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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 2h

Padilla wants to affect outcomes. Normally, any governor of California is a presidential contender, absent age or citizenship.

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 2h

edmure in the GOT finale was that series' most Veep moment, and The Crown's casting directors knew exactly what they were doing

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 4h

I laughed out loud. And then I sort of, darkly frowned.

generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 4h

high-chance games invoke certain deities, who by their nature are predisposed against long-ball, strike-out orgs like LA

baseball gods do not decide outcomes (see final), but they look favorably upon stolen-base clubs like milwaukee, and loose idiosyncratic spirits like Uecker

finger on the scale

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 6h

what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 4h

The starch must maintain shape absent manipulation.

Pizza is toast.

Unless it’s from Chicago.

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 6h

Literally, at minimum. Summarily fired, healthcare and pensions revoked. This is the floor.

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Gregory Hays @aristofontes.bsky.social · 9h

I will knock doors for any 2028 candidate who makes this their slogan.

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 9h

Fuckers need to pay.

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 9h

yea baby

SB 79 is a law which allows upzoning and rezoning near rail stations, rapid bus lines and other transit-oriented development zones within a half-mile of public transit stops, including in areas currently zoned only for single-family homes.

Scott Wiener (born May 11, 1970) is an American politician who has served in the California State Senate since 2016. A Democrat, he represents the 11th district, encompassing San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County. He is also the co-chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus.[2]

Prior to his election to the State Senate in 2016, Wiener served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing the 8th district. He also served as Chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, represented San Francisco as a commissioner on the regional Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and represented San Francisco as a director on the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board.

During his political career, Wiener has been known as a prominent advocate for various measures to facilitate more housing construction in California to alleviate the California housing shortage.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 14h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 13h

"hold on Lumbergh, lemme check" <makes 'beep-boop-beep sounds'>

Quantum Leap is an American science fiction television series, created by Donald P. Bellisario, that aired on NBC for five seasons, from March 26, 1989, to May 5, 1993. The series stars Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist who, believing he has invented a way to travel through time, voluntarily subjects himself to an experiment that he believes will prove the validity of his controversial theories. Sam “leaps” into the fluid of spacetime and apparently disappears forever. However, it is soon revealed that Beckett's consciousness is alive and able to transfer to and inhabit the bodies of other people existing on his timeline. The artificially intelligent computer he created, called Ziggy, operates with the assumption that in order to return home, Sam must change events in the past in order to "correct" the future course of events.

Dean Stockwell co-stars as Rear Admiral Al Calavicci, Sam's womanizing, cigar-smoking companion and best friend, who appears only as a hologram. Al is able to research the life Sam currently inhabits, providing advice when needed, and he is the only person able to see Sam when Sam has travelled through time.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 13h

i am so ready for quantum to be the next dumb buzzword the tech industry forces everyone to pretend to care about. "how are you incorporating quantum into your daily work?" i'm not but it's so refreshing you asked me a new and different stupid question

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 13h

cool LMK which 2024 posts count and which ones don't www.slowboring.com/p/skilled-im...

Skilled immigration is good

But bad housing policy can ruin anything

www.slowboring.com

generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 13h

Having lived in both places, my bet: Peninsula.

Westside is missing more of the middle, but Peninsula has a lot more Tier 1, and demand is higher there.

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 15h

bsky.app/profile/irho...

Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 1d

This place is never beating the "4chan for hall monitors" allegations.

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 15h

we don't have to imagine anything, the internet's right there www.governing.com/now/too-much...

Too Much of America is Emptying Out. More Immigration Can Help.

Population loss creates a challenging fiscal environment for local governments. But there’s no good reason for places to be struggling while tens of millions of people want to move to the U.S.

www.governing.com

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 16h

great story, this chart RULES

Charts showing average battery pack cost in 2024 $/kWh and battery storage capacity additions globally in GW

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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 17h

remember when you could obtain images from google image search

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 16h

I blame city leadership.

When a municipal employee raises their hand and announces they’re unfit to serve in X role, it’s incumbent on leadership to ensure the bureaucracy removes said employee. Sanitation, public transit, parks & rec, whatever.

Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 18h

Any police officer who vows to quit depending on the results of an election is openly admitting that they are partisan, that they swore an oath but it was conditional, and that they believe the work they do as law enforcement is tied to a particular political party.

All of these are damning.

generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 1d

ok yeah EVERYone’s rooting for Milwaukee, but let’s be real: the upside of Toronto beating LA is far greater than the downside of Seattle losing to LA

generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 1d

Menswear guy will call your tailor. Literally & figuratively.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 1d

This place is never beating the "4chan for hall monitors" allegations.

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 1d

you know you’re on Bluesky when the 1-Billion-Americans guy is seen as an issue

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generic @chrismcneil.bsky.social · 1d

wanted to buy it, as a cultural artifact

but couldn’t stomach paying for it, also how do you store a horcrux

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Bill Hanstock @sundownmotel.bsky.social · 3d

excited for mariners vs. blue jays, the all-canada ALCS

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