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Jake Berg

@jacobsberg.bsky.social

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Libraries. Beer. DC. You always go to the show. DCBeer.com Editor/Co-Owner He/Him

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · Dec 30

Good morning, here's the music I listened to and the beers I drank in 2024.

Beer and Music, Music and Beer, 2024

The third to last and second to last sentences I wrote on this site were, "Next year is an election year, it's going to be bad. Here's hopin...

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 6h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 12h

Sorry, it was Sacred Heart, but it was $5.

Fugazi Live Series: Washington, DC USA 6/17/91

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 12h

Wonder how many people saw these two bands play together for $5 at St. Stephens....

The Best Album of 1989 @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social · 12h

The Best Album of 1989 Round 2 Match #95
#11 Fugazi, 13 SONGS
vs.
#75 Nomeansno, WRONG

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The Best Album of 1989 Round 2 Match #95: Fugazi vs. Nomeansno

This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Friday, October 10th 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto Round 3 of the bracket. If you haven’t heard either album, I highly s...

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 12h

A little light reading this morning...

DC Beer @dcbeer.com · 13h

Alright, here we go. 450ish beers ranked for your pleasure:

Snallygaster 2025: The Power Rankings | DC Beer

Well, here we are again. And here you are. There used to be some consensus among the people ranking about what Snallygaster was for: out of market beers,

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14h

The media coverage does not reflect this AT ALL.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 14h

A majority of adults oppose Trump’s use of the National Guard in America cities www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-majority...

A majority of Americans oppose Trump sending the National Guard to Democratic-run cities

The president is defying the will of the people, federal judges, and the Constitution

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 14h

A looming subprime crisis within POTUS' key professional base? Well I never!

monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 15h

“More than 15% of all new car payments today are more than $1,000 a month, a record share.” theweek.com/business/eco...

Auto loans: Trouble in the subprime economy

The downfall of Tricolor Holdings may reflect the growing financial strain low-income Americans are facing

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The Ghost Of Cohost. CoGhost. Gohosohssosost @ceresultra.bsky.social · 1d

How do I explain to offline people that my favorite Japanese mascot said "we can only be liberated from queer oppression if we are truly seen as human" and then started wielding fireworks like a rocket launcher on the side of a mountain without sounding like I've totally lost it?

Chiitan forever

Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 1d

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

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Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 16h

just 'cause he's a narcissist doesn't mean *we* need to make this all about him too

Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 16h

Folks, this isn't to any of you specifically because I've seen more than one person doing it.

SUGGESTING THAT A BROWN WOMAN WON THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO REBUKE/TROLL A WHITE MAN

is super duper fucking racist on a pogo stick.

Please do not do that.

Enjoy that it will make Trump mad, sure.

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 15h

Old boy gonna be big mad, thank you for your attention to this matter

Reuters @reuters.com · 17h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 1d

America if everyone was Jewish:

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome back?

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404 Media @404media.co · 1d

Help us investigate book bans across the USA.

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

🔗 www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 1d

America if everyone was Jewish:

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Steve A @stegan.bsky.social · 1d

This is a great reminder that the vast number of WWII propaganda posters are government works free of copyright and therefore available to remix!

escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 1d

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 1d

My tomaters!

Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Frost advisory early Friday expanded into entirety of Loudoun, western Prince William, northern Montgomery and western Howard counties.

More info at cwg.live

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry Jews

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

Wolf being absolutely destroyed in Jeopardy by Andy Richter

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 4d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 1d

Further reducing what library and information science actually is and further reducing the meaning and value of that specific line of training and education.

"Faculty were not consulted" ... of course.

Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking: We’ve talked to multiple individuals who have confirmed that UNC-CH is merging SILS (library and information science) and SDSS (data science and society). Announcement will be tomorrow morning. Faculty were not consulted.