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Talk about no leg to stand on. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

Cough.... Jan 6 .... cough cough

19.11.2025 04:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

When I was a dedicated employee I used to take time on my last vacation day to catch up on emails, to save time & to be able to hit the ground running the moment I got back.

Depending on how long I was out, this could take up to several hours of my time.

Now that I've been denied my raise? [โ€ฆ]

19.11.2025 03:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With all the injuries the Spurs have right now, any win is a great win.

I don't care who we're playing.

Big dub!

19.11.2025 03:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Spurs went absolutely buck wild to close out that game.

11-0 run to close it.

Holy cow!

19.11.2025 03:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Barnes coming up CLUTCH for the Spurs in winning time.

Three enormous buckets.

19.11.2025 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
DJT Stock Has Cratered,
Wiping Out More Than $5
Billion in Trump Family
Wealth
Trump Media stock has traded at all-time lows
in recent days.

CRYPTOCURRENCIES DJT Stock Has Cratered, Wiping Out More Than $5 Billion in Trump Family Wealth Trump Media stock has traded at all-time lows in recent days.

Possibly a temporary setback. But this is the kind of news that puts me in a very good mood.

19.11.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They all wear silly outfits too which only adds to the awesomeness of it all.

I love it.

I think it's a tremendous idea.

19.11.2025 02:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

The new fan cheering section at Spurs games is awesome. You can hear them on TV every game and right now it's only like 6 rows of people. That's nothing in the grand scheme of a whole arena.

It's like listening to a soccer game. Almost constant chants.

I could envision the whole arena catching [โ€ฆ]

19.11.2025 02:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

There's a discussion on Cowboys talk radio today about how bad the Raiders have been recently.

This same discussion was had after the Jets game.

I'll say the same thing about the Raiders that I said about NYJ.

As bad as those teams are - & they are & have been bad.... still.... STILL they [โ€ฆ]

18.11.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn'tโ€”I [โ€ฆ]

18.11.2025 08:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 527    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 87    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

Good god.

Wemby hurt. Castle hurt. Harper hurt.

It's not even Thanksgiving and the Spurs are already down three huge players.

That's unbelievable.

18.11.2025 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Complete Unknown poster. Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dlyan with a harmonica around his neck.

A Complete Unknown poster. Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dlyan with a harmonica around his neck.

It seems they did a good job trying to tell an accurate story, overall. The cast is great for sure.

But I dunno..... as a movie, it wasn't super interesting and concise.

Kind of middle of the road for me.

Love me some Bob Dylan though.

18.11.2025 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Clay Higgins, what a fuck wad.

18.11.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Reese Gorman ยฎ @reesejgorman
House passes resolution that's would compel the release of the Epstein files.
Vote was 427-1
Rep. Clay Higgins was the only NO vote
1:44 PM โ€ข 11/18/25 โ€ข 755 Views

Reese Gorman ยฎ @reesejgorman House passes resolution that's would compel the release of the Epstein files. Vote was 427-1 Rep. Clay Higgins was the only NO vote 1:44 PM โ€ข 11/18/25 โ€ข 755 Views

Rep. Clay Higgins
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@RepClayHiggins
I have been a principled "NO" on this bill from the beginning. What was wrong with the bill three months ago is still wrong today. It abandons 250 years of criminal justice procedure in America.
As written, this bill reveals and injures thousands of innocent people - witnesses, people who provided alibis, family members, etc. If enacted in its current form, this type of broad reveal of criminal investigative files, released to a rabid media, will

Rep. Clay Higgins Follow @RepClayHiggins I have been a principled "NO" on this bill from the beginning. What was wrong with the bill three months ago is still wrong today. It abandons 250 years of criminal justice procedure in America. As written, this bill reveals and injures thousands of innocent people - witnesses, people who provided alibis, family members, etc. If enacted in its current form, this type of broad reveal of criminal investigative files, released to a rabid media, will

absolutely result in innocent people being hurt. Not by my vote. The Oversight Committee is conducting a thorough investigation that has already released well over 60,000 pages of documents from the Epstein case. That effort will continue in a manner that provides all due protections for innocent Americans. If the Senate amends the bill to properly address privacy of victims and other Americans, who are named but not criminally implicated, then I will vote for that bill when it comes back to the House.
1:41 PM โ€ข 11/18/25 โ€ข 41K Views

absolutely result in innocent people being hurt. Not by my vote. The Oversight Committee is conducting a thorough investigation that has already released well over 60,000 pages of documents from the Epstein case. That effort will continue in a manner that provides all due protections for innocent Americans. If the Senate amends the bill to properly address privacy of victims and other Americans, who are named but not criminally implicated, then I will vote for that bill when it comes back to the House. 1:41 PM โ€ข 11/18/25 โ€ข 41K Views

โš ๏ธ House votes 427-1 to release the Epstein files:

18.11.2025 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

God almighty, who was the one?????

