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Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 5h

I guess my disagreement is that this isn’t a safe seat. This is a seat they NEED to win. If the best candidate for that will be 80, 90 or whatever that’s who they need to run. I worry about age when it’s a seat that matters long term or the candidate’s mind isn’t there. Not here

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Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 6h

Like listen I’m in New York. It’s insane that Jeffries and Schumer refuse to openly back Mamdani here, so trust me I get the anger. But I’m not seeing it yet in Maine

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Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 6h

I think it’s premature to say they’re going to spend tons of money trying to destroy him. We’ll see maybe I’m wrong but I don’t really think it’s going to wind up super ugly or him having a big money disadvantage…and Collins is a tough opp so a real
Primary to find the right candidate is important

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Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 6h

Counterpoint: it’s a primary and if he can’t beat her how is he going to beat Collins. This is fine, this isn’t the Dems being like we won’t support him in the general if he wins the primary or anything.

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Kim McCauley @kimischilling.bsky.social · 6h

our entire economy is made out of guys who are on drugs saying they're going to make made up shit from comic books and everyone going "they're rich and smart so it must be true"

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 11h

recurring gripe of mine: stop talking about these people like they’re fucking supervillains, Palmer Luckey is grifter bullshit artist who is going to steal a lot of public money in exchange for buggy vaporware, he’s not Lex Luthor. they get off when breathlessl hyperventilating about them like this.

Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Merchant of Death, billionaire Palmer Luckey, rebranded the DOD the Department of War.

Peter Thiel/Palantir gave his company, Andruil, a billion dollars in January.

This is Palmer “I love killer robots” Luckey.

Origin story on rename below, as well as him hanging out with the worst people.

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Airship Chronos says TRANS RIGHTS @airshipchronos.bsky.social · 11h

We lost sought of how important lip service actually is.

Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 11h

“It’s actually better when they’re openly Nazi rapists” no it’s not. That’s not true.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 7h

You can say amazing things if you know that the follow-up question will be "wow."

(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Dr. Meredith Wills @bbl-astrophyscs.bsky.social · 7h

Who wore it better?

Sal Frelick with a contorted, cross-eyed expression

Shohei Ohtani with a contorted, cross-eyed expression

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 8h

They're trying to prevent the student newspaper from printing news, period. Not just a particular story.

"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 10h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 8h

The new #trailsinthesky localization using “gender switch” instead of “gender swap” is yet another weird choice that makes me suspect the translation team isn’t American

Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 8h

Listen #DWTS, it’s very lame in 2025 to have a gay celeb dancer dancing with a girl, then having his husband on for a night that people dance with guests and then….NOT having him do any actual dancing with his husband wtf.

Let the gay dude dance with his husband ffs

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Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 17h

It's interesting and a proven fact that children are never afraid of the yokozuna or a bigger-than-life rikishi. Everyone else parts the way for them--but never the kiddies. They approach them.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10h

Free headline:

Trump agenda thwarted by inflation

www.axios.com/local/portla...

Unicorns and T. rexes troll Trump at Portland's ICE protests

Whether or not the president is getting the message is unclear, though.

www.axios.com

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Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 9h

Those lines seem extremely generous

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 12h

Here's an article about the pilot: he usually does charity tributes and charity flights! skiesmag.com/news/halifax...

Halifax pilot earns unique reputation for flight path ‘sky art’ with Cirrus SR22 - Skies Mag

Pilot Dimitri Neonakis has been recognized for designing and orchestrating as many as 20 flight path tributes, also known as sky art, in just under two years.

skiesmag.com

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 14h

Here's a recording of the pilot of C-GZPT, a Cirrus SR22, tracing the Jays logo over Nova Scotia

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Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 12h

The problem isn’t that we’ve removed bullies who would’ve swirlied these assholes, some of these jerks would’ve been the bullies. The problem is these assholes no longer feel any shame.

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Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 16h

Whoops, I forgot to add this London pic.
Three guesses as to where our rikishi are here?
On second thought, reduce it to one!

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Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 14h

Dream goals.

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Cemetery Rozier 🎃🦇 @velodus.bsky.social · 15h

I was looking at highlights of the Bartman inning (which today is the 22nd anniversary of) and caught this graphic. Mark Prior was at 110 pitches in the 8th and there wasn't even someone warming in the bullpen at the time. Just a totally unrecognizable era.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 15h

oh this is deffo gonna be the chat photo today lol

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Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 14h

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They Might Be Giants - So Crazy For Books (official audio)

YouTube video by ParticleMen

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Josh (garik16) @garik16.bsky.social · 14h

Fair. I guess it’s also obnoxious titling the card this and not making it legendary. What does Miles just keep replacing his expendable control dudes, Magic?

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Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 1d

The rikishi are taking-in the town and doing what we all do when in London.
Seeing the sights, admiring the parks, shopping on High Street, taking tea at Fortnum's, using the olde phonebox, eating Chinese, and having a terrific time.

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Jerome Mazandarani @theaccidentalotaku.bsky.social · 21h

The #Rikishi are in #London for a special #Sumo tournament at none other than #RoyalAlbertHall. @patriciajaydee.bsky.social has been documenting their sightseeing tour with some amazing photos.
Have they done #Nandos yet?

Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 1d

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