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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 32m

Skrewdriver featuring Lee Greenwood for Super Bowl Halftime Show

Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 18h

ha, i never have, though TBH i've only had a resume once since 1997 and that was when I got hired at Gambit and only because the onboarding system needed one. Gonna now tho!

Fun fact, I used to be annoyed by it, mostly because Little John was my fav in Disney Robinhood and I wanted that nickname.

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 20h

If my new boss said "Let's do the fucking news" or some other goofy wet fart sounds slogan I would immediately begin checking the want ads

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 22h

Fifth Circuit upholds much of New Orleans' short-term rental laws minus one key provision

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Fifth Circuit upholds much of New Orleans' short-term rental laws minus one key provision

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 7 upheld much of New Orleans’ short-term rental regulations but threw out a key provision barring corporate ownership of STRs.

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Marta Jewson @martajewson.bsky.social · 1d

Chase was on the New Beginnings Schools Foundation board during the 2019 Kennedy High graduation scandal — and when the charter board voted "accidentally" to change the jurisdiction of its charter schools.

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 1d

There could be at least one minor silver lining to the GOP's government shutdown: It may give New Orleanians a temporary reprieve from the Trump regime's planned military occupation, at least if they plan on paying the troops.

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Could the government shutdown delay Trump's occupation of New Orleans?

While the Trump regime's government shutdown is having harmful impacts on Louisianans, there could be at least one minor silver lining to the GOP's fiscal mess: It may give New Orleanians a temporary ...

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 1d

'Music Swings Votes' hosts New Orleans mayoral forum on city's music economy

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'Music Swings Votes' hosts New Orleans mayoral forum on city's music economy

"Music Swings Votes" will feature candidates for New Orleans mayoral discussing how to grow and develop the city's music industry and economy.

www.nola.com

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 2d

Holy shit I didn’t know that! That must have been an amazing interview

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Downtown Brandi Frown 😾 @itsthebrandi.bsky.social · 3d

So no one asked him partially hide behind a tree and sexily rub his hands together? Disappointed, honestly.

SinnamonS @sinnamonscouture.bsky.social · 3d

Morris Chestnut in New York today! 😮‍💨🔥

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 3d

This is the first time that sentence has ever been written. Well done.

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like Zack Snyder is just Uwe Boll in a Zack Snyder skin suit with a big pile of cash

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 4d

Where is the Clownfish when you need him

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 4d

Only on Tuesdays

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 4d

New Orleans is clearly a crime infested mess. I demand Minister of Tough Guy Incels In Ill Fitting Pants Pete Hegseth send in Seal Team Six to hunt down Osama Ball Laden IMMEDIATELY

A Facebook post looking for the owner of a giant beach ball that floated away this morning

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 4d

As Election Day approaches, key Duplessis donor hedges bet with big Moreno donation

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As Election Day approaches, key Duplessis donor hedges bet with big Moreno donation

A major donor to state Sen. Royce Duplessis’ campaign appears to be hedging his bets by dropping tens of thousands of dollars into New Orleans mayoral frontrunner and City Council Vice President Helen...

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 4d

Here's what we know about where New Orleans mayoral candidates stand on cop surveillance

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Here's what we know about where New Orleans mayoral candidates stand on cop surveillance

Royce Duplessis, Oliver Thomas and Helena Moreno don't support unconstitutional surveillance methods, but is it inevitable?

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 5d

It is utterly unsurprising that Bari Weiss is platforming a creepy pedo Econ Professor from George Mason University, which has been overrun by racist meat sacks masquerading as intellectuals since at least the mid 80s.

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RevMelanieNOLA @revmelanienola.bsky.social · 5d

Oh gee Wait’ll they find out about Clarence Thomas’s wife

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 6d

JUST IN: DOJ suggests Judge Simon recuse from the Oregon National Guard case because he's married to @RepBonamici, who has vocally opposed the deployment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 5d

Chester the Molester lookin ass

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 5d

Even creepier given that this was written by a 63-year-old dude

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 6d

In combative appearance at City Hall, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell proposes $200 million in spending reductions in FY26

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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell proposes $200 million in spending reductions

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Wednesday sought to shift the blame for the city’s budget shortfall onto the city council and absolve herself of responsibility during her presentation of a

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 8d

The new Blues Brothers movie looks amazing

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9d

U.S. Border Patrol agents tried and failed to detain a man in downtown Chicago (via Christopher Sweat)

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 11d

Hi yes DMs are open! And if anyone has questions about what I’m writing I’m happy to talk off the record first. Basically I want to write about how the attacks on autistic people by Trump and Kennedy are effecting people and also show that autistic people aren’t a “problem” that needs fixing

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 11d

Hey New Orleans bluesky, I’m looking to talk to some local folks in the autistic community in the next few days/early next week for a story. Shoot me a DM if ya’d like to chat or know somebody who might

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 12d

oh man, Assata Shakur died. She was an amazing writer and a activist

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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 12d

Here's the full interview we did with state Sen. Royce Duplessis on the New Orleans mayoral campaign and his priorities should he win.

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New Orleans Mayoral Candidate Royce Duplessis Interview | The Get Down

Gambit Editor John Stanton sat down with state Sen. Royce Duplessis to discuss the 2025 mayoral election, and his policies and priorities if elected mayor.

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