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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 16h

Just think of Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing and take some deep breaths

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 17h

It's a real bummer that a handful of people who owe their jobs to Trump have the power to overrule everything they do

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 1d

"I don't want a job description, but describe what you do at your job" 🙄

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't notice the chair at first and thought you were spiraling into the Twilight Zone or maybe caught in a whirlpool -- which I think would be appropriate metaphors for engaging with political news these days, but maybe not what you intended

Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 1d

I think we can all agree that intuitive social skills live in the foreskin

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 2d

Now that I know this is an option, a Jimmy Carter themed party for my 39th birthday sounds pretty great. We can rock out to the Allman Brothers, eat a shitload of peanuts, gather in a circle and admit the lust in our hearts...

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 2d

The original movie plus a continuing series of Scrat shorts would have been ideal

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, I can't believe you don't appreciate the comedy genius of Fat Bastard, a classic character who is hilariously both fat and a bastard

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 2d

I thought part of the reason for continuing the show was to keep the crew employed? Hard to see how all the behind-the-scenes people are going to make a living only doing this many shows, unless ESPN has them all salaried whether or not they're actually working.

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 2d

I knew Paul was dead but apparently they replaced the whole damn band

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 3d

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 3d

I'm sure they would say that as long as what they're doing is legal, they're playing by the same rules as everyone else and it's the lawmakers' jobs to make sure the system is fair. That does make a certain type of sense, but it's also a handy argument for outsourcing your morals to politicians.

Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 3d

Is this an ad or are you just that passionate about Amazon?

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 3d

I guess I feel a little weird calling a nonwhite person a white supremacist, but I agree that practically there's no difference between a true believer and a nonideological person who cravenly goes along with it for personal gain if their actions are the same.

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 3d

This particular guy might not be a white supremacist exactly, but he's willing to work toward the same goals in exchange for some cash and the privilege of being an oppressor rather than oppressed.

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 4d

Is this a "watch out for flying popcorn" situation?

Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 4d

I assume they were told something like "Presidential pardons make everything legal"

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 5d

skonk = chonky skunk?

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 5d

Some folks have very strange problems

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 5d

The district courts as a whole are doing heroic work to stand up to wild abuses of executive power. It's a tragedy that SCOTUS doesn't have their backs.

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 5d

a group of men are watching a chicago bulls vs. miami heat game

ALT: a group of men are watching a chicago bulls vs. miami heat game

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 5d

a man is reading a newspaper that says " one day sale "

ALT: a man is reading a newspaper that says " one day sale "

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Giant Space Ants @spaceants.bsky.social · 6d

Very interested to hear his theory on how "the Republic itself" might fall if they can't send a couple hundred guys to stand around in Portland

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