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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1m

Well, according to Dershowitz, his certainly will.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 22m

He went to Japan. To talk about Kamikaze pilots.

a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a sign that says the blacklist

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 3h

"That's Shry-VELL. And it's Richard."

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 3h

I'm no psychologist, but it's always appeared to me that if you've really bought in, mentally escaping a cult is hellishly difficult. Which suggests to me that the MTGs, the Pauls, and the Massies who are now turning on him were going along to get on all along.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 3h

Nimble little buggers, aren't they?

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 6h

Too salty, but keep 'em coming anyway.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 7h

#WhenTaken #617 (05.11.2025)

I scored 824/1000🏅

1️⃣📍1.8K km - 🗓️4 yrs - 🥈151/200
2️⃣📍13.4 km - 🗓️19 yrs - 🥈157/200
3️⃣📍997 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥈169/200
4️⃣📍20.8 km - 🗓️20 yrs - 🥈154/200
5️⃣📍2.5 km - 🗓️6 yrs - 🥇193/200
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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 9h

I'll bet there isn't an intact bottle of ketchup in the White House.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 10h

Big debating point is whether Mamdani has driven them all insane, or whether they were insane to start with.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 18h

More like the Pentagram press corps.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 22h

For 'reform' read 'fumigation'.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

We appear to be seeing a resurgence of the Know Nothing Party.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

#WhenTaken #616 (04.11.2025)

I scored 806/1000🏅

1️⃣📍1.9K km - 🗓️7 yrs - 🥈144/200
2️⃣📍953 km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥈166/200
3️⃣📍5.6 km - 🗓️0 yrs - 🥇200/200
4️⃣📍1.2 km - 🗓️30 yrs - 🥉115/200
5️⃣📍550 km - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥇181/200
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As has been noted, 3 was a gimme. And my time error on 4 is depressing.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Anybody remember 4-6-0? That fucking worked.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Anybody remember 4-6-0? That fucking worked.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, no.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, no.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

In Italy, he'd be hanging by his fucking heels by now.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

That's a fucking lie, because he hangs on Trump's every word in case the Great Pumpkin spills Mikey's secret.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

When this shit gets turned into an American Horror Story, this little fuckweasel should be played by Michael Emerson.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

a man wearing glasses is sitting in front of a brick wall and says `` and ... that 's a lie . ''

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Is this the place to point out that 'careen' is a beautiful word with a rather specific definition, and that it's not the same one that applies to 'career'?

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

At the risk of sounding doctrinaire and inflexible, no, it is fucking not.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

And AI forgot his pants.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

That name has to be an anagram.

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