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John Griffin

@jjcgriff.bsky.social
1.5K followers 1.6K following 4K posts

[he/him] To Do List Operator. Had been @jjcgriff in a lot of places but now this is the only place left for my nonsense. Also www.griffbooks.com

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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 5h
Big day in this house. Does anyone know if it's worth the membership fee and how it compares to AAA and AARP? "This is a special invitation from the world leaders to join the Great Illuminati society and become rich, famous, powerful and get protected ... Await your response to proceed."
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 15h
People would know this if they just paid more attention to the documentary recommendations of @garygulman.bsky.social
huffpost.com
I Just Learned What The 'O' In 'O'Clock' Means, And I Can't Believe I Didn't Know It Before
We say it every day, but so many people have no idea what that little 'O' stands for.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 23h
My man looks like Doody. No Howdy. Just Doody.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Turnabout is fair play.
sciencealert.com
After Almost Going Extinct, Giant Tortoises Now Outnumber People in The Seychelles
Before human explorers came along, the Seychelles archipelago was a haven for animals.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
10 minutes? I can't do it.
news.berkeley.edu
Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Clampdown cover where he would belt out "working for Karl Malden" was a personal favorite.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Christa Pike "had passed on her final meal. And it turns out she actually asked for the $20 that's allotted for that meal to be used to buy pizza for people living on the streets in downtown Nashville, which some of the advocates in town later did."
thehandbasket.co
What it's like to witness a botched execution
Q+A with Steven Hale of The Nashville Banner, who watched as Christa Pike survived two lethal injections.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Poseidon Adventure on Golden Pond.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I always love the early morning phone call to the Nobel Prize winner in the kitchen. I miss the phone cord. Congratulations to Anne Carson.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I always love the early morning phone call to the Nobel Prize winner in the kitchen. I miss the phone cord. Congratulations to Anne Carson.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Halloween hyjinx have begun!
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The reservation is only for 4 but just look casual.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Susan Collins at age 73 may have over estimated the importance of throwing some road salt out on the front walk so it doesn't get too slippery out there.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Liberty Biberty third party movement really has an uphill climb ahead.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Watching the debate and Susan Collins is bragging about what she can deliver .... deliver weak sauce to the people of Maine. Big win reducing the tariff on road salt?
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Thing!?!
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I hope Chiitan is ok.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Patron's problematic pick of a pack of pickled peppers packaged with pickled pest.
apple.news
Popular pickled peppers recalled after patron purchased pest-infested jar — San Antonio Express-News
A popular pickling company is recalling some of its pepper products after a customer posted videos showing a pest-infested vessel, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A lot of the party clown contracts that I've been writing lately require that to be a note in the piñata.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Scrappy-Doo considering presidential run in what is sure to be a crowded 2028 field.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My man looks like he called next on Zuckerberg's hoverboard.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Armada, (arrive having eaten)
youtu.be
The Kids in the Hall - Armada
YouTube video by ReptarOnIce
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Kayla the hound in the good light.
Kayla the hound on the lawn.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Truman: The buck stops here. Current guy: any year I pocket a billion dollars, I might send you $100.
reuters.com
Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare
The payment to more than 20 million people is the latest promise the president has made to voters heading into the November midterms that will decide which party controls Congress.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Congratulations to consumer sentiment for getting to the bottom of the heap.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I don't have enough to worry about and now I'm at risk of saying Gunvor instead of Centalian at the potluck this weekend.
bloomberg.com
Gunvor Renames Itself Centalion in Shift Under New Ownership
Commodities trader Gunvor Group renamed itself Centalion Group Ltd. and plans to redomicile its corporate headquarters to Singapore, a shift for the firm’s new owners after historic ties to Russia dre...
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Between the war and tariffs, this administration is really ruining the rate of disappointing jobs creation.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I hope he's ok.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Spoke too soon.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bill Parcell's work with Rollercoaster Tycoon ignored the realities of state and local inspections.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Red Sox analytics team working feverishly on a loophole to get Eric Miller back into game 2 to work the 8th.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The worst thing about this Red Sox collapse is that it distracted us from Mike Tomlin's Minecraft masterpiece.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Chekhov's gun.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's cool in mlb that when you hit a home run you get five minutes of iPad time.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you don't have your coffee order ready they will skip right over you.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence that Staples sold him posterboard with preprinted text messages designed to trick him into destroying his career. His staff is adamant that this happened.
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beth4158 🙄; also ❌👑 @beth4158.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
GET. OFF. OF. META. PLATFORMS. I created a Facebook account yesterday solely to purchase something on Facebook Marketplace. A popup informed me that first I had to download the app and share my location. NOPE. And I deleted the newly created Facebook account.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Welcome to an Age of Stupor Intelligence.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I can't believe we wasted our last posterboard on that.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tired those hitters out. Ben Rice won't be able to lift a bat tomorrow. We've got them right where we want them.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eric Schmitt's questioning might be a sign for republicans to stop doing their own research.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dunkin' will give you a free small regular tomorrow if you bring your three hits or fewer playoff punch card.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
To be fair, he was only wrong about Georgia versus Maryland, professional versus collegiate, and men versus women. It WAS a basketball game though and getting one thing right out of a half dozen facts puts him at the top of the Senate GOP class.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"SCOTUS ... let the ... administration resume deporting ... people to countries other than their own with little if any notice. ... court put on hold a federal judge’s order that required people ... get ... chance to argue that they would be at risk of ... torture." So much for irreparable harm
bloomberg.com
Supreme Court Lets Trump’s Third-Country Deportations Resume
The US Supreme Court for now let the Trump administration resume deporting undocumented people to countries other than their own with little if any notice. The court will hear arguments on the issue i...
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Although thinking about when I would pitch Crochet will kill a few hours.
bostonglobe.com
Red Sox Wild Card Series roster set: Garrett Crochet back after missing five months with injury - The Boston Globe
Boston's ace will be limited to short-relief duty after not pitching since April because of a shoulder injury. He has never played for Chad Tracy.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Go Sox! Getting through the non baseball part of each day is the hard part.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Vote for people with conviction, not convictions.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hello Sharks. I would like to introduce you to my bedside ice cream sandwich freezer.
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
White House chasing loophole, rebrands ads as "Sponsored by measles."
wral.com
Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
The White House has spent days fiercely defending three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify President Donald Trump and are nearing at least $1.5 million in public spending, calling them public...
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John Griffin @jjcgriff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Carpal tunnel.
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