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Loeb colloquium talk, perhaps? 😜</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5ngigdwgios3g3xsr4sq7yu/post/3ml3ptn4ulibj","date_published":"2026-05-05T08:01:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-05 08:01","date_timestamp":1777968069,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89444606","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://scalzi.com\">@scalzi.com</a> pAId in fool</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5ngigdwgios3g3xsr4sq7yu/post/3mkle3adnbc2j","date_published":"2026-04-28T19:48:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian 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USAID.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5ngigdwgios3g3xsr4sq7yu/post/3mkew42gfvs2y","date_published":"2026-04-26T06:22:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-26 06:22","date_timestamp":1777184520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89444611","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jayispainting.earthskyart.ca\">@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca</a> Just hoping the bubble bursts on these clowns before most of their plans come to fruition. 🤞</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5ngigdwgios3g3xsr4sq7yu/post/3mke73opskk22","date_published":"2026-04-25T23:30:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian 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As long as it’s not designed by AI.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5ngigdwgios3g3xsr4sq7yu/post/3mk7fcquxd22v","date_published":"2026-04-24T01:38:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 01:38","date_timestamp":1776994692,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89444615","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://niais.bsky.social\">@niais.bsky.social</a> I’m sticking to walking, BRISK treadmill walk workouts, and non-mountain-biking for now. Fortunately previous athletic pursuits seem to have left my knees in pretty good shape. 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I suppose we shouldn’t rule out the possibility though.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5ngigdwgios3g3xsr4sq7yu/post/3mk7ebaghw22v","date_published":"2026-04-24T01:19:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 01:19","date_timestamp":1776993568,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89444617","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://niais.bsky.social\">@niais.bsky.social</a> I don’t like all these doctor rules. ☹️</p>\n<p>They say I can’t run anymore, and should avoid anything with a high fall risk. 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😵‍💫🛰️</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5ngigdwgios3g3xsr4sq7yu/post/3mk45yqwegk2v","date_published":"2026-04-22T18:49:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 18:49","date_timestamp":1776883761,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"59425738","content_html":"<p>Orion the Hunter <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/106250/2025/6ffc5c55ef.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Orion the Hunter is visible overhead in a wooded clearing. Sirius shines brightly at middle left, while Jupiter and Aldebaran hang out at upper right.\"><img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/106250/2025/09e5c16da5.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Slightly tighter shot of Orion and Sirius in Canis Major. The nebulosity associated with the Orion Nebula/M42 and other nearby regions is evident even in this phone camera photo.\"> : <a href=\"https://wolven.us/2025/03/09/orion-the-hunter.html\">wolven.us</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2025/03/09/orion-the-hunter.html","date_published":"2025-03-10T03:43:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-10 03:43","date_timestamp":1741578216,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@BrianWolven/114136071133029998","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5ngigdwgios3g3xsr4sq7yu/post/3ljyn65clua2c"]}},{"id":"59424400","content_html":"<p>Mercury and Moonshadows <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/106250/2025/image.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo from the trail, with trees in the foreground, Venus shining brightly at upper right, and Mercury visible just left of center.\"><img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/106250/2025/ad346640ef.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A shot from the old truss bridge through the trees. Venus is easy to see at upper right; Mercury is dimmer but still visible at middle left.\"><img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/106250/2025/3503876b1b.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A shot looking down the old truss bridge, with the moonshadow of the upper beams clearly visible on the wooden deck.\"> : <a href=\"https://wolven.us/2025/03/09/mercury-and-moonshadows.html\">wolven.us</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2025/03/09/mercury-and-moonshadows.html","date_published":"2025-03-10T03:12:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-10 03:12","date_timestamp":1741576337,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@BrianWolven/114135948260371622","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5ngigdwgios3g3xsr4sq7yu/post/3ljyloen5n32a"]}},{"id":"19903280","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780316278140/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780316278140\">The Girl With All the Gifts</a> by M. R. Carey 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/06/13/finished-reading-the.html","date_published":"2023-06-13T23:35:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-06-13 23:35","date_timestamp":1686699325,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"19903276","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781250236227/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781250236227\">A Psalm for the Wild-Built</a> by Becky Chambers 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/06/13/finished-reading-a.html","date_published":"2023-06-13T23:35:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-06-13 23:35","date_timestamp":1686699319,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"19347159","content_html":"<p>I know this is <em>supposed</em> to be a composite image of M16/Eagle Nebula/Pillars of Creation using data from Chandra &amp; the Just Wonderful Space Telescope, but my brain interprets it as a clowder of AI-generated Siamese cats chasing laser pointer dots through space.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/106250/2023/d6d41b9004.jpg\" alt=\"Composite image of M16/Eagle Nebula/Pillars of Creation combining data from Chandra (x-ray, many small red and pink dots) and the Just Wonderful Space Telescope (infrared/optical, the 'conventional' view).