Mike K. From MDR
@mkurfis.bsky.social
ACL 2-timer who skis, kicks soccer balls on turf and golf courses, drives a boxy unicorn, drinks whisk(e)y and beer, loves dogs, and enjoys sportsball teams from Portland and Pittsburgh and Vermont (my point of origin) and Oviedo. Also, alpine ski racing.
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Mike K. From MDR
@mkurfis.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Since I'm spending a little more time here, I thought I'd put this out there for my ACL fam going through it:
I believe in you. You can do this. You will be back, better than ever. #ACLcomeback #ACLrecovery #ACLrehab #ACLsurgery
I believe in you. You can do this. You will be back, better than ever. #ACLcomeback #ACLrecovery #ACLrehab #ACLsurgery
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From 2005 to 2012, one CBP officer or agent was arrested for corruption, crimes, or misconduct EVERY SINGLE DAY. By 2019, it had slowed to just one every 35 hours. Still a huge problem:
“A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent allegedly used his gun and badge to force his way into hotel rooms and rob and sexually assault at least four prostitutes in Chicago’s suburbs in 2022, according to federal charges made public Tuesday.”
Border Patrol agent charged with robbing, raping women in Chicago suburbs in 2022
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
From 2005 to 2012, one CBP officer or agent was arrested for corruption, crimes, or misconduct EVERY SINGLE DAY. By 2019, it had slowed to just one every 35 hours. Still a huge problem:
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Congress strips right-to-repair from military spending bill
: A win for the contractors
www.theregister.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Day 1 of my #AdventCalendar
[sound up]
[sound up]
December 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Day 1 of my #AdventCalendar
[sound up]
[sound up]
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It's a longshot people will get this joke
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It's a longshot people will get this joke
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You will be
VISITED
by three
SPIRITS
VISITED
by three
SPIRITS
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 AM
You will be
VISITED
by three
SPIRITS
VISITED
by three
SPIRITS
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I've been through the desert on a
December 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I've been through the desert on a
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if you try to serve me a ‘woman-sized dinner’ i’m going to bury one of my ‘woman-sized fists’ in your eye socket
December 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
if you try to serve me a ‘woman-sized dinner’ i’m going to bury one of my ‘woman-sized fists’ in your eye socket
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Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
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Justice Jackson nails it, but that this has to be spelled out is so depressing.
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Justice Jackson nails it, but that this has to be spelled out is so depressing.
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All across the USA there are forgotten spaces of American soccer. At dawn, I’m standing at one in St. Louis.
Here, at the corner of N Market & N Spring St, the young women of the Craig League played what’s often cited as the first organized women’s league match in 🇺🇸 history.
Here, at the corner of N Market & N Spring St, the young women of the Craig League played what’s often cited as the first organized women’s league match in 🇺🇸 history.
December 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
All across the USA there are forgotten spaces of American soccer. At dawn, I’m standing at one in St. Louis.
Here, at the corner of N Market & N Spring St, the young women of the Craig League played what’s often cited as the first organized women’s league match in 🇺🇸 history.
Here, at the corner of N Market & N Spring St, the young women of the Craig League played what’s often cited as the first organized women’s league match in 🇺🇸 history.
Season finale of #TAFC7v7 tonight. Fun match, even though we played the first half down a player. I scuffed at least 3 good chances at goal, but finally got one in the second half in the loss. Fitbit GPS was goofy again, so not sure I believe 2.92 miles but happy with the work.
December 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Season finale of #TAFC7v7 tonight. Fun match, even though we played the first half down a player. I scuffed at least 3 good chances at goal, but finally got one in the second half in the loss. Fitbit GPS was goofy again, so not sure I believe 2.92 miles but happy with the work.
Had to creep by the houses at the cul-de-sac at the top of the hill from my house and share with y'all.
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Had to creep by the houses at the cul-de-sac at the top of the hill from my house and share with y'all.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, prolific actor known for his roles in “Mortal Kombat,” “Last Emperor” and “Man In The High Castle,” has died at 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor best known for his roles in the Mortal Kombat films, The Last Emperor and The Man in the High Castle, has died.
deadline.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, prolific actor known for his roles in “Mortal Kombat,” “Last Emperor” and “Man In The High Castle,” has died at 75
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Why is the soybean oil always PARTIALLY hydrogenated. Finish hydrogenating that shit, you lazy wockaflockas!
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Why is the soybean oil always PARTIALLY hydrogenated. Finish hydrogenating that shit, you lazy wockaflockas!
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As a kid I thought he was cool just for being in the Blues Brothers, I later found out that was about 1% of why he was awesome. RIP
A giant. One of the greats. Rest In Peace, Steve Cropper. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and a Shaper of Memphis Soul Music
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
As a kid I thought he was cool just for being in the Blues Brothers, I later found out that was about 1% of why he was awesome. RIP
Happy #WhiskyWednesday to all who celebrate. Been a minute since I dipped into the #WhiskyTourOfTheWorld collection, and this one's Austrian. Sulm Valley Whiskey from Distillery Krauss. Smooth, coats the tongue. Sweet, oaky, some fruit notes. Good stuff.
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Happy #WhiskyWednesday to all who celebrate. Been a minute since I dipped into the #WhiskyTourOfTheWorld collection, and this one's Austrian. Sulm Valley Whiskey from Distillery Krauss. Smooth, coats the tongue. Sweet, oaky, some fruit notes. Good stuff.
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RIP Steve Cropper 🎸
Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (Live, 1970)
YouTube video by 60s70sVintageRock
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
RIP Steve Cropper 🎸
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Horror/comedy movie: being haunted and constantly roasted by these two.
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Horror/comedy movie: being haunted and constantly roasted by these two.
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Good morning
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Good morning
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Alex Horton, one of the two Washington Post reporters who broke the story, has been a participant in more violent combat than Pete Hegseth by an order of magnitude.
It's not a coincidence that he got the scoop.
It's not a coincidence that he got the scoop.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Alex Horton, one of the two Washington Post reporters who broke the story, has been a participant in more violent combat than Pete Hegseth by an order of magnitude.
It's not a coincidence that he got the scoop.
It's not a coincidence that he got the scoop.
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Since it's December...
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Since it's December...
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Siri can you die from acute schadenfreude?
REPUBLICAN MAYOR IN KANSAS FACING DEPORTATION OVER VOTER FRAUD
Joe Ceballos, a longtime Republican and small-town mayor in Kansas, is facing felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the presidential administration he voted for.
Full story: https://bit.ly/4iwEwYj
Joe Ceballos, a longtime Republican and small-town mayor in Kansas, is facing felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the presidential administration he voted for.
Full story: https://bit.ly/4iwEwYj
December 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Siri can you die from acute schadenfreude?
Cousins Maine Lobster back at MadCow Brewing AGAIN! Lobster tacos and Hansel & Gretel's Revenge (gingerbread imperial stout) makes for a great lunch.
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Cousins Maine Lobster back at MadCow Brewing AGAIN! Lobster tacos and Hansel & Gretel's Revenge (gingerbread imperial stout) makes for a great lunch.