Brian Halligan
@halligan.bsky.social
Writer and city guy learning about astrobiology, Gaelige, and health when I’m not doomscrolling. Upstate by my definition. He/him.
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Can’t wait for everyone to leave NYC so I can get a cheap apartment in Manhattan where my family, friends, and I can hang out and enjoy the city on weekends.
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My favoritest C&H of all time:
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
My favoritest C&H of all time:
People will come, Ray, for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll arrive at the theater as innocent as children, longing for the past.
"It's only $20 per person,” you’ll say. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been #Avatar.
"It's only $20 per person,” you’ll say. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been #Avatar.
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
People will come, Ray, for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll arrive at the theater as innocent as children, longing for the past.
"It's only $20 per person,” you’ll say. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been #Avatar.
"It's only $20 per person,” you’ll say. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been #Avatar.
Working from the library, where have you been all my life (besides, of course, at the library)? Several coffee shops nearby and free EV charging stations are also perks. I only come here once every week or two, but the change of scenery makes a difference and it’s easier to focus.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Working from the library, where have you been all my life (besides, of course, at the library)? Several coffee shops nearby and free EV charging stations are also perks. I only come here once every week or two, but the change of scenery makes a difference and it’s easier to focus.
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Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
Does Moxie taste like cherry cough syrup, or does cherry cough syrup taste like Moxie?
November 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Does Moxie taste like cherry cough syrup, or does cherry cough syrup taste like Moxie?
New tongue twister just dropped
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New tongue twister just dropped
They have a Lego Soundwave Transformer, you say?!?
— 10-year-old me leaping out of my soul
— 10-year-old me leaping out of my soul
November 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
They have a Lego Soundwave Transformer, you say?!?
— 10-year-old me leaping out of my soul
— 10-year-old me leaping out of my soul
Frankly, breaking even is a pretty good deal these days.
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Frankly, breaking even is a pretty good deal these days.
Just noticed an “I Voted” sticker ruined one of my shirts. I guess if that’s the worst sacrifice I have to make it’s worth it. Guess I better get to the new Boscov’s store before their opening sales are over.
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Just noticed an “I Voted” sticker ruined one of my shirts. I guess if that’s the worst sacrifice I have to make it’s worth it. Guess I better get to the new Boscov’s store before their opening sales are over.
Pluribus, Vince Gilligan
Word of the Day
Harbinger
(noun) the first in your friend group or coworkers to binge a series, foreshadowing your future enjoyment of it or lack thereof.
Everyone gathered in the break room to hear from Sally, harbinger of the latest Mike Flanigan series on Netflix.
Harbinger
(noun) the first in your friend group or coworkers to binge a series, foreshadowing your future enjoyment of it or lack thereof.
Everyone gathered in the break room to hear from Sally, harbinger of the latest Mike Flanigan series on Netflix.
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Pluribus, Vince Gilligan
The Hallmark Gollum keepsake ornament is creepy AF. 😄 I thought this was a joke at first. Now, I’m thinking tree topper.
Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments on Instagram: "A moving, speaking Gollum™ ornament? My preciousss! Find this epic Lord of the Rings™ ornament at the link in bio. 🧙♂️🏔️🔥"
10K likes, 410 comments - hallmarkkeepsakeornaments on October 22, 2025: "A moving, speaking Gollum™ ornament? My preciousss! Find this epic Lord of the Rings™ ornament at the link in bio. 🧙♂️🏔️🔥".
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November 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Hallmark Gollum keepsake ornament is creepy AF. 😄 I thought this was a joke at first. Now, I’m thinking tree topper.
In the AC/DC song Back in Black, the lyric, “I’ve got nine lives, cat’s eyes, using every one of the them and running wild,” implies that the subject is using the cat’s eyes, not the nine lives. In this thread I will argue how “nine lives, cat-sized” may solve this problem while allowing… (1/386)
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In the AC/DC song Back in Black, the lyric, “I’ve got nine lives, cat’s eyes, using every one of the them and running wild,” implies that the subject is using the cat’s eyes, not the nine lives. In this thread I will argue how “nine lives, cat-sized” may solve this problem while allowing… (1/386)
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In the 21st Century, by Kelley's Heroes
10 track album
kelleysheroes.bandcamp.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“How embarrassing! At least no one will remember.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“How embarrassing! At least no one will remember.”
Have a virtual pizza and hummus from Radio Social, on me. 🍕
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Have a virtual pizza and hummus from Radio Social, on me. 🍕
@darach.bsky.social I was listening to ep. 104 of Motherfoclóir (Kirsten Shiel) and the rubbish/trash mention reminded me of a casual Dublin restaurant where I thought I had to clear my place. I asked, “Where’s your garbage?” and got a look that was half way between confusion and calling an Garda.
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
@darach.bsky.social I was listening to ep. 104 of Motherfoclóir (Kirsten Shiel) and the rubbish/trash mention reminded me of a casual Dublin restaurant where I thought I had to clear my place. I asked, “Where’s your garbage?” and got a look that was half way between confusion and calling an Garda.
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Dad Calling Just To Say He Loves King Crimson https://theonion.com/dad-calling-just-to-say-he-loves-king-crimson/
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Dad Calling Just To Say He Loves King Crimson https://theonion.com/dad-calling-just-to-say-he-loves-king-crimson/
Age is just a number between 0 and 122
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Age is just a number between 0 and 122
Naming your kid Quarter isn’t so strange. It’s like Carter if spoken by Rick from The Walking Dead.
Inflation Kills Baby Name
Will Quarter replace Penny on 2026 baby name lists? We ask economists and family planning experts.
Will Quarter replace Penny on 2026 baby name lists? We ask economists and family planning experts.
November 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Naming your kid Quarter isn’t so strange. It’s like Carter if spoken by Rick from The Walking Dead.
“A functioning society requires checks and balances.”
— explaining to my child why we have Parliament and Funkadelic
— explaining to my child why we have Parliament and Funkadelic
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“A functioning society requires checks and balances.”
— explaining to my child why we have Parliament and Funkadelic
— explaining to my child why we have Parliament and Funkadelic
Some of the largest explosions in the universe! Our Sun won’t go out this way. It will bloat out to about Earth’s current orbit as a red giant in a few billion years (crispy), then will slough off layers, creating a planetary nebula (pretty) around a hot, slowly cooling white dwarf (bitty).
For the first time ever, astronomers have unveiled the shape of a supernova explosion just a day after detection, as the blast was breaking through the star’s surface.
Achieved by our VLT, this feat will help us understand how massive stars die: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2520/
🔭 🧪 ☄️
Achieved by our VLT, this feat will help us understand how massive stars die: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2520/
🔭 🧪 ☄️
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Some of the largest explosions in the universe! Our Sun won’t go out this way. It will bloat out to about Earth’s current orbit as a red giant in a few billion years (crispy), then will slough off layers, creating a planetary nebula (pretty) around a hot, slowly cooling white dwarf (bitty).
My grandfather started saving pennies in the ‘80s, when there was first talk of phasing them out, with the idea that they might be worth a lot more in the future. I don’t know about that, but I’m pretty sure my grandmother got someone to haul the jugs to the bank after he passed 30 years later.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My grandfather started saving pennies in the ‘80s, when there was first talk of phasing them out, with the idea that they might be worth a lot more in the future. I don’t know about that, but I’m pretty sure my grandmother got someone to haul the jugs to the bank after he passed 30 years later.
Inflation Kills Baby Name
Will Quarter replace Penny on 2026 baby name lists? We ask economists and family planning experts.
Will Quarter replace Penny on 2026 baby name lists? We ask economists and family planning experts.
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Inflation Kills Baby Name
Will Quarter replace Penny on 2026 baby name lists? We ask economists and family planning experts.
Will Quarter replace Penny on 2026 baby name lists? We ask economists and family planning experts.
This was my favorite part of the Bruce Springsteen movie, when Jeremy Allen White tells the label to shelve Born in the USA.
a man wearing a purple vest and bow tie says you get nothing
Alt: Gene Wilder as Willie Wonka, yelling “You get nothing!”
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November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This was my favorite part of the Bruce Springsteen movie, when Jeremy Allen White tells the label to shelve Born in the USA.
Just thinking about how we honor our best salespeople with an all expenses paid trip to The Bahamas or Hawaii, and we honor our best service professionals with an all expenses paid trip to the fourth largest city in New York state, recently surpassed by Yonkers. No reason.
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just thinking about how we honor our best salespeople with an all expenses paid trip to The Bahamas or Hawaii, and we honor our best service professionals with an all expenses paid trip to the fourth largest city in New York state, recently surpassed by Yonkers. No reason.