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Sam Westmoreland

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Current writer and editor of words at The Cool Down Formerly at Bleacher Report, and The Big Lead. DnD nerd, actual play lover.

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today at the World Metaphors Classic the leader of the USA didn't bother to find out the details of the situation his team was in and blindly assumed they would win a matchup they ended up losing, jeopardizing their long-term standing for no good reason

11.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 3597 πŸ” 914 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 31

If you haven't figured out that DHS/ICE are the Gestapo yet, this is a pretty solid clue

10.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 251 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

My friend (who is not sports-minded in any way) and I caught this game on TV at a pub tonight and it was so good that she immediately locked in and refused to leave till the end. Phenomenal stuff.

10.03.2026 06:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hasbro’s CEO on J.K. Rowling. We just published our new Decoder interview with Chris Cocks, the head of Hasbro. I asked him directly about how he thinks about author J.K. Rowling’s politics and what it’s done to the Harry Potter f...

cannot stress enough that "separate the art from the artist" was meant for private individuals reconciling the art they love with its flawed creators and not meant for the ceo of a company driving a dump truck of money up to a bigot's front porch

www.theverge.com/podcast/8914...

09.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 9018 πŸ” 2502 πŸ’¬ 128 πŸ“Œ 176

β€œWe don’t know a lot about consciousness” is not an argument in favor of AI being conscious! 1) there are multiple disciplines studying consciousness & lots of understanding to be had if one wants. 2) This is just a weird version of β€œif you know not what a witch is, how do you know you are not one?”

08.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit is talking into a microphone in front of a wall with barclays logos on it ALT: a man in a suit is talking into a microphone in front of a wall with barclays logos on it

Only one man can save them

05.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I believe that’s called β€œpulling an Everton”

05.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How State and Local Leaders Are Responding to ICE: Your Questions Answered - Bolts The violence of Trump’s immigration crackdown in cities across the country and the killing of protesters by federal agents have put pressure on local leaders to change their approach to... Read More

NEW: As we've seen the raids & ICE surges, everyone has had so many questions.Β 'what can states do?' 'what can cities do?' 'what can one ask a sheriff, governor, zoning board, to do?!'

you sent us a lot of your questions.

we just answered 9 of them. i learned a ton myself, i think you will to.

05.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 349 πŸ” 203 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4

My ex and I had the exact same conversation, except the moment of realization was me pointing out how excited she was to go shopping for office supplies and get new binders.

05.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's definitely both.

05.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pharmacist and FDA dairy scientist here.

05.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is what weak and insecure people think confidence looks like: buffoonish bluster and swagger, like a 12-year-old bully. It doesnβ€˜t inspire trust or security. It inspires grave concern for the lives of the people serving our nation whose fate is in the hands of these overcompensating oafs.

04.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 3371 πŸ” 755 πŸ’¬ 163 πŸ“Œ 24

And that is what editors are for, Ms. Rinehart. Making the writer a better reporter, and the reporter a better writer.

Many – and I mean MANY – people in this industry would tell you this

04.03.2026 03:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œIf [wealthy, powerful people] can get us to accept that the future’s already settled, AI is already here, the end is already here, then we will create that for them. My most daring idea is to refuse.” β€” @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

04.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 3158 πŸ” 899 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 22

So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for:

- Who takes over;
- Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation;
- How to defend US bases in the region;
- Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and
- How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.

03.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 11199 πŸ” 3483 πŸ’¬ 613 πŸ“Œ 357

Sources say Cincinnati head coach Scott Satterfield has been linked to the vacancy in Tehran.

03.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck yes. Transphobes fuck off and don’t come back.

03.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar t...

SCOOP: An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations.

This surveillance can happen through all sorts of apps, such as video games, news apps, weather trackers, and dating apps.

03.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 2144 πŸ” 1421 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 166
Felix Fischoder from Bob’s Burgers.

Felix Fischoder from Bob’s Burgers.

This is clearly Mr. Fischoder’s brother from Bob’s Burgers and no one can convince me otherwise.

03.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

tl;dr: more people should watch this gentleman's speech and think seriously about what he is saying

bsky.app/profile/slcl...

03.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 1683 πŸ” 423 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 3
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for β€œArmageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been β€œinundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

03.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 12840 πŸ” 6394 πŸ’¬ 1319 πŸ“Œ 4134

I feel like there always has to be one absolutely unhinged option just to confuse people. "It's Duke-Wake Forest and Requiem for a Dream!"

03.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s legitimately incredible.

03.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is eugenics

02.03.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
02.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 5673 πŸ” 1575 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 19
We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time."
Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history - which is no doubt true - but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a wartime economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed.
That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks.

We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time." Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history - which is no doubt true - but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a wartime economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed. That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks.

From Hunter S. Thompson’s ESPN page 2 column one week after 9/11.

28.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 6095 πŸ” 2053 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 125
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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

28.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 17026 πŸ” 6534 πŸ’¬ 469 πŸ“Œ 549

That's definitely what it feels like to me.

28.02.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

personally I think heads of state should neither say nor do this sort of thing

27.02.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 586 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought this was a joke about how poorly Brady Tkachuk handled the last few days but no this is actually just a fully accurate description of what he just did in a hockey game that’s happening right now

27.02.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 1209 πŸ” 244 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 7