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@academicfabe.bsky.social

Political scientist here teaching until my supporting character movie career takes off. I focus on state politics. In my spare time I talk about wrestling and media I enjoy. #politcssky for posts with political content #wrestlesky for wrestling content

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Billups, Rozier arrested in gambling investigations Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier have been arrested as part of a pair of investigations related to illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by the Mafia, au...

Sorry, you can't be in bed with sports betting organizations and then act like the NBA (or ESPN brought to you by ESPN Bet) is totally innocent.

"We've asked some of our partners to pull back some of the prop bets..."

That is a problematic ass quote from Silver.

www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

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a little tikes basketball hoop in a room ALT: a little tikes basketball hoop in a room

Wemby vs Cooper Flagg #NBA

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a man wearing sunglasses and a buffalo jersey is smoking a cigarette .. ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a buffalo jersey is smoking a cigarette ..
23.10.2025 02:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Parents shouldn't let their kids see this violence

#AEWDynamite

23.10.2025 01:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Willie Horton 1988 Attack Ad
YouTube video by llehman84 Willie Horton 1988 Attack Ad

Andrew Cuomo made a racist AI ad of Zohran Mamdani and criminals, and it's the modern day Willie Horton ad.

Just abhorrent.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io9K...

23.10.2025 01:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In a better world, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social every New York Democrat and even the @democrats.org would come out against this racist garbage.

It should be so unacceptable. Instead they'll keep quiet.

23.10.2025 00:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s the face when you know itโ€™s over lmao

23.10.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ballin!

23.10.2025 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Andrew Cuomoโ€™s team had to put the racism in the prompt to make this right?

Like a stereotypical 70s pimp from Charles Bronson movies?

23.10.2025 00:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tom Cruise did it better

22.10.2025 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Annual Family Premiums for Employer Coverage Rise 6% in 2025, Nearing $27,000, with Workers Paying $6,850 Toward Premiums Out of Their Paychecks | KFF Family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance reached an average of $26,993 this year, KFFโ€™s annual benchmark health benefits surveyย of large and smaller employers finds. On average, workers...

KFF's latest employer survey is out. The average cost of a family health insurance policy has climbed to $26,993. Health insurance is wildly expensive because health care in the U.S. is expensive.
www.kff.org/affordable-c...

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I've never met Bill Cosby either but it's generally agreed that you never accept a drink he offers.

22.10.2025 04:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The fuck?

22.10.2025 04:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In Missouri, 68% of SNAP families have children. 34% of SNAP in Missouri goes to families with disabled and/or elderly people. Over 80% SNAP families have income below the poverty line.

Many families are going to needlessly suffer.

www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

22.10.2025 04:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you need to save money on groceries do what I did

Get a stomach bug and have the worst case of bubble guts for the past week

22.10.2025 02:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These are clearly unenforceable clauses. Why does no one ever contest them?

Two years non-compete is absolutely wild.

21.10.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No, it is not normal for Millennial (white) men to have a "nazi phase" back in the aughts or 2010s.

Hope this helps.

21.10.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did anyone ever go see the original Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm St. series in theaters back in the 80s?

What was the experience like?

21.10.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"I didn't see it" and "they're just kids" seems like a played out excuse by this point, but bet you that doesn't stop Republicans.

20.10.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm sorry...what now? And who is blocking information?

20.10.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nissan Stadium in Nashville is an excellent example. Mainly because they're still building it and it's taking forever, which has upset locals.

If you're looking for recent deals but nothing has been built, the Browns moving from Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland has been super controversial.

20.10.2025 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Swerve watching Joe antagonize Hangman

20.10.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Vader looking at this post in the afterworld

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a woman is talking on a telephone and says woe is me woe oh woe is me ALT: a woman is talking on a telephone and says woe is me woe oh woe is me

Me today even though my online course started today.

20.10.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a blue tank top is holding his chest and making a face . ALT: a man in a blue tank top is holding his chest and making a face .

Although it's a singular company that brought down just about every website and app today, not gonna lie but I'm glad Canvas was a part of that.

20.10.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sting and Darby Allin:

#AEW #WrestleDream

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Every day, RFK Jr. gives me a reason to piss on his grave when he leaves this earth

19.10.2025 22:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why are all of the dramas on broadcast television dealing with some variation of public professions?

Nearly all of them deal with first responders, lawyers/detective, or hospitals.

There's nothing else that can get a 20 episode season anymore or something?

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