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@blemley.us

husband, father, geek. Baseball, unix, sw dev sec, dogs. he/him, PittsburghSkeets feed. All interactions are mine and do not represent my employer or other organizations of which I am a part.

created May 14, 2023

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Skenes vs Globetrotters tonight if the rain holds off.

4/9/2025, 9:32:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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4/9/2025, 5:14:13 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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C

4/9/2025, 4:47:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Any reason given?

3/9/2025, 8:01:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My chances are better listening to a fair weather cubs fan than me guessing.

3/9/2025, 7:57:45 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Whatever Ned says.

3/9/2025, 6:02:54 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture F Shawn (@realfshawn.bsky.social) reposted

Everyone knows

3/9/2025, 1:28:39 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Let him cook. (#LetsGoBucs lol)

3/9/2025, 1:26:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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TIL: Mom was a member of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, local 590 from 1957 to 1961. A story I’ve never heard. Wonder if dementia has stolen it. I’ll have to see.

2/9/2025, 9:28:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It was a great show. I still remember some of it

2/9/2025, 9:12:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When I tell people my mom never threw anything out, I mean👇

An electric bill from Dec 1960 FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE TO DEC. 27, 1960 WEST PENN POWER CO. WASHINGTON (DIST. 59) PHONE: BAldwin 5-3000 READING 91 20 1870 8 KWH USEE 000 562 JAN 23'6,1 PAID 59-11 DEMAND SCH. STATE SALES TAX 4 6 4 PAY NET TOTAL BY JAN. 16, 1961 WORKED ALL THESE HOURS FOR ONLY THIS MUCH PAY * 6 ET AMOUNT 2,1 1 4 3 9 9 1692 NET TOTAL - INCL, TAX *CODE: 2. INSTALLMENT BILLING 6. WATER HEATER 4. OUTDOOR LIGHTING 7. CHANGED METER 5, PREVIOUS BALANCE R- CREDIT) 8. TRANSFER 9, ESTIMATED BILL When paying at office or agency, please bring entire bill.
2/9/2025, 9:01:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was heavily into the Stones in the mid 80s. Of course I was also attending shows like Cinderella opening for David Lee Roth. 🤷‍♂️

2/9/2025, 7:48:06 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Electricity. Rates are up again this year even we’ve “unleashed” American energy producers

2/9/2025, 7:25:44 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wish in one hand and shit in the other… oh that’s right. His one hand already has shit all over it.

2/9/2025, 7:15:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He’d enjoy McDonalds. I hope he goes to a Chick-fil-A with a broken fryer.

2/9/2025, 7:02:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture William Shakespeare (@shakespeare.lol) reposted

Produce the bodies, be they alive or dead.

2/9/2025, 6:39:46 PM | 2774 602 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cmon Dodgers. Pitch Ohtani on Friday, you cowards.

2/9/2025, 4:28:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A

2/9/2025, 4:25:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Does Brady have any eligibility?

2/9/2025, 2:27:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Belichick proving he still can’t win without Brady.

2/9/2025, 2:06:36 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Checksum other hashes

1/9/2025, 11:46:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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1/9/2025, 11:37:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The picture is actually a vampire.

1/9/2025, 11:25:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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3 hours of good times then the monster rears it’s head again.

1/9/2025, 10:11:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How drunk were you when you ordered that?

1/9/2025, 9:34:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Dementia on a good day.

Mom and dad sitting in wheelchairs facing each other talking and smiling. Rehab facility bed in the background
1/9/2025, 3:46:47 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Uh oh. I was thinking Sisler was Cardinals.

1/9/2025, 3:42:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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C. Cobb.

1/9/2025, 3:34:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My life story.

1/9/2025, 12:55:54 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Lynn: Let's storm the Bastille (@auberon.bsky.social) reposted

Well, JD I suppose it's just coincidence that action never follows "thoughts and prayers?"

30/8/2025, 12:15:54 PM | 26 7 | View on Bluesky | view

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George Santos of the furniture department

29/8/2025, 9:50:35 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

It’s not a good place for tech bros. Calling out billionaire bullshit in one of the strengths of this platform. It doesn’t surprise me to hear that kind of whining.

29/8/2025, 2:23:49 PM | 17 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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C Babe

29/8/2025, 12:49:13 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

You should have AI filter your replies to only intelligent, accurate replies. Should only take about 15 minutes.

29/8/2025, 1:24:10 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted

"Ashli Babbitt was a grown ass adult who made a series of conscious, ill-advised decisions to engage in treasonous behavior, and she got exactly what she deserved. She was a traitor. She was a threat to national security. There is no nuance needed here."

28/8/2025, 11:24:47 PM | 16322 3826 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Amanda Lane Cumming (@amandalc.bsky.social) reposted

Watching a game from 24 years ago like a real sicko and there was a shot of Freddy Garcia in the dugout and Steve Lyons says, "Is it just me or does Freddy Garcia look like the Rock?" He pauses and then goes "CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKING!" Anyway, it made me laugh a lot.

28/8/2025, 8:56:27 PM | 8 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture H R Pickens (@hrpickens.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

youtu.be/u8qgehH3kEQ?...

