard up in NY, LA, or London, it has my ACTUAL handwriting on it! Still feels unreal, and obviously I’m bragging about it on every platform!!!!!!

21.09.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally getting around to listening to the Ninajirachi album and yes, it’s extremely good!

13.09.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lmao is it Reece

11.09.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Electric Fan Harp in the bathhouse β”‚ ιŠ­ζΉ―γ§ζ‰‡ι’¨η΄ ♨️
YouTube video by ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS! Electric Fan Harp in the bathhouse β”‚ ιŠ­ζΉ―γ§ζ‰‡ι’¨η΄ ♨️

Everything about this is incredible and I can’t believe it doesn’t have a million views youtu.be/QJavHc48iZU?...

03.09.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mirror selfie of a girl wearing a leather jacket, small crossbody purse, short romper, and knee high boots, all in black

Mirror selfie of a girl wearing a leather jacket, small crossbody purse, short romper, and knee high boots, all in black

My closet is much more suited to Nine Inch Nails tonight than it was for Oasis yesterday lol

02.09.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*stares in vietnamese*

01.09.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Update: they are very out of cards lol

24.08.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So…..did they print out enough scavenger hunt cards?

24.08.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

22.08.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 19253    πŸ” 8775    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 356
A regular New York City-sized closet. There is a top shelf, a space for hanging clothing, a jewelry tier, and three drawers. There is a basket for shoes at the very bottom.

A regular New York City-sized closet. There is a top shelf, a space for hanging clothing, a jewelry tier, and three drawers. There is a basket for shoes at the very bottom.

Piles of folded clothes to be donated. One stack sits as high as a nightstand.

Piles of folded clothes to be donated. One stack sits as high as a nightstand.

A stack of shoes to be donated

A stack of shoes to be donated

Currently editing down my closet, and it’s honestly impressive how I managed to cram all this into one IKEA cabinet?

20.08.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Philz Mint Mojito Iced Coffee – The Table Of Spice

Just dropping this here so y’all never have to go into a Philz ever again thetableofspice.com/recipes/phil...

13.08.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

omg

11.08.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tag yourselves, I’m New Nakamia

08.08.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What’s a technology that you think is overhyped?

I’m going to give a sideways answer to this, which is that the venture capital business model needs to be understood as requiring hype. You can go back to the Netscape IPO, and that was the proof point that made venture capital the financial lifeblood of the tech industry.

Venture capital looks at valuations and growth, not necessarily at profit or revenue. So you don’t actually have to invest in technology that works, or that even makes a profit, you simply have to have a narrative that is compelling enough to float those valuations. So you see this repetitive and exhausting hype cycle as a feature in this industry. A couple of years ago, you would have been asking me about the metaverse, then last year, you would have asked me about Web3 and crypto, and for each of these inflection points there’s an Andreessen Horowitz manifesto.

It’s not simply that one piece of technology is overhyped, it’s that hype is a necessary ingredient of the current business ecosystem of the tech industry. We should examine how often the financial incentive for hype is rewarded without any real social returns, without any meaningful progress in technology, without these tools and services and worlds ever actually manifesting. That’s key to understanding the growing chasm between the narrative of techno-optimists and the reality of our tech-encumbered world.

What’s a technology that you think is overhyped? I’m going to give a sideways answer to this, which is that the venture capital business model needs to be understood as requiring hype. You can go back to the Netscape IPO, and that was the proof point that made venture capital the financial lifeblood of the tech industry. Venture capital looks at valuations and growth, not necessarily at profit or revenue. So you don’t actually have to invest in technology that works, or that even makes a profit, you simply have to have a narrative that is compelling enough to float those valuations. So you see this repetitive and exhausting hype cycle as a feature in this industry. A couple of years ago, you would have been asking me about the metaverse, then last year, you would have asked me about Web3 and crypto, and for each of these inflection points there’s an Andreessen Horowitz manifesto. It’s not simply that one piece of technology is overhyped, it’s that hype is a necessary ingredient of the current business ecosystem of the tech industry. We should examine how often the financial incentive for hype is rewarded without any real social returns, without any meaningful progress in technology, without these tools and services and worlds ever actually manifesting. That’s key to understanding the growing chasm between the narrative of techno-optimists and the reality of our tech-encumbered world.

Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

19.02.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9773    πŸ” 3180    πŸ’¬ 162    πŸ“Œ 355

Folks, THE SANDWICH IS AWFUL TO BOOT

23.07.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pickleball courts, the fanciest dispensary I’ve ever seen in my life, and I just paid $25 for a coffee and sandwich….my neighborhood has hit some new stage of gentrification πŸ™ƒ

23.07.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

nathan fielder was right

18.07.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1438    πŸ” 314    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

The last season of Hacks looking extremely prescient today with the Colbert news…

18.07.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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