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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 16h

The kitchen is such an emotional space it's fascinating how people living otherwise modern lives who believe in evidence based science will fall into these illogical and potentially hazardous habits like "washing" meat, not using the dishwasher, or in this case not keeping your bread knife clean.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23h

I never wash our bread knife – and I won’t let the internet shame me into changing my ways | Emma Beddington

Apparently the mostly British habit of not cleaning your bread knife after use is ‘gross’ and unhygienic. If that’s true, then call me disgusting, writes Emma Beddington

www.theguardian.com

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for reading and I hope you found this enjoyable! 4/4

Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 1d

Typo alert!! The book is titled The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic 3/4

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 1d

Due to my cat's recent health crisis I was not able to be at the Pittsburgh Zine Fair but I was still able to have my zine, "How To Be Into Ancient Rome Without Being Weird About It" there at our table. Here it is in digital form with the lovely artwork by @tbm.bsky.social in the thread below! 1/4

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 2d

An update, Fish is doing well! he's got to stay in the ICU at the emergency vet for a few more days, but we really can't say enough how grateful we are to everyone who's offered support so far. We have got more than half of his treatment expenses covered! Thank you all SO much!❤️

Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 2d

HELP!! Please help to save our cat's life! Anything helps please I am ashamed to admit this but I just cannot afford this cost so suddenly. Thank you for your kindness please share if you can!

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much! ❤️

Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 2d

If you can't use the QR code the email on my account is [email protected]

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 2d

HELP!! Please help to save our cat's life! Anything helps please I am ashamed to admit this but I just cannot afford this cost so suddenly. Thank you for your kindness please share if you can!

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 3d

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 4d

Sorry to all the aggrieved hentai perverts out there but you are still not a persecuted class

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 10d

Buy 2 get 2 free on soda at Kroger you know I had to stock up

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 12d

strange how we never seem to hear about picky eaters from outside of suburban white euro-american culture it's almost like it's a phenomenon entirely built off of coddling little timmies who just want to eat like babies

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mother dysnomia 🌚 @mamatried.bsky.social · 13d

lol it’s this guy

Tweet from 11/2/24 showing Harry Sisson and his 4 friends in a car that reads “we’re Gen Z voters and we all PROUDLY voted for Kamala Harris! Real men support Harris”

Robert J O’Neill quotes it with

“You're not men. You're boys. If there was no social media, you would be my concubines.”

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 15d

US conservatives under Obama would sometimes wistfully post training footage of Russian special forces, like "look at what the real manly countries are doing instead of our woke baby military" and then all those VDV guys got annihilated within the first 3 days of the Ukraine invasion

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 15d

And the cult of SOF is a real problem given that, if we've seen one thing in Ukraine, it is that in a near-peer conflict, highly-trained, ultra-elite infantry cost a lot to form and field but get shredded by firepower at exactly the same rate, if not faster than, regular infantry.

Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 15d

And this all starts right out of the academies or ROTC, are the top of the class going into arty or armor or logistics, no they’re all going to the 173rd airborne or ranger school, so you can see how the army has become so light infantry/SOF centric

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16d

also, in keeping with Vance’s view of american identity, only white people are fully American with the right to critique or dissent. nonwhites must show proper gratitude (supporting Trump or marrying JD Vance) before they can speak critically of the country (in approved ways, of course)

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 16d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 16d

Not once in my life have I reflected and felt glad that I was a witness to my parents arguing. If you have no shame about being in public like that at least keep it under control for the sake of your children.

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 16d

It's actually so frustrating to see parents with their children arguing and cursing at each other in public, AND in front of their kids. I'm sorry but if you can't keep from shouting at each other in the Costco parking lot about who gets to control the music in the car take those kids away, man.

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 17d

Hmm, basing your entire political message on the assumption that the general populace shares your almost Balkan levels of intense racial hatred for your closest neighbor seems sound to me

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(s po o ky) d ud e s ro c k @dudesrock.bsky.social · Sep 8

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 21d

City the Animation is over... it's not fair

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 26d

Made khao soi for dinner this dish is so amazing

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 27d

DS2 revisionism has gone way too far in recent years from people who never had to suffer booting that thing up on a PS3

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Alex @fireyams.bsky.social · 29d

I've determined by finally playing Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes that everyone who complains about the cutscenes "ruining" the game is smoking crack this game is so awesome

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