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Tom

@pimpininmyconverse.bsky.social
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Soccer, screen printing, cycling, urban planning and everything in between. Fighting for those can’t fight! Chelsea FC and DCFC supporter MLS fan from all over but ended up in det, mi

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Zach-o'-lantern @zachlipton.com · 29/05/2026
the bus. you've once again invented the bus.
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Northern Michigan Faux Football Leagues @nmfflsoccer.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Posen Ivy SC have done it. League 1 promotion to NMFPL Champions in 1 year. It's good to be green. Congrats to your 2025-26 NMFPL Champions.
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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The president of the Norwegian football association has called for the abolition of the FIFA Peace Prize, which was awarded to U.S. president Donald Trump, and says she supports an ethics complaint against Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body.
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Abolish FIFA Peace Prize awarded to Donald Trump, says president of Norway’s FA (Gift Article)
Lise Klaveness also said she supported an ethics complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino by a human rights organisation.
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Lansing Common FC @lansingcommonfc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Our 2026 home jersey is here! Designed and manufactured by Moneyball Sportswear, chosen by our members. Your first chance to see it in action is just over a week away as we kick off our season on May 3 at 4PM! Get yours today at store.lansingcommonfc.com/shop/2026-home-jersey/
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Lansing Common FC @lansingcommonfc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Schedule Update! Our May 3 opener is now vs. Liboka FC! A Lansing-based side bringing together players from diverse African communities, including Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi. Free Youth Clinic: 2:30 PM Kickoff: 4:00 PM 🎟️ $5 online / $7 gate: app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/...
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Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
@ every new post about Columbus’ new NWSL team:
An angry goose asks “where’s the money from

Bottom: someone is running away from a now chasing goose saying “where’s the money from??!?!
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
BREAKING: Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to ban the use of surveillance data and dynamic pricing at grocery stores. The Maryland House has just passed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act. Governor Wes Moore plans to sign the bill.
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
please tell me lore about quebec! I’m doing a show in montreal next week
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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 27/03/2026
Quite the statement. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Iran players hold school bags in memory of girls killed in bombing
Iran’s players wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their anthem played before a friendly in Turkey on Friday in what an official said was a protest over the killing of schoolgirls
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/03/2026
SCHLAPP: Who wants to see impeachment hearings? CPAC CROWD: *cheers* SCHLAPP: No. That was the wrong answer.
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 25/03/2026
NEW: i took a look at legislation @sanders.senate.gov is intro'ing today to impose a data center moratorium “until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of AI" it's a major line in the sand for progressives looking to tie data center opposition w AI safety
wired.com
New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction
The US senator said on Tuesday that a moratorium would give lawmakers time to "ensure that AI is safe." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce a similar bill in the House in the weeks ahead.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 18/03/2026
we did a really fun episode of kill the computer with @agoldman.bsky.social a few months ago before they announced the metaverse was shutting down. caleb went into the metaverse and found what amounted to a ghost town
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The 70 Billion Dollar Ghost Town Ft. Alex Goldman
Podcast Episode · Kill The Computer · September 18, 2025 · 1h 3m
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Inadvertently makes a case here for why we need to keep the humanities in school
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Christina @christina6ys.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
game's gone. where's the ref cam at least
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the 13 posts of scooby-doo @dparks.world · 02/03/2026
men in blazers when qatar & saudi arabia are hosting world cups: hours of dedicated podcast channels about host nation committing atrocities men in blazers when usa is co-hosting a world cup while their government commits atrocities: this is going to be the greatest event of all time! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
mib world corrupt podcast episodes
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Ty Schalter @tyschalter.com · 27/02/2026
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This guy gets it.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 20/02/2026
lent is genuinely so funny, people make such a big deal out of giving up diet coke for a month
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Lansing Common FC @lansingcommonfc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
We're looking for players for our 2026 @midwestpl.bsky.social team. If you're looking for a high-quality playing environment, a competitive team, and a chance to play in front of the best fans in the world, join us at our spring tryouts on March 22 and show us what you've got!
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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Fifteen years ago, I got my dream job writing for MLSsoccer. Last week, that came to an end. I'm off on my own, and it's time to build something new – with a little help from all of you. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/an-end-to-my...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?” There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
aljazeera.com
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
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Tom @pimpininmyconverse.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
God forbid we can’t win 15 titles in a row…. We will be fine Jesus Christ
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 31/01/2026
An ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into a wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital.
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ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 30/01/2026
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
A Democratic Party that reflected the values of its base would put this into its national platform: "Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans."
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
sports app
sports app
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 24/01/2026
The world watches.
today's shooting on Sky News in the UKtoday's shooting on South Korean newstoday's shooting on Russia-24today's shooting on Speed 50 news India
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onion person @junlper.beer · 24/01/2026
the dumbest part of all of this is how predictable it was that conservatives would defend ICE executing random people for expressing the 1st and 2nd amendments rights would be
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Immigrants save lives too
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 23/01/2026
At a time when ICE is rounding up 5-year-olds, terrorizing communities and killing American citizens, the last thing we should be doing is increasing its funding. I will vote NO on the upcoming spending bill to fund Trump's domestic army.
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max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Frankenbert Graveyardko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
i really can't stand this dude defector.com/gavin-newsom...
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Gavin Newsom Has Nothing To Offer | Defector
In California, a proposed law drafted by organized labor would impose a one-time tax on all the state’s billionaires, equal to some portion of their total worth. Those whose net worth exceeds $1.1 bil...
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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 21/01/2026
they are actively trying to get these officers killed and have been for some time
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Worth every second
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Danny Page @danny.page · 14/01/2026
As of right now, 15 Men's World Cup qualified countries have had visa processing frozen. Full list in the picture. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
A list of countries that are currently frozen from processing visas. 15 are highlighted
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Bandcamp has banned AI music. The company has released a statement which includes the following: "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp." stereogum.com/2485199/band...
stereogum.com
Bandcamp Bans AI Music
AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the AI-generated psych-rock band the Velvet Sundown and the AI-generated metalcore band Broken Avenue racking up streams on Spotify? R...
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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ceej @ceej.online · 07/01/2026
"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 07/01/2026
Actions have consequences.
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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 07/01/2026
An ICE officer shot a woman driving an SUV through her car window in Minneapolis on Wednesday, killing her. Video of the incident shows the driver slowly backing away, when an officer fired three shots. An eyewitness said agents wouldn’t allow a man who said he is a physician to examine the driver.
michiganadvance.com
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis • Michigan Advance
The driver then slowly backs up and appears to be leaving, when another officer fires three shots.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
capitalbnews.org
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids? Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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Molly Morrison @mollyhannahm.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
For my first Substack of the new year, I wrote about Victor Oladipo. open.substack.com/pub/mollyhmo...
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The art of moving forward
On Victor Oladipo, unfinished dreams, and what his journey can teach us as we step into the new year.
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Northern Michigan Faux Football Leagues @nmfflsoccer.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
5 big games grace our weekend preview.
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Nilo @nilo.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Detroit’s a bad example of this because industrial decline of autos is a small secondary effect compared to “massive systemic racism across the entire metropolitan area.”
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