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Philip K. Schtick

@ericsbest.bsky.social

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Inside us there are two Ringos trying to write a song. One about an octopus. The other about a garden. Make them kiss.

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Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · Jun 25

Shoutout to Tempur-Pedic for having the confidence to put butt cheeks in their logo

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 21h

We’ve entered the tactical Al Borland phase of dystopia.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

This photo.

@sfstandard.com #SFO
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Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 22h

This is the culture war BS they’re going to push to get Trump’s $230million DOJ shakedown or Trump’s $20(40?)billion bailout to Javier Milei out of the news cycle

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 22h

100% Feds are going to force the NBA to drop any BLM/BLM-adjacent marketing or advocacy through the power of investigation.

Mike Vorkunov @mikevorkunov.bsky.social · 22h

"This is the insider trading saga for the NBA," FBI director Kash Patel said.

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Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 1d

Summer after college I canvassed for a solar leasing company around Long Island. Part of our pitch was mentioning some policy Cuomo enacted as governor that made solar more affordable. Enough people grimaced when I dropped his name that I removed it from my pitch. People have always hated that guy.

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

Sliwa's entire campaign being AT LEAST I'M NOT CUOMO seems to be hitting pretty well in NYC

Politico @politico.com · 1d

Curtis Sliwa says he would rather be fatally tortured than drop out of the NYC mayoral race and work for Andrew Cuomo.

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yeah, this is why.

two men are sitting at a table in a restaurant eating food with ketchup .

ALT: two men are sitting at a table in a restaurant eating food with ketchup .

media.tenor.com

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 1d

Why am I picturing cocaine-era Jim Carrey having an absolute blast with these things?

Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 1d

I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport.

Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?

But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.

A hotdog and pretzel stand with large hanging bottles of mustard, ketchup, and mayonnaise. The bottoms contain squeeze tubes to dispense the condiments.

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and his team have gotten to the bottom it and deciphered the true meaning of Platner’s 1919 tattoo

A fuzzy photo of Platner’s 1919 tattoo with the text overlay that reads M S 13 above it.

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 1d

The only thing I hate more than learning about Nazi tattoos is having our politicians be the reason why I’m learning about Nazi tattoos, and the only thing I hate more than that is knowing what our politicians nipples look like.

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 1d

With all the Nazi news of the past week, you gotta be a pretty bigoted Jew to single out Mamdani as the source of your religious/ethnic anxiety.

Stephens isn’t frightened by Mamdani as a Jew, he’s frightened by him as a Islamophobic conservative.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

because i'm a dumb little baby who has no grip on reality

Bret Stephens

Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 2d

It’s the Soultober savings event.

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 2d

Saw Thomas the Tank Engine do a set there. All I can say is thank goodness for that restroom

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 2d

Way cooler than Trump’s Diaper Jet

K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 2d

folks, he's done it again

A.F. Branco political cartoon of a red airplane with a hammer and sickle labeled "Mamdani" flying towards a gray building labeled "NY City"

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 3d

I remember this Trapper Keeper

Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 3d

Tried to sneak a photo of a cute doggo and accidentally had long exposure on and I believe I have created man’s greatest expression of art

A white poodle leans out an suv with neon light streaks flashing across the surface of the car

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 3d

On second thought, I might not.

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 3d

I’ll know what happened if my artsy friend from college texts me “Yeah we’ll grab a drink soon. Koyaanisqatsi.

Katie Herrmann @katieherrmann.bsky.social · 3d

Text from my mom:

"I could come visit you both. Homicide 12-oh."

Luckily, I knew this to mean she was watching a police procedural while using voice-to-text.

May start sending cryptic business messages this way.

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 3d

Luckily their biggest weakness is their stupidity

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 3d

The motto of his whole administration is it’s better pretend you’re right and look stupid than admit you’re wrong and look weak.

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Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 3d

Some Polka, some really pedestrian classical, Perry Cuomo. Perhaps a little Roger Miller if you wanna get edgy.

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 3d

The vinyl record section of a Goodwill is a really exceptional representation of a 20th century Republican’s musical taste.

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Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 3d

Wait until Noem finds out who pardoned 170 people guilty of assault with a deadly weapon against Capitol police earlier this year

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 4d

How is Jean Reno not in this picture.

Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 4d

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 5d

Has MAGA ever done anything this unified?

Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 5d

WOW! Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50” to support California’s Prop 50 and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 5d

That’s a pretty big Constitution for a “Hate America” rally

Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 5d

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Philip K. Schtick @ericsbest.bsky.social · 5d

Bring American Flags to the protests people! Show the fascists and those sitting on the sidelines that the left are the ones actually trying to make the Union more perfect.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5d

Weird to see chants of “USA! USA!” at these rallies that I was assured were “Hate America” rallies.

Jackie C @summerbliss.bsky.social · 5d

No Kings Miami, best turn put to-date #nokings

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 5d

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.

I did it because the government isn’t.

This is what I found.

White words on a black background read:

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Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino.

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Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers.

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Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.

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