Aidan
@aidanglc.bsky.social
Economist, Cat Dad, Wife Guy living and working in Ottawa, ON. Proponent of Evelyn Normielib Thought.
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[out of breath] i saw the signal in the sky, i came as soon as i could, here, the meme
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2d agoSarah Trone Garriott, the Democratic nominee for Iowa’s Third Congressional District, is one of a number of Democratic candidates who view politics as an extension of faith.
Gotta love the “or stocks” part. Like Gemini realized its first answer was nuts so it tried to wedge in a better one.
I love a good list repost. 1. The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
Mo 🌸📚@moplayspoke.bsky.social · 2d ago1 like = 1 book question 📚💙
There is a greater than zero number of street fights involving the interpersonal drama of teenagers (that potentially could have escalated into assault with a deadly weapon) that were instead resolved by Smash Bros, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Halo, or Goldeneye 1v1s
Robert Black@hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2d agoThe theory here is video games defeated crime by giving us all something to do all day? I like this theory, it would blow the minds of certain political figures in like 1995
come on down and claim your "i did donald trump favors and i got stabbed in the back for the trouble" t-shirt, gulf state oligarchs, we set up a whole supply chain and warehouse network for these things, they're always in high demand, drop shipping couldn't keep up with it
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3d agoBehind the scenes, Gulf countries are frustrated with what they see as a lack of a clear strategy from the U.S. as the war drags on, subjecting their territories to frequent Iranian attacks, people familiar with the matter said.
A good way to put a bad workweek behind you is to spend ~4.5 hours absolutely ripping your legs off.
that said, having gotten away with hosting a WINTER WORLD CUP IN THE DESERT ON TOP OF THOUSANDS OF SLAVE CORPSES you can kind of understand why they didn't think there were any limits to what they could get away with
*somber commissioner voice* 32 Players have been banned for life for their part in the scandal, but first! these lifetime bans from baseball are brought to you by DraftKings, official sportsbook of Major league baseball.
Zoomer Antimillenarian@surcomplicated.bsky.social · 6d agoWe are so getting a Black Sox scandal this decade, dawg. Probably more than one.
"The Odyssey" was a fine movie but its politics were a bit iffy. wouldve been way better if at the end the Odysseus turned to the camera & said "The FOMC shoudn't have raised rates in 2015" & then specified that they should have waited until Q2 2017.
I am going to join the Women's Christian Temperance Union bsky.app/profile/catg...
Catherina Gioino@catgioino.bsky.social · last wk.I wrote about how much Americans wagered on sports betting in 2025 and how it’s more than they spent on movies, art, museums and music combined. Read my article @fortunemagazine.bsky.social fortune.com/2026/07/26/g...
The most memorable text I've ever received in my thirteen-year-long groupchat of sports nerd friends from undergrad was "[Name Redacted] it's time to quit being a bitch, man the fuck up, and come get mani-pedis with me."
Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social · last wk."I am completely against pedicures for dudes. You're a dude, you're not supposed to get pedicures" – Dan Orlovsky
Here's what Agamemnon being killed upon his return home taught me about B2B sales
I think it would be good for AI discourse if people would learn what is a statement of fact and what is marketing, and this is almost certainly marketing
Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · last wk.The 'singularity' refers to the point at which AI outpaces human intelligence and becomes difficult to control.
The new Montmartre circuit has immediately produced two of the best stage finishes I’ve ever seen. Absolutely colossal W for a sport + event so steeped in tradition and ritual.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last wk.The greatest finish on the Champs-Élysées ever!
Mathieu Van Der Poel has access to a level of the pain cave that even Pogacar struggles to access. Holy shit.
An absolute madman (could not be more laudatory)
robyn@robynemz.bsky.social · 2w agopure love for the game from richard carapaz this must be his 500,000th attack in the last few kilometres
The Very Far East (Hawaii + Alaska) and the Extremely Far East (Los Angeles)
aohsu@aohsusometimesy.bsky.social · 2w agoXTreme Occident (“Europe”) and XXXTreme Occident (“America[s]”)
On Leap Day 2016, a portal was opened to the 30 Rock Universe and we can't close it until the next Leap Day.
Gonna need Jaakko Mäntyjärvi or Uģis Prauliņš to arrange The Odyssey for 24-part mixed choir immediately.
Sol Feggio@wtdore.bsky.social · 2w agoI should get my hands on this The Baltic Origins of Homer's Epic Tales | Book by Felice Vinci | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ba...
I think betting on things is inherently bad for your soul, regardless of whether you win or lose your bets.
Gandalf and his underage pot smoking buddies show up in Rivendell to tell the elf president they acquired what's essentially a nuclear weapon by accident. It's more or less history's first Harold and Kumar style plotline.
