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Broadcast Engineer in the American Midwest.
Broadcast Engineer in the American Midwest.
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The two types of museum on any of the Great Lakes:
- Lighthouse Museum (featuring Shipwrecks)
- Shipwreck Museum (featuring Lighthouses)
- Lighthouse Museum (featuring Shipwrecks)
- Shipwreck Museum (featuring Lighthouses)
Ah, I thought it might be like that but I'm a sharer π
Also, do I need a follow back to reply to you? I've wanted to in the past but I usually don't bother with a quote-post.
Also, do I need a follow back to reply to you? I've wanted to in the past but I usually don't bother with a quote-post.
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Ah, I thought it might be like that but I'm a sharer π
Also, do I need a follow back to reply to you? I've wanted to in the past but I usually don't bother with a quote-post.
Also, do I need a follow back to reply to you? I've wanted to in the past but I usually don't bother with a quote-post.
Oh they said "your own government" ok yeah we're done here, good game everyone.
February 10, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Oh they said "your own government" ok yeah we're done here, good game everyone.
I love the drone footage but having curled before, it would be gratuitously annoying and distracting to the players, not to mention potentially dangerous if it collided with someone trying to brush in front of a stone or move out of the way of a ricochet.
I can't believe they're not using drones for curling coverage
February 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I love the drone footage but having curled before, it would be gratuitously annoying and distracting to the players, not to mention potentially dangerous if it collided with someone trying to brush in front of a stone or move out of the way of a ricochet.
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Lol I made this. Didn't get much traction on tiktok so I'm glad it found its way to peoples eyes somehow but it sucks that without the caption the credit to @shanabartels.bsky.social for actually doing all the work of catching it gets lost
Here is the Czech pair dancing to their AI rip-off of You Get What You Give, replaced for the Olympics by an AI song with βoriginalβ lyrics that sounds pretty much the same
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Lol I made this. Didn't get much traction on tiktok so I'm glad it found its way to peoples eyes somehow but it sucks that without the caption the credit to @shanabartels.bsky.social for actually doing all the work of catching it gets lost
FOX viewers will hear "illegals are the cause of your problems" and believe it because they want to and literally no other reason. They could say they deported a quadrillion Mexicans, their viewers would like and repost just as quickly. "The problem was bigger than we thought!"
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
FOX viewers will hear "illegals are the cause of your problems" and believe it because they want to and literally no other reason. They could say they deported a quadrillion Mexicans, their viewers would like and repost just as quickly. "The problem was bigger than we thought!"
"More people are applying for unemployment because we deported all the illegals" I feel like I've been kicked in the head by a mule.
February 10, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"More people are applying for unemployment because we deported all the illegals" I feel like I've been kicked in the head by a mule.
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Caffeine? That pales in comparison to my plan of putting myself into a diabetic coma.
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Caffeine? That pales in comparison to my plan of putting myself into a diabetic coma.
The goal was *LITERALLY* to deliver American culture to the Soviet Union via airwaves. Show them how cool America was. It worked better than they ever could have imagined. Bootleg tapes, jeans, magazines, all immensely popular behind the Iron Curtain. It played no small part in the USSR's collapse.
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The goal was *LITERALLY* to deliver American culture to the Soviet Union via airwaves. Show them how cool America was. It worked better than they ever could have imagined. Bootleg tapes, jeans, magazines, all immensely popular behind the Iron Curtain. It played no small part in the USSR's collapse.
Armed Forces Radio (among MANY others) had radio broadcasting equipment along the Berlin wall to reach as far into East Berlin as they could. Then they turned on The Culture Machine and boy was it cool! DJs would play entire albums uninterrupted and tell listeners in advance so they could record it.
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Armed Forces Radio (among MANY others) had radio broadcasting equipment along the Berlin wall to reach as far into East Berlin as they could. Then they turned on The Culture Machine and boy was it cool! DJs would play entire albums uninterrupted and tell listeners in advance so they could record it.
