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Raptorized Ira

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49 years old, 6-5 wingspan, you do the math. Inside me there are two dogs, one big and one small. I call that shit Biggie Smalls.

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Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · Jul 13

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, screenplay by Quentin Tarantino

Professor Henry Jones: But in the Latin alphabet, "Jehovah" begins with an "I".

[ Indy steps on "J", almost dies ]

Indiana Jones: Idiot! The Romans spoke Latin, they don't know what the fuck a "J" is.

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Andrew H. Sowards @andrewhsowards.bsky.social · 6h

They're all making me mad, this one makes me sick.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 6h

Directed by Zach Cregger.

angrytaco @angrytaco2.bsky.social · 6h

“You know, it could be because of the conditions of the place he’s lived in for decades, the raw meat he’s scarfed down for years, and every bad choice he’s done to his body… OR it’s witches.”

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 20h

Jordan Peterson, explained

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Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 17h

I am large but can imagine that being fun.

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Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 17h

Of that there is no doubt.

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Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 19h

Hey hey hey, that is not good manners.

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 19h

My 2yo just informed me that her favorite food is gummy bears wrapped in salami. Then she held eye contact while wrapping a gummy bear in salami and eating it.

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Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 19h

Real friends use their manners legs for photos with their short friends:

Justin Trudeau using his manner legs for a photo with Kim Jin-pyo.

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Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 1d

Everyday a new horror to discover.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 1d

This is the only Absolute Batman that I have read and it was very good, and Dragotta's art is really great, especially in this humongous original art version.

A copy of Absolute Batman #1 WIP (11x17 inches, original art with no colour) sitting on a comic bookshelf.

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NBABeau @nbabeau.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s tonight’s NBA Top 10

NBA's Top 10 Plays Of The Night | October 10, 2025

YouTube video by NBA

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Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 1d

There was nothing ordinary about Normal Nixon.

HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 1d

Hollander POTD Norm Nixon. Star PG for LAL from 77-83 before trade to SD. Contrary to lore, he wasn't immediately hurt after trade. Had 3 good yrs & was all-star in 84-85 but then hurt knee playing softball & then blew Achilles. Played briefly in 88-89 before retiring.

Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 1d

Ryan North is the Vince Carter of stubborn opinion-keeping, and I am pretty sure that he can dunk too.

Ryan North? But - he died... 30 years ago this very night!! @ryannorth.ca · 1d

I used to get mad when people misused "decimated" to refer to things that weren't 1/10th destroyed, but I've given it some thought and now I've done a complete 360 on it

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Spike Friedman @spikefriedman.bsky.social · 1d

TIME FOR A FEW SMALL BEERS

a man with his arms outstretched is standing in front of a police car on a road .

ALT: a man with his arms outstretched is standing in front of a police car on a road .

media.tenor.com

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1st Viscount Craigavon @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com · May 24

the best baseball post of all time

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

Today on Volts: geothermal startup Quaise is using microwaves to pulverize rock, drill down miles, & access levels of heat that cause water to go supercritical, so it holds exponentially more energy. The promise is geothermal power with 10X the productivity -- enough to lure FF giants into the biz.

Super-deep geothermal drilling ... with microwaves

I talk with Quaise CEO Carlos Araque about a technology that could persuade the oil and gas industry to drill for heat instead of fuel.

www.volts.wtf

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Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 1d

I did not wear a winter jacket once last winter, and I walked my dogs multiple times/day, thanks to my long underwear, Heattech shirt and my hoodie.

Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 1d

It is all about the Heattech.

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 1d

Uniqlo long underwear, thermal undershirt, flannel. I walk freely among the cold, taunting it. It cannot touch me.

Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 1d

When the hour is late and the couch is comfy.

My dog friend Bhaaloo crashing out on a couch.

Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 1d

But: his rhetoric is venomous. A Jewish person who does Nazi-like things is fair game for the Nazi label, IMO.

Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 1d

We got a Blue Jay at our feeder today and my wife and I reacted like the picture.

Midge @midge.bsky.social · 3d

People over 40 watching birds at the bird feeder

Picture of a crowd going wild with enthusiasm

Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 1d

Slim Duck 4ever.

Tomorrow | By Chris Boucher

One thing about me is, I never stopped thinking that tomorrow was gonna be better than today.

www.theplayerstribune.com

Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 2d

One of the best!

Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 2d

Since alt text doesn't seem to show for videos:

Clifford Worley (Dennis Hopper): You're Sicilian, huh?

Vincenzo Coccotti (Christopher Walken): < whispers > Sicilian.

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The Princess Formerly Known As Prince @nataliereed84.bsky.social · 2d

Speaking about hope for the medium:

What are y’all reading these days?

Was talking with someone about how nobody seems to really *talk* about comics anymore, which is kinda strangling creator-owned titles, which rely on word of mouth to work. So might as well give this a shot.

The Princess Formerly Known As Prince @nataliereed84.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday I saw kids in a comic store. Kids! In a comic store! Excited about *Superman*! There is hope yet for the medium.

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Raptorized Ira @raptorizedira.bsky.social · 2d

Should probably start one for monthly comics.