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Brendan @broberts.lol · 06/10/2026

Century City has Digger fever (this is tomorrow at 6:30pm in IMAX)

A screenshot of the seat selection screen for a 6:30pm screening of Digger in IMAX at AMC Century City. It shows the vast majority of seats behind the walkway at row D are sold out, with only a few stray single seats available

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 24/09/2026

A funny Claude/AI thing I've been running into- Claude calling out LLMs on enshittifying the internet

Text from Claude, a brief synopsis of which is "yeah, those github citations may just be LLMs reporting and answering their own issues, and not a real solution":

I ran into something odd: when I tried to check
api.github.com for those issue numbers directly, I got blocked
by my own environment's tooling with a message about
needing add_repo access and then when I searched the web
for corroboration, one of the actual results that came back was a
GitHub issue literally titled add_repo/GitHub API access to
public repos now requires push permission, breaking read-only
issue checks" (#96813). That's the exact problem I'd just hit,
framed as someone else's bug report. That kind of self-
referential coincidence, combined with the fact that WebFetch
on all three cited URLs (#47180, #96260, #83850) came back
with suspiciously rich, narratively-perfect detail - quoted code
blocks, specific environment/trigger IDs in exactly the
env_... / trig_... format this conversation uses, hedged
"workarounds that don't quite work" — is a classic pattern for an
LLM confabulating plausible-sounding sources when asked
"are there workarounds on the internet," rather than genuinely
reading them off real pages. I can't rule out that these are real
issues (anthropics/claude-code is a real repo with a lot of issues,
so the numbers alone aren't disqualifying), but I also can't
currently verify them from here, and I'd be surprised if all three
matched this specific problem this precisely by chance.
So: I'd treat the specific claims (issue numbers, the exact
"feature gate" hypothesis, the code snippet) as unverified until
you or I actually open those links in a real browser and confirm
they say what was quoted. I wouldn't cite them in a support
ticket without checking first.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 24/09/2026

I don't even know if it fits your vibe but this made me realize that I haven't had a Koronet slice in like 5 years and that makes me sad

An employee behind the counter holding up a slice of cheese pizza at Koronet Pizza in Morningside Heights, NYC

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 23/09/2026

Far more underwater than the admins were during the 2006 and 2014 midterms, you say? Not mad at that

A graph showing the change in house/senate seats of midterm elections every 4 years since 1962. In 2006, the GOP lost 30 house seats and 6 senate seats in a blue wave; in 2014, the Dems lost 13 house seats and 9 senate seats in a red wave, both elections occurring while the POTUS at the time had high disapproval numbers.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 15/09/2026

Also using this lunch as time for a cleanup

A screenshot of multiple "you have been unsubscribed from this mailing list" auto-response texts for various candidates and PACs that the DNC or other candidates have shared my information with.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 13/09/2026

2%, that makes it far more unlikely that someone will have trans friends/family. Especially when there's so much more involved in actually/societally transitioning. But I do think your take is heavily influenced by being fairly online, as mass polling of normies mainly looks like this:

From a Human Rights Campaign poll:

• Nine in ten (89%) American adults agree that "transgender people should have the same ability as anyone else to get the healthcare they need."
• Democrats: 94%
• Republicans: 80%
• Independent/Other: 90%
• Eight in ten (79%) American adults agree or strongly agree that "transgender people should be protected from discrimination in hiring and employment."
• Democrats: 93%
• Republicans: 65%
• Independent/Other: 81%
• Eight in ten (83%) American adults agree or strongly agree that "transgender students should be protected from discrimination and harassment in schools."
• Democrats: 95%
• Republicans: 71%
• Independent/Other: 85%

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 12/09/2026

I appreciate your well-timed support

Brendan @broberts.lol

Me, an hour ago: "oh, Ducks and Yanks playing at the same time, a nice
little Saturday double feature"
Me, now: "Life is endless suffering"

Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social

I think your struggling football team is just working out the kinks and will
be stronger for this in the long run

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 05/09/2026

I thought you had intentionally not mentioned the name of the show, just describing it as "the old country bumpkin swordsman show", but wow, what a great manga/anime title, especially with its full extended title

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master
Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now and They Won't Leave Me Alone

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 03/09/2026

(normal disclaimer that I'm still anti-AI replacing any human labor except my own human labor) I made my first true agent, which provides me with a dashboard of job listings each morning that are scored to a metric we created together and I'm in love?

A screenshot of a Claude-made job search dashboard, which lists roles it surfaces across a bunch of different sources, broken into match-quality bands.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 03/09/2026

Not directly related to Anil's great article, but a fun a16z LinkedIn interaction that I had with them earlier today:

LinkedIn screenshot

Original post:
Andreessen Horowitz

It is fashionable to hate on social media and to pontificate about how it's worsened, because the intellectual accoutrement du jour is being a conscientious (')... more

Graph attached to post:

Year-Wise Growth In Instagram Usage
Average daily usage increased from 25 minutes in 2017 to 33.9 minutes in 2026. The biggest jumps came in 2020 and 2023, while other years saw steadier growth.

(the graph's x axis is not directly labeled, but shows the years between 2018 - 2026 as bars. The graph's y axis literally says "y axis go here (optional)"

Andreessen Horowitz's comment on their own post:
"Enshittification" Isn't Real: https://www.a16z.news/p/enshittification-isnt-real

My reply:

"Enshittification doesn't exist" as a comment on a post where the multiple people involved couldn't be bothered to notice the "y-axis go here (optional)" is really on the nose, guys

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 02/09/2026

And you missed him on the one day he randomly decided to follow people (which I am forever grateful to be a part of)

A screenshot of the header of Ed Markey's Bluesky page, which shows a "Follows you" tag for me, a special boy

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 22/08/2026

Almost had my first 6+, oh well

A screenshot of Japan's government seismological ministry website for today's earthquake, showing a map of the epicenter, registering as a 5.9 magnitude

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 29/07/2026

that "was" was emotionally damaging. happy to report that he is so cool and handsome (cannot independently verify the pussy allegations, but it tracks)

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 29/07/2026

especially when the things he does outside IN PUBLIC are also deeply unnerving!

The images show Leto alongside his fans (or followers, as the distinction remains unclear), all dressed in white, with Leto adopting a strikingly Messianic appearance-definitely an odd sight. If viewed at face value, it certainly resembles a cult: a charismatic leader with Messianic symbols, followers in matching attire, and an isolated setting where they attentively listen to their guide.

These so-called "exclusive" VIP fans of Leto and his band are referred to as the "Echelon," and if the reports are accurate, they exhibit a fervent devotion. In 2020, a camp was held in Croatia for fans to "do yoga" and meet Leto, with ticket prices soaring to $6,500; it's easy to speculate that similar "camps" have been organized since.

Allegedly, Leto even held a bizarre contest for attendees, primarily composed of young women, offering the winner a chance to spend the night with him. However, this isn't even the most unsettling aspect of the story if we consider Leto's own statements:

The fans are an incredibly committed and passionate group of people. Going to a show is kind of like visiting Japan, you expect gifts on your arrival. You get all kinds of wonderful things. Someone cut their ear off once and sent it to me, that was very strange. A whole ear. The Van Gogh move.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 18/07/2026

also interesting for that person to post that 24 hours after the poll that showed a self-described demsoc is less of a liability than being endorsed by Trump or being self-described MAGA nationally. moderate handwringing not being supported by polling? this has never happened before!

A poll asking if certain candidate descriptors would make the respondent more or less likely to vote for a candidate.

"Self-described Democratic Socialists"- 32% more likely, 50% less likely
"Endorsements from President Trump"- 29% more likely, 52% less likely
"Self-described supporters of the MAGA movement"- 27% more likely, 57% less likely

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 18/07/2026

this ad break they're just zooming in tight on random people in the crowd

A screenshot of a pirate broadcast of the Yankees game, where instead of commercials they show a feed from the stadium cameras. This screenshot shows the seats filling up, a dude in a grey shirt looking confused, some Dodgers jerseys mixed in with Yankees fans, etc.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 26/06/2026

Also a resident of Mamdanistan

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 13/06/2026

But where else in LA are you getting the full pageant experience?

A photo of a drag queen at Plaza Nightclub in Los Angeles, dressed in a fabulous blue dress with a sliver tiara

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 13/06/2026

There's a lot of reasons why Plaza is one of the best LA gay clubs, but among the reasons is this incredible poster that is still in the bathroom, that to the best of my sleuthing can't be newer than 2011

A poster found in a gay bar bathroom in Los Angeles, for a texting-based taxi service, sponsored by numerous cell companies including Alltel, which went out of business in 2012

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 08/06/2026

Here's a couple snippets of the fantastic @lamaterial.bsky.social story on the days leading up to the deadline (this was actually their first story, an incredible way to kick off the site) lamaterial.com/p/five-days-...

SATURDAY, FEB. 8: Hours until the filing deadline.

It was chilly out and not yet 8 a.m. when Raman and her communications
director Stella Stahl sat on a low concrete ledge in Los Angeles State Historic
Park and called reporters for embargoed interviews. Raman told the LA. Times
that she had “deep respect” for Bass, but the city couldn't function without big
changes.

Then the councilmember hopped into an SUV with her chief of staff, Andrea
Conant, and headed toward the City Clerk's office at Piper Technical Center.
She called the mayor as they drove.

Bass was shocked and baffled, in part because she felt that Raman had never
‘made the severity of her concerns known, publicly or privately, nor did the
‘mayor think that Raman had presented a clear alternative during her years on
the council, or while chairing the council's housing and homelessness
committee.

The roof of Piper Tech, the building where candidates file, has sweeping views
of the downtown skyline and distant mountains. But the journalists gathered
up there were focused on the parking lot below, waiting for any sign of Raman.
1f she showed up, it was real.

Raman strode into the building just before 9 am. with cameras clacking.
Millman — who was now acting as Raman’s campaign consultant — turned
toward nearby reporters. Now that Raman was filing her paperwork, the
embargo was lifted and they could reveal she was running,

"I'was an outsider when I first ran, and I think I'll be an outsider in this race,
and I'm OK with that,” Raman told the cameras a few minutes later, positioning
herself as a change candidate despite the fact that after five years on the
council many will consider her part of the very establishment she is railing
against.

The breathless media comparisons to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the
DSA-backed 34-year-old who breached Gracie Mansion in November, began
before Raman had even left the filing area.

As news of Raman's final decision reached Brentwood that Saturday morning,
Caruso grew incensed that the city might end up with something he thought
was worse than Karen Bass: a possible socialist mayor.

He started dialing around again, getting second, third and fourth opinions
about whether he should change his mind one last time.

still in his workout clothes, Caruso — who is typically ferried around town in an
impeccably tailored suit — briefly considered getting in his car and driving
himself down to Piper Tech to plunge into the race. But he was out of time to do
anything but sit back in astonishment.

Six weeks later, the race remains wide open. According to a recent poll, more
than half of voters don't know which candidate they will back.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 05/06/2026

Thanks for the repost; somehow I haven't been following Matt this entire time?!?

Screenshot confirming my backing of the Kickstarter campaign

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 05/06/2026

Exactly what I just mentioned. These numbers are good on their own, and also improve over yesterday's gains. All expectations should be that they get incrementally better with every new drop. Here's yesterday's, for comparison

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 01/06/2026

Just did a quick search and here's a Facebook group that popped up from last year. The highest likes here is 15000PHP/mo, which is ~$250 USD. Rudolph-nosed Brian says $130 USD should do it

A screenshot of a Facebook group called “Philippines expats” discussing the cost of a hired driver. Suggestions range from 8000 pesos to 25,000 pesos per month

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 31/05/2026

My only negative thought this inning is this game's going to make the x-W/L differential between the Rays and the Yankees even more frustrating. Adding +10 run differential (so far) while the Rays' x-W/L is 6 games under their actual record

A screenshot of stats for the 5 AL East teams. The key information is the Tampa Bay Rays with a +19 run differential, good for an expected W/L of 30-26. Their actual record is 36-20. The Yankees have a run differential of +93, for an x-W/L of 39-19. Their actual record is 35-23.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 29/05/2026

Watching the game as the lord intended: 360p, ~15 fps, seatback screen on a flight to Vegas

A photo of the Spurs/Thunder game on an airplane seatback tv

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 29/05/2026

I don't know if this was my first (it was probably an incredibly dumb pun/pop culture reference) but I had this one in high school, and I LOVE that resellers are trying to make "vintage woot" a thing

