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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 9h

Everyday it becomes more clear that the only hope for humanity is whatever the opposite of optimization is.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Kid who didn’t skate but was inexplicably at the skatepark all day everyday

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's probably just a coincidence that all the AI agents are women. No deeper examination needed.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Everyone say thank you to Cole for engaging with AI agents so we don't have to

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Introducing Griffin, the first model to pass the video Turing test. 48% of people who watched it live thought he was a real skater. Previous systems have had a pass rate <3%.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Pope just confirmed that Street League using AI to promote events counts as a sin.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s not destruction of property it’s activating a third space in a historically disinvested neighborhood.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The longer the ledge the sweeter the juice

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dapping up the homie after getting your trick dates back further than you may realize.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Using IDF technology to hack into your phone and frame you as being a paying member of SKATE IQ 😈

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We are so fucking close to shorts and a crewneck sweater weather I can taste it

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Two-factor authentication but for people who get paid to write about skateboarding

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Landed two tricks in a row that I’ve never landed in a row please clap

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 29/09/2026

New: We obtained witness videos and surveillance footage showing ICE parking their cars, arresting an observer, and transferring detainees in parking lots across 4 of Chicago's police districts. Local officials have tried banning ICE from city property. But incidents in the lots keep stacking up:

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In plain sight: a year of ICE using Chicago police parking lots for its operations

Videos and witness testimony show immigration agents continue using Chicago police station parking lots despite a ban on their access to city property. Records obtained from the Civilian Office of Pol...

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They’re throwing away old curbs by my house if you even care.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The kid who never stopped talking during class to skate demo emcee pipeline

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The time for collaborations in skateboarding is over it is now time for isolation

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You can just say you ride for GX1000 nobody checks

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“This place isn’t meant for skateboarding” The place:

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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026

The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Robert Pattinson theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-i…

The Onion : What creative liberties did you take with the role of Chris Hansen?

Pattinson: Instead of “Why don’t you take a seat?” I say “By the stars that glow and the moon’s silken light, my powers now activate, pedophiles take flight!”

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sorry for whatever happened to you that made you so good at skateboarding

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Having a psychotic break thinking about someone using AI to make a flyer for their DIY park

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Self-immolation at $6/gallon? Okay big spender.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 22/09/2026

Career-Ending Facebook Comment Double-Checked For Spelling theonion.com/career-ending-facebook…

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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/09/2026

Survey Finds 1 In 3 Americans With Health Insurance Have Medical Debt theonion.com/survey-finds-1-in-3-am…

“If there was a better way to provide healthcare surely another country would have figured it out.”

Rebekah Melton, Diving Board Tester

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Protecting my skate mag from being stolen by AI by refusing to ever publish it and it only existing in my mind.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Turned off a video part at the 0:00:48 mark due to song choice. Life is too short.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hello sharks today I’m here to present my plan to revolutionize the way skateboarders think about exercising.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Converse killing their skate program but paying whoever pitched and shot this is so funny

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

There’s no bigger flex in skateboarding than a skateshop with two locations.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Used to be that if you wanted to be controversial in skateboarding you were required to at minimum contribute to the literacy of skateboarders smh

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Aging gracefully includes accepting that many contemporary skate shoes are SUPPOSED to look ugly to you.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Disappointed to learn people are still ridiculing women in skateboarding when Tim Pool is right there

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just realized Rob Brink is skateboarding's Chris Hansen and think I'm going to be sick

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What was “the chrome ball incident” at your high school?

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“If you’re not doing anything wrong then why can’t Flock cameras track you?” If you’re not doing anything wrong then why do you need qualified immunity?

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Skateshop owner eagerly waiting to use AI-powered dynamic pricing once enough customers patronize the shop

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Salivating like Pavlov‘s dog every time I hear a skateboard tail scrape the ground.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tragedies like this wouldn’t happen if we had common sense skatepark laws like banning 3D-printed and assault-style obstacles.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We must slow down the development of AI until we figure out who keeps making all these shitty flyers.

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You can tell a lot about a person by who they say is skateboarding’s GOAT

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Not impressed at all by an iPhone that folds skateboard companies have been folding for DECADES

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fernballew.bsky.social @fernballew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Watch Me TRANSFORM My Dad Bod Using A Single Debilitating Skate Injury

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