Jim Barg
@jimbarg.bsky.social
New platform, same freewheelin' freelancer of minor renown in the Flower City. Movie Kid who became a Sports Guy (but not that one).
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There are some really great one-liners in 80s action movies, but it's a rare case where we get a set-up, a callback, a payoff, AND a coda.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
There are some really great one-liners in 80s action movies, but it's a rare case where we get a set-up, a callback, a payoff, AND a coda.
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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Hey, it’s Giving Tuesday! Want to help kids all over the world? Clubfoot is one the most common birth differences, affecting 1 in 1000 babies. Including mine! This is Margot in her brace. Clubfoot can be fixed with simple casts and braces, but the costs add up. Enter Miracle Feet www.miraclefeet.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Hey, it’s Giving Tuesday! Want to help kids all over the world? Clubfoot is one the most common birth differences, affecting 1 in 1000 babies. Including mine! This is Margot in her brace. Clubfoot can be fixed with simple casts and braces, but the costs add up. Enter Miracle Feet www.miraclefeet.org
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This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.
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Hey who here likes Star Trek / 90s country music crossover memes?
November 27, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Hey who here likes Star Trek / 90s country music crossover memes?
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Definitely not as good as Odelay.
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Definitely not as good as Odelay.
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Newsom has some strange vetoes/views on environmental policy, trans rights, labor rights, and homelessness that require some serious questions from liberals.
but........... why? deadline.com/2025/12/news...
Newsom 2028: Hollywood Donors Start Lining Up Behind Expected White House Bid; “He’s A Fighter, That’s What We Need!”
Gavin Newsom is Trump's greatest political antagonist, & the CA Governor could ride that wave all the way to the White House, with big bucks backing
deadline.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Newsom has some strange vetoes/views on environmental policy, trans rights, labor rights, and homelessness that require some serious questions from liberals.
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Younghoe Koo completely missed the ball and kicked the turf, Jaxson Dart can't believe it
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Younghoe Koo completely missed the ball and kicked the turf, Jaxson Dart can't believe it
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I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.
Was talking about aggressive local commercials on a group chat and somebody posted this gem with Mike Francesa and Bill Parcells:
youtu.be/pWcRb6FYJuw?...
youtu.be/pWcRb6FYJuw?...
Francesa Manny's Commercial
YouTube video by afosto
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Was talking about aggressive local commercials on a group chat and somebody posted this gem with Mike Francesa and Bill Parcells:
youtu.be/pWcRb6FYJuw?...
youtu.be/pWcRb6FYJuw?...
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A mentor-to-be of mine (Philip Yenawine) created A Day Without Art as part of the Visual AIDS collective in 1989. A day to honor the loss of brilliance as a result of the epidemic. 1/x
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A mentor-to-be of mine (Philip Yenawine) created A Day Without Art as part of the Visual AIDS collective in 1989. A day to honor the loss of brilliance as a result of the epidemic. 1/x
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
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"Luigi how did you get these pictures of the police captain selling drugs to a bunch of high school cheerleaders?"
"Tara, I delivered the pictures to you. Don't worry about how I got them."
"You hacked into his home network didn't you?"
"Just use the pictures. Deliver justice."
"Damn it, Luigi."
"Tara, I delivered the pictures to you. Don't worry about how I got them."
"You hacked into his home network didn't you?"
"Just use the pictures. Deliver justice."
"Damn it, Luigi."
she's an honest cop inside a corrupt system
he's the criminal on the run who has the goods to tear it all down
this fall from cbs
The Officer and Luigi
he's the criminal on the run who has the goods to tear it all down
this fall from cbs
The Officer and Luigi
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"Luigi how did you get these pictures of the police captain selling drugs to a bunch of high school cheerleaders?"
"Tara, I delivered the pictures to you. Don't worry about how I got them."
"You hacked into his home network didn't you?"
"Just use the pictures. Deliver justice."
"Damn it, Luigi."
"Tara, I delivered the pictures to you. Don't worry about how I got them."
"You hacked into his home network didn't you?"
"Just use the pictures. Deliver justice."
"Damn it, Luigi."
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“we failed a veteran” is the ultimate story here and if I were a soldier currently being asked to do war crimes on Trump’s behalf I would consider this instructive
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns
Emails obtained by the Associated Press show that the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House had been unraveling for years.
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“we failed a veteran” is the ultimate story here and if I were a soldier currently being asked to do war crimes on Trump’s behalf I would consider this instructive
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To kick off World Cup Draw week @theathletic.com...
I talked to various stars & masterminds of the 1994 draw — from a supermodel to Sepp Blatter — to tell the story of a "bizarre," "surreal" Vegas spectacle that, as Blatter told me, "will never be matched":
I talked to various stars & masterminds of the 1994 draw — from a supermodel to Sepp Blatter — to tell the story of a "bizarre," "surreal" Vegas spectacle that, as Blatter told me, "will never be matched":
The 1994 World Cup draw: FIFA’s Vegas show that ‘will never be matched’
The indelible scenes and stories from those who planned and participated in a norm-shattering few days in Las Vegas
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
To kick off World Cup Draw week @theathletic.com...
I talked to various stars & masterminds of the 1994 draw — from a supermodel to Sepp Blatter — to tell the story of a "bizarre," "surreal" Vegas spectacle that, as Blatter told me, "will never be matched":
I talked to various stars & masterminds of the 1994 draw — from a supermodel to Sepp Blatter — to tell the story of a "bizarre," "surreal" Vegas spectacle that, as Blatter told me, "will never be matched":
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"To prepare for the job, I watched a documentary on Kentucky life called "Justified.' Let me just say that I love selling oxy!"
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"To prepare for the job, I watched a documentary on Kentucky life called "Justified.' Let me just say that I love selling oxy!"
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December 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Alec Anderson helped the #Bills set an opposing rushing record in Acrisure Stadium. He also simultaneously ended communism by tearing down what he called Pittsburgh's "Iron Curtain" defense.
December 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Alec Anderson helped the #Bills set an opposing rushing record in Acrisure Stadium. He also simultaneously ended communism by tearing down what he called Pittsburgh's "Iron Curtain" defense.
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The Bills defense had the Steelers offense in the Texas Cloverleaf
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The Bills defense had the Steelers offense in the Texas Cloverleaf
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Guy who couldn't decide if he wanted to play until the first day of mini camp has problems with his teammates level of commitment?
Aaron Rodgers calls out unnamed receivers for skipping film sessions, running the wrong routes.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Aaron Rodgers calls out unnamed receivers for skipping film sessions, running wrong routes
The Steelers are slumping.
www.nbcsports.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Guy who couldn't decide if he wanted to play until the first day of mini camp has problems with his teammates level of commitment?
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Spit and duct tape holding the ship together!! LFG anyways!!!
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Spit and duct tape holding the ship together!! LFG anyways!!!
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Jim Nantz says this is the most rushing yards by an opponent in Pittsburgh since 1975. That opponent?
December 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Jim Nantz says this is the most rushing yards by an opponent in Pittsburgh since 1975. That opponent?