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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 1h

He looks like he should be the jock in an 80s movie like “Just One of the Guys” or “Can’t Buy Me Love”

Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 2h

Let’s worry about playing until you’re 35 first, Dak

ProFootballTalk @profootballtalk.bsky.social · 3h

Dak Prescott, who is 32 and in his 10th season, wants to play into his 40s.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

Dak Prescott, who is 32 and in his 10th season, wants to play into his 40s

The Cowboys quarterback, who has played at an MVP-level this season, should retire with all of the major team passing records.

www.nbcsports.com

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 9h

Trump's war on math continues unabated, this is no way to behave for someone who hopes to win a Nobel Peace Prize

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump: "We're gonna be reducing the cost of medicines by 100%, 200%, 300%, 500% and even more than that."

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 7h

I feel you there, but on the third hand, people who are hyper-focused about making sure their clicks get optimized probably should figure this out, even if it is just to post on the 14th most popular social media sites for 38-41 year olds

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 7h

"I started looking into plastic surgery when I was a lot younger, but now that I’m 25, more mature, and knowing the potential consequences of surgery, I would say I took the option more seriously than when I was 23 years old." 🫠

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

this reads like an ad for getting your ribs removed to treat body dysmorphia and i’m pretty astonished it was even published

I Fractured My Ribs to ‘Remodel’ Them and Cinch My Waist

No matter how much I worked out, I felt boxy. So earlier this year I got RibXcar to change my shape once and for all.

www.thecut.com

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 7h

I think some people still don't realize that the link card / preview serves as the link itself, you don't need to keep the text in the post, too

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 7h

see, you already lost them at "Forget about Jesus for the moment"

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 7h

A lot to dislike here, but (1) what does 'early' mean in this context? and (2) is 'double the rate' compared to people circumcised 'late' or people who are not circumcised?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 11h

This reads like a Douthat x Turley @nytpitchbot.bsky.social piece: "There is no moment in the New Testament when Jesus insists on the manumission of slaves, therefore it is morally correct for me to be a slaver"

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 11h

Doug Wilson co-authored a (plagiarized) book that defended the institution of slavery *as it was practiced in the antebellum South*. This is how Douthat introduced the subject while providing him with the NYT's platform:

Douthat: So, just to take a related example, one of the controversies of many that you’ve been mixed up in has to do with slavery, and whether slavery is absolutely forbidden by the Bible, absolutely forbidden to Christians, or whether it is critiqued, but allowed for.

Wilson: Right.

Douthat: And you think it is critiqued, but allowed for.

Wilson: Right.

Douthat: On this, on a straightforward reading of the New Testament, I would agree with you. I would say, pretty clearly, there is a pretty clear path from the message of the Bible to the abolition of slavery. But there is no moment in the New Testament when Jesus insists on the manumission of slaves.

Wilson: Right.

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 9h

Trump's war on math continues unabated, this is no way to behave for someone who hopes to win a Nobel Peace Prize

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump: "We're gonna be reducing the cost of medicines by 100%, 200%, 300%, 500% and even more than that."

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 12h

saying you'd like to provide better services for less money isn't even concepts of a plan, it's fairy godmother level thinking.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 10h

Get ready for a lot of Mad Libs of the form

___<A>___ are outraged that singer Bad Bunny refused to ___<B>___ during ___<C>___

<A>: group of insufferable weirdos
<B>: a completely baffling activity given the context
<C>: any public event

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 14h

Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters are freaking out after photos emerged of Super Bowl singer Bad Bunny sitting during “God Bless America” at a New York Yankees playoff game.

MAGA Melts Down as Bad Bunny Sits for ‘God Bless America’

The singer is causing anger among Republicans for his actions during a baseball game.

trib.al

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 11h

how have the records not leaked?

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 11h

This reads like a Douthat x Turley @nytpitchbot.bsky.social piece: "There is no moment in the New Testament when Jesus insists on the manumission of slaves, therefore it is morally correct for me to be a slaver"

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 11h

Doug Wilson co-authored a (plagiarized) book that defended the institution of slavery *as it was practiced in the antebellum South*. This is how Douthat introduced the subject while providing him with the NYT's platform:

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 11h

Longhorns have an open letter they can sign here

bit.ly/nodealtexas

A flyer reading “Keep Texas Free” with a picture of a state of Bevo on the strip

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 12h

haven't seen any institution (UT included) that's signed onto the compact.

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 12h

saying you'd like to provide better services for less money isn't even concepts of a plan, it's fairy godmother level thinking.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 12h

UT Austin is hiring faculty in cosmology (Physics department), astronomy, and scientific machine learning (Oden Institute; 2 positions). Feel free to contact me for more details! 🧪🔭☄️

apply.interfolio.com/175261
aas.org/jobregister/...
apply.interfolio.com/174445
apply.interfolio.com/174449

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 14h

A lot of grifters excel at exploiting people who can’t tell the difference between “smart” and “telling me what I want to hear”

Snitty 🎃👻 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 15h

I don't really trust Raw Story for the most part so I didn't read this right away but it was worth it for this quote:

“She plays to an audience of 200 people,” one Hollywood executive with ties to Weiss told Variety. “It just happens to be that audience is made up of people like Jeff Bezos and Bill Ackman. The superrich f------ love her. She’s funny, she’s smart and she’s aligned with their politics.”

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 1d

"won't somebody please think of the children watching the Super Bowl?!?" buddy, have you seen the kinds of ads that are shown during the Super Bowl? It's mostly booze, crypto, and gambling.

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 1d

lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy

“Lee Greenwood for Super Bowl halftime show!” says the idiot

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 14h

A lot of grifters excel at exploiting people who can’t tell the difference between “smart” and “telling me what I want to hear”

Snitty 🎃👻 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 15h

I don't really trust Raw Story for the most part so I didn't read this right away but it was worth it for this quote:

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 23h

A man drinks a juice and says

IT'S A METAPHOR. BUT THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED, THOUGH.

Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 23h

Telling billionaires what they want to hear is a very different skillset from being generally interesting or engaging

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 1d

George Santos meme:

I'M FULLY COMMITTED TO UNC FOOTBALL
AND THE PROGRAM WE'RE BUILDING HERE

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 1d

Watching the Bill Belichick mess at UNC and thinking that @solomonmissouri.bsky.social’s “love the wife of your youth” thread feels like it was written for this scenario.

“You think you wanna be out here cause you not out here. When you get out here... You ain't gonna want to be out here no more”

Thread by @solomonmissouri on Thread Reader App

@solomonmissouri: Bud ... Let me tell y'all something... You don't wanna be out here You think you wanna be out here cause you not out here When you get out here... You ain't gonna want to...

threadreaderapp.com

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