Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Who would have known Argentina would have so much trouble battling a remote Atlantic archipelago? 2655021044
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialvictoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 23/06/2026this letter is FUCKING CRAZY 3961189
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 13/06/2026They tried to hide but I got em anyway 1054401442
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialPellechs @pellechs.bsky.social · 09/05/2026This hit me so hard this week. 261568562
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 29/12/2025This, combined with "vice signaling" (taking pride in antisocial behavior) has given us the reign of the Stupid Asshole, something most people are against, but can only be remedied if we're not too polite to talk about it 3051831099
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 02/11/2025Guys like Freddie and Ohtani and Mookie are also there because the Dodgers were the organization willing to pay workers their fair market value as opposed to most of the rest of the league working as a cartel to depress worker pay! 1755063
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialWill Harris @sandwichpick.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Three of the 12 most pivotal plays in baseball history by cWPA occurred last night 20389107
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialEmma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social · 02/11/2025“I don’t know how much I’ve got,” he told Prior through his interpreter, Yoshihiro Sonoda, “but I can give you something. All I need is to be given enough time to warm up.” Verducci going long on Yamamoto, Rojas, Smith and the Dodgers:si.comDodgers Become Baseball’s Modern Dynasty With an Unforgettable World Series WinLos Angeles won its third World Series in six years with some of the sport’s biggest stars and unlikely heroes—and, perhaps, some divine intervention. 07911
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialEric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Dodgers with 3 HR in a postseason game Kiké Hernández 2017 NLCS G5* Chris Taylor 2021 NLCS G5 Shohei Ohtani 2025 NLCS G5* (*game started by Jose Quintana) 714816
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Absolutely brutal.youtube.comBari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 22365711970
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.youtube.comThe Onion Investigates: Jeffrey EpsteinYouTube video by The Onion 18971721989
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialbemorte @bemorte.bsky.social · 29/09/2025If only our church had doctrine or history related to: - laying down arms even when it made people less safe - a conspiracy to install a king into a democratic system with the support of the people - the importance of protecting groups from being hunted and expelled from their homes 151
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialChad Moriyama @chadmoriyama.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Holy shit, the pen got a fortunate break. 1445
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14/09/2025I hadn’t seen this. Kirk, the moderate free speech guy who did politics the right way per some liberals (!), called for Biden to be executed. Meanwhile Joe Biden put out a very strong statement condemning Kirk’s killing. Both sides!mediamatters.orgCharlie Kirk: Joe Biden should be "put in prison and/or given the death penalty for crimes against America" 404121183813
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2025wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekendnytimes.comOpinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. 369143243174
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 13/09/2025reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle 17288994013
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.social🎃👻 Rob for Apples 👻🎃 @robwillb.bsky.social · 13/09/2025This post that a friend of my partner's shared on FB potentially explains the Kristin Chenoweth thing, and is frightening. 913009787
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 12/09/2025“Charlie Kirk in His Own Words” 17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.zeteo.comCharlie Kirk in His Own Words17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah. 21038821442
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialLOWρUFO 🇺🇦🇵🇸🌍 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 11/09/2025The future is watching a Mormon influencer doing self-promotion following an assassination through your phone screen until you are the Mormon influencer filming 1622628433
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialFoolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Someone had to be brave enough to say it, but we can't let something as pure and American as gambling be tainted by sports like baseball. My argument: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyKH...youtube.comBaseball Is Ruining Gambling | Baseball BitsYouTube video by Foolish Baseball 211115
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 27/08/2025remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature 228204246617
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialBenjamin Park @benjaminepark.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Utah Senator Mike Lee has been in the news a lot recently, and many have fixated on his radicalization in recent years. In this youtube video I trace how Mike Lee is the product of two cultural forces: a longstanding right-wing extremism within Mormonism and the more recent MAGA-fication of the GOP.youtube.comThe Radical Rise of Mike Lee: Mormonism Meets MAGAYouTube video by Professor Benjamin Park 2216
