James Makula
@jmakula87.bsky.social
He/Him - Detroit sports are dope. Love basketball, especially the Detroit Pistons.
Sometimes too optimistic for my wife's taste.
Be kind.
Sometimes too optimistic for my wife's taste.
Be kind.
Good! Since some people were concerned that I mansplained in there, I just wanted to apologize and make sure I wasn't making it a worse place here! Hope you have a great week ahead of you.
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Good! Since some people were concerned that I mansplained in there, I just wanted to apologize and make sure I wasn't making it a worse place here! Hope you have a great week ahead of you.
And I'm sorry @samanthasearrings.bsky.social if I was condescending in any capacity with my lame little joke about putt putt golf :/
December 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
And I'm sorry @samanthasearrings.bsky.social if I was condescending in any capacity with my lame little joke about putt putt golf :/
Putt putt golf with eyeballs is funny to me. Felt like an Addams Family bit.
I'm sorry if that was offensive in any way.
I'm sorry if that was offensive in any way.
December 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Putt putt golf with eyeballs is funny to me. Felt like an Addams Family bit.
I'm sorry if that was offensive in any way.
I'm sorry if that was offensive in any way.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
I assume put *out* your own eyes.
But I really like it going in the direction of playing putt putt golf with your own eyes instead of golf balls.
But I really like it going in the direction of playing putt putt golf with your own eyes instead of golf balls.
December 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I assume put *out* your own eyes.
But I really like it going in the direction of playing putt putt golf with your own eyes instead of golf balls.
But I really like it going in the direction of playing putt putt golf with your own eyes instead of golf balls.
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Old Man vs the SEA
December 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Old Man vs the SEA
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so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
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So, just to be clear: all that has to happen is for a student to lodge a complaint against a teacher and that teacher is suspended? That's smart. I can't see any way that this power being placed in the hands of students could possibly backfire.
From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
December 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
So, just to be clear: all that has to happen is for a student to lodge a complaint against a teacher and that teacher is suspended? That's smart. I can't see any way that this power being placed in the hands of students could possibly backfire.
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Every now and then I email my congressman Rob Wittman to say hey man if you’re going to email me every week about what you’re doing about health care costs, bc you’re in a purple district, maybe try something that doesn’t fucking suck
December 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Every now and then I email my congressman Rob Wittman to say hey man if you’re going to email me every week about what you’re doing about health care costs, bc you’re in a purple district, maybe try something that doesn’t fucking suck
That's way too nice of a photo of him.
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
That's way too nice of a photo of him.
Haha, that's actually really interesting, and I feel like you're absolutely onto something with that thought.
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Haha, that's actually really interesting, and I feel like you're absolutely onto something with that thought.
New bookmark, thanks to @perplexingruins.bsky.social patreon!
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
New bookmark, thanks to @perplexingruins.bsky.social patreon!
Hah. Your house is going to be wild with excitement. Should be awesome.
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hah. Your house is going to be wild with excitement. Should be awesome.
Lol, the dog question and answer are top notch.
Pistons Mailbag on the backcourt puzzle, trade buzz and something for dog lovers:
www.nba.com/pistons/news...
www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Mailbag: FRIDAY, Dec. 12
The suddenly crowded backcourt picture, dissecting the trade rumblings and something for dog lovers in the latest edition of Pistons Mailbag:
www.nba.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Lol, the dog question and answer are top notch.
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Just updated my store front to reflect the winter discount announcement
December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just updated my store front to reflect the winter discount announcement
Any time I watch Audi, I'm stunned at how strong she is. Obviously, she's big, but sometimes she makes other centers look like rag dolls. Even when she's not even doing anything THAT aggressive.
Feels like she could have been an Olympian in multiple sports.
Feels like she could have been an Olympian in multiple sports.
The Cy-Hawk battle between Iowa State and Iowa did not disappoint. Angie Holmes was there and has the details from an emotional night in Ames.
Behind the scenes: Cy-Hawk battle in Ames - The IX Basketball
Led by Audi Crooks' 30-point, 10-rebound double-double, Iowa State defeated Iowa, 64-59, Wednesday night in Ames.
www.thenexthoops.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Any time I watch Audi, I'm stunned at how strong she is. Obviously, she's big, but sometimes she makes other centers look like rag dolls. Even when she's not even doing anything THAT aggressive.
Feels like she could have been an Olympian in multiple sports.
Feels like she could have been an Olympian in multiple sports.
Haha, sounds like it's going to be a dope Christmas
December 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Haha, sounds like it's going to be a dope Christmas
And I taught him how to use a computer keyboard (very basic, obviously)
He spent a good 30 minutes typing while I just laid there. That was a big win that night.
He spent a good 30 minutes typing while I just laid there. That was a big win that night.
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And I taught him how to use a computer keyboard (very basic, obviously)
He spent a good 30 minutes typing while I just laid there. That was a big win that night.
He spent a good 30 minutes typing while I just laid there. That was a big win that night.
Z is starting to understand video games more, and that's been fun.
...partially because when I'm already exhausted, I can still sit around while interacting with him.
...partially because when I'm already exhausted, I can still sit around while interacting with him.
December 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Z is starting to understand video games more, and that's been fun.
...partially because when I'm already exhausted, I can still sit around while interacting with him.
...partially because when I'm already exhausted, I can still sit around while interacting with him.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
Oh man, I completely forgot about that lol. What a terrible person.
December 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Oh man, I completely forgot about that lol. What a terrible person.
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Trump sent Vance there twice. He threatened to cut off all federal spending to the state. He vowed to back primary challengers of any Republican who voted against him here. He posted their names online, prompting his fans to send them death threats.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
Reporter: The senate in Indiana voted against the redistricting effort.
Trump: I wasn't working on it very hard. I wasn't very much involved
Trump: I wasn't working on it very hard. I wasn't very much involved
December 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trump sent Vance there twice. He threatened to cut off all federal spending to the state. He vowed to back primary challengers of any Republican who voted against him here. He posted their names online, prompting his fans to send them death threats.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
It's funny, because that's EXACTLY the same stuff my dad says.
But I do feel your pain. Some of my best friends fell down antivax/maga crap, and once in a while, they'll suggest hanging out, and there's nothing I want less.
But I do feel your pain. Some of my best friends fell down antivax/maga crap, and once in a while, they'll suggest hanging out, and there's nothing I want less.
December 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It's funny, because that's EXACTLY the same stuff my dad says.
But I do feel your pain. Some of my best friends fell down antivax/maga crap, and once in a while, they'll suggest hanging out, and there's nothing I want less.
But I do feel your pain. Some of my best friends fell down antivax/maga crap, and once in a while, they'll suggest hanging out, and there's nothing I want less.
My dad would disagree on that 2nd part.
10 or so years ago (when he was 65ish) he said, "When my generation all dies off, the world will be a much better place."
And he was dead serious lol.
10 or so years ago (when he was 65ish) he said, "When my generation all dies off, the world will be a much better place."
And he was dead serious lol.
December 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My dad would disagree on that 2nd part.
10 or so years ago (when he was 65ish) he said, "When my generation all dies off, the world will be a much better place."
And he was dead serious lol.
10 or so years ago (when he was 65ish) he said, "When my generation all dies off, the world will be a much better place."
And he was dead serious lol.
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