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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 2h

“In Minnesota, it costs $22,569 a year on average to send an infant to daycare — more than in-state tuition for a four-year public college, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute…. It’s no longer a child care crisis: It’s a child care collapse”

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I am Patrick's Sports Angst @patricksaxton.bsky.social · 2h

This is awesome! Thank you anonymous person.

And remember gopher fans, any donation over $100 makes you eligible to win one of the two Dinkytown Athletes memberships I'm donating as well.

Double bonus!

$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy @chairtrophy.bsky.social · 2h

🚨Exciting Announcement🚨

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 17h

A Republican majority means that Mike Johnson controls what we vote on and when. He cannot blame the minority for a shutdown in a House he controls.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 1d

9) People are, all things considered, pretty good.

I see twenty thousand people a day, and maybe two of them are assholes. Even on a stressful day, even in an unfamiliar environment, even hungry and tired and on a timer.

That's a *much* better ratio than folks realize.

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 19h

I’ve never heard this before. It’s brilliant.

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 1d

you could give an infinite number of reactionaries an infinite number of typewriters over an infinite timeline and they would never invent a sesame street

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 19h

”We need to go back to the 80s when things weren’t all multicultural and woke”

Meanwhile, the 1980s…
youtu.be/hLWidCllIgY

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 19h

Her piece is dumb and I’m now dumber for having read it. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Wyatt Sinclair @wyattswickedgoods.com · 19h

Instead of blowing money on useless junk from Amazon for Prime Day, you could spend that money supporting an important non-profit instead.

Wyatt Sinclair @wyattswickedgoods.com · 23h

One more day left for donations! Doesn't look like I'm going to hit my $2K goal this year, but if I could hit $1K, that would still be fantastic.

Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared, donated and shared, or just liked my posts over the last month or so. Every bit helps!

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 22h

The pregame Wabash Cannonball at K-State.

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 1d

I wish I could tell you it gets better when they become teenagers, but it does not.

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 1d

A friend did IE at K-State (where it was quite popular, fwiw) and then got a PhD in OR and is now a math professor, lol.

RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 1d

I understand the impulse to want to believe the Court stands for *something* and will act in a meaningful and responsible way when the time comes, despite all current evidence to the contrary.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, it’s very of its time in that sense, though I did think that the one actually gay character was portrayed with sensitivity.

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The Asian Feminist @theasianfeminist.bsky.social · 1d

South Korea: Surge in domestic violence feared during long Chuseok holiday
Police statistics show that violent incidents, particularly those occurring within families or intimate relationships, tend to rise during traditional holidays when relatives gather for extended periods.

Surge in domestic violence feared during long Chuseok holiday

As South Korea enters one of its longest Chuseok holidays in recent years — lasting seven days thanks to adjacent public holidays — concerns are growing that fa

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 1d

I used to eat Tang like that when I was a kid.

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I don’t think that was the intent of the scene, but it was definitely a bit questionable.

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, I think I was impressed they did any research on the uniform at all relative to all the other things the production got wrong.

For ex, the Brooklyn Bridge is shown incomplete in the drama, but they show you a fully constructed Queensboro Bridge, which wasn’t finished until 1909. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 1d

Ha, why does that sound completely par for the course for a kdrama from that era?

(Also this is not going to endear me to others, but OMG, I genuinely hated SYJ in the FL role in this drama)

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, it’s definitely not 100% accurate, but compared to the other historical mistakes in this drama, it’s a lesser sin. 😂

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RK @rohtweets.bsky.social · 1d

Day 14: Surely you could all see this coming, lol. For architects in #kdrama, there is only one choice, don’t @ me. Lee Min-ho plays architect Jeon Jin-ho in the 2010 drama #PersonalTaste. The plot details are not relevant, but this is probably LMH’s best acting performance in a drama ever.

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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 2d

good morning

i wrote about the absurdity of trying to write about college sports business during {gestures to everything}, and looking for peacemakers in a world that badly needs them

therapy is expensive so sometimes you'll just get it in newsletters sorry
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/on-peacema...

On peacemakers and football

On heavy hearts and looking for peace

www.extrapointsmb.com

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$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy @chairtrophy.bsky.social · 2d

Gophers, it's Homecoming Week! Support your Gophers on and off the field by contributing to the Team One Four Infusion Center at BrokenChairTrophy.com

Your Gophers volunteer at Masonic all the time, and Casey's revitalizing of the Infusion Center has made treatment a little easier for many kids!

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