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Daniel M. Ford

@soundingline.bsky.social

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Fantasist. Bespoke Cusses. Rum Cove. Ring Guy. Orioles Fan. Cocktails and weightlifting, rarely at the same time. Opinions are my own. https://www.patreon.com/c/DanielMFord

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · Jun 3

ADVOCATE, Book 3 of THE WARDEN, narrated by the incredible @lindseydorcus.bsky.social is out in Audiobook today! www.audible.com/pd/Advocate-...

Advocate

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. "Omigosh! I've just found an author to put on my list of I've got to read everything they ever wrote! The Warden is a gem of the first order. Aelis is my he...

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 45m

Valdez

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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 19h

Wainwright and Pierzynski are so much better in the booth than John Smoltz that it should be considered a crime to employ the latter

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Fluff and Wobbles @fluffandwobbles.bsky.social · 21h

Little Pye is my houseguest for the weekend.

A small black kitten lays on his back on a fluffy blanket and shows off his fuzzy belly.

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 21h

Sign SOMEONE with some goddamn experience

Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 21h

Fuckin sign him I don’t care if he’s a lefty

MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors.bsky.social · 21h

Cody Bellinger To Opt Out Of Contract With Yankees

Cody Bellinger will decline his $25MM player option and become a free agent, reports Jorge Castillo of ESPN. That was never much in doubt, as the outfielder will hit the open market after one strong season with the Yankees. He’ll collect a $5MM buyout, half of which will be paid by the Cubs. The Yanks…

dlvr.it

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Nemo. 🎃 @sirnemo.bsky.social · 21h

*Nolan Ryan voice* 66 pitches? Up 1-0 in an elimination game? And you pull your starter? I should throw fastballs at your head until you stop breathing.

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 21h

Tarik Skubal, 9th level Ginaz Swordmaster

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Nemo. 🎃 @sirnemo.bsky.social · 21h

Tarik Skubal is just incredible, man. Best pitcher in baseball + has a Frank Herbert-ass name.

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 21h

Customer: "I'm looking for comics by Sergio...Argones? Agrones? Have you heard of him?"

Me [leaping over counter]: "SERGIO ARAGONES, YES, THIS WAY TO THE ARAGONES WING OF MY SHOP, SIR"

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 21h

If Josh Naylor can steal bases so successfully I wanna know what Jackson Holliday’s excuse is

Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 1d

I'm quite sure when I get to Hell the first thousand years is going to be listening to all the podcasts people have recommended to me that I have never listened to (every single one of them)

Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 1d

In today's Achewood, Cornelius Bear is correct about podcasts.

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 1d

Jenna would make Liz write jokes for her, Liz would write a bunch of feminist material because she’s mad at Jenna and then try to pull it at the last minute because she’s worried for Jenna’s safety. Jenna would ham it up so hard that the Saudis would love it as parody of shrill American women

Suss-- 🥌 @suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 1d

which 30 rock character was most likely to headline the riyadh comedy festival, tracy or jenna

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 1d

Hard to tell in photos, looks like the disguise part is meant to be a big beard but the actual accessory...does not look like a beard

Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 1d

There's a figure that might even be engaging in a liiiiiitle bit of blackface, I'm not gonna post it here but it's a "hoodlum disguise" with a giant boombox. JFC.

Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 1d

The movies have been rightfully memory-holed and should never be unearthed, and the cartoon and resulting toyline was just awful.

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the questionable toylines that came about from the R-rated movie to cartoon pipeline in the 80s and 90s (Rambo! Robocop! Aliens! Predator! Demolition Man! Chuck Norris's Karate Kommandos!) the most baffling and terrible has simply got to Police Academy

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 1d

If you read physical copies and might like signed bookplates, please let me know

Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much for reading!

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Gab 🐉🌙 @horse-witch.bsky.social · 1d

I just swept through @soundingline.bsky.social 's "The Warden" series and my gosh, this was the sapphic Witcher series I never knew I wanted. Aelis is sharp, cunning, brisk, snarky, grumbles to herself a lot, but cares so much about the people she loves and protects. Hoping we see more of her 🙏

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 1d

I got real excited and assumed it was Hasbro swag then I saw the "fridgefandom" tag

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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 1d

Again, no matter how awful things get out there, we can always come together to point and laugh at Trevor Bauer, an awful human and awful pitcher, as he continues to fail in his chosen pursuits. Just great stuff!

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A post from Gaijin Baseball that reads:

"Update: Trevor Bauer is no longer on Yokohama's playoff roster. Daisuke Miura no longer trusts him out of the bullpen."

It's quote posting something from the same account that reads:

"Trevor Bauer just gaev up 5 runs to Nippon Express' corporate ball team in a scrimmage..."

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K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social · 1d

Trying to turn an idea into a workable sticker

An image of a person smashing a computer, with text that says “butlerian jihad now”

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 1d

oh man REALLY? they couldn't be giving out this swag if there wasn't something to back it up, could they?

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spacerarian.bsky.social @spacerarian.bsky.social · 1d

Day 9-Isildur

#Tolktober2025 #tolktober #lotr #middleearth #jrrtolkien #artsky

Isildur fallen to his knees staring down, enraptured by the one ring in his palm, the broken blade lays near him.

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