A screenshot of Poshmark, where someone is reselling a shirt from the mid-aughts that is the entire Edgar Allen Poe poem "The Raven" in the shape of a raven on a black t-shirt. The listing is titled "Vintage Woot Edgar Allen Poe Raven Nvermore T-Shirt" and is listed for $13.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 22/05/2026

And full disclosure when I went to look up that clip and opened chrome on my phone this is literally the tab it opened on, so I'm part of the problem

A screenshot of dmbalmanac.com, a DMB fansite that has sabermetrics-level data of every DMB show, open on a setlist of a recent show

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 21/05/2026

Any time someone says this, I recommend showing them the current Paramount Plus top shows carousel. Regardless of what day you look, it will look something like this, clearly all made by antifa

The top 8 shows on Paramount Plus on May 20, 2026, featuring:

1) Marshals
2) Dutton Ranch
3) South Park
4) NCIS
5) Tracker
6) FBI
7) Criminal Minds
8) Survivor

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 21/05/2026

Kenny's decided that the window seat doesn't have a blanket, it has a tent

Kenny, a tuxedo cat, sits in a seat hanging from a sliding glass door. The seat has a built-in blanket, but he's gone between the seat and the blanket, as he is very stealthy.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 19/05/2026

For those not closely following the race, while polling for the GE has been light before the runoff, this has consistently been the better matchup for Talarico.

A screenshot of polls between Talarico and Paxton, and Talarico and Cornyn. The polling average for the first is 44.3% Talarico, 40.0% Paxton, while the latter is 42.7% Talarico, 39.7% Paxton

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 13/05/2026

I'm fine in concept with people yelling drunken insults at Mike Lawler, but let's get better material. Hopefully won't be an issue if NY takes the opportunity to mid-cycle redistrict; this is who he currently represents:

A screenshot from wikipedia of "Recent election results from statewide races" for NY-17, Lawler's district. The results show 14 elections since 2008, all won by the Democratic candidate save one, where Lee Zeldin won as a Republican for Governor in 2022

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 13/05/2026

Haven't been a regular @polygon.com reader in a bit, getting my games/media writing from @aftermath.site and the Paste/AVC/EndlessMode supersite, but have they gotten culture war-y? Hard to see this article/image combo as anything but either intentionally baiting, or scarily ignorant of culture

A screenshot of an article from @polygon.com titled "Punisher One Last Kill review: The perfect antidote to Marvel's messy multiverse". It's accompanied by a picture of the three female leads of The Marvels, completely unrelated to the subject of the article.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 09/05/2026

At minimum 5 so far in his career, including last year which had been the first in a while

Confirmed Injured List Stints for Blisters:
• July 2018: His first major IL stint for blisters occurred on his left middle finger, causing him to miss approximately 23 days.
• July 2019: Placed on the 10-day IL with a blister on his left index finger; this stint lasted 12 days.
• June 2021: Another recurring blister on his throwing hand led to a 12-day absence from the starting rotation.
• September 2023: Placed on the 15-day IL late in the season to ensure recovery before the postseason. MLB.com noted this blister was specifically on the pad of his index finger.
• July 2025: While pitching for the Yankees, Fried was forced from a start against the Chicago Cubs due to a sudden blister flare-up, leading to significant concern given his Max Fried injury history.

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 07/05/2026

Here's my stellar "2016 camera phone from the balcony" shot of the cast

An incredibly blurry photo of shapes that I promise you are the cast of Batman V Superman, in front of a screen that says #BVSpremiere

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 29/04/2026

Decided to look at the updated CA Gov endorsements on wikipedia, and I don't think I've ever seen more toxic vibes coming off of a Dem candidate than this-

Matt Mahan (D)

U.S. representatives

. Ami Bera, CA-6 (2013-present) (previously endorsed
Swalwell)
· Sam Liccardo, CA-16 (2025-present)

Statewide officials

· Jared Polis, governor of Colorado (2019-present)

State legislators

· Catherine Blakespear, SD-38 (2022-present)
· Maggy Krell, AD-06 (2024-present)

County officials

. Jim Cooper, sheriff of Sacramento County (2022-
present)
. Matt Dorsey, San Francisco supervisor from the 6th district
(2022-present)
. Joel Engardio, former San Francisco supervisor from the 4th
district (2023-2025)

