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Danny (is king)

@danny-is-king.bsky.social
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Husband, father, James-Bond aficionado, Tom Waits enjoyer, lover of books, movies, baseball, coffee, and peaty, single-malt scotch; world-traveler, king of silliness... See you space cowboy...

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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 19h
Wrote about the real secret weapon of the Rays, which is that their outfield defense went from pretty mediocre last year to ... the best outfield Statcast has ever tracked at turning batted balls into outs. Seems good. www.mlb.com/rays/news/ra...
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Tampa Bay's secret weapon? No outfield is harder to get a hit against
Just over a year ago, after the Rays finished a disappointing 77-85 and out of the playoff picture, MLB.com’s Adam Berry shined a light on what seemed like a pretty obvious area of improvement headed ...
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 23h
@mjmoser.bsky.social it pains me to see this being a Rays fan, but... you know who's been a top-10 hitter in all of baseball for the last 10 years? Impending free agent 2B Brandon Lowe...
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious.
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Elizabeth DeLoria, Pope of Chili-Town @yourdadloves.me · 03/10/2026
A two panel meme of the Simpsons. The top panel has kirk van houten gesturing to a race care bed. The text reads "im an AI guy. How many local models do YOU run?" The bottom panel is homer with a pope hat photoshopped onto his head. The bottom text reads "I run the catholic church."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
His vocabulary is so limited it’s like reading a transcript of Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, if Koko were a white nationalist
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 01/10/2026
My god, SCOTUS acted within hours to clear the way for this execution and Tennessee completely botched it and tortured her. She's still alive. This barbaric practice needs to end. www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
tennessean.com
Court stays Christa Pike execution in Tennessee: Updates
Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. A court stayed her lethal injection that was scheduled for Sept. 30.
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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 01/10/2026
End the death penalty. End it now. There is no reason for it, never.
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Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
the genius Sophie Abromowitz is back with an essay on Resident Evil and addiction
defector.com
Accept The Expanding Ball Of Infected Corpses You Cannot Change | Defector
“Here are the main things you need to know about the Resident Evil games,” I explained to my friend Liz over the nonsense of the Digger trailer. “There’s a big outbreak of some kind of mutagenic virus...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yet another reason to run on oversight and accountability. Those are promises they can actually keep.
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
scenes from an authoritarian cult -- Trump signs an EO, and then all of his cronies keep clapping and clapping for him since none of them wants to be the first one to stop
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm finally trying "Grapenuts" for the first time in my life and man... what a bland cereal. Why do people eat this? It's not a 'foul' flavor by any means but there's just not hardly anything there. It's boring...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Again, one thing that's not making much of the coverage on DOJ's move to intervene in Elon Musk's lawsuit against the EU is that it puts DOJ on the side of Elon's ONGOING Blue Check fraud. emptywheel.net/2026/09/27/d...
emptywheel.net
DOJ Intervenes in EU to Help Elon Musk Defraud Users - emptywheel
DOJ is now colluding with Elon Musk in fraud, all to export far right extremism into the EU.
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is a book about how completely unprincipled attention hounds will always make their way to the right because they know the right will have them. The NYMag piece? I guess that’s a story about how unprincipled attention hounds deserve attention as long as they’re shitting on democrats.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23/09/2026
The official trailer for "YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING" the new Nathan Fielder film about Elizabeth HOLMES. This whole thing is so wild.
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We're all having such a bad time
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
it's JD's first day at standing school (Kent Nishimura/Pool via Getty)
pic of JD standing while talking to reporters on an airport tarmac looking off balance and a bit like 3 kids in a suit
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
other things found in an old photo folder: this remarkable headline about the time the Mets went all-out for one special fan
newspaper headline: "Mets Blow a Save and Fan 18 Times in Opening Loss"
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dear all news/journalism outlets: I would MUCH rather blindly submit money to read your slop than provide my email address. I'd rather put my hand into an active garbage disposal than be subjected to your goddamn marketing emails.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026
Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
___, (slip op., at 9) (internal quotation marks omitted).
As for the equities, the Government has a strong interest
in enforcing the rule, and implementing it will also “en-
hance the visibility of Federal Ballot Mail” in order to better
detect election fraud. 91 Fed. Reg. 54972. On the other side
of the balance, the plaintiff States invoke the practical ef-
fects of implementing the rule close to the midterm elec-
tions. I take that problem very seriously, but it is not
enough to convince me to deny the application.
First, as the District Court acknowledged, the States dis-
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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
every time i try to break up with capitalism she seduces me all over again
shrek toaster $40 new in box
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A lot of folks (especially in currently under-attack-identities) need to understand that 'being a politician' is not always synonymous with 'being a bigot.' They CAN go hand-hand, but plenty of politicians are for better or worse... just playing a very frustrating game.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
democrats, literally the only thing you should be talking about for the next 3 days is donald trump lying about being a 9/11 hero. i dont care if the question is about the economy or gas prices or about how sexually attractive you are, you steer that answer to trump lying about being a 9/11 hero
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I'm reading and enjoying @swordsjew.bsky.social "Wild Faith" and wondering what's next? So far, the work speaks to me about this moment in time, especially in regard to awful people. I'm curious if there will be a new book on the prevalence of conspiracy theories etc?
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Michael P. Breen @mpbreen21.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
AI apologists to actual disciplinary experts & experienced teachers
NEW YORKER “allow me to interrupt your expertise with my confidence” cartoon
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/09/2026
There was no "censorship industrial compex" under the Biden administration. But the MAGA officials who continue to believe in it have done a lot of damage. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
MAGA’s Imaginary Censorship-Industrial Complex
The conspiracy theory that persists even though no evidence supports it
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If you want to spot AI-generated writing just look for how the writer describes smells and tastes, because it's always goin to be some iteration of, "[Noun] smelled like [Food Item] and [Angry Or Sad Emotion]." Who smells like citrus and wrath? Wrath is not a smell??! Throw ChatGPT off a clifffff
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Damn all you BlueSky; I felt compelled to block out the words 'Moulton' and 'Markey' for 30 days because naturally, this app's algorithm keeps pushing that meaningless shit my way.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/09/2026
For me, the biggest takeaway from Sophie Cunningham’s hard launch into the right-wing culture wars is how *lucrative* bigotry is now. There’s an entire conservative media ecosystem that will turn anyone willing to make transphobia their personal brand into a well-compensated star.
fastcompany.com
Sophie Cunningham and the cynical economics of the anti-trans athlete
The conservative media machine is turning WNBA athletes into well-compensated culture-war assets.
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Not using genAI is so popular (how popular is it) Not using genAI is so popular that people who do use genAI are now telling their genAI to make crappy flyers that are crappy in a different way than they usually make explicitly lying that they weren't made by genAI www.reddit.com/r/isthisAI/s...
A clearly genAI flyer for some hot dog place that I scribbled the location out for, cuz fuck them. It's got a fake handwritten quality to it but still screams LLM. There's pretend underlining with a pretend pen, and weird accents and highlights. There's Trumpian random capitalizations. It fucking sucks.

It says, and this is all verbatim except the color commentary about the weird styling: since everyone is Tired (red underline) of AI generated (red underline) flyers...

Use me for your appetite! (red squiggle underline, red smiley face with the nose on the forehead)

Petersons (red starburst marks on either side for dazzle)

WORLD FAMOUS (red underline)
HOT DOGS (red underline, a shitty genAI fake sketch of a hot dog)

Map location pin emoji: we will be at (scribbled out locaiton)
(Some of this is in red, some in black, it makes no logical sense) TUESDAY AUGUST 25, 2026. (There's a bullet point in there too.)

It's all caps from here down: 11:30 am til sold out (red underline)

Come get you a
(Red star doodle) World famous (red underline and another star)
Hot dog (red underline) or sausage dog (red underline)

This line is underlined in wavy red with red bullets between the genAI beloved triplet: good food, good people, good vibes 

Then "pet... The mayor!" And there's a little pretend yellow crown sketch above pet. I don't know what any of that means. 

Finally, underlined in red: hashtag support local 

Looks like pure shit
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 31/08/2026
I think it's important to my well-being that I'm not told about these people, and more broadly others like them, what concerns them doesn't concern me
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I uh... barely know who 2 of these 25 people are. Damn... is that... bad?
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Two things can simultaneously be true: 1. I think Shohei Ohtani is awesome and will likely end-up as a top-10 ballplayer in Major League History. 2. I hope PCA continues to bury him in 2026 so there's simply no reasonable argument remaining for NL MVP
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 30/08/2026
Mother speaks
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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It’s an endless source of frustration that genAI was somehow the one technology universities embraced too quickly instead of too slowly
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Ah... those poor fools who believe Ohtani can win the NL MVP in 2026...
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
You know... it's okay to just ignore moronic trolls trying to 'rename' things. It's still 'Twitter' and 'The Gulf of Mexico.' It's only a controversy if you're thirsty for drama.
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Is it okay with block/dismiss all political speech on 'affordability?' Placing that over all the other horrors in the country (and world for that matter) is cowardice and deserves condemnation.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Beaver's Mini-Mart -- 1592 Hanes Rd, Beavercreek, Ohio -- is not the hero we expected this year, but it's the hero we need right now. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Ohio city declares beaver historic symbol amid Buc-ee’s trademark lawsuit
Buc-ee’s sued Beaver’s Mini Mart on July 28, alleging its name and beaver branding infringe on the chain’s trademarks
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The only reasonable reaction every year to the NFL and its entire existence
static.klipy.com
Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia Charlie Day
ALT: Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia Charlie Day
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Ah, this was an excellent novel. Next up for me is to acquire another for my father; I think it will speak to him even more than it did to me.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
nytimes.com
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Holy shit this is amazing.
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Damn... I'm slowly realizing perhaps my most toxic trait will be generally having less respect in life for those who routinely listen to audiobooks and/or podcasts. (which seems to be MOST people these days)
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I'm pretty-sure, no matter how petulantly folks respond, I will forever be very anti-'audiobook.' Obviously folks can enjoy anything they want in this world but those pretending listening to these is the same as reading a book need to walk into the sea.
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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Slay, tbqh
Cardinals pitcher in baby blue away uniform- he is accessorizing with a single string of pearls
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
So what's the current ratio of 'stream-service-slop-movies' to 'streaming-service-well-made-movies' because it sure seems like most of them are not very good. I talked myself into the critically well-received "Crime 101" on Amazon Prime and readers... it is not very good... (despite the casting)
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Danny (is king) @danny-is-king.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Thank you @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social for introducing me not only to your writing but also to 'Blackwell's.' This has served the tri-purpose of increasing my general reading, reading of your stuff, and purchasing books specifically from 'Blackwell's.' #EverythingWillSwallowYou
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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
James Bond: you think I haven’t faced death before? Supervillain: oh, I don’t expect you to die, Mr. Bond. I expect you to suffer. *opens travel funding reimbursement software I think you will find your motorboat rental and casino reservations especially complex James Bond: no. no. pls kill me
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