Charlie Connell
@cconnell8.bsky.social
Writer, editor, semi-professional curmudgeon, Tottenham supporter, Malört apologist. He/him
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Charlie Connell
@cconnell8.bsky.social
· Sep 27
Yup, that’s me. Sitting on the side of a road in New Jersey, smoking weed and single-handedly keeping print media alive. @bencollins.bsky.social
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World-historical batshitness: "We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength & force where we would be frankly, unstoppable. But I won't do that. Now everyone's saying 'oh good.' …I won't use force. All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland."
Trump: Greenland “is the northern frontier of the Western hemisphere. It’s our territory.”
January 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM
World-historical batshitness: "We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength & force where we would be frankly, unstoppable. But I won't do that. Now everyone's saying 'oh good.' …I won't use force. All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland."
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Imagine what a tiny little man you would have to be to feel threatened by a dancing fox.
January 20, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Imagine what a tiny little man you would have to be to feel threatened by a dancing fox.
There is no pivot! Even a child understands that these are different jobs with different expectations; you don't expect your local grocer to have the same priorities as the head of the grocery chain. JFC
The pivot from "Mamdani is a political genius for focusing his message almost entirely on affordability" to "Schumer is a political moron for focusing his message almost entirely on affordability" is odd.
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
There is no pivot! Even a child understands that these are different jobs with different expectations; you don't expect your local grocer to have the same priorities as the head of the grocery chain. JFC
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the people who were scolded relentlessly for celebrating this moment nine years ago have been completely vindicated. punching a nazi in the face now polls higher than any member of congress.
(source: i made it up but it feels very true in my heart)
(source: i made it up but it feels very true in my heart)
Well, it’s the 9th anniversary of this today. No special reason for mentioning it now, obviously
January 20, 2026 at 11:03 AM
the people who were scolded relentlessly for celebrating this moment nine years ago have been completely vindicated. punching a nazi in the face now polls higher than any member of congress.
(source: i made it up but it feels very true in my heart)
(source: i made it up but it feels very true in my heart)
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i am so sick of the dumbest people alive being in charge of everything and the second dumbest people alive writing opinion columns about how it's good
August 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
i am so sick of the dumbest people alive being in charge of everything and the second dumbest people alive writing opinion columns about how it's good
No idea who the manager will be nor how desire the circumstances may be by March, but I just bought tickets for the Palace match and I'm still thrilled to hop across the pond and see Spurs again. COYS
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 AM
No idea who the manager will be nor how desire the circumstances may be by March, but I just bought tickets for the Palace match and I'm still thrilled to hop across the pond and see Spurs again. COYS
Claude was the best
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
See You Later, Claude: San Francisco Mourns Its Beloved Alligator
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Claude was the best
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
'85 Walter rules, old style pack of Kools
Go to Ace, new tools and weed wacker fuel
'85 Bears Zubaz, Stacy Adams got ruined
Flood a basement sump pump, Shop-Vac cleanup
Cook brats, cook chops, their heat shouldn't be that hot
Keep your juices in the chops, keep your juices in the brats
Bear down!
Go to Ace, new tools and weed wacker fuel
'85 Bears Zubaz, Stacy Adams got ruined
Flood a basement sump pump, Shop-Vac cleanup
Cook brats, cook chops, their heat shouldn't be that hot
Keep your juices in the chops, keep your juices in the brats
Bear down!
January 19, 2026 at 12:58 AM
'85 Walter rules, old style pack of Kools
Go to Ace, new tools and weed wacker fuel
'85 Bears Zubaz, Stacy Adams got ruined
Flood a basement sump pump, Shop-Vac cleanup
Cook brats, cook chops, their heat shouldn't be that hot
Keep your juices in the chops, keep your juices in the brats
Bear down!
Go to Ace, new tools and weed wacker fuel
'85 Bears Zubaz, Stacy Adams got ruined
Flood a basement sump pump, Shop-Vac cleanup
Cook brats, cook chops, their heat shouldn't be that hot
Keep your juices in the chops, keep your juices in the brats
Bear down!
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fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
Once again I’m imploring time to move faster because I don’t know if my brain can take four more hours before kickoff. Bear down!
January 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Once again I’m imploring time to move faster because I don’t know if my brain can take four more hours before kickoff. Bear down!
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This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
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I'm not sure the author of this piece ever worked a service job before, because getting the authority to say "get the fuck out right now" to a visitor that's annoying the shit out of people is one of the rare joys of a service job
The general theme of this commentary is "stop asking MN companies to ban ICE from their properties." The argument is that enforcing the ban would fall to individual low-paid employees, who would be placed in danger.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I'm not sure the author of this piece ever worked a service job before, because getting the authority to say "get the fuck out right now" to a visitor that's annoying the shit out of people is one of the rare joys of a service job
How bad would we be without Van de Ven?
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
How bad would we be without Van de Ven?
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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I think that every member of Tottenham Hotspur's front office and coaching staff should be sent to a prison camp in Mongolia, but what do you guys think? Let me know in the comments!
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I think that every member of Tottenham Hotspur's front office and coaching staff should be sent to a prison camp in Mongolia, but what do you guys think? Let me know in the comments!
The assistant referee is way too jacked for my comfort… but good job, that was offside
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The assistant referee is way too jacked for my comfort… but good job, that was offside
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Let Davies manage the team while he rehabs
January 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Let Davies manage the team while he rehabs
The goal was bad. The injury worse. Not how I wanted to start the day…
January 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The goal was bad. The injury worse. Not how I wanted to start the day…
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I feel like Anthony Keidis came up with today’s Connections
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I feel like Anthony Keidis came up with today’s Connections
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Here I am, a factory worker enjoying his lunch in the North End of Boston on January 15, 1919. I’ve survived the influenza pandemic, I’m feeling good about life, and I’ve never been more confident I will not be swallowed up by a flood of liquid sugarcane extract
January 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Here I am, a factory worker enjoying his lunch in the North End of Boston on January 15, 1919. I’ve survived the influenza pandemic, I’m feeling good about life, and I’ve never been more confident I will not be swallowed up by a flood of liquid sugarcane extract
We're so cooked
Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
We're so cooked
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typical ai use case
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
typical ai use case