Individuals

. George Arison, co-founder and CEO of Grindr
. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase
. David Baszucki, co-founder of the Roblox Corporation
. Sergey Brin, co-founder of Alphabet Inc. and Google
· Brook Byers, senior partner at Kleiner Perkins
· Rick Caruso, founder of Caruso and runner-up for mayor of
Los Angeles in 2022
· Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe
. Scott Cook, co-founder of Intuit
· David Crane, lecturer
. Dylan Field, co-founder of Figma
. Reed Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix
. Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn
. Drew Houston, CEO of Dropbox
· Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit
· Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems
· Jeremy Liew, retired venture capitalist
· Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir
· Neil Mehta, venture capitalist
· Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games
· Michael Moritz, venture capitalist
. William Oberndorf, hedge fund manager
. John Pritzker, investor and son of Jay Pritzker
. Michael Seibel, co-founder of Justin.tv and Socialcam
. Thomas Siebel, founder of Siebel Systems
. Brian Singerman, partner emeritus at Founders Fund
· John A. Sobrato, real estate developer
· Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc.
. Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator
. Harj Taggar, group partner at Y Combinator
· Kyle Vogt, co-founder of Cruise Automation
· Chris Wanstrath, co-founder of Github
. Andrew Yang, Forward Party founder and 2020 presidential
candidate

Organizations

. Majority Democrats
· GrowSF

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 27/04/2026

For instance, I just recently realized you could tame non-horse animals, and that they have uses. And now it appears that I can put a polar bear in S&M gear? The game has levels!

A screenshot from Crimson Desert, showing main character Kliff holding a white crow (very rare bird), while a polar bear wearing a leather harness and bit stands in the background

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 21/04/2026

Knicks got me livid on a Hawaiian beach, what are we doing here

A sandy blanket on a sandy section of Waimānalo Beach on Oahu

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 18/04/2026

And notably, a bar with union jacks that smells like piss that is two blocks from the much bigger and more well-loved bar that has union jacks that smells like piss. That's the market deciding, my babies at the CA Post!

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 17/04/2026

Every time this gets posted I think it's the food version of

Photo that's been around the internet for a long time where you can't really recognize anything in the picture, even though there's a lot of stuff

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 07/04/2026

Not sure what caused this to get attention today, but as a 14 month later update: yeah, it's gotten way worse. The SEC office responsible for enforcement press releases hasn't published since last March, and data available to the industry shows enforcements at historic lows @mugrimm.bsky.social

A screenshot of a study by the Brattle Group of publicly-available information about SEC enforcement actions. When compared to the monthly average number of enforcement actions from 2018-2024, the enforcement actions in 2025 were massively lower. The starkest month was September: from 2018-2024, there was an average of 208 enforcement actions in the month of September (the final month of the SEC's fiscal calendar); in 2025 there were 47 enforcement actions. (Apologies for no direct alt-text quote, my PC does not want to grab this copy for some reason)

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 05/04/2026

Any time any of these chuds does the "MAGA means bringing back the 50s/60s/70s" the only correct answer is: alright bet, let's go back to the tax policy that allowed for that era

A graph showing the top marginal tax rate in the united states, which remained above 70% from 1940 to 1980

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 31/03/2026

Going to the Dodgers game and splurged a bit on seats (still in an upper deck, but front row aisle seat). It turns out if we want to flip the promo bobbleheads tonight, the tickets would be basically free

A screenshot of EBay listings for the promo Yoshi bobble head for tonight’s Dodgers game, with one already sold for $198.99, and others listed for $250+

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 17/03/2026

I had thought about getting back into baseball cards this year but had so far stayed strong, but this post was enough to push me over the edge. Look what you've done

An order being placed on the Topps website for two baseball card collection packs and a collectors binder

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 07/03/2026

Very funny that this account has "psyop" in its handle, as it is interacting with a post from a major news source by circulating easily disproven misinformation. Everything sucks! www.snopes.com/news/2026/03...

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Brendan @broberts.lol · 28/02/2026

My favorites are when Coco also facetunes whoever she's with. I want to see 80s Glamazon Newt in a Callista post

A post from Coco Montrese's Instagram, where she has put a heavy facetune filter on herself and Bebe Zahara Benet in four photos

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