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Usenet refugee Lawyer (the government kind), Ottawa guy, Saskatchewan expat, pronoun libertarian, Tottenham Hotspur bore. Personal account. Non-partisan at work. Views are not those of my employer, obviously. Hans Island

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · Nov 8

Dear Legal BlueSky: It will be my mission, in part, to convert you into becoming a fan of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

If you are #Spurscurious, welcome!

If not, also welcome, but may I suggest muting the following words: Spurs, Tottenham, COYS, Ange, and Sonny.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13h

Elon Musk is doing Enron the right way.

by Ezra Klein

electrek.co/2025/10/13/e...

Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are buying Tesla's unsold Cybertrucks

Hundreds of Tesla Cybertrucks have been spotted being delivered Elon Musk’s private companies, SpaceX and xAI, as Tesla is having...

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 6h

Also a periodic reminder that Soft Cell’s all-time banger “Tainted Love” is a cover.

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 13h

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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ctvnewsedmonton.bsky.social @ctvnewsedmonton.bsky.social · 1d

Cyclists honour late Dr. Darren Markland in Cranksgiving bike ride

Dozens of cyclists gathered outside of the Telus World of Science Edmonton Sunday morning for a special Cranksgiving ride honouring the late Dr. Darren Markland who was killed in a mountain bike crash near Nordegg on Sept. 26.

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 6h

To square the circle though, I will say that Nina Simone *loved* Dylan.

Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 6h

I get that. It’s a mood.

Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 6h

He has been covered (officially) more than 1500 times and there are some incredible ones out there. @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social and Cat Power are two of the best current interpreters, imo.

emmaswift.bandcamp.com/album/blonde...

Blonde On The Tracks, by Emma Swift

8 track album

emmaswift.bandcamp.com

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 7h

Ain’t nobody building pipelines anytime soon.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d

$WTI CRUDE IS NOW BELOW $60 A BARREL!

A chart showing that on October 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM, WTI Crude is priced at $58.37 a barrell, down $2.66 and 4.36 percent.

Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 7h

Hard to beat Nina Simone, but maybe honourable mention to this Miley Cyrus Dylan Cover that got it absolutely note perfect.

youtu.be/I2wvaWTTmz8?...

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 7h

Not a gif, but bsky.app/profile/sick...

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 7h

"what the fuck just happened"

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 7h

In answer to your questions ...

No, I've never seen that before.
No, it didn't happen because I will Strange But True madness to happen.
Yes, we just saw a "grounded into double play" on a ball that looked like a possible slam over the CF wall.
And the catcher recorded both forceouts.

Baseball!

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 7h

what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 7h

Me, when my daughters are talking about something on TikTok.

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 7h

Lol

Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 7h

good lord

Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 7h

backatcha!

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 8h

Me in a previous era (1991)

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 8h

We bought an absolute dud of a Macbook in 2020. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW1Q...

The last Dual-Core MacBook

YouTube video by GoJot

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 9h

Blue Jays transforming into turkeys for Canadian Thanksgiving is a nice touch but you really shouldn’t have, guys.

Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 10h

Maybe stick with the starters?

#BlueJays

Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 11h

Lol. I used this fine recipe, and I think I got it spot on. www.dinneratthezoo.com/herb-roasted...

Herb Roasted Turkey

This herb roasted turkey is slathered in an herb and garlic butter, then baked to golden brown perfection.

www.dinneratthezoo.com

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John Muller @mrjohnmuller.bsky.social · 13h

The US right-wing used to flip out over stuff like gay wedding cakes or people saying "happy holidays", because they said it was a war on Christianity .

Now, there are masked goons camping outside of churches to try and kidnap parishioners. An actual war, on actual Christians.

And they love it.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 13h

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

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Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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norbizness @norbizness.bsky.social · 20h

This headline is obviously ultra-simplified but at some level it's correct, my retirement account is at the mercy of the stupidest, most gullible prats (acting collectively on the belief that everybody else is stupid) in the world

CNBC Headline: Dow futures jump 400 points after Trump says China situation ‘will all be fine’

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 18h

don't worry, Sam Altman is confident that his efforts to eliminate vast numbers of jobs will all just sort of work out for the unemployed, eventually, possibly after they starve to death, which is technically a form of having it work out

futurism.com/artificial-i...

Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren't Even "Real Work" to Start With

Worried that AI will destroy work? Well, Sam Altman asks if you've considered what a farmer from half a century ago thinks of your job, first.

futurism.com

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 13h

Argh. At least it isn’t midwinter?

Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 14h

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The Beat - Stand Down Margaret (OTT 1982)

YouTube video by The Beat

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