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Michael B
@parkeffects.bsky.social
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Recovering data scientist, physicist, and sports fan. I enjoy outdoorsing. No room for bigots.

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Donald Trump confirms climate change is a pressing issue
Screenshot of BBC’s live feed of the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 draw, with an idiotic quote from the Orange clown: 5 Live: World Cup 2026 Final Draw BBC Radio 5 Live 4) Listen live 17:39 GMT 'We are the hottest country in the world' Donald Trump, President of the United States and recipient of the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize, speaking at the 2026 World Cup draw: "The world is a safer place now. The USA was not doing well a year ago, now we are the hottest country in the world right now." A picture of Trump with a microphone while Infantino looks on. 216 thumbs up 4858 thumbs down reactions
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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This is fine dot gif
Screenshot of news headlines underplaying the risk due to pro-disaster GOP regulation cuts. Hooray #GOPshutdown! Top Stories HOUSTON*CHRONICLE Republicans weigh rollback of safety rules aimed at chemical hubs like Houston's. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Why everyone in Hollywood wants their movie in IMAX n p r Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled-back federal response
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Contact info for Sen Chuck Schumer, in case anybody wants to call him and ensure he does his job (and not cave from a position of strength) CHUCK SCHUMER U.S. SENATOR E FOR NEW YORK Washington D.C. 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-6542 Fax: (202) 228-3027
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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So yeah, @schumer.senate.gov, you better show up tomorrow in your big boy pants. Don’t you DARE kneecap the millions of Americans who voted today for a better future & who rejected the facist GOP.

No weakness from this position of strength. Fight, or get out of the way.
Screenshot of Senator Chuck Schumer’s DC contact info, which I fully expect to utilize tomorrow and tell him to grow a damn spine. Pathetically he refused to support his party’s nominee for NYC Mayor, and the people aren’t having it. CHUCK SCHUMER U.S. SENATOR E FOR NEW YORK Washington D.C. 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-6542 Fax: (202) 228-3027
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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I ummm, I apparently don’t watch enough Fox News bc I have no idea what they are taking about here
Tweet screenshots @a_newsman •2h ... Trump should go scorched earth on the neocons and throw every last one of them out of his orbit tonight. Get back to the economy immediately and stop letting them suck all the oxygen out of the administration on behalf of foreign interests And a newsman @a_newsman Trump won because he put on a McDonalds apron and jumped in a trash truck at a time a deep economic pain. Not the promise of regime change and capitulation to people with a foreign policy view that the public overwhelmingly rejected Tweet screenshots VISH BURRA F @VishBurra • 2h ... Instead of being told to volunteer and get out the vote to stop Democrats from taking over crucial states and expand the map for Republicans in the future, you were told to stop listening to edgy podcasts. And Sean Davis @seanmdav •1h Real talk. "Well at least now they'll learn how unwise their political choices are," is high-grade copium from professional losers. 9mmSMG @9mm_smg.1h Accelerationism doesn't work as expected. There's not going to be a "Well, if it gets bad enough, we'll take it all back!" What will happen is that Democrats will take power, rio it so thev never lose it. let .. Show more
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Screenshot of Tweet from Matt Walsh “A third world communist won in New York because New York is a third world city now. This is mass migration working exactly as intended. It isn't anymore complicated than that.”
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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October Baseball
Game probability log of Mariners Tigers, with a line going back and forth like an oscilloscope.
October 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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lol AppleTV
#Cubs #Padres
Screenshot of phone notifications on Lock Screen. The first notification is MLB playing the radio broadcast of the Padres @ Cubs playoff game. The second notification is from AppleTV, trolling Cubs fans: “TIME SENSITIVE Cubs: 3 Outs From NLDS With a 3-run lead in the 9th, see if they advance.”
October 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Switch hitter, Cal Raleigh.
Picture to honor Cal Raleigh after hitting his 60th homer of the season Image shows a dump truck with a Seattle Mariners logo on it. Text curved above the truck reads “Big Dumper Trucking”.
September 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Spiderman pointing dot meme
Screenshot of an LA Times headline: Newsmax sues Fox News, alleging anti-competitive tactics to suppress rivals
September 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Sunday baseball with Cal and friends
Cartoon graphic of a dump truck with a large Seattle Mariners logo on the side, with the words “Big Dumper” below, in honor of Cal Raleigh hitting his 48th and 49th homers, breaking the single season record for a catcher.
August 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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From KHNL feed, largest tsunami wave at midway was the 3rd, no guarantee re what to expect for Hawai’i but reinforces need to be patient and not be stupid.
Screenshot of oceanographer with brown hair, glasses, and a strong mustache explains the latest tsunami observations and what we can expect going forward
July 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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#HITraffic looking extra fun this evening. Stay safe y’all
Screenshot of evening commute traffic on Oahu, where the H1 and H3 are both extra red
July 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Okay so an 8.7 is beyond huge. 😳

Good thing DOGE hasn’t yet finished off USGS warnings - earliest Oahu arrival 7:17pm (if any observable tsunami)

weatherkit.apple.com/alertDetails...
Alert text: ORIGIN TIME - 0125 PM HST 29 JUL 2025 COORDINATES - 52.2 NORTH 160.0 EAST LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT EVALUATION BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ON COASTAL AREAS EVEN FAR FROM THE EPICENTER. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 0717 PM HST TUE 29 JUL 2025 FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
July 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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@petebuttigieg.bsky.social wtf is this “both sides” mealy-mouth nonsense?!? No there is no “debate” on this. Trans kids are kids. Cis kids are kids. Kids are kids. Please stop attempting to appease the bigots.

