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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 8m

Ken Nordine wrote a song about this. youtu.be/1_hdeT4BaRo?...

What Time Is It?

YouTube video by Ken Nordine - Topic

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 14m

Old Man Shakes Fist at Phone. www.aarp.org/work/careers...

Despite Heavy Smartphone Use, You Can Call for the Time

If you are ever near a payphone and need the time, try calling the United States National Observatory where there is a phoneline that tells the time.

www.aarp.org

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 1h

Master Shake: You look at him and tell me there's a God.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 1h

$88 million fine for $1.9 billion in inflated prices is a pretty good return on investment. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

www.reuters.com

monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 3h

Send a third stage guild navigator to Baltimore to demand details from the Emperor. The spice must flow. www.thebanner.com/economy/mcco...

McCormick spice company has a $140 million tariff problem

McCormick & Company, a spice giant based in Hunt Valley, said in an earnings call Tuesday that it anticipates $140 million in annual costs associated with President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

www.thebanner.com

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 5h

Dutch merchant in 1647: “Yes I've sold my land for a handful of bulbs, but there is nothing especially alarming about price of tulips.”

Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 5h

Is AI a bubble about to burst, bringing down the economy? Although the spending is massive, at this point there’s nothing especially alarming.

The AI Spending Boom Is Massive But Not Unprecedented

The boom in capital expenditures related to generative artificial intelligence is generating lots of questions about whether it is sustainable. Coming up with definitive answers to them is something of a fool’s errand. Quantifying the size of the capex surge seems like a more productive endeavor — and one that may offer some hints as to its sustainability.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 15h

furlough goals

Becket (1964) Let us drink till we roll under the table

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 16h

more woke bs

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 16h

King Henry VIII and revolutionary workers of the world alike have enjoyed processed Portuguese fruit paste.

What We’re Cooking This Week: Quince Marmelada

Jim Dixon

www.wweek.com

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 19h

Should NYT pundits have their junk beaten in with aluminum baseball bats until there's nothing left but a bloody spot and a trail of blood down the sidewalk while their heads are dripping with urine? Experts disagree.

monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 1d

It's a reboot of From the Earth to the Moon except the pilot is the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 1d

"Let's do the fucking news"

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 1d

Happy National Taco Day to all who observe.

Chinese bootleg dvd of Tom Cruise movie. Title: Pepe Likes Tacos

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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 1d

Hey! We need hay! Winter is almost here so we need your help to make sure all of our residents are warm and well fed through these harsh months. It is VERY EXPENSIVE but we know we can do it with your help! ❤️ donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

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team NotLeafy @teamnotleafy.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking bread:

A study's found "frequently enjoying a greater number of international foods reduced the likelihood of perceiving immigrants as 'cultural or economic threats' by a tenth" associations remaining after control for right wing political views. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc....

Enjoying international cuisines makes people more tolerant, UK study finds

Frequent and varied eating found to reduce likelihood of perceiving immigrants as ‘cultural or economic threats’

www.theguardian.com

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 1d

Good day at the dog park. This guy enjoyed himself.

Sunset on a Himalayan terrier in a Jeep.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 1d

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/03/m...

R.I.’s Original New York System, known for ‘hot wieners,’ to close after nearly 100 years - The Boston Globe

The restaurant, which first opened in 1927, will close on Oct. 31 after years of financial struggles.

www.bostonglobe.com

monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 1d

“With no remaining U.S. locations, Chi-Chi's continued only as a brand of Mexican food grocery products, though a single location in Vienna, Austria, has kept its restaurant alive internationally.“ www.thestreet.com/restaurants/...

Iconic Mexican restaurant chain makes comeback after 20-year hiatus

Twenty years after its disappearance, this iconic Mexican restaurant chain is reopening locations.

www.thestreet.com

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

Decided it was my patriotic duty as a TSP millionaire to support local small businesses and the hardworking immigrant community during these difficult times by hiring a lawn service because I've fccking hated mowing lawns since I was a teenager.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

KNUCKLEHEAD HAS AN IDEA FOR A PLAN? - FREDTERP

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Johnson accuses the "far-left base" of dragging Schumer. "They decided that they would pick a fight on health care."

"Republicans are the party, working around the clock, every day, to fix health care."

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

I feel the same way about the Grahamstander. If I had a choice between him and Nadoodoonothing, I'd be searching Yelp for a necromancer.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

Genuinely surprised "Shoeless" Jerk Evans isn't running. Maybe he has hookworm.

Former DC Council a-hole and serial sidewalk parker Jerk Evans.

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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 2d

The word for Bari Weiss you're looking for is "hack" or "stooge."

Not "contrarian."

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PUMPKIN SPICE SLUGGO @saintsluggo.bsky.social · 2d

Thank goodness, we found this incredibly reliable and sturdy trustworthy basket. Now to make the obviously intelligent choice of putting every single last egg in it.

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 2d

‘The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year… Outside of the AI plays, even European stock markets have been outperforming the US this decade’
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America is now one big bet on AI

It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy

on.ft.com

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 2d

I am absolutely positive there is nothing shady whatsoever about Eric Adams making a previously unannounced trip to a totally rando country.

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 2d

Around 11:30 p.m. last night, Mayor Adams' office announced he's going to Albania this week.

On "day one" of his trip, Adams is meeting with the country's prime minister and will also "visit local businesses and factories."

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

Will no man rid me of this turbulent nepo babby? wtop.com/dc/2025/10/d...

DC Council’s Brook Pinto running for Del. Norton’s congressional seat - WTOP News

On Monday, D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto released a video announcing she has entered the race to become the city’s next congressional representative.

wtop.com

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