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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 3d

Oh shit, some random commenter on Instagram said they once saw an undocumented person receiving healthcare in a hospital. This changes EVERY belief I have, fuck.

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 3d

I haven't watched any Mariners playoff games yet—my schedule has been awful, and I need to reactivate my Sling account. I'm on vacation next week, so fingers crossed they advance. ❤️

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 6d

I just read the phrase "sports betting influencer," and man, we have too much internet, don't we?

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Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 7d

This. Part.

Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 7d

I refuse to treat an AI generated avatar as a human while people who are very definitely human in every way are not being treated like humans.

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 8d

I'm good at shooting, but my ball-handling needs a lot of work. Once I get that under control, I want to seek out pickup games. Considering I never played organized ball (I wasn't an athletic kid), I've made a lot of strides. Thanks, solo practice and YouTube.

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 8d

I had to use one of the Y basketballs this morning. I don't know what kind of leather it had, but it felt so weird. And it was deflated JUST enough to be noticeable and annoying.

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 8d

This might appear silly or frivolous, but the old ball was an essential part of my quitting smoking, getting in shape, and using basketball shooting as a way to steady myself through stress and anxiety. I was sad to let it go.

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 8d

After over two years, my basketball finally had to go to the Big Basketball Court in the Sky; it was peeling, and the air needle snapped off inside it in the cold. Looking forward to more baskets and footwork with my new one.

An extremely worn, faded Wilson NCAA basketball, sitting in a car trunk.

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 9d

alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social - 20h
theyre called the yankees because they like to yankeeach other's penises

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@leonardcohenfan19.bsky.social
Inanpropriate post on my feed

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 12d

And you don't need to ask, but yes, this is on Facebook.

James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 12d

My takeaway from reading various baseball playoff articles: there are a lot of people who LOVE to comment variations of "don't you mean the Cleveland INDIANS??"

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 13d

Took this picture on my morning run, and I can't explain it, but it feels like the inspiration for a bad "New Yorker" cartoon.

A deer stands behind a chain-link fence, on which is a white sign with black text reading NO PETS ALLOWED.

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 14d

I often think about how naive I was in 2015-2017ish, a couple years of "ohhh, THIS will surely ruin his candidacy" and "okay, he can't stay in office after this."

Such a sweet, idealistic child I was.

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 15d

The camera catches me on the mound, looking at first base, mouthing "Are you mad at me?"

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Megan Corcoran @megancorcoran.bsky.social · 16d

Only Cal can get away with dropping clear f-bombs on live TV two nights in a row. What a legend looooooool

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 16d

I never doubted the Seattle Mariners.

The Mariners come out of the dugout after winning the 2025 AL West title.

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 16d

60!!!!

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 16d

Eugenio Suárez should model for dentist office advertisements.

James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 17d

I was a child for most of the 1990s, and I get irrationally angry at the absolute onslaught of those 90s nostalgia accounts.

I'm sure someone out there makes more money than I do to feed the algorithm with "WHO REMEMBERS STEVE URKEL??"-type shit.

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James Yates @jamesyates.bsky.social · 17d

I lived in Washington state from 2008-2009, and I immediately became enamored with the area and the Mariners. I still feel like a bandwagon fan sometimes, but there's no shame in that.

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