www.advocate.com/news/pete-bu...
Screenshot of Pete Buttigieg saying some pretty other-ing garbage as he apparently attempts to alienate progressives and lose more elections. Full text: "I think most reasonable people would recognize that there are serious fairness issues if you just treat this as not mattering when a trans athlete wants to compete in women's sports," Buttigieg told NPR.
July 29, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Know your fireflies!

www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...
Image of Arkansas firefly flashpatterns Big Dipper (Latin Photinus pyralis) has flashes every 6 seconds that consist of a downward then upward swoop Cattail Flash-Train aka Photinus consimilis has a flash pattern of five rapid blips every 9 seconds Heebie Jeebies aka Photuris hebes flash every second Big Scaries aka Photuris lucicrescens flash every 6 seconds; each flash starts dim then increases in intensity over 2-3 seconds Spring 4-Flasher aka Photuris quadrifulgens aka has four rapid flashes (brighter than the cattail) repeated every 6 seconds Say's Firefly aka Pyractomena angulato has a flash pattern of four very rapid flashes (they almost blend into a single long flash) every 4 seconds Spring Treetop Flasher aka Pyractomena borealis has a single short but bright flash every 4 or 5 seconds.
July 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Ozarks region (NW Arkansas & eastern Oklahoma) - support gems like this

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Screenshot of an KUAF public radio segment titled “Great Arkansas Firefly Hunt encourages citizen scientists to log lightning” Support local NPR stations!
July 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Have a pie!
Picture of a cherry pie with lattice top, very proudly woven by my teen. The oven is having some issues with temperature stability so the top got a little too brown, but it’s going to taste amazing.
June 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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She was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer you a-holes.
Screenshot of news article about asshole Republicans in the Oregon State Legislature declaring their masklessness is more important than the life of a colleague. “The scene in the House was similar to at the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, when face coverings were commonplace. Friday, most Democrats wore masks while most Republicans did not. Nguyễn is a Democrat from Portland. Many legislative staffers and others in the chamber's public viewing area covered up as well. In April, the Legislature lost a member, Wilsonville Democratic Sen. Aaron Woods, to complications from cancer. Woods, 75, was an Army veteran with extensive knowledge of tech issues because of the years he spent working in the industry.”
June 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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So yeah Slack this is decidedly not cool. Your AI garbage is opt-in by default, effective today, and I’m notified via email at 7:04pm. WTF
Screenshot of a crappy email from Slack, who incidentally are not on Bluesky, cowards: Slack's Pro plan is getting an Al upgrade We are updating our free and paid plans to make your team's workdays more pleasant and productive. The Slack Pro plan will include some Al functionality, and Business+ will have advanced Al functionality. All plans now have enhanced security features and access to Salesforce integrations. There are no price increases to the Pro plan. Continued email screenshot: You are a member of a workspace currently on the Slack Pro plan. The following capabilities will be added to your Slack plan at no extra cost: • Get up to speed quickly with Al-generated channel summaries and huddle notes • Embed your favorite Al assistants, like Adobe Express and Workday, to work alongside you in Slack • Enforce security policies with built-in native device management • Collaborate around CRM data with built-in Salesforce integrations and Salesforce channels in Slack Al features will be enabled by default for your organization on July 17th, 2025. To manage Al permissions before then, simply go to the Admin settings in Slack.
June 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Shocked, truly shocked.
Screenshot from article on Trump Golf Club failing a health inspection: “Inspectors said Trump's club was out of compliance with many rules regarding food be protected from contamination. Expired milk was found in refrigerators and raw meat wasn't properly stored. Handwashing facilities were also not up to par when health officials made their visit, and dishwashers weren't reaching the required temperature for proper sanitation. Half of the violations represented critical conditions that can pose a serious health risk. Online records show six of 52 specific "violation observations" were corrected while inspectors remained on the property. Issues that weren't addressed onsite were ordered to be fixed within two weeks, with a reinspection set for an unspecified date. Trump National Golf Course hasn't responded to a request for comment.”
June 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Womp womp
Chart of Tesla’s stock price having dropped 20% in the last week. Today’s headline reads “US stocks slip in choppy trade, Tesla slumps on Trump-Musk feud”
June 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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MLS:
Meme photo of person putting a stick in their bicycle wheel, and then after falling over, asking “why don’t ppl like the soccer?” with intentional misspellings for extra mockery
January 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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With the Palisades fire now having jumped Topanga Canyon, and given the winds, Malibu and Pepperdine need to be ready.
Fire.ca.gov map of palisades fire, currently listed at 1260 acres, 0% contained.
January 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Rickey Henderson, man 2024 sucks more and more.

RIP, Legend
May 1 1991: Rickey Henderson celebrating after he stole the 939th base of his career, surpassing Lou Brock for the all-time lead. Rickey has both arms raised, with the base in his right hand after tearing it out of the ground.
December 21, 2024 at 7:33 PM