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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 21h

Never letting go of my "Bob Dylan really did meet the devil at the crossroads and sold his soul and now the devil won't let him die" theory

Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 21h

also check out the utterly bizarre guitar parts Bob is playing, mixed comically loud, in this version youtu.be/0CmQ-u0wPZs?...

Bob Dylan, Up Close ,Things Have Changed 2009

YouTube video by Woolhall Films of Bob Dylan & Van Morrison

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 23h

It's the third thing now if you scroll down

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 1d

I would tolerate this in exchange for high speed rail. You can make me watch ads on the bullet train.

Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when BMW forced owners to subscribe to heated seats?

Ryan McManus @ryantomorrow.bsky.social · 1d

Tesla pulls an Apple U2. electrek.co/2025/10/10/t...

Tesla pushes Tron: Ares ad inside its cars, upsetting owners

Tesla has partnered with its recent foe, Disney, to promote its latest movie, Tron: Ares, with an in-car update that...

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Maia @maiamindel.bsky.social · 2d

Scott Bessent trying to spend the Argentine pesos he bought in 2026:

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 2d

just watched a dozen people ask microsoft copilot experts their most pressing questions and those questions were 90% “how do i turn it off?” and “when i turn it off, is it really off or is it spying on me?”

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Beaz @beazletown.bsky.social · 8d

New theory of politics where everyone on the internet doesn't realize they're interacting with memes made by and for 16 olds. Everyone on the internet has been re-socialized into high school.

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 3d

Private School, or Charter School? They shouldn't really be conflated.

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samlowryisdead.bsky.social @samlowryisdead.bsky.social · 4d

Fucking priceless.

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 4d

Can't forget that Elon is King Twelve Year Old, "let that sink in" and such

Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 4d

They see you when you're sleeping (anywhere within the ten provinces/three territories)

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 5d

how to deactivate torment nexus

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Lottie @sellottie.bsky.social · 5d

It’s happened again

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 5d

Damn I was hoping to monetize this idea, but they beat me to it

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 5d

Are you being obtuse on purpose?

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 5d

You're a goddamn American Hero, Jim

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 5d

a young girl wearing a beanie and plaid shirt looks at the camera

Alt: A gif of the 12 year old vampire girl from the film adaptation of Let the Right One In

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 5d

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 6d

Speaking as a former 12 year old, you're wrong

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 6d

Post about the new theory of America "everyone is twelve now"

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 6d

Sorry gotta go with Gengarro on this one buddy

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 6d

I write literally thousands of words every week. But I was also a professor, and I have never been a fan of saying "well, people use words the way they want, and language is a living thing," and all that horseshit.
Words mean things. Clarity in expression produces clarity in thought.

Ben Coccio @bencoccio.bsky.social · 6d

The point of being a pedant is that you care more about winning a debate with wordplay than you do being persuasive on the merrits.

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 6d

"Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet but with twerking

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River Side Casino @riversidecasino.bsky.social · 8d

People in the industry say we are mismanaging growth opportunities by underleveraging data and analytics, to which we say, "What does that mean?"

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Hunterxthompson @hunterxthompson.bsky.social · 7d

They've covered the Himalayas, you breathe them in constantly, you're not cleansing your way out of it!

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