People … and I cannot state this with enough stunned shock … But - people … … are NOT … *sigh* … NOT VACCINATING THEIR DOGS … … AGAINST RABIES. (this is real. How?) Because they’re afraid … that their dogs … will … catch … autism. #WorstTimeline
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People … and I cannot state this with enough stunned shock … But - people … … are NOT … *sigh* … NOT VACCINATING THEIR DOGS … … AGAINST RABIES. (this is real. How?) Because they’re afraid … that their dogs … will … catch … autism. #WorstTimeline
#WorstTimeline
Outstanding!
Only baseball?
what does an AI priest get demoted to? why can an AI be a priest but a woman can’t? does the Church believe that AI gender is real? what is the theological reasoning for not using gatorade? is the holy spirit counteracted by electrolytes (i assume this is how christianity works)?
Absolutely in education. Teachers deserve to be paid more.
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This caption plus image is pure gold. Almost made me choke.
SO many reasons that he is The King.
I’m pleased on “Alien: Earth” the guy more accurately paraphrases Asimov’s quote about technology past a point being *indistinguishable* from magic. For too long, I’ve seen idiots say that Asimov said such technology *is* magic. That’s a big and very important difference.
The spicy meatball guy? Yeah, that’s a travesty.
I think “so what?” It’s August. They’re in first. The schedule is pretty much the same every year. Who cares?
Ghislaine Maxwell is a liar and sex criminal. But MAGA is using her gender to lull people into thinking she's trustworthy. Notably, this is the same scam she ran on her and Epstein's victims: Make them think she's "safe" because she's a woman. www.salon.com/2025/08/27/g...
Make the mini crossword free again.
One of the little pleasures of each morning was the minute or so it took to do the @nytimes.com Mini Crossword. Shared nonsense. Low stakes. So, of course, it MUST BE MONETIZED! No thanks. I guess they’re playing into the “old gray lady” nickname by being as boring as possible.
I wonder how many new subscribers the NYT will haul in after paywalling the mini crossword? What riches will they reap? 🙄
It’s like some kind of progress being made by a works administration.
Every time I hear the opening notes of “Indian Summer” from Beat Happening, I feel like my pupils dilate and my entire body gets calmer. My thanks to Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis, Bret Lunsford, K Records, Rough Trade - and everyone else involved.
Add Ron Popeil and George Foreman for the next round.
He’s right, you know. Unless elected officials (or, conversely, the people) stop him.
They make us feel indebted/ For saving us from hell/ And then they put us through it/ It’s time the bastards fell - Stiff Little Fingers “Suspect Device”
Weird how @stateofnewjersey.bsky.social is utterly silent about PATCO cutting off late-night transit from Philadelphia to NJ, which has a massive negative impact on late-shift workers from South Jersey (mostly in Camden County). I guess they’re too busy destroying public media in the state.
Hey PATCO, it smells like someone was smoking in car 1059.
Dismantling mass transit. While this is happening, PATCO is also suspending overnight service. The face of Philadelphia is changing in front of us.
Literally killing people. Self-evident and without the slightest middle step to hide behind. Absolutely stunning.
Pirates have 20 more wins than another MLB team. I never thought I’d see the day.
Woo! Pirates on a “national broadcast” (Roku channel). And they’re playing the Rockies, so the game might be competitive! Wait, is Skenes pitching?
Because of my timely responses.
They’re full-on tearing down mass transit in the region. The system is utterly failing the people.
Thats right....the truth is...THEY WALK AMONG US...🤔
Did you know the Phillies got a lot of hits this week? I have now seen it about three hundred billion times in the last eight minutes. Can’t we go back to everyone being sure they’ll fall apart?
What's gone unsaid in all this talk about homeless people in DC is that so many in the Capital are veterans who are now having the military aimed back at them for the crime of being poor.
They’re offended! Oh no! That’s awful!
A new dark age. Hopefully a short one.
Yup. And they’re just sweeping its closure under the carpet with vague suggestions of a return in a while.
As they sunset working technologies and gatekeep the few remaining options, this may well become a reality. #WorstTimeline
How likely is this to ever return? Probably pretty close to zero. A real loss for workers, communities and the entire region.
Not *this few* people.
Why are there virtually zero people on PATCO today? 9:06 west out of Haddonfield - I saw one other person boarding the entire train, and there’s only one other person in the car I’m in.
@bencollins.bsky.social needs to make his re-subscribe emails less enjoyable. I delayed my renewal so I could read more personalized content. But, of course, i have renewed @theonion.com
So … what is carrying 6,000 tons? “Some of the most powerful rockets, like SpaceX's Starship, are designed to carry hundreds of tons to low Earth orbit (LEO). Others, like the Falcon Heavy, can carry over 60 tons to LEO.”
6000 tons … like 12M lbs? How?
Post gets “meh” while I’m in a tunnel. Then Lrrr appears, and you get a like and a response. Lrrr brings joy.
I didn’t read until college, but absolutely a stunning book.
Philip K. Dick: first “Time Out of Joint” then “Valis.” Both made me understand the need to question what I saw as reality and understand the potential for forces behind and beneath that might work to reshape my beliefs for their own purposes.
Rey Quinones.
I had the worst lunch experience. Looking forward to Shopsin Club at Middle Child Center City. But they weren’t accepting orders at lunchtime (!). Strolled to Reading Terminal instead. Decided on a good looking sandwich. After ordering, I realized this BLT had zero turkey. Result: Very sad.
Bowa, Bull, Cash, Samuel, Kruk, Abreu, Howard, Hamels, Harper + Phanatic. Philadelphia counting down to the All-Star game (and USA250).
I assumed this was looking at the original 1960s GL … and I was looking forward to his reaction to Pieface. My reaction on first reading was essentially: “I don’t know what this is, but I know it’s wrong.”
The band!? youtu.be/YiUEjG3ddPA?...
I can’t be the only one who finds the floors in the #Philadelphia stations of #RidePatco to be dangerously slippery, can I? Like “walking on an ice rink” level of danger? The soap residue plus the SLIGHTEST amount of rain is just asking for a lawsuit level of slippery? @ridepatco.bsky.social
“Do you need a house to protect the hens? “No, we have a fox.” Thanks, New Jersey.
Gorgeous stuff.
I wish he got to face that kind of pitching all the time. As opposed to the MLB kind that has him barely above the Mendoza line.
Also, they no longer provide prepaid envelopes for old EZPASS tags, so I need to find my own way to send those back. And if I don't send them back, they'll be marked as lost or stolen and I'll be charged. But there was no other notification of this until I called and waited 75 minutes.
Only took a total of one hour, seventeen minutes for them to tell me that -- despite the message "TOLL NOT PAID - CALL EZPASS" -- everything seems fine and I shouldn't worry.
Now on hold with EZPass New Jersey for over one hour. When I first called, they warned me my wait time "might be more than 40 minutes." Seems like EZPass was extremely optimistic! @commutinglarry.bsky.social
So. Season 7 of #Taskmaster is inarguably the best cast. No need to discuss.
Excellent piece by a friend of mine. Gift link. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...
(Hat tip to "The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.")
(Up to eight games simmed per day; off season "flips" from Nov. 2 to April 1 to get right back into the action.) It's far from perfect (the logic is a little screwy at times; the "game view" recaps aren't perfect; the interface can take some getting used to) - but did I mention it was free?
Players age - improving and deteriorating as their career progresses. Drafts, playoffs, trades with other real owners of fictional teams. Some leagues are well over 100 seasons old; others are brand new and seeking owners.
I happened upon an entirely-fictional baseball simulator game that's been taking up some of my time recently. And I figured some of you geeks and nerds might find it interesting: www.basehit.com
Never figured out how Marchand got a pass on this. He’s classless. #StanleyCup youtu.be/ZiMCVBeAmcQ?...
