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Bill Pilkington

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Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Providence Friars fan. Springsteen fan too! Commissioner of the SPD fantasy football league. Still a regular guy. 🍎 Smithfield, RI

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Bill Pilkington @billpilkington.online · 26/09/2026
How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
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How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
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Bill Pilkington @billpilkington.online · 23/09/2026
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‘It’s kinda [messed] up that teachers get paid more than fantasy football commissioners.’ Is this America’s hardest job? - The Boston Globe
They have to be the accountant, the event planner, the referee. And, occasionally, a dictator.
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Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What are floating dots you see in your vision? 👁️🧪 @alexdainis.bsky.social breaks down "eye floaters" using a simple demo: a baggie of aloe gel standing in for your eyeball, and raisins standing in for collagen clumps. #ScienceExperiment #HumanBody #Vision #Anatomy #Science
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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It was another devastating week for journalism. The SLR is committed to lifting up and celebrating the very best journalism every week. Scroll through today's list and we hope you’ll be awed by how the beat goes on, with inspiring work that our democracy depends on. mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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☀️ The Sunday Long Read: Mother Tongue, 9/11, Mustard
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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Peter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Worst throw of Maye’s career. Dumb play call, too. Awful.
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CNN @cnn.com · 05/09/2026
President Donald Trump on Friday labeled the Iran war “small potatoes,” the latest attempt to minimize a six-month conflict that caused a spike in gas prices and led to the deaths of 18 American service-members. Read more: cnn.it/4ykGsKc
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Rob Pilkington @robpilk.com · 02/09/2026
"is anyone gonna face any consequences?" i asked and god said, "okay how about the clippers"
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Bill Pilkington @billpilkington.online · 30/08/2026
A.J. Pierzynski is one of the announcers for tonite's Red Sox v Yankees game on Fox. Ozzie Guillen on A.J. Pierzynski: "If you play against him, you hate him. If you play with him, you hate him a little less."
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Bill Pilkington @billpilkington.online · 29/08/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/t...
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Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit (Gift Article)
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
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Bill Pilkington @billpilkington.online · 26/08/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/a...
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Did the Zodiac Kill the Black Dahlia? This Crime Writer Thinks So. (Gift Article)
The novelist Michael Connelly knows he is putting his reputation on the line with the podcast “Killer in the Code.” But despite critics’ skepticism, he finds the evidence “completely convincing.”
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Starting9 GM - Team Phungo @phungo2008.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Heard this new to me absolute banger during the Dolly Parton Salute this afternoon. Dolly Parton's bluegrass version of "Shine" (yes the Collective Soul song) won the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for 2021. Chris Thile/Nickel Creek were the backing band on the track
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Red Sox @redsox.com · 22/08/2026
ABSOLUTE NO-DOUBTER.
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Rob Pilkington @robpilk.com · 13/08/2026
in two days:
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Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The first-ever ‘STAR WARS’ and ‘MARVEL’ crossover comic book event is releasing in January 2027. • Written by Kevin Smith with art by David Marquez. • The story sees ‘A NEW HOPE’ take place on Earth-616 due to a reality-shattering spell. (via ew.com/star-wars-ma...)
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I don’t care what side of the aisle you’re on - if your position is that the president of the United States and his family should be immune from IRS scrutiny, you’re unqualified to be the Attorney General. It’s an indictment on our entire system that 50 GOP Senators don’t agree.
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Nerdist @nerdist.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hulu has released a trailer for Christ Carter's R-rated director's cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn.
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Believe in the Trailer for THE X-FILES Second Movie Director's Cut
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Peter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
For reasons unclear Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, Woody Woodpecker, Marilyn Monroe and Dracula are on the field. I’m hoping they do the anthem.
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Bill Pilkington @billpilkington.online · 01/08/2026
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Does July have to end? Red Sox cap most successful month in franchise history
LOS ANGELES -- The Red Sox worked their plan to perfection Friday in order to finish off the best winning percentage over a full month in franchise history. After going 21-4 -- their most wins in a mo...
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CNN @cnn.com · 31/07/2026
The US State Department said its use of a map that incorrectly labeled all the countries it identified on a map of Africa at an international conference this week was “an unfortunate error.” cnn.it/4wz9Iwv
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WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · 27/07/2026
Web Design trends in 1995 – Apple – Adobe – Pizza Hut – Netscape #WebDesignHistory
Apple website in 1995Adobe website in 1995Pizza Hut website in 1995Netscape website in 1995
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Janette Moser @mjmoser.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Players were asked what song they think is overplayed at ballparks. Well WELCOME TO FENWAY, CURTIS MEAD. LMFAOOOOOOO
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Bill Pilkington @billpilkington.online · 25/07/2026
One in-a-row! @redsox.com
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Bill Pilkington @billpilkington.online · 24/07/2026
76ers: Joel Embiid + LeBron James + Jaylen Brown + Tyrese Maxey + V.J. Edgecombe. One basketball. The math does not work.
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Rob Pilkington @robpilk.com · 22/07/2026
🚨heads up, SDCC people! i'll be signing copies of me and @hvon.bsky.social's graphic novel Slight Return on Sunday afternoon, come by for some spooky rock 'n' roll #comics @odysseycomics.bsky.social
Sunday, 2pm @ Table H-10 i'll be signing copies of Slight Return by me and Heather Vaughan
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Peter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#RedSox 6, #Orioles 5, final The streak hits 14, one shy of the team record set in 1946 by Ted Williams and Co. Sox (51-48) have won 19 of 21 and 22 of 27. It's the longest AL win streak since the Mariners (14) in 2022. Orioles leave runners on 2nd and 3rd to end it as O'Neill lines to SS.
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Rob Pilkington @robpilk.com · 20/07/2026
after sneaking into SDCC a few times 10+ years ago (🤫), i said i wouldn't go back until i was invited as a pro and this year i am, so that's pretty cool
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Rob Pilkington @robpilk.com · 20/07/2026
SDCC is this week!(?) if you're a #comics newcomer or just looking to recharge your creative batteries, join me, @zombietardis.bsky.social, @odysseycomics.bsky.social, April, and Amy, Saturday 5pm to talk shop!
Level Up: Taking Your Comjcs to the Next Tier, Saturday, July 25, 5pm, room 11
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Seinfeldism @seinfeldism.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Who's gonna turn down a Junior Mint? It's chocolate, it's peppermint, it's delicious! / S04E20 The Junior Mint
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Alex Speier @alexspeier.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Chapman works around a couple walks in the 9th inning to close out a 7-6 Red Sox win -- in which the Sox erased a three-run deficit in the seventh. The Red Sox have won 12 straight games. At 49-48, they are over .500 for the first time since they were 1-0.
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Nerdist @nerdist.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I Play Rocky's stars Anthony Ippolito, who's resemblance to Sylvester Stallone is uncanny.
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I PLAY ROCKY Trailer Delivers Uncanny Sylvester Stallone Look Alike
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Rob Pilkington @robpilk.com · 18/07/2026
sell your book in five words "power chord detonates a demon" www.amazon.com/Slight-Retur...
cover of Slight Return by Rob Pilkington and Heather Vaughan from Odyssey Comics
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Jen McCaffrey @jcmccaffrey.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The Red Sox complete a doubleheader sweep against the Rays, the AL's best team. They have now won 11 games in a row are back to .500 for the first time since March 28. They also now are tied for the third wild card spot.
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Bill Pilkington @billpilkington.online · 15/07/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/m...
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‘The Odyssey’ Review: Passion in Every Frame (Gift Article)
Few directors close the divide between the art film and the blockbuster like Christopher Nolan.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.
TORONTO STAR
BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” has been law for over a year now, and it’s clear who won: rich people and big corporations who got a giant tax cut. They benefited while health care and food assistance were ripped away from millions of families across the country. Don’t forget that.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
He never deleted it.
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Bill Pilkington @billpilkington.online · 08/07/2026
Too soon At Home store, too soon.
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Belgium is currently leading the USMNT 4-1 at the end of regulation but the mailed-in goals haven't been counted yet.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/07/2026
NEW: This is too much. The DOJ accidentally emailed copies of Volume II of Jack Smith's final report to the lawyers representing a woman they charged with obstruction of justice for emailing Volume II of Jack Smith's final report. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/doj-accide...
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DOJ Accidentally Sent Volume II of Jack Smith's Report to Outside Counsel
The kicker? The Outside Counsel they accidentally sent the report to is representing a woman they charged with a crime for taking Volume II out of the DOJ
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Peter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The Jaylen Brown trade feels like the Celtics version of the Rafael Devers trade in that they just wanted him gone. But even worse because they traded him in the division and took back old and expensive Paul George.
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Bobby Krivitsky @bobbykrivitsky.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It's a massively underwhelming return. Hard not to look at this trade and think the Celtics should have been more aggressive about closing a deal for Giannis. Until now, at least possible they could have brought Jaylen Brown back despite all that's transpired. Now, it's hard not to regret that.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 29/06/2026
Free beer: Budweiser wants to pick up your tab for America's 250th
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Free beer: Budweiser wants to pick up your tab for America's 250th
Budweiser is celebrating America's 250th birthday by sending customers a $6 digital gift card to buy a beer. Here's how to get yours.
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 28/06/2026
"Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence ... that would produce a high-quality product.”
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Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short | TechCrunch
"Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence ... that would produce a high-quality product.”
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Peter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
A Yankees-Sox game in 2:21. God Bless the pitch clock. That used to be five innings.
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Seinfeldism @seinfeldism.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I was stripped to the waist eating a block of cheese the size of a car battery. / S08E01 The Foundation
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/06/2026
March 9: "We're now totally independent of the Middle East. We don't need their oil." April 1: "It doesn't really affect us. We have so much oil, much more than we need." June 17: If I didn't agree to the MOU, we "would run out of reserves at about 4 weeks..."
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We’ve got the Onion Newsvan circling the cursed UFC fight outside the White House.
Onion can: FBI Agents Watch in Silence as Kash Patel Gets Ass Kicked by UFC Fighter
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Seinfeldism @seinfeldism.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
My name is George. I'm unemployed and I live with my parents. / S05E22 The Opposite
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The administration’s rapid response account is… mad at the Weather Channel. For reporting the weather.
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Peter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Saw this in person for the first time yesterday. Seems like a metaphor for the team.
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