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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 4h

They’re harvested from America’s bounty of wild chip plants.

Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 4h

I mean, what are they actually doing when there isn’t a shutdown?

Other than fundraising and going on Sunday morning talking heads shows, that is.

NPR @npr.org · 5h

On Capitol Hill, there has been almost no sign of progress toward ending the shutdown. Senators say they aren't even formally negotiating, which begs the question: what are they actually doing?

'Make it stop.' For lawmakers, the shutdown feels like purgatory (but with Thai food)

On Capitol Hill, there has been almost no sign of progress toward ending the shutdown. Senators say they aren't even formally negotiating, which begs the question: what are they actually doing?

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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 11h

Okay who did this

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 4h

Just what did those 42% of folks think the chips were made of?

Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 5h

We are so cooked.

Fortune headline:

Lay’s drastically rebrands after disturbing finding: 42% of consumers didn’t know their chips were made out of potatoes

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 17h

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 22h

Texas and OU fans pregaming at the Fair all day long? The drunk tank at the courthouse would be overflowing.

Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 22h

No, it wasn't. Back in the 2000s, when both Texas and OU were both good just about every year, it was almost always at 2:30 CT. It's only been in the last 15 years, when either team or occasionally both have been ass that it's been at 11:00 CT.

Recency bias, IOW.

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3rd Degree @3rddegree.net · 1d

The FCD Fan’s Guide to Hatewatching Make-Up Matchday 39 3rddegree.net/the-fcd-fans...

The FCD Fan’s Guide to Hatewatching Make-Up Matchday 39 - 3rd Degree

I’m Dustin “El Jefe” Christmann, and I am an FC Dallas fanatic from Day One of the Dallas Burn. I’m also a hater. I used to yell mean, hateful things from the s

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 1d

Young people being wrong is just part of The Circle of Life.

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 1d

This is a harsh, but fair, judgment.

DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.com · 1d

NFL RULE PROPOSAL
orbital vaporization
www.thedrawplay.com/comic/cross-...

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Mike Ensminger Fan Account @laplanck.bsky.social · 2d

Weird, if not for this post, I never would have known that Jeffrey Epstein introduced Donald to Melania. Great job Trump lawyers!

Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 2d

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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3rd Degree @3rddegree.net · 2d

North Texas SC picked to face The Town in 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs
#NTSC
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North Texas SC picked to face The Town in 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs - 3rd Degree

Defending champs North Texas SC were chosen by The Town FC in the Pick-Your-Opponent playoff format for the 2025 MLS Next Playoffs. The two teams will face off

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 1d

And this is why sites don't want to be responsible for age verification.

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 2d

The Discord age-verification hack is much worse than was originally reported. 70,000 users were affected, with images of IDs, selfies, user names, IP addresses and, in some cases, financial details.

Hackers are posting screenshots from over 1.5 terabytes of stolen data.

404 Media @404media.co · 2d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 1d

Children who are circumcised, hmm?

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 1d

Amusingly, they have announced precisely zero acts for their halftime show, so this has the potential to be The Funniest Thing.

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 2d

Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, announced that it will be hosting its own Super Bowl halftime show to rival the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 1d

Truly America's Finest News Source

The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Dolly Parton Shares Video Confirming Sister A Shit-Stirring Bitch https://theonion.com/dolly-parton-shares-video-confirming-sister-a-shit-stirring-bitch/

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 2d

Meme of kid praying, “Please God let this happen because it would be so fucking funny.”

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 2d

The hot dog guy meme keeps getting a workout.

NPR @npr.org · 2d

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has a plan for how to avoid shutdown showdown negotiations, but it wouldn't be popular with Congress' "uniparty," he told NPR. n.pr/47gZxCo

Shutdowns serve as excuse for GOP and Democrats to spend more, says Sen. Ron Johnson

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has a plan for how to avoid shutdown showdown negotiations, but it wouldn't be popular with Congress' "uniparty," he told NPR.

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 2d

I love that Bad Bunny is giving all sorts of people the opportunity to learn that Puerto Rico is part of the USA.

Unfortunately for them, it’s very quickly after they complain on social media about the NFL getting a non-American to do the Super Bowl halftime, but better late than never, I guess.

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 2d

He’s not wrong, but still…

He’s still welcome to fuck off and keep fucking off until he can’t fuck off anymore and then he can then fuck off some more.

Jenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 2d

Baker Mayfield on changing perceptions of him: “Early on in my career it was ‘cocky, immature.’ Now it’s ‘moxie’ and ‘he’s a dog.’ Same sh— different day. As long as you play well, they change the narrative, but you’ve just gotta be yourself, and I’ve always been like that.”

Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 2d

Interim Head Coach Jordon Hudson

Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 2d

I hope UNC's next head football coach is someone even more famous and less qualified to coach a college football team

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 2d

But were there casitas there?

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 2d

Mack Brown: ‘Well, Well, Well, Not So Easy To Find A Head Coach That Doesn’t Suck Shit, Huh?’

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 2d

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

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Cocky Bovine @cockybovine.me · 5d

He obviously didn’t read The Thread over at the other place.

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