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@ikepigott.com
Birmingham AL β Former broadcaster, amateur pundit, cancer survivor, trying to be more humane every day. Profile pic: drawn by my amazing daughter. Trans lives are human lives. Banner image: downtown Bβham. πally Check my pinned βsub-accountsβ
created May 1, 2023
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ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
This is in contrast to the Pascalβs Wager Car, which reads βYou should be super nice to LLMs on the chance that when they do gain sentience they will be forgiving to you.β
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
Okay, so itβs like going into the worldβs most chaotic cocktail party and there are thousands of people there and everyone is shouting all at once and not only are you almost never heard or heeded there is a record of just how inconsequential your words actually were. For dopamine. Thatβs why.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Given the unadvertised delay to the Bama/FSU kickoff, i would agree
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
If Colorado and Georgia Tech end regulation in a tie, then so be it. The early 90s demand it.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Maβam, you must be thinking about the guy who ran the Department of Defense. The guy in the picture is with the War Department.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
This also explains why women should cover their drinks with their hands when around Kirk and his minions.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
Full disclosure: I have paid a number of creators on this here app, out of appreciation for the time and attention they have afforded me by being patient and educating me in areas where I was lacking. I have not been paid at all for any of my content. Maybe Iβll be valuable someday.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Are they RFK approved?
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
I would hope there would be some charge involving βImpeding Disaster Responseβ or something. Pulling people off the line is literally endangering everyone else working on it. That has to be basis for some kind of claim.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Donβt worry, Paul. Thanks to RFK and this administration, there wonβt be any more dates on meat in the store. You need to develop a relationship with the farmer and the butcher, look βem in the eye, and decide if youβll buy their ground round. Then celebrate with raw milk smoothies.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
I canβt wait until this evening when Jesse Watters tells us all how Dean Cain is way more of a man than Travis Kelce. βI mean, βCainβ is a boyβs name and βKelseyβ is a girlβs name. And nobody cool was ever a βTravisββ¦β
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
There were concerns that if the trains traveled too fast, the people onboard would asphyxiate because they wouldnβt be able to breathe. So there were a lot of things they didnβt understand.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
(Leah too)
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Awwwww, thank you Robin. π₯° I still owe you a drink next time youβre up this way
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Waiting for the official kickoff event.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
But you can hit a cop with one?
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
The new Scarlet Witch movie is off the chain
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donni saphire (@donni.bsky.social) reposted
ME: Am I healthy enough for sex DOCTOR: How did you get into my apartment
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
βI never saw him do anything inappropriateβ avowed the woman who thought trafficking minors into sexual abuse was totally okay.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
@tamtam101.bsky.social followed you from Threads
joemag (@joemag.games) reposted
you aren't going to take back the nazi bar when the owner is a nazi, that's delusional, pure fantasy
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
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Dunking on Mississippi for passing a bill requiring age verification to access sites like Bluesky β Dunking on people in Mississippi who cannot access sites and apps through no fault of their own.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
This is why I love Gaudi. He left the blueprints.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
Bring back Clippy.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Thanks. Felt like I was headed the wrong way around Tuesday.
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ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
To combat complaints that the new Cracker Barrel logo has βgone Woke,β the company is offering a compromise to Tucker Carlson, by including the sexy go-go boots that the green M&M is no longer sporting. (Run with this, @bencollins.bsky.social @theonion.com)
Russell Ex Machinaπͺπ§ π§ Proπ³οΈβπππΊπ¦Slava Ukraineππ«FANTAπ (@cymerax.bsky.social) reposted
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
I heard better philosophical arguments in weed-fueled college dorms in the 80s. (This is not an exaggeration, and yes, Iβm that old)
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Also, that whole thing about βsanitizedβ is completely off. The accusation was that DHS went overboard in creating a more humane presentation for inspection. Not that they βsuddenly cleaned things.β The debate tactic of a clueless (or manipulative) pedant.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
@jason-aaron.bsky.social gotta let you know you absolutely made my daughterβs day when you liked her fan art of Absolute WW. (She posts on X, not so much here)
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
Here is a closer look at the looming electoral fuckery. Gift link.
Artologica aka Michele Banks (@artologica.net) reposted
Look at this bunny. LOOK AT IT π
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
Oh holy hell
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Iβd smack the editor of the Fortune piece for not asking of the reporter: βDoes the study indicate how many of these A.I. failures were due to A.I. just being completely wrong for these tasks?β Everything in that piece assumed that failures were because of tool selection or implementation.
Kenny Smith (@kennysmith.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Iβd guess, this version of him at least, would say no. youtu.be/SUt9P3hT-3o?...
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
When are those emails going out (with the magic link)? Havenβt seen one cross yet β and my subscription just re-upped yesterday.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
If the administration is forcing The Smithsonian and other museums to whitewash the history of slavery, will it also demand @levarburton.bsky.social come back to dub new dialogue for Roots?
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
@indyfromspace.bsky.social It was great meeting you!
