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tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social
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I am Groot. Hubby of @owl369.bsky.social. Go outside. Taking things apart since I discovered Dad's toolbox. Love my family. Prone to bouts of guitar playing. Discovering alternate uses for everyday objects. Evidence & fact based. He/him.
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mrgodfrey.bsky.social
When I interviewed Spinal Tap and Marty DiBergi this summer, none of them broke character, for the whole hour. Except Rob Reiner, once, losing it when Michael McKean's David St Hubbins talked about minimalism. I didn't use this in the feature and hadn't published any audio, but this is joyful.
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
tallawk.bsky.social
DOG!!!
It's a ridiculous blurry closeup of Daisy Dog's nose.
December 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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owl369.bsky.social
Beans needs to sit on every holiday gift and grant his approval. #cats #skycat #happyfriday
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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mikedrucker.bsky.social
i stand by this statement every year
tweet reading: GAME TRAILER: “Enter a world beyond belief...” ME: “Yes” GAME TRAILER: “An adventure like never before...” ME: “YES” GAME TRAILER: “Join your friends online” ME: “I’m out”
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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rsuzi.bsky.social
cheknews.ca/killer-whale...
Killer whales and dolphins may be helping each other hunt off B.C. coast: new report
Scientists have found evidence that two unlikely collaborators — killer whales and dolphins — may be helping each other find and feast on salmon off the coast of British Columbia.
cheknews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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simonscatofficial.bsky.social
Little copy cat! 💖
December 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
tallawk.bsky.social
Adams turns over the keys to Mamdani, who discovers the place is trashed
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 4d
Eric Adams is an incredibly strange man
Chase Williams & @ChaseWilliams_• 1d New York City Mayor Eric Adams is on Capitol Hill today. X He tells me about Zohran Mamdani announcing he's moving into Gracie Mansion: "Beware of the ghost. I told [Zohran] about it. So the ghost is there. It's a friendly ghost, as long as you're doing right by the city. If you don't become right by the city, he turns into a poltergeist."
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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tallawk.bsky.social
ON BULLSHIT Harry G. Frankfurt
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
tallawk.bsky.social
Are PA state Republicans bored? Do you need something useful to do? Anything?
abcnews.go.com/Politics/pen...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro faces subpoena over private home security upgrades after firebombing
The security improvements were recommended following the arson attack on the official governor's residence in Harrisburg in April.
abcnews.go.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
FINAL book giveaway of the year.

To enter: reply below & repost this extract.

Up for grabs:

THREE signed Villager paperbacks with free art (bookmarks & postcards) by my parents.

Enter if you enjoy
Folklore
Nature
Rivers
Hills
Social history
Lost art
Ghost
Tangled psychedelic narratives
Silliness
A review of Villager by Dave from Exeter Waterstones. Thanks Dave!
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
tallawk.bsky.social
"Do it or get fucked by the consequences" is how we got everyone (gen-x 👀) wearing seatbelts. And indoor smoking banned (boomers 👀).
theloaraxe.bsky.social The Loar Axe @theloaraxe.bsky.social · 9d
There is a population of people who reflexively respond to gentle, respectful, and informative attempts at public health persuasion with Oppositional Defiance.

Weirdly, they have less of a problem with "do it, or get fucked by the consequences I have invented to ruin your day."
mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social Mikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 9d
I've always thought that the better response to anti-vax sentiment from communities without a well-rooted fear of the medical-scientific community is "shut the fuck up, get your shot or you will be punished" rather than attempting to get people to understand.
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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bachynski.bsky.social
“Charles Norman Shay, who as a 19-year-old medic on D-Day repeatedly saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach, turning them on their backs, dragging them ashore and binding their wounds, died on Wednesday at his home in Thue et Mue, France, near the site of the Normandy invasion. He was 101.”
Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
tallawk.bsky.social
CONTROL point
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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arstechnica.com
The company cited heavy demand from AI data centers as the reason for abandoning its consumer brand.
After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers
Micron cites AI data center demand as reason for killing DIY upgrade brand.
arstechnica.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
tallawk.bsky.social
Or, here "something" goes.
Something smells like bullshit here.
December 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
tallawk.bsky.social
Here we go.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Suspect arrested in January 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case
The bombs were planted outside the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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harrywallop.co.uk
Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
tallawk.bsky.social
Hey. Hey! That's not right! I'm pretty sure I might have said yes to something.
theonion.com/man-has-neve...
Man Has Never Given Single Definitive Yes To Any Invitation He's Ever Received
RICHMOND, VA—As far as coworkers and friends of local resident Jamie Brewster can determine, the 32-year-old paralegal has never once unequivocally accepted any invitation he has received in his entir...
theonion.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
tallawk.bsky.social
Licensing instead of ownership.
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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frogandtoadbot.bsky.social
Toad went back into the house. He got into bed and pulled the covers over his head again.
Toad is buried under the covers in bed. From "Spring" In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
tallawk.bsky.social
SNOW!
November 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
tallawk.bsky.social
I heard something about DDR5 RAM being expensive but WTF
November 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
tallawk.bsky.social
Burn.
"The only people afraid of this are the ones that know their product is low effort."
www.gamesradar.com/games/valve-...
Valve artist says that's "like saying food products shouldn't have their ingredients list" as Epic's Tim Sweeney and more call on Steam to drop the 'Made with AI' label
Steam's way of categorizing AI is causing debate
www.gamesradar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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mcsweeneys.net
"I’ve grown a lot as an eater since then, and I’ve worked to mature my underdeveloped palate to handle anything that Aunt Linda or anyone else throws my way. Tonight, when I got to the table and saw a lineup of yams, I was able to lean on that preparation and get the job done."
Post-Dinner Interview with a Twelve-Year-Old Who Sat at the Grown-Ups’ Table for the First Time on Thanksgiving
REPORTER: I’m here live with Ted moments after completing his first Thanksgiving dinner at the Grown-Ups’ Table. At only 12 years and 209 days, you...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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tallawk.bsky.social
Oooh, Tim! Here's your big chance to innovate in a space that matters to your customers! Sell your games with unmarked AI slop! People will love that! Right?
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent
www.gamesradar.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM