Mithradates
@mithradatesvi.bsky.social
Teacher / lawyer: health law, contracts, ethics. UChicago Law alum. Interests in cooking, video games, jazz. Skeets are exclusively jokes. Reskeets and likes are strictly by accident.
This is one of those PSAs that is going to lead to more people doing it because before the PSA they didn’t even realize it was an option.
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Officials: Don’t brine your turkey in the Great Salt Lake | Gephardt Daily
Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Officials at the Great Salt Lake State Park & Marina in Utah are reminding locals not to brine their Thanksgiving turkeys in the Great Salt Lake after someone's bird washed up on the ...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is one of those PSAs that is going to lead to more people doing it because before the PSA they didn’t even realize it was an option.
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Trying to figure out if the “many great scholars” are Josh Blackmun, Ilan Wurman, or both.
President insists his word is the one and only law in this land.
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trying to figure out if the “many great scholars” are Josh Blackmun, Ilan Wurman, or both.
We bought some Edgar Allen Poe-themed kids books for Little Bit before Halloween, and she is so into them that she has them memorized. We just turn the pages and point to the lines and she recites it for herself.
She can’t read yet, but boy, it feels like it is around the corner at this point.
She can’t read yet, but boy, it feels like it is around the corner at this point.
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
We bought some Edgar Allen Poe-themed kids books for Little Bit before Halloween, and she is so into them that she has them memorized. We just turn the pages and point to the lines and she recites it for herself.
She can’t read yet, but boy, it feels like it is around the corner at this point.
She can’t read yet, but boy, it feels like it is around the corner at this point.
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I’ve been playing too much Mario Cart, because when presented with this my brain said “RAMP IT! Get the speed boost”
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I’ve been playing too much Mario Cart, because when presented with this my brain said “RAMP IT! Get the speed boost”
Who knew that John Cena was a coffee connoisseur? I’m cracking up over him absolutely roasting Condé Nast’s café.
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John Cena Explains the Perfect Flat White
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November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Who knew that John Cena was a coffee connoisseur? I’m cracking up over him absolutely roasting Condé Nast’s café.
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I’m sure I said on here a while ago that the Epstein files would be disappointing if they were actually released, but what we have already was juicy enough that damned if I’m not very entertained.
Like, let’s absolutely get the Larry Summers of the world out on the open. Let’s talk about it!
Like, let’s absolutely get the Larry Summers of the world out on the open. Let’s talk about it!
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I’m sure I said on here a while ago that the Epstein files would be disappointing if they were actually released, but what we have already was juicy enough that damned if I’m not very entertained.
Like, let’s absolutely get the Larry Summers of the world out on the open. Let’s talk about it!
Like, let’s absolutely get the Larry Summers of the world out on the open. Let’s talk about it!
I’ve been deal watching like a hawk this season, and it’s finally paying off.
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I’ve been deal watching like a hawk this season, and it’s finally paying off.
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Ponied up for a month of newspapers.com, went right to the New York Daily News and quickly found this gem from Feb 16, 1936.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ponied up for a month of newspapers.com, went right to the New York Daily News and quickly found this gem from Feb 16, 1936.
Rancho Gordo Club day! One of my favorite days of the quarter, when I find out what new beans I will be raving about to my foodie friends (and anyone else unlucky enough to engage me in conversation about food).
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Rancho Gordo Club day! One of my favorite days of the quarter, when I find out what new beans I will be raving about to my foodie friends (and anyone else unlucky enough to engage me in conversation about food).
All these nutty manosphere podcasters are always trying to whip up furor over the supposed fall of Western civilization, but where I really think Western civilization went wrong isn’t letting in immigrants or letting women vote, it was when we normalized belts and made suspenders weirdly rare.
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
All these nutty manosphere podcasters are always trying to whip up furor over the supposed fall of Western civilization, but where I really think Western civilization went wrong isn’t letting in immigrants or letting women vote, it was when we normalized belts and made suspenders weirdly rare.
We are really proving the “dead girl or a live boy” rule of political scandal aren’t we, in the most morbid way possible.
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We are really proving the “dead girl or a live boy” rule of political scandal aren’t we, in the most morbid way possible.
People online are claiming this is a photo of Herman Rorschach, inventor of the Rorschach test, but all I see is a rather distressing looking butterfly.
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
People online are claiming this is a photo of Herman Rorschach, inventor of the Rorschach test, but all I see is a rather distressing looking butterfly.
Bill Clinton could do the absolute funniest thing right now
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Bill Clinton could do the absolute funniest thing right now
Remember when they used to have website counting down to Lindsey Lohan or the Olsen twins turning 18?
THAT WAS JUST WHOLESOME FAMILY FUN. Right, guys? RIGHT?!
THAT WAS JUST WHOLESOME FAMILY FUN. Right, guys? RIGHT?!