\" width=\"864\" height=\"814\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/05/23/i-know-this.html","date_published":"2023-05-24T03:58:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-05-24 03:58","date_timestamp":1684900683,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18653945","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781400078981/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781400078981\">Oryx and Crake</a> by Margaret Atwood 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/04/25/finished-reading-oryx.html","date_published":"2023-04-26T00:35:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-26 00:35","date_timestamp":1682469359,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18653942","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780812994735/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780812994735\">The Bone Clocks: A Novel</a> by David Mitchell 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/04/25/203546.html","date_published":"2023-04-26T00:35:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-26 00:35","date_timestamp":1682469346,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18653941","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780812976366/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780812976366\">The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet</a> by David Mitchell 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/04/25/finished-reading-the.html","date_published":"2023-04-26T00:35:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-26 00:35","date_timestamp":1682469334,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18635559","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780812976366/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780812976366\">The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet</a> by David Mitchell 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/04/25/finished-reading-the.html","date_published":"2023-04-26T00:35:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-26 00:35","date_timestamp":1682469334,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18653935","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780553898286/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780553898286\">Green Mars</a> by Kim Stanley Robinson 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/04/25/finished-reading-green.html","date_published":"2023-04-26T00:35:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-26 00:35","date_timestamp":1682469310,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18653933","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780553573350/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780553573350\">Blue Mars</a> by Kim Stanley Robinson 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/04/25/finished-reading-blue.html","date_published":"2023-04-26T00:35:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-26 00:35","date_timestamp":1682469304,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18653930","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780553898279/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780553898279\">Red Mars</a> by Kim Stanley Robinson 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/04/25/finished-reading-red.html","date_published":"2023-04-26T00:34:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian 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Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-26 00:32","date_timestamp":1682469171,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18653896","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781786182265/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781786182265\">Wanderers</a> by Chuck Wendig 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/04/25/finished-reading-wanderers.html","date_published":"2023-04-26T00:32:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian 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Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-25 08:40","date_timestamp":1682412034,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18635546","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781101911549/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781101911549\">A Most Remarkable Creature</a> by Jonathan Meiburg 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://wolven.us/2023/04/25/finished-reading-a.html","date_published":"2023-04-25T08:39:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-25 08:39","date_timestamp":1682411940,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18368344","content_html":"<p>ElectroSwing: <a href=\"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/2023/04/13/imagine-that-skrillex.html\">brianwolven.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/2023/04/13/imagine-that-skrillex.html","date_published":"2023-04-13T17:57:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-13 17:57","date_timestamp":1681408634,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18357548","content_html":"<p>Virginia Norwood, ‘Mother’ of Satellite Imaging Systems, Dies at 96: <a href=\"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/2023/04/13/ever-used-or.html\">brianwolven.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/2023/04/13/ever-used-or.html","date_published":"2023-04-13T07:57:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-13 07:57","date_timestamp":1681372624,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18357464","content_html":"<p>We are serious people. So serious.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/106250/2023/15bd25879b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/2023/04/13/we-are-serious.html","date_published":"2023-04-13T07:48:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-13 07:48","date_timestamp":1681372098,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18357041","content_html":"<p>Niblet the Beaver <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/106250/2023/8b3fc42078.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\"> : <a href=\"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/2023/04/13/test.html\">brianwolven.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/2023/04/13/test.html","date_published":"2023-04-13T07:09:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Brian Wolven","url":"https://brianwolven.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F15%2F1380643.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"BrianWolven"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-13 07:09","date_timestamp":1681369776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18356729","content_html":"<p>Testing… is this thing on? 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