J.R.
@contactjr.bsky.social
I research my family history and watch pro wrestling. DC resident who can't avoid politics. Loving the vibes here.
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J.R.
@contactjr.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Intro post!
- I'm J.R., Chicago-born, NYC-made, DC is home
- #Genealogy is my hobby of choice... more on that in another post :)
- I've loved pro wrestling since childhood. In and out on the current product, but here for takes on 80's Mid-South
- Also crow about Brit crime drama and US politics
- I'm J.R., Chicago-born, NYC-made, DC is home
- #Genealogy is my hobby of choice... more on that in another post :)
- I've loved pro wrestling since childhood. In and out on the current product, but here for takes on 80's Mid-South
- Also crow about Brit crime drama and US politics
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I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.
This is what happens when you put a privileged, 14 year heroin addict in charge of health. Duh
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.
This was a pretty huge deal in Chicago when it happened!
I’d never seen the 90-second clip until just now, and yeah, this would have freaked me tf out had I seen it in real-time as a kid.
I’d never seen the 90-second clip until just now, and yeah, this would have freaked me tf out had I seen it in real-time as a kid.
It's my favorite day! It's the 38th anniversary of the Max Headroom signal broadcast intrusion!
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
Max Headroom 1987 Broadcast Signal Intrusion Incident
YouTube video by andrew867
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This was a pretty huge deal in Chicago when it happened!
I’d never seen the 90-second clip until just now, and yeah, this would have freaked me tf out had I seen it in real-time as a kid.
I’d never seen the 90-second clip until just now, and yeah, this would have freaked me tf out had I seen it in real-time as a kid.
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y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
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Hearing reports Mamdani hit a buckshot lariat on Tr*mp the second he got into the White House, more to follow
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Hearing reports Mamdani hit a buckshot lariat on Tr*mp the second he got into the White House, more to follow
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If only AEW booked Hangman liked this in 2022. It's been a long time since we've had an asskicking babyface World Champion who doesnt take shit from anyone. Feels like prime Stone Cold Steve Austin.
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If only AEW booked Hangman liked this in 2022. It's been a long time since we've had an asskicking babyface World Champion who doesnt take shit from anyone. Feels like prime Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Lmao I was there!
Ari was awesome, man … always finding trouble like a proper Tree should
Btw, Cal sucks. Then. Now. Forever.
Ari was awesome, man … always finding trouble like a proper Tree should
Btw, Cal sucks. Then. Now. Forever.
For Big Game week between Cal and Stanford I tracked down the anonymous Oski and Stanford Tree who got into a nationally televised brawl on ESPN 30 years ago that required police intervention. The untold story involves 18 beers, suspensions & lots of blood.
My latest:
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
My latest:
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
What really happened the night Oski beat up the Stanford Tree
"I must've been 18 beers deep at that point. I was in big trouble."
www.sfgate.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Lmao I was there!
Ari was awesome, man … always finding trouble like a proper Tree should
Btw, Cal sucks. Then. Now. Forever.
Ari was awesome, man … always finding trouble like a proper Tree should
Btw, Cal sucks. Then. Now. Forever.
As a hardcore fan of The Wire, I endorse Blue Lights using the "Belfast's Answer to The Wire" tagline.
(it's not really that ... not quite ... but it's also not a stretch to say it's the best police drama to come from the Isles...)
(it's not really that ... not quite ... but it's also not a stretch to say it's the best police drama to come from the Isles...)
I really like Blue Lights, a cop drama set in Belfast, now streaming on BritBox, even if it doesn't quite live up to "The Wire in Northern Ireland" hype around it:
Review: 'Blue Lights' isn't the Belfast equivalent of 'The Wire.' And that's okay.
Season Three of the Northern Ireland cop drama is now streaming on BritBox
www.whatsalanwatching.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As a hardcore fan of The Wire, I endorse Blue Lights using the "Belfast's Answer to The Wire" tagline.
