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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 14h

Blue hair and nose rings are attractive, actually.

Norman Rockwell’s Freedom of Speech painting. Guy standing up in the middle of a crowd, talking. Guy is wearing a blue plaid shirt and brown jacket.

J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 1d

“Big root”, per the kanji!

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 1d

“Dai-“ for big!

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 1d

Why didn’t you people tell me about Blood Ceremony before today? Were you just going to keep this secret to yourselves?!

J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 1d

Everywhere else: “Yay, fall, jacket weather!”

Central Texas:

Screenshot of the Weather Channel app showing highs of 92 or 93 degrees and lows of 63-65 degrees for the next 5 days. Virtually no chance of precipitation

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 2d

Former gifted kid to kind of a dumbass pipeline here.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 2d

Actual thought just now: these olives are delicious, but kind of oily. I wonder why.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 2d

I mean:

youtu.be/gVN83R-JwRQ?...

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

I was waffling on that!

The one that really gets me is Refugio.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

Refugio is not in Austin, buddy.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

Manor
San Jacinto
Manchaca
Burnet
Buda

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

I’m petty and want to see Save Austin Now, who works hard to make this city worse, fail spectacularly. I’m still mad at the camping ban.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

That’s pretty much where I landed on it.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

I can’t say I’m particularly ok with someone who’s going to bulldoze peoples’ tents, either.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

The struggle for civil rights stops at one particular group of people, apparently.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

Got lectured recently about “purity testing” when I said I wouldn’t vote for Newsom. But man, fuck that guy.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

This is your regular reminder that Sub Pop remastered all of The Gits’ albums last year.

J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

Also, ftr, Austin is as Texas as anywhere else in the state. There’s a lot of No True Scotsman-ing because it’s the capital.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

I will say it’s pretty accurate to treat Tucson as a separate and distinct entity from the other major Arizona city.

J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

“Austin isn’t *really* Texas!”

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 4d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 3d

Dr Teeth and The Electric Mayhem is genuinely a fantastic name for a band.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 4d

“It’s Friday, it’s noon, this is Comedy Corner. LET’S START THE FUCKING SHOW!”

J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 4d

Important to remember that a proposal to the Texas constitution up for vote this year (in a month!) affirms that “parents are the primary decision makers for their children”.

I’m pretty sure this is intended for schools initially but conversion therapy is no doubt a very close application.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 4d

Conversion therapy isn't "voluntary" for children when their parents are the ones deciding to do it.

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 4d

Certainly MY Irish and Sicilian ancestors, whose current cuisine is based on nothing but indigenous foods will-

Hold on, I’m getting a message-

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 4d

I know this is said a lot but if you hate immigration, you can only eat the foods of your people prior to 1492. So for people of European descent that means not just no indigenous foods (no potatoes, no tomatoes, no corn), no Mexican food and no soul food either - there's no slavery exception clause

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 4d

Man…man.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

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J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 4d

He’s somewhat terrifying.

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