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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 2h

would it kill one of you metal bands to wear your Mountain Goats tee when you get the @decibelmagazine.bsky.social cover? I know you guys listen to the Mountain Goats, don’t front

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 18h

Ok that actually is a little too Pynchonian for this moment

The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 23h

Are you kidding me rn?!?!

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Patricia Aas 🐢🏳️‍🌈 @patigallardo.bsky.social · 1d

Portland should just Stay Weird. Do a bracelet workshop on the sidewalk, teach guitar, do elaborate dance routines, give out free pour over coffee, do free manicures in prideflag colors, do a massive jigsaw puzzle, sell baked goods to support a local homeless shelter, give away artisanal lemonade…

Iconic picture of armed militarized ICE vs one guy in an inflatable frog costume

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 23h

Look

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 1d

Can I also say I am so angry today. It's the lives lost, the cities wiped out, the time taken from us. We have been consumed with this level of unspeakable violence for 2 years. To think of all the potential futures taken away... it's unfathomable

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 1d

"Ballerina Aesha Ash wandering around inner city Rochester breaking the stereotypes about women of color and to inspire young kids."

its a picture of a ballerina teaching future young ballerinas!!!

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 1d

BUT WILL IT WORK TOMORROW? Or two hours from now?

Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Damn it, just successfully wired a wireless printer in less than 15 minutes. Missed out on the Nobel Prize for Physics by 8 hours. Early prediction for next year.

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoying the teen trauma/horror show WAYWARD. Mae Martin is doing a great job. But how old is Toni Collette (also excellent, duh) supposed to be? If this is “Now,” she should be about 68.

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Jetgurl @jetgurl.bsky.social · 1d

Last night in Sacramento, California, a life flight helicopter crashed onto Highway 50. Many of the citizens who stopped on the highway jumped out of their cars to lift the helicopter off a person. No deaths. But humanity at its best. This is who Americans are!!

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 1d

1. Quiet part out loud
2. Congratulations you invented the iTunes visualizer

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 1d

The next full moon will occur on November 5th.
It will also be a "Supermoon."
It's traditionally known as the Beaver Chorizo Dionne Quintuplet Raging Hernia
Electric Waterspout Louie St. Waga Waga Move Over Movember November Super Duper Moon.

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGbi...

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

Just heard someone say that if you aren't willing to get arrested or die at a protest you aren't serious about the cause and that's a) not true and b) not helpful

You don't need to have a death wish to fight for a better world, and anyone who says you do is throwing up a massive red flag

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 1d

Screw you, MLB, for licensing your games on a case by case basis and not including them in your own streaming package. I had to buy 5 different services to catch all of the playoff games.

But switching the Mariners game to a channel that I don’t have midway through the fourth inning? Unreal.

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Tom Peyer @tompeyer.bsky.social · 3d

Fifth anniversary of this masterpiece

Heathcliff cartoon, 10/6/2020. Two mice observe that Heathcliff is dressed as the John Astin Riddler.

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 1d

Look, you chose to have a kid during the playoffs.

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 1d

Just ask literally anybody who lives there or has ever lived there. They will absolutely let you know this fact.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 1d

This is quite extraordinary. IIRC, his estate has most (all?) of his work. There is almost NOTHING on the open market.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 1d

Here is ICE shooting a clergyman in the head with some sort of projectile. RT.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Sexy Andrew Hickey Costume @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 1d

Charlie Chaplin died the same day the Sex Pistols played their last UK gig before they split.

Folk Puritan Mary Jane Watson @bettybitter.bsky.social · 1d

Gene Autrey may have heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 1d

Total champ

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 1d

the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here

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Jeremy @floregonian.com · 1d

Maybe you’re not into marching band techno, but maybe it’s just because you don’t know better

MEUTE - Slow Loris

YouTube video by MEUTE

youtu.be

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🏳️‍🌈 Adam J. Taylor 🏳️‍🌈 @altamont498.xyz · 1d

Me when I open eBay by accident #DCComics #AbsoluteWonderWoman

Wonder Woman in "Absolute Wonder Woman" with a serious look on her face. The caption above her reads "That is no Amazon."

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