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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 17h

Insta-purchase. ❤️❤️❤️

Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 18h

My wife says similar things, but more expletive-laden, every time she reads or hears something about him.

You are in good company.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 20h

Po, an apple tree fairy with an apple balanced on his head, is the mascot for the annual Iida Puppet Festival in Nagano.

A round yellow mascot with a red apple balanced on its head stands in front of some tents.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 20h

Agree.

Also the “hand got sweaty” was a real thing on an early iPhone, where two pieces of the antenna were separated by a small piece of dielectric (read:plastic) on the outside of the case. And were shorted by the user’s hands.

I know more about that problem than I should, haha.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 1d

I would be so happy if he stuck to gardening.

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Stephen Cox @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Proof whatever the author's intentions, a reader can miss them.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Jamie McTrusty @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social · 2d

BATTLE OF BRITAIN 85: 7th October 1940. An improvement in the weather brought with it an inevitable increase in Luftwaffe activity. A succession of Bf 109 formations containing both Jabos and escorts made their way across Kent, with a number of aircraft making it through to London.
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Bf 109 fighter of Maj Helmut Wick, Geschwader Kommodore of JG 2, pictured in late October 1940. There are 42 victory markings on the rudder of the aircraft, which is parked on a rather muddy-looking grass airfield, its engine cowling slightly open.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d

CNN: Trump says violence on streets of Portland is rising.

Game of thrones; a dragon destroys the land with fire breath.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

wait it's possible to move from pilot studies to permanent implementation of basic income? please tell everyone except Andrew Yang about this

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Emmett Initiative @emmett.click · 2d

old-school tech journalist here with an answer to the question of why all these tech companies are playing nice with Trump

it’s because the ass is going to fall out of AI and literally everyone knows it

they’re overleveraged and prepping for favorable bailouts when the music stops

hope this helps

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 2d

That’s inspired.

Making fun of evil people is good. And necessary.

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing all of the clips of Miller today, and I’m definitely doubling down on this view.

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 3d

Dems need to make Miller a bigger deal the way that Musk became the face of things (and Miller in fact appears to be driving no small amount of the awful right now)

Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 3d

From now on, the Democrats' goal for government shutdowns is that Miller is fired and leaves DC.

They don't have the votes to remove Trump, but perhaps they can leverage their power to remove the real president.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

Put the National Guard on the blockchain.

by Andrew Yang

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 2d

The man is obsessed with ratings, we will know how much actual news he is getting exposed to based on if he has a meltdown over Kimmel’s ratings or not.

Karen Dalton Beninato 🐦 @kbeninato.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sure he'll take this normally.

Jimmy Kimmel more popular than Trump after show suspension, poll finds

Economist and YouGov poll finds president had a 16-point deficit in terms of popularity compared with late-night host

www.theguardian.com

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 2d

Vote like it’s going to lose, though.

Just vote.

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 2d

New poll on the California redistricting amendment has it at 54% yes, 36% no.

punchbowl.news/article/camp...

Majority of Calif. voters back Prop 50 in new poll

News: We’ve got some fresh polling on California’s redistricting ballot initiative ahead of the Nov. 4 election.

punchbowl.news

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

we’re gonna need a cbs news pitchbot pretty soon

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 2d

Ok! Thanks for the correction!

I have not played DnD since university, about 40 years ago. And was too lazy to look it up, ☺️

Now I have to find a Blackmoor country club / golf course, hehe.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

What a delight to learn that most people aren't in fact raging LGBTQ-phobic shitweasels

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 2d

I am so glad we have Stephen Miller to speak on behalf of black people.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Stephen Miller: "The Black people in Chicago are thrilled that we're getting the illegal aliens out of their communities who are stealing their housing, jobs, and resources."

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 2d

As if I needed more evidence that @radleybalko.bsky.social was fighting the good fight.

I did not know this story.

Thank you.

Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s personal service aside, what would he have done differently? Dropped nukes on The Soviets so they stopped supplying the North Vietnamese?

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garethrswilson.bsky.social @garethrswilson.bsky.social · 3d

Anyone who designs a machine with knees is under 40 years old.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 3d

TIL that Grayhawk (with an A) is a golf club and has nothing to do with the Dave Arneson setting for Original #DnD.

This courtesy of a man with a Grayhawk baseball cap, in San Francisco Airport.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 3d

Outdoor sculpture at ASU. Looks like Ruth Asawa. Sadly no.

I read the official explanation, but I like my explanation better, 😂

Sculpture on ASU campus. “Her Secret is Patience,” from 2009, made of woven polyester in the shape of a basket. A bit of Klein bottle look as the net comes up in the middle.

Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 3d

Quiz that my wife and I failed. What is the significance of the date 1912 on this mural in downtown Phoenix?

Answer: Arizona statehood.

Mural of the number 1912 on the second story of a skyscraper in Phoenix. The background of the mural is white. There is a bright orange stripe to the left of the numbers. Two stoplights are visible in the middle ground.