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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just checking in on the 1887 Yale baseball team. Amos Alonzo Stagg is the guy wearing the tie and holding a ball #cfb

Posed team portrait of the 1887 Yale baseball team, 11 white players in total, all looking forward, some directly at the camera, some off to the side. Eight of the players are wearing spectacular vertically striped blazers. Several have shirts underneat with a block Y. Only two players have a mustache, rest are clean shaven. Not much baseball equipment visible. One person is holding a catcher mask, Stagg is holding a ball, in the back someone is holding a bat. Several are holding hats, although none of them are wearing hats. All neatly groomed short hair. Painted forest backdrop. Sitting or standing on/around artifical rocks and tufts of grass.

As seen here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/128079778139

Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Perfect example of why the Cy Hawk trophy sucks. Two huge OL can't even hold the dumb thing up cuz it weighs 70000 lbs for some reason. Trophy needs to be pitchfork like the American Gothic painting. Game results along handle. Easy to handle, dramatic visuals etc. Now for some #bluecy game thoughts:

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Altho Matt Campbell is at PSU now, the El Assico spirit lives on. Was reminded that ISU coach Jimmy Rogers was the SDSU DC for the Iowa FG, safety, safety game in 2022, yet another Brian Ferentz masterclass. Really excited to see what horrors are in store this Saturday #bluecy

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Second-half safeties lead Iowa past South Dakota State 7-3 in offensively inept game

Iowa's defense came up with two second-half safeties, and the Hawkeyes opened the season with a 7-3 win over South Dakota State on Saturday.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is a good time to remember that Africa and South America look like a t-rex head when overlapped.

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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I hear you—and I apologize. That mushroom was one of the poisonous ones, you’re right. That’s not just useful feedback—it’s you setting a boundary.

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Great thread about the societal forces that shaped how ancient rulers presented themselves to the public via art

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Wayyyy late to this. Such a neat idea by @leiaham.bsky.social. Looked thru the rest of her work, very talented at building fantasy worlds and areas that have a great sense of place

Digital painting showing a cutaway aerial view of a witch's kitchen. The front wall is missing, which gives us a full view of a lush room full of objects. Stone fireplace in the corner with a cauldron. Next to it is a manual pump for water into a sink full of dirty dishes. Wood table with bird feet. Hanging herbs and animals strung along the walls. Various skulls. A colorful persian style rug on the floor. Broom, basket, sheaths of wheat I think. Bird cage. Potions in glass jars. Green crystal ball. Vegetables in a bowl.Very colorful. The sun is shining through a window.

Caption reads: THE KITCHEN. This is where Baba Yaga leaves Vasilisa to clean, cook, and complete three impossible tasks before the witch returns for the day. A ladder descends from the ceiling when prompted by the witch.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It seems like a minor thing but this is actually THE thing.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/08/2026

I really need to carve out some time to sit down and review more 20th century cultural criticism of TV - as a kid in the 90s, I recall getting this message most vividly from Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin would, of course, be addicted to YouTube gamer/mascot horror slop if the strip was made today.

I TRY TO MAKE TELEVISION-NATCHING A COMPLETE
FORFEITURE OF EXPERIENCE
NOTICE HOW I KEEP MY JAN SLACK, SO MY MOUTH HANGS OPEN. I TRY NOT TO SWALLOY EITHER, SO I DROOL, AND I KEEP MY EYES HALF-FOCUSED SO I DONT USE ANY MUSCLES
AT ALL
I TAKE A PASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND EXTEND THE PASSIVITY TO MY ENTIRE BEING. I WALLOW IN MY LACK OF PARTICIPATION AND RESPONSE.
UTTERLY INERT
IM GOING TO LEAVE BEFORE YOU START ATTRACTING FLIES.
I CAN ALMOST FEEL MY NEURAL TRANSMITTERS
SHUTTING DOWN.

_OOK, HOBBES, I CUT A PIECE OF CARDBOARD TO MAKE A TV SCREEN
SEE, I JUST HOLD IT UP AND ITS LIKE I'M ON TV.
WOW, YOUR TOO BAD I
OWN SHOW!
CANT REAL »
FORCE MY WAY
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, NO ONE IN THIS HOME
CAN TURN

INTO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE'S HOMES EACH
DAY
ME OFF.!
SO WHATS IT
ITS GREAT!
LIKE BEING ON TV P
NOW THAT I'M ON TELE-VISION, I'M DIFFERENT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE!
I'M FAMOUS! IMPORTANT!
SINCE EVERYONE KNOWS ME, EVERYTHING I DO NOW IS NEWSWORTHY.
IM A CULTURAL ICON
I THINK
WATCH, I'LL
YOUR ANTENNA
USE MY
NEEDS
PRESTIGE
ADJUSTING.
TO ENDORSE A PRODUCT^
HI, IM CALVIN, EMINENT TELEVISION PERSONALITY, HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT NEW, IMPROVED CHOCOLATE FROSTED SUGAR BOMBSi I LOVE 'EM!
THEY'RE CRUNCHY ON THE OUTSIDE, CHEWY ON THE INSIDE, AND THEY DONT HAVE A SINGLE NATURAL INGREDIENT OR ESSENTIAL VITAMIN TO GET IN THE WAY OF THAT RICH, FUDGY TASTE! MM-MHS
YES KIDS, YOU'LL LIKE 'EM SO MUCH, YOU WONT BE ABLE TO SIT STILL! REMEMBER! ITS THE CEREAL I GET PAID TO RECOMMEND BECAUSE I'M FAMOUS!
WHAT DO YOU THINK? ARE YOU FILLED WITH THE DESIRE TO EMULATE ME AND EAT THE CEREAL I ENDORSE? IF NOT, I CAN REPEAT THIS EVERY DONT YOU
20 MINUTES
THREATEN ME.

HI MOM!
THAT'S NICE.
IVE GOT MY OWN TV SHOW.
HE'S CAAALVIN!
AMAZING, GREAT CAAALVIN!
OH, HE'S THE ONE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MEET!
HE'S THE ONE WHO JUST CANT BE BEAT!
HE'S CA-A-ALVIN! LA DA TA DA DAAAAA!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
BOY. WHAT AN AUDIENCE!
THANK YOU! PLEASE! HA HA! NO, REALLY, SIT DOWN!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
0294.0 4
I'M CHANGING THE CHANNEL OK?
SORRY, IM ON ALL THE NETWORKS
WHERES YOUR
MY FALL
TV SCREEN ?
LINEUP GOT CANCELED
DAD SAID ONE TV IN THE HOUSE WAS BAD ENOUGH, AND HE PREFERRED THE ONE WITH THE VOLUME CONTROL.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO CABLE
IVE GOT AN IDEA FOR A SIT-COM CALLED ỊFATHER KNOWS ZILCH "

OH GREATEST OF THE MASS MEDIA, THANK YOU FOR ELEVATING EMOTION, REDUCING THOUGHT, AND STIFLING IMAGINATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE ARTIFICIALITY OF QUICK SOLUTIONS AND FOR THE INSIDIOUS MANIPULATION OF HUMAN DESIRES FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
THIS BOWL OF LUKEWARM TAPIOCA REPRESENTS MY BRAIN. I OFFER IT IN HUMBLE SACRIFICE. BESTOW THY FLICKERING LIGHT FOREVER.

YIKES! NOT ANOTHER EXTREME CLOSE-UP ON SOMEBODYS ANGUISH AND GRIEF!
WHY DO TV CAMERAS ZOOM IN SO CLOSE TO PEOPLES FACES THAT YOU CANT EVEN SEE THEIR ENTIRE HEADS?
DO THEY THINK WE CANT READ THE PERSON'S EXPRESSION FROM MORE THAN TWO INCHES
AWAY ?/
WHAT A VIOLATION OF PERSONAL SPACE! WHAT A SHAMELESS INTRUSION' WHAT A HEARTLESS ASSAULT ON HUMAN DIGNITY!
WHY ARE YOU STANDING AGAINST THE WALL?
IM
WATCHING TV.

