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boston-based writer and journalism instructor at @bostoncollege.bsky.social who has probably been online longer than you. Sign up for maura.ghost.io today.

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yes the shows have been great lately

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we truly are living in Cope Land

05.03.2026 21:37 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

you know it

05.03.2026 21:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

i joke to prevent myself from screaming

05.03.2026 21:37 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

on this day, they saw clearly 🎶🎶

05.03.2026 21:36 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 5    📌 0

This is AI in a nutshell: Somebody gets rich while the masses are rendered stupid

05.03.2026 12:47 — 👍 442    🔁 130    💬 18    📌 3

hahaha oh wow!!!!

05.03.2026 01:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

old school alarm clock?

04.03.2026 22:28 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

oh THE REHEARSAL is so getting canceled :(

02.03.2026 18:42 — 👍 16    🔁 0    💬 6    📌 0

lmao i was going to ask

01.03.2026 15:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

well. not jason aldean. but almost anyone else

01.03.2026 15:55 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

anyway listen to charley crockett or margo price or anyone else

01.03.2026 15:51 — 👍 23    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

not sure if it’s a knock on cause of music’s vastness but so many of these maga “musicians” use that claim as a smokescreen for their uselessness

01.03.2026 15:50 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

a singer whose wikipedia page has a filmography but not a discography… that tracks

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Spice Girls???!

01.03.2026 15:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

it was an incredible moment (i watched on tv) and you described the arc of despair to joy perfectly

01.03.2026 15:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

👀

01.03.2026 15:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The ethical use of AI…. is to not use AI

01.03.2026 15:38 — 👍 260    🔁 58    💬 2    📌 2

being a mets fan involves a lot of pain but it makes the big moments hit even better

01.03.2026 15:07 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

👏👏👏👏

01.03.2026 15:06 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

❤️❤️

01.03.2026 01:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

28.02.2026 14:20 — 👍 25718    🔁 8723    💬 278    📌 321

i’m so happy!!!

28.02.2026 01:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
julie klausner in character asking “What do you think John Landis’ worst contribution to society is, his alleged manslaughter or his son, Max?”

julie klausner in character asking “What do you think John Landis’ worst contribution to society is, his alleged manslaughter or his son, Max?”

bring back DIFFICULT PEOPLE

27.02.2026 19:42 — 👍 272    🔁 39    💬 3    📌 0

hahhaa yes. here and discord mostly!! what a 30 year span it’s been.

27.02.2026 15:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

it’s the perfect question too :)

27.02.2026 14:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

psst @daveknapik.bsky.social

27.02.2026 14:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

whaaaat

27.02.2026 14:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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One question interview with Heavenly By the time the great British band Heavenly first rattled my ears in the late ’90s, their music seemed to have become synonymous with the word “twee.” I loved the sound, but the language felt too tigh...

and check out @chrisrichards.bsky.social’s one question interview with @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social et al: open.substack.com/pub/thefutur...

27.02.2026 14:18 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Highway To Heavenly, by Heavenly 11 track album

happy new heavenly album day to all who celebrate !!! heavenly.bandcamp.com/album/highwa...

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