Kyle Turk
@kyleturk.bsky.social
Former SE of the Grand Haven Tribune, for my sins. Evertonian, also for my sins.
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operator: 911, please state the nature of your emergency
me: i know a lot of popular songs. a lot of times when i’m out and about and i hear a song, i know exactly which song it is
operator: oh wow. were you born in any particular year
me: i sure was
operator: that’s great. gotta love it
me: i know a lot of popular songs. a lot of times when i’m out and about and i hear a song, i know exactly which song it is
operator: oh wow. were you born in any particular year
me: i sure was
operator: that’s great. gotta love it
November 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
operator: 911, please state the nature of your emergency
me: i know a lot of popular songs. a lot of times when i’m out and about and i hear a song, i know exactly which song it is
operator: oh wow. were you born in any particular year
me: i sure was
operator: that’s great. gotta love it
me: i know a lot of popular songs. a lot of times when i’m out and about and i hear a song, i know exactly which song it is
operator: oh wow. were you born in any particular year
me: i sure was
operator: that’s great. gotta love it
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Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
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Oh the FSAs.
The FSAs where you have to pay and get reimbursed.
So you're paying twice.
And have to keep track of receipts and take time to apply.
And assume you'll get the reimbursement from the federal offices they gutted.
And the reimbursement doesn't include the taxes you paid.
Those FSAs?
The FSAs where you have to pay and get reimbursed.
So you're paying twice.
And have to keep track of receipts and take time to apply.
And assume you'll get the reimbursement from the federal offices they gutted.
And the reimbursement doesn't include the taxes you paid.
Those FSAs?
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Oh the FSAs.
The FSAs where you have to pay and get reimbursed.
So you're paying twice.
And have to keep track of receipts and take time to apply.
And assume you'll get the reimbursement from the federal offices they gutted.
And the reimbursement doesn't include the taxes you paid.
Those FSAs?
The FSAs where you have to pay and get reimbursed.
So you're paying twice.
And have to keep track of receipts and take time to apply.
And assume you'll get the reimbursement from the federal offices they gutted.
And the reimbursement doesn't include the taxes you paid.
Those FSAs?
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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16 play field goal drive that took 9:28 off the clock and tied the game
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
16 play field goal drive that took 9:28 off the clock and tied the game
@stevenruiz.bsky.social Hey loved your 25 questions piece - might need some editing on the Lions section. Devon Kennard has been retired since 2023 and it looks like you have him saying some of the things Kelvin Sheppard said.
September 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@stevenruiz.bsky.social Hey loved your 25 questions piece - might need some editing on the Lions section. Devon Kennard has been retired since 2023 and it looks like you have him saying some of the things Kelvin Sheppard said.
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With the AJC dropping its print edition, I feel compelled to share one of the greatest moments in print design history
August 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
With the AJC dropping its print edition, I feel compelled to share one of the greatest moments in print design history
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This is actually a pretty great illustration of what the remnants of Twitter are doing to a bunch of otherwise-normal people right now. This is the stuff being pushed through its algorithms, so now *the guy with the Democrats account password* feels the need to weigh in on garbage discourse.
These idiots now feel the need to weigh in with agreement for whatever right-wing culture war outrage is currently going on. Morons.
August 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is actually a pretty great illustration of what the remnants of Twitter are doing to a bunch of otherwise-normal people right now. This is the stuff being pushed through its algorithms, so now *the guy with the Democrats account password* feels the need to weigh in on garbage discourse.
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These sick losers are getting everything they’ve always wanted. They’re ruining people’s lives and laughing about it. They’re tearing down things others built for fun. They’re making their enemies grovel.
But they will NEVER enjoy Pints With The Lads. They’ve been deemed unworthy by the Pint Gods.
But they will NEVER enjoy Pints With The Lads. They’ve been deemed unworthy by the Pint Gods.
Meanwhile in Oxfordshire, UK....
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
Staff Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance
The vice president had reportedly attempted to dine at The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, weeks after the venue hosted Kamala Harris.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
These sick losers are getting everything they’ve always wanted. They’re ruining people’s lives and laughing about it. They’re tearing down things others built for fun. They’re making their enemies grovel.
But they will NEVER enjoy Pints With The Lads. They’ve been deemed unworthy by the Pint Gods.
But they will NEVER enjoy Pints With The Lads. They’ve been deemed unworthy by the Pint Gods.
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Injured in the 1st set of the fourth round in Wimbledon 2024.
Injured in the 4th set of the quarters at the US Open.
Injured in the 2nd set of the first round at Aussie 2025.
Injured in the 3rd set of the first round at the French Open.
This one was crueler than all four of those combined.
Injured in the 4th set of the quarters at the US Open.
Injured in the 2nd set of the first round at Aussie 2025.
Injured in the 3rd set of the first round at the French Open.
This one was crueler than all four of those combined.
Man, Grigor Dimitrov looks like he blew out a pectoral muscle up two sets on Jannik Sinner. Playing the match of his life. Absolutely brutal.
July 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Injured in the 1st set of the fourth round in Wimbledon 2024.
Injured in the 4th set of the quarters at the US Open.
Injured in the 2nd set of the first round at Aussie 2025.
Injured in the 3rd set of the first round at the French Open.
This one was crueler than all four of those combined.
Injured in the 4th set of the quarters at the US Open.
Injured in the 2nd set of the first round at Aussie 2025.
Injured in the 3rd set of the first round at the French Open.
This one was crueler than all four of those combined.
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every professional writer i know is an absolute pervert for em dashes but go on
Just saw a post where someone said that use of em dashes (—) was a giveaway that you're using AI for writing. Uh, no. It could just mean you like to use em dashes.
February 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
every professional writer i know is an absolute pervert for em dashes but go on
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Why it matters:
This guts judicial review, a cornerstone of U.S. democracy. Courts are the only check on executive overreach. This section erases that check for some of the most destructive decisions the government can make.
This guts judicial review, a cornerstone of U.S. democracy. Courts are the only check on executive overreach. This section erases that check for some of the most destructive decisions the government can make.
May 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Why it matters:
This guts judicial review, a cornerstone of U.S. democracy. Courts are the only check on executive overreach. This section erases that check for some of the most destructive decisions the government can make.
This guts judicial review, a cornerstone of U.S. democracy. Courts are the only check on executive overreach. This section erases that check for some of the most destructive decisions the government can make.
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What it means:
- If the government approves drilling, mining, or development, even illegally, you can’t sue.
- It applies retroactively, killing lawsuits already in progress.
- Tribes, environmental groups, citizens, even states, lose the right to challenge these approvals in court.
- If the government approves drilling, mining, or development, even illegally, you can’t sue.
- It applies retroactively, killing lawsuits already in progress.
- Tribes, environmental groups, citizens, even states, lose the right to challenge these approvals in court.
May 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What it means:
- If the government approves drilling, mining, or development, even illegally, you can’t sue.
- It applies retroactively, killing lawsuits already in progress.
- Tribes, environmental groups, citizens, even states, lose the right to challenge these approvals in court.
- If the government approves drilling, mining, or development, even illegally, you can’t sue.
- It applies retroactively, killing lawsuits already in progress.
- Tribes, environmental groups, citizens, even states, lose the right to challenge these approvals in court.
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If you have a zoomer son named something like Jax you have to have your head on a swivel for YouTuber behavior all the time, regardless of whether your son has a YouTube channel
i would like to just move on from the shedeur prank call story but i'm struggling to do that because of the the facts that 1) it was an ole miss kid, 2) named jax, who 3) got the number from his dad's ipad because 4) his dad is the defensive coordinator of 5) the atlanta falcons
April 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
If you have a zoomer son named something like Jax you have to have your head on a swivel for YouTuber behavior all the time, regardless of whether your son has a YouTube channel
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I'm sorry, but isn't this just the Cultural Revolution 2.0? Why on earth would fired aid workers and NIH medical researchers go to work on assembly lines for worse salaries in jobs they don't know how to do? Why are they getting their economic policy from Mao?
April 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'm sorry, but isn't this just the Cultural Revolution 2.0? Why on earth would fired aid workers and NIH medical researchers go to work on assembly lines for worse salaries in jobs they don't know how to do? Why are they getting their economic policy from Mao?
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Here's the Rick Steves speech from Edmonds WA today:
April 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Here's the Rick Steves speech from Edmonds WA today:
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you, a rube: “i want my kid to grow up to be a doctor or an engineer or a teacher”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
you, a rube: “i want my kid to grow up to be a doctor or an engineer or a teacher”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
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We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again
April 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again
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oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head
March 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head
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“98% blockage? Two percent’ll get me to retirement, we’re good here”
March 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“98% blockage? Two percent’ll get me to retirement, we’re good here”
Ohhh this guy’s been in a cryogenic chamber since 2020, it makes sense now
If prices go up because of corporate greed or irresponsible government spending, that’s a loss for the American people.
March 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Ohhh this guy’s been in a cryogenic chamber since 2020, it makes sense now
I need a content filter for my brain that just fades to black any time I see promotional materials for the Baldwins show.
February 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I need a content filter for my brain that just fades to black any time I see promotional materials for the Baldwins show.
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can’t make it three words without fucking up a basic possessive apostrophe
February 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
can’t make it three words without fucking up a basic possessive apostrophe