James Makula
@jmakula87.bsky.social
He/Him - Detroit sports are dope. Love basketball, especially the Detroit Pistons.
Sometimes too optimistic for my wife's taste.
Be kind.
Sometimes too optimistic for my wife's taste.
Be kind.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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Old Man vs the SEA
December 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Old Man vs the SEA
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so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
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So, just to be clear: all that has to happen is for a student to lodge a complaint against a teacher and that teacher is suspended? That's smart. I can't see any way that this power being placed in the hands of students could possibly backfire.
From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
December 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
So, just to be clear: all that has to happen is for a student to lodge a complaint against a teacher and that teacher is suspended? That's smart. I can't see any way that this power being placed in the hands of students could possibly backfire.
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Every now and then I email my congressman Rob Wittman to say hey man if you’re going to email me every week about what you’re doing about health care costs, bc you’re in a purple district, maybe try something that doesn’t fucking suck
December 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Every now and then I email my congressman Rob Wittman to say hey man if you’re going to email me every week about what you’re doing about health care costs, bc you’re in a purple district, maybe try something that doesn’t fucking suck
That's way too nice of a photo of him.
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
That's way too nice of a photo of him.
New bookmark, thanks to @perplexingruins.bsky.social patreon!
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
New bookmark, thanks to @perplexingruins.bsky.social patreon!
Lol, the dog question and answer are top notch.
Pistons Mailbag on the backcourt puzzle, trade buzz and something for dog lovers:
www.nba.com/pistons/news...
www.nba.com/pistons/news...
Mailbag: FRIDAY, Dec. 12
The suddenly crowded backcourt picture, dissecting the trade rumblings and something for dog lovers in the latest edition of Pistons Mailbag:
www.nba.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Lol, the dog question and answer are top notch.
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Just updated my store front to reflect the winter discount announcement
December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just updated my store front to reflect the winter discount announcement
Any time I watch Audi, I'm stunned at how strong she is. Obviously, she's big, but sometimes she makes other centers look like rag dolls. Even when she's not even doing anything THAT aggressive.
Feels like she could have been an Olympian in multiple sports.
Feels like she could have been an Olympian in multiple sports.
The Cy-Hawk battle between Iowa State and Iowa did not disappoint. Angie Holmes was there and has the details from an emotional night in Ames.
Behind the scenes: Cy-Hawk battle in Ames - The IX Basketball
Led by Audi Crooks' 30-point, 10-rebound double-double, Iowa State defeated Iowa, 64-59, Wednesday night in Ames.
www.thenexthoops.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Any time I watch Audi, I'm stunned at how strong she is. Obviously, she's big, but sometimes she makes other centers look like rag dolls. Even when she's not even doing anything THAT aggressive.
Feels like she could have been an Olympian in multiple sports.
Feels like she could have been an Olympian in multiple sports.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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Trump sent Vance there twice. He threatened to cut off all federal spending to the state. He vowed to back primary challengers of any Republican who voted against him here. He posted their names online, prompting his fans to send them death threats.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
Reporter: The senate in Indiana voted against the redistricting effort.
Trump: I wasn't working on it very hard. I wasn't very much involved
Trump: I wasn't working on it very hard. I wasn't very much involved
December 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trump sent Vance there twice. He threatened to cut off all federal spending to the state. He vowed to back primary challengers of any Republican who voted against him here. He posted their names online, prompting his fans to send them death threats.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
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You know who doesn’t receive credible complaints when being celebrated by Time Magazine? A’ja Wilson.
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You know who doesn’t receive credible complaints when being celebrated by Time Magazine? A’ja Wilson.
Dream where your wife shouts your name in a voice filled with panic and fear from another room is a surefire way to wake up with a heart rate of 180.
December 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Dream where your wife shouts your name in a voice filled with panic and fear from another room is a surefire way to wake up with a heart rate of 180.
December 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Part of me thinks Cuban has a fetish that he's tapping into lol.
Are you ok with rich people having access to the most expensive doctors and hospitals and you don't because the gov won't pay for it or they opted out of the Universal care program ?
Do you think it's right for doctors and nurses to only work for what they think is a living wage ?
Do you think it's right for doctors and nurses to only work for what they think is a living wage ?
December 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Part of me thinks Cuban has a fetish that he's tapping into lol.
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Man and Michigan State already scooped up Pat Fitzgerald too, tough timing
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Man and Michigan State already scooped up Pat Fitzgerald too, tough timing
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I feels insane to say this, but that is a legit possibility.
Any chance the CFP Committee moved Miami over Notre Dame because they were threatened by the Secretary of State?
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Marco Rubio says CFP should be 'scrapped' if Miami football doesn't make playoff
Marco Rubio said the College Football Playoff should be 'scrapped' if Miami doesn't make the 12-team field and that Donald Trump should take it over
www.usatoday.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I feels insane to say this, but that is a legit possibility.
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Kenny Smith is the Krillin of Inside the NBA
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Kenny Smith is the Krillin of Inside the NBA
Houston has played 5(!!!!!) fewer games than Toronto has this year. 21 to 26.
I expect Toronto to get closer to where they were, once they have rest and some health.
I expect Houston to potentially hit a wall and have a stretch where they really struggle (I still am high on them, though).
I expect Toronto to get closer to where they were, once they have rest and some health.
I expect Houston to potentially hit a wall and have a stretch where they really struggle (I still am high on them, though).
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Houston has played 5(!!!!!) fewer games than Toronto has this year. 21 to 26.
I expect Toronto to get closer to where they were, once they have rest and some health.
I expect Houston to potentially hit a wall and have a stretch where they really struggle (I still am high on them, though).
I expect Toronto to get closer to where they were, once they have rest and some health.
I expect Houston to potentially hit a wall and have a stretch where they really struggle (I still am high on them, though).
There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.
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Instant all-timer here:
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Instant all-timer here:
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The most compelling argument for this is that Sam was once a baby raised without ChatGPT, and look how he turned out.
FALLON: “And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
ALTMAN: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
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ALTMAN: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
@moreperfectunion.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The most compelling argument for this is that Sam was once a baby raised without ChatGPT, and look how he turned out.