Blake
@thornblake.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, mediocre at darts.Yelling into the void about Hockey 🏒 Darts 🎯 and Belgian Football🇧🇪⚽️
Prediction Markets to Gambling is essentially what Heroin is to Drugs. It's the pinnacle of problem/degenerate gambling.
On the rise of prediction markets and the NHL's new partnership with them
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Why is the NHL aligning with prediction markets as others raise red flags?
The NHL recently announced partnerships with Kalshi and Polymarket, whose business models have faced scrutiny from other major leagues.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Prediction Markets to Gambling is essentially what Heroin is to Drugs. It's the pinnacle of problem/degenerate gambling.
The Canucks having success this season was built on 4 pillars:
Demko's health
Pettersson resurgence
The team staying healthy
Divisional and WC Teams getting off to a slow start
It's November 12th and all 4 pillars have collapsed.
Demko's health
Pettersson resurgence
The team staying healthy
Divisional and WC Teams getting off to a slow start
It's November 12th and all 4 pillars have collapsed.
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Canucks having success this season was built on 4 pillars:
Demko's health
Pettersson resurgence
The team staying healthy
Divisional and WC Teams getting off to a slow start
It's November 12th and all 4 pillars have collapsed.
Demko's health
Pettersson resurgence
The team staying healthy
Divisional and WC Teams getting off to a slow start
It's November 12th and all 4 pillars have collapsed.
Lovely birthday card from my niece. Smiling through the pain.
November 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Lovely birthday card from my niece. Smiling through the pain.
Annual reminder that Tootsie Rolls are the most depressing candy known to man.
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Annual reminder that Tootsie Rolls are the most depressing candy known to man.
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
🎶Ya ya ya ya ya
Andrew is a nonce
Is a nonce
Andrew is a nonce!🎶
Andrew is a nonce
Is a nonce
Andrew is a nonce!🎶
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
In statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew says he will give up titles and honours including the Duke of York
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Virginia Giuffre book extract: ‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’
Prince Andrew has agreed to give up his title as the Duke of York, he said in a statement released through Buckingham Palace.
He said: “In discussion with the king, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🎶Ya ya ya ya ya
Andrew is a nonce
Is a nonce
Andrew is a nonce!🎶
Andrew is a nonce
Is a nonce
Andrew is a nonce!🎶
Townies<Baymen
Whenever I wear a hoodie with a flannel shirt, I think about this illustration I saw in Newfoundland showing the difference between a "Townie" (someone from St John's who wears the hoodie over the flannel) and a "Bayman" (someone from a small village who wears the flannel over the hoodie)
October 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Townies<Baymen
The Mariners are primed to shatter my heart into a million pieces.
September 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Mariners are primed to shatter my heart into a million pieces.
I can only speak for myself on this. Outside of Christmas cards and the 3 or 4 things that don't offer paperless options, I don't get any other mail.
September 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I can only speak for myself on this. Outside of Christmas cards and the 3 or 4 things that don't offer paperless options, I don't get any other mail.
A lot of teams are just sputtering right now.
September 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A lot of teams are just sputtering right now.
When did the Guardians become a wagon?
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
When did the Guardians become a wagon?
X don't give it to ya anymore, and that's sad.
Nobody asks where the hoods at anymore and that's sad.
Nobody stops to drop, shut anyone down, or open up shop anymore and that's sad.
September 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
X don't give it to ya anymore, and that's sad.
In order to get the ingredients for the sauce for the demo, they had to search and read a recipe that typically has the cooking directions...rendering this whole AI tool a complete and total waste of time. 🤦♂️
September 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In order to get the ingredients for the sauce for the demo, they had to search and read a recipe that typically has the cooking directions...rendering this whole AI tool a complete and total waste of time. 🤦♂️
It was a trade at the deadline instead of free agency, but Andrew Vaughn has done exactly this for the brew crew. @garandall.bsky.social
I'm going to take out the crystal ball for this one. Boeser is Vaughn (Consistent, does his thing, fanbase loves him, but his future in the org. is constantly in question. He leaves via free agency for a team on the rise and makes a meaningful contribution to their success) 🔮
August 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It was a trade at the deadline instead of free agency, but Andrew Vaughn has done exactly this for the brew crew. @garandall.bsky.social
All this hype behind the Brew Crew for them inevitably get mopped in the NLDS.
August 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
All this hype behind the Brew Crew for them inevitably get mopped in the NLDS.
Furthest I've been:
N: River of Ponds Newfoundland
S: New Orleans, Louisiana
E: Amsterdam, Netherlands
W: Calgary, Alberta
N: River of Ponds Newfoundland
S: New Orleans, Louisiana
E: Amsterdam, Netherlands
W: Calgary, Alberta
Furthest I've been:
N: Fort MacKay, Alberta
S: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
E: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
W: Kaanapali, Maui
N: Fort MacKay, Alberta
S: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
E: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
W: Kaanapali, Maui
Furthest I’ve been:
N: Edmonton/Jasper, Alberta
S: Cartagena, Colombia
E: Caribbean/Puerto Rico
W: Oahu, Hawaii
N: Edmonton/Jasper, Alberta
S: Cartagena, Colombia
E: Caribbean/Puerto Rico
W: Oahu, Hawaii
August 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Furthest I've been:
N: River of Ponds Newfoundland
S: New Orleans, Louisiana
E: Amsterdam, Netherlands
W: Calgary, Alberta
N: River of Ponds Newfoundland
S: New Orleans, Louisiana
E: Amsterdam, Netherlands
W: Calgary, Alberta
Hulk Hogan: False finish at 11am?
The Universe: That doesn't work for me brother!
The Universe: That doesn't work for me brother!
July 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Hulk Hogan: False finish at 11am?
The Universe: That doesn't work for me brother!
The Universe: That doesn't work for me brother!
The good lord didn't need 3 rock bottoms and a people's elbow to finish Hogan. Just sayin'😉
July 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The good lord didn't need 3 rock bottoms and a people's elbow to finish Hogan. Just sayin'😉
"FUCK THE HULK HOGAN FOREVER" - The Iron Sheik
July 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"FUCK THE HULK HOGAN FOREVER" - The Iron Sheik
