Congratulations to George Lombard Jr., born a week after my college graduation and nonetheless older than me because he plays sports on television, on his first career hit and home run.

But they will be

Steffen Rayburn-Maarup@rayburnmaarup.bsky.social · 3d ago

I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.

HOT TAKE: Sports? Good! Sports on social media site that I frequent? Extremely good!

Scoiattolo@scoiattolo.mountainherder.xyz · 2d ago

Good lord I wish some of you could read on this text based social media website.

I would love to get rid of some of these blank sketch covers. I am offering very low commission rates (depending what you're looking for). #art #artist #FanArt #sketch #comics #illustration #weird #superheroes #supervillains #monsters #horror #marvelcomics #dccomics #video #artforsale #commissions

It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better

I don’t know why it took 3 episodes for Clark to think of going to the fortress to try and get his powers back. It’s like he’s never read a Superman comic before! #myadventureswithsuperman

Those of you eager to serve wealthy MLB owners as volunteer Pinkertons won’t like to read this, but as usual Joe Sheehan nails the real problem:

Please heed me he warning ,spread the word and pester the hell out of your representatives via phone calls and or emails #antisurveillance #stopkosa #atopkidsact #poltical #savefreespeech x.com/i/status/208...

andoodless (@andoodless) on X

Please call ur senators right now before August 5 to vote no on the Screen Act, Kids act, KOSA, and ASAA..!!

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A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"

NYC parents can still get $120 in summer food aid for their kids gothamist.com/news/nyc-par...

NYC parents can still get $120 in summer food aid for their kids

Applications for the summer EBT program are open through Sept. 8.

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Tarik Skubal addition takes anti-Dodger hysteria to new heights as MLB lockout looms. Column, unlocked and free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...

Tarik Skubal addition takes anti-Dodger hysteria to new heights as MLB lockout looms (Gift Article)

No doubt, the Dodgers possess advantages. But they have also proven to be the industry standard in so many areas.

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my afternoon google of "big pussy" turned up some sad results today

Thirtysomething Potty-mouthed food coma Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Bread machine

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 5d ago

Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/

If there any new Yorkers on bluesky ,I think they should definitely read more about the safe for kids act that is coming in our way and please share the link #politics #ageverification #NewYork spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

Experts say key questions remain about New York's SAFE Act for Kids

One lingering question is how enforcement will actually play out.

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I was gonna catch up on X-MEN 97 last night, but then I saw FLEA MARKET FLIP was on tv and decided to watch 18 episodes in a row of that instead.

Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise Face Off Alone On ‘Celebrity Family Feud’

Phone tried to autocorrect Jesus Christ into Jesus Christina, and you know what? That’s her name now. God bless.

Jesus Giga Chad Jesus

ALT: Jesus Giga Chad Jesus

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Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Mike Myers as Austin Powers Smiling

ALT: Mike Myers as Austin Powers Smiling

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Ben Schwartz@benschwartz.bsky.social · 7d ago

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Hold on now. Let's not blame the factory when deregulation is clearly the problem.

Nathan Daniel Hernandez@natedhernandez.bsky.social · last wk.

Gotta shut down the factory that makes this kinda guy

July Patron rewards: Scorpius & Mano Even in the middle of a move and misplacing all my stuff, I still managed to treat my Patrons right. Won't you join? patreon.com/shonborn #art #artist #FanArt #sketch #comics #illustration #weird #superheroes #supervillains #dccomics #farscape #losh #scorpius

#EventsDearBoy 10. THE INFINITY GAUNTLET (1991, Marvel) *very Emily Wilson voice* your film neglects the themes of the text! Guy kills half the Universe to impress a woman who still thinks he's a weird creep; Jim Starlin's cosmic parable of male vanity and insecurity carries Lessons For Our Time

Tom Ewing@tomewing.bsky.social · last wk.

#EventsDearBoy 11. CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (1985, DC) There are a lot of threads on DC Reddit about "does Crisis hold up" and for the olds it's one of the greatest works in the medium but for the youngs it's more like an ancient illuminated manuscript full of incredible drawings of weird snails

Shit. He was bloody great. www.france24.com/en/france/20...

French DJ Kavinsky found dead in Paris home, local media reports

French DJ Kavinsky, who produced the pounding track "Nightcall" that featured in the hit 2011 film Drive and performed alongside Belgian singer Angèle at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, has...

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I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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New: a person opposing a data center was arrested for clapping at a city meeting Read more here: www.404media.co/person-oppos...

As in it was your money. Now it’s your ex-money.

The Verge@theverge.com · last wk.

X Money is launching in the US starting today

It never fails.

FloridaSunJournal@floridasunjournal.bsky.social · last wk.

Michigan Man Kills Wife, Six Children in Murder-Suicide, Sets Home Ablaze Authorities in Michigan have concluded that a Grand Haven Township father fatally shot his wife and six children before setting their home on fire in what investigators are treating as a murder-suicide. The Ottawa County…

so I just want to emphasize something here that non-media people might not pick up on: Marisa is an independent journalist and is taking on the risk of being sued by Moraff here without any institutional backing. That's admirable bravery - and also means being very, very certain of the facts.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last wk.

Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:

Never not thinking about Buffy with a bazooka

around 350,000 Haitians will officially lose their Temporary Protected Status today, as part of the Trump admin's ethnic cleansing operations this is v clearly illegal and immoral I wrote about the Supreme Court decision that's allowing it to happen anyway ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/mulli...

The Republican Justices Are Pretending They’ve Never Heard Donald Trump Speak

No comment about “shithole countries” is too racist for this Supreme Court to decide that it might be legally significant.

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Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · last wk.

TPS for Haitians officially expires tomorrow. ICE is planning big operations, with Springfield, Ohio among the targets www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-hai...

New Best Friends. #jimmyolsen #myadventureswithsuperman #superman #bizarro #dccomics @dc.com