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You are likely to be eaten by a grue. find me on mastodon at ryanroat@jawns.club as well

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Hey, my sincere condolences. I've been offline for a bit, but @kristenkurtis.bsky.social broke the news for me this morning.
Loved Dan's writing. We hung out at a Phils BPS way back when a whole month was $40. He posted a pic, and I asked where he was sitting and joined him for 6 innings.
Tragic.

29.01.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@shawnmerwin.bsky.social Hey! Kudos on the WOTC gig. Great news, well deserved and good for the entire gaming landscape.
Hope you're still running your amazing classes for the next generation as well.

29.01.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Abington Library has offered a safe space for LGBTQ+ kids for years. It’s now the subject of a far-right social media campaign. A right-wing social media campaign has circulated misinformation and directed threatening language at the Rainbow Connections program at the Abington Township Public Library.

@prisonculture.bsky.social I grew up in this area. Sorry to see this.
Sharing this gift link for visibility.
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10.01.2026 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

So what you're saying is we know where the murderer is?

07.01.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Look at my law professor dog.

It will then be illegal for them to murder and brutalize whomever they please, unlike now.

07.01.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 325    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

ICE is responsible for the *only* shooting and homicide in Minneapolis so far in 2026.

07.01.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4617    πŸ” 1337    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 21
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DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

Our latest:

07.01.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3978    πŸ” 1653    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 64
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Hakeem Jeffries with a message this afternoon to calm an angry and distressed nation

07.01.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 5

Shut up and do something.

07.01.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your statement has no actions

Impeachment or get out of the way

07.01.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at a press conference

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at a press conference

Mayor Jacob Frey: β€œThere’s little I can say again that will make this situation better, but I do have a message for our community, for our city, and I have a message for ICE β€” To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis”

I wish more officials would abandon decorum when situations are truly egregious

07.01.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5231    πŸ” 809    πŸ’¬ 134    πŸ“Œ 39

I have been to many crime scenes, protests, riots and police shootings in my career and I’ve never seen a cop in an actual heated situation filming with their phone. This guy wasn’t fearing for his life; he was filming content.

07.01.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 522    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
A mandarin duck standing on a rock, looking cute even though poorly lit

A mandarin duck standing on a rock, looking cute even though poorly lit

This morning's best #InternationalUnsolicitedDuckPicDay πŸͺΆ

06.01.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 436    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 7

That's fantastic.

07.01.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent

There we go. That there’s a headline.

06.01.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 13594    πŸ” 3584    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 193

I miss spool day.

06.01.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Alright, my holiday break is over. I thank my Union brothers and sisters, many of them now long retired for negotiating the time off. It really makes life more livable to have time off from work. I’m very lucky. May more people form and join unions to have a better life.

05.01.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the driver 's seat ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the driver 's seat

Even on a Sunday that wasn’t supposed to be stressful… here we are…

04.01.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

People who won’t use their name when talking to press have a lot of chutzpah accusing others of looking weak

04.01.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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City of Philadelphia Inauguration The City of Philadelphia will host the official Inauguration Ceremony for the District Attorney, City Controller, and 34 members of the judiciary, including Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and Mun...

For my Philadelphia-area friends: Monday 10am at the Kimmel Center is the *free* Inauguration ceremony for @dalarrykrasner.bsky.social (his 3rd term), city controller Christy Brady (first *full* term), and a lot of good judges who have been elected or retained.

These civic events are fun. Come!

04.01.2026 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social please help find a spine in the leadership of my party

bsky.app/profile/r5-t...

03.01.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think Schumer is trying to distract us from the fact that he doesn't do his fucking job.

03.01.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 936    πŸ” 173    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 7
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Chuck Schumer: The Trump administration lied to me in three separate briefings about their plans for Venezuela.

The Democrats: WE DEMAND A FOURTH BRIEFING IMMEDIATELY.

03.01.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1150    πŸ” 265    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 19

by presenting it as a question, they are not accountable for whether it is correct or not.

03.01.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Betteridge's law of headlines is an adage that states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." It is based on the assumption that if the publishers were confident that the answer was yes, they would have presented it as an assertion;

03.01.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Transporter room. One to Glow Up."

#StarTrek

03.01.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

@kristenkurtis.bsky.social

01.01.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Appreciate this article noting that the instrument here (played by Sarah Goldstone) is something called an Omnichord and it's the most baller 1980s thing I've ever seen

01.01.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 191    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 6

2026: There is no alternative.

01.01.2026 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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