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huckelberry.bsky.social
I’m the guy who writes META-SPIEL @ http://meta-spiel.beehiiv.com about Illinois, baseball, music, running, the Midwest, pizza, hamsters, design, etymology, you name it
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Running Around Illinois: Bloomington meta-spiel.beehiiv.com/p/running-ar... Hey, it only took me 17 days to publish this one! I'm getting better! #running #illinois #bloomington #lacasablanca #officespace #ritzy #rusty #beefyillinois #millerpark

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Phthursday Musings: Catching Up, Catching On meta-spiel.beehiiv.com/p/phthursday... Everybody! Off your butts and let's get together already! #bevisfrond #kidneys #techleadership #schools

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@durbin.senate.gov hey there Senator, your constituents would really appreciate it if you and your colleagues would convene your caucus and select a competent leader to replace Chuck Schumer. Literally, nobody I know has any faith in him right now, and by extension, any faith in most of you.

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Hey everybody! Did you know that it's NATIONAL REGISTERED DIETITIAN DAY? In honor thereof, why don't you do this wonderful RENAL NUTRITION word search??? You know you want to! huckelberry.org/wp-content/u... #rdday #dietitians #wordsearch #albumen #creatinine

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Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer need to resign. They are clearly not able to deal with the moment, and they need to give way to more competent leadership. Join me in calling for Jeffries and Schumer to step down, or to be removed from their leadership roles by their caucuses.

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Running Around Illinois: Rockford meta-spiel.beehiiv.com/p/running-ar... Finally sat down and wrote this guy for a race I ran in November! If all goes well I'll have another fun installment this upcoming week from a new county... #rockford #running #illinois

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@timmidyett.bsky.social I caught up on your chat with @vishkhanna.bsky.social and thought the idea of Joel learning latter-era SKWM songs really intriguing. Are you all also going to do any of his solo stuff?

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Phthursday Musings: Resilience and Unexpected Joy meta-spiel.beehiiv.com/p/phthursday... #silkworm #vonnegut #playerpiano Silkworm shows in September!

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The Last Emperor of Illinois meta-spiel.beehiiv.com/p/the-last-e... #michaelmadigan #rodblagojevich #illinois

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MICHAEL MADIGAN GUILTY on ten counts!

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Phthursday Musings: With Another Fax, Probably meta-spiel.beehiiv.com/p/phthursday... #fax #fastfood #billyidol #unitedairlines #modestmouse #vendingmarketwatch #gardenprairie Big news: the book club is happening. Get your copies of Player Piano!

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@edzitron.com Here's my question for you. DeepSeek was largely unknown. Isn't it likely that there are more Chinese firms doing variations on the same thing and we just don't know about them yet? And maybe they'll do even better than DeepSeek? This is a point I haven't seen anyone mention.

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

Dick Durbin, who is 80, and has served five terms, is mulling over whether to run for a sixth term for Senate. Durbin has been a decent Senator. The bar is admittedly low, but he's probably been one of the 10 best Senators over his 30 years there. But he needs to retire.

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DeepSeek and the Satellite of Love meta-spiel.beehiiv.com/p/deepseek-a... #deepseek #sputnik #ai Are we in a "Sputnik moment"? Maybe, but it might be the reverse of what you've heard. American tech firms aren't leading, they're financializing, and now they're going to ask for more of OUR money.

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@joeposnanski.bsky.social yay you're joining us at beehiiv!

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Phthursday Musings: Behind a Bunker meta-spiel.beehiiv.com/p/phthursday... #atwoodpark #campgrant #theclash #gunsofbrixton #joelrlphelps A weird moment from sixth grade and the empathetic lesson it may have taught me and why it seems relevant for what's happening now. Plus I talk the Clash!

submitted 72 days ago • 1 comment

@michellebray.bsky.social sup

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TikTok Doo Doo Doo-Doo meta-spiel.beehiiv.com/p/tiktok-doo... An evaluation of the TikTok weirdness that - I hope - is forward thinking politically. The Democrats have a 33% approval rating. They need to clean house, and the TikTok mess is a prime example of their cluelessness. #tiktok #democrats

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