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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 17h

☴ Today's #TwitpicTuesday rescue is an #Oaklandia graffiti bird (though this one was in Emeryville). #PutABirdOnIt
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They put a bird on it in the East Bay, too. (Closeup of this photo.)

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 22h

Oddly enough, Patagonia has a line of "Patagonia Provisions" organic crackers to take backpacking.

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair, when you work on the U.S.S. Enterprise, all your outside relationships are extremely long-distance.

(Unless you're Christopher Pike, in which case that pesky Kirk guy shows up just about every week.)

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 1d

Now wait a minute, it won't be TOD without the T.

Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 1d

There are always person-in-the-street interviews with people that have this disorder, because it's "interesting." The media seeks them out and irresponsibly spins them as exemplars.

"This Bernie Sanders supporter went full raving MAGA, it's a growing trend and means something deeply profound!!!!"

Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 1d

Reagan Era nostalgia could backfire.

Mind you, the Reagan Era was objectively awful, but the nostalgia has been primped up with Republican hagiography for decades. The same people who now insist that Trump is sane and caring.

Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 1d

♦ On the upside, #fleetweek lacked a Maximum Leader in a flight suit with a stuffed crotch. Mission Accomplished?

(Repost of 2006 tweet that used an URL-shortener now hijacked as an AI clickbait phishing site. Don't click anything with tr dot im in it.)

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 2d

Just a note, the Tennessee Holler steals content. Here's the original source of that great video:
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 3d

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 2d

Since they rely on fear, statistics showing crime going down must always be summarily dismissed. This "stats are wrong" talking point is decades old at this point.

There's always some percentage of unreported crime. This has not changed, but it's their wellspring of whuddaboutism.

Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 2d

Since they rely on fear, statistics showing crime going down must always be summarily dismissed. This "stats are wrong" talking point is decades old at this point.

There's always some percentage of unreported crime. This has not changed, but it's their wellspring of whuddaboutism.

Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 3d

I prefer my ICE crushed.

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 4d

Perhaps Berkeley could use another round of "Yoo Sucks" graffiti, as a reminder.

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 4d

I assume that something like that was behind him showing up immediately to host The Charlie Kirk Show.

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 4d

Meanwhile, clinical trials for heart disease have been defunded, it's like the circle of ... well, not life.

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 4d

This guy thinks crudités require a pound of broccoli, a tub of prepackaged guacamole, and tequila, but all that costs too much because of Joe Biden. Numbers aren't his thing.

RFK will offer him a 650% discount on baby bear roadkill.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 5d

ICE Boasts Zero Murders Committed By 5-Year-Olds Since Child Detainments Began https://theonion.com/ice-boasts-zero-murders-committed-by-5-year-olds-since-child-detainments-began/

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 5d

Do you understand what _The_Onion_ is?

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 5d

If you only read one of this trio, make it Life After Cars by @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social.

It’s the most accessible and informative, as well as the most practical.

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 5d

Windows peaked at XP service pack 2. I still run across embedded versions of that in all the strangest places.

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 6d

🎧LEVER TIME: Bari Weiss’s billionaire-backed takeover of CBS News is the culmination of a secret plot detailed in never-before-seen documents that we're publishing in our new book MASTER PLAN, which launches on 10/14.

We preview some of the documents here — you won’t believe what they wrote down👇

Bari Weiss, CBS News, And The Conservative Media Takeover

The billionaire-backed overhaul of CBS News is the culmination of a decades-long master plan.

www.levernews.com

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 6d

One wonders whether Ed could say "acetaminophen" or "hydroxychloroquine" without some sort of wordplay, or he'd just default to "Tylenol®" or "bleach" like another old crank did.

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 7d

🪧 #TwitpicTuesday rescue this week is a poster of a Roller Derby competition between a San Francisco team and a Brooklyn team. I had just moved (back) to San Francisco from Brooklyn and definitely felt conflicted ... about a sport I didn't even follow.
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We used to be a proper city, with roller derby world championships in Golden Gate Park. This was just a block away from me and I had recently moved back from Brooklyn, so I had divided loyalties. "Li...

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Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 7d

And yet SFist has me on double secret probation, such that if I type "ass" in a comment, it is immediately held for moderation.

Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 7d

BART was unsullied by any known best practices when built, because everything in the Space Age was going to be handled by IBM mainframes (using punchcards).

Some best practices were retrofitted over the years, but there's not even a third track anywhere and thus no local/express service.

Jym Dyer =o= FREE ŁINK @jymdyer.bsky.social · 7d

#WarOnCars ain't playin'.