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Charlie Connell
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Writer, editor, semi-professional curmudgeon, Tottenham supporter, Malört apologist. He/him
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Charlie Connell @cconnell8.bsky.social · Sep 27
Yup, that’s me. Sitting on the side of a road in New Jersey, smoking weed and single-handedly keeping print media alive. @bencollins.bsky.social
My hand holding out the latest print copy of the onion with a New Jersey intersection in the back ground
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This year I’m thankful for Shaggy singing about getting caught banging on the bathroom floor while standing on a golden Turkey wearing a bowler hat with a little Turkey with a bowler hat underneath it
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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ityslmemes.com
thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Man, I hate conceding in the last five minutes of a half. Just really sours a pretty good performance so far
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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A four-hour epic on Sherman's March To The Sea
benjaminkabak.com Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 3d
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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raxkingisdead.bsky.social
being married is like being an anthropologist of one person in particular, and the field work only ends when one of you dies
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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derek.bike
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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mrspowersdayjob.bsky.social
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
A large (maybe 3 feet wide by 5 feet tall) sign on the end of a row of bookshelves that tells the “address” of books that have sensitive content.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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colonel.bsky.social
Welcome to the strange
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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ihavethatonvinyl.com
it's that time of year again
a newspaper clipping of kids saying what they are thankful for. one little girl said: "i'm thankful for all the dead people because at least they tried."
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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ivanthek.bsky.social
BUS RIDES IN CITES SHOULD BE FREE.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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markpopham.bsky.social
Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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gregk.co.uk
They call him Aubrey Huff because my man is on a diet of nothing but turpentine and paint stripper
Aubrey Huff @aubrey_huff Fellas, next time you go up to a woman at a bar do this. I’ve done this countless times, & it works 9 times out of 10. Walk up to the bar & stand confidently next to her. Order your drink from the bartender & immediately look into her eyes & don’t break contact until she does. While looking into her soul shout out to the bartender confidently, “And please my good sir get this little temptress whatever she’s drinking.” Introduce yourself in a seductive & deep confident tone which intrigues her sexually proving you’re a confident man not afraid to ask for what he wants. Then make an offhand remark which should make zero sense given the situation. Her curiosity is now peaked. When the bartender delivers the drinks, ask him for a napkin & a pen. While you’re writing your name & number on the napkin speak these words in your best James Bond impression which should be spoken seductively, slowly, calmly, mysteriously, & with a touch of cocky arrogance, “Nice to meet you sweet tits, & thank you for the drink, I’ll be sure to get the next one when you meet me later at the bar I’m headed to.” Just slide the napkin to her, while graciously letting the bartender know to put your drink on her tab. Then simply walk away leaving the bar. This sounds like a dick move, but you will be amazed how many times you’ll get a text wondering which bar she should meet you at. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel. 5:09 PM · Nov 16, 2025 · 1.3M Views
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
Bought and sold
Federal election donations by the 100 wealthiest Americans 2000 ’04 ’08 ’12 ’16 ’20 2024 $46M $180M $1.1B $0M $250M $500M $750M $1B Note: Data reflects donations to Federal Election Commission committees and to 527 nonprofit organizations.
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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shawnfoss.bsky.social
The Chicago Bears through 10 games in 2024:

+7 point differential, 4-6 record, 3+ games behind every team in their division.

The Chicago Bears through 10 games of 2025:

-6 point differential, 7-3 record, 1st place in the NFC North
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com
good bit from @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social's latest. You can read the full piece here:

www.joesheehan.com/2025/11/joe-...
My most significant takeaway is that we’re learning just how little value the extra round of playoffs -- which has deleterious effects on the regular season -- really has. NBC is paying $200 million a year for their package, those Sunday night games, the Sunday morning ones on Peacock, and the first round. If we assign 75% of that value to the playoff games, it’s $150 million a year, or $5 million per team. That’s what MLB is getting for letting 40% of the league into the tournament, making some division winners play an extra round, turning its September into battles not for division crowns but for seeding, letting its best teams coast for six months. Five million dollars per team per year. One Mauricio Dubon. One Jason Adam. One Yoan Moncada. The wild-card round is both a competitive and a financial failure.
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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alexkirshner.com
One of the most brutal things I've ever watched
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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laurasaurus.bsky.social
I’m howling.
Recently, Clifford "Buzz" Grambo decided to upgrade his electric scooter. The old one he had purchased online only reached 16 mph and wasn't cutting it anymore. He needed to go faster to keep up with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement cars he chases around Baltimore. So, Grambo bought a Segway MAX G3, which features a 2,000-watt motor and can get up to 28 mph. "The first time I caught up to them, I could tell that they already knew who I was," he told me when we first spoke on the phone in late October. "They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ha-ha bitches, I got a new scooter!"
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
cconnell8.bsky.social
Grey Smokey is a pretty badass moniker
gailsimone.bsky.social Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 9d
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.

GO.
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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gonebabygone.bsky.social
I love the Dropkick Murphys because "Irish-American" + "gen X" + "punk rocker who's been at it for 30 years" should be the formula for the most racist guy alive but instead Ken Casey is constantly giving interviews where he's like "fascists are demons from hell and that's where they belong"
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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brandyjensen.bsky.social
🫡
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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thehyyyype.bsky.social
Mechanic [sliding out from under Optimus Prime]: I think I see what the issue is. This truck is also a big guy somehow
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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robertloerzel.bsky.social
A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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bakoon.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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edsbs.bsky.social
Ground floor hater. Series A hater. Angel investment hater. I read the napkin the initial pitch for hating Ronaldo was written on and got out my checkbook on the spot. Ten-x moment for the lads here. We’re going to Ibiza on this one.
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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derek.bike
chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
photo of an em dash drawn on a piece of paper in pencil
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM