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Mikey in DFW

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Heels, Hurricanes, Boise, CFB. BBQ ≠ social event. Dad broke kayfabe on me when I was 4. Youngest old man in Collin County. Disney Adjacent - my wife is scheduling my next vacation as I type this. #BringBackHomeWhites

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Mikey in DFW @mdwdfw.bsky.social · Nov 14

Whole lotta Canes folks followed me and that’s awesome. You guys are GREAT.

But please #TakeWarning: I’m gonna hate on North Carolina State almost as hard as I hate on Duke and that comes with my territory.

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Hobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.social · 7d

White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.

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95Sports @95sports.bsky.social · 4h

Arozarena is just a fun player to watch, man. Great facial expressions too.

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 4h

At the Skydome to sing during the seventh inning stretch is Toronto celebrity Derek Bell's 1992 Ford Explorer

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Mikey in DFW @mdwdfw.bsky.social · 4h

#BringBackHomeWhites

static klinger @jessespector.com · 4h

i like both of these color jerseys but i don’t like both teams wearing them? someone should be in white or gray. i think it should be jays in white and mariners in teal, and the mariners’ navy jerseys should be donated to charity

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 9h

my father (a retired white engineer who has been in oklahoma for 40 years) is my weathervane for what normal people who just watch the news periodically think, and he was like “so, they want to call the guard out on a bunch of kids wearing frog suits? is that true?”, the admin is losing the PR war

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

WELKER: Are you looking at invoking the Insurrection Act?

VANCE: We have to remember we are talking about this bc crime has gotten out of control

W: Crime is down in both Chicago & Portland

V: Crime is down bc they are so overwhelmed at the local level they are not even keeping stats properly

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 7h

Dilfer’s firing is a nice reminder to buy tickets to the Gophers game against UW-Green Bay in November. You never know when the opportunity to spend an entire game heckling a deeply incompetent and unlikeable coach will be your last.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 7h

On Sunday, Penn State announced it has fired 12th-year coach James Franklin, for whom they now owe a roughly $45 million buyout.

These schools aren’t broke. They’re just wildly irresponsible spenders.

✍️ @slmandel.bsky.social explains:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

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Chris Potter @cpotterpgh.bsky.social · 9h

Penn State: We're gonna let our public-radio broadcasters die rather than pay $17 million for someone else to operate them, because who would pay "a subsidy to run a business [when] there’s no guarantee they’ll stay in business"? (www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...).

Also Penn State:

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8h

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:

— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

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the hype @thehyyyype.bsky.social · 15h

Grandpa: I sent your grandma 57 handwritten love letters from the western front and she finally agreed to marry me when I returned from the war

Me: the computer told me to say "I had a good time last night" to this girl but it didn't work for some reason

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 22h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

Look, maybe not *all* ICE and CBP agents are bloodthirsty psychopaths, but there are plenty of stories like this one and the rest of them sure as shit don't seem to mind, so ...

Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 10h

CBP agents knocked on an El Paso home at 7:15 a.m.

The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.

While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.

The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.

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Hanno Terbuyken @dailybug.bsky.social · 11h

Really strong writing reminding us that human virtues are opposite to the fascist project.

Embrace silliness and bravery, diversity and joy, and other virtues. If many more can do that, humanity can prevail.

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 14h

I wrote about a new Nazi party that seeks to criminalize all human virtue, and how that means that human virtue is the greatest weapon against the new Nazi project.

www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...

The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

www.the-reframe.com

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 10h

i think this is the worst circus play attempt i've ever seen

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 10h

Tua gets picked trying to start the hook & ladder 😭

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Mikey in DFW @mdwdfw.bsky.social · 10h

Not sure why Bill Belichick isn’t listed as one of the options here…

Bruce Feldman @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social · 10h

James Franklin has been fired at Penn State. Now, where do the Nittany Lions turn? Here's our breakdown of how the Penn State coaching search shapes up: www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

James Franklin is out at Penn State: Can the Nittany Lions lure Curt Cignetti from Indiana?

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David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 11h

What sucks about the way CFB works is, Indiana is in the midst of a magical run, but until Penn State hires another coach, they’re going to be inundated with rumors the coach of this magical run is leaving.

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seanpetrizzi.bsky.social @seanpetrizzi.bsky.social · 11h

99%

Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 12h

All day-after cynicism aside, a serious question: Will Penn State's next coach do a better or worse job than Franklin?

What are the chances it's worse: 75%? 90%?

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12h

BREAKING: Penn State has fired head coach James Franklin, the school announced Sunday.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 11h

Penn State fired James Franklin, but they should consider hiring James Bash.

Franklin and Bash with Franklin X’ed out

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Mikey in DFW @mdwdfw.bsky.social · 11h

Gambling was better and WAY more fun when you physically had to go to Vegas/AC or actually have a Local Man. The barrier to entry gave it meaning.

Like the internet, having it in your pocket ruins its value.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 15h

Sports-Bet Operators Put a Casino in Everyone’s Pocket. For Some Young Men, It’s a Near-Fatal Gamble

Americans gambled $150 billion on online sportsbooks last year. Far too many almost lost everything.

Read: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Mikey in DFW @mdwdfw.bsky.social · 11h

ON THE MECCA OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL, THE CW?

Absolutely.

Andrew Hammond @ahamm.bsky.social · 12h

So, I just got caught up on Note Dame-NC State yesterday and buddy…

Do they have to put North Carolina-NC State on TV?

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Earn @nregib.bsky.social · 12h

Penn St gonna fuck around and find out maybe doing what he’s done in the middle of nowhere Pa isn’t as easy as they think it is

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 12h

A modest proposal

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R.L. Bynum @rl-bynum.bsky.social · 11h

Drake Maye is responsible for 20 of the Patriots points as they lead in New Orleans at halftime 22-16. He has three TD passes and a two-point conversion run. 11 of 13 for 185 yards, a 158.3 passer rating and already 21.7 fantasy points. #UNC #ProHeels

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Between The Hodges @wh1.bsky.social · 12h

Curt Cignetti’s agent’s kids about to have the best Christmas of all time

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static klinger @jessespector.com · 12h

what if james franklin and john fetterman switched jobs who would be worse

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static klinger @jessespector.com · 12h

penn state head coach bill belichick

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