Kasperi Kapanen on the penalty kill? Yeah, not too surprised with that outcome. #StanleyCup
I have an odd feeling this license plate doesn’t quite meet the requirements laid out by the state of New Jersey.
Go away, Wayne. #StanleyCup
Watching an actual power play gave me flashbacks to Malkin ALWAYS taking that shot from the circle, missing the net entirely … and the puck going all the way back to the #Penguins zone, costing a good 30-45 seconds. #StanleyCup Hope Muse can get the job done!
#StanleyCup Boooooooooooooooo
McDavid vision and awareness on the penalty kill (and an amazing chance at a SH goal) absolutely reminds me of Mario and Sid. #StanleyCup
NFL has had flyovers and blimps at domed stadiums too. It’s pretty ridiculous.
In the #StanleyCup battle of “who has the better former #Penguin,” Panthers have the advantage. Evan > Kasperi every day.
Was it just me … or did that pregame Stanley Cup video not synch with the audio? #StanleyCup
My most recent PSE&G bill, for example, shows “total gas supply charges” of just under $6 and “total gas delivery charges” of a little over $21. In addition to electric charges.
Casey DeSmith! Plus Granlund. And Kapanen for Edmonton too. Not good enough for the Penguins, but still in the conference finals.
It’s also a bit unusual, I would think, that the cost for natural gas delivery in New Jersey is the same as or even higher than the actual natural gas delivered. Take a look at those PSE&G bills. I get there was an infrastructure upgrade, but wasn’t that already paid for with tax dollars?
New spring/summer display up at #FranklinSquare. Now with super easy access via @ridepatco.bsky.social
Just three?
I mean - the opening sequence is honestly what got me to keep coming back fro more on the show. The idea that the higher-ups are paying more attention this time probably isn’t a good thing. (I have similar concerns about GI Robot’s future.) But we’ll see. ew.com/peacemaker-s...
Man, you watch this Canes-Panthers game and it’s so clear the Penguins just can’t compete at this level anymore. There’s a long way to go for #LetsGoPens to be competitive again.
Big government telling people it knows best and we can’t decide for ourselves. Is that how this is was supposed to work?
I picked up a bunch of Warlord issues in the past couple years. Very entertaining series — and available pretty cheap too.
No name attached, so certificate is invalid. Sorry.
Alexander Graham Bell finally saw his dream achieved.
Eh. He’s no Ichiro.
(4/x) "A similar miss this year became more likely with the lottery’s outcome, and it would hurt them badly. "It would hurt the entire league, actually." **** IT WOULD HURT THE ENTIRE NHL IF THE FLYERS HAVE A BAD DRAFT, FOLKS! **** My thanks to Mike Sielski for giving me a good laugh.
"The Flyers entered the lottery hoping they could add the kind of franchise centerpiece they thought they were getting when they made Nolan Patrick the second pick in the 2017 draft. That decision set them back years ..." (3/x)
Columnist: "Based on Monday night’s lottery, (the Flyers) will have the sixth pick in next month’s NHL draft. It was a rough result for them, given they had the league’s fourth-worst record this season. They tanked, and it turned out tanking didn’t help them. ... (2/x)
Philadelphia sports fans are the worst (subset: journalism) (part infinity in a series of infinity) AKA - let's laugh at the @nhl-flyers.bsky.social (1/x) www.inquirer.com/flyers/flyer...
Where Lou and John lived and worked.
147 Essex. Birth of the King.
Literally one of the most important and most beautifully crafted written pieces of the past century. Undeniably valuable in so, so many ways. This cannot stand.
Mike Sullivan was integral to the Penguins success for years … but the team has been holding him back as much as he’s been holding the team back since 2020 or so. Neither was a good match for the other anymore. Good luck to Sully; onward and upward for the Pens.
He was integral to the team for years … but the team has been holding him back as much as he’s been holding the team back since 2020 or so. Good luck to Sully; onward and upward for the Pens.
Allegedly