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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 5h

Anyway, No Kings protests this Saturday.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 5h

Remember, brown 13-year-olds are hardened menaces to society, but 30-something Republican Hitler afficionados in positions of power are just li’l guys.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 8h

Blerg. Of course he did. Jeeeesus.

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 8h

She hit me with the “hey guys, I know you from Washington Park.”

AND??

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 8h

I’m all for political canvassing, but if I am holding one kids’ hand while another one is slumped on my shoulder maybe don’t try and stop me.

Even if you don’t know that both kids are sick, use your brain.

On the plus side it gave me another reason not to vote for Jim McGreevey.

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 9h

Increasingly we need candidates who'd be comfortable cutting a wrestling promo

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 12h

Doing things like this, actively bringing communities together, is why I believe Zohran is more than big promises.

This is good work. This is good politics. This will help him win.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12h

We’re kicking the politics of the past aside and scoring a new generation of leadership — and we want you on our team.

Join us for The Cost of Living Classic, a free citywide soccer tournament in Coney Island this Sunday, co-hosted by NYC Footy.

Details + register at zohranfornyc.com/colclassic ⚽

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 14h

If @joeyesposito.bsky.social is putting out a new comic book then that is reason enough to pay attention. Joey is a big ole sweetheart and when I tell you this book is one of the most fucked up things he’s ever worked on, I mean that as a complement.

I’m thrilled to back it and you should be too.

Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 15h

Ready to join her cult?

Check out MADAM on @kickstarter.com — 43% funded on day one. She says we need to make it to at least 50% and... we try to do what she says.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

MADAM — An Original Horror Graphic Novel

A full-color 164 page supernatural horror comic from Eisner and Ringo-nominated writer Joey Esposito and fan-favorite artist Pandamusk.

www.kickstarter.com

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 1d

Miss you, Hedgey.

MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors.bsky.social · 1d

Guardians To Re-Sign Austin Hedges

The Guardians are in agreement with Austin Hedges on a one-year, $4MM deal, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The Boras Corporation client receives a $4MM guarantee and the deal includes another $500K in incentives. More to come.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 2d

Good Place:

Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 3d

I love both team’s fan bases and I hope the Mariners and Jays win 3 and half games each and they both go to the World Series.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3d

Not gonna link the troll but Bari Weiss clearly represents “thought police” more than 100,000 Bluesky leftists scolding you for writing a defense of Weiss ever will, and ignoring that reality is clearly designed to curry the favor of thought police. You’re not a free thinker, you’re the boot licker.

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Tim Barnes @timbarnes.bsky.social · 3d

some thoughts on Black representation in horror cinema…

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 3d

Three-card monte is rigged against the person playing it. Whether it's fun or not is irrelevant. It's designed to make you lose. That's why you are stupid if you play.

Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 4d

The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it is still shaping policy. So were we all wrong to leave?

Was the left wrong to leave X for BlueSky?

The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it's still shaping policy

www.newstatesman.com

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 4d

“Dada, mummies are NOT real.”

“Well… mummies are real, they just don’t come back to life.”

“… What?!”

I may have made a mistake.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 4d

It is the deepest of bummers to listen to John Smoltz broadcast a baseball game. He hates the game so intensely it almost makes *me* hate it!

Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 5d

He sets the lowest bar because no broadcaster radiates contempt for today’s game or his audience like Smoltz

Andrea @adfrts.bsky.social · 5d

I agree, with the caveat that that’s more of a testament to just how bad Smoltz is

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 4d

Only if their names start with Craig and end with T. Nelson.

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 4d

I remember thinking his answer about how he would do things differently amounted to “viiibes, man.”

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Adam J. Morris @lonestarball.bsky.social · 4d

Every once in a while I remember that the Rangers fired their hitting coach mid-season and replaced him with a podcaster.

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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 5d

usually takes more than one game to learn that. your wife is a prodigy.

Lumpy MD @lumpawaroomd.bsky.social · 5d

This is the first baseball game my wife has ever seen and she now believes this is a sport about eternal punishment

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 5d

14 innings!!!

This is the longest winner-take-all game by innings in postseason history

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 5d

SOMEBODY SCORE A GODDAMN RUN! #ALDS

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 5d

This is like RDJ leaving the MCU to do Oppenheimer and then heading right back to the MCU but it’s missing one crucial detail.

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 5d

Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan will all return for ‘JUMANJI 3’

Brittany O’Grady and Burn Gorman are joining the cast.

(Source: bit.ly/4h2d8ki)

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 5d

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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