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vincent, a future poltergeist

@papa.yaga.gay

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web operator. powerlifter. http fan. Queer. Mississippi. probably just the dream of a sleeping space god.

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vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · Jan 28

quoting this so i can pin it.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · Jan 28

You can't run asparagus.

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River Side Casino @riversidecasino.bsky.social · 10h

"To succeed at blackjack you need just one thing: nerves of titanium. When I sleep at night I dream of a grand ballroom where it is always New Year's Eve."
-- Charles River, founder, River Side Casino

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vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 10h

I did this workshop in August and cannot recommend it enough. I’m not new to public speaking but I don’t do it as frequently as I’d like, and Mike helped sandblast the rust off that part of my brain.

Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 11h

Maybe someone you work with needs help talking to people or giving feedback.

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It doesn't matter how good your work is, if you can’t present it it's going in the trash. Come learn how to present with confidence.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 16h

they are all such pathetic losers oh my god

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 20h

Close-up photos have revealed the prepared list of put-downs that Pam Bondi brought to use against senators during her Epstein hearing.

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

trib.al

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vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 15h

Hell damn yes

vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 18h

you have to be the change et al.

vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 18h

he saw the sunrise on a wednesday and said "hey, today is another chance to turn it all around."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 18h

jerry's tale has me rapt.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn67...

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 1d

Yooooooooooooooooo.

Gonna do a book.

Journalist, podcast creator, and Punk Planet founder Dan Sinker's I HATE THOSE MASKED BASTARDS!: Terror, Truth, and the Editor Who Took on the Klan, a narrative account of crusading journalist George Dale, who faced off against a powerful, ascendant Klan movement in 1920s Indiana, and who serves as a model of journalistic integrity and defiance in the face of fascism, to Eric Kerl and Katy O'Donnell at Haymarket, at auction, by David Patterson at Stuart Krichevsky Agency (NA).

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vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 1d

Jerry’s doing the best he can.

National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Alerts (UNOFFICIAL) @nhc-atlc.nws-bot.us · 1d

Atlantic Tropical Storm Jerry Advisory Number 3 issued at Wed, 08 Oct 2025 02:34:16 +0000
...JERRY NOT WELL ORGANIZED WHILE MOVING QUICKLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...
Additional Details Here.

000WTNT35 KNHC 080234TCPAT5 BULLETINTropical Storm Jerry Advisory Number 3NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL1020251100 PM AST Tue Oct 07 2025 ...JERRY NOT WELL ORGANIZED WHILE MOVING QUICKLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION-----------------------------------------------LOCATION...12.8N 48.7WABOUT 1030 MI...1655 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDSMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The Meteorological Service of France has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Guadeloupe and the adjacent islands. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...* Antigua, Barbuda, and Anguilla* St. Kitts, Nevis, and Montserrat* St. Barthelemy and St. Martin* Sint Maarten* Saba and St. Eustatius* Guadeloupe and the adjacent islands Interests elsewhere in the northern Leeward Islands, and theBritish and U.S. Virgin Islands should monitor the progress ofJerry. For storm information specific to your area, please monitorproducts issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK----------------------At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Jerry waslocated near latitude 12.8 North, longitude 48.7 West. Jerry ismoving toward the west-northwest near 23 mph (37 km/h). This general motion is expected to continue with a decrease in forward speed during the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the core of the system is expected to be near or to the north of the northern Leeward Islands late Thursday and Friday. Recent satellite wind data indicate that maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and Jerry is expected tobecome a hurricane by Wednesday night or Thursday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km)from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb (29.62 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------Key messages for Tropical Storm Jerry can be found in the TropicalCyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO headerWTNT45 KNHC. WIND: Tropical storm conditions are possible in portions of thenorthern Leeward Islands late Thursday and Friday, where TropicalStorm Watches are in effect. RAINFALL: On Thursday, 2 to 4 inches of rain are expected across theLeeward Islands due to Jerry. This rainfall brings a risk of flashflooding, especially in areas of higher terrain. For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash floodingassociated with Jerry, please see the National Weather ServiceStorm Total Rainfall Graphic, available athurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?rainqpf SURF: Swells generated by Jerry are expected to reach the Leeward Islands on Thursday. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office. A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be foundat: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?ripCurrents NEXT ADVISORY-------------Next intermediate advisory at 200 AM AST.Next complete advisory at 500 AM AST. $$Forecaster Beven

Tropical Storm Jerry 5-Day Uncertainty Track Image

Tropical Storm Jerry 34-Knot Wind Speed Probabilities

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 1d

Absolute legend

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Fan wearing a "Dump Here" jersey with 61 caught Cal's HR 🔥

Immediately changes into an identical 62 jersey

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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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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 1d

oh i just know you can’t tell him SHIT 😤

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vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 1d

They are out of their minds.

vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 1d

when i was bartending, it was the weirdest thing how students home for the summer would order a white russian, but i just couldn't ever find the heavy cream in my bar from May to September. it was RIGHT THERE on April 30, then poof, gone until Halloween.

a mystery for the ages, truly.

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

*PTSD flashbacks ensue* Why do college students always randomly get obsessed with making White Russians for a semester? Same thing happened with me. Whew, god. How I got over!!!

Stevie 'knows 8 kata now' Mattos @asmattering.bsky.social · 1d

i think about my white russian year and my teeth begin to hurt

vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 1d

Kale’s agenda resonates the most with me

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 1d

Scoop, by @lorenzofb.bsky.social: A federal contract shows ICE spent $825,000 on vans equipped with fake cellphone towers known as cell-site simulators, which can be used to spy on nearby phones.

ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones | TechCrunch

The federal contract shows ICE spent $825,000 on vans equipped with “cell-site simulators” which allow the real-world location tracking of nearby phones and their owners.

techcrunch.com

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 1d

“The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system.” [theguardian.com]

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 1d

If Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban can't make it, what hope is there for me and the black monolith that knows all things

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vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 2d

i know he exists. i know he has a podcast. my knowledge ends here. why any of this information resides in my brain, i care not, only that no more information arrive.

i will not forced into knowledge.

vincent, a future poltergeist @papa.yaga.gay · 2d

i refuse to learn who Theo Von is

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Blood River Flow @pearlriverflow.com · Aug 25

Mississippi was the first American state to institute a sales tax, it was this guy's idea, his name is fucking BILBO, he looks like a sleazy steampunk Odo impersonator. Bilbo's name became synonymous with "racist" nationwide in the 20s and 30s.

white guy in a 20s era wool suit, with a cravat tie with pin, a large ring, and small buttons. He is seated at a wooden desk and chair, leaning over, looking smug, with thin white lips, a very smooth forehead, and slick backed short hair

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

Doing some back of the napkin math on the Free Press acquisition, I've determined The Onion is worth $2 trillion.

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Dropout @dropout.tv · 2d

This week on Dropout...
🗣️Monday: @crowdcontroldo.bsky.social with guests Joyelle Johnson, Jenny Zigrino, & Megan Gailey
🍹Tuesday: @DirtyLaundryShow.bsky.social with guests Roz Hernandez, Vinny Thomas, Dulcé Sloan, & Rachel Scanlon
⚙️Wednesday: New @dimension20.bsky.social: Cloudward, Ho!

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