(it's not really that ... not quite ... but it's also not a stretch to say it's the best police drama to come from the Isles...)
(it's not really that ... not quite ... but it's also not a stretch to say it's the best police drama to come from the Isles...)
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Some of you never paid enough attention to professional wrestling and it shows. A surprising “face turn” always, always, ALWAYS ends back in a return to “heel”.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Some of you never paid enough attention to professional wrestling and it shows. A surprising “face turn” always, always, ALWAYS ends back in a return to “heel”.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Apologies, but this take is ignorant. And likely part of the reason Dems struggle in the Deep South.
Imagine not being able to build on this -
Imagine not being able to build on this -
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Apologies, but this take is ignorant. And likely part of the reason Dems struggle in the Deep South.
Imagine not being able to build on this -
Imagine not being able to build on this -
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I'm so proud to be a fan of Hangman Adam Page, and grateful to AEW for giving him an opportunity to be the change he wants to see in the world
AEW Men's World Champion, Hangman Adam Page, explains why he specifically identifies as the Men's World Champion.
He is a fantastic ambassador for women's wrestling, AEW, and what it stands for.
(via ESPN 99.9 The Fan podcast)
He is a fantastic ambassador for women's wrestling, AEW, and what it stands for.
(via ESPN 99.9 The Fan podcast)
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I'm so proud to be a fan of Hangman Adam Page, and grateful to AEW for giving him an opportunity to be the change he wants to see in the world
Hey @economist.com, this is absurd and beneath you. Stop treating this man’s endless whining and bleating as something your readers should engage with seriously.
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hey @economist.com, this is absurd and beneath you. Stop treating this man’s endless whining and bleating as something your readers should engage with seriously.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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Harley Cameron rules because she could skirt really easily on being "fun" but she clearly works extremely hard, she wants to be *good*, too.
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Harley Cameron rules because she could skirt really easily on being "fun" but she clearly works extremely hard, she wants to be *good*, too.
my genealogy friends here feel seen
I don’t really worry about how other people curate their own social media. I have friends who exclusively use it to talk about video games, others who haunt the r/conservative subreddit for different perspectives. If someone wants to be here to look at bird pics & blocks certain politics, so what?
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
my genealogy friends here feel seen
18 … though I honestly wish I could say I haven‘t been to Vegas
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
18 … though I honestly wish I could say I haven‘t been to Vegas
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The best advice I can give to AEW fans is to just laugh when you see bad faith criticism, there's no need to get angry about it. Who cares?
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The best advice I can give to AEW fans is to just laugh when you see bad faith criticism, there's no need to get angry about it. Who cares?
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Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
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The thing about being neurodivergent is that I Like It. What I don’t like is that the world imposes numerous taxes on me for being like this.
I don’t view it as a Me problem.
I don’t view it as a Me problem.
September 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The thing about being neurodivergent is that I Like It. What I don’t like is that the world imposes numerous taxes on me for being like this.
I don’t view it as a Me problem.
I don’t view it as a Me problem.
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I’m autistic. Not because of Tylenol.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.
September 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I’m autistic. Not because of Tylenol.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.
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This kicks major ass
Quite the intro for CBS's The NFL Today, celebrating its 50th anniversary.
September 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This kicks major ass
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What's effectively happening here (in the British media at large, too) is the construction of "anti-racism" as somehow a "political alternative" to racism, rather than as a minimal civilisational standard, which in turn (further) vindicates racism as *also* an acceptable political position.
I'm a bit concerned about the use of the word "clash" here, @theguardian.com. Not only does this imply 'two-sideism' (my favourite bit is designation of anti-racist protesters as "hardcore" - turns out the only thing they were 'hardcore' about is techno) but also a physical conflict. Was there one?
September 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
What's effectively happening here (in the British media at large, too) is the construction of "anti-racism" as somehow a "political alternative" to racism, rather than as a minimal civilisational standard, which in turn (further) vindicates racism as *also* an acceptable political position.