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PokerShaman59

@pokershaman59.bsky.social
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AKA PurposefulPoker, Alan Bostick. Poker player. Bread baker. Guitarist. Writer. Robot Fighter.

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Boo London @cmdrsue.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The hardest room to escape.
Chalk board with a conversation.
Me: This escape room is hard.
Friend: This is a bookstore.
Credit: Daisy Chain Book Company
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Hi, political scientist here. Did you know we have an extensive body of research and theory that says if people believe you will violently betray them, they are less likely to enter into an agreement with you? I swear to God I have a real, non-bullshit job.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I'm sure cutting off energy supplies to actual humans in favor of powering the burgeoning chatbot sector will be a very popular decision with no downside
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I see no way this can possibly go wrong
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Suddenly I am really glad my flight from SFO to Dublin is today.
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
"Bitcoin miners are operating at steep losses, with average production costs around $88,000 per coin versus a market price near $69,200, as rising energy prices and war-related disruptions squeeze margins." www.coindesk.com/markets/2026...
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Bitcoin miners are losing $19,000 on every BTC produced as difficulty drops 7.8%
The average production cost was sitting at $88,000 per bitcoin in mid-March, according to Checkonchain's difficulty regression model.
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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Evergreen
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
We don't need NCAR, we can run giant weather forecasting models on our phones. By Elon Musk @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
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HerbalCrone @herbalcrone.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Fuck yeah
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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
the vengeful pillow by Edward Gorey
Photo of a black pillow in a black chair. Two slightly angry looking cat eyes stare out from the pillow’s lower half
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The stain on the page, surrounding the skull like a nimbus, cannot be a coincidence.
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
POLICE CHASED STATE TROOPER
By  Mark Steven's
Published Mar. 19, 2026 at 3:47 PDT

AUSTIN, Ind. (WAVE) - A police chase in late September ended with a state trooper in handcuffs after officers used stop sticks to flatten the tire of his bomb squad truck.

The problem: the truck wasn't fleeing police. It was an Indiana State Police bomb squad vehicle responding to an emergency call.
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Policing makes you stupid. www.wave3.com/2026/03/19/p...
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
My BLUE HADES
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
No. #BetteridgesLaw #SavedYouAClick
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Paul Atreides and Chani of Seitch Tabr stand before an enormous setting sun. Paul's arm is raised abhis head,  wielding a crysknife.

Above is written,  in the Dune film typeface: ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY WALK INTO MORDOR
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"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief." @nocatsnomasters.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The Dune 3 movie poster with the text replaced with, in the same funky Dune font, "I rode through the desert on a worm with no name" followed by "There were rocks and sand and spice and things".

Two people in body suits, standing in front of a setting sun, holding knives, beneath the movie poster text.
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✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 19/03/2026
Everything everywhere being a prolonged existential crisis or combination dumpster/tire fire is fucking exhausting.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/03/2026
Gonna swipe left on this idea
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
@mkonnikova.bsky.social
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Cats know no law
youtube.com
Cat keeps crossing the U.S.-Canada border
YouTube video by CTV News
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The next move, we should demand, is a contempt of Congress citation.
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Emil Jacobs - Collectifission @collectifission.greennuclear.online.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026
Finally, a real use case for JavaScript
Header: "British woman without cervic and vagina naturally becomes pregnant after reconstructive surgery", with an error code: "JavaScript must be enabled to use this feature".
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Jack Kirby drew it better.
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
These are valuable facilities they’ll be guarding, and I certainly hope they’ve fixed the problem of using a wifi jammer to kill their cameras’ connection to the security feeds, one person flipping it with a pole and another then pulling up and back on the battery handle on the now exposed belly.
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 17/03/2026
Going to a Mexican place for St Patrick’s day cause they have 8 dollar 16 oz margaritas
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Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 16/03/2026
Today what I would usually say about "hey people's place of business is not a place for you to cause chaos, people are just trying to work, you hooligans" has been replaced by "lol I mean fuck target tho"
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The proper plural is Duncans Idaho
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/03/2026
unbeatable cookbook www.ranchogordo.com/products/fag...
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Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy
This revised and expanded edition of Judith Barrett's seminal book on Italian bean cuisine honors every region of Italy with more than 120 inspiring recipes for modern home cooks. Barrett introduces u...
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Smörhuvud (he/surprise me) @guncelawits.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
World’s foremost breeder of face-eating leopards says that face-eating leopards are dangerous and urges them to dial down the face-eating
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
My experience is that it is closer to 100%, which is why I only click NYT links by accident.
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This actually explains a lot.
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buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Your annual reminder to go to the Mexican restaurant today and the Irish pub on Cinco de Mayo to best avoid long waits at the bar.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
In fairness, the Google AI summaries of "how do find the downloads folder" are very good. It's mostly what I use AI for.
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Cats are here to teach us that attachment leads to suffering.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/03/2026
Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97.
nbcnews.to
Len Deighton, author of best-selling spy thrillers, dead at 97
Deighton’s literary agent said he died Sunday. No cause of death was given.
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Wordweaverlynn @wordweaverlynn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Some things don't change.
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Maureen @mjbloech.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Find your next women's poker event anywhere in the world on the Women's Poker Calendar. Curated by me. www.womenspokercalendar.com
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Female Poker Players | Women's Poker Tournament
Discover women’s poker tournaments worldwide. Explore ladies-only events, meet up games, championships & daily listings on Women’s Poker Calendar.
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I see no way this could possibly go wrong.
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Hire family members of the Clan of worldwalkers to pilot tankers and other vessels through a parallel-world Strait of Hormuz.
Book cover: Charles Stross - The Bloodline Feud. Features of the cover include a red sun-like fire overlaid with a bullseye, a city skyline, and a jagged trace resembling an electrocardiogram.
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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
godzilla "it may sound primitive and unscientific, but through the fairies, we could ask Mothra to help" quote
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Same
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
it’s beautiful to think One Battle inspired a whole new generation to read Thomas Pynchon’s wikipedia page
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Claire Jackson @claire.northsky.social · 19/02/2026
we should have a third industry besides AI and gambling
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PokerShaman59 @pokershaman59.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
PornHub's ideal visitor.
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Existential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 14/03/2026
Possible solution to the Strait of Hormuz?
Straight of Hormuz, with Buddha imposed, text: The realization that the lack of oil isn't causing your suffering, but the desire for oil itself, on your path to enlightenment.
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A. M. Vincent @vincent.northsky.social · 15/03/2026
Sad to see the Ides of March becoming commercialised like this. I really feel like we're losing track of the true spirit of the holiday. It's not about how many knives you can stick in a tyrant all at once, it's about the whole community coming together to stab the tyrant as many times as possible.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 15/03/2026
Happy March 15. Here is my favorite Ides of March meme:
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Micah @rincewind.run · 15/03/2026
friend, this is Marcus Junius Brutus CAESAR has declared himself DICTATOR FOR LIFE and MUST BE STOPPED can you rush a donation of ten denarii today to show that you STAND WITH THE REPUBLIC?
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