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King of the Suburbs

@jamesbaumann.bsky.social
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The Rooster @rooster.info · 2h
Republicans have gone beyond scraping the bottom of the barrel trying to defend Senate appointee Jon Husted. www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
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Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing transgender surgeries isn’t from Ohio, didn’t have procedure as minor
In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." She didn't have surgery until she was an adult.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 9h
Onion newspaper with headline “World’s Largest Metaphor Hits Ice-Berg” and a photo of the Titanic.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 12h
I read this quickly and thought it said “Judge blocks federal prosecutors from *refilling* Reflecting Pool.” www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judg...
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Judge blocks federal prosecutors from refiling charges in Reflecting Pool case
WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors cannot, for a second time, charge former Olympic canoeist David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.Judge ...
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 01/10/2026
if you think about it, winning via a direct connection to the divine father of all creation through His appointed emissary on Earth is a much more egregious cheating scandal than banging on trash cans
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Can’t believe Vivek got Hank Hill to do the voice-over for his latest commercial.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Forgotten verse to a Springsteen classic.
A phone news alert that reads “Devil worshipper chases missionaries around Youngstown with rusty shotgun, report says.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with 
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Whenever I’m scrolling and I see the Gwinnett Stripers mentioned by @transactionbot.bsky.social, for .01 seconds my brain thinks it says “Scooter Gennet.”
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thanks MLB. I can’t watch Verlander pitch his last game just because they are playing the Pirates — a team 3+. Hours from my house that are blacked out. Nobody hates their fans more than MLB.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

FLOCK OFF
CEO of Flock Garrett Langley doesn't like his photo being shared publicly
NOTICE NEWS
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Live Tapes @livetapes.heads.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
Scrawl Live at Lounge Ax on 2000-01-14 archive.org/details/ajc04007_scrawl…
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Scrawl Live at Lounge Ax on 2000-01-14 : Scrawl : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Scrawl - Lounge Ax - 2000-01-14 - Realistic PZM Mics + Soundboard > Tascam DA-P1 > DAT (M)
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Live Tapes @livetapes.heads.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
Scrawl Live at Lounge Ax on 1999-02-13 archive.org/details/ajc04006_scrawl…
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Scrawl Live at Lounge Ax on 1999-02-13 : Scrawl : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Scrawl - Lounge Ax - 1999-02-13 - Realistic PZM Mics + Soundboard > Tascam DA-P1 > DAT (M)
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We will vote to rebuke him so decisively no president will dare such abuses again for centuries.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
There are a lot of things to dislike about the Dodgers, but I think their “look at me, I got a hit” celebration on base is the most annoying and looks like something from a tee-ball game.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Can you imagine how indoctrinated he must be by now? #Sarcasm
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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So… that was a terrible, terrible television show in which some good things happened.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Can anyone check how much the betting line moved once it was confirmed Cruz would be there?
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’d be enjoying the Elly show this week a lot more if I didn’t think it was an extended audition for the eventual free agent bargaining with these Dodgers.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Western Michigan can still win if Mike Pence does the right thing.
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NPR @npr.org · 08/09/2026
Not many bands can pull off an eight-minute rocker at the Tiny Desk. Chicago's finest lean into its excellent guitar playing, poignant lyrics and a sturdy, Midwestern sensibility. n.pr/4gRQo6T
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Ratboys: Tiny Desk Concert
Not many bands can pull off an eight-minute rocker at the Tiny Desk. Chicago's finest lean into its excellent guitar playing, poignant lyrics and a sturdy, Midwestern sensibility.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
That makes up (sorta) for the run lost with Hector glancing off second base. #reds
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This name sounds like a lyric from an early REM song.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... After listening to this interview a friend commented that “Coyote vs ACME” should get an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay, and now I can’t stop thinking about it beating out The Odyssey.
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Ian Frazier and Samy Burch on “Coyote vs. Acme”
Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · September 1 · 16m
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@sepinwall.bsky.social Thought of you - www.instagram.com/stories/shak...
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Instagram
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Taking a moment to point out that on Apple Maps you can click on a location and scroll down to “Report an Issue.”
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Not a scientist, so I’m assuming this is just promo for that (relatively disappointing, IMHO) Apple TV show.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Reds fans reacting to Angels news.
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Amy Poehler: Yes, That's What I Want
Alt: Amy Poehler from Parks and Rec saying “Yes, That's What I Want
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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Leaving the message aside (but why should we?), this is one fine piece of graphic art.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Dude getting banned from Kalshi? You know how crooked you would have to be for that?!?!?
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 30/08/2026
Doonesbury on the DC occupation
Doomsbury comic featuring a reporter interviewing a member of the National Guard at the reflecting pool in DC
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Totally co-sign this sentiment. Made a point of seeing it in the theater opening weekend as a middle finger to WB execs. Also great to experience the sound of a coyote being smacked with an anvil, truck, rocket, etc. through a big theater sound system.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
So, speaking hypothetically, would stealing a truck full of PBR, be disqualifying? You know, hypothetically.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I know studios are over reliant on existing IP, but this seems extreme.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I totally have an alibi.
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Elizabeth Metz @thefinestmuffins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
For your consideration.
Mapquest screenshot of the Lake Ontario and the land surrounding it on both the Canadian and American sides. 

BUT! The name of the lake has been humorously altered to "Lake Joey Votto."
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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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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Remember all those statues that got torn down over the last few years? Replace every one of them with a monument to Dolly.
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Hear me out: The John F. Kennedy and Dolly Parton Memorial Center for the Performing Arts
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I didn’t make it two paragraphs.
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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Debbie Dingell, from the logo
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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A headline for lovers of journalism history. Via @wsj.com
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Opinion | Trump to Ford Motor: Drop Dead
A 50% tariff on autos and parts from Canada would punish U.S. companies.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The teachers who can barely afford to buy school supplies for their students are performing free medical procedures on them.
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L'Oie de Cravan @oiedecravan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Really great Scrawl gig. What a band! What songwriting. And Marcy Mays' voice!!
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It took about 75% of the story before the writer noted the fact that immediately popped into my head when I heard about this — and honestly anytime I hear the name Roy Oswalt. He should have played the #Reds. Would have accomplished it in an afternoon. www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...
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How a streamer’s viral ‘MVP Baseball 2005’ challenge got Roy Oswalt his perfect game
The former All-Star marvels at his unexpected videogame success: “We’ve got to call the commissioner and see if we can add those stats."
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
And *this* is why the Reds have so many one-run games. Even when it’s “comfortable” they fail to add on and then give up runs.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Last night, as I was typing an email, my brain couldn’t think of the name of an object. So I Googled “board you clip paper to.” Please, nobody tell my family - they are just looking for a reason to put me away.
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Not all heroes wear capes. (Sarcasm)
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King of the Suburbs @jamesbaumann.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I’m sorta surprised that this is even considered news in Portland www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
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Two Billy Goats Boarded a Bus in Portland. They Did Not Have Passes.
Security camera footage showed the goats entering the TriMet bus in Portland, Ore., through the middle doors before some passengers shooed them off. They have since been reunited with their owner.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
NEW AD: 14 years ago today, Ken Paxton stole someone's $1,000 pen. Today, Ken Paxton’s pen victim is endorsing James Talarico.
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