JD Byrne
@jdbauthor.bsky.social
Writer of fantasy (mostly), practicer of appellate criminal law (AFPD), maker of odd electronic noises, servant to a pair of Chihuahuas, follower of the beautiful game (DC United, Leeds United). More at https://jdbyrne.net/.
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JD Byrne
@jdbauthor.bsky.social
· Oct 17
I guess I'll jump on the introductory post bandwagon (welcome to Bluesky, newbies!).
I practice law during the day, write fantasy & paranormal stuff at night, and occasionally make music (links in the next post). I am also, along with my wife, slave to these two, Kalindi & Zaria.
I practice law during the day, write fantasy & paranormal stuff at night, and occasionally make music (links in the next post). I am also, along with my wife, slave to these two, Kalindi & Zaria.
Pathetic @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social. already writing off next season, are we?
Update ...
Lionel Messi* and Inter Miami are indeed coming to Baltimore early in the 2026 MLS season to play D.C. United, which chose to play the high-profile match in much-larger M&T Bank Stadium over Audi Field, per sources.
*pending availability
Lionel Messi* and Inter Miami are indeed coming to Baltimore early in the 2026 MLS season to play D.C. United, which chose to play the high-profile match in much-larger M&T Bank Stadium over Audi Field, per sources.
*pending availability
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami to visit … Baltimore next year? D.C. United weighs M&T Bank Stadium for 2026 match.
Details:
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/break...
Details:
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/break...
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Pathetic @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social. already writing off next season, are we?
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Will never stop being funny that the USMNT brought in an expensive foreign coach with a Champions League pedigree to tell us that tactics are for dorks and we just need more MLS guys and hustle
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Will never stop being funny that the USMNT brought in an expensive foreign coach with a Champions League pedigree to tell us that tactics are for dorks and we just need more MLS guys and hustle
What perfect album came out the year I turned 16?
(Not perfect, but very very good)
(Not perfect, but very very good)
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
What perfect album came out the year I turned 16?
(Not perfect, but very very good)
(Not perfect, but very very good)
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A lot of people are going to walk away from the Ghislaine Maxwell coverage with the impression that our prison system isn’t punitive enough but I’d say it highlights how most everyone else is treated with *deliberate* cruelty.
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A lot of people are going to walk away from the Ghislaine Maxwell coverage with the impression that our prison system isn’t punitive enough but I’d say it highlights how most everyone else is treated with *deliberate* cruelty.
A spokesman for Mainway Toys said, "hey, the kids are learning, right?"
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toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A spokesman for Mainway Toys said, "hey, the kids are learning, right?"
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Kalindi heard there's snow in the forecast. Doesn't approve
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Kalindi heard there's snow in the forecast. Doesn't approve
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
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To be clear, even if they were “high level criminals,” extrajudicially murdering them would still be a war crime.
The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
To be clear, even if they were “high level criminals,” extrajudicially murdering them would still be a war crime.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Frenchmen
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Frenchmen
www.smbc-comics.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Today I learned I am older than Wilfred Brimley in "Cocoon" and I can feel my joints seizing up as I type. Thanks @maryvsmovies.bsky.social !
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Today I learned I am older than Wilfred Brimley in "Cocoon" and I can feel my joints seizing up as I type. Thanks @maryvsmovies.bsky.social !
Drop something GREEN.
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Drop something GREEN.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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I'd show this to our office computer guru if I didn't think he'd have a stroke.
November 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I'd show this to our office computer guru if I didn't think he'd have a stroke.
So, wait, CBS is back to editing interviews? Didn't someone sue them for that? 🤔
CBS’s 60 Minutes aired an exclusive interview with President Trump on Sunday, but cut out a contentious portion regarding Trump’s pardon of a cryptocurrency billionaire.
It’s telling that the video of this portion is nowhere to be found online, only in the published transcript. trib.al/PvVEx8a
It’s telling that the video of this portion is nowhere to be found online, only in the published transcript. trib.al/PvVEx8a
November 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So, wait, CBS is back to editing interviews? Didn't someone sue them for that? 🤔
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🚨 BONUS ELECTION EARLY EDITION #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM
Watch (or Rewatch) the brilliant, prescient film with an all-star cast: "Bob Roberts" (1992) - Dir. Tim Robbins
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRpW...
Watch (or Rewatch) the brilliant, prescient film with an all-star cast: "Bob Roberts" (1992) - Dir. Tim Robbins
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRpW...
Bob Roberts Official Trailer #1 - Tim Robbins Movie (1992) HD
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🚨 BONUS ELECTION EARLY EDITION #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM
Watch (or Rewatch) the brilliant, prescient film with an all-star cast: "Bob Roberts" (1992) - Dir. Tim Robbins
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRpW...
Watch (or Rewatch) the brilliant, prescient film with an all-star cast: "Bob Roberts" (1992) - Dir. Tim Robbins
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRpW...
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If I wanted to spend $20k on something that can't load the dishwasher, I'd take myself on an extended vacation to Europe.
The loading-the-dishwasher struggle is real. Even—or especially—for the $20,000 1X Neo humanoid home robot.
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If I wanted to spend $20k on something that can't load the dishwasher, I'd take myself on an extended vacation to Europe.
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Coulrophobia [KOHL-ruh-FOH-bee-yuh]
(n.)
- An abnormal or exaggerated fear of clowns.
Example Sentence:
“From that evening forward, Johnnie suffered from what the school counselor, with professional detachment, labeled acute coulrophobia.”
(n.)
- An abnormal or exaggerated fear of clowns.
Example Sentence:
“From that evening forward, Johnnie suffered from what the school counselor, with professional detachment, labeled acute coulrophobia.”
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Coulrophobia [KOHL-ruh-FOH-bee-yuh]
(n.)
- An abnormal or exaggerated fear of clowns.
Example Sentence:
“From that evening forward, Johnnie suffered from what the school counselor, with professional detachment, labeled acute coulrophobia.”
(n.)
- An abnormal or exaggerated fear of clowns.
Example Sentence:
“From that evening forward, Johnnie suffered from what the school counselor, with professional detachment, labeled acute coulrophobia.”
Screw saint . . . better call Saul.
October 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Screw saint . . . better call Saul.
You've heard of ghosts in the machine, you've seen "Ghost in the Shell" (the good one), now brace yourself for Ghost in the Discount Ketchup Section!
October 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
You've heard of ghosts in the machine, you've seen "Ghost in the Shell" (the good one), now brace yourself for Ghost in the Discount Ketchup Section!
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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
Not a fan of the "VAR only upon request" used in the U20 World Cup. Either replays are a necessity for the game, in which they should be unlimited, or they're not, in which case do away with them altogether.
October 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Not a fan of the "VAR only upon request" used in the U20 World Cup. Either replays are a necessity for the game, in which they should be unlimited, or they're not, in which case do away with them altogether.
That third goal the US just gave up will look better when they put the Benny Hill theme on the replay.
October 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
That third goal the US just gave up will look better when they put the Benny Hill theme on the replay.