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Megaweapon

@megaweapon5.bsky.social

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Queens-born, Long Island-residing social democrat culturally Catholic atheist. White-collar union member. Occasional obnoxious music opinion. I miss Brock Nelson and Jose Iglesias. He/him

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · Aug 28

They couldn’t get an indictment against the sandwich guy! That’s not how it works in authoritarian governments who have their act together.

“Sorry, Mr. Verwoerd, we had to let Mandela go because a grand jury wouldn’t indict.”

Don't Fret. It Adores You @seed-corn-thoughts.bsky.social · Aug 28

No, really, they are very deliberately aping the symbology and aesthetics of fascism that exist in TV Land, which has been very effective in demoralizing people easily messaged to (see: this site), but they're doing it so closely they're also aping the incompetence.

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 2d

Morning wood? Who did she match with, Beavis?

AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · 2d

I hope he goes on a long walk off a short pier.

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Matched with him and asked me if I want to see his morning wood. I declined and told him I was interested with him but not anymore after that. I also told him that we are not a match. He offered a walk instead. I didn't reply anymore and I got this text this morning.-

10:33

Good morning

You're very insecure person that's why you keep ignoring me after I offered to have a walk 10:33

You should not be on Tinder if you are not ready

to meet someone

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 2d

1972 NLCS ended on a walk-off wild pitch

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NLCS Gm5: Reds win it on walk-off wild pitch

YouTube video by MLB

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 2d

I was waiting for the walk-off Ohtani blast, not that.

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 2d

Christ, Phillies, I wanted you to lose but not like THAT.

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

This is just another weird way to blame the Jews for stuff, right?

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

Look, I have my problems with the Catholic Church, but crotchety old Sister Hildegard never did this to my CCD class.

Snowden St. @snowden.st · May 14

Yeah, this was in Dallas in the late 90s, but we had 4 armed men come in with real unloaded guns, and take a few of us aside. Said they were here to kill believers, and asked if we were believers. After we all said "Yes", they unmasked themselves as dads from church.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d

Like a lot of things with RFK Jr if someone just said this to you and wasn’t in charge of medicine in America you’d go: ooooooookay and keep pressing the elevator button

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 3d

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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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

I’m hoping I already blocked them all in the comments here.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 3d

1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.

Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.

Major conservatives joined in.

Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.

Subscribe to support my journalism.

Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize

Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

In happier times news, October 9th is apparently the anniversary of all of Lindor’s grand slam against the Phillies, deGrom’s game 1 masterpiece against the Dodgers in 2015, and Todd Pratt’s walk off HR against Arizona. 🥲

Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

Thinking about the time I went to a local batting cage in my 20s, was hitting line drives at 70 mph, then upped the speed to 80 mph and couldn’t catch up to the pitch. I could at best foul it back. Meanwhile MLB hitters can take a 95 mph pitch with movement and crush it 450 feet.

K. Chen @tznkai.bsky.social · 3d

I know ~nothing about baseball but I love watching these overlays because it makes me wonder how anyone could ever hit a baseball ever

Rob Friedman @pitchingninja.com · 3d

All 8 of the Blue Jays Pitchers from Yesterday (overlay)

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

Bob Dylan is an obvious choice, Jason Isbell if you want someone not yet eligible for Medicare.

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 6d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Mister Magic @mistermagic.bsky.social · 3d

9 years ago

Some of us meant it, some of us didn't

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

No Charlie Javice?

Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

Lol

Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

Didn’t she cheat on her husband with a guy (guys?) at her gym? Anyone want to ask her kids to confirm the “loving mother” thing?

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 3d

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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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

a man says you and me both in front of a poster

ALT: a man says you and me both in front of a poster

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 3d

I would like to get to a place where consigning 14 million people to death isn’t described as “DOGE didn’t do much.”

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

Did DOGE save us $2 trillion?

“Not even close. .. Total spending excluding interest rose $220 billion, or 4%, for the entire fiscal year.” 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/tari...

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

I know, I’m asking a rhetorical question for the antisemite in the screenshot.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 3d

It is self soothing to say that if only Palestinians accepted Israel then everything would be unlocked and peace would be possible. OK well that already happened, more than once, and what did it result in? When will people seriously grapple with the idea that perhaps Israel is a lot like Russia?

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 3d

PLO recognized Israel in 1988 and 1993 and then what happened is a question nobody seems to answer on here

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

And the ones who fled Iraq or Yemen need to go to Poland too?

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

Do these people not know where Itamar Ben-Gvir’s family is from? Or do they just ignore it because it’s inconvenient for the narrative that Israelis are just middle-class Europeans doing colonialism as they always do?

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 3d

Jews are both really white and really nonwhite, depending on whether the antisemite in question is on the left or right.

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