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Jacob Whittaker

@vonfunkenstein.bsky.social

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Grandson of slain Game Warden Bill Pogue. Veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq. Featured in Jake Tapper's THE OUTPOST: AN UNTOLD STORY OF VALOR. Combat Action Badge. Disabled vet. Father of four. Fears no coward. Go Cubs

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 5d

It's been a weird day. I babysat those who came to No Kings meaning to harm peaceful protesters. Later found out my mom and my siblings are mourning the death of a man who wanted my kids stoned to death. Saw a video of a president who fired 200k vets dropping AI poop on us.

See you at the next one.

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 17h

"Those lucky bastards have got to be doing something good with potatoes and lobsters," mumbles the Idahoan Idahoally

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 17h

Entire goddamn thing is a psyop for Maine tourism board. Thought more about Maine in the past few days than in my entire life. Been craving fucking oysters. It’s an op!

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 19h

Can happily say that I stopped using Spotify after @alyankovic.bsky.social used his 2023 year in review thank you to inform me how little HE was getting, and how much worse it was for smaller acts. Was a good thing to do, worked on at least one person.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...

Satellite view of the White House showing an image on the left where the East Wing is still standing and an image on the right where it's completely demolished

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 1d

IBEW local 306 sponsors all kinds of things (coach's show, etc) for Akron football, ditto IBEW 317 for Marshall, IBEW local 716 has a few ads at Rice Stadium, & IBEW 291 in Boise has a sweet-ass pin that features the Smurf Turf

BOISE'S STRONGEST UNION and it's the blue Boise State stadium turf

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

The US government: Well, we might have zip-tied children and/or shot them with rubber bullets, but not the young ones! (not a joke or an exaggeration)

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-break the wall
Gimme gimme gimme the wall because I'm gonna break it

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Douglas Reyes-Ceroñ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 1d

I need people to see what transpired lol I have never seen someone just charge at the opposing team free kick wall here like Rwan Cruz does to the Portland Timbers

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Shout-out to the rest of the Watkins Glen field for stopping in a nice line behind me when I cut a corner. Appreciate the courtesy, lol

Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Mearn Mark Cuban
🤝

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Peter Jacobs @pjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

@veryimportant.lawyer's "everyone is 12 now" theory undefeated

Twitter discussion laughing at xAI employees sleeping in tents in their office building. "You want to set up tents inside and have a big sleepover party with your friends? Of course you do, you're 12."

"You wanna dress up like a knight and play swords? Of course you do, you're twelve." Quote-tweeting a DHS post showing knights in fog with the text "THE ENEMIES ARE AT THE GATES" and "JOIN ICE"

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 2d

Oh

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire
East Wing

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Sheeptramp @sheeptramp.bsky.social · 2d

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 2d

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Children.😭😡

The 6-year-old said he saw “snipers on the roof ready to shoot our cars.”

The 8-year-old said, “I saw soldiers and was so scared I started shaking.”

The 14-year-old said, “They put a gun to my face. Then they pointed it at my mom’s head and said they’d blow her head off.”

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 2d

A former coworker met Dave, who was drunk and wandering in a park. The coworker was a huge fan. Was with his unimpressed wife. Coworker runs up, starts gushing about his favorite songs. Dave ignores him and interrupts to ask his wife if she wanted to go to the mall and then his hotel room, lol.

Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 2d

GUEST STARRING RICHARD D. JAMES

Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 2d

I like that every boot up immediately starts with a Smashmouth burn. Those guys did fucking suck, SOAD, and you are right to say it

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

Putting a Democrat with a Nazi tattoo in the Senate normalizes Naziism in our federal politics for a long ass time.

All these recent stories about secret Nazi group chats? Anytime that happens going forward will be met with "But Platner."

It's not a purity test. Think through the consequences.

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 2d

Any night you got to hear Roundball Rock AND Sirius was a good night.

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Some ghoul, hollering MIZ @craftylefty2126.bsky.social · 2d

This hits like crack if you're 35+, man.

NBC Sports @nbc-sports.bsky.social · 3d

RT @NBAonNBC: ABSOLUTE CHILLS.

Cue up Roundball Rock … the NBA is BACK on NBC and Peacock. 🏀🤩

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck, it doesn't even take full training, just the basic simple understanding of the concept "never aim your weapon at anyone or anything you don't intend to kill."

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 3d

Nascar 25 is indeed super awesome. Most frustrating first two hours ever but the physics are so good and once you start figuring out what you're doing to cause problems, it rules.

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 3d

Naylor came up huge there, holy cow

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Moose Boooooo-gelow @moosebigelow.bsky.social · 3d

Mariners turn left noo

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 3d

It's called a trident because tri is Latin for three and dent is Latin for dent and it has three dents

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Mary Rohlfing @morningowl215.bsky.social · 4d

This is the sticker I want to see honoring #DougMartin the back of #BoiseState's helmet

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