In 1981 the whole country was bad guys I guess.
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Remember when they used to have website counting down to Lindsey Lohan or the Olsen twins turning 18?
THAT WAS JUST WHOLESOME FAMILY FUN. Right, guys? RIGHT?!
THAT WAS JUST WHOLESOME FAMILY FUN. Right, guys? RIGHT?!
if anyone knows about ginning up a conspiracy out of cherry picked info and innuendo, it would be infowars.
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
if anyone knows about ginning up a conspiracy out of cherry picked info and innuendo, it would be infowars.
Every time I see another stupid article about the Super Bowl halftime show I want to gouge my eyes out. What month is this?? Good or bad, I should not have to care who is doing a ten minute music set while I pop more wings in the oven four months in advance.
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Every time I see another stupid article about the Super Bowl halftime show I want to gouge my eyes out. What month is this?? Good or bad, I should not have to care who is doing a ten minute music set while I pop more wings in the oven four months in advance.
The new couch arrived this week. $2400 for a three seat sectional with a chaise, in burnt orange. It is my dream couch.
I wish I could go back in time to meet the me of 12 years ago who bought the previous couch and slap him in the face.
I wish I could go back in time to meet the me of 12 years ago who bought the previous couch and slap him in the face.
I’m in the market for a new couch, and I’m trying to talk @macaronbaker.bsky.social into buying it in burnt orange. She messaged the family group for moral support on the matter, but forgot that my whole family went there too.
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The new couch arrived this week. $2400 for a three seat sectional with a chaise, in burnt orange. It is my dream couch.
I wish I could go back in time to meet the me of 12 years ago who bought the previous couch and slap him in the face.
I wish I could go back in time to meet the me of 12 years ago who bought the previous couch and slap him in the face.
I’m so disappointed with this new Horizon game announcement. I loved how much character the designs in the previous games had, and now they look like generic Asian MMO characters.
Post-apocalyptic tribal braves should not have access to plastic surgery or a skin care regimen!
Post-apocalyptic tribal braves should not have access to plastic surgery or a skin care regimen!
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I’m so disappointed with this new Horizon game announcement. I loved how much character the designs in the previous games had, and now they look like generic Asian MMO characters.
Post-apocalyptic tribal braves should not have access to plastic surgery or a skin care regimen!
Post-apocalyptic tribal braves should not have access to plastic surgery or a skin care regimen!
I want to get off Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride.
This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I want to get off Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride.
Crickets from the “prayer is banned in schools” crowd.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Crickets from the “prayer is banned in schools” crowd.
Little Bit has what appears to be her first little crush on a boy in her class.
Yesterday she spent the whole afternoon bawling because he wouldn’t let her give him her cat stamp (even though, she says, he loves stamps).
Today, she says she like him “a lot” and may even “love him.”
Yesterday she spent the whole afternoon bawling because he wouldn’t let her give him her cat stamp (even though, she says, he loves stamps).
Today, she says she like him “a lot” and may even “love him.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Little Bit has what appears to be her first little crush on a boy in her class.
Yesterday she spent the whole afternoon bawling because he wouldn’t let her give him her cat stamp (even though, she says, he loves stamps).
Today, she says she like him “a lot” and may even “love him.”
Yesterday she spent the whole afternoon bawling because he wouldn’t let her give him her cat stamp (even though, she says, he loves stamps).
Today, she says she like him “a lot” and may even “love him.”
This is like those polls on whether you could fight a lion or a bear.
New poll: % of U.S. adult citizens who say the following have above average / below average IQs:
Elon Musk: 60 / 14
Barack Obama: 55 / 12
Bernie Sanders: 38 / 19
George W. Bush: 27 / 20
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: 33 / 31
Donald Trump: 35 / 35
Joe Biden: 24 / 34
Elon Musk: 60 / 14
Barack Obama: 55 / 12
Bernie Sanders: 38 / 19
George W. Bush: 27 / 20
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: 33 / 31
Donald Trump: 35 / 35
Joe Biden: 24 / 34
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is like those polls on whether you could fight a lion or a bear.
If the sandwich didn’t detonate, you must exonerate!
Breaking news: A jury acquitted a D.C. man who was charged with assault after throwing a sandwich at a federal agent.
The one-sided food fight became a slapstick symbol of resistance to President Trump's" summertime takeover of local law enforcement.
The one-sided food fight became a slapstick symbol of resistance to President Trump's" summertime takeover of local law enforcement.
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If the sandwich didn’t detonate, you must exonerate!
It’s nice to see Virginia finally getting a female governor, just 100 years after Texas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_...
Miriam A. Ferguson - Wikipedia
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November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It’s nice to see Virginia finally getting a female governor, just 100 years after Texas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_...
The print edition of The Onion was worth it for this alone.
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The print edition of The Onion was worth it for this alone.