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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ve been holding on to a secret for 30+ years. Coach Larry Bass punched me when I was a student at Brandon High School in Florida, and the principal threatened to expel me if I told anyone.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

True story. An uncle of mine tried to have his ex-wife unalived. FBI recorded a conversation with a fake hitman, but the secret informant messed up on another case, and the government dropped all of the informants' cases. My family still invites that uncle to gatherings.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I sent Tim Rowett at Grand Illusions my Hole Punch Flipbook in 2017 and it made it on the show! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqam...

Screenshot of a YouTube video, man sitting at a round table, pinching a small book.

Hands holding a flipbook signed and dated “Scott 2017”

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“9/11 Flipbook and Quantitative Media Study” by Scott Blake at 911 TV News Archive Conference, NYU - August 24, 2011. archive.org/details/911c...

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I know we all are busy, but Mike D #BeastieBoys released his first solo album last week and I just now learned about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_Y... Thank you Billy Jam at WFMU “Put The Needle On The Record”. wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

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Thank You (Mike D album) - Wikipedia

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Minneapolis. Darren Keen. Problems. Tonight!

Bumpy Records Presents:
MANUAL
CONTROLLER
VISA_CARD
OBCHOD
NA KORZE
PROBLEMS (CHI)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 4. 7 TO 10 P.M.
SIS DONATION
(HOTAFLOF)
PATTERN ROOM
2718 E. 27TH ST., MPLS

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John Maddening! @johnmaddening.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

So the State Fairgrounds markedly increased the size of the Como bike lot this year. It’s still not big enough.

A packed-to-the-gills Como bike lot at the Minnesota State Fair

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What my terrified inner child thinks when I see first day of school photos. “May the odds be ever in your favor.” Play ball!

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview—nothing more constraining, more blinding to innovation, more destructive of openness to novelty.” — Stephen Jay Gould

A black and white portrait of Stephen Jay Gould, a man with a mustache and dark hair, standing in front of a large Tyrannosaurus rex model with its mouth open.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Long before Ring’s “Pet Finder” fumble America’s Funniest Videos was normalizing surveillance.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Shrek was released May 18, 2001, 116 days before September 11th. 116 days before Columbine was December 25, 1998; same day Patch Adams was released. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_A...

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Patch Adams (film) - Wikipedia

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

🔍 Motorized couch Minneapolis 🫡

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

“You cannot hold other people to a standard of respecting you if you don’t even respect yourself first. Every time you override your own boundaries to keep the peace or avoid conflict to make someone else comfortable, you’re sending yourself a message, ‘my needs don’t matter that much’ …

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

“l've got a big US tour lined up for April.” Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

✅ Touring Clacton ✅ Visiting local businesses ✅ Listening to constituents’ concerns ✅ Hi-vis vest Make your Vote Count! #VoteBinface #Clacton

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

IGNORING ENEMIES > keeping enemies closer

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Jiminy Crickets Jiminy Glick Jimothy

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My lovely wife @sjinstp.bsky.social started a new thing! www.sjstartsit.com

Let's Get * It Started!
Catalytic and fun consulting that turns
YOUR wild ideas into tangible results.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

@katmabu.bsky.social Are you going to see Friendly Jordies in Chicago tonight?

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I just realized PayPal’s crypto stablecoin is the same as Count Binface’s campaign promise to cap the price of 99p items at 99p. www.thesun.co.uk/news/3969343...

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

"Sam Cooke, Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield never won a Grammy; Milli Vanilli won two." @CornelWest.bsky.social

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Day #1 starts on your birthday. You could celebrate every 365 days like we already do plus every 100 days, 1,000 days would be extra special, and 10,000 days (27.3 years) could be the new age of adulthood.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A rafter of turkeys in the backyard!

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

13 invisible RULES set by your emotionally immature parents (that still run your life today) by Katie Egge at Connect Therapy MN.

