John Maddening?
@johnmaddening.bsky.social
Voice of F1rst Wrestling and various other detritus. Movies, traveling, board games, bicycling, Star Wars & 007. Owns more Lego than most children.
🌎: Saint Paul, Minnesota.
https://linktr.ee/johnmaddening
🌎: Saint Paul, Minnesota.
https://linktr.ee/johnmaddening
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in other words, his close family member voted for Trump the first time but not with Vance himself on the ticket
February 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
in other words, his close family member voted for Trump the first time but not with Vance himself on the ticket
Imagine saying "a plagiarism machine can do better than you, the people we pay to work for us" and then NOT being fired -- think about working for that man, seeing him in the office and knowing he has zero respect for you.
Hell of a way to motivate loyal employees!
Hell of a way to motivate loyal employees!
Ryan Dancey, a more than 30-year veteran of the tabletop gaming industry, has lost his COO job at publisher AEG a day after saying AI could generate game ideas as good as his company’s titles Tiny Towns and Cubitos:
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
February 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Imagine saying "a plagiarism machine can do better than you, the people we pay to work for us" and then NOT being fired -- think about working for that man, seeing him in the office and knowing he has zero respect for you.
Hell of a way to motivate loyal employees!
Hell of a way to motivate loyal employees!
My neighbor plowed the alley before I could :(
February 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
My neighbor plowed the alley before I could :(
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CRIME 101 is like a modern version of HEAT but with the first act directed by Robert Altman and the rest by Steven Soderbergh.
I mean, not as good as any of those, but you know.
I mean, not as good as any of those, but you know.
February 19, 2026 at 5:19 AM
CRIME 101 is like a modern version of HEAT but with the first act directed by Robert Altman and the rest by Steven Soderbergh.
I mean, not as good as any of those, but you know.
I mean, not as good as any of those, but you know.
CRIME 101 is like a modern version of HEAT but with the first act directed by Robert Altman and the rest by Steven Soderbergh.
I mean, not as good as any of those, but you know.
I mean, not as good as any of those, but you know.
February 19, 2026 at 5:19 AM
CRIME 101 is like a modern version of HEAT but with the first act directed by Robert Altman and the rest by Steven Soderbergh.
I mean, not as good as any of those, but you know.
I mean, not as good as any of those, but you know.
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💥F1RST Wrestling: LIVE!💥
FRIDAY
March 27th
Kato Ballroom
Mankato, Minnesota
Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:30pm
All Ages Welcome
❗️TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW❗️
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/f1rst-wres...
FRIDAY
March 27th
Kato Ballroom
Mankato, Minnesota
Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:30pm
All Ages Welcome
❗️TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW❗️
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/f1rst-wres...
February 19, 2026 at 4:16 AM
💥F1RST Wrestling: LIVE!💥
FRIDAY
March 27th
Kato Ballroom
Mankato, Minnesota
Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:30pm
All Ages Welcome
❗️TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW❗️
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/f1rst-wres...
FRIDAY
March 27th
Kato Ballroom
Mankato, Minnesota
Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:30pm
All Ages Welcome
❗️TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW❗️
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/f1rst-wres...
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Whole Foods AI stores were entirely Indians watching on video feeds and ringing you up. Waymos have live human support partially driving them. And the AI that has “Hollywood shaking in its boots” is…stock footage. With face replacement.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
From the above piece: “I hopped over to Seedance’s website and it only took 10 seconds to find green screen footage of two stuntmen performing the same fight choreography we see in the Cruise vs Pitt scene.” youtu.be/AKDWuFSy9DA
The Seedance Tom Cruise vs Brad Pitt fight scene - how was it really made?
YouTube video by Shokunin Studio
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Whole Foods AI stores were entirely Indians watching on video feeds and ringing you up. Waymos have live human support partially driving them. And the AI that has “Hollywood shaking in its boots” is…stock footage. With face replacement.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
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Hemingway was once bet that he couldn’t write the world’s happiest short story in just 5 words. He replied,
February 19, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Hemingway was once bet that he couldn’t write the world’s happiest short story in just 5 words. He replied,
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The discovery that ICE began using Subarus shook me to my core. My culture is not a costume
February 18, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The discovery that ICE began using Subarus shook me to my core. My culture is not a costume
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Roses are red
and given in twelves
and given in twelves
February 18, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Roses are red
and given in twelves
and given in twelves
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Twin Cities: turn on your damn headlights
February 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Twin Cities: turn on your damn headlights
Snowy day for school patrols
February 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Snowy day for school patrols
We’ve got four big @f1rstwrestling.bsky.social shows over the next five weeks, starting THIS SATURDAY NIGHT at the @uptownvfw.bsky.social! Come on out and join the fun!
February 18, 2026 at 3:57 PM
We’ve got four big @f1rstwrestling.bsky.social shows over the next five weeks, starting THIS SATURDAY NIGHT at the @uptownvfw.bsky.social! Come on out and join the fun!
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One lesson re your immigrant neighbors. At start of the surge in MN I heard friends say they wanted to reach out to potentially vulnerable people they know but felt nervous. Didn’t want to assume etc.
Get over that; reach out now. 1/
Get over that; reach out now. 1/
"My main takeaway was less the specialness of Minnesota, and more that the rest of us need to follow in Minnesota’s footsteps." Maybe it's the North Star State for a reason.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3MCBgiK
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3MCBgiK
We’re All Minnesotans Now
Let the North Star State give us direction.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
One lesson re your immigrant neighbors. At start of the surge in MN I heard friends say they wanted to reach out to potentially vulnerable people they know but felt nervous. Didn’t want to assume etc.
Get over that; reach out now. 1/
Get over that; reach out now. 1/
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This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
February 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
My vasectomy was performed by the sadly now retired Dr Kutz.
okay wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and terrible nominatively determined professionals, like my los angeles OB Dr. Pushkin
okay one of my best friends just told me her driver's ed teacher was named
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 AM
My vasectomy was performed by the sadly now retired Dr Kutz.
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You don’t have to like RFK Jr but you do have to admit that drinking whole milk in a hot tub with Kid Rock is only the 40,000th strangest thing he’s ever done.
February 17, 2026 at 11:25 PM
You don’t have to like RFK Jr but you do have to admit that drinking whole milk in a hot tub with Kid Rock is only the 40,000th strangest thing he’s ever done.
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The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
Remember, Twin Cities — just because Matt’s is trash now, that doesn’t automatically mean the 5•8 Club is the originator of (or has the best) Juicy Lucys.
Just come over and try the actual best ones in town.
Just come over and try the actual best ones in town.
February 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Remember, Twin Cities — just because Matt’s is trash now, that doesn’t automatically mean the 5•8 Club is the originator of (or has the best) Juicy Lucys.
Just come over and try the actual best ones in town.
Just come over and try the actual best ones in town.
Hey nerds, the entire LORD OF THE RINGS extended editions are playing at the Woodbury @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social on March 29!
So if you’ve got 683 minutes to spare, get your tickets now!
drafthouse.com/twin-cities/...
So if you’ve got 683 minutes to spare, get your tickets now!
drafthouse.com/twin-cities/...
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
drafthouse.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Hey nerds, the entire LORD OF THE RINGS extended editions are playing at the Woodbury @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social on March 29!
So if you’ve got 683 minutes to spare, get your tickets now!
drafthouse.com/twin-cities/...
So if you’ve got 683 minutes to spare, get your tickets now!
drafthouse.com/twin-cities/...
I don’t think I’ve ever wanted both fighters to lose as much as I do here.
February 17, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever wanted both fighters to lose as much as I do here.
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Just posted Part 2 of the Lost Train Stations of Minneapolis. This was a bit late and harder to do, but also felt like I'm slowly getting the hang of how to make these.
youtu.be/b7CVNcVsV2M?...
youtu.be/b7CVNcVsV2M?...
Lost Train Stations of Minneapolis: Part 2
YouTube video by Vince Mpls
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Just posted Part 2 of the Lost Train Stations of Minneapolis. This was a bit late and harder to do, but also felt like I'm slowly getting the hang of how to make these.
youtu.be/b7CVNcVsV2M?...
youtu.be/b7CVNcVsV2M?...
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I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
February 16, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
The @blackhartstp.com remains undefeated in restroom graffiti.
February 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
The @blackhartstp.com remains undefeated in restroom graffiti.
"The ones who love us best are the ones we'll lay to rest
and visit their graves on holidays at best
The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please
If there's any consolation I don't begin to understand"
The Replacements, "Bastards of Young"
off the album "Tim" (1985)
and visit their graves on holidays at best
The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please
If there's any consolation I don't begin to understand"
The Replacements, "Bastards of Young"
off the album "Tim" (1985)
What’s the best song lyric in history?
February 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"The ones who love us best are the ones we'll lay to rest
and visit their graves on holidays at best
The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please
If there's any consolation I don't begin to understand"
The Replacements, "Bastards of Young"
off the album "Tim" (1985)
and visit their graves on holidays at best
The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please
If there's any consolation I don't begin to understand"
The Replacements, "Bastards of Young"
off the album "Tim" (1985)