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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe you can find a coupon for 20% off democracy

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 1d

Wouldn’t those be conspiracy hypotheses?

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 1d

Can you pay double for two votes? 🤔

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 1d

Assuming the Ward system was eliminated (in 1923) at least in part to take power away from minority and poorer neighborhoods, the neighborhood associations restore the neighborhood voices but reinforce wealth and power instead of giving voice to all equally.

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 1d

So like a discount for being such a prolific criminal?

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 1d

Who elected these leaders?

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 1d

Weird how this context isn’t included with every Jay Jones post

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 1d

Remember back when rich kids would crash expensive cars instead of national institutions?

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like vaping has its own fire hazards.

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Experts raise red flags after noticing dangerous trend contributing to house fires: 'Don't leave them … unattended or overnight'

One family's house was destroyed after a vaping device apparently caused a fire.

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 2d

This is the kind of malpractice that got Dr Habeas Corpus suspended.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

"Baby in her placenta"

RFK Jr. Complains About TikTok Video of Woman Taking Tylenol With a 'Baby in Her Placenta'

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 2d

this feels like internet nostalgia

Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 3d

oh hell yeah youtu.be/nGZOFyLrCwk?...

Slug Eating Spaghetti Time Lapse (With Stopwatch Timer)

YouTube video by Nature's Fantastic

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 2d

Antifa in the Weimar Republic

Antifascist poster from Weimar Germany. Three arrows signifying opposition to monarchism, naziism, and communism.

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 2d

Does it count if my cousin’s friend’s balls are Antifa?

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 2d

Good advice

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a bad song. I would check my phone.

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Centuries of Sound @centuriesofsound.bsky.social · 2d

If there's a heaven then Beckett has this framed on his desk.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 3d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 3d

Someone in marketing figured they could sell 11 for the price of 12

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 3d

12oz bottles probably cheaper to source in the US market. But who's accurately measuring 30ml?

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 3d

the chart looks like a chart of what happens when sprinklers are mandated in multi-unit housing, which happened around 2000

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 3d

This *should* be a chart of drinking habits by decade with teens being on the right side

Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 3d

Drinking is for the kids, clearly.

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 3d

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Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 7d

Democrats are always willing to clutch pearls with disingenuous Republicans. Works every time.

Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 3d

Just like local police everywhere will ignore shoplifting of local stores but run a major PR and crime prevention campaign every Christmas against ”porch pirates” to assist Amazon’s killing local retail.

Peter Griesar @griesar.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting to see "environmental costs" isn't a popular retort in the mentions

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