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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 2h

i feel like i need to share this oldie but a goodie today

A tumblr post that reads "WHo would have believed that the perfect wikipedia photo caption could have been improved upon?" Two identical images are then side by side. The first caption is "Piper Kerr, a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904". The Caption for the image on the left reads, "Piper Kerr (right), a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904"

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 3h

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Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 3h

I’m aware they can’t both win

Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 3h

No but I’m rooting for the Mariners and the Blue Jays

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Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 2d

Why. WHY.

Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2d

⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:

Zach Schermele
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NEW: The Education Dept. layoffs continued overnight, w/ the main office in charge of special ed funding being
"decimated," as one person described.
"They cut just about everyone that works with IDEA funding," said another.
"I'm not sure how these programs exist moving forward."
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Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 2d

People are still on about that??

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 3d

nobel peace prize is not awarded posthumously

just a little fun fact to file away for next year for absolutely no particular reason

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Rob Hanna @robhanna.bsky.social · 3d

The pitching was good, people.

slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 3d

The Dodgers-Phillies series had 2 games where both SP didn’t allow a run through the 1st 6 innings

It’s the 2nd series in postseason
history with 2 such games, joining:

1997 ALCS: G3 (Mussina, Hershiser) & G6 (Mussina, Nagy)

h/t @MLBNetwork research squad

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jsaquella @jsaquella.bsky.social · 3d

122 days until pitchers & catchers report

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Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 3d

Yea, I’m no fan. The criminally slow response to AIDS, wars, Iran-Contra, etc etc etc

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Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 3d

Yea, I agree with this. Maybe move topper into a different role. And re the team this is nowhere near a scenario where you blow everything up. I was more inclined to say that last year. They gave me more this year against an incredible team that fixed its minor issues at the perfect time.

Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 3d

My boss is a Reagan Republican and has been enraged since this all started. I seem to remember being plenty angry at that group of Republicans back then but again, nothing like this.

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Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 3d

But especially Reagan judges who actually believed every word about liberty, democracy, and the American Way.

Their anger is vicariously *scary* when deployed against MAGA tyranny.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 3d

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 3d

that johnson is more terrified of seating a duly elected democrat who could force an epstein vote than having the entire government shut down really makes me wonder about that epstein vote tbh

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Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 3d

I will say, and I resent saying this, but when I folded my pajamas the drawer closed much better.

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Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 3d

I was nooooot looking forward to playing them.

Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 3d

Me tooooo

Boo-cy 👻 📷 @ltotheucy.bsky.social · 3d

This makes me want to cry. I’m glad his teammates are picking him up.

Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 3d

Gotta catch up on bake-off technicals

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 3d

No one wants to hear it, but they are good team and they will be back again next year with some changes. Mourn the 2025 season all you want, but the franchise isn’t done.

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one dozen bats at a keyboard @panasonicdx4500.bsky.social · 3d

It was bad but I don't think that Kerkering fuck up even cracks like the top 30 "Philly Sports Agony" moments if I'm being honest. The game and the series already felt over for like a dozen other reasons besides that, it doesn't have the heft of the quadruple bounce or anything.

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BOOOOOO! Reed Blankenship @lolphillies.bsky.social · 3d

Bryce Harper should buy Orion Kerkering a house, he’s gonna absorb a lot of fire for him this winter

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 3d

Feel for Orion Kerkering, man.

His error isn’t why the Phillies lost. They lost because they scored one run.

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jsaquella @jsaquella.bsky.social · 3d

This is so much less painful than last season. They got absolutely bitch slapped by the Mets. They were competitive with LA. Where it sucks is the little mistakes that ended up burning them. Whether it was theirs or an umpire.

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Binzie @binns.bsky.social · 3d

Last year was worse for me too- I really was hoping to avoid the Dodgers and you could see they had gotten healthy just in time.

Rob Hanna @robhanna.bsky.social · 3d

Not even close to 2011, for me. Let alone '93.

That one hell of a team we lost to. Had to play better than we did to win. Had a real shot to take them down, blew it. Hurts.

Jesus Zoidberg @jesuszoidberg.bsky.social · 3d

I sat through Joe Carter and Ryan Howard. This is nothing. This was a great series that ended on a mistake in a series where so many of those inflection points went against the series. Last year was worse.

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 3d

9 months ago the Dodgers got Sasaki and then signed a bunch of guys (who mostly failed) and every talked about them as this unstoppable juggernaut. They weren’t healthy until now and the Phillies out scores them in the series and went toe to toe in the losses

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