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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 2h

“Mr Plywood isn’t even made out of plywood anymore. Just paper mache. You wouldn’t believe the amount of paper mache needed to replace Mr Plywood.”

Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 2h

Same feeling but for the Cubs hopefully meeting the end of their season tomorrow.

Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 2h

This really needs to still be in the theater by the time I can get to it (next weekend).

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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 2h

Dan, the world is melting but there is extra inning October baseball on this very moment. (That thankfully doesn’t include the Red Sox).

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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 2h

I can hear her yelling “that’s how rallies start.”

Editor’s note: I do not know who this is but I get the vibe.

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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 2h

A good martini might not be universally loved, but it is unquestionably aesthetically pleasing. Cheers.

Dirty martini. The glass is big. Black marble and silvery background.

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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you. Traveling and this just reminded me to track down the Tigers v Mariners game. October and extra innings, what’s not to love?

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 5h

And so concludes yet another week w/ no routine news briefing at the Pentagon.

Previously:

March 17: Sean Parnell & Lt. Gen. Grynkewich

June 22: SECDEF Hegseth, Gen. Caine

June 26: Hegseth, Caine

July 2: Parnell

Aug 7: Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson

Aug 14: Wilson

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 6h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 11h

Beautiful day for a stroll and to be reminded of the price paid for those that stay here.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 12h

This is what courage in the face of authoritarianism looks like. No university should take Trump's bribe & surrender their integrity — bending the knee to a bully only feeds the beast & puts ALL our rights at risk.

Others should follows MIT’s example ASAP.

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

www.washingtonpost.com

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 11h

now I understand why they pushed ads for this into every Tesla, the official car of cheering for Skynet

Slate @slate.com · 11h

The new Tron is like if a Terminator movie wanted you to cheer for Skynet. slate.trib.al/XZ9iQq4

One of Our Oldest Sci-Fi Franchises Is Back. The New Movie Is Woefully Out of Step With Our Moment.

Every generation gets the Tron movie it deserves. That’s bad news for the new one.

slate.trib.al

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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 11h

a close up of a man with long hair and a beard making a funny face .

Alt: a close up of a man with long hair and a beard making a funny face .

media.tenor.com

Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 15h

One for @tyrellmayfield.bsky.social
(What waiting looks like)

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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 1d

. @gregjaffe.bsky.social and Meridith Kohut 📸 went to JRTC in August so you didn’t have to.

Drone warfare is evolving and the Army is training for it. ( @patdonahoearmy.bsky.social gets a quote as well). 🎁 link via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

The Army’s Race to Catch Up in a World of Deadly Drones

www.nytimes.com

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 2d

not comforting that every time someone says Well It Sure Feels Like We're Living in Unprecedented Times, the history knowers have to reach further and further back in history to smugly rebut them

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

Portlandia is a central document of the American anti-fascist movement.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 3d

Ouch. 2/5 star review? The things people do for their children.

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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 3d

Us eastern time zone folks trying to catch playoff beisbol after a tight MNF game.

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 3d

It's getting late early for Jazz Chisholm and the New York Yankees.

Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 3d

The year is 2072. FF podcasters are puzzling over the proliferation of “Joe Flacco”s across many rosters and decades. Assumption is that the name was the John Smith of its day.

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Brent Scales @boiler40.bsky.social · 3d

The employment and wage benefits to adding a data center to your area: zero.

Interesting study via @profhicks.bsky.social . He leaves the longer term impact of additional techs that may be AI related for large centers, open. TLDR: reconsider tax incentives www.thestarpress.com/story/opinio...

Hicks: Indiana should do more homework on data centers

There was no evidence that data centers led to more employment or incomes. There’s just no effect at all, which is not terribly surprising.

www.thestarpress.com