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@thealexholden.bsky.social

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Likely to post about anything but mostly politics, economics, sports, or anything that’s making me angry today. Like an unfunny Lewis Black.

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thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 1h

This mariners team is really fucking pathetic sometimes

thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 19h

This is so improbable I might be starting to question reality

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 20h

the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 6d

Microsoft just made it easier than ever to stop putting up with Microsoft

aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...

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thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 11d

Refs clearly in OSUs pocket this is obscene.

thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 12d

I love that Newsweek states it as fact just because he said it out loud.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 13d

Cal Raleigh joins elite company with 60 home runs ‼️

With four regular-season games left to play for the Mariners, Raleigh could make a run at the American League’s single-season home run mark (62), set by Aaron Judge in 2022.

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Brent Maguire @bmags94.bsky.social · 13d

60 home runs for Cal Raleigh. Incredible.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 13d

Speaking officially as the host of Jeopardy!, Cal Raleigh is the correct MVP vote.

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thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 18d

Remember the “barista who put cement in milkshakes” bit

thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 25d

Clay is looking ROUGH

thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks for sharing this story

thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 27d

Funny, I was recently wondering what the long term effects of wildfire smoke exposure would be. Something to look forward to.

thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 27d

elected officials were shot like 4 months ago but sure, this is the breaking point

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 27d

New cover of TIME magazine.

“Enough. The killing of Charlie Kirk and the Epidemic of American Political Violence.”

bit.ly/4npCfzy

The cover of Time magazine dated September 29, 2025, with a red border and red-tinted photo of a large crowd gathered outdoors under a tent bearing “The American Comeback Tour.” In front of the crowd, a stage or platform is visible. The headline reads “Enough.” with a subtitle: “The Killing of Charlie Kirk and the Epidemic of American Political Violence” by Eric Cortellessa.

thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 27d

Whoever wrote this review

a cartoon drawing of spongebob holding a dumbbell

ALT: a cartoon drawing of spongebob holding a dumbbell

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thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 28d

People are reallyyyy revealing themselves over this thing.

thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 28d

This includes the guy who tried to shoot Trump, btw. Not a leftist!

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28d

When a right-wing man murdered Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, progressives asked MAGA to tone down the rhetoric to prevent more violence. Within hours of Kirk’s murder, motive still unknown, the right is demanding that the government wage a campaign of violence against their enemies.

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thealexholden.bsky.social @thealexholden.bsky.social · 28d

Worth noting basically every word of these posts is ripped straight from right wing conspiracy and ignores that essentially all political violence in the US is perpetrated by the right, but yea…gotta create the narrative