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That one’s a brownie, that one’s shortbread, that one‘s ok, holy shit what the hell is that?

There is nothing that makes me more indignantly nationalistic than watching GBBO attempt an “American” baked good. Ready to exhume Lord Cornwallis and whup his ass again over these “cookies”.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 11h

I hope it wasn’t the director’s cut…

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

glad to see Nigella participating in my favorite GBBO tradition: openly hating Paul Hollywood

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"art has no impact on the world" is a wild take.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Portland? The only true Bluesky city.

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I denounce all twitch streamers, all other kinds of streamers, and all video platforms. Web video and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris performing “Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow” on The Dolly Parton Show (1976)

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Let me get this straight. Sometimes a famous person dies and everyone is nice about it? Merely because of their deeds during life?

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 13/02/2026

POV you are about to lose at Guess Who

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Liz Harvey @lizharvey.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Oh ive had blind spots, i thought the mountain goats guy was just a poster on twitter i didnt realize he made lesbian music but for guys who wore a blazer to a punk basement show.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hey, at least it'll be dark both ways soon.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I gotta say, I haven't found any use for AI in my career or daily life, but the wildly aggressive willful ignorance of the Bluesky anti-AI reply brigade sure is about to negatively polarize me into finding one.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Everyone else is philosophically inconsistent on this but my stance is that it’s cool when athletes have good opinions and bad when they’re brain-dead bigots

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

My hot take is I have yet to encounter a cuisine without at least a couple of amazing dishes.

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Novelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

WAR PIGS BUT ITS ABOUT MILLENNIAL NOSTALGIA: do you remember drinking SNAPPLEEEEE / listening to fiona APPLLLEEE

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Possibly true for the median level of american chinese, but not for the actually good restaurants that served it. But the genre as a whole has been absolutely devastated and replaced by mediocre Thai.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

my stepfather was an editor at a major paper in a midsized city, and when i was in high school (mid-90s) he was telling me, "do not go into journalism."

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

That's why I like the "rated higher than others" and "rated lower than others" stat on LB the best. Although mine for the "rated higher" tends more towards "you loved this movie other people merely liked" than true contrarianism.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Of course, Portland is in many ways Bluesky, the City, so I'm perfectly willing to believe it's not representative.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I know, but I keep a close eye out because I'm curious. the lenses are pretty visible.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Still haven't seen a set of the pervert glasses in the wild, so not sure about that addition.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Edina: "Somehow worse than Lake Minnetonka"

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I initially read it as him being thrown _by_ the trebuchet...

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It is funny that Rod has exactly one prejudice/hatred that is too far for him.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This is untrue, because the best podcasts are actually just one history nerd going deep on a subject all by their lonesome.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Man, I could have sworn half the SFF shelves were just Matt Dinniman books.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Imagine calling out Death Proof when Hateful Eight exists.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

All of the Nolan Batmen are bad. Only the scenes with Heath Ledger are worth anything.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Palo Alto’s main problem is that no one ever invented a way to put houses on top of each other.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

i will say I appreciate Piker for further demonstrating my theorem that the only highly engaged people who are more ignorant about reality than people who get their news exclusively from TikTok/reels are the people who rely on streamers.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

because sgt. peppers is actually not very good.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This Tom Brady Delta inflight movie commercial is wild, because he’s got so much Botox in him he literally can’t make the facial movements the script calls for.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I was thinking It Was Written, but I might add a .2 for Distant Relatives.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Every YouTuber controversy just further entrenches my "never watch anything exclusively created for youtube ever" philosophy.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

One of my old man takes is "cast people who actually know martial arts in action movies again." So I'm on board.

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28 Days Lehner 🪦 @danlehner.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

[Homer sits backwards on a chair] let me tell you about ANOTHER giant brute who was being beaten by Nobody

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I don't know why everyone is in such a frenzy to see The Odyssey in 70mm. That's only like seven centimeters big. I'd rather see it on a movie screen thank you very much.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Yeah, I read the World Book. One of the many reasons I am The Way I Am.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Setting aside the timeline issues (my grandfather didn't exist 100 years ago), I'd be doing the same job (lawyer) just more alcoholically.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I'm middle aged straight dude and a season ticket holder to our local NWSL team, and a frequent attendee of our WNBA team, and I think I've permanently moved to women's sports for in-person attendance priority. The crowd vibes are so much better, and a huge reason is because of how queer it is.

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mark? @setecastronomy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

100%. Nolan is our mid-est director.

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