brendanp.bsky.social
Peaked in the BBS era
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Remains incredible to me that our society produces an unlimited number of shitheads, like this dude, who think this dumbass contrarianism is Meaningful. How do we bring back shunning
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Thanks, Steve - totally understand pulling back from social media! I do subscribe to and read your work on the athletic, I’ve just also enjoyed when you’ve shared other details here. Thanks so much for the response!
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Hey Steve - have you stopped posting links to your content to bluesky? Have been hoping to learn more about the transfer window plans given the Cunha funds and the probable loss of RAN.
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I don’t think I’ve heard it!
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“He’s a friend from work!” makes me cackle each time.
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Or even more imminently, the 2026 World Cup?
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Live view of the non-gloomy Seattle sky - we’re into “false summer” and it’s glorious.
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1965 by The Afghan Whigs
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So many Ernest releases to review! I’m here for a hundred skeets on the nuances of Roger Rabbit though.
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My teen and his friends covet “vintage” Carhartt jackets that were probably thirty bucks new at Tractor Supply in the mid 90s.
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Fantastic DJ Shadow soundtrack for this one.
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Recently was inspired to look her up on Wikipedia only to discover that she performed the title track from Better Off Dead.
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The Straight Story - the one about the dude and his riding lawnmower.
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Bill Burck was hired by the Trump company as an ethics adviser in January (yes, ethics) and is also part of Harvard’s lawsuit: bsky.app/profile/chri...
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Same - I was also raised in an episcopal church, and it’s insane to me to see adult converts like Vance repudiating the most fundamental tenets I learned.
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Evidently it does, though I confess only a passing familiarity with the sport youtu.be/zDrLcPxSBRk?...
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At least we know where the AI sourced the image: youtu.be/jrd4rGoRYFo
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Mark, it may not be to your tastes, but I need to insist that you please reconsider Judgment Night for inclusion.
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Oh wow - yessss. A personal favorite in the genre is Barrow’s Boys, which is extremely sardonic in tone.
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It’s a minor plot point in Frozen Empire where they show the music video on local news.
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Ah, ok - so the forcing function has been increasing labor power through joint negotiating, rather than attempting to rescue democracy. Makes sense, but the latter is obviously pretty urgent!
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I’m wholly supportive of a general strike - I know UAW had planned on 2028, but it feels much too long to wait at this pace.
Have you heard of any major unions advocating for a nearer term effort? It’s not clear to me whether the 2028 date was chosen for procedure or political reasons.
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if an 88 year old's only source of income vanishes, they can't get a new job. their life becomes a horrible balance of sacrifices between keeping their power and heat on, and feeding themselves, and paying for their prescriptions, and if they have no family to fall back on they are going to die.
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Uh, well, nevertheless
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Peters is a no: bsky.app/profile/clim...
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Fwiw, staffers with both Murray and Cantwell told me over the phone yesterday that they’re no on both cloture and the CR.