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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 1d

The weirdest thing about this, aside from it being only sporadically enforced in the native app and easily bypassed with a VPN, is that any third party app like OpenVibe or flipboard works without issue, not requiring a workaround.

Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 2d

Not gonna stop me from shitposting. What a silly policy.

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now.

A new Mississippi law requires us to implement age verification for all users before they can access Bluesky. We think this law creates challenges that go beyond its child safety goals, and creates significant barriers that limit free speech and disproportionately harm smaller platforms and emerging technologies.

As a small team, we cannot justify building the expensive infrastructure this requirement demands while legal challenges to this law are pending.

For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access to Bluesky in the state of Mississippi.

To learn more, read our blog post.

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 3d

Taking suggestions for the song Atlanta United plays off the team after we lose to DC, winning the wooden spoon. My mid season vibes song was Pedestrian at Best.

youtu.be/o-nr1nNC3ds?...

Pedestrian At Best - Courtney Barnett

YouTube video by courtneybarnett

youtu.be

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 3d

Ofc

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, keeper was fine.

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 4d

Those of you following Atlanta United #SpoonWatch2025 should be following LA Galaxy tonight for #MLSafterDark. If LAG gets three points against Dallas, a team fighting for a playoff spot, that will make for decision day (Atlanta vs DC) to be a battle for the spoon.

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Pride Atlanta 💙

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 5d

I've seen this tree. youtu.be/ESZ5gofv2n0?...

Atlanta's Lost Ballpark: The story of Ponce de Leon Park and its Magnolia Tree

YouTube video by MLB

youtu.be

Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 6d

All Luke Brennan does is create chances and assists.

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 6d

Is there a more cursed job than DeKalb county schools superintendent?

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 6d

Like NFL red flags?!?

Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 6d

My ribs are bruised, it hurts to cough or lean to one side. The things I do for my over 30 soccer team to maintain their undefeated streak.

Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 9d

Bullpen games, not a fan. Let's go #Brewers

Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 9d

MLS legend. Thank you from Atlanta.

Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING: Columbus Crew midfielder and MLS legend Darlington Nagbe is retiring after the 2025 MLS season, per sources.

Nagbe, 35, is a four-time MLS Cup winner (2015, 2018, 2020, 2023) with three clubs (Portland, Atlanta, Columbus).

One of MLS's best-ever midfielders 👏

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 9d

When folks ask how was your weekend.

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 9d

the perfect national team soccer shirt does not exi....

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 10d

Twellman: his greatest trait is it's 90' of pure hell to try to defend Denis Bouanga.

Me: but Taylor, every Atlanta game is 90' of pure hell.

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 11d

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 12d

The Brewers Cubs series should be called the Hiawatha Derby.

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 12d

The same company bought Evernote. First thing they did to Evernote was raise prices 160% without making any changes to the product.

Sifted @sifted.eu · 12d

Last month, Bending Spoons snapped up US video platform Vimeo.

Italian unicorn Bending Spoons in talks to buy AOL for $1.4bn

sifted.eu

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 12d

Luke Brennan assist at U20 world cup. #ATLUTD

youtube.com/clip/UgkxoFQ...

YouTube

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 12d

Oh hey, there is a new Hutch Harris album today. Happy band camp Friday.

hutchharris.bandcamp.com/album/togeth...

Together Til Whatever, by Hutch Harris

4 track album

hutchharris.bandcamp.com

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 13d

Disappointed knowing that I could take a train from my home to watch a world cup game, maybe a once in a lifetime opportunity, and instead I'll be watching from a phone somewhere outside.

Henry Bushnell @henrybushnell.bsky.social · 13d

2026 World Cup ticket prices are (much) higher than:

🏆 all previous World Cups
🥇 all Olympics
🔮 projections in the 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 bid
⚽️ Euros, Champions League & more

Only real comparison: the NFL and Super Bowls.

A piece placing WC prices in context:

Booming World Cup ticket prices outstrip everything except the Super Bowl

The 2026 World Cup final could be the single most lucrative match in soccer history.

www.nytimes.com

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Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 14d

I watched Univision a lot. What audience is Google playing to with the sentence "We have been working with TelevisaUnivision to reach an agreement that reflects the value of their content. Unfortunately their current demands aren’t supported by their performance on YouTube TV"

Hi Thom,

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With YouTube TV, we strive to offer you a wide variety of live programming. To do this, we enter into agreements with network partners, and our decisions about which channels to continue carrying are based on viewer consumption and pricing.

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With that in mind, we wanted to let you know that we have been working with TelevisaUnivision to reach an agreement that reflects the value of their content. Unfortunately their current demands aren’t supported by their performance on YouTube TV over the last four years, and despite our best efforts, we’ve been unable to reach a deal. Starting today, TelevisaUnivision content, including Univision and UniMas, will be removed from YouTube TV, as well as any Library recordings you have from these channels. For more information on the impact to our ViX Premium add-on, please visit our Help Center.

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You can continue to watch select TelevisaUnivision programming on the Univision Noticias YouTube channel or by purchasing their ViX Premium streaming service.

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We hope YouTube TV continues to be your service of choice, but we understand some of our members may want to cancel their subscriptions. As always, family managers have the ability to cancel anytime.

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Thanks for your membership,
The YouTube TV team

Thom @jamms.bsky.social · 15d

Now is the time Chuck asks to send him money, as he's shutting down the government?