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Did you notice that the bull in your gif went horns down?
Twenty thousand roads I went down, down, down, and they all led me straight back home to Birdie "I'm aware of the chaotic neutral bits, but i appreciate the evil bits" - my youngest's assessment of me
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Did you notice that the bull in your gif went horns down?
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Shoulda been
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Supposedly both of these teams are wearing orange
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Birdelia.
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I wish I didn't need this phone for work
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
One of their parents came from you, and the other one has learned from you. Take the W, Birdie.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
I suspect he'd agree with you. I've never taken from his writings a sense that he thought he was correct about everything.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
She's probably gonna have an administrative assistant soon, but these kids take after their Birdie, so they're all at genius level already.
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Good news out of DC. Vive la rรฉsistance! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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I ordered these for the wedding
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Overdue health update. TL;DR: Hopefully we're nearing the end of treatments, in a good way! www.caringbridge.org/site/1c40571...
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I'd watch that even though I'm not the target audience
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Good morning, @thesassybirdie.bsky.social. I figured out what I want for my birthday.
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They followed it with Back In Black
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They're playing One Last Breath by Creed over the P.A. at halftime. I love high school football.
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My favorite part is the nachos
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I am wondering who'll be the first announcer to try to say "mentalcality" as a contrast. C-L-E-M-S-O-๐ช-N!
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
And if you stuff those emotions you get rewarded, as if stuffing those emotions is healthy
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't know what either of these things is about, and I'm glad to be old and out of touch
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Is it gonna continue in the regular season?
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Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
love you through it are invaluable. Imprecatory Psalms are also invaluable. God gave us language with which to literally curse wrongdoers! The main thing is you have to get that stuff out, because if you don't, it's gonna leak out onto people you care deeply about.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm afraid I don't have many practical solutions, but what I have I give unto thee. I found solace in knocking the shit out of golf balls at a driving range or Top Golf. An adult batting cage worked too. I've not tried a rage room but I love the idea. Safe friends who can listen to you rant and
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I spent at least 30 minutes wandering around the Fort O Walmart Supercenter this morning, and I still don't know where they've hidden the Brachs candy corn.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
yes, sociopaths people can be so dumb
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
There was a time when I thought that guy was clever. God forgive me.
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Right here, for your very much wish fulfillment. open.substack.com/pub/sharonmc...
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I'm sorry that you don't want a better snack life
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yes, I know ๐ญ
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They're going to break my heart. I know this. But in the meantime, I'm pulling for the Braves to beat the Mets today!
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It's mid-August, and the Reds are in contention. This is the time of season when every loss crushes my soul and makes me wonder why I ever started caring about baseball in the first place, and every win reminds me why I started caring about baseball in the first place.
Marissa Franks Burt (@mburtwrites.bsky.social) reposted
One reason Doug has no good response to @PamelaBrownCNN question โWhy marry off a pedophile?โ is b/c the facts of Steven Sitlerโs case are well-documented & very alarming (see below)๐งต
Michelle Steinmetz (@michellestz78.bsky.social) reposted
I donโt post on here a lot but I am a single mom of four kids and just got laid off from my job. My friend gave me some rings to sell and it would mean the world to me if youโd share the links on your social media to try to help me sell them while I look for work.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously, I remember when I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents won a color tv set at the annual rural electric co-op meeting. That big old chunk of electronics was incredibly amazing!
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
We didn't have color anything when I was a kid. Even our Christmas tree lights were gray.
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must be European
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
I wouldn't be opposed to an AI kill code either, but I think this idea suits you better
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
The honeybee waggle dance, of course
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Sadly, I don't think we all see it
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Tom is correct, y'all should read Tim's writing and let your hearts be broken. app.thestorygraph.com/books/18035e...
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Definitely, and I just don't get why so many people I love and have trusted don't see it
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I just saw this in the wild. To be fair, I think this is a bipartisan problem. I say we drag all of the Epstein stuff into the light, and whatever else has been done in the darkness as well, and let the political chips fall where they may.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social)
I think we need more millstones
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it's 3:50 pm somewhere
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
it would solve some problems
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It's Bristol, baby! Part 2! Looks like we'll play today!
