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John Choiniere

@johnchoiniere.bsky.social

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Senior Analyst, Mariners; amateur bike racer, sometimes; alum of Carleton College, Baseball Prospectus, and Mass Spectrometry.

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 8h

I AM SO NERVOUS AND STRESSED ALREADY AND IT'S STILL ALMOST A FULL DAY TILL FIRST PITCH

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 1d

Feels like the shadows are about to come heavily in to play but I don't know who that favors

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 1d

In the non-proper-noun category -- how about geoduck?

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 2d

Every single bit of that lunch looks delicious

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 4d

Hell of a band name

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Dan Brooks @brooksbaseball.net · 5d

Hi all. Saberseminar is looking for pro bono legal help to assist with a trademark issue. Please email or reply if you think you might be able to help or refer us to someone that could.

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 6d

Seriously - there are 60s pop chord changes all over this album (also 70s bass lines)

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 7d

Cor Vos died.

If you saw a published photo of a bike race in the last like 50 years there was about a 50/50 chance he took it

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 18d

I mean, I can't say that for sure, but what I do feel comfortable saying is that IF that's the goal then this is precisely what they would/should be doing to accomplish that

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 18d

I did. It terrified my cat. 🤣

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 18d

Acetaminophen/paracetamol use in pregnancy doesn't cause autism, no matter what RFK says this week. This is not an unsettled question. Evidence summarized here: sciencebasedmedicine.org/tylenol-and-...

Tylenol and Autism

Earlier this year, HHS secretary RFK Jr. predicted that, "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures." Scientists have been researc

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 20d

Are the kids out there all on the Bruce Bolt batting glove trend? Seems like that's all anyone around here has these days (and of course they're absurdly expensive for what they are)

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 21d

a man wearing glasses and a brown suit is sitting on a couch and making a funny face .

ALT: a man wearing glasses and a brown suit is sitting on a couch and making a funny face .

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 23d

Starting to look into who has it out here but not yet

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 23d

So, just fyi - if you're in Washington the DOH issued a standing order that everyone ages 6 no and up are eligible! Other states I don't know.

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 23d

Back-to-back 🤣

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 28d

He's almost a dog (these are on separate days)

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Sean Fay-Wolfe | Diamond Axe Studios @seanfaywolfe.bsky.social · 29d

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.

The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 29d

It worked out okay 🙂

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 29d

Wooooooooooo

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · Sep 9

@kenwhite.bsky.social random question but - I'm cleaning up my podcast feed and just wondering if there're any plans for additional Make No Law episodes or if I'm safe to remove it from my list?

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · Sep 8

I hope she's off to Long Chile

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · Sep 5

So... Peacock/NBC went to commercial instead of showing protesters at the Vuelta??

John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · Sep 1

Movie theater employee (when I was 14!). Tickets, concessions, etc. $5.15/hr, paid in cash, with a timecard stamped to the exact minute.

B R A N D O N @sirbrandonthomas.com · Sep 1

1. what was your very first job? (e.g., babysitting, bagging groceries, food service, etc.) and how much did you get paid?