1. Keep others happy
2. Don't bring up concerns
3. Put everyone else's needs first
4. Don't show or talk about feelings
5. Be grateful - even when you're hurting
6. Pretend everything's fine when they're not
7. Never be angry - especially with your parent
8. Take responsibility for others' mistakes
9. Don't ask for what you want/need
10. Be useful in order to be loved
11. Figure things out by yourself
12. Don't question authority
13. Don't outshine anyone
@ConnectTherapyMN

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“We’ve created a society that is structurally incapable of considering long-term problems.” @garyseconomics.bsky.social on @barryferns.bsky.social

And I think in a sense we've actually created a society.

that is to quite a significant degree structurally incapable

of seriously considering long-term problems.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Large firework shells are audible from 5 to 10 miles away. Here is a map of Saint Paul with a 5 mile circle overlay.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

365 days a year, times 24 hours a day, equals 8,760 hours a year. Today, June 2, 2026, at noon is the 4,380th hour of the year, equal to 50% of the calendar. Seems like that should be celebrated or recognized as a special moment in time, but instead just another Thursday.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

2018 Mayor “The fact of the matter is we just don't have $100,000 to spend blowing up rockets over our city.” 2026 Mayor “The Saint Paul Rotary Club raised $165,000 to bring the Fourth of July fireworks back to Cathedral Hill.” Future ballot initiative idea, do you support blowing up money?

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Hearing a bunch of Eastern Wood-Pewee this morning, “slurred ‘pee-a-wee’, last note trails off, lasts about 1 second.”

Eastern Wood-Pewee
Likely in Saint Paul, MN today

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Earth's orbit around the sun is elliptical, it moves faster when it is closer to the sun, making the intervals between equinoxes and solstices unequal: Mar Equ to Jun Sol: ~ 92 days Jun Sol to Sep Equ: ~ 93 days Sep Equ to Dec Sol: ~ 90 days Dec Sol to Mar Equ: ~ 89 days

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

New legal crime unlocked: changing a letter from a lower case “L” to an upper case “i”. youtu.be/-L-EH5dryuU?...

youtu.be

huge polymarket scandal

YouTube video by voidzilla

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Paraphrasing @hcrichardson.bsky.social “Nothing is going to change Steven Miller. We need to change those in power who don't want to face the law. Insisting on the rule of law will go a lot of the way to defang their attempts destroy democracy.” youtu.be/JDXKHz4kKIY?... Full quote in alt text.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Terrible idea to have Derby Days Recap Meeting about University of Saint Thomas students at the University of Saint Thomas! 5 months ago, 10 blocks east of McNeely Hall, 15 people got arrested at Cities Church. Critiquing a religious organization on their property is illegal. @tombasgen.bsky.social

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

“There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. Extreme wealth is always an extreme power. The power to stifle competition. The power to shape public discourse. The power to influence policymaking. The power to buy elections.” @gabrielzucman.bsky.social

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

There is a cult of ignorance... nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’ — Isaac Asimov

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

YouTube lawyers saying “a good lawyer beats a bad lawyer” rhymes with the NRA’s talking point “a good guy with a gun beats a bad guy with a gun.” youtu.be/cxZPfj8AlmY?...

youtu.be

I got arrested because of legos

YouTube video by Reckless Ben

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

“Yesterday I was lying. Today I’m telling the truth” Bob Arum 1981. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Arum

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Bob Arum - Wikipedia

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

When a solution claims to solves itself, that creates a new problem. Self hammering nail art by Bill Peters Hardware.

New!
SELF-DRIVING NAIL
Saves time!
Saves your thumbs!
BUY NOW
DRIVES ITSELF!
ONLY AT
BILL PETERS HARDWARE

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

“Plenty of hurt people don’t and there has never been more resources and info about changing abusive behavior. This is more for YOU than it is for them.” Patrick Teahan

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

“isolate immediate reactions to fairness, thereby minimizing the influence of potential future interactions.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimat...

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Ultimatum game - Wikipedia

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We all have different beliefs, including those that believe we do not have different beliefs.

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Scott Bl8ke @scottbl8ke.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A person who hasn’t been seen in 3 months just won a primary election in New Jersey, but I still have imposter syndrome and rejection sensitivity disorder. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekend...

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Weekend at Bernie's - Wikipedia

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