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@derek.bike.bsky.social

@bikesky.social founder, bike picture taker, bagged milk understander, he/him https://linktr.ee/derekvanvliet

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Sen. Adam Schiff @@schiff.senate.gov β€’ 2h First, Donald Trump used the Marines and the National Guard to support his mass deportation agenda in Los Angeles.
Now, he's using similar tactics in D.C. like a tinpot dictator.
Don't look away. Don't stay silent. If you do, don't be surprised if it's your city next.

Paul F. Tompkins
@pftompkins.bsky.social
We need this kind of fire right now! You should run for office!
August 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM

Sen. Adam Schiff @@schiff.senate.gov β€’ 2h First, Donald Trump used the Marines and the National Guard to support his mass deportation agenda in Los Angeles. Now, he's using similar tactics in D.C. like a tinpot dictator. Don't look away. Don't stay silent. If you do, don't be surprised if it's your city next. Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social We need this kind of fire right now! You should run for office! August 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM

12.08.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 814    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 3

How you’re gonna look after riding this bike to work

12.08.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

[summer child sweetens]

11.08.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is correct

11.08.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

definitely the february of bikes

11.08.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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okay but wait until you hear how you engage the brakes

11.08.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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β€œβ€¦but to do that, first I would need to gain the trust of all of the members of the band.”

11.08.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just saw someone call the military occupation of DC a distraction, and that’s it, the it’s a distraction people have lost it. We should wait until the bulldozer is running over your house and all chime in with β€œisn’t there something else we should be talking about”

11.08.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 9734    πŸ” 2177    πŸ’¬ 353    πŸ“Œ 156
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Alan Dershowitz Sues Farmers Market Vendor For Refusing To Sell Him Child WEST TISBURY, MAβ€”Following through on his threat of legal action, civil liberties lawyer Alan Dershowitz confirmed Monday that he had filed a lawsuit against a Martha’s Vineyard farmers market vendor ...

Alan Dershowitz Sues Farmers Market Vendor For Refusing To Sell Him Child

11.08.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 11285    πŸ” 1856    πŸ’¬ 240    πŸ“Œ 120

It's time for Millennials to do what we were born to do: lie motionless until our parents capitulate to our political demands

11.08.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2

there has to be a way to means test a rodent

11.08.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

bringing a real "if you give a mouse a cookie is steeped in right wing ideology" energy to library story time the other parents don't appreciate

11.08.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

so proud of my lesbian governor who is a lesbian (she's a lesbian btw)

11.08.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1095    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 2

oh wow imagine this coming out of your handlebars

11.08.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

YES, send me _1_ BIKEMANs

11.08.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

good morning tamagotchi wedding ring bearers

11.08.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Billy Madison standing in his driveway waiting for the bus on his first day back to school

Billy Madison standing in his driveway waiting for the bus on his first day back to school

how it feels going back to a real job after being off with my kids all summer

11.08.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 135    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

best ted talk

11.08.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

as a society, we should really switch to 4 day work weeks because you’re only decreasing your working days by 20% while you’re increasing your weekend days by 50%, so it’s really a pretty good deal for everyone involved

11.08.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 711    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 5

yikes

11.08.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

10.08.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 12194    πŸ” 9874    πŸ’¬ 617    πŸ“Œ 1653
10.08.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's so deranged how rich business owners have demanded for decades that they be called "job creators" despite the fact that every single person i know has experienced a rich guy buying out an existing business and firing everyone and usually completely bankrupting it before cashing out and leaving

10.08.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8185    πŸ” 1748    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 82

releasing my sex tape (a tape that makes people stick together during sex)

10.08.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 981    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 5
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A new world record? Dozens of Tamagotchis marry at Toronto ceremony More than 150 people attended a tamagotchi wedding ceremony, attempting to set a new Guinness World Record

so wholesome

10.08.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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headline: A new world record?
Dozens of Tamagotchis marry at Toronto ceremony

subhead: More than 150 people attended a tamagotchi wedding ceremony, attempting to set a new Guinness World Record

article features a photo of a woman holding a microphone next to a big sign that says:
WORLD'S LARGEST TAMAGOTCHI WEDDING

article screenshot headline: A new world record? Dozens of Tamagotchis marry at Toronto ceremony subhead: More than 150 people attended a tamagotchi wedding ceremony, attempting to set a new Guinness World Record article features a photo of a woman holding a microphone next to a big sign that says: WORLD'S LARGEST TAMAGOTCHI WEDDING

dozens of tamagotchis, no longer living in sin

10.08.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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I like my women like I like my cars. Boxy imports from the 80’s that require constant maintenance to keep from breaking down

10.08.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 651    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8

petition to change "how are you?" to "are you mad at me?"

10.08.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Frame from Rambo with text "This film is dedicated to the brave farmer's market stands of Martha's Vineyard"

Frame from Rambo with text "This film is dedicated to the brave farmer's market stands of Martha's Vineyard"

10.08.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4095    πŸ” 631    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 6

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