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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Loved this one today from @kellidunham.bsky.social. No lies detected. (Link to full post in the comments.) #nonbinary #dentalhumor

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

(From early Sept.) Thanks @kellidunham.bsky.social for suggesting I get back into #storytelling at How to Build a Fire, an intimate show hosted by Sophia and Sasha at Brooklyn South Slope's endearingly quirky Open Source Gallery. For me it was a lovely toe dip back into the water.

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I am much less concerned about humanity's #useOfAI generally than I am about America's #MISuseOfAI specifically...

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Labor Day is about unions and living wages, it's about working class people being celebrated for their genuine efforts, for making an honest living, and for deserving any rewards earned while doing so. In other words it's the American holiday the Trump KKlan believe in the least... 😛

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Happy Labor Day Animated Greeting

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Not a single song in my music library had "Wednesday" in its title. So for Wednesdays I cobbled together all the songs with "hump", "halfway", and "middle" in their titles. I liked the result so I'm sharin'. Let me know what you think. (Spotify link in the comments.) #Wednesday #HumpDay

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This made me chuckle having never noticed it before this evening. I wonder: was this the best compromise between organic/inorganic and conventional/unconventional? 🤔😉 #bananas #TraderJoes #DowntownBrooklyn

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Here's me guesting with my buddy Joel on his #TennisPodcast 5Love. We kept it light and fun — until I brought up #pickleball! Take a look see. 🙂 (Links in the comments.)

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

As a *ahem* Joint Base it looks like #LindseyGraham will be filled with both airmen and seamen. Not the first time, eh? Have fun in the 4H (Hell's Homophobic Hypocrite Hacienda) Club, Senator! (As per usual, links in the comments.) #ByeLindsey

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

How surprising that Satan just recalled not one but two of his best agents here on earth! They’ll surely be missed in the Senate but I’m happy for them — they’re home now. 😜 #ByeLindsey #ByeMitch #SatansFinest

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Satan from South Park Staring

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

So we limp through this #Bisesquicentennial - that's the actual term for reaching 250 years. Maybe (bi)sesqui was too close to (bi)sexual? Who knows? Anyway, they went with #Semiquincentennial, half of 500. Pretty optimistic, eh? And oh yeah, 1976's #Bicentennial is now retconned as "America 200". 🙄

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Idiocracy: President Camacho with a Gun

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The 1976 #Bicentennial was an exciting time to be a proud American, esp. us kids too young to fully comprehend Vietnam and Watergate. Celebratory events were on TV, in schools, at parades - everywhere!  Fast forward to 2026 and (insert shrug here). We've lost so much in 50 years. #July4thSadness

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

On his 250th birthday, America is having a moment. He's spitting in the face of his children. He no longer keeps promises to friends and neighbors he kept half his life. He's throwing everyone out the house, including rent-paying family. Just a phase? Is he going through The Change? We shall see...

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Grumpy Old Man: Get Off My Lawn Meme

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

It looks like NYC midtown traffic and access is going to be a mess tonight because #Commandante 🍊Orange🍊 Chaos is coming to see a #Knicks game. Hope he'll enjoy getting roundly booed by fellow New Yorkers a few times. 👿

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Donald Trump with American Flag

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

So excellent! This is the entire 2 hour #WEBDuBois #AmericanMastersPBS documentary available probably for only a limited time. Link in the comments.

Black and white portrait of middle aged W.E.B. DuBois for the new American Masters documentary about him called "Rebel with a Cause". Text shows it premiered May 19th, 2026 on PBS.

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Happy 76th birthday to my favorite artist ever, Mr. #StevieWonder! These are the four Stevie LP's I inherited from my mom.

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Happy #WHOniversary to me!! I first discovered #DoctorWho on Saturday, the 27th of March 1982 - and I've never been the same (for the better)! Thanks to broaDWcast.org which allowed me to pin down the *EXACT DATE* I first discovered and watched the show.

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

"Aristotle said that we become what we do, but before we do, we focus. And the freedom and responsibility of that focus belong to us." A timely post from @sethgodin.bsky.social on focus and what we CHOOSE to focus on. (Link in the comments.) #ChooseFocus #SethGodin

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

To whomever needs to hear this this week... (It's been a long time since I felt like meme-making. Glad to be back.) #Perfection #EnemyOfTheGood #StarTrek #WrathOfKhan #stwok

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I don't normally share a post like this but I am a proud member of the #TraderJoes Tribe and TJ's frozen chicken fried rice and shu mai are involved in this #FoodRecall so watch out. Links in the comments.

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The Most Underrated Beatle would have been 83 yesterday. Playing some of his songs in remembrance... #fckcancer #TheBeatles #GeorgeHarrison thebeatles.lnk.to/GeorgeBirthd...

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Celebrating George Harrison

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

"If status and affiliation transform the market for one of our most basic commodities, it’s not hard to imagine what they do for wine, for clothing, or even for smartphones." A nice history/economics lesson on rices from #SethGodin. (Link in the comments.)

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Philadelphia legend Isaiah Zagar has passed. What a legacy! He's left an indelible mark on me and so many others who have experienced his visionary artistry. (Bio link in the comments.) #IsaiahZagar #MagicGardens #PhillyArt

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

My first completed book of 2026, a reread of Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wind in the Door". I remembered precious little about it having read it over 40 years ago, but this little book is a fast-paced timeless adventure which grabs you quickly and confidently in the first few pages. Highly recommended.

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

11 books (I'm counting the three "March" graphics novels as one book) read in 2025 - not bad, all things considered. I actually enjoyed all these books and I learned a helluva lotta things from the non-fiction ones.  Striving to do even better in 2026! 😀 #BookReading

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Street ad from the #AmericanLungAssociation. If you ever smoked significantly in the past - no matter how long ago you quit - please fund a pulmonologist and get yourself checked out to make sure you don't have #emphysema, #COPD, or even #LungCancer. Don't wait like my mom did until it's too late.

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Fascinating infographic on how all these English “one” words derived* from the same #ProtoIndoEuropean word for one. (* Probably derived: entries with an asterisk are very educated guesses words since no written proof survives.) Source in the comment thread. #HistoryOfLanguages #Linguistics

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Last night #ZohranMamdani directly challenged Orange with the phrase, "[Since] I know you’re watching, I've got four words for you: turn the volume up!” Where's that from? I'm not Mr. Hip Hop by any stretch of the imagination but Genius.com suggests it's #KRSOne... (Original link in the comments.)

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

One year today without Mom. Where does the time go? I struggled to find some photos where she was really, really happy but I did find some, esp. on her phone. I'm never giving up that phone. Luv ya and miss ya, Mom. #OneYearWithoutMom

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Did my #CivicDuty thing in the very last hour of #EarlyVoting. So did hundreds of other Brooklyners. Nice to see an active electorate in this race.

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

As seen in #ParkSlope the other day. "Is that an unusually large gourd or are you just happy to see me?" #MayTheGourdBeWithYou, always... #HappyAutumn

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

When I got home I found these two pieces of mail laid almost exactly like this on my reading stand. Allan swears he didn't do it on purpose. Oh, the subconscious she is powerful... #ZohranMamdani #WarbyParker

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Today's #ItCameFromTheEighties #DeepThought: the title "The Greatest American Hero" implies there were additional non-American and/or not-as-great American heroes with suits out there. #TheGreatestAmericanHero

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I needed what #SethGodin's #DailyCalendar had for me today: "The #Future arrives whether we are ready for it or not."

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

That moment on the A train when the #NYCsubway diagram crashed because someone forgot to rotate system log files? #Priceless. #SubwayUnixHumor #SubwayDevOps

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

These two #TennisBalls were the same color before I hit the left one against the wall for 40 minutes yesterday. The wall had a green chalk drawing covering maybe 25% of its surface but that was enough to leave my ball 100% covered. #TheWallAlwaysWins

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Playing #tennis a few days before the U.S. Open started, the strings on my racquet happened to snap spectacularly while playing. This is me on the #NYCsubway taking it to be restrung before heading to Queens to watch the pros do their thing. #RacquetRestring

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

The agony and the ecstasy from recent #Subwaydle solves. I failed at the former with six tries at the middle train (it was 6-7-2), then with the latter just a couple of days later I scored a very rare for me "hole-in-one". #NYCsubway

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Not my favorite #BrooklynHeights #NYCdiner but it was always a solid option. The history of the place can't be denied. In my gut I feel that POTUS's recent actions hastened the demise. Maybe we'll head over and do one last brisket hash before they start liquidating on Friday... (Link in comments)

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Dennis Slade Jr. @dennissladejr.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Rainbow Rackets is NYC's new, vibrant community of beginning tennis enthusiasts. (Full disclosure: I'm their webmaster.) Check us out at our website and on the "socials" - links in the comments - and feel free to drop Likes/Follows where you can. 😀 #RainbowRackets #LGBTQtennis #GayTennis #NYCtennis

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