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@rollingdoughnut.bsky.social
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“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Phillies, Crystal Palace, classical liberal

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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Catching strays here because make him take that shirt off. Also, he’s clearly an idiot.
A snippet from Cody Whipple’s campaign website About section. It says, “A standout athlete, Cody earned a full football scholarship to Virginia Tech University, where he met his…”

Virginia Tech University is what a person who doesn’t know anything about the school would call it. Like “Vah” Tech, “Vee” Tech, and other bastardizations, it’s not only not an official name of Virginia Tech, it’s not a colloquial name. It’s just wrong, and he should feel shame.

Also, he played exactly one game for Virginia Tech.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Work meetings in 2027
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Work meetings in 2026
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Is this a communism?
A screenshot of a Fox News article with a photo of Trump. The story says: 

“Trump reveals surprise American taxpayer stake in new $6.6B submarine deal

President Donald Trump announced a 40% taxpayer stake in Anduril's Arsenal-2 shipyar...”
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If you see this post a witch
Paola Cortellesi as La Befana in “La Befana vien di notte” ('The Befana Comes at Night')

La Befana is the Christmas Witch in Italy who fills the stockings of children with gifts and sweets (or coal) on the night of January 5th/morning of January 6th for Epiphany.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Six innings to fix this.
TheReportoftheWeek screencap where he reviews a Popeyes sandwich while sitting on a screened porch with trees, bushes, and green grass in the background against an afternoon sun. He is wearing a long sleeve shirt and tie with a sticker of a Phillies hat. The words “my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.”
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Muse mascot with a Phillies hate sticker on its head staring dangerously with the words, “Why would I deceive you?”.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An image of a man sitting on a chair staring to the right watching TV. He has a crude sticker of a red and blue Phillies hat on his head. There is a baseball image on the wall that reads “Everybody Hits” with a Phillies liberty bell on it. He is hyperventilating into a comically large brown paper bag.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Need fewer ABs where this would be appropriate
A clip art image of a baseball bat turned into a fishing pole with a reel and sinker
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Phillies-Braves pregame discussion is about Red Sox-Yankees.
Larry Bowa in a road grey Phillies uniform in front of the dugout with his arms out in an exasperated “WTF” stance.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I finally read the “Choosin’ Texas” article in Rolling Stone. I could’ve just looked at this picture instead:
A two panel meme of a boy in a plaid Mickey Mouse shirt on the ground. In the first, he has a boot on his head and a joyless expression. In the second, the view is further away. The boy is holding the boot on his head and laughing.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Enjoying Sunday
A view of Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park with a red and blue sign that reads Go Bills! before the Chargers face the Bills.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One thing I hate about NY is the same candidates with multiple parties. It’s so silly. But I had a huge laugh at the absurdity of Blakeman starting “Vote Affordable” within this silly approach to elections while running as a Trump acolyte on tariffs and free trade. Nothing matters, eat at Arby’s.
A sample NY ballot for governor:
Kathy C. Hochul For Governor
Adrienne E. Adams For Lieutenant Governor
Democratic

Bruce A. Blakeman For Governor Todd Hood For Lieutenant Governor
Republican

Bruce A. Blakeman For Governor Todd Hood For Lieutenant Governor
Conservative

Kathy C. Hochul For Governor
Adrienne E. Adams For Lieutenant Governor
Working Families

Bruce A. Blakeman For Governor Todd Hood For Lieutenant Governor
Vote Affordable
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In Italian, he maintains his messed up grammar structure.
A screenshot from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK with Yoda sitting in the swamp of Dagoba m. The Italian subtitle reads, “Trovato qualcuno tu hai, direi”, which is literally, “Found someone you have, I would say”. The Italian subtitle matches the Italian dubbed audio, which is not always the case, as the subtitles are cleaned up for proper Italian.

“Hai trovato qualcuno” is proper, meaning “You have found someone”. The grammatically correct sentence would be, “Direi che (tu) hai trovato qualcuno.”
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In the Roma-Inter Milan game, VAR awarded the goal, but VAR had to be involved because the linesman whistled this as offside.
An animated graphic of a Roma player (Koné) onside by several feet.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A handshake with a picture of a house and the words, “Your offer has been accepted-now what?”.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT “But it might work for us” meme template with the first square saying “Give Republicans another chance”
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Continuing to let Jonathan Bowlan pitch major league innings as the 2026 season seizes up and crashes out should be a choice to obviously too bad to make, but here we are again and again.
A game log of Jonathan Bowlan’s last 6 outings before tonight. He’s given up 5 runs, three of them homers, in 6.1 innings. This does not include tonight’s debacle where he replaced Sanchez and proceeded to immediately release another gopher ball because he is not good at pitching to major league hitters.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Breaking: The Dreams will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran.
The Dreams, the band from the ‘90s Saturday morning tv sitcom CALIFORNIA DREAMS
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ok, catching up on some of the competition for today’s main character, and yeah… evergreen:
Tweet from Lauren @NotABigJerk “i'm not falling for that hot take. that's clearly someone with a fetish for getting yelled at. i refuse to participate in that kind of perversion”
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Jose Mourinho interview image with the words, “I prefer not to speak. If I speak I am in big trouble.” with a Phillies hat stickered onto his head.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
For me today: Crystal Palace 3-2 win Roma 2-1 win (goals at 90’ and 93’) Phillies 4-2 win VT up 45-0 in the second quarter
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@phillyb322.bsky.social Absolutely the hell not
Hockey Night at the Ballpark ad for the Buffalo Bisons with ceremonial first pitch by Josh Doan, son of the awful Shane Doan
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I had a recall repair done on my car. It involved the seatbelt, so now my seat position is all jacked up and I have to find the sweet spot again.
A screenshot meme from TheReportOfTheWeek where he reviewed a sandwich from Popeyes. He is sitting on a screened-in patio wearing a shortsleeved shirt and tie against a wooded background. The text says “my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.”
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Exciting and expensive!
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rummaging through my basement, I found a relic from my Finance degree that The Kids Today can’t fathom (because why would they need to…). Still works after <*mumbles*> years!
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Post your getaway vehicle
A model of a red Vespa with KFC logos and a bleached white mannequin of Colonel Sanders with black shoes, glasses, and necktie at a KFC in Rome.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Subskeeting this image angrily because I don’t have time or inclination to push back on a broadly-held wrong idea at the moment.
An image from @effinbirds with a green bird with a long neck and an orange face with the words, “oh joy, another dipshit who thinks he understands my area of expertise”
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Brava!
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Spending Friday night with Keanu Reeves
The members of Dogstar on stageKeanu Reeves wearing all black and playing bass with Dogstar
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The stupidest timeline
Tony Soprano’s painting of Pie-Oh-My after it’s been altered by Paulie to make Tony look like Napoleon. Foreshadowing the demise of Tony… and Trump?
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Howard Jones and a keytar, what more could one need for an evening?
Howard Jones on a video screen playing a keytar
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It’s the racism and xenophobia, but it’s also funny that GOP candidates can’t be minimally competent at anything, like building an organization that will remove the pre-fab “text link” placeholders from the about section.
From the “Meet Amir” section of his candidate site, an excerpt:

After a brief stint at Bethune Cookman
University, Amir enlisted in the US Navy in 2006 at the height of the Global War on Terrorism. While serving, Amir was stationed in Italv, and worked security at Guantanamo…
Read More
Text link
Text link
Text link
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Text thread with my brother…
WhatsApp search for “Fuckin Nola” has 21 results.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I am tangentially aware of the Michigan Senate race, generally, and the Democratic primary, specifically. It’s quite possible Nichols is right, but if the electorate can’t be persuaded that Mike Rogers inflicting more damage on Michigan and the U.S. for fascist aims is far worse than El-Sayed… doom.
Bluesky user Babaganoush O'Reilly asks Tom Nichols:
“You don't think el sayed can beat Rogers?”

Tom Nichols replies:
“Mike Rogers doesn't think so either, and the polls agree”An excerpt from the Political Positions section of Mike Rogers’ Wikipedia page:

Economic policy
Rogers has supported Trump's plans for tariffs on foreign-made goods. He has said the main factor driving higher housing and consumer costs is high interest rates that could be reduced by "reining in outsized federal spending."26)
Election integrity
After Trump lost the 2020 presidential election but talsely claimed that he won it, Rogers published an editorial calling for Trump to concede the election, noting that Joe Biden won an election that was conducted freely and fairly.
127) Rogers changed his view when he ran for election in 2024 and 2026, both times endorsed by Trump; Rogers advanced baseless election conspiracy theories. 27) Meshawn Maddock and Kenneth Thompson, two individuals who were pardoned by Trump for alleged roles in Trump's fake electors plot to overturn the 2020 election, are county chairs in the Rogers 2026 campaign.
(27) In the lead-up to the 2026 election, Rogers called for recruiting police officers to monitor election workers. 28]
Gordie Howe bridge
In 2026, Rogers supported President Donald Trump's threats to keep the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Michigan and Canada from opening. 291 Rogers said it would be useful as part of Trump's trade war with Canada. 29]
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Arraez is batting cleanup?
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Every Phillies postgame interview, pandering hard to the best fans in the world (complimentary)
Twitter user pinkfr1day from March 20, 2023:
“it b 2 dumbass girls (i'm one of them) telling each other ‘exactly’”
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Hans Gruber meme, “You ask for a miracle, I give you the Washington Nationals Bullpen”.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I need to know why the use of “may you please [x]” is now everywhere in my work inbox. It’s multiple customers and colleagues who’ve all started using it, and I desperately need everyone to go back to being normal again.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Leaning over to my spy contact on the park bench and whispering...
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A reaction image taken from the web series Real Bros of Simi Valley in which the character Johnny says the line. A 2025 Phillies batting practice hat with the Phanatic on it is on his head as a sticker in the image.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A photo of football manager Jose Mourinho with a sticker of a blue and red Phillies alternate hat on his head with the words, “I prefer not to speak. If I speak I am in big trouble.”
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
New clip surfaces of Mitch McConnell looking a little rough. Our thoughts are with him.
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Tony @rollingdoughnut.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Ahem…
Will Stancil Skeet:

“There are good financial decisions and bad financial decisions. There are entire predatory industries built around exploiting people's tendency to consistently make certain bad financial decisions.
Fixing this, and regulating those industries, requires admitting that these bad decisions exist.”

Response by KJ Tsanaktsidis (@kjtsanaktsidis.id.au):

“My dude I started following you because I think data driven economic programs are important but I really don't think this silly hypothetical has any relevance to any actual matters of public policy or real choices that people really face. You're just making people mad on socials for no reason.”
10:50 AM Jul 24, 2026
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