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Mike Engel

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I like D&D and baseball and other nerdy stuff. Liberal in a red state. he/him/his

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One worked in the print room of the newspaper. The other did steel fabrication for airplanes after Korea.

04.03.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's only at 48770 now so that triggers testimony or...something? uh lemme check on that

04.03.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Howard poised to make history as Royals.TV host and sideline reporter SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Bridget Howard was sitting in the lower bowl close to the Royals’ dugout when Salvador Perez lined the walk-off hit down the third-base line in the 2014 Wild Card Game. She attended...

The #Royals are hiring Bridget Howard as another sideline reporter & host on RoyalsTV this year. She’ll join a returning veteran crew β€” and make some history in the process.

On the KC native coming home to a job that β€œisn’t just a job” for her: www.mlb.com/news/bridget...

04.03.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The β€œshield” is intolerable here as well.

β€œParents tried to shield their children from water. Instead they died of dehydration.”

That’s what the @nytimes.com headline here says. Both β€œshield” and β€œinstead” appallingly reinforce anti-vax attitudes and frames.

04.03.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1168    πŸ” 309    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 7
Williamson county, for the first time I’m aware of, required precinct only voting today. We went to our usual spot and saw a handmade sign on the door about what precincts could vote there today. Had to do some serious research just to find our precinct and the website said we had two options, and neither of them was where we were. Drove to the first and it was a closed dentist’s office and clearly not a place to vote. There were tons of people driving slowly through the parking lot obviously looking for the same thing. Finally found the place we could vote, but waited an hour before we could even confirm we were in the right spot- the only spot in the county for our precinct to vote in the democratic primary. Took 3.5 hours. Voting has always been a simple, smooth, quick process here. Definitely felt like they were trying to make us give up today. And everyone was so confused.

Williamson county, for the first time I’m aware of, required precinct only voting today. We went to our usual spot and saw a handmade sign on the door about what precincts could vote there today. Had to do some serious research just to find our precinct and the website said we had two options, and neither of them was where we were. Drove to the first and it was a closed dentist’s office and clearly not a place to vote. There were tons of people driving slowly through the parking lot obviously looking for the same thing. Finally found the place we could vote, but waited an hour before we could even confirm we were in the right spot- the only spot in the county for our precinct to vote in the democratic primary. Took 3.5 hours. Voting has always been a simple, smooth, quick process here. Definitely felt like they were trying to make us give up today. And everyone was so confused.

Report from my sister in Texas:

04.03.2026 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

A pox of syphilitic ulcers upon TX AG Ken Paxton's eelworm penis. The endless corruption; the gaslighting destruction of the whistleblowers of said endless corruption; the adultery; the bribery; blackmail; the "kill the grandmas during COVID for the economy;" the voter disenfranchisement: Drop dead.

04.03.2026 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character with a mustache looks out a window at night ALT: a cartoon character with a mustache looks out a window at night

Holy moly I'm in a funk tonight. And yesterday. And Sunday night.

04.03.2026 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve seen enough. Not about the election. Just generally.

04.03.2026 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9862    πŸ” 1225    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 39

What athletes expression will stay with you the rest of your life

04.03.2026 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 22
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PELICAN DELAY IN SANTA BARBARA

04.03.2026 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 862    πŸ” 191    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 45
Politico: Trump is running out of time to sell his rationale for Iran war
Senior officials keep offering justifications for the conflict with Tehran that the president upends.

Politico: Trump is running out of time to sell his rationale for Iran war Senior officials keep offering justifications for the conflict with Tehran that the president upends.

Love how the msm invents new rules for Trump. He gets to come up for a reason for the war AFTER he starts it. What a lucky little fellow.

04.03.2026 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 966    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 9
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when it comes to the "holding accountable" part they all seem to forget somehow

03.03.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Think they need to do one of the assignments with the rest of the class if so.

03.03.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

that's the spirit

03.03.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ooh even better www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Cv...

03.03.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Team USA plays the Rockies tomorrow. Ouch.

03.03.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in front of a sign that says game channel Alt: a man in front of a sign that says game channel
03.03.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hosted by Jason Biggs is flying under the radar

03.03.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*pause* "Yes, but" is not really....how you'd expect anyone to respond there

03.03.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I want it back. Sounds fire

03.03.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Anti-trans hostility to people making the simple request that they be called the name they prefer to be called is such a huge tell as to the indecency of their project.

03.03.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 191    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Dumbest goddamn country

03.03.2026 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fucking weirdos.
Dangerous af weirdos too.

The GOP would shoot Jesus if he came back anyway.

03.03.2026 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Changed my mind. Danhausen made me chuckle. #wwengel

03.03.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully better than the last Starling kc had in the outfield

03.03.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Dr. Robby, the lesion is oozing... Big Mac sauce?"
"I see that too, Whitaker, great catch. Dr. Santos, what should we scan?"

02.03.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

be like rep beyer
hit the target instead of trying a pathetic pivot to economy

02.03.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Times like this I'm glad RFK is in charge of HHS, ensuring only the finest bat guano gets rubbed into that rash.

02.03.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TEACHER: For thousands of years, that was how it went. Go to Delphi, get a prophecy from the oracle. Sometimes it was a good one, sometimes bad. But it *worked*. Until?
CLASS SHOUTING AS ONE: Private equity!
TEACHER: Exactly. They bought Delphi, and sold the visions for parts.

02.03.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0