28/8/2025, 7:27:42 PM | 29 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture David Slack (@slack2thefuture.bsky.social) reposted

Overnight, this extremely well-funded tech company run by a billionaire has gone from “There’s no way we can possibly stop our plagiarism machine from convincing children to kill themselves” to “If you type anything we don’t like, we’re calling the cops.” Either way, they take zero responsibility.

28/8/2025, 5:39:54 AM | 2888 1398 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us)

After the Sydney Sweeney ad mayhem, American Eagle goes with an even bigger boob.

28/8/2025, 6:53:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

Similar eye roll for me when I see: “Can you hack the CIA’s firewall to get access to their files?” 5 minutes later… “I’m in! Full system access. What do you need?”

28/8/2025, 6:45:05 PM | 47 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hope all goes well for you.

28/8/2025, 6:37:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver.bsky.social) reposted

I am alive thanks to the benefits of SSRIs and SNRIs. They are not the cause of mass shootings or other violence. And we know this because we are far from the only country in which these medications are prescribed, yet we are the outlier with respect to these acts of violence.

28/8/2025, 4:55:55 PM | 98 25 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

In a civil society that doesn’t deify the war machine and doesn’t cosplay as COD characters, it would be important.

28/8/2025, 4:51:28 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

What did you get?

28/8/2025, 4:39:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

Cubbies were jet lagged, I think.

28/8/2025, 4:30:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Rose

28/8/2025, 4:15:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

Carolina used a Zamboni driver in Toronto for an emergency goalie. Hear me out… Bring back the bullpen cars. Drivers are the designated blow out pitchers.

28/8/2025, 4:23:40 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bubba 👏

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28/8/2025, 2:40:57 AM | 35 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Tanisha (@tanishaevonne.bsky.social) reposted

Free the people Feed the people Fight the power For the people

28/8/2025, 2:30:03 AM | 18 5 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s good to be great again

28/8/2025, 2:25:19 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yay for my clinical depression 😑

28/8/2025, 2:22:34 AM | 28 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Helen Kennedy (@helenkennedy.bsky.social) reposted

If you think about it, it's actually surprising that it took six whole months before putting a vaccine-denying, roadkill-eating, ex-junkie carnivorous dead brainworm host and loonytunes conspiracy nut in charge of the CDC destroyed the CDC.

28/8/2025, 12:46:42 AM | 1747 410 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture NY Times Pitchbot (@nytpitchbot.bsky.social) reposted

Opinion | Why Travis and Taylor should have Liz Cheney officiate their wedding. by Bret Stephens

28/8/2025, 12:23:47 AM | 423 34 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

The “Fuck your feelings” apostle got his feelings hurt.

28/8/2025, 12:23:19 AM | 57 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

“It’s not the guns; it’s the mental health of people. We need to address that” So… more money for health care? “lolol no”

27/8/2025, 8:54:20 PM | 50 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture PGH District 8 (@pghdistrict8.bsky.social) reposted

Congratulations to the nurses at Magee-Womens Hospital! By voting to unionize, they’re standing up not just for themselves, but for every patient and family who relies on their care. Pittsburgh is lucky to have them. 💙

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27/8/2025, 6:31:33 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

Our government gets their rocks off over starving and dead kids. The war machine needs to eat though.

27/8/2025, 7:00:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What kind of country willingly makes kids describe mass shootings for the evening news?

27/8/2025, 6:56:29 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Prof Caroline Mala Corbin (@carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social) reposted

I double checked. It is true JFC * publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/guns-re... * www.npr.org/sections/sho...

27/8/2025, 4:41:06 PM | 84 38 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mike Boylan-Kolchin (@mbkplus.bsky.social) reposted

Dear Ethicist, I want to order uber eats every day for my rabbit because of his lower carbon emissions than my previous pet (a MEAT-EATING dog), how can I convince my AI girlfriend this is morally correct?

27/8/2025, 4:56:15 PM | 11 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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27/8/2025, 4:40:36 PM | 560 187 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted

children in minneapolis shot while praying, children in DC passing armed military when they take the metro to school, this country is so sick

27/8/2025, 4:15:54 PM | 2509 502 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Helen Kennedy (@helenkennedy.bsky.social) reposted

I hate it here

27/8/2025, 3:41:20 PM | 162 15 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kelsey Atherton (@atherton.bsky.social) reposted

Hero jury saves hoagie hurler from legal grinder www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

27/8/2025, 3:18:32 PM | 4378 793 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sub-lime

27/8/2025, 3:23:59 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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90 medical professionals over 30+ countries seems like OpenAI is not even close to taking this seriously

27/8/2025, 3:23:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 (@chanda.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

“Eat fresh” getting a whole new meaning lol

27/8/2025, 1:34:12 PM | 114 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 (@chanda.bsky.social) reposted

I just learned what my villain laugh sounds like 😹

27/8/2025, 1:33:11 PM | 532 50 | View on Bluesky | view

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Orrrr...