That's weird because I've traveled a lot and everywhere I've been, people were obsessed with American culture. Movies, music, sports, food, fashion, art, all of it. It was generational, they loved it, they were more passionate about it than they were about readily available local culture.
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
That's weird because I've traveled a lot and everywhere I've been, people were obsessed with American culture. Movies, music, sports, food, fashion, art, all of it. It was generational, they loved it, they were more passionate about it than they were about readily available local culture.
And I know that because some aspects of American culture fail miserably, most notably Walmart. They tried to open them in other countries and were forced to close because no one liked them. Restaurant chains have withered and died because they tried to go international.
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
And I know that because some aspects of American culture fail miserably, most notably Walmart. They tried to open them in other countries and were forced to close because no one liked them. Restaurant chains have withered and died because they tried to go international.
Again, you are insisting that America pushes our culture on other countries, rather than give those countries one ounce of agency and realizing that they *like* the American culture that gets exported. Movies, songs, sports, fashion, food, all of it.
February 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Again, you are insisting that America pushes our culture on other countries, rather than give those countries one ounce of agency and realizing that they *like* the American culture that gets exported. Movies, songs, sports, fashion, food, all of it.
You say "control" like this is America pushing bad things on the world, rather than the world enthusiastically enjoying American culture. They don't play many *German songs* on German radio, they love American pop. Same with movies! And this isn't a phenomenon limited to Europe.
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
You say "control" like this is America pushing bad things on the world, rather than the world enthusiastically enjoying American culture. They don't play many *German songs* on German radio, they love American pop. Same with movies! And this isn't a phenomenon limited to Europe.
You do realize that soft power is just "being liked", right?
February 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
You do realize that soft power is just "being liked", right?
I like the idea that a Packers fan escaped to Dublin and it's notable because they're rare.
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I like the idea that a Packers fan escaped to Dublin and it's notable because they're rare.
This makes sense because of who owns the Jaguars, at least to some degree. Still pervert behavior.
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This makes sense because of who owns the Jaguars, at least to some degree. Still pervert behavior.
Even German radio! English and British pop songs were all they played!
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Even German radio! English and British pop songs were all they played!
Ikr? My d&d group is hot af.
February 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Ikr? My d&d group is hot af.
You know what should replace the caffeine? 300g of pure uncut cane sugar blended into a frozen dairy product.
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
You know what should replace the caffeine? 300g of pure uncut cane sugar blended into a frozen dairy product.
Keep in mind this is an Olympic Games that has been on for less than a week and already had a ski jumping scandal called "Penisgate".
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Keep in mind this is an Olympic Games that has been on for less than a week and already had a ski jumping scandal called "Penisgate".
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Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
Frequently I'm concerned about having people suddenly dislike me for being too needy or something, but thinking about what I would do if someone asked me for a favor lets me realize that even if they don't want to/can't help me, they're not going to think less of me for asking. I mean, I wouldn't!
February 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Frequently I'm concerned about having people suddenly dislike me for being too needy or something, but thinking about what I would do if someone asked me for a favor lets me realize that even if they don't want to/can't help me, they're not going to think less of me for asking. I mean, I wouldn't!
I like the placeholder variables, it made me chuckle. Also, fantastic advice. I get anxious as hell for some 1-on-1 social interactions, and I've found it very helpful to imagine our places switched. How would I react in their place? It helps eliminate the most worrisome possibilities in my brain.
February 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I like the placeholder variables, it made me chuckle. Also, fantastic advice. I get anxious as hell for some 1-on-1 social interactions, and I've found it very helpful to imagine our places switched. How would I react in their place? It helps eliminate the most worrisome possibilities in my brain.
Yeah he has some very talented people on his team and the visuals crew is top notch.
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Yeah he has some very talented people on his team and the visuals crew is top notch.
I can't wait for the attendance comparison photos between one of these meetings and the Trump I inauguration.
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I can't wait for the attendance comparison photos between one of these meetings and the Trump I inauguration.