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@john-m-indy.bsky.social

Indy resident, Irvingtonian, lawyer, former CQ site manager. IU undergrad, ND law. Cubs/Colts/Pacers/Liverpool fan. @johnm_iu at the other place.

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Personally, either "my dad's cousin" or "my cousin," but I know plenty of other (white) people who use aunt/uncle.

28.10.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, the Purdue and Illinois campuses are closer to each other (both as the crow flies and by driving) than Purdue and IU.

28.10.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit they finally did it!!!!! 😳😲🀯

@pacersofficial.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky! πŸ™πŸ»πŸ™πŸ»πŸ™πŸ» Been missing official Pacers posts over here πŸ˜‚

27.10.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Maryland.

27.10.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And was never even competitive in a BCS or NY6 bowl.

26.10.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a black jacket is being followed by the words follow me to freedom ALT: a man in a black jacket is being followed by the words follow me to freedom

Irvington neighbors page, probably:

26.10.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Even if it's for some stressful or boring work-related event, I'm happy every time I drive into town and a little sad every time I leave.

26.10.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
halftime scoreboard showing Nebraska leading Northwestern 7-6

halftime scoreboard showing Nebraska leading Northwestern 7-6

25.10.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump probably threatened somebody for him.

24.10.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also shows the danger of swooning for a governor who's never been a part of national politics and actually isn't ready for primetime. She's the Scott Walker of the Democrats.

24.10.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no, Chauncey Billups has to play right field for the Barons now.

23.10.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

When your resume is as thin as Platner's, you just can't afford this stuff. Related to the principle that if you're running for president at age 82 and have a debate performance where you appear senile, it doesn't matter if you're actually senile. You're done either way.

23.10.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looked at his Wikipedia page and expected to see a few years in the minors, etc. Nope. Absolutely no pro baseball experience at any level. Seems like a Gerry Faust type leap.

22.10.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a basketball game between indiana and kentucky is going on ALT: a basketball game between indiana and kentucky is going on

Me too, plus a time machine to wear it to this game in 2016:

22.10.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And 3) money isn't real anymore. Even if it were a $50 million buyout, some school like PSU, Florida, Alabama, etc (basically the only type of job that night entice him) would find it if he wanted the job.

21.10.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not. But 1) no surprise given that Cignetti has the leverage; and 2) he's 64 years old, so the odds of him leaving for another job diminish quite a bit over the next 3-4 years.

21.10.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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the man has not lost his fastball @edsbs.bsky.social @celebrityhottub.bsky.social

21.10.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 229    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6

I know all politicians have a healthy ego, but how do you run for US Senate knowing you have a Nazi tattoo that you've displayed in public?

21.10.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are like a dozen other Democrats either officially running or thinking about it. No idea if any of them have the juice, or at least no tattoo worse than some Chinese writing that doesn't say what they think it does.

21.10.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For TV, yes. For in person attendance...those 11 am starts in Bloomington back in the Before Times were brutal.

20.10.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And don't forget late fees! One of the reasons I switched from Blockbuster to the original Netflix DVDs by mail in ~2004 was that I would rent a movie on Saturday and forget to return it until Friday. Single rental would cost me more than a month's Netflix membership.

20.10.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"a fecally-charged video..."

19.10.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL, just realized it's the first half.

19.10.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, we have to remember how many times we were the team hanging around against a top 10 opponent but never actually had a chance.

18.10.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brian Kelly now has losses to upper-crust private schools Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Stanford, and Duke. But he has defeated Notre Dame several times.

18.10.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe Sarah Gideon can do it this time.

17.10.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
16.10.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still disappointed in the Vatican media that he's been in office for months and we still don't know who's jersey he was wearing at the 2005 World Series (I can live with any answer other than AJ Pierzinski).

15.10.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep. Affirmative action bake sales were very bad. This is meaningfully wise.

15.10.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I believe that was at the request of the Mrs. Obama, who is a lifelong Cubs fan despite being a Southsider.

15.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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