18.11.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A Trump appointed Federal judge just blocked the new gerrymandered map of Texas.

Probably not the final word but a huge one and a hilarious one.

18.11.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

Just had an INCREDIBLE deep dish veggie pizza for lunch.

Onions, green peppers, mushrooms, tomato, and pineapple (don't knock it until you tried it!)

Solid.

I've been a cheese pizza lover forever - what's to hate, it's never a letdown- so it's always fun to branch out and do something that [โ€ฆ]

18.11.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Wakanda Forever poster. An image of all the main characters with an ominous character reflected in the water beneath them. An image of the Black Panther mask behind them.

Wakanda Forever poster. An image of all the main characters with an ominous character reflected in the water beneath them. An image of the Black Panther mask behind them.

Good movie. Definitely liked it. Buuuuut .... it didn't quite have the same magic as the OG.

18.11.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

Our Founder, @Gargron is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.

We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon teamโ€™s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here [โ€ฆ]

18.11.2025 08:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 132    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Bc everything else comes early these days, we now have "early Black Friday" which starts about 2 weeks before Black Friday.

What..... the fuck......are we doing????

18.11.2025 04:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just realized the tribute shirts the Cowboys are wearing tonight have a Nike swoosh on them.

Really Nike? We really needed to make sure THAT shirt had your logo on them?

Feels pretty icky and gross if you asked me.

18.11.2025 04:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"While any gerrymandering can arguably violate that principle, what we are being asked to do goes far beyond the partisan map fights that happen every 10 years across the country. Rationalizing a mid-cycle redistricting by saying, 'Democrats gerrymander too' is an empty and irrelevant excuse.
"Instead, we are being asked to create a new culture in which it would be normal for a political party to select new voters, not once a decade - but any time it fears the consequences of an approaching election. That would clearly violate the concept of popular sovereignty by making it harder for the people to hold their elected officials accountable and the country would be an uglier place for it.
"If a special session is called, I will stay true to my oath of office by standing up for the principle that candidates should win on the strength of their ideas and not on their ability to choose new voters."

"While any gerrymandering can arguably violate that principle, what we are being asked to do goes far beyond the partisan map fights that happen every 10 years across the country. Rationalizing a mid-cycle redistricting by saying, 'Democrats gerrymander too' is an empty and irrelevant excuse. "Instead, we are being asked to create a new culture in which it would be normal for a political party to select new voters, not once a decade - but any time it fears the consequences of an approaching election. That would clearly violate the concept of popular sovereignty by making it harder for the people to hold their elected officials accountable and the country would be an uglier place for it. "If a special session is called, I will stay true to my oath of office by standing up for the principle that candidates should win on the strength of their ideas and not on their ability to choose new voters."

Several Republican state senators in Indiana have blocked Governor Mike Braunโ€™s attempts to gerrymander.

Here is a quote from one them, Spencer Deery. It is a relief to know that some Republicans seem to understand the purpose of electionsโ€ฆalbeit rarely.

Trump is furious about it.

18.11.2025 03:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 268    ๐Ÿ” 83    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

@ai6yr

Now that's a throwback. I actually saw them open for Madonna in 1990.

18.11.2025 03:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

It's pretty impossible for me to get hyped about Avatar.

The original movie was almost 2 decades ago. I barely remember it. The second movie is 3 years old and I still haven't found the 3+ hours to watch that one.

Let alone the next 3+ hours I'll need to catch this next one.

I so rarely have [โ€ฆ]

18.11.2025 03:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It looks like the Cowboys will win this game. Assuming they do, they will be 4-5-1 which gives the appearance that they're a middle of the road team.

But their best win will be against 3-8 Washington. Their best!

They haven't beaten anyone that isn't a terrible team.

18.11.2025 03:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not making any wild proclamations about the offense being back when you're playing a two win team, but it's nice to see them making plays.

Pickens is a real stud. They need to sign him.

โœญ

18.11.2025 02:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It sounds like there's nothing but Cowboys fans in that stadium.

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18.11.2025 02:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And then you see the Schotty goofing with them on the sidelines.

A real disciplinarian, let me tell ya.

18.11.2025 02:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It starts with the owners and it absolutely trickles down to the players.

Everything matters .... except football and winning football games.

18.11.2025 02:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

It's not really consequential for this season or even this game..... but generally speaking having your top two receivers and unquestionably one of your key team leaders get benched for the opening drive of the game by the coach bc they "missed some things" is pretty fucking ridiculous.

The [โ€ฆ]

18.11.2025 02:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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