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Absolom J

@absoloj.bsky.social
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Science editor, fiction writer, book reader, sports watcher, restless mind. Minneapolis.

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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 12h
Why, in a Minnesota vs Miami game, am I being subjected to Texas political ads for one of the worst people on Earth?
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Notice the overlap between the people who support ICE and the people who jump in to defend the Cornell 7 rapists because they don’t want young men’s lives to be ruined?
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We (we being Wolves fans) are all Karl Towns Sr.
Karl Towns Sr. “It only hurt me as a father to hear people saying stuff that was negative, that wasn’t true, to bring him down. But in the end, it all paid up. Jimmy ain’t got no championship. Karl bypassed him.”
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I see no reason to not just keep throwing deep balls to Addison
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
God had the chance to do the funniest thing…and did 😂🤣😵
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don’t know much about Sciambi (heard good things though), but getting Calabro is awesome. He was great with the Blazers.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I love the shade of blue of the Ole Miss jerseys and for that reason alone I hope they pummel LSU
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In early April, I submitted a story to a couple places and then completely forgot about it. I mean 100%. Just got an email from one of those places saying that they want to publish it, so that was a very nice surprise.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It’s fucked up that if AI kills us all, it won’t be because it’s a super smart sentient Skynet that launched nuclear missiles to defend itself. It’ll be because it put random sequences together until it launches the nuclear missiles and it won’t even know what it did.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’m seeing a lot of people upset about the PI on an underthrown ball in last night’s game, and I feel like maybe we’re letting too many things upset us.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is amazing 🤣
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Factoring in the Paul George trade, is there a more damaging signing in NBA history than Kawhi signing with the Clippers?
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“How do defend something like this?” “We have a sniper post…” I really wish the interviewer had said “No, I mean how do you defend helping billionaires stay alive while the world burns?”
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Is Kuminga a big upgrade from Josh Green (who the Wolves will likely either trade or stretch and waive because of Kuminga’s contract?
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I lived in Knoxville and spent a lot of time in Pigeon Forge and Sevierville in the early 2000s and that’s where I learned what an amazing person Dolly Parton was. Was there a couple weeks ago and saw Be Like Dolly stickers. Tennessee loves her so much and for so many good reasons.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Where I’ve been whereidlive.com/s/g87hr7wp
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United States: where I've been
Fill in your own version and see where the two of you disagree.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Was in Tennessee a couple weeks and went to my first Buc-ee’s. I genuinely hated it. Gave me the emotional hives. And now I read that the CEO won’t be building any new Buc-ee’s in blue states. Buc-ee’s can get fuck’eed
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Willy Wonka Says 'Don't Come Back'
ALT: Willy Wonka Says 'Don't Come Back'
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
My plan is to get into the Premier League this year. I don’t have a team but was kind of leaning toward Aston Villa. They’re down 4-0 at halftime of game 1 and, oddly, that makes me want to support them more. What does that say about me?
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions.” — Primo Levi
A black and white close-up portrait of Primo Levi, showing him wearing dark-rimmed glasses and having a grey beard and mustache.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
In a chaotic and frightening world, it’s weirdly comforting to know that Aaron Rodgers still sucks.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It can be easy to overrate the movies you loved when you were younger, but other than a couple of the groundbreaking for their time special effects, Terminator 2 hasn’t lost a step
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
What are we guessing the cost is going to be to watch Da Wolves on Da Zone?
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Funniest line I heard about Jaylen Brown on Philly after the LeBron signing: Jaylen Brown wanted to be Batman, now he’s gonna be Alfred.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Just saw a post about “the best anyone has ever looked on camera” and the replies are all worthy, but there is only one answer to “the coolest any man has ever looked in a photo”
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I finally got around to seeing the Sophie Cunningham “point,” and all I have to say is “What a fucking dork.”
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I don’t know much, but I know that if a movie starts with a cheeky voiceover spewing exposition I’m not going to finish that movie.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Is there anything better than when you buy your cat a new toy and she loves it?
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Clearly FIFA has rigged this game for the Swiss by calling that a goal kick when it obviously should’ve been a corner.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I’m not sure why people are upset by that yellow card. Sucks that it was his second, but it was clearly simulation.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
It’s a funny quirk of human nature how the best players in every sport have their legions of haters. I do it too!
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Can you give a guy a yellow for being a diving jackass?
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I’m sorry but this is some bullshit by Paraguay
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Mrs. Krabappel and Principal Skinner were on a hospital ship at the edge of U.S. territorial waters making babies and I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The World Cup really drives home the point that across country and cultural boundaries people are more alike than different. We are all fanatical dorks about the teams we love.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Came across Jon K’s article on Naz again, and I’m still not emotionally ready to read it
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I love that in the World Cup even the losing team can become legends.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Drop something COLD 🍧🧊🖤❄️🍨
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Mr. Freeze in Batman: Cool Party
ALT: Mr. Freeze in Batman: Cool Party
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Paul Tenorio @paultenorio.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I was most struck by what Balogun said about his reaction to the red card. “There are lots of people we’re inspiring, boys and girls watching, you have to show them the right way to handle things,” Balogun said. “Even when you think it’s unjust.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...
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USMNT expecting to have Folarin Balogun back for World Cup quarterfinal, if it makes it (Gift Article)
Balogun was “extremely surprised” by the decision. “I initially thought the ref was actually gonna give a call for me,” he said Friday.
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Asking how people can partake in joyful acts during a period of immense suffering leads me to believe this is your first time at the suffering rodeo.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Do the Wolves know something about LeBron? Because if they don’t, letting every possible PF sign with or be traded to another team seems less than ideal.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Jon K’s pod with Mirin Fader about LaMelo is a great reminder that these guys are humans with complexity just like all of us. This doesn’t make anyone immune from criticism or the consequences of their actions but that doesn’t mean we can’t all show a little grace
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Watching LaMelo highlights and if nothing else, Rudy is going to get A LOT of lobs
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I don't think she liked the VAR decision
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
They say there’s a chip in the ball so they’re 100% sure when it hits someone, but wow that did not look like it hit the Croatian player
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Tony Zombie-ano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🔊 Sound On
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
That’s definitely a trade
BREAKING: Jaylen Brown traded to 76ers

The Boston Celtics have traded Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, according to a league source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been completed.
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I guess Trump thinks people need a US Passport to visit the US? 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I will also say the pick swaps mean nothing to me, as I expect the Wolves to be better than the Hornets for the foreseeable future
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I know nothing about Josh Green. Is he just a throw in or actually a decent player?
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Absolom J @absoloj.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
My true feelings about the trade: I miss Naz already and it will be sad/weird not seeing him in a Wolves jersey…But Lamelo is the better player at a more premium position, the Wolves really needed a PG, and the Hornets offense was awesome last year. Curious to see who starts at the 4.
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