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NYS actually maybe going to slap the wrist of a police department for helping ICE?

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Starting to watch PSV Eredivisie matches. It has the stadium vibe of PL, with some fun presentation differences, but the matches are a little more chaotic without the slow plodding PL football (an exaggeration, but still...). Some times it's nice to watch players who aren't perfect soccer-robots.

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My stress driven eyelid twitch has returned and it fucking sucks. It just twitches all day involuntarily and for the record, that does not alleviate stress levels.

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Bike South Bklyn! @bikesouthbklyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Think about the kids whose chud dads will sit them down to watch that live stream.

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New 17th Avenue pedestrian bridge connecting to the Shore Pkwy Greenway finally starting to take shape after years of sitting fallow.

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Octopus @octopusmask.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I have high hopes for this, but low expectations. I'd like to sue the ever loving shit out of Optimum among several other companies.

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Octopus @octopusmask.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Great photo of a bald eagle release in Allegany County last last month.

Octopus @octopusmask.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Oh, so now it's illegal to run a Brooklyn Democratic Committee Fantasy League !?!?

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Octopus @octopusmask.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I came across a great phrase last night. "Fromage Mystique" A collection of source documents of Egyptian/Roman/Greek folk magic practices that was put together by a German researcher in the 30s.

Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 02/10/2026

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A 19th century quote that with a little language modernization could easily have been posted on Twitter yesterday

“It has been said that misery loves companionship; this is nowhere more manifest than in the histories of criminal abortion. In more than one instance, from my own experience, has a lady of acknowledged respectability, who had herself suffered abortion, induced it upon several of her friends, thus perhaps endeavoring to persuade an uneasy conscience, that, by making an act common, it becomes right. Such ladies boast to each other of the impunity with which they have aborted, as they do of their expenditures, of their dress, of their success in society. There is a fashion in this, as in all other female customs, good and bad.”

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Octopus @octopusmask.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A fun think I've noticed on the NYC Ferry is that the automated robot voice that announces the stops doesn't know how to pronounce "pier" so all the stops are like "Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pierre 6" or "Pierre 11, Wall St"

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NYC Water @nycwater.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hauling concrete by gasoline mule (gas-powered cart that replaced actual mules) during construction of the Catskill Aqueduct, 114 years ago. Once completed, the aqueduct spanned 92 miles to delivering fresh water to the residents of NYC. October 1, 1912. bit.ly/2tKkvDE #tbt

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Chimney Sweeps Local 420 @bobbby.online · 01/10/2026

This really is the best photo I have ever taken lol. It's completely unedited, straight off the camera. He wasn't posing, I was walking by the subway stop and thought the light looked good so I turned around and snapped. Leica M10, f/2 90mm Summicron APO (1959)

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Octopus @octopusmask.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What is Dimes Square if not 21st century Main Street USA?

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Octopus @octopusmask.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jesus. I just got air in my seat on my downtown N train between 34th and union square. Like a solid couple inches when we hit a track bump.

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keith @ne0scythian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

raccoon made itself a home in a very silly place in a concession stand in Riverside Park

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The scourge of modern sports (aside from gambling) is push notifications spoiling results. What the fuck.

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I'm going to be insufferable before this year's local NYC election on Prop 4. For the love of god, vote yes on prop 4.

I love starting my work day as a bureaucrat with no design credentials teaching licensed professionals the code that their designs are subject to because they have never actually looked into it, despite them emailing me about the changes they are erroneously making because they don't know said code.

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Exclusive | ‘Superhero’ exterminator voluntarily rids NYC block of massive hornets nest after lazy officials refused

Hey uh... @nypost.com The city refused to um... install an inground swimming pool in my back yard. Can you let your audience of attention seeking contractors know about it? Maybe they could really show the city up. But make sure they don't pull permits when they come build my charity pool!

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A Good Samaritan exterminator stepped up this week where the NYC Parks Department refused — by killing off a massive hornet’s nest terrifying a Queens neighborhood.

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The entire side cladding fell off a temu tower in Flatbush this weekend.

A photo of the described post-event. Its a 6 story tower next to some barrel front brick 3 story walkups. And a large section of the side of the 6 story has fallen off into the front yard of one of the 4 story ones. Fire fighters are responding.

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Octopus @octopusmask.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

15 minute headways on a rush hour R train are totally unacceptable, @mta.info

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If you see this, post a random wrestling picture... or I'll shoot! 🤼‍♂️

Kaiju Big Battel @kaijubigbattel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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⚠️ SALBINO SEARCH 2026 ⚠️ Want to join the Kaiju Crew? We're searching for someone local to Brooklyn (or willing to travel). - Prop making, set building, carpentry, etc. (DIY skills) - Theater/TV production Experience is and Art School grads will have a big advantage Serious inquiries only, please!

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The signature is just a big foot print.

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I found this so funny. "Don't forget to put money in it. It doesn't do anything if you don't give it money!" Thanks, Fidelity!

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Hook. The Mummy is an honorable mention.

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Octopus @octopusmask.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Keeping it odd on the Gowanus Canal this AM.

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Watching last night's Brooklyn FC match against Birmingham and BOTH teams have acting head coaches, as BOTH actual coaches were serving red card suspensions. Incredible.

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You are telling me the lady who would say she was against policy x consistently over months and months but then with a 100% hit rate would vote for policy X when mathematically she was the deciding vote was somehow not on the level?

Media should have been always calling it Artificial "Intelligence" but now they will all be putting "Super Intelligence" in quotes, having essentially the same effect.

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Bally's says its Bronx casino project is still a safe bet, amid debt concerns

Lol, If you know the avenue to bet against this happening, take that bet. Go big. It isn't happening without Cuomo and Adams taking big money behind the scenes to get it done. The gambling market is saturated and building this would be a huge loser and the politics have already shifted in NYC.

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The company recently received a $560 million loan for pre-construction costs.

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Another classic dad moment: Annoyed the shit out of my kids this weekend by pausing The Music Man (1962) to explain at length the Frank Gotch and Strangler Lewis pro wrestling reference made in passing by the town mayor character.

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The Westcott is an essential institution in Syracuse for hip hop and hardcore and if you close it, shows you think you are stopping will disburse to other underground venues. That's the crowd it caters to. You are scattering the problem to the four winds if you just solve this with a hammer.

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