Eric Coffey
ecbean.bsky.social
Eric Coffey
@ecbean.bsky.social
PDX, ex-Phila., ATL and SF
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when i found that our custard-like dessert had gone bad it was very off-pudding.
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?

It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Indiana University removed a Lecturer from her "Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice" course after a student filed a complaint about a graphic the instructor showed in class, which included "Make America Great Again" as an example of "Covert White Supremacy."

www.wfyi.org/news/article...
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice while the university investigates a complaint...
www.wfyi.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.

My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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The Mamdani political sign generator is kinda fun https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Burt Meyer, a Chicago toy designer behind classics like Lite-Brite, Mouse Trap, and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, died Oct. 30 at 99, leaving a joyful, generations-spanning legacy.
Burt Meyer, Chicago toymaker behind classics like Mouse Trap, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, has died at 99
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Woohoo! it was a real grinder but these jurors are heroes.
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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October layoffs soared to their highest for the month in 22 years: report…

www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/j...
Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says
Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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From the top rope
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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🚨 Alert alert! 🚨

Did you lose your fuzzy buddy 🧸 at Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park this weekend?

HPPA's Amanda says:
“We found this fuzzy friend in the Royal Grounds. 👑 They look well loved and are probably being missed.” 💛

Get in touch if this is your missing family member! 🐻📩
November 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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This is good. On the linguistic roots why, people say Mandami and why it's not just linguistics (i.e. the impulse is linguistic but at this point for certain people it's deliberate)
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Republicans don’t need to know how to govern for the same reason the 9/11 hijackers didn’t need to know how to land.
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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There are a whole bunch of things to turn off/deny use of in that Data Privacy section of LinkedIn—and it takes 5 seconds and can be done on mobile. Do it now
Last chance to turn it off.

On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.

To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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For New Yorkers who work the night shift, it can be nearly impossible to participate in political life of our city.

So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
@wxpnfm.bsky.social Don't forget Bobby Troup went to Penn!

#FiveOClockShadow
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
Gaines: I want to challenge AOC to a debate.
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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This morning in the district court, we’ll lay out the case for why our second Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) should stay in effect and National Guard should not be deployed to Portland.

Oregon will not allow the president to normalize the use of the U.S. military in our cities. #orpol
October 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
How does this headline make sense:

Trump tells Democrats no meeting over shutdown until government reopens - Reuters
October 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Eru Ilúvatar really liked creating things in Eä. He found it truly hobbit forming.
October 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM