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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 3h

I think we can assume that the next President, of whatever party, will enter the White House after the Inauguration, and his or her first words will be "Get all this ugly shit off the walls".

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 3h

If you're sleeping in the shower, your life's in a downward spiral anyway.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 3h

We're circling back to Eaten by sharks vs Electrocution, aren't we?

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 11h

I'm now mildly intrigued as to who Noah Smith is.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 12h

I suspect that in the past week Durbin has bought (or been sold) every bridge over the Potomac.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 18h

A 25 year old what?

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 22h

In view of the number of different faces he's had in the course of my lifetime, I've always regarded 'James Bond', like 007, as a cover identity, to be passed on when the holder retires, walks out, or gets incinerated.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 22h

"How did you escape, Bond?"
"I could tell you, M, but then I'd have to kill you."
"Say no more."

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 22h

#WhenTaken #623 (11.11.2025)

I scored 804/1000🏅

1️⃣📍1.0 km - 🗓️4 yrs - 🥇196/200
2️⃣📍2.9K km - 🗓️9 yrs - 🥈128/200
3️⃣📍10.6K km - 🗓️0 yrs - 🥉100/200
4️⃣📍455 km - 🗓️0 yrs - 🥇186/200
5️⃣📍76.7 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇194/200
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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

People pay this guy for media training.
A man who bankrupted a bookies.
Who bankrupted a chain of bookies.
Who bankrupted a chain of bookies in Ireland.
I mean ... with what degree of seriousness would you regard him?

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Soul-crushing, isn't it? Still, roll on December 21.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

We watched it last night, and agreed that it only became engaging when it got to the Creature's side of the story.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 1d

#WhenTaken #622 (10.11.2025)

I scored 699/1000🎗️

1️⃣📍5.9K km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥉111/200
2️⃣📍216 km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥇187/200
3️⃣📍6.6 km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥇195/200
4️⃣📍6.3K km - 🗓️22 yrs - 🎗️62/200
5️⃣📍867 km - 🗓️15 yrs - 🥈144/200
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WhenTaken

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

"He's not sleeping, he just keeps slipping in and out of this fucking coma."

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

There's a cool corner in hell reserved for Merrick Garland, who should have ensured these two fuckers (among many others) should have been in a Supermax by the end of his first year in office.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

In the unlikely event that there is a mid-term next year, you need to vote these fuckers out, then - to prevent another Jan 6 - in the words of [spit] Winston Churchill, collar the lot.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

If he does this, he should be run out of town on a rail.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

Not to come over all conspiracy theorist, but if you get enough people hungry enough, there's always the chance that enough of them will riot to give you a pretext for declaring martial law.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

When it fills up the entire room, you can't breathe, and that's your fault for getting into that situation.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

Money is like sawdust.
The result of labour [whose?].
It can be useful, as insulation, fuel, and for covering up messy accidents.
Above a certain level, it gets into your shoes and causes irritation.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

The older I get, the more I see, the further left I drift.
How much fucking money is enough?

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

Can't get flights.

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As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

I'm deeply suspicious of any ex-MAGA. If you're truly indoctrinated, breaking away from a cult is almost impossible; doing it in short order suggests you were going along to get along, all along. In a cult, there are two kinds of people: those who drink the Kool-Aid, and those who dispense it.

As Sparks Fly Upwards @fitzjohn.bsky.social · 2d

Adolf Yikesman.

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