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Derek John Boczkowski

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University writing center guy. Teacher, learner, molder of minds and minder of molds.

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Anna Meier's avatar Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social
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My favorite tried-and-true resistance tactic: Being Extremely Fucking Annoying.

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kate conger's avatar kate conger @kateconger.bsky.social
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this mf did not contribute any value to the shareholders today

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Dr. SkySkull's avatar Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social
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A good reminder. I don't know if Biden's mental state is a serious cause for concern or not, but we're seeing *exactly* the same playbook that was used on Clinton, down to the "allies are concerned" articles. And Clinton is *still* doing fine.

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Amy A's avatar Amy A @lolennui.bsky.social
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it’s so funny how in America you call it an elevator but in the UK it’s a lift and also when a candidate loses they concede

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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Holy hell. I’m no prude when it comes to the parenthetical clause, but this guy seriously needs an editor to save his writing from aside-itis.

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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At first I thought it was a call to fashionistas, not gonna lie

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Althea 🚌 💕's avatar Althea 🚌 💕 @alymay.bsky.social
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Saw this display at the grocery store in ABQ yesterday and it sure is a vibe

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Patrick Monahan's avatar Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com
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Before and after eating way too much porridge

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Vicky Johnson-Dahl's avatar Vicky Johnson-Dahl @vickyjohnsondahl.bsky.social
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"no, I'm not related to Trent, but I am a big industrial fan"

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Stella's avatar Stella @antlervel.vet
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❌ It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness ✅ shit was mid

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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As a—shall we say—oversized person, I always got the sense 25 years ago that Short, whom I love elsewhere, was relying too much on the fat suit to augment the oddity of the character. I guess I just have resented that choice for a while.

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Catbus 's avatar Catbus @catbus.bsky.social
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supreme court rules 6-3 that pee is stored in the balls

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Dan Chibnall's avatar Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.social
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Beautiful night for a ballgame at Principal Park and it was ASL & Deaf Culture Night so the Cubs wore special jerseys with ASL on the front. One of the young players signed the batters' names who were coming to the plate & some cool clouds rolled in late while multiple homers flew into the night. ⚾

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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This is incredible. Friedman might have as well used a watermark reading, “remember, you should never, ever take me seriously.”

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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Unless you’re a journalist covering it, I cannot conceive of a reason to watch tonight’s “debate” unless you have an inner desire to feel awful.

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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Oh, they got Max Headroom as copy editor over there, I see.

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Timothy Burke's avatar Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us
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"A showdown unlike any other in recent history" bro they literally were the candidates in our most recent presidential election

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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My friend, oh hell ultra. I have that one on heavy rotation in my YouTube library. Perhaps bc the worst acting I’ve ever seen an athlete attempt.

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Seth Rosenthal's avatar Seth Rosenthal @sethrosenthal.bsky.social
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happy 40th birthday to all the point guards on the 2015-2016 dallas mavericks

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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A business venture unironically inspired by that Steve Buscemi 30 Rock meme.

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Kashana's avatar Kashana @kashana.bsky.social
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The best part of being a writer is the part where the suits destroy the evidence that you once had a job.

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Jason O. Gilbert's avatar Jason O. Gilbert @gilbertjasono.bsky.social
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Sorry but anytime I see Andy Ogles I am obligated to remind everyone that he probably stole money from his dead son’s GoFundMe

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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I’ve been there, Yoshi. Hang tight, good pup.

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Tim Carvell's avatar Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social
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2002: "Careful, kids, the Internet is forever!"

2024: "Oh, hey, all the work you did for a decade of your life was just deleted from the Internet for Business Reasons."

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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Look, I don't mean to be a petty SOB, but I like to think that if Dante were writing 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑜 today, he'd reserve a ring of hell for people who stop a microwave before the full time they punched in and fail to clear that remaining time off.

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Stephen's avatar Stephen @stephenthen.bsky.social
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He did the same thing a year ago! Fool me once . . .

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Sen. Gogurt taking notes on a criminal conspiracy's avatar Sen. Gogurt taking notes on a criminal conspiracy @ugarles.bsky.social
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The Bears have a WR in camp named Dante Pettis.

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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AI’s tenancy to make unhinged statements with confidence is matched only by public speakers on the political right. That said—and not dismissive of your overall point—I do think that’s a lower-case “L” between two single quotation marks, not a “T.”

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Baseball Enthusiast's avatar Baseball Enthusiast @iluvbaseball.bsky.social
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Tamir Rice should be turning 22 today.

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Tina-Desiree Berg's avatar Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com
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One of the individuals standing behind Mayor Bass yesterday at her press conference is Adam king- a podcaster for Alex Jones Infowars. King appeared on a podcast with Proud Boys and white nationalist Elijah Schaffer on his show. The second describes the behavior of these anti Semitic guests.

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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Linguists do argue that that coded twist is the more enduring part of slang. The cleverness fades with repeated usage (and, really, beyond the creator of a new term, who is being truly clever?), so slang does function to signal you’re “in.” That is, until it gets co-opted by the mainstream.

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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“Man-Jaw” sounds like the design room’s first pass at a He-Man character.

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Marisa Kabas's avatar Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social
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the personality is stored in the boobs

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Karla Monterroso's avatar Karla Monterroso @karlaliliana.bsky.social
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Karen Bass just announced that LA is looking into a mask ban and it is a move that would essentially ban me from public life. I am humbly asking, if you are an LA resident, please call the mayors office and tell them about what it would do to those of us who have no choice but to mask for health.

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Derek John Boczkowski's avatar Derek John Boczkowski @derekboczkowski.bsky.social
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I simply have to call into question the “power of the mind” of a person who doesn’t even list reading as an option to eschew.

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