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Michael Kates

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½ of The Baal Shem Tones Musical Alchemist, Peradam Productions Keyboards 🎹 The Decos, Laughing Matters Producer for Johnny Gelt

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In case anyone missed this revelation yesterday

25.05.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve been dyeing to post this but I keep forgetting.
@nytimes.com

23.05.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Miller is MAGA’s specialist in problem fabrication.

16.05.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who said Trump gets to keep the plane after his term? Was it Quatar? Is it a gift to him personally or to the US government?

15.05.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s all about playing the Bond villain with this spoiled brat idiot man-child. β€œThink about it: ALCATRAZ!”

Whatever it costs us.

05.05.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s all about playing the Bond villain with this spoiled brat idiot man-child. β€œThink about it: ALCATRAZ!”

Whatever it costs us.

05.05.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#Adolescence on Netflix πŸ‘πŸ‘

17.03.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If y’all can’t wait for #Severance season 3, it all centers around Demi Moore dropping her drawers to show that Hollywood’s beauty aesthetic is all wrong.

16.03.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Answer: Grow the fuck up

07.03.2025 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning, BlueSky.
Good morning, @nytimes.com

06.03.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good night, BlueSky
Good night, @nytimes.com

06.03.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They would have included Thomas, but β€œthere just wasn’t room,” according to an anonymous source. β€œMaybe next time.”

05.03.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: Georgia’s #StoneMountain Park has agreed to change the faces of Lee, Jackson & Davis to those of Alito, Gorsuch & Kavanaugh.

05.03.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How it begins

04.03.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean... who picked that tie for that suit? Marjorie? Jeezus...

03.03.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THIS is the guy who tells the president of Ukraine how to dress properly.

03.03.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Since Mad Men, no TV series has been worth shit past season two.

03.03.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First attempt at AI vid: β€œBaby gorilla playing a guitar in the jungle.” Note neatly sawed-off limb, 7 bridge pins, 6 strings at the bridge, 5 strings on the neck, and 4 tuning pegs.

AI is incapable of understanding.

02.03.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The @nytimes.com actually responds to having #SpellingBee omissions pointed out, but only if you’re famous.

Meanwhile, here’s a cat.

28.02.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UPDATE on town hall chaos: Woman who was dragged out speaks, police chief condemns security, name of security firm confirmed A legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee devolved into chaos Saturday when unidentified, plainclothes security personnel dragged a Post Falls woman from th...

Can anyone ID the goons in this photo?

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26.02.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/anim...

26.02.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This one goes back years. I admit it’s not often that people talk about ocean sunfish, but when they do, this is one of its common names. The other being β€œocean sunfish.”
#SpellingBee
@nytimes.com
@montereyaq.bsky.social

26.02.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dated, but valid

25.02.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Four repeat offenders
@nytimes.com

24.02.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m just the messenger
@nytimes.com

19.02.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I know in my heart that they love me.
nytimes.com

19.02.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A real one this time
@nytimes.com

17.02.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Incredible that @nytimes.com doesn’t know the past tense of hairdo.

17.02.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A few from this past week.
#SpellingBee

16.02.2025 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I learned yesterday that iPhone can set time limits on apps to help manage screen time. Got the New York Times set for two hrs/day, other news media & magazines 30 min, and all social media 15 min.

Also unfollowing a shitload of redundant news, pundits, etc.

13.02.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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