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Really strong mix between innovation (Tycoolhill, Da'Realyst, Kingtriton) and 1893 baseball (Gumbo, Butters, Pig)

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 29/08/2026

Technically it's the Big 1,012 now

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is all I can think of when I see this - the failed cocaine Hawk redesign from back in the day, probably will be equally successful

Two Iowa Hawkeyes tigerhawk logos side by side. Left one is the traditional one, which has been in use for decades. It is a somewhat abstract side view of a smooth bird's head, while the right one was an attempted redesign that was quickly abandoned. That version gave the hawk a bunch of spiky feathers and a more aggressive beak and eye. Fans hated it.

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

For Bluesky, the official petroglyphs app, must add this @texasmonthly.bsky.social feature for more on the INCREDIBLE White Shaman mural "the eponymous White Shaman rises a few feet tall toward the sky; during the winter solstice sunset each year, a perfectly placed shadow severs the shaman’s head"

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How an Ancient Indigenous Mural in West Texas Became an Archaeological Battleground

A celebrated researcher uncovered the meaning of the White Shaman Mural. One Indigenous Texan’s radical interpretation of it has led some to believe otherwise.

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No Escalators @noescalators.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

OMG OMG OMG

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Photos via Instagram riverreachconstruction, which has turned into a cat account.

There are four men in the photo, one of which is wearing a safety vest. The man in a safety vest is holding a small kitten, who is wearing a tiny hard hat.

The kitten in a safety vest and tiny hard hat.

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Perfectionist provincial pigskin practitioner prevents parsimonious preparations, practices pregame patronization, polices players partaking provisions, pays profusely #bluecy

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Looking through old football programs and I've always liked this one for the 1944 Army vs Navy game. Need more watercolor #cfb programs please and thank you collectableivy.com/collectible-...

1944 Army Navy game football program showing a detailed watercolor painting (I think) of the Army mule and Navy goat mascots glaring at each other on the field. They are wearing full football uniforms with humanoid bodies but their hands are hooves and their feet hooves are in black cleats. The Army mule is holding a portable walkie in his hand. The Navy goat is holding a paper labeled "Special Orders Open At Kickoff".

Army mule is wearing tan pants, white long sleeve jersey, gray helmet. Biceps have three horizontal stripes: black, gray, gold. Navy goat is wearing gold pants with partial blue stripes on leg sides. Blue jersey with thick gold stripe on bicep. Their bodies are facing us but their eyes are looking sideways at each other. There is a ref in the middle of them, but off in the distance. Behind the ref are simple shapes of the Navy team sitting on a bench.

The top has small type reading: BALTIMORE STADIUM DECEMBER 2, 1944.. Bottom reads: ARMY - NAVY in bigger black type.

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is a fun visit. Their new exhibit looks at the influence of psychedelics in art and I love the pictured vase below "Unrecorded Huichol artist, Gourd, Wool yarn, wax, 20th century, 3rd quarter, Mexico, 15.2x20.1 cm"

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Never in a million years did I think Brock Purdy would ever be mentioned, even in passing, in these kind of stories #bluecy

San Francisco 49ers

In: WR Mike Evans, RB Christian McCaffrey, OT Trent Williams

Evans and Williams are easy first-ballot selections. McCaffrey has struggled with injuries, but he has had multiple seasons as the best RB in the league and plays a position that the Hall is always looking to appreciate.

On the cusp: TE George Kittle, LB Fred Warner

Kittle is right on the borderline of being a lock, having made seven Pro Bowls over his past eight pro campaigns before he tore his right Achilles last postseason. I'd vote for Kittle given his dominance as a blocker and four 1,000-yard seasons, but tight ends can go underappreciated by the Hall at times. One more substantial season would push Kittle, 32, to the "lock" side of things. I'd argue the same for Warner, who had four first-team All-Pro nods over a five-year span before his own serious injury a year ago.

