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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 6h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Hurricane Maria fluid shortage

Eric Bellmore @bellmore.bsky.social · 6h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"Fall semester starts tomorrow..."

N.J. Gallegos @drspookyer.bsky.social · 7h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“It sure is quiet…”

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 6h

Like, I barely have a reason to care, but this is the most nakedly one-sided referee crew I've ever seen. I feel bad for the SEC intern that has to write the conference's apology letter later this week.

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 6h

The refs in this Auburn-Georgia game shouldn't be allowed to ref Pop Warner.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 8h

The pattern is they fire a ton of people, say they made a mistake, and then selectively rehire back only the most mediocre white men.

This is why Black women's unemployment has spiked, the federal government used to be the largest employer of Black women until these monte carlo firings

Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 11h

New reporting: many apparently fired at CDC in 'error'. This is a failure by design given that the admin does not care about fulfilling agency missions. This is the kind of error that should have political consequences.

Unserious people cause real-world harm.

🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 7h

Brought to you by the people who do this to pie:

A pumpkin pie cut by someone who probably abuses animals and puts bagels into bread slicers.

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 9h

Also let big investment farms fail so small farms can take their place because corn subsidies are dumb.

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BJ 🏳️‍⚧️ @bellamyj.blacksky.app · 1d

It is not too late for you to start wearing a mask in public.

It is not too late for you to start advocating clean air.

It is not too late for you to learn how to build your own air filters or to tap in with folks already doing so.

They want you sick. They want your neighbors sick. Tell them no.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

As it turns out beating fascists has a lot of overlap with being desirable relationship material.

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder whether Saville was one of those Catholics who treated last rites and confession as celestial get out of jail free cards or if he really felt like he needed the extra bump because he realized healing sacraments probably have a purchase limit for mortal sins.

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

In Saville's case, it was grosser than a weird Pascal's wager, because it was his charitable work that gave ready access to nearly all of his victims.

Trump's family wealth gave him access and immunity from jump. I'm glad it can't buy him peace of mind.

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

I imagine the grain of truth to this would be that they made it the same way Stephen King made a novel virus when he wrote "The Stand".

Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

Guess the jet they couldn't sell that they gave to Trump paid off big time.

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

I went to a CE on adrenal insufficiency. The presenter was a veritable corticopia of knowledge.

Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

Instant classics, all.

A green road sign that reads,
⬆️ DUBOIS 10
⬅️PARADISE 3
⬅️DESIRE 5
⬅️PANIC 7

A green rectangular road sign that reads, "VIRGINVILLE, NEXT RIGHT"

A blue road sign with gold trim and lettering in the keystone/rectangle shape of many PA road signs that reads,
"EAST EARL TWP
BLUE BALL
NAMED FOR
"THE BLUE BALL" HOTEL
FOUNDED
1766"

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

I had also written down indodeathacin and gababraintin

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

Ah shit I should have gone with die-laudid but I already posted this.

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

What do zombies take for the pain of being dead?

Corpsaicin

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

PA is the US sleeper champion of silly town names.

A green rectangular road sign

"CLIMAX
CITY LIMIT
POPULATION 229"

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure if this is shitpost pisspost or both

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

A blue and gold sign for the town of Shartlesville, PA, in the shape of a rectangle overlaid with the keystone shape used in many Pennsylvania road signs and place parkers.

"Hamburg 8
SHARTLESVILLE
Named for
Colonel Peter Shartlesville
Pioneer settler and soldier
Founded
1795"

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

What's the difference between plaster boards and sheetrock?

Anyone can plaster boards.

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 1d

Hanlon's razor is one too many people know about and it's one that fascists have used as a cover for their intentions, even though a lot of them are both evil AND incompetent, just not in the same subjects.

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 2d

It's just too bad more people don't apply Hitchens Razor to these kinds of baseless claims.

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 2d

They have the chance to do the funniest thing by offering him the inaugural Nobel Participation Trophy

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 2d

I definitely picked the wrong career for fleeing the country. No one is wanting to recruit foreign pharmacists.

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