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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · Aug 11

New school year about to start, so a new thread for the alphabetical order commute playlist. This morning's drive started with "Dumb All Over" (Zappa) and ended with 4 songs titled "Dust" (Monks of Doom, Parquet Courts, 13th Floor Elevators, Elvis Costello).

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"smokey stevenson" @kurtblumenau.bsky.social · 1d

Hello! I’m Mike Nesmith and I’m one of the Monkees.

Frank Zappa, in knitted tuque, “portrays” Mike Nesmith on a circa-1968 episode of The Monkees. Not shown is Nesmith, who “played” Zappa with a rat’s-nest brown wig, false facial hair and a large prosthetic beak

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

That one is simple. Just use butter! It’s the same thing but without peanuts, right?

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

Those are my favorites. “I substituted A for B, X for Y, left out the salt, and cooked it at a different temperature. It was terrible. One star.”

Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

🎶 If you wanna get my reskeet
You gotta use alt-text 🎶

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

“Could this be low carb if I substitute rice for the potatoes?”

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

The recipe also calls for bacon, just FYI.

Yes, it would totally work. I encourage you to serve your vegetarian guests a dish with fish and bacon.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

“Could this recipe work as a vegetarian entree with fish instead of chicken?”

I don’t know why I read the comments on recipes. I just ….

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

Does the Earth go around the Sun, or does the Sun go around the Earth? It depends on who you ask.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

For some reason the phrase "you didn't build that" is stuck in my head.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

Inflatable frog suit that reads "this machine kills fascists."

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

One of my absolute favorite anecdotes from Steve.

Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

A huge thanks to everyone who came out before me, especially those who were able to do so in the face of incredible hardship. Being able to see the diversity, beauty, joy, and strength of LGBTQIA+ people was the main thing that allowed me to me to understand and accept myself.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

It's #NationalComingOutDay. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the hardest person I ever had to come out to was myself. Once I'd figured that out, it was all easier.

I know not everyone has the safety to come out, but if you do, you owe it to yourself and your community to be visible.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

Fucking hell I'm crying over a campaign ad for a dude running for Mayor on the other side of the country. I just can't believe how rare it is to see someone speak up on behalf of folks I love.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you. This is how you do it, folks. You don't say you have concerns. You don't reach out to the other side. You push for what's right, and you tell people why.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 3d

I'm so sorry. It's an awful situation, and millions of people's lives are going to be hurt by this. I snark a lot on here, but it's gallows humor because I know this is going to be devastating.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 3d

"Try that* in a small town."

* getting health care at a hospital.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

SCARBOROUGH: The Nebraska Rural Health Association says at least 6 rural hospitals would have to close bc of the big beautiful bill

FLOOD: Here's the deal: Some hospitals that are rural hospitals are going to eventually have to transition from being acute bed hospitals into being an ER model

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 3d

"Drugs are gonna be so cheap the drug companies are gonna be paying YOU to take their drugs."

Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 3d

Every day, Pope Leo gets closer to writing an encyclical entitled "In Particular, Fuck That Fucking Piece Of Shit JD Vance."

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Captain AmBOOvalent (comedy music) 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 @captainambivalent.com · 3d

(Reposting with alt text cause it’s brilliant)

Photo of an astronaut with the bio:
Barry Wilmore
"You never know true beauty until you see Earth from space, or true terror until you hear someone knocking on the space station door from outside. You look through the porthole and see an astronaut, but all your crew is inside and accounted for.
You use the comm to ask who it is and he says he's Ramirez returning from a repair mission, but Ramirez is sitting right next to you in the command module and he's just as confused as you are. When you tell the guy this over the radio he starts banging on the door louder and harder, begging you to let him in, saying he's the real Ramirez. Meanwhile, the Ramirez inside with you is pleading to keep the airlock shut. It really puts life on Earth into perspective."

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[Sic] Burns @sicburns2.bsky.social · 3d

Fine give him the Nobel Piece of Shit Prize

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 3d

They gave one to Kissinger, so you never know.

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 3d

Call me crazy but I don’t think the peace prize should go to a guy indiscriminately slaughtering civilians on fishing boats

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 3d

Fucking hilarious.

I think it's a biphone.

Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 3d

10th Anniversary Edition of NeuroTribes. To say that seeing the first copy of this was bittersweet is an immense understatement.

A man with blond/gray short hair and beard, wearing glasses and a pink shirt, holding up a copy of the book NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 3d

Editing a selfie on my phone and one of the options is "straighten."

I think not. Nice try, homophobes.

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