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I would like to propose the Taco Bell Principle When a person/institution Did A Problem, & IMMEDIATELY fesses up & takes proactive steps to solve it That's exactly what we want them to do? So how bout we let them live ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 3w ago

A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!

I named my car Philomena.

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Wait until you hear about public schools and people without kids.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

I don't understand why the Nationals don't have a home broadcast on DirectTV. (I am once again at a hotel in the Nats district unable to watch the end of the game once I've landed at a hotel. I've got the WIP feed on.

different sport, but all the trade deadline stuff has me thinking of a story I published a long time ago, about a gorilla mascot who is very sad when his best friend is traded www.hobartpulp.com/web_features...

I am 1/2 on Sealey Challenge, and that’s better than 0/2. more soon.

yeah he sees himself as being in a negotiation with Iran but at war with Minnesota

Secretary of Defense Rock@sodrock.bsky.social · 3d ago

Still can’t over the fact that the president of the United States just told an entire state to pound sand after getting cyberattacked by a foreign adversary because they didn’t vote for him and it was treated like a Tuesday lol

I got a new (to me) car, and my friend said it looks like the roof of it is rooting for the Phillies. Also, that is me dressed as a unicorn, yes.

taylor farms is a HUGE conglomerate and because they have a contract with sysco, which supplies restaurants, hospitals, and corporate cafeterias as well as a number of large supermarket chains, this very pointedly means that a ginormous chunk of what we eat is powered by incarcerated labor

Settling my mom into her new life in San Mateo, and it’s going well—she’s taking exercise classes, has made new friends. Now I turn to the question of the motorized wheelchair. Specifically, does anyone have recommendations?

my dad keeps changing to fox news between innings and for pitching changes please save me.

Worker productivity is up 92% while hourly pay is up just 34%. And Fox News thinks young people can’t afford things because they’re lazy? I don't think so. It's time to unrig our broken economy.

I feel like this day off of Phillies baseball is more for us than them, even if half of us boycotted (correctly) watching yesterday.

i've run the numbers three times now and it's always the same

the deadline is tomorrow!! 🌺🌴🪴🌵💫

ALOCASIA@alocasiamag.bsky.social · last wk.

5 days left to apply! ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the 2026 ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers! Two recipients will receive $500 each to help incubate their future creative endeavors. Deadline: July 31st, 2026. alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...

It’s really starting to grind me down

My Dad is going to meet with a financial advisor about, like, his 401K, and he is wearing a t-shirt that says “YES I HAVE A RETIREMENT PLAN” and has an illustration of beer and a golf club on it.

ohNO I'm just catching up on details--does Schwarber have the lettuce-induced illness?! Oh nooooo.

My uncle, who lives with my dad but is moving out soon, is a twins fan, so we ate watching the twins game. they are losing to the royals.

Just dropping this here today. For today reasons. www.graywolfpress.org/books/immunity

The problem with being home from a long amazing writers conference is that now I am like "well I don't have time for that" whenever I try to think about my writing. Help.

i want to emphasize that the vaccine misinformation and covid denialism we are seeing on live television today, at this level of government, aren't due to a lack of critical thinking skills, but are a result of years blatant lies and corruption

Ok working on fundraising for him please share or chip in if you’re able bsky.app/profile/heba...

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last wk.

Hey friends Im collecting money for my Haitian friend. Im hoping to raise enough where he doesn’t have to think about rent/ daily expenses for 2 months, so our goal is $5,000 between here & offline networks. If you want to support (lmk if you prefer paypal or zelle): venmo.com/u/Heba-Gowayed

i’ve got lunch-time-ish plans with my BFF. i might check the score on my phone. but otherwise—

Matt Gelb@mattgelb.bsky.social · last wk.

Kyle Schwarber is out again today. The Phillies play at noon. Trea Turner is DHing.

my dad, who was calling for Nola’s head earlier, now feels bad for him. he says he still would be fine if he got cut tomorrow but the bats need to do more.

We complained that he wanted to do traditional bingo for the last round so he changed it to… “the wine glass.” more whining. “i can’t make this up,” he says.