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Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 7h

I’ve been trying a bunch of new job boards lately, but when this is my top match on one, it might not be the best fit…

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 1d

A pilot out in Nova Scotia seems to have had some fun yesterday.

www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

C-GZPT Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Flight status, tracking, and historical data for C-GZPT including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.

www.flightaware.com

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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 1d

new explanation for our current political climate just dropped

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Dr. Meredith Wills @bbl-astrophyscs.bsky.social · 1d

Well, he was Lucy’s father. Presumably she got it from somewhere.

Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 1d

We don't talk enough about how Mr. Van Pelt cruelly pranked his own son into believing in the Great Pumpkin and just let him go out and humiliate himself like that every year.

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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 2d

There is a local hospital system here that does a gun safety PSA with the tag line “kids are safe when a gun is locked in one” and I just want to say that it’s important to hire good copywriters

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Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 3d

Heck yeah! Congratulations, Matt!

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Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 3d

Yep!

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 3d

Hey @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social I think you should know about this.

UNIVERSITY
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Texas A&M Police @TAMUPolice
Public Intoxication. Aggie Park. Contacted subject eating a sandwich with a water jug of whiskey. BAC was.337. Released to EMS. #BTHOflorida
7:14 PM • 10/11/25 • 22K Views

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Will Harris @sandwichpick.bsky.social · 3d

Fan holding sign "I just HOPE BOTH TEAMS DON'T GO 15 INNINGS"

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 3d

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static klinger @jessespector.com · 5d

having traded away all their good players, the minnesota twins continue to tear it down

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Rose Lerner @roselerner.bsky.social · 5d

This made me so happy

Screenshot of Claire's last skeet with one from the Frog and Toad bot underneath of Frog saying "don't be silly"

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Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 5d

Cam Skattebo is the answer to the question “What if Mike Alstott and Warrick Dunn had been one guy instead of two?”

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 5d

Feel like “ongoing CONCACAF situation” could describe anything from this to full societal collapse.

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 5d

We have an ongoing CONCACAF situation in Nicaragua.

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Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 5d

“We’ve replaced Jaxon Dart with prime Michael Vick, let’s see if anyone notices”

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Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote an 8-10 page paper on the similarities between modern panda diplomacy and gift-giving in early Mesopotamian society from 2am to 5am with a concussion because student care didn't open until 6am. Rigorously cited. Got a B+.

Me to the kids who need GenAI to hang:

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 6d

the math is wrong
the literature interpretation is wrong
the economic historiography is wrong

it's not *great* that it's flying all over this website this morning

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 6d

this is an impressive feat of wrongness

-I have no idea how they did the inflation calculation but it's roughly 5-6x too high
-Bob Cratchit is explicitly depicted a skilled office laborer, not destitute
-inflation calculations over two centuries obscure huge shifts in prices of necessary goods

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 7d

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 6d

Jays win! Jays win!

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Dave @pugganoche.bsky.social · 6d

Aaron Boone saying “the haters said I couldn’t do it. And they were correct. Honestly great call from the haters”

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 6d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 6d

Belichick was never going to work at UNC — or in any college program — but the depth of failure here is genuinely remarkable. This thread is excellent, but the eventual oral history is going to be spectacular.

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 6d

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

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Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 7d

Lizards #IKYKY

Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 7d

Chicago peeps let’s hear your gang names and colors

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Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 7d

I am almost positive that's the case. I think in the past I've usually used this day to bemoan the lack of youth development for the club rather than celebrating one of the success stories.

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