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Luminous

full of light; bright or shining (especially in the dark); when a color is very bright it almost hurts your eyes; glowing; gleaming; lustrous

Norio Nakatsuji

@norionakatsuji.bsky.social

[What if your life turned out to be ordinary? Slow down and relish this – it might even be enchanting | Nadine Levy]

“Being unremarkable is often seen as a sign of moral failure – yet finding joy in the everyday can lead to a mindful, luminous experience“

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/20/how-to-enjoy-an-ordinary-unremarkable-life

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Bolster

1. a long thick pillow that is often placed under other pillows 2. to support; prop up; to strengthen

Critical Threats Project

@criticalthreats.bsky.social

Russian forces conducted four platoon-sized or smaller mechanized and motorized assaults across the theater in the last 48 hours, but these assaults are unlikely to bolster the ongoing Russian spring-summer 2026 offensive.

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Ingratiate

to try and win favor by flattering someone or trying to please them (perhaps even giving a gift).

The ZigZag man

@throttled.bsky.social

Try as we might,
1. You cannot ingratiate yourself to the fog of war.
B. You cannot petition the lord with prayer.
The United States is a burden on world peace and stability.

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Pathogenic

causing disease or capable of producing disease

ES/IODE

@esiode.bsky.social

📃Scientific paper: Potential cross-species transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 subtype (HPAI H5) viruses to humans calls for the development of H5-specific and universal influenza vaccines

Ref.: Nature, 2023

➡️ Continued on ES/IODE

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Lethargic

tired; drowsy; sluggish; slow; lacking energy or enthusiasm; lifelessness; listlessness

𝜗𝜚 │ 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴

@malbliss.bsky.social

Sorry I'm really sleepy and lethargic rn idk what I'm posting

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Knell

1. the sound of a bell ringing slowly (usually associated with death) 2. a sound or sign announcing a death of a person or the end or failure of something

Paul Dawkins 🍉

@pdawkins.bsky.social

It's over. Title-winning Man City are back. This might be the death knell for Arsenal's title dream. They sit on 70 points with City just 3 points behind and a game in hand.

Injuries don't help, but the Gunners have lost 4 of their last 6 matches after only losing 2 of their previous 46. #MCIARS

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Obstinate

to be stubborn; refusing to change one's opinion, idea or course of action

Stormzulien's Test Bot

@stormbot.bsky.social

The international obstinate insect pierced over the measly, metabolic human. #ScavengerScoreClassroom

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Belie

when an appearance fails to give the true notion of something; contradict; be at odds with

GhostOnTheHalfShell

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RE: https://flipboard.com/@thenewrepublic/breaking-news-9mhchbihz/-/a-Zsr6t8cfQfO_34kDbJJV_g%3Aa%3A436232176-%2F0

This is everything anyone would ever need to know about the distinction between evangelical fascists. The suggestion that Trump defends religious freedom is belied by the fact that […]

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Elegy

a poem of serious reflection; a lament for the dead (ex. a poem that is read for the dead); lament; requiem; dirge

Jody Rosen

@jodyrosen.bsky.social

Benfey's elegy for Hampshire is of course worth reading, but his credulous quoting of the ultra-tendentious Yale "Report of the Committee on Trust in Higher Ed" is unfortunate. Demagoguery about "uneven academic standards & fears about free speech on campuses" is the most un-Hampshire BS imaginable.

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Trenchant

to be vigorous or incisive in expression or style; having energy; to be vigorous; cutting incisive or keen (more often used)

Dreams Are What Le Cinema Is For

@lecinemadreams.bsky.social

'CARNAL KNOWLEDGE" (1971)
Jack Nicholson and Cynthia O'Neal in a scene from Mike Nichols' trenchant excoriation of the Male Mystique. Original screenplay by Jules Feiffer.
https://youtu.be/cXg4tvPfsPo?si=kjPdEne-tc-b4qmf?...
#jacknicholson #annmargret #candicebergen #artgarfunkel #mikenichols #julesfeiffer #ritamoreno

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