Same photo but with an arrow pointing to the pillows on the floor and the text
27/8/2025, 1:30:23 PM | 54 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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A

27/8/2025, 1:19:14 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When I went to dollar dog night last year in Pittsburgh, the dogs were barely bigger than lil smokies. When I unwrapped mine, I could hear Sarah McLachlan singing.

27/8/2025, 2:00:39 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Luke Epplin (@lukeepplin.bsky.social) reposted

Folks, have I mentioned that the interior design for my upcoming book is extraordinary?

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27/8/2025, 1:50:16 AM | 22 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Colin Dickey (@colindickey.com) reposted

When someone started tampering with Tylenol bottles in 1982 the company recalled $100 million worth of bottles immediately even though they clearly weren't at fault

27/8/2025, 1:49:35 AM | 5917 1535 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted

“Transparent”

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26/8/2025, 7:43:53 PM | 14890 3508 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cleveland Guardians disappointed that Travis Kelce got engaged.

Post on X from the Cleveland Guardians that reads Thanks a lot, Taylor Swift. Now no one cares that next year's schedule is out. #GuardsBall With 4 pictures of their schedule for 2026
26/8/2025, 7:49:18 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He’s exactly right since we have a Supreme Court and Congress that have all the scruples of a hairbrush.

26/8/2025, 7:31:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So sorry. What a stupid timeline we’re in.

26/8/2025, 2:44:44 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Allegheny County Treasurer's Office (@actreasurer.alleghenycountytreasurer.us) reposted

This #NationalDogDay, we want to make sure your dog is licensed! Take it from Cooper, it's as easy as an afternoon walk to the dog park. Love your dog? License your dog. alleghenycountytreasurer.us/dog-license/

26/8/2025, 1:45:35 PM | 5 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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C. Ryan Rangers, Angels, and Astros, I believe

26/8/2025, 1:44:57 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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26/8/2025, 11:42:24 AM | 1376 248 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dare Obasanjo (@carnage4life.bsky.social) reposted

Once you realize most conservative arguments are in bad faith and their philosophy is actual the the 5 principles below, you will know peace • men > women • white people > other races • straight people > LGBTQ • Christians > other religions • rich people > poor people Everything else is flexible

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26/8/2025, 1:34:17 AM | 239 65 | View on Bluesky | view

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C. Only because it’s NY.

25/8/2025, 2:26:40 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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FIFA lying? What’s next? The sun coming up in the east?

22/8/2025, 5:12:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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B

22/8/2025, 1:31:57 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ah. Only played for one team and had 500 hrs

22/8/2025, 1:30:01 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jay Jaffe (@jayjaffe.bsky.social) reposted

Your moment of between-innings baseball Zen will be Pat Fucking McAfee having a shrieking contest with Stephen A. Smith and Chris Berman

21/8/2025, 11:29:34 PM | 52 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

I just want to watch baseball. I don’t want to watch Bucknell vs Liberty in football, I don’t care about the X games or major league cornhole. Let me just buy the baseball package. So disappointing

21/8/2025, 11:00:45 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

That's obviously from the liberal, woke newspapers.

21/8/2025, 5:44:54 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Card is card. Is it 500 home runs with one team? Or is it players with a bunch of home runs that only played for one team? Or…

21/8/2025, 5:08:18 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mickey Mantle Hank Aaron Ernie Banks Mike Schmidt Ted Williams Confident on 3 not so much on 2

21/8/2025, 2:49:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But that one isn’t sticky from syrup, honey, and 3 year old snot.

20/8/2025, 11:24:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The grammar of a twelve year old. The vocabulary of an eight year old.

20/8/2025, 11:21:01 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Maggie Astor (@maggieastor.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

My favorite example of this: 1 million seconds: ~12 days 1 billion seconds: ~32 years 1 trillion seconds: ~32,000 years

20/8/2025, 10:54:45 PM | 336 89 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

D. Long He also hit the game tying single for the Yanks in the top of the 9th in the 60 WS game 7. Bill Mazeroski is eternally grateful.

20/8/2025, 1:44:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’ll believe they’re serious about gun rights when you’re allow to carry an AR into the US Attorney’s office. Until then, they’re nothing but two bit posers

20/8/2025, 4:09:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Metal Institute of Thrashology (@mikethrash.bsky.social) reposted

The dudes in Necrot are hitting the road again, and you DO NOT WANT to miss it. Caught them earlier this year, and my neck is still wrecked. Selection cities supporting Carcass Here’s them putting in work. Necrot – “Cut the Cord” (Live at Mr. Smalls Theatre | March 7, 2025) youtu.be/_FsFWmpjFUM

20/8/2025, 12:02:03 AM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian (@blemley.us) reply parent

I just want mlb.tv. I don’t want spelling bee central, cornhole tv, and the 50 other espn channels. I just wanna watch baseball.

20/8/2025, 12:03:43 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If it’s available in the $119/yr package, it’s a deal. If it’s only in the $300/yr package, I’ll pass

19/8/2025, 11:59:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) (@thetattooedprof.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

It's been 5 years!

19/8/2025, 11:27:20 PM | 12 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Preemptive strike for the upcoming Pham beaning? lol

19/8/2025, 10:47:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view