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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe nothing in sports as close to hard drugs as watching a bullpen rollicking in and out of jams, wet hair and strange jewelry, spitting and cursing, having entire conversations with themselves. A ship of filthy pirates drunk on the high seas.

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · 24d

Holy cow. Premium shot here

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𝑺🏀𝑳𝑰𝑺 @solisreport.com · 25d

Clairemont, San Diego @rbuas.bsky.social @damonagnos.bsky.social

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · Sep 11

Current* conditions near Grand Haven, MI:

View looking north over Grand Haven beach and its iconic lighthouse and pier jutting into Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2025-09-11 05:06:36 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Grand Haven: 60.29 F | 15.72 C // Precip: broken clouds // Wind: N at 0 mph | 0 kph // Humidity: 83%

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks man. The guy in the bucket was doing a little show with the whole thing by the end of it, they were having a great time.

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Sep 8

When he had to cut the trunk itself down the guy was doing this like medieval infantry kind of combat to it with the chainsaw and shoving it with his other arm, and during the minute of drama watching it slowly snap apart the kids were lined against the playground fence shouting cut! the! tree!

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Sep 8

There's an ancient-looking tree on the corner between us and the elementary school and some city guys came by to take it down. They sent one of them up into the air in the little bucket with a chainsaw, and every time he cut a branch off the schoolkids all went nuts like there was a walk-off homer.

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Sep 4

Great thread here

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Sep 4

Backup catcher Joey Bart tells the sideline reporter "this says a lot about our guys" and I wonder if we just might find a way out of all this.

John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Sep 4

Drinking the last half of a beer as Dennis Santana gets Ohtani swinging and deciding the 63-77 Pirates will make the playoffs

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Damon Agnos @damonagnos.bsky.social · Aug 29

Edge of a mass of clouds at sunset turning peach in color

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Aug 29

This is really great

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Tactical Onions Vendor @inkana.bsky.social · Aug 27

"Whoa whoa whoa. Take a look at this. Now if you're the confederacy, you like that they've put you in this position. Look at this action here by the Union, trying to cross the Rappahannock under the rebel guns. This is as foolish as anything you will see in the league"

John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Aug 27

Re-watching the Ken Burns Civil War doc and doing Hubie Brown Voice as we scan across another battlefield McClellan has let get away from him.

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Colin McGowan @csmcgowan.bsky.social · Aug 27

"Okay, we have a significant numerical advantage on the left flank. What we want to do is attack that flank, turn it, and roll the Confederates on back to Richmond. But McClellan doesn't see that clearly. He hesitates. And now Lincoln's gotta think about 'can I trust my commanding general here?'"

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Aug 27

Re-watching the Ken Burns Civil War doc and doing Hubie Brown Voice as we scan across another battlefield McClellan has let get away from him.

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Defector @defector.com · Aug 25

Seek and destroy: defector.com/seek-and-des...

Seek And Destroy | Defector

Steven Soderbergh made The Limey for $10 million in 1998, and by his own account had an absolutely miserable time doing it. Or, more specifically, he made it briskly and seemingly happily, then…

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · Aug 21

Current* conditions near Michigan City, IN:

Wide view of Lake Michigan from Michigan City East Lighthouse. // Image captured at: 2025-08-21 18:33:01 UTC (about 4 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Michigan City: 71.13 F | 21.74 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: N at 12.616 mph | 20.30 kph // Humidity: 76%

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Aug 21

There's a lot to be repulsed by in The Argument -- the tone of haughty "We Finally Figured It Out" that permeates the entire project; the flaccid mediocrity of all the people involved, blundering pedants like Yglesias & slimy zeros like Derek Thompson. This was a really sharp, thoughtful discussion.

Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com · Aug 21

This new publication for "the left" is funded by $4 million from people and groups associated with Peter Thiel, Mercatus, Abundance, and Third Way

Tom Scocca and I raged about this and related matters at @flaminghydra.com

flaminghydra.com/issue-386/

Liberal label / Tourist tips

Tom Scocca and Maria Bustillos on the latest media flimflam; advice for travelers from Trevor Alixopulos

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Damon Agnos @damonagnos.bsky.social · Aug 16

Maroon armchair in a lush parking strip on a rainy evening

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Aug 16

A real humdinger

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Aug 16

My guess after a little detective work is a ‘75 Oldsmobile 98 Regency but don’t hold me to that

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Aug 16

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Aug 14

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John Saward @rbuas.bsky.social · Aug 14

There's all kinds of crazy violence happening out there in the woods, which to a bear is just the plain act of survival hauling them from one season to the next.

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