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Nate

@ngs.bsky.social

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Socially awkward bon vivant. I’m just here to talk sports, bikes, music, maybe bitch a little bit, and make jokes. I hate bullies and punching down. Opinions are my own. RT is not an endorsement.

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Nate @ngs.bsky.social · Aug 29

Reminder to new followers: College football season is upon us. If you don't want your timeline filled with random 'HOLY CRAP' and 'NOOOOO!' posts, interspersed with hot (mild) takes and unhinged rants, feel free to mute me until 2026!

Hope y'all have a wonderful fall. Go Irish!

Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 5m

Chicago Pope also declared that water is still wet and the 1985 Bears are still the Monsters of the Midway. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Pope Leo says faith and love for migrants are connected

In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in society.

www.npr.org

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 10h

I find it baffling how little impact the existence of the Undertaker, a literal walking corpse, has had on science and religion

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Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 13h

They’re so good!

Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 15h

I just...ugh

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Ryan Ritter @ndtex.gamin4aven.org · 15h

Yeah, man, after this master class, I'm sure teams are lining up for him to coach. And he's just a wonderful personality, media must be tripping over themselves.

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 17h

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

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Madame Brie-ota 🔮 @briesmith.xyz · 16h

Michael Jordan leaving early

Lucy Rohden @lucyrohden.bsky.social · 16h

What’s everyone’s favorite bill belichick memory at Carolina

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 17h

Pretty sure Eleanor Roosevelt is dead

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 18h

Bondi claiming they arrested [checks notes] "the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa" has me in stitches

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 1d

I hope Grizz and Dot Com are doing well.

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Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 18h

It'd be hilarious if it wasn't so damned serious.

Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 18h

Red River (the north one)

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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 18h

President Trump calling for the arrest of more political opponents as he deploys military troops on US streets against the wishes of locally elected officials. Please pay attention. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Takes Aim at Illinois Governor and Chicago Mayor

www.nytimes.com

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Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 19h

I will literally HISS in my office when a meeting I'm invited to is on Teams!

Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 19h

Since this is getting some attention, I'd like to add that an attack on our LGBTQ+ friends, family, and neighbors is an attack on everyone.

You don't necessarily need to fight in the streets (yet), but speaking loudly and clearly that it is not acceptable shows others that they're not alone.

Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 19h

I feel like that's giving Teams more credit than it deserves. At least one of those raccoons is rabid.

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Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 20h

If they're willing to tear up streets to get rid of a flag, think about what they'll be willing to do to actual LGBTQ+ Americans.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 22h

Just openly cheering the destruction of any representation of gay people in public space. They think their power is totally unrestricted, and the entire country will support them rolling back society to the 1950s, or maybe the 1850s

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Rob DenBleyker @robdenbleyker.com · 21h

I heard Missouri loves company, so I'm coming to GalaxyCon St Louis this weekend! Come say hello, get some merch, or get a ridiculous custom sketch from me. I'll be there all 3 days in the celebrity area (I convinced them I'm a celebrity lol)

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tigard-stripes.bsky.social @tigard-stripes.bsky.social · 21h

Seen on my bike commute this morning. More info here:
www.protect-oregon.com/no-military-...

A poster on a utility pole. "OREGON IS HOME. NO MILITARY TAKEOVER OF OUR COMMUNITIES. PROTECT OREGON" QR code to link in post.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23h

The most fundamental political debate of our time: You are integrated into and have responsibility for our complex, imperfect society vs. Nuh-uh.

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Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 21h

Gotta at least give him credit for the spectacular heel turn. Good lord...

Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 21h

This interview that @samsanders.bsky.social did with @bencollins.bsky.social really buoyed me at a moment when I was feeling kinda hopeless about the state of news media in our country. Ben's optimism is infectious! play.cdnstream1.com/s/kcrw/the-s...

Can Satire Save Democracy? w/ The Onion CEO Ben Collins - The Sam Sanders Show

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 1d

Also, you'll see this is a screenshot by a video from a guy named David Medina. Medina was convicted for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection and was later pardoned by Trump. He has since rebranded himself as a Trump-aligned social media influencer.

More here: www.opb.org/article/2025...

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Nate @ngs.bsky.social · 1d

The resemblance is uncanny.

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Look, it was a long drive...

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