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Tim McGraw is much smaller in real life than on tv
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe the pirates got the Reds to pay for the sodas in the clubhouse for the next three years
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
No, he's second to Bryant at Bama and was only at LSU for 5 seasons. Charlie McClendon is LSU's leader.
Mark Copelovitch (@mcopelov.bsky.social) reposted
If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
You are my favorite person ever. I know we're presbyterians, but I'm the lucky one
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
that AI server farms use, and 2) the rampant theft of intellectual property that companies use to train their models. Both of those differences and the potential for harm make me think that our society will regret the push for AI everywhere. I have a terrible prophecy track record, though.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
I think in some ways, it's likely to turn out like websites have. Some will use it for creative good purposes, and some will use it (maybe not intentionally) for purposes that cause great harm. A couple of differences that concern me are 1) the enormous amount of electricity and water
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Happy birthday, Elizabeth! Here's my current listen. I don't think I'd ever heard of this when, during WWII, England sent refugees from Germany and Italy and elsewhere to internment camps.
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"Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in oneโs mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them." - from 1984, by George Orwell
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I spied this little B&W beauty this morning
Emily of the Azure Atmosphere (@theostoria.bsky.social) reposted
Hey God? Wrong Huxtable.
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Hopefully with a great deal of butter
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SEMcM and I can't remember, I want to say two, but that sounds low
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
there's something to be said for consistency
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I mean, I also avoid analysis of anything that suggests that *I* might be the problem
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe I'm a simpleton but that doesn't look ugly to me. It looks delicious.
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I don't know what a pantry house is but I would love to see you in one.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Birdie and I are absolutely perfect inside and out, and we don't need to read about ourselves. Thank you for giving us such entertaining alternatives!
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Kobo link: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
You are my W. โฅ๏ธ
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
I will always want to go back.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
My son works across the sound from you in the summers, and I try really hard not to be jealous of him. I don't think given the cancer I have, it would be better for me to be there than here, and we have some really fantastic nature within 15 minutes of our house. But where you live is gorgeous.
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it's that Australia to Boston connection
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
what baby boy needs the love of a good woman AND a family?
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she knows what she's got
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same
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
"tragedy caused by male hubris" IS my heritage
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normal?
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hey everybody, another anonymous self-righteous prig made it to Bluesky
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My sister currently lives in the Seattle area but used to live in a Dallas suburb, so the Rangers are acceptable. However, as a White Sox fan, thanks to my oldest who lives in the Chicago metropolitan area, I'm sorry to say that we are now enemies.
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That one is always worth a rewatch!
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Do you follow any particular mlb teams? I'm a long-suffering Reds fan, and they're kinda sorta in contention so far, which is kinda sorta fun. The only tv we watch is British murder mysteries, and Jeopardy!, and kids' stuff when we're watching the grands.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
how do you make it through summers then?
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
If it's one of my teams I usually remember, but if it's a rando matchup I will watch it anyway as if it were live
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Do you watch old college football games in the summer because you miss college football but you can't remember who won a random game from several years ago? Or is that just me?
Kristin Du Mez (@kkdumez.bsky.social) reposted
Apart from the theological problems, this kind of twisting of Scripture is also dangerous. Such misuse of Godโs name justifies violence in Godโs name. open.substack.com/pub/kristind...
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
I know babe, but sometimes I wonder. Remember, I'm like 9 years old
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
I love the idea, but the flaw is that AI "learns" from what is on the internet, not what should be on the internet
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
sometimes I wonder if that's how Opdivo works also ilysvm
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
ah, sorry, that sucks. at least you're biblically still married
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are you an otter bsky.app/profile/in-o...
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
well, some Fridays are better than others, but all Fridays are good, right?
Amy Julia Becker (@amyjuliabecker.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
open.substack.com/pub/amyjulia...
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
it's still Friday though, right?
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I'm farther down the road, and I can tell that you are doing it right. Keep going. ๐
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I don't know if this will help, but when your kids are older and their brains have fully formed they will know that you have loved them, and they will be grateful.
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe that's my problem. Maybe I'm still 9 years old. ๐ค
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Your spouse insists on wearing different kinds of fabric at the same time
Wes Rector ๐บ๐ธ #resist (@bigonenoonions.bsky.social) reply parent
Another in this vein: you are a prophet during the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, and your wife is inclined to infidelity