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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The business end of Pathfinder.

Space Shuttle test unit Pathfinder viewed from the rear, with solid rocket boosters and external tank.

Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I feel like Bachman-Turner Overdrive oversold how easy it was to make a great living playing in a rock band. I got a second hand guitar and I can make sounds loud or mellow. But I’m still slaving in a job to get my pay. Is it that I didn’t get in with the right bunch of fellows? Is that it?

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

One of my best friends has launched a pod where he and a musician discuss music the musician loves that are outside the bounds of what they play, etc. First episode is up, go check it out!

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Matt F Basler discusses Elliott Smith & They Might Be Giants

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Welp, 62’s won’t fit into the Schaller tuners I have. 🤷 So much for my C/doom dreams.

A black Obstructures guitar missing a string and an envelope sitting next to it with the text “Ernie Ball Custom Gauge 62”

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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Sorry for the hot take but there shouldn’t be mosquitos.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Shut the fuck up, Siri. I’m rocking out, just let me have some volume for a moment.

A phone notification suggesting the user turns the volume down while they listen to Big Black’s “Fish Fry”

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Perhaps the only positive thing to come out of today’s sad news will be many epic, tear-filled Dolly Parton tribute drag shows all across the South.

Family picture taken in Asheville with the Dolly Parton and RuPaul mural as the backdrop.

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George Middlebrooks @gmiddleb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Man. Dolly's impact was so profound and far-reaching, but let this kid from East TN tell you she really changed a lot of lives around here. RIP queen

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Nelson Gullett @nelsonwdvx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Just had to break the news about Dolly live on the air on WDVX… a station that services her hometown in East TN. I almost didn’t get through it. Just… devastated .

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What a sad, sad day for humanity. Dolly Parton was a tremendous human being and I feel so much sorrow knowing that she has left us. I wish I had more to say, but I’m just done with this day, this week, this year.

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 16/08/2026

finally got long videos to work, so here's my masterpiece

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𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛_𝚕𝚢𝚛𝚊 @daisygoldmi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

be kinda crazy if this got topped out before she leaves the hospital yeah? and she didn’t have to feel the financial stress on top of her pain and nausea? we’ve still got a long road to recovery and until she’s there, we’re down to just my income. upwards of 3 months til she’s cleared to go back.

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Donate to Support Tiffany's Brain Decompression Surgery & Recovery, organized by Tiffany Scott

For years, I have been living with brief, but debilitating head… Tiffany Scott needs your support for Support Tiffany's Brain Decompression Surgery & Recovery

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⇲ Trashbuff ⇱ @trashphotography.online · 12/08/2026

@daisygoldmi.bsky.social gave us an update that Tiff is out of surgery and that everything went well, but they're still gonna need a little bit of help with the bills and recovery. Please donate if you can and please share to help out

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Donate to Support Tiffany's Brain Decompression Surgery & Recovery, organized by Tiffany Scott

For years, I have been living with brief, but debilitating head… Tiffany Scott needs your support for Support Tiffany's Brain Decompression Surgery & Recovery

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

True story: in elementary school I was recruited to play on a girl’s team because they had a 6’ girl that made the school tournament unfair. I was the only student that came close to her height, so I played in a girls basketball tournament and nobody GAF. Worth noting, my team didn’t win.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is the difference between a winner and a loser. “Yeah you wanna try? Go ahead and fucking try. I’m gonna kick your ass anyways, and if I lose, I’m coming back twice as hard. If you’re on my team, we’re gonna smoke em.” vs. “WAAAH WAAAAH WAAAAAH” <fifth place benchwarmer diarrhea noises>

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Pavement night 2 at the Ryman. Better than night 1, but I had much better tickets tonight. The set just had better flow. Soccer Mommy was excellent, wish I could see a full show of them.

Soccer Mommy, a band, playing live on stage.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

You ever see a fish that looks like you usually feel? ‘Cos I found that fish today.

A fish that forgot the name of, but I saw this grumpy, grey boi at an aquarium and felt a deep kinship.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

When in the ‘Burg you play Hillbilly Golf. It’s one of the few “OG” things left in this tourist trap hellscape of a town.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I couldn’t sleep last night because I couldn’t stop thinking of how I answered a mental health questionnaire earlier in the day. I checked “anxiety never impacts my sleep” on the questionnaire and then spent all night worrying about that answer and work. But, everything’s fine. 😬

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Kyle Goon @kylegoon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

In February, USA Rugby banned trans women from all levels of one of the world’s most inclusive sports. What happened next was telling. Across the country, teams refused to comply. The story of the Baltimore Ferals, who are pushing back: www.thebanner.com/sports/rugby...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/07/2026

What To Know About Cyclosporiasis theonion.com/what-to-know-about-cyc…

Q: How many cases have been recorded?

A: Oh, the CDC doesn’t do that anymore.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Harry Kane looks like the villain from The Golden Child. Tell me I’m wrong.

Harry Kane, aka Sardo Numspa from the film The Golden Child

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Why did I think Alfred Molina was deceased? I’m watching The Boroughs and it’s immediately amazing because he’s in it.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Pretty sure @realinfowars.bsky.social should check this out. They’re incubating lizard people in AirBNB’s and they’re advertising jobs on LinkedIn to run the program!

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The Moroccan player just grabbed the Canadian dude’s crotch. What is this, a Heated Rivalry spinoff or a World Cup football match?

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

That was heart breaking. Cape Verde Forever!

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Hot take: MAGA have cried “socialist” and “communist” so often that no one but the hardest of hardcore righties even process it anymore. If everything is “socialism”, then nothing is *really* socialism. And then the parts of the government 80+% of people actually like are 100% rooted in socialism.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Not a great economy alert! Wall Street Bets users think Palantir spiked today because The Onion story titled “Palantir Acquires Pentagon for $800 Billion” hit their front page. They’re guessing trading bots indexed the top post on the subreddit reddit not understanding source.

A chart showing an immediate spike after the headline hit the front page of Wall Street Bets.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Tiff did some crazy art for my daughter and she’s super cool for that. She’s facing frickin’ brain surgery and could use some help.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

My tale of a loop of ultimate frustration as told by two screenshots:

Screenshot of the Best Buy app @ 7:36: app says I cannot create an account because one already exists with my email address.

Screenshot of the Best Buy app @ 7:38: app says I cannot login because my email is not associated with an account.

See prior image.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

It’s this dude’s 8th gotcha day.

A black and white (tuxedo) cat staring out of an unseen window

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Spotted at my local Boba tea spot.

A water color painting of a possum drinking a matcha boba tea.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

“The algae pool threw colored shadows on her face, but I could tell she was blushing.”

4 young men in the algae reflecting pool in Washington DC. The picture satirizes the album cover of Slint’s Spiderland.

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 14/06/2026

Remembering a multi-day conservative freakout because Lizzo briefly played a founding father’s flute

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/06/2026

Target Scales Back Pride Section To Single T-Shirt Saying They’d Do A Threesome With A Girl For Their Boyfriend’s Birthday theonion.com/target-scales-back-pri…

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

For years this hawk would come hang out at a detention pond just outside my window. My office loved this bird, it always brought us joy. Unfortunately, it was hit by a car today right in front of my office. We’re all very sad, and it’s even worse to have to drive past the remains. 😭

A hawk on a concrete and steel drain in a grassy detention pond.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

New Brutalism. Still one of my fav bands ever.

New Brutalism (band) playing live with their aluminum instruments.

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Tony Tea @eltonito.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I’m out on a weeknight seeing the legendary New Brutalism. (Opening band pictured)

Photo of a live band playing on the floor of a bar.

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