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081 5865978320440
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialTaylor Petrey @taylorpetrey.bsky.social · 21/04/20251/ The way Christians used the Bible to defend slavery is eerily similar to how many now use it to condemn queer people. The battle isn’t new. It’s the same script with new actors. 1143
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialMatthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 13/04/2025I sincerely cannot think of a less provocative, less trolly thinker than Yglesias whose whole thing is mostly just to insist that obviously true things are in fact true. 26928633
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 02/04/2025We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again 146232187079
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Really good, predictably infuriating rundown of what happened to Outside Magazine. It's a pretty familiar story of media biz/VC fuckery, told comprehensively and well, by the membership-funded site that is already taking Outside's place. escapecollective.com/theres-a-wil...escapecollective.comThere’s a wildfire outsideMedia veterans are demanding their names be removed from Outside Magazine's masthead. How did we get here? 1228454
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialLiminal LDS @liminal-lds.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Even when you give the Church the benefit of the doubt, its current policy doesn't do what it thinks it does.bycommonconsent.comThe Benefit of the DoubtFor a minute, let’s give the church the complete benefit of the doubt on its change in policy on undocumented immigrants. Let’s assume that its policy change was meant to ensure some ai… 151
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialLiminal LDS @liminal-lds.bsky.social · 04/02/2025@smbrnsn.bsky.social has been on a roll the last couple days and I hadn't been paying close enough attention.bycommonconsent.comYe Took Me InPerhaps the most puzzling and troubling part of the church’s recent directive to church leaders on undocumented immigrants is the instruction that if church leaders believe a member is “… 151
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialLiminal LDS @liminal-lds.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Some more thoughts from @smbrnsn.bsky.social that I feel as well. 161
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/01/2025So @microsoft.com has apparently forced AI garbage no actual writer wants into the latest version of Word. Here’s how to disable this insulting shit: 1622054836
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialChino @chinoblanco.bsky.social · 16/01/2025I Don’t Want Kingdoms, Thrones, or Dominions. Also, Abish Pratt would not have liked Elder Bednar. "You young men will one day create earths! You’ll have unlimited priesthood power to manipulate elements and build earths!” I raised my hand. “What will girls get to do?” exponentii.org/blog/i-dont-...exponentii.orgI Don't Want Kingdoms, Thrones, or Dominions — Exponent II BlogI don't want Joseph's definitions of power. I don't want the priesthood man's ideal of eternal blessings. I don't want kingdoms, thrones, or dominions. 182
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialDan Olson @foldablehuman.bsky.social · 10/01/2025New Folding Ideas! Mantracks: A True Story of Fake Fossils youtu.be/2UDXdqqJQPEyoutu.beMantracks: a True Story of Fake FossilsYouTube video by Folding Ideas 12651081186
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialJosh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Outraged by Jan 6, he spent two years getting inside the top ranks of militias like the Oath Keepers. He was stunningly successful. He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors, cops & government attorneys. This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...propublica.orgA Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends.... 256107494162
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialChad Moriyama @chadmoriyama.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Now this, this is #Content. (H/T: www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/co...) 311315
therealfernel.bsky.social @therealfernel.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Am I the only one who thinks they should have done the Simpsons MNF broadcast during a game where the Broncos are playing?media.tenor.coma cartoon of the simpsons standing in front of an abandoned buildingAlt: a cartoon of the simpsons standing in front their house with the Denver Broncos playing football on the front lawn 021
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialJason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 28/11/2024In memory of Hal Lindsey, a guy who went out the normal way, here's the entire history of the Rapture:jasonkirk.fyiThe entire history of the RaptureScroll to the end to become ready 4274
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialcal @calvinjburke.bsky.social · 24/11/2024“I do not accept any interpretation of scripture or scriptural passages that portrays God as being partial, unforgiving, hateful, or vengeful—It is more important to uphold the character and will of God than it is to support every line of scripture." — Lowell L. Bennion 2383
Reposted by @therealfernel.bsky.socialTaylor Petrey @taylorpetrey.bsky.social · 16/11/2024As a scholar of religion and a Latter-day Saint , I consider that this is perhaps the greatest LDS story ever told and a crucial commentary on faith and doubt, religion and secularism, power and freedom. Huge spoilers below: 2/ 1292