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John Griffin

@jjcgriff.bsky.social

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[he/him] To Do List Operator. Had been @jjcgriff in a lot of places but now this is the only place left for my nonsense. Also www.griffbooks.com

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · Sep 23

The prognosticators had been saying 2025 was an extremely thin Rapture class and, indeed, it appears no one has made the cut.

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 2h

NBA Halloween [email protected]

John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 2h

Breaking: Garish NBA Cup court design may have been created by Mafia capo who's taken a couple Adobe Illustrator classes at night over at the high school.

John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 3h

Pumpkin by @griffinink.bsky.social
Happy Halloween!!!!

Pumpkin !!! Carved nicely with a spider and a dogs face.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 4h

15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 9h

Classic Bimblestik.

John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 1d

In a world where everything is fraying, you are drawing a good strong thread through time.

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Jami Attenberg @jamiattenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday I went and visited the annual Scholastic Book Fair sponsored by #1000wordsofsummer here in NOLA. Free books for the whole school. Click through for good vibes. <3 1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/this-years...

This Year's Scholastic Book Fair

A treasure as always.

1000wordsofsummer.substack.com

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 1d

Players union guys wouldn't work a nonunion site.

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 1d

Dodgers going to great lengths to avoid an awkward and upsetting visit to the White House construction site next month.

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 2d

During the ongoing outage of Microsoft's cloud services platform Azure, posts from this account may be hard to understand and may exhibit very low engagement.

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 3d

Not at all as fun as a barrel of monkeys.

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 3d

A truckload of rhesus monkeys from Tulane university escaped after a crash. The university warned they’re highly aggressive toward humans and infected with hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.

Monkeys on the loose after truck overturns in Heidelberg; public urged to call 911

A truck transporting monkeys from Tulane University overturned on I-59 near Heidelberg, with several monkeys reportedly on the loose posing health risks.

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 3d

Or his equally annoying side kick who would start every sentence with "Keep me honest here, Abe."

John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 3d

Mike Johnson must be kept off stage in a sound proof booth because everything presented to him is a complete surprise.

a man in a suit and tie has his mouth open

Alt: a man in a suit and tie has his mouth open

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Anna Horford @annahorford.bsky.social · 3d

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 3d

The Ghoul Testament.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3d

This is a real thing that a judge had to say to the Chief of US Customs and Border Protection.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 3d

"Kids dressed in halloween costumes walking to a parade" do not present an immediate threat to law enforcement officer and riot control measures may not be used, Ellis says.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 3d

Well said @mattbelloni.bsky.social

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 3d

2025 RIP. The argument for low taxes on billionaires and corporations because they will do amazing, creative, productive things with the wealth that they accrue.