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Ankur M
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Oh good, another social media platform to lurk on. Litigator (probably not your lawyer, and opinions my own), interested in Everton FC, Bay Area sports, transit, and some other stuff.
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rincewind.run
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable." REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. "Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—" YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES. "So we can believe the big ones?" YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING. "They're not the same at all!" YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED. "Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—" MY POINT EXACTLY.
December 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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petermanseau.bsky.social
Tis the season.
Chalk cartoon of Santa and his sleigh approaching forked trolley tracks. One way leads to a single elf tied to the tracks, the other way leads to five elves tied to the tracks. An elf standing at the fork controls the switch. Caption: The Jolly Problem
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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cosaingalway.bsky.social
"Leveraging data on 700k collisions & 18m speeding tickets, the analysis finds that cameras lead to persistent & sustained reductions in crashes, demonstrating that automated enforcement can meaningfully improve road safety while avoiding harms associated with conventional traffic safety approaches"
December 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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seancasten.bsky.social
This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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parkermolloy.com
I mean, the Penn student newspaper isn't wrong, but www.instagram.com/p/DSH1X4EDwP...
dailypenn YEAR IN REVIEW Four Penn alumni in the national spotlight in 2025 dailypenn From the Oval Office to courtrooms, several Penn alumni made national headlines this year - repeatedly tying the University to high-profile controversies. Swipe for a look at four alumni who stepped into the national spotlight in 2025, and continue reading at the link in our bio.
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
amandhania.bsky.social
Odd to hear this from Anthony Horowitz, whose whole deal when writing under his own name is to mock the tropes of the mystery genre.
willardfoxton.bsky.social Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social · Nov 11
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”

Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:

“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."

radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
I skipped this article for a while because I figured I'd read enough about the NYT's Mamdani coverage. I don't want to say the headline does the article a disservice - it is also very much about that - but goes well beyond as well
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
amandhania.bsky.social
I really enjoyed the depth of this piece - it's really thoughtfully done.
coreyatad.com Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · Nov 4
watching the Mamdani campaign from afar during the primary, so many things were impressive, among them the incredible work his online video team was doing to spread the message in fun, creative, educational, invigorating ways that spoke to people

this is my story about how they did it
Selling Zohran | Defector
On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump’s re-election, Zohran Mamdani stood on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, holding up a hastily drawn cardboard sign that read “DID YOU VOTE...
defector.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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berniebanter.bsky.social
‘I saw a waxwork of a medieval knight in full battle array.’

‘Tussauds?’

‘No, a lance and a battleaxe.’

#LunchPun
November 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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razzball.bsky.social
The Zoomer Stare just dealt you 12 Ks
"I saw something on Instagram that someone took a video of me on my phone saying I was locked in," Trey Yesavage said, "but I was just doomscrolling on TikTok and Instagram reels. I
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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whatahellofawaytodad.com
Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
STEREOGUM: People my age, we talk about how we were lucky that we didn’t have social media growing up, and there’s no record of all the dumb shit we said and did. You didn’t have social media, but everything you said and did in those years is on record, and you’ve got to live with it now. That’s tough. VIOLENT J: And the amount of gay Juggalos out there is really surprising. I think about them doing their research and getting the old records, getting excited about it, and getting their hearts broke or something, you know? I tell my daughter, “For the rest of your life, when your friends ask why your dad said that, say it’s because your dad was a fool. Don’t defend me. Say I was a fool then, but I’m not now.” There’s no excuse. I was going with the flow, and that’s the very thing we preach against — being a sheep. And that’s what I was doing. https://www.stereogum.com/2083804/icp-interview-juggalos/interviews/weve-got-a-file-on-you/
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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savannahpeace.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
amandhania.bsky.social
The most relatable LeBron has ever been.
shamsbot.bsky.social Shams Charania Tweets @shamsbot.bsky.social · Oct 9
Lakers star LeBron James is sidelined for at least 3 to 4 weeks due to sciatica on his right side. He is out for the start of the 2025-26 NBA season.
October 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."
A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute. Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner. I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way. Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose. The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why. Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes. I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic). "To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus
October 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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mehr.nz
Marian Burros, the originator of the plum torte everybody loves, died yesterday
Marian Burros, 92, Dies; Food Writer Famed for Her Plum Torte and More
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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anabnos.com
American soccer news: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Kash Patel wears Liverpool FC tie to US Senate hearing beset by shouting matches
The FBI director’s seeming fandom of the Premier League club also represents an unexpected clash of politics
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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nbabeau.bsky.social
He shouldn’t win the election *because of this, BUT…

He and his campaign really know how to connect to a younger audience.
August 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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mtsw.bsky.social
the times objectively thinks bribery by the staff of the current mayor is less urgently newsworthy than the admissions application for a mayoral candidate to a college he didn't get into.
tomscocca.bsky.social Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · Aug 22
The Times saw the mayor's people handing out bribes in public last month and refused to write about it till after somebody else broke a related story www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/n...
Red Envelopes With Cash Are Changing Hands at Adams Campaign Rallies
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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thebluefrontier.bsky.social
Grealish to #Everton has our Discord breaking down tactics, finances… and a few sanity checks.

Join the debate: LINKTR.EE/THEBLUEFRONTIER
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In-depth discussion, analysis, and coverage of Everton FC from the USA. COYB.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
really feels like housing affordability is one of the most important political issues of our time, affecting nearly every aspect of our lives, and everyday our mainstream political discourse is about whether sour cream is woke or not
August 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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jamessmyth621.bsky.social
There are two ways to get your pierogi at Veselka
Rays at Yankees Boyle vs Fried
July 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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cameronwilson.bsky.social
incredible! i have found a case of the very rare fake AI hallucination:

someone tried to say that they did /not/ author incriminating documents because it was prepared by ChatGPT.

The only problem? This document was authored prior to the the release of ChatGPT lol
July 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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humantransit.bsky.social
When I commuted from San Francisco to study at Stanford in the late 1980s, the San Francisco peninsula rail line @caltrain.com was a primary limiting factor on my education. It ran every two hours and stopped at 10 PM.

Why? 🧵 1/
July 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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ronpdavis.bsky.social
YIMBY is progressive, populist and antitrust. Not centrist. Not Reaganite.

The Atlantic published my piece and I’ve included a gift link.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Biggest Myth About the YIMBY Movement
There’s nothing centrist or conservative about the push to lower housing costs.
www.theatlantic.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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labuzamovies.com
lmao from my discord
July 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM