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Campari. Punt e mes. Tanqueray ('cause Hendricks would be a bit much). Substitute Tanqueray with prosecco if before 5 pm. 14A§3


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scott poulson-bryant's avatar scott poulson-bryant @scottpb.bsky.social
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some ambitious young creative should make a series of Schoolhouse Rock-style animated info clips based on Project 2025

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Furthest I’ve ever been (outside of an airport): N: Manchester, UK E: Noumea, New Caledonia S: Melbourne, Victoria W: Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Captors=Realtors®️ Kinda checks out I guess

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Um, in which direction do you mean that?

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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…and followed. Very cool.

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Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious's avatar Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious @rachellense.bsky.social
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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Yeah, I kinda loved the Gadsden Flag when I was a kid in the 70’s. Now: trash fire.

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Unless it’s his spreadsheet for tracking increased global viewership due to intrusive screen angles on US domestic flights? Something something…points on the backend

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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The Lights of Northern Aggression?

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Wait until they find the hacky sacks and frisbees: highly mobile, offensive weapons.

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Helena Fitzgerald 's avatar Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social
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Interview with the Vampire but the interviewer is Isaac Chotiner

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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My isp address: Comcast Corporation Comcast Center 1701 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Celiac response: hmm that’s weird, the gluten free setting on my regular toaster is… a different toaster

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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(and yes, that handle doesn’t resolve, so could someone please make sure the entire cast of Hamilton is here?)

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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@petersagal.bsky.social sitting here listening to this week’s #WWDTM Not My Job w @reneeelisegoldsberry and am sooo disappointed: you ask her about buried gold and not Tom Bombadil? Ugh.

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Kinda feels like they’re skipping the Republic and going straight to Empire

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Bill Gates owns Word autocorrect

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Old news but clearly makes John the Boogie Woogie Bluegill Boy

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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With SBF sentence are we missing the deterrent value of harsh sentences & fines for ginormous white collar crimes (or war/ Geneva conv. crimes for that matter)? One reason to go hard @ Trump for his various sins: deter future bad actors. Obama Justice ignored Bush II admin war crimes & here we are.

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Kinda seems like a Catholic vs Protestant error code

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Feels like some really passive voice is helping Intuitive Machines here in this article. Am proposing a couple of edits…

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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It’s the President Business move from the LEGO Movie

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Here for this!! And for AG too! Kinda like referring to a Minister without Portfolio as “Portfolio Holden” or Secretary of Defense as “Defense Austin”

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Just happened to read this while finally watching the “The Aristocrats”. Impeccable timing.

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Show a game that came out when you were 12.

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Esquilax's avatar Esquilax @esquilax.bsky.social
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Where the fuck is this setting? I really want to turn it off

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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This headline has a “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.” kinda vibe.

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Hey thanks for the reply but maybe I should have used the /sarcasm/ tags…my point was that it’s supremely difficult to move NY real estate business anywhere other than NY. Cheers!

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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yes and as usual, Sean Bean (Pete Best) dies at the end of the first one.

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Well from his indignant stance it sounds like maybe they will take their NY real estate business to a more accommodating jurisdiction. They’ll just pick up their NY real estate factory and move it to TX…

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Will they film all 4 movies (plus the requisite Pete Best short) simultaneously kinda like LoTR?

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Um, except Tolkien was alive at that point so maybe someone coulda rung him with a quick list of questions.

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Oof. Was hoping that thinking of it as a contraction for Frigidaire (1st practical household refrigerator) might soothe your insulted ears. But if it’s the nicknominalization (a term I don’t find on Google, so TM me?) then may you never deal with Australians www.vu.edu.au/sites/defaul...

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Would “fridge” sound better to your ear if thought of more like some combination of “Chevy” and the generic kleenex?

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Just wondering: does VA depend on periodic rain throughout the year & may not get a lasting benefit from wetter than normal winter? I know places “back east” have never needed significant storage or irrigation, so when it doesn’t rain for a few weeks in summer - boom, they’re back into drought.

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Live from NPR News, we’re now on Bluesky 👋🎙️

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Elon Green's avatar Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social
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hello new users. Remember, when someone makes a general statement, you are obliged to point out that, actually, this does not represent your very specific situation

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Not sure what’s on your screen tho: in this view could be either a fetal ultrasound or satellite photos of bomb damage assessment circa 2003

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James Fallows's avatar James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social
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Modest proposal: If you're writing a headline that includes the words 'feels like' or 'seems like,' go back and write a different headline that conveys what you actually know.

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I met Don Bluth today at Megacon Orlando. I told him about how my parents gave me $20 for my eighth birthday and I blew it all playing Dragon's Lair at the arcade. He looked me in the eye and said "I lost a lot of money on that game too." Meet your heroes, kids.

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Mike McKay's avatar Mike McKay @mckaymj.bsky.social
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Yeah and relatedly, how on earth did East Palo Alto ever become the so-called murder capital back in ‘92 when Cabot Cove, Maine was just sitting there killing people off every damn week?

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