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Overly opinionated geek he/him
I have a signed Willie McCovey baseball, but I'm not a Giants fan nor was I a big fan of him in particular.

My grandpa caddied for him in a golf tournament and got him to sign baseballs for me and my brother
What is the most "obscure" piece of sports memorabilia that you own? Why do you have it?
December 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
As it is that time of year again, how many of those artists on your Spotify Wrapped (or streaming music platform of choice year end round up) have you purchased an album? Been to a concert? Bought merch?
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The last decade in US politics
November 20, 2024 at 3:21 AM
That time of year again
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Watch the first trailer for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, starring Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton 🩸

In theaters April 10, 2026.
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Feeling rough today
i don t feel so good , mr. stark .
Alt: i don t feel so good , mr. stark .
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Going with new (bigger) buckets this year for our gift baskets! Still time to donate as well! #GivingTuesday

gofund.me/c68d92c00
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Port Borgo and the motley collection of pirates is so great. There are so many easter eggs and little details everywhere.

I also like to think that Aphra and Kay Vess are just off screen at any time.
Time for the show about the kids from the suburbs who ride their bikes through a short cut in the woods, discover a hidden secret and terrible truth about their small town and uncover the secret about the upside down.... spaceship.

First time rewatching Skeleton Crew since it first aired
And that's a wrap on Ahsoka, I can say I didn't hate it as much as I did initially. I still have issues with it, but they are fewer (or at least different)

The cast is great across the board, but I hate that the Rebels voice cast wasn't included somehow, not even Ashley which doesn't feel right.
December 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry

girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Quite a few, but Rey catching the saber is a fantastic moment
Discussion: Favorite moments from The Force Awakens ?

#StarWars #ForceAwakens #Sequels
December 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Think of the worst movie you've ever seen, the worst album you've ever listened to, the worst elementary school musical recital or school play.

I'd rather have that on repeat forever than engage with any AI created "art"
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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If JK Rowling herself doesn't separate her art from her transphobia, and has said she sees every Harry Potter fan as a fan of her transphobia, and uses every dollar she makes to fund transphobia, I need people to stop insisting they "separate art from artist" because it's beyond disingenuous atp
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I recognize one artist name
I know one lol
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I scored a 152... Yeah that sounds about right
If you are wondering if you are Autistic and want to take a “test” that will help you self assess, I recommend the RAADS-R …

so does the University of Washington Autism Center
Ppl who read about a Autistic trait often don’t have *context* & ask:

“that sounds like something everyone does, doesn’t that mean everyone’s Autistic?”

1st, having a *single* Autistic trait doesn’t mean a person is Autistic.

2nd, we recommend you take the RAADS-R test if want larger context.
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Show off the range of your music taste.

5 songs that are musically as far apart as you can manage.

I have all these songs saved on my phone right now

William Shatner - "Has Been"
Metallica - "Frantic"
Mike Ness - "Big Iron"
Lindsey Stirling - "Lost Girls"
Ray Charles - "Shake Ya Tail Feather"
Show off the range of your music taste.

5 songs that are musically as far apart as you can manage.

Limiting it to songs I’ve listened to today:
-Ghost of Perdition by Opeth
-Dopamine by Robyn
-This Is the Sea by the Waterboys
-Marrow by Yob
-Thru the Eyes of Ruby by Smashing Pumpkins
Show off the range of your music taste.

5 songs you like that are musically as far apart as you can manage.

-Silvera
-All Along the Watchtower
-Prisoner of Your Eyes
-Bring Me To Life
-Isle of Flightless Birds
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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13 years ago today, we were introduced to the greatest team up in the history of the Republic....enter Col. Meeber Gascon and the D-Squad.

Clone Wars "Secret Weapons" first aired on Dec 1, 2012

#MeeburFever
December 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A beautiful movie that is well worth your time. It's on Netflix now
Lost in Starlight (2025)

Director Han Ji-won: "That’s actually a quite accurate way to describe it — a clean version of Blade Runner. I set it against a realistic backdrop as well."

"I didn’t want to depict a dark or apocalyptic future."

And it feels good.
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Many “Gifted Students” Are Nerodivergent kids whose complexity of Neurotypes is not yet revealed until later in life.

The DX of ASD for example references this phenomena as

“but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities”
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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you have no idea how many people asked for this in a hoodie as well (it was A LOT), so here:
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wish they would've let someone else pick it up, at the very least continue streaming the one season, but no lost to the tax write off black hole
3 years ago the Willow series premiered, a beloved TV show by both critics and audiences.

It is now lost media.
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM