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Argonaut Skipper Mike Nelson
@argonautskipper.bsky.social
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Mike Nelson, ex-Navy frogman and Coast Guard Auxiliary member, now a freelance diver on his boat Argonaut. A renowned expert, he takes on perilous jobs—rescuing lives, salvaging treasures, and outsmarting villains in thrilling underwater adventures.
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My child makes friends with all the animals.
A smiling young woman with round glasses and shoulder-length brown hair sits in the passenger seat of a car, holding a red bowl of animal feed in her lap. Through the open window beside her, a large deer with tall, sweeping antlers pokes its head eagerly into the frame, its mouth slightly open in hopeful anticipation. The deer’s reflection appears faintly in the side mirror, doubling the sense of its curious approach. Behind them stretches an open field under a pale sky, giving the scene the playful, gentle chaos of a drive-through safari moment.
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Made it down to Texas to visit my Mom for Thanksgiving.
From left to right: my child, my Mom, my brother, me.
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Chris Collinsworth is the Joe Buck of color commentators.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Until that day, 'til all ducks are one.

#lego #transformers #ducks
A tiny blocky blue duck made from toy bricks stands front and center, its rounded pastel body and bright orange beak giving it a cute, almost puzzled expression. Behind it, dominating the background, is the Autobot Matrix of Leadership—a large sci-fi relic with a faceted light-blue energy core held inside two sweeping silver handles and wrapped with yellow armor segments. The Matrix sits on a dark display base against a soft blue wall, making the duck look like a tiny guardian protecting one of Transformers’ most legendary artifacts.
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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I haven't built anything in ages, but with MEGA now rebranded as Mattel Brick Shop, I picked up a Hot Wheels Cadillac Project GTP Hypercar for a reasonable price.

#hotwheels #lego #mega
A boxed Hot Wheels “Cadillac Project GTP Hypercar” building set sits on a white table. The front of the box shows a blue, black, and silver race car with the number 01, styled like a futuristic endurance racer with a large rear wing and aerodynamic bodywork. The box art is deep blue with the Cadillac logo on the right. Along the top edge, a small die-cast version of the same car is visible in a clear window, along with optional metal wheel covers. The packaging indicates 236 pieces and a Mattel Brick Shop set for ages 10 and up. The background includes shelves filled with action figures and a blue mesh chair.
November 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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The Department of Education suddenly refusing to recognize fields dominated by women and minorities isn’t an accident. It’s discrimination.
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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My daughter is going to college next year. Fuck the "Big Beautiful Bill" and every motherfucker who voted for it. It makes paying for college just that much harder.
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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I think I've reached the end of my video game era. Outside of puzzle games, I have lost all interest. My Switch 2 was, honestly, a waste of money, since I am just playing Picross on it and I could do that on my trusty old Switch 1. The PS5 and XBox collect dust. $70 games were my tipping point.
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I think it is time to start selling off LEGO. I need to figure out the best way to do that.
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Wyatt has a tough life.

#cats #caturday
Wyatt looks *completely zonked out* in this one — in the best, coziest way. She’s curled tightly on her side, wedged adorably between you and the couch cushion like she’s claiming her own little pocket of warmth. Her front paws are tucked up near her face, back paws stretched out, and her fluffy calico fur is all soft-looking and poofed from relaxing. The tiny pink toe beans peeking out are doing heroic levels of cute work. This is *peak contented cat*, the “I trust you completely and this is my safe spot” kind of sleep. She’s perfect.
November 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Threads is awful.
November 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Majorie Taylor Greene resigning and Trump being nice to Mamdani are exactly the kinds of stories pundits love talking endlessly about for days on end: earth shattering events that won't make one fucking difference in anybody's life.
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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This little goober has been with us for a year now. We love you, Wyatt.

#cats
A calico cat named Wyatt sits neatly on a bright yellow chair in a cozy room. Her fur is a mix of white, orange, and black, and she looks calmly toward the camera with soft green eyes. Behind her, shelves filled with LEGO builds and collectibles line a blue wall, and a TV is playing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, showing Nana Visitor’s credit. The room feels warm, colorful, and full of personality, with Wyatt poised at the center like she owns the place.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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We need to stop protecting predators.
It's time to stop telling your underage daughter not to wear shorts when Uncle Randy is over, and start telling Randy not to fucking come over anymore
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Slide.
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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For those not around in the 90s -- Bill Clinton was, indeed, a piece of shit. In fact, he still is.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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For the love of god, I am sick of listening to a god-damned leaf blower all god-damned day.
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Ephebophilia is a legal and moral crime.
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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I have a long-standing opinion that to be obscenely wealthy, you have to be an obscene human being. The email dumps have reinforced my opinion.
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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one thing i hate is when the president is a pedophile
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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If I were a billionaire, I'd give every single human being a pair of headphones so I wouldn't have to listen to whatever they are playing though their phone speakers in public spaces.
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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My 20 year old Ultra Magnus and his four new Missing Link friends, Arcee, Cordon, Sunstreaker, and Prototype Arcee.

#transformers
A lineup of Transformers figures posed on a wooden surface against a plain wall. Towering in the back is Ultra Magnus, the red, blue, and white Autobot leader with missile launchers on his shoulders and arms raised in command. In front of him stand Cordon, the white police-themed Lamborghini with black accents and chrome weapon, and Sunstreaker, his bright yellow twin, both in confident stances. On either side are two versions of Arcee — one in her familiar pink and white colors, and the other in pink and orange prototype deco.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Careful, fellow Chicagoans when shoveling. It's not that deep, but that's heart-attack snow.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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So Dick Durban caved. I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Chuck Schumer's political hero is Neville Chamberlain.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM