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TIL: When the Original Star Wars Trilogy finally aired on Chilean TV in 2003, the network spliced custom beer commercials into the films themselves to avoid cutting to commercial breaks. these additional scenes turn Obi-Wan & Luke into raging space alcoholics who are constantly shotgunning booze.

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🎂 Next week, #Angular turns 18 versions old 😉 That calls for something special. 🎁 An original song — for the team and the whole community ❤️ 🎶 Ahead of Her Time 🔗 youtu.be/D-Xc3Uo_s6s #javascript #webdev

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Absolutely insane filing. The Trump government is arguing that a law firm is a national security threat because it was part of the lawsuit against the transgender military ban. We are just STEPS away from Russia-style designating LGBTQ+ orgs "extremist and terrorist organizations"

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The payouts to Babbitt’s family, the pardons of J6 insurrectionists and war criminals, and the growing push on the right to exonerate Chauvin all show that the GOP will forgive any crime if they see it as defending the set of hierarchies they believe constitutes the real America.

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Excellent point. Democrats dithered replacing an old president with a younger candidate, but the press is holding the entire party accountable. Republicans staged a violent coup against our government, one in which multiple office holders were openly complicit, and the press just shrugged it off.

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45 years ago today I survived a volcanic eruption. I mean, most of us did, it only killed a few dozen at most. But this is what I’ve written about it: ultrarunning.com/featured/thr...

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Matthew goes to Germany next weekend for school, so we need to gifts for his host family. Jenny and I wanted a bike ride. We combined them by riding to the gift shops at Grant's Farm and the Grant NHS. With the zoo closed for tornado damage on a lovely day, it seems everyone else was there, too!

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Post graduation photos. Thanks to Grandpa, Annell, and David for coming to town to celebrate, and to the Whomptons and Levins for joining us and taking pictures.

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And Sage has graduated! We're proud of you, kid. On to Macalester College!

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Unbelievable video on the Hudson building at Pershing and DeBaliviere. #stlwx

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I flew Pan Am to the Soviet Union. Because, yes, I am that old.

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Can _you_ tell when the tornado-producing storm zipped through town on an otherwise sunny day? #stlwx

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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

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Attn: @repwesleybellmo.bsky.social

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The plaque honoring the heroes of January 6 is finished, but the GOP refuses to hang it in the Capitol. Not one Republican has offered a reason why. If they can’t respect the officers who defended our democracy, the very least they can do is respect the law.

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I gotta admit. It's just weird seeing the Timberwolves being a good team.

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We had a nice surprise at the track season-end banquet; Matthew was given the "Spirit of Webster Groves Track & Field" award!

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RxJS & Native Observables: A Direct Comparison 🔁 78-min deep dive: 1️⃣ RxJS implementation 2️⃣ Native equivalent 🧠 Also a great way to refresh your #RxJS skills (error handling, share, teardown, etc.) 📺 youtu.be/WLHyzCY_1Tc 📝 Article coming soon

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Dems should take culturally moderate positions like abortion on demand without apology.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

I just realized that both kids were on teams that took third in state this year: Cross Country (Matthew) and Scholar Bowl (Sage) w00t!

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Yay for Sage! Her team took third in the state in Scholar Bowl! www.mshsaa.org/activities/d...

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Good on @macalestercollege.bsky.social. It makes me feel good that my will be in a place like this.

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Matthew ran great in the 3200, making a PR by 16 seconds and taking second in the JV group. Go Finney! live.brrm.com/meets/44418/...

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I'm biding time during the track meet Reading "Slaughterhouse Five". And I was surprised to come across this page. It took me back to an album of that name by Christian post-punk group Breakfast With Amy? Any chance anyone else remembers that band?

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Matthew ran the lead leg for a JV 4x800 relay at the Conference meet. He ran his leg in about 2:11, which I think is a PR. His other run today will be in about 3.5 hours. live.brrm.com/meets/44418/...

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The obligatory How It Started/How It's Going pictures. From first day of kindergarten (at a Chinese immersion school) to the last day of high school (though she needs to return next week for AP tests).

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Summary of the last 10 minutes on Bluesky

submitted 12 days ago • 9 comments

Cubs fan or White Sox? I can't handle a Cubbie Pope

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Can't be overstated how fucked up it is that Black folk came up with a word to express people being aware of the oppression of other people and it's now targeted by far right governments globally as something evil that must be destroyed

submitted 13 days ago • 69 comments

applying for jobs again

submitted 15 days ago • 133 comments

It's fun to a news story just happen to use a photo of a friend. Hi, Dr. Hayes!

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It really shouldn't be necessary to spell this out, but boys are not being told "BOYS ARE BAD." They're being told "RAPE AND MISOGYNY ARE BAD" and people want to pretend that those behaviors are "naturally" part of manhood, such that you can't get rid of them without getting rid of men

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