Work to do: Edge Nick Bosa, QB Brock Purdy

Bosa has a Defensive Player of the Year award to his name, but a pair of September ACL tears have essentially cost the 2019 first-round pick two of his seven pro seasons. He needs another great season and a couple more Pro Bowl-caliber campaigns to get back on the Hall track. Purdy's efficiency has slipped since that dramatic 2023 campaign, and he has suffered meaningful injuries in three of his four pro seasons.

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Discontinued Foods! @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Big 8 Sports Soda (1984-1985): A line of cola from the Sports Soda company in Champaign, Illinois, released to celebrate the upcoming college football season for the Big 8 Conference. Eight collectible cans were released, one for each team in the conference. Check this 🧵!

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David at FOIAball @foiaball.com · 12/08/2026

Aaron Rodgers is obsessed with his own privacy. His neighbors? Not so much. After moving to a new town, Rodgers used a cutout to secretly fund the local police department’s Flock-style surveillance program. www.foiaball.com/p/aaron-rodg...

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Aaron Rodgers secretly funded his town's Flock-style cameras

The QB used an LLC to shield his identity.

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I really really loved this thread highlighting all of the work by individual contributors, some people don't promote themselves enough! Learned some new names. So glad they were all able to get together to do this weird little passion project.

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THE 2026 TURFMAN'S COLLEGE FOOT-BALL PREVIEW ALMANAC IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

Step right up and get your copy of the 2026 edition of Turfman's College Foot-ball Preview almanac, step right this way, don't be shy now

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Nah. While using AI to write/edit is officially disavowed, imo some of the AI research workflow examples shared still have gaps that can introduce error. For a fictional historical example, let's say I'm doing online research on a 1934 murder of a judge in a sleepy town w/ just one small paper 1/

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Going to end my annual donation if @wikimediafoundation.org continues this. They have a tiny amount of employees relative to the 250,000 volunteer editors that keep it humming. Already emailed executive team Two @404media.co stories: www.404media.co/wikimedia-wa... www.404media.co/wikipedia-pa...

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Doing random #art history research. This is an incredible ancient Chinese painting that is over 17 feet long, must view on a large screen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Along_t...

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Along the River During the Qingming Festival - Wikipedia

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Uwazurike makes an appearance here #bluecy

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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 20/07/2026

MULDER [slapping down plane tix]: Hope you packed your rain coat, Scully. SCULLY: Seattle? Mulder it's the weekend, what- MULDER [handing her a file] Confirmed sightings, Scully. This is big SCULLY [eyes wide]: My God Mulder, what am I looking at here? MULDER: The locals are calling it.. JIMOTHY

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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

literally do not speak to me about ANYTHING else

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Very cool that Science magazine's EIC wrote a story about AI making publishing "slower, worse, and more expensive" then after screwing up story links had to admit he used chatGPT for the story but "only" as a search engine then defended himself in a substack post which he illustrated with AI slop

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Good story. Regular season should retain magic if expanded playoffs have clear tiers and consequences. Get rid of conf. title games too. If you're a SEC team and lose 3 or 4 games, your reward is flying to Kalamazoo to play 11-1 Western Michigan in a blizzard vs a warm home game against 8-4 Delaware

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Great great great great work here. Using this data, I expanded further on ISU's #bluecy challenges on CF's premium board

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This incredible print was created to commemorate the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates team, which won the World Series for the first time in team history. Two victims = Cubs (2nd place) and NY Giants (3rd) managers LOC has it in a much bigger size: www.loc.gov/pictures/ite...

Sepia drawing of the side of a pirate ship with the entire "Pittsburg" Pirates team scattered among the ship, hanging off the edge, in the sails, dangling off ropes, etc. Some famous names among them, including Honus Wagner. Name and position written next to each of them. Ship is bobbing in wavy water, some foam along the hull. Bottom right corner has block letters reading PITTSBURG PIRATES CHAMPIONS NATIONAL LEAGUE 1909. The players' bodies are drawn, but the heads are cut out from actual photos and most have drawn bandanas on top. They look like bobbleheads.

