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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 4h

today in "predicted by 30 Rock"

Edie Falco on 30 Rock:
I MISSED THE VOTE ON A BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL WHALE TORTURE.

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 4h

Hopefully, but in 2025 evil always wins so you're probably good

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🍩𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝒶𝓅𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒🧸 @born2.besilly.online · 4h

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 4h

Made Hugo sit with me outside while I drank a couple beers

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 4h

I've tried, not a fan. Just isn't for me

Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 6h

I haven't read an ETA on the completion of the pedestrian and cycling bridge to the riverfront, but it appears to be moving along pretty quick

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 8h

Working under the theory that Dodge Charger drivers are the biggest assholes I'm looking up the plate of every one I see in NYC on HowsMyDriving and putting in how many violations they have. The doc is editable if you want to add your own docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

NYC Dodge Chargers

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 9h

bsky.app/profile/woj....

my demon totoro @woj.bsky.social · 6d

the waterloo black cherry goes great with gin!

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10h

Just got back from Normal, IL for a lecture at Illinois State University. Established in 1857 after this small town lawyer named Abe secured the funding. Was reminded once again that US public universities are the triumph of civilization

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 13h

The replies to this are a sad example is why the left has such a hard time being a united front. Advocate for vegan diets, but be real. Hunting is legal, normal, and when done sustainably good for the environment (preventing overpopulation). Worry about trophy hunting and poaching

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 13h

Bird down.

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Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 13h

why do nazis keep showing up

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 13h

Fuck you, algorithm. I know I'm not young anymore, but I'm not a clumsy geriatric

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 15h

What led to the shooting? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say... guns?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15h

At least four people were fatally shot and a dozen wounded late on Friday, in Leland, Mississippi, which was celebrating homecoming weekend, the city’s mayor said. The mayor said on Saturday that it was unclear what led up to the shooting.

4 Dead and a Dozen Wounded in Mississippi Shooting, Official Says

It was unclear what led up to the shooting in Leland, Miss., which happened as the city was celebrating homecoming weekend, the mayor said.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 4d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 13h

This is why I'll always make fun of dbags in giant compensation-mobiles. They're dangerous and enormous trucks and SUVs should either be outlawed or taxed the fuck out of

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 16h

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

www.construction-physics.com

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 15h

I wouldn't be able to make eye contact with them

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 15h

I'm sorry, but no one looks good in those Elphaba swirl glasses. Every time I see someone in them I want to laugh. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's these. Worked on a green witch, but no one else

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Cheatsy @cheatsy.bsky.social · 1d

We didn't have to put Jane Goodall quotes into context when she died.

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 1d

There was a reason he was always hiding

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 1d

I love Halloween because there are no rules on how to celebrate it. Also suicides don't go up like the Jesus holiday. Enjoy the next couple weeks before the rules set in

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 1d

Everything continues to be awful 😞

Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 1d

Surprised the government censors at CBS allowed this

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Tim @beertheist.bsky.social · 1d

Such an underrated side

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