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
OMG Boys for Pele is one of my top albums ever
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Because, yβknow, that Mamdani guy is clearly one of Trumpβs favored bootlickers.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
All good. I am also skeptical, but if this is staged, they overcame a couple of the most common continuity issues anyone would run into making it.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Relevant (seriously)
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Iβm not so sure. I had the same thought, but a couple of things: β’ The flinches for everyone seemed totally legit. No one reacted too soon. β’ The scratches would not be readily apparent immediately. Youβre only seeing a second to a second-and-a-half. Glass cuts would bleed a little later.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Very likely could have been a little tripod gimbal, no operator needed.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
I just wanna go back to a simpler time, when I could watch a video feed of the president without having the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme playing in my head.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Canβt wait to see how MAGA spins this, and what theyβll use it to justify
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Colin has done thirty or forty acoustic versions of βOverkill,β and all of them are my favorite.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
You should have done it. Very VERY few βdeep cutsβ for the hardcore fans. They played pretty much everything youβd expect.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
I got to see Toto, Christopher Cross and Men at Work last month. Definitely recommend
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
I come from a broadcast journalism background. Put the punctuation in accordance with how youβd say it out loud. Then donβt worry about it.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
It must be in black and white.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
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ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Cβmon, Carolyn. At least SOME of their trucks are now marked!
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
@pscmars.bsky.social letβs catch up soon
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
I donβt know what was the final straw, but I just got washed in waves of The Sad tonight. Apparently itβs been building for a while, or Iβve just exhausted myself through treading water.
Seth Cotlar (@sethcotlar.bsky.social) reposted
The White Houseβs official X account has a long thread in which theyβve posted pictures of people arrested during the fedsβ occupation of the city. Every single person in the thread is a person of color.
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ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
Which is the better number? 2547 8647
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
If you have to askβ¦
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: That person or thing that you like is also liked by some very bad or evil people, and you should feel guilty for liking or sharing it. How COULD you??? Iβm so disappointed. Wallow in your internet shame.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Itβs pronounced βKaroline,β but it actually has three Kβs. (The first and third are silent)
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
As she wished.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
@ideocene.net Hey Leah ππ»
Mjkwho (@mjkwho.bsky.social) reposted
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Gutsy. Hero.
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ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Just ordered it.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
βIn a world where I feel so small, I canβt stop thinking bigβ (Neil Peart)
Secret Agent Number Six (@designationsix.bsky.social) reposted
When you get old enough all you have to do is think about a body part and it will start to hurt.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
www.threads.com/@ikepigott/p...
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history" It is propaganda, pure and simple.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reposted
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Secret Agent Number Six (@designationsix.bsky.social) reposted
Republicans think they are religious because they think religion validates their hatred.
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
it's pretty frustrating how republicans can just spew endless lies about city life with zero repercussions but the moment a dem disparages a pickup truck it's open season
Rebel Against Hate (@rebelagainsthate.com) reposted
Ultimately conservatives are attempting to enforce their mythology through violence.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
The crime rate in DC was a LOT higher four years ago, until he pardoned a bunch of peopleβ¦
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
Honestly, the best way to clean up DC is by forcing Maine and Vermont to open the valves and let all of that water flow down to the district. Why is Newsome blocking the water?
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
Iβll believe it as soon as Pete drops it in the group chat.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
If only people had paid attention to the underlying plot of The Phantom Menace instead of bitching about Jar-Jar.
Rodger Sherman (@rodger.bsky.social) reposted
random but I actually noticed several hundred people ransacking a prominent Washington DC government building a few years ago, any chance we can get started with them? it was on video so it should be pretty easy to track them down
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
In fairnessβ¦ Itβs wrong to make fun of Trump for his golfing. He is *this close* to being able to shoot his weight.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
Weβre going to need a bigger Hague.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
@kiaspeaks.us youβre an AKA?
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
You got this
Holly Anderson π (@hollyanderson.bsky.social) reposted
Today seems like a fine day to remind folks that through the end of September, 100% of the proceeds from PTKU merch sales in the Shutdown Fullstore (preownedairboats.com) will be donated to Mid-South Trans Nation (www.midsouthtransnation.org) Thank you and Go Blue Sharks
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
βThe FBI offers as proof that the defendant has zero licenses or certifications as a journalistβ in a country where there are no licenses nor certifications.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
And women.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
Thatβs what I want. An entire team of skilled bullshit artists who can spout plausible-sounding answers to questions that will never be properly sourced, grounded or spot-checked.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
And this slots so snugly with the Thiel/Yarvin/Musk technoauthoritarian cult, and wanting to control procreation. (You need to have more babies, and we want them Clorox lily-white!)
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
See also: βitβs not your businessβ
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Call me if you need to vent
bob barker πΈ (@insortediaboli.bsky.social) reposted
Itβs funny that they won this concession but there are zero ford dealers in Japan (since 2016) and there is no internal market for them either. We won! Absolutely nothing!
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Damn, I didnβt know what to make of this at first
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com) reply parent
Iβm tempted to jump in before even asking about the medium.
CJ NOW+ (@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com) reposted
Trump wouldnβt be planning to defile the White House, a National Historic Landmark, with a gigantic, garish golden ballroom if he was ever planning to leave.
ππ΄π’π’π€ ππͺπ¨π°π΅π΅ (@ikepigott.com)
So, did the latest Vox code-meddling throttle Roll Bama Roll? rollbamaroll.com