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Liz Cheney, the first Republican with a backbone!

“democratic politics ought to be viewed very much like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs are in psychology. Some things matter more than others. And (…)  nothing matters more than support for democracy itself and the rule of law.”

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Loved learning more about my QB, Lamar Jackson, and especially about how he manages keeping his private life… private!

Portrait of Lamar Jackson, quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens. Photo Credit: The Athletic.

🛹 Dad goals

My 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Results

I’ve been running a league with a few friends for the past 5 years or so, and even won in my 3rd year! Here’s my team as we get ready for the season next weekend!

“The Creator” - movie review

“The Creator” - 3.5/5 Glad enough enough time has passed that I could form my own opinion of this movie. Quite liked it and visually/conceptually it was really interesting!

Threading 1, 2, 3…

Never in doubt that they would handle this interview without a scratch

Keep your eyes on the prize

Screenshot of an article from The Atlantic: “Democrats need to be more French” by Thomas Chatterton Williams

Happy #AlienDay (aka 4/26) to all those who celebrate

Rewatched Aliens last year at this time so tonight it’s Alien 3!

Sorare has low-key developed a really good game with “Rivals”

Good gameplay, free to play, dynamic and honestly makes me want to play and keep up much more than other games (UEFA Champions League gaming or Fantasy Premier League)

Sorare

So Drake has decided to hone in on his Jock/Bully era eh?!

“Modern life is mostly bullshit, so why not pogo your way to the grave?”

Green Day’s new album Saviors reviewed on The New Yorker

Hello to my fellow @Orioles fans

Welcome to the Madhouse

⚾️ 💲7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣Ⓜ️

Welcome to the Sho

Love this idea from @Wired:

The tech economy is all about growth. What if it maximized something else for a change?

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NYTimes: The Call and Matthew Perry’s death

The Call If you’re fortunate to live long enough, eventually you get The Call. Sometimes it’s an actual call, sometimes a social media post or a conversation on the street. But the message is the same: A friend of your youth has died. The death of Matthew Perry was sad for all the reasons it is sad …

No one is talking aboutt Johniffer Hammiston and I’m really disappointed in all y’all! Perfect match on and offscreen if you ask me!

“Why the Internet isn’t Fun anymore

Been meaning to read this for years so glad to finally catch-up via the Audiobook

📺 Time to start Ashoka: early reviews have been glowing, unlike Secret Invasion

Tonight’s double-feature:

⚽️ Manchester City’s home opener against Newcastle #MCINEW #CmonCity

🏉 France’s last test game against Fiji, before we host our Rugby World Cup in just a few weeks! #FRAvFIJ #NeFaisonsXV #AllezLesBleus

Never Underestimate The Power of Speaking French in Paris www.nytimes.com/2023/08/0…

Weekend starting right with a total home cleanup, followed by the start of the Rugby #SummerSeries #AllezLesBleus

Seems that I’m still experiencing issues with cross-posting images over to Bluesky — anyone else?

Testing 1.. 2.. 3.. What do you see?!

“Tomorrow the Supreme Court could make it illegal to think about Prince too hard.”

⚾️ Baseball is changing again and this article was a great explainer!

Where are my Micro.Blog & Mastodon sports people and communities?

@MLB in #Paris 2025: sign me the hell up!!! 🇫🇷