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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of younger siblings picking it up. My first grader is all about it. She is trying to make “10 11” a thing and said she is going to be famous for it.

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 1d

At my kids elementary school the kindergarteners are doing it and my 10yo has declared “they ruined it”

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah you’ve gotta go the easier way sometimes, but I cannot believe how much better it is grated

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 1d

My wife is dedicated to grating our own shredded cheese as much as possible and my kids are obsessed with it. They have learned to grate it now. It turns out so much better than store-bought shredded cheese with the pulp mixed in

Soleil🌻✨️ @besoulovely.com · 1d

Pre-shredded cheeses are coated with a anti-clumping agent that can ruin your béchamel.

Buy cheese by the block, grab that grater, and build some character... or at least put one of the chirren on shredding duty.

Teaching the next generation begins with simple (grunt work) tasks

Snack Queen @auntiebaecc.blacksky.app · 1d

People who make mac - please grate your cheese. That's all.

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair it does kinda sound like how “play a full conference season, and then make everyone play a tournament to decide the champion who gets to go to the NCAA Tournament” is for mid majors, but making them play 3 more tournaments.

Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 2d

That took a nasty turn with “points are reset every 3 races”. Also, having playoffs with other drivers in the races is just the type of idea nobody would ever like. Who does that

Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not very familiar with the playoff system in NASCAR, but what are the major issues with it? What type of results would occur if, say NCAA basketball just adopted it instead of a full bracket

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:

— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

one thing perhaps worth emphasizing is that under federal law an escaped enslaved person was a criminal. an "illegal," you might say.

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 2d

If you see this, QRP with a game released the year you were born.

A picture of the video game “Asteroids” from 1979

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 3d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 3d

Cena’s finishing run since SummerSlam is an extended version of Kobe’s 60 point finale.

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Josh Crutchmer @jcrutchmer.bsky.social · 4d

Would have made the first words in this post “In a New Netflix film,” but I’m built different

NPR @npr.org · 4d

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 5d

None of this is going to end well at all

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

The Trump admin reportedly plans to deploy the FBI, DHS, DOJ, IRS and the Treasury Dept. against left-wing groups it accuses of 'funding and organizing political violence'

INSIGHT-Trump’s War On The Left: Inside The Plan To Investigate Liberal Groups

The Trump admin plans to deploy America's counter-terrorism apparatus against left-wing groups it accuses of funding and organizing political violence, the officials said.

www.huffpost.com

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Stephen Gutowski @stephengutowski.bsky.social · 6d

America can't accept secret police. It's repugnant to a free people.

Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 6d

Masked ICE agents threatened an American citizen, put him into an unmarked van, held him for several hours, and dropped him back off at his workplace, without ever explaining why they abducted him

VIDEO: ICE detains, threatens Oregon man despite U.S. citizenship
www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 6d

Here is is, from Bryan Stevenson @eji.org.
What's wrong with "heroic history?"
"It’s like saying, 'I’m going to the doctor, but I’ve already instructed my doctor, Don’t give me any bad news' ... if you don’t want to be sick... you have to be willing to hear the truth of your condition."
[gift link]:

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 7d

Are they hiring Karnisovas as a sideline reporter

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 7d

Well the steroid and amphetamine use has dropped

Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 7d

I would urge everyone to read about the Kyren Lacy situation and think about what went wrong here, what they think led to those things happening, and how this can be avoided. We cannot let people be cast aside like this. www.sbnation.com/nfl/1084046/...

Kyren Lacy’s death was an inexcusable systemic failure

Come fan with us. SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities.

www.sbnation.com

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 7d

Not at all, completely legit

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 7d

I wonder what Burl Ives thought about the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan thing. Did he prefer Pulp Fiction or Forrest Gump.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 7d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 7d

Lawrence Welk throwing Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” on repeat

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 7d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Diana Moskovitz @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 7d

Remember those court records that Miami Dophins receiver Tyreek Hill wanted sealed? They are now unsealed and up at @defector.com.

The paywall is also down:

Here's The Court Document Tyreek Hill Didn't Want Anyone To See | Defector

The Miami-Dade Circuit Court clerk released Tuesday a copy of the latest petition for divorce from the estranged wife of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill. In the document, Lakeeta Vaccaro described...

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