Jack Obora
@jackobora.bsky.social
Ohioan/Mammal. Generally competent. Avid collector of dust.
Steve Cropper was 84.
Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (Live, 1970)
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December 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Steve Cropper was 84.
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Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. n.pr/48zf0gD
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. n.pr/48zf0gD
How much is Penn State willing to pay me to not coach football? I feel like I should explore this more.
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
How much is Penn State willing to pay me to not coach football? I feel like I should explore this more.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Doing a bit about it is falling for the bait btw
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Doing a bit about it is falling for the bait btw
Seasonal airplay of Holiday Favorites is enough to take up a quarter of the Billboard Top 40. Both the charts and the industry are broken.
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Seasonal airplay of Holiday Favorites is enough to take up a quarter of the Billboard Top 40. Both the charts and the industry are broken.
Came back from that injury timeout to watch the Bills run the clock down to the 2 minute warning and go right back to another commercial break. Love the NFL.
November 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Came back from that injury timeout to watch the Bills run the clock down to the 2 minute warning and go right back to another commercial break. Love the NFL.
Apparently to be a coach at LSU you have to be the biggest flaming asshole imaginable. Les Miles, Brian Kelly, now Lane Kiffin?
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Apparently to be a coach at LSU you have to be the biggest flaming asshole imaginable. Les Miles, Brian Kelly, now Lane Kiffin?
The AI commercial where the guy who doesn't know what anything is in the museum, as if there aren't placards RIGHT THERE explaining what he's looking at
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The AI commercial where the guy who doesn't know what anything is in the museum, as if there aren't placards RIGHT THERE explaining what he's looking at
"Nissan tests every model thousands of times."
And you can't even tell!
And you can't even tell!
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"Nissan tests every model thousands of times."
And you can't even tell!
And you can't even tell!
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Are we going to bring back #Takesgiving over here? Where we live tweet the most ridiculous things our family members say over the course of the afternoon?
That was one of the funniest things to exist on Twitter and I wanna see it come back.
That was one of the funniest things to exist on Twitter and I wanna see it come back.
November 25, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Are we going to bring back #Takesgiving over here? Where we live tweet the most ridiculous things our family members say over the course of the afternoon?
That was one of the funniest things to exist on Twitter and I wanna see it come back.
That was one of the funniest things to exist on Twitter and I wanna see it come back.
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The Mamdani discourse is a lot, but it reflects a general lack of Democratic leadership elsewhere.
With an inspiring Democratic president, powerful leaders in the House and Senate and a charismatic DNC chair, there wouldn't be such focus on the New York City mayor. We don't have any of the former.
With an inspiring Democratic president, powerful leaders in the House and Senate and a charismatic DNC chair, there wouldn't be such focus on the New York City mayor. We don't have any of the former.
Re Mamdani discourse I know some folks will not like hearing this but feels like the convo is becoming way too saturated. I really appreciate this guy and am marveling his win. And, I love New York but the world doesn't revolve around it.
How many more think pieces we will have to read? ...
How many more think pieces we will have to read? ...
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The Mamdani discourse is a lot, but it reflects a general lack of Democratic leadership elsewhere.
With an inspiring Democratic president, powerful leaders in the House and Senate and a charismatic DNC chair, there wouldn't be such focus on the New York City mayor. We don't have any of the former.
With an inspiring Democratic president, powerful leaders in the House and Senate and a charismatic DNC chair, there wouldn't be such focus on the New York City mayor. We don't have any of the former.
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even wilder and probably not a great sign that this country has a severe mental health crisis and the solution most people turn to is youtubers and chat-gpt (because we also don’t fund or make healthcare available)
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
even wilder and probably not a great sign that this country has a severe mental health crisis and the solution most people turn to is youtubers and chat-gpt (because we also don’t fund or make healthcare available)
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have someone in your life who loves you as much as the democratic party loves rural white voters who will never vote for them
here we go again www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party
Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — by leaning on an economic message.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
have someone in your life who loves you as much as the democratic party loves rural white voters who will never vote for them
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I wish being good at standardized tests was an actually useful adult skill.
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I wish being good at standardized tests was an actually useful adult skill.
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there is zero chance the Yankees failed to turn a profit in any year, but especially in 2025 when they were coming off a World Series appearance. If an MLB owner says he lost money, that's like me saying I can fly. You should insist on proof.
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
there is zero chance the Yankees failed to turn a profit in any year, but especially in 2025 when they were coming off a World Series appearance. If an MLB owner says he lost money, that's like me saying I can fly. You should insist on proof.
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
Would love to see him in Cleveland, but he probably expects to be paid so that won't happen #Guardians #Cheapskates
Imai Tatsuya, a posted MLB-ready pitcher, would like to take down a team like the Dodgers rather than join them. :eyes:
(H/T TV Ashai, jomboymedia)
(H/T TV Ashai, jomboymedia)
November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Would love to see him in Cleveland, but he probably expects to be paid so that won't happen #Guardians #Cheapskates
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Journalists are supposed to care about facts. It's a fact that RFK Jr. believes vaccines cause autism, but it's also a fact that vaccines do not, in fact, cause autism, documented in plenty of studies. When you cast it as "scientists' opinions" vs. "RFK's opinions" you devalue factual evidence.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Journalists are supposed to care about facts. It's a fact that RFK Jr. believes vaccines cause autism, but it's also a fact that vaccines do not, in fact, cause autism, documented in plenty of studies. When you cast it as "scientists' opinions" vs. "RFK's opinions" you devalue factual evidence.