mathew olson
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i love this gif so i added sfx to it
January 18, 2026 at 1:05 AM
i love this gif so i added sfx to it
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putting this on at a party with all my friends like i've got a special trick to calm down a hyperactive dog
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Yg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Yg...
Michael Mann's L.A. at Night • Ambience | Heat
YouTube video by Higher don't mentions
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January 17, 2026 at 10:52 PM
putting this on at a party with all my friends like i've got a special trick to calm down a hyperactive dog
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Yg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Yg...
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Two rad pictures of @jfriedhoff.bsky.social and I running tournaments for @arcadecommons.org at @magfest.org courtesy of Nick Santaniello!
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Two rad pictures of @jfriedhoff.bsky.social and I running tournaments for @arcadecommons.org at @magfest.org courtesy of Nick Santaniello!
saturday afternoon thought: maybe one of the greatest episodes of television ever? they should bring julian glover back in the next series if he's game
City of Death | FULL EPISODE | Season 17 | Doctor Who: Classic
YouTube video by Doctor Who: Classic | FULL EPISODES
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January 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
saturday afternoon thought: maybe one of the greatest episodes of television ever? they should bring julian glover back in the next series if he's game
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
me: the reason why the fallout show is such a good video game adaptation is because it invests in building up characters like cooper howard and in exploring new ground instead of just copying shit 1-for-1 while jamming in references
also me: they put FISTO in this shit hell yeah
also me: they put FISTO in this shit hell yeah
January 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
me: the reason why the fallout show is such a good video game adaptation is because it invests in building up characters like cooper howard and in exploring new ground instead of just copying shit 1-for-1 while jamming in references
also me: they put FISTO in this shit hell yeah
also me: they put FISTO in this shit hell yeah
tfw your partner humble brags about getting hit on by noted tisch grad adam sandler 🙄
there’s a weird little guy who used to awkwardly hit on me at parties at nyu and now he’s on television everywhere and it’s so weird lollllll
January 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
tfw your partner humble brags about getting hit on by noted tisch grad adam sandler 🙄
it’d be cool if we had a functional EPA. it’d also be cool if **** **** ****** *******
January 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM
it’d be cool if we had a functional EPA. it’d also be cool if **** **** ****** *******
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calling ICE “specialists in violence” as if it’s a reason not to raze the agency is *extra* goofy when we’ve watched them go wet bandit mode all week. take away their govt munitions and most of these chuds would keep the slurs out of their mouths in public for fear of being concussed by a purse
January 17, 2026 at 2:35 AM
calling ICE “specialists in violence” as if it’s a reason not to raze the agency is *extra* goofy when we’ve watched them go wet bandit mode all week. take away their govt munitions and most of these chuds would keep the slurs out of their mouths in public for fear of being concussed by a purse
“don’t take the bait” i holler as i am renditioned to some groyper’s basement where i’ll be forced to watch asmongold streams until my eyes liquify of their own volition
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:28 AM
“don’t take the bait” i holler as i am renditioned to some groyper’s basement where i’ll be forced to watch asmongold streams until my eyes liquify of their own volition
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big things happening
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
big things happening
i was doing pretty alright until an understandable but still shitty problem occurred with one of the machines i now depend on to make a living. then i go online to experience the horrors and oops i’m more susceptible to them now
January 17, 2026 at 2:06 AM
i was doing pretty alright until an understandable but still shitty problem occurred with one of the machines i now depend on to make a living. then i go online to experience the horrors and oops i’m more susceptible to them now
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Oh yeah? Well I just digitized this low-res photo of Kaz Hirai from an E3 press CD
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Oh yeah? Well I just digitized this low-res photo of Kaz Hirai from an E3 press CD
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yeah i'll vote for gavin newsom under extreme circumstances. like say we're on a life raft and need to decide who to eat first. or our plane crashes in the andes and we're figuring out who to barbecue for dinner. or if we're wagon-bound and stranded in a frozen pass over the sierra nevada mountains,
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
yeah i'll vote for gavin newsom under extreme circumstances. like say we're on a life raft and need to decide who to eat first. or our plane crashes in the andes and we're figuring out who to barbecue for dinner. or if we're wagon-bound and stranded in a frozen pass over the sierra nevada mountains,
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Gutted to hear of David Lynch's passing. At age 10, Twin Peaks messed me up in all the best ways. Forever grateful that I had the opportunity to meet David at his home in 2013 and document him filming Trent Reznor for a NIN video. He was funny and kind. RIP to a legend.
January 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Gutted to hear of David Lynch's passing. At age 10, Twin Peaks messed me up in all the best ways. Forever grateful that I had the opportunity to meet David at his home in 2013 and document him filming Trent Reznor for a NIN video. He was funny and kind. RIP to a legend.
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This is gimmick infringement.
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
This is gimmick infringement.
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we are truly in our Bad Sentence To Read Era
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
Latest from Mormon Land: YouTube’s MrBeast partners with LDS Church; spate of new new stakes created
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
www.sltrib.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
we are truly in our Bad Sentence To Read Era
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Had a 4 day out of body experience watching people have fun with my first ever game and first "art thing i brought to a festival" my god.
An absolutely unhinged @magfest.org this year. I saw strangers setting 4 hour timers on their phones, or running to my table with 6 badges from their friends.
An absolutely unhinged @magfest.org this year. I saw strangers setting 4 hour timers on their phones, or running to my table with 6 badges from their friends.
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Had a 4 day out of body experience watching people have fun with my first ever game and first "art thing i brought to a festival" my god.
An absolutely unhinged @magfest.org this year. I saw strangers setting 4 hour timers on their phones, or running to my table with 6 badges from their friends.
An absolutely unhinged @magfest.org this year. I saw strangers setting 4 hour timers on their phones, or running to my table with 6 badges from their friends.
ding ding ding minor mystery solved, thanks dave
Its def from this race they sponsor redhookcrit.com
Red Hook Crit
Red Hook Criterium #redhookcrit
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January 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
ding ding ding minor mystery solved, thanks dave
game knowers (@philsalv.bsky.social?), any ideas of when and where this cowbell originated? could be around RDR or RDR2, but i’d guess maybe even earlier? likely made its way here to red hook from R*’s manhattan office
January 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM
game knowers (@philsalv.bsky.social?), any ideas of when and where this cowbell originated? could be around RDR or RDR2, but i’d guess maybe even earlier? likely made its way here to red hook from R*’s manhattan office
i think @phipps.bsky.social’s morbius theory is right. if we keep whiskey friday posting they’ll eventually do it to own us and the result will be the most embarrassing thing aired on cbs ever, or at least since the young sheldon episode that gave an origin story for “bazinga”
January 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
i think @phipps.bsky.social’s morbius theory is right. if we keep whiskey friday posting they’ll eventually do it to own us and the result will be the most embarrassing thing aired on cbs ever, or at least since the young sheldon episode that gave an origin story for “bazinga”
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VOICE ON THE RADIO: Trump says the economy is good
ME: Wow. Guess the economy’s good
VOICE ON THE RADIO: Gavin Newsom says trans kids are a menace
ME: Wow. They do seem pretty menacing when you think about it
VOICE ON THE RADIO: 🎵Call me Mr. Flintstone🎵
ME: Wow. I bet he can make my bed rock
ME: Wow. Guess the economy’s good
VOICE ON THE RADIO: Gavin Newsom says trans kids are a menace
ME: Wow. They do seem pretty menacing when you think about it
VOICE ON THE RADIO: 🎵Call me Mr. Flintstone🎵
ME: Wow. I bet he can make my bed rock
January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
VOICE ON THE RADIO: Trump says the economy is good
ME: Wow. Guess the economy’s good
VOICE ON THE RADIO: Gavin Newsom says trans kids are a menace
ME: Wow. They do seem pretty menacing when you think about it
VOICE ON THE RADIO: 🎵Call me Mr. Flintstone🎵
ME: Wow. I bet he can make my bed rock
ME: Wow. Guess the economy’s good
VOICE ON THE RADIO: Gavin Newsom says trans kids are a menace
ME: Wow. They do seem pretty menacing when you think about it
VOICE ON THE RADIO: 🎵Call me Mr. Flintstone🎵
ME: Wow. I bet he can make my bed rock