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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 6h

New Disney Duck Discourse Dropped

Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7h

Every time someone makes me read something Peter Thiel said it’s like “Scrooge McDuck is Jesus Christ and Huey, Dewey, and Louie are Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel and Daisy is Mary Magdalene and that’s why women voting has lowered American sperm count.”

Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 6h

I'm so sorry, Thomas. Hope you can find strength in your loved ones.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 6h

If enough journalists did this, consistently, we might just have a chance. Not holding my breath.

Good work today, though, George. Please keep it up.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 6h

Atlantic Brain. Sad.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 7h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 6h

I remember those.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 6h

a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open .

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open .

media.tenor.com

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 6h

We got the kiddo and entry-level gaming PC for her birthday. It's the first time I've bought a desktop in something like 20 years. Was totally not expecting that PS/2 port JUST IN CASE you have a mouse that's, like, 30 years old.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 20h

I'd let them go past 100 million BUT they get punched in the face by a professional boxer every day their wealth exceeds it.

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Andy @andy.wrestlejoy.com · 20h

Mexican luchador Charro Negro being helped by a fan to avoid being eliminated touching the floor during a Battle Royal match. 🤼

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 20h

If only history offered comfort that such a thing might happen here. A genuine fear of such a result might lead to fewer people doing shitty things.

Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 23h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

They are the bane of baseball.

I slay me.

dr. eerie katherine @actualkatherine.bsky.social · 1d

Why so many broken bats????

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

The baseball diamond is infinite, so the game cannot be contained in space. Why would you expect it to be contained in time?

Andrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 1d

Adults settle things in regulation

_Mark 🏳️‍🌈 @marxgbaker.bsky.social · 1d

Extra innings, fuck yeah

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

Baseball, like life, lasts as long as it lasts.

Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 1d

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

Tired: Judeo-Bolshevism

Wired: Judeo-progressivism

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

Nice tits, dude.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

I volunteer to relieve fools of their money.

Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 1d

People paid $200 a ticket to listen to Peter Thiel do bog issue antisemitism for four lectures about his belief in the antichrist.

Lots of fools wishing to be relieved of their money, I guess.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Screenshot text from The Guardian:
He believes the Armageddon will be ushered in by an antichrist-type figure who cultivates a fear of existential threats such as climate change, AI and nuclear war to amass inordinate power. The idea is this figure will convince people to do everything they can to avoid something like a third world war, including accepting a one-world order charged with protecting everyone from the apocalypse that implements a complete restriction of technological progress. In his mind, this is already happening. Thiel said that international financial bodies, which make it more difficult for people to shelter their wealth in tax havens, are one sign the antichrist may be amassing power and hastening Armageddon, saying: “It’s become quite difficult to hide one’s money.”

It’s because the antichrist talks about Armageddon nonstop. We’re all scared to death that we’re sleepwalking into Armageddon. And then because we know world war three will be an unjust war, that pushes us. We’re going hard towards peace at any price.

What I worry about in that sort of situation is you don’t think too hard about the details of the peace and it becomes much more likely that you get an unjust peace. This is, by the way, the slogan of the antichrist: 1 Thessalonians 5:3. It’s peace and safety, sort of the unjust peace.

Let me conclude on this choice of antichrist or Armageddon. And again, in some ways the stagnation and the existential risks are complementary, not contradictory. The existential risk pushes us towards stagnation and distracts us from it.

How does Thiel think Armageddon will happen?
Thiel rarely gives a definitive answer about who exactly the antichrist might be or how Armageddon might come about – a central point across his lectures is that nothing is written in stone or inevitable – but he does give the contours of what a global conflict that could lead to Armageddon might look like.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

Do you know what is stupid...a grown-ass 54-year-old man calling himself "Kid" anything. Also, this particular guy.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

"If the President drops dead in the near future, it will most likely be because he is TOO HEALTHY."

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

It's NEVER going to get easier to get in shape. Might as well do it now.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 9d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

The funniest part is when the Canadian inevitably apologizes.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

"The President ran a 6.2-second 40-yard dash."

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 1d

White House releases doctor’s note from Trump’s visit to Walter Reed

Like past notes from his team, it contains a Trumpian brag not seen w past presidents:

“His cardiac age … was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age.”

Notably got the flu and covid vaccines

PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT
THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
PROSIC TO ME PREE, D.O. J
PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT
affa 0.o.
CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

Saw this multiple times at a McDonald's in Buffalo.

Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 2d

Did you know that if you go into a McDonald's in the United States and order a "McDouble-Double," Ronald McDonald comes out of the basement and beats you with a crowbar while yelling "This is America, bitch!" And if you try to argue that Canada is in North AMERICA, he goes for the balls.

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

Unsolicited brick pick

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 1d

I don't want to diss people over age. We should respect the experience that comes with it, especially if that imparts wisdom. But I also think that the people shaping the future should have to live in it. I'll be 54 in a couple of weeks and I think I'M probably too old for this shit.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Janet Mills will be 78 when the campaign goes underway and 85 at the end of her term, if she outlives the actuarial tables. Chuck Schumer (who turns 75 in just a few days) thinks that's fine. Most Maine voters think she's way too old, and they're right. The Democratic gerontocracy needs to wake up.

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