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maple cocaine @maplecocaine.bsky.social · 1d

The NY young republican who said that rape is "epic" looks like a fuckin ventriloquist dummy

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Blake Smith @basmitharts.bsky.social · 3d

At some point humanity turned it's back on the Mazda Bongo Beach lifestyle and it's been all downhill since.

rbnc @rarebutnobodycares.bsky.social · 3d

The Fiat Jolly #weirdcarbs tells you not to worry about.

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Morgan Hughes @morganhughes.bsky.social · 4d

Holy shit, they acknowledged it. Wow.

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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 3d

Finally! After way too much time, I got the stripped valve cover bolt loose. Yep. Way down there with the ViceGrips attached to the easy out. The least accessible one.

A C5 allroad 4.2 V8 engine compartment littered with tools and with only one valve cover removed.

A closeup trying to show how inaccessible the stripped bolt is.

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GCGBAG ☆☆☆ @gcgbag.com · 3d

On this Golden Guillermo Anniversary of #SavedTheCrew Day, we want to recognize the man singularly responsible for this unprecedented Community Victory: The Absolute Lad, Josh Williams #crew96

That Photogenic mf Josh Williams caught in mid-jubilation at Endeavor after the Crew was officially saved. To his left, Save The Crew executive director Orb Gardney. To the right, the back of what appears to be Dorby Snafu’s head.

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 5d

salma kayak: thread

Salma Hayek in an orangish red and yellow dress..

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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 5d

Going down like The Bag.

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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 5d

Hero level shit there.

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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 7d

Nerk

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting stuff here:

‪Clay Risen‬@risenc.bsky.social‬
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Nice. If I may add 2 cents: The real reason BW quit the Times was that as soon as Katie Kingsbury took over from James Bennet, she told her she could no longer commission and edit articles. She could only write. But commissioning articles was key to her grift. I mean literally …
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Clay Risen‬@risenc.bsky.social‬
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She promoted herself among certain circles as the key to getting into the Times. Which is one reason why I and others blocked so many of her commissioned pieces (one reason: they were also terrible). She said it was our deep ideological bias against conservatives…
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Clay Risen‬ ‪@risenc.bsky.social‬
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What so many of us found offensive about that is that our esprit de corps was based on not being ideologically biased (to a fault, if anything — pobody’s nerfect). It was so obvious that it was all a grift, and that it would end badly, with her defenestrating all the people she had sucked up to …

‪Clay Risen‬ ‪@risenc.bsky.social‬
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along the way. When Katie K told her to pound sand, the next step was inevitable. My only surprise was how quickly she bounced back, and how much higher. I believe one of my colleagues said she “won.” Um, maybe…

Clay Risen@risenc.bsky.social‬
Anyway, Liz makes a lot of great points here and perhaps she’s right, but also, never underestimate a master at her craft.

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 9d

Cops misled journalists about using a powerful surveillance tool to track a woman across state lines because she had an abortion, then tried to cover it up when we found out the truth. Huge story from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @josephcox.bsky.social this morning: www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: Trump is moving to kill all funding for proposed Texas and Louisiana mega-hubs to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere

The bipartisan-backed hubs represented a rare clean tech industry where the US was on the cutting edge

by @emilypont.bsky.social for @heatmap.news

heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.

heatmap.news

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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 9d

Thank you for your service.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 9d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 9d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Juan Ersatzman @juanersatzman.bsky.social · 9d

Maybe the most transcendent thing about Darlington Nagbe is that he always seems free to choose. Most of us act from necessity; dribble 'til we're trapped or lose the ball, score as many goals as we can, go as far as our talent will stretch. We don't stop until we have to. Nagbe chooses.

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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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 9d

A Wilson brother! And the kid from The Sandlot! And a Vince Gilligan script!

Great episode.

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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 9d

Never underestimate the incoherent rage of Crew fandom. The yutes have already surpassed us.

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Your friendly, neighborhood Stank Lord @stanklord.bsky.social · 9d

Crew legend forever. Build the statue.

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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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 9d

Guess what country .qa is…

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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 10d

Shout out to all the One Piece kids!(especially the 4Kids ones)

Gen Z protesters are uniting under an unlikely symbol
www.npr.org/2025/10/0…

Why Gen Z protesters worldwide are flying an anime pirate flag

Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning skull in a straw hat.

www.npr.org

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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 10d

I think it is time to break out my copy of The Monkey Wrench Gang.

Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging | Ohio | The Guardian

Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging

Over 80% of Wayne national forest classified as suitable for logging, drawing concern from locals

www.theguardian.com

Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 12d

Also letting the air out of the tires, right?

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Bob O'Shaughnessy @oshaughnessy.social · 12d

Hold on. Trying to figure out how Pasties would do over noodles.

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Ben Ferree @benferree.bsky.social · 12d

Incredible that the flaw with Palantir is the exact flaw with using a Palantir in LOTR.

Matthew Ford @warmatters.bsky.social · 13d

What a surprise:

“The Army should treat the NGC2 prototype version as “very high risk” because of the “likelihood of an adversary gaining persistent undetectable access”
www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says

The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," according to a recent internal Army memo.

www.reuters.com

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