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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · 25d

Oh come on, its existence is clearly predicted in the Standard Breakfast Model! I guess they’re waiting until we get more data from the Large Ham Collider

A screenshot of the NYT Spelling Bee rejecting the word “ANTIBACON”

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Aug 19

Literally nobody can trust Donald Trump, not in the entire world. More importantly, every single person, without exception, *everyone* who was even tangentially involved in conceiving, crafting, approving, or posting this headline, they all knew, without a doubt, that he can’t be trusted. And yet.

NYT headline reading “Can Zelensky Trust Trump? Ukraine’s Fate May Depend on the Answer.”

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Aug 16

I defy you to explain what you mean by “formidable.”

NYT headline reading “Gavin Newsom’s Gerrymander Has a Formidable Foe: Arnold Schwarzenegger”

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Aug 5

Listen I don’t care how many people switch bodies in this one, they still have the first two to explain to them why it isn’t as freaky as they might think at first

Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Aug 4

Freakier Friday? Terrible title. The same thing happened to them once before, which makes this Friday inherently less freaky than the first one

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Aug 4

Freakier Friday? Terrible title. The same thing happened to them once before, which makes this Friday inherently less freaky than the first one

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Aug 3

This guy put everything into following his dream of becoming an opera singer, *succeeded* at it, and his obituary wound up being “He was a mediocre tenor who one time accidentally stabbed his cast mate”

David Rendall, Tenor Who Suffered 2 Operatic Mishaps, Dies at 76

www.nytimes.com

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jul 29

“There are crazy people out there, confused young men who want to pretend to be women so they can get an unfair advantage at volleyball!” 😱

“There are crazy people out there, confused young men who want to buy guns so they can murder anyone they see as a threat!” 🤷‍♂️

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jul 29

Life as a creative professional:

Q: So, what do you do for a living?

A: Well, basically, I try to monetize my thoughts

Q: What thoughts?

A: Oh, thoughts like “Our society is a nightmarish dystopia in which everyone’s thoughts are monetized.”

Q: Oh. Hmm. I see.

A: Yup

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jul 28

I was really hoping this obituary would reference The Hudsucker Proxy

Screenshot of a New York Times obituary, the headline reads “Joan Anderson, Unsung Heroine of Hula Hoop History, Dies at 101”

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thanks so much!

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Being famous is so weird. Like, in a certain sense, this is an obituary for one of my professional peers

Screenshot of a headline reading “Maddie, a Dog Who Awed Instagram by Balancing on Things, Dies at 14”

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jul 17

And to take it a step further, the thing that’s really wild about it is that I found out about it from someone else! Like, the constructor didn’t notify me in advance*, any more than they would have notified, like, [Brian ENO] or whoever!

*(Presumably, but I have many unread notifications)

periscopena.bsky.social @periscopena.bsky.social · Jul 17

Here I was thinking I have a leg up for tomorrow’s crossword, but no, ya had to be classy and share this….what like a week later? (Congrats)

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · Jul 17

This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · Jul 15

I will never, ever vote for Gavin Newsom. Ever, under any circumstances. I don't care if he becomes the Dem nominee, he's still not getting my vote.

Julie Rei Goldstein @julierei.bsky.social · Jul 15

On a recent podcast Gavin Newsom tells Shawn Ryan how the Trans sports issue opened the door for him to change his mind on GAC for Trans Youth.

As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.

There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jul 17

Seeing my name in a crossword puzzle is one of those things that occasionally reminds me that, oh yeah, my life has gone down a *wildly* unexpected path

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jun 22

Speaking on behalf of Ohio: please don’t

Four presidential portraits, under a sign reading “Discover the Ohio Presidents”

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jun 12

Tonight was the first time I got to sit down and watch former Dayton Flyer Obi Toppin play a key role on an NBA Finals team, it felt great. Not as great as it felt when I watched him win the 2020 NCAA tournament for UD over in the Good Timeline, but still pretty great

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jun 8

If there isn’t a sign over the toilet asking you not to flush anything besides toilet paper because they have old plumbing, are you even really at a bar?

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jun 7

I also love her history of the English Civil War, despite her clear royalist leanings

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jun 7

Have you read C.V. Wedgwood’s history? So good

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jun 6

I feel like this ModCloth dress is asking me to go to couples therapy

Tag reading “I have to be attached to make a return.”

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jun 5

World’s Two Most Self-Centered People Have Difficulty Cooperating

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jun 2

I did not, thanks for pointing this out, that’s very cool!

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · Jun 2

I just hope I can ever feel as cheerful and confident as the guy that says “Stand clear of the closing doors, please” on the New York City subway

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · May 30

When I feel like our society is irretrievably divided, I remind myself how we all came together, with one united voice, irrespective of our personal or political differences, to denounce the last season of Game of Thrones

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Amy Schneider @jeopardamy.bsky.social · May 17

Watching Top Chef. My main takeaway this week is I hope I never have to take criticism from a Quebecois woman

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