There is a large head floating in the waves, eyes covered with a bandana. It appears to be Frank Chance, the Chicago Cubs player manager. The Cubs finished second in the NL. On the plank is, I believe, New York Giants manager John McGraw, his eyes covered and arms tied behind his back. The Giants finished a distant third. #sportshistory #archives #mlb

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

With such a key marketing image, all I can see is AI slop. Brush has 11 tines, but AI started grooves with 9 and couldn't keep it consistent. Brush placement at end doen't align, shadows don't match, etc. Just set up a tray of sand outside, 3D print a brush, shoot in miniature, assemble in post ffs

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Here's a page from the Castlevania NES game. Especially love the cheap markers look, you know the type that never blended evenly

Hand drawn diagram of a level from the NES Castlevania game. It stretches across two pages of a book and shows the path of our hero through the castle and landscape, which have been sliced open to show each of the individual rooms/screens. All around the illustration are inset boxes with various comments and tips about different parts of the castle. Some examples include: "C - Simon can't be knocked off stairs. This can be useful during crow attacks" accompanied by a illustration showing a grimacing Simon beseiged by two bats. "7 - KNEEL!" accompanied by an illustration showing blocks and a staircase with an downward arrow above one of the blocks. Also has circle icons showing creatures like mummies and food items with a line pointing to where they are located on the map.

It was colored with markers, not fancy ones, but rather the cheap ones we used as kids that easily left behind overlapping marks and never colored evenly. Makes the whole thing look charming and 1000000% miles away from AI.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Before Cousteau, way before @Octonauts, explorer Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez was bringing images of the undersea world to the surface, from his artist’s sketch pad inside a glass and steel diving bell: publicdomainreview.org/collection/u…

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Amalia S. Levi, PhD @amaliasl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📢 Once more for the people in the back: - Most [more than 95%] of archives have not been digitized. - Most of humanity's knowledge and memory is *not* reachable by LLMs. - Believing that AI can provid you with comprehensive, definitive, "intelligent" results is folly.

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Christopher Harrison Photography @charrisonphotos.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This felt like being on a film set, perhaps deep in Fangorn.

Deep in Fanal Forest in Madeira, where sunbeams shone into the mossy trees, a magical moment.

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sleuthy the Seal has been doing really great work, really interesting mix of stories at FOIAball

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Really interesting data on incoming Iowa State #bluecy QB Jaylen Raynor by @alexkirshner.com, must read the rest. Seems like it's gonna be a wild season

The senior fits the gunslinging mold and is sometimes too aggressive for his own good, as evidenced by a 4.8% pickable pass rate that translated to a whopping 23 pickable balls last year. According to Opta data, he was fortunate to “only” throw 11 interceptions. That might seem contradictory with the well-thrown ball rate, but what it really says about Raynor is that he is either extremely sharp or downright destructive to his team’s chances.

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

retro gaming + sports = yes

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

last pausa de hidratación in Argentina vs Cabo Verde was this for both teams

Nazi drinks from wrong Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He is starting to look skeletal while gripping a ornate gold cup.

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Looks amazing. It reminded me of Apotheon, an Ancient Greek pottery side scroller

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Apotheon PS4 Trailer

YouTube video by PlayStation

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 29/06/2026

When we started this 1990s project, I immediately wanted to write about these jerseys. They were basically pre-internet, so photos aren't easy to find. There aren't really any replicas. They've almost been lost to history. But they were a moment in time. www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...

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The ‘hella atrocious’ history of college football’s most daring uniform designs (Gift Article)

Before Nike and Oregon changed college football jersey culture, a short-lived company shook things up like no one had ever seen.

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 26/06/2026

Experts worked in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge tech

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‘Chock full of incredible animals’: marine expedition uncovers 31 new species in two weeks

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

If you are wealthy, I think you should spend more money on clothes. There's no pride in buying clothes for the lowest possible price, as this puts downward pressure on garment worker wages and increases the likelihood of exploitation.

JD Vance tweets: "She bought a $50 dress for $8.75. America: meet your next director of the federal budget!"

He retweeted his wife, who showed that she purchased a $49.99 Old Navy dress for $8.75 after markdowns and coupon codes.

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Joshua Kagavi @kagavi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Love this so much, incredible architecture

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