Paddy Gurks
@paddygurks.bsky.social
Hoops, ball, politics, urban stuff, movies, music: you know, the basics.
It’s really far for an old man to fly.
The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world’s richest and top developing economies.
https://cnn.it/4rmlgkA
https://cnn.it/4rmlgkA
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It’s really far for an old man to fly.
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Denzel Washington is the greatest actor who has ever lived, which is why GOOD MOVIE is dedicating the month of December to him. Beginning December 6th, we're covering four consecutive Denzel movies. But it's up to you to decide which ones get chosen. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Denzel Washington is the greatest actor who has ever lived, which is why GOOD MOVIE is dedicating the month of December to him. Beginning December 6th, we're covering four consecutive Denzel movies. But it's up to you to decide which ones get chosen. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Timely…
Welcome to what is probably the final best of 2024 list … and one that is also now the very first best of list for 2025.
Heat Vision’s Top 10 Movies of 2024
Welcome to what is probably the final best of 2024 list … and one that is also now the very first best of list for 2025.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Timely…
3-6-9, damn you fine
Hoping she can sock it to me one more time
Get low, get low (get low), get low (get low), get low (get low)
To the window (to the window), to the wall (to the wall)
'Til the sweat drop down my balls (my balls)
'Til all these bitches crawl
Hoping she can sock it to me one more time
Get low, get low (get low), get low (get low), get low (get low)
To the window (to the window), to the wall (to the wall)
'Til the sweat drop down my balls (my balls)
'Til all these bitches crawl
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
3-6-9, damn you fine
Hoping she can sock it to me one more time
Get low, get low (get low), get low (get low), get low (get low)
To the window (to the window), to the wall (to the wall)
'Til the sweat drop down my balls (my balls)
'Til all these bitches crawl
Hoping she can sock it to me one more time
Get low, get low (get low), get low (get low), get low (get low)
To the window (to the window), to the wall (to the wall)
'Til the sweat drop down my balls (my balls)
'Til all these bitches crawl
Maybe god is like
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Maybe god is like
I think it’s weird if you have a link to your popular posts in your Bluesky profile.
a blonde woman says just say the thing
ALT: a blonde woman says just say the thing
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I think it’s weird if you have a link to your popular posts in your Bluesky profile.
I think the court is better in person than it appeared in the photos online.
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I think the court is better in person than it appeared in the photos online.
I’m sure none of this money could have improved education or health care.
NEW: The Ford government has officially paid out its full $225 million commitment to the Beer Store, Ministry of Finance officials have confirmed, marking the conclusion of a key cost to Ontario’s alcohol liberalization. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
Ontario pays out full $225M to Beer Store as end of store closure commitment nears | Globalnews.ca
Ontario struck an agreement with the alcohol retailer to end its retail monopoly in the province early in 2024 so convenience stores could begin selling beer.
globalnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I’m sure none of this money could have improved education or health care.
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the only good thing to come out of X in years
this thread is unbelievable
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
the only good thing to come out of X in years
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
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"Let's go over this one more time."
"I know what-"
"ONE MORE TIME."
"Fine."
"What is it you're looking for?"
"A garbage bag."
"In which room?"
"The kitchen."
"What do you do when you find it?"
"Bring it to you here."
"I'm counting on you, Tim."
"I know what-"
"ONE MORE TIME."
"Fine."
"What is it you're looking for?"
"A garbage bag."
"In which room?"
"The kitchen."
"What do you do when you find it?"
"Bring it to you here."
"I'm counting on you, Tim."
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"Let's go over this one more time."
"I know what-"
"ONE MORE TIME."
"Fine."
"What is it you're looking for?"
"A garbage bag."
"In which room?"
"The kitchen."
"What do you do when you find it?"
"Bring it to you here."
"I'm counting on you, Tim."
"I know what-"
"ONE MORE TIME."
"Fine."
"What is it you're looking for?"
"A garbage bag."
"In which room?"
"The kitchen."
"What do you do when you find it?"
"Bring it to you here."
"I'm counting on you, Tim."
I thought Americans blew up dead whales?
A dead sperm whale has washed up on Nantucket for the first time in decades. It’s too big to move — at least until officials figure out a plan.
Dead Sperm Whale on Nantucket Is Too Big to Move, for Now
A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I thought Americans blew up dead whales?
Just…What? Why? No.
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Just…What? Why? No.
I wonder what Ingram has spent on tattoos.
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I wonder what Ingram has spent on tattoos.
We live in a society where the rich no longer put enough back into the system that enriched them. That’s gotta change.
We also have to get rid of subsidy for established industry, but that’s a whole other kettle of fish.
We also have to get rid of subsidy for established industry, but that’s a whole other kettle of fish.
The PM is talking about nation-building. We need to be talking about being a nation where people aren't dependent on food banks and are able to live in affordable homes.
A nation where people are not left behind.
This is my latest.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
A nation where people are not left behind.
This is my latest.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
True Nation-Building in a Time of Rising Economic Insecurity
Wherever I travel across Canada, I am overwhelmed by the positive energy and determination of Canadians to defend our sovereignty and national values.
substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
We live in a society where the rich no longer put enough back into the system that enriched them. That’s gotta change.
We also have to get rid of subsidy for established industry, but that’s a whole other kettle of fish.
We also have to get rid of subsidy for established industry, but that’s a whole other kettle of fish.
This is the most willfully ignorant timeline.
SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This is the most willfully ignorant timeline.
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It might be in the form of a beautiful bird that lands in a branch outside your window. It might be an unexpectedly warm day in November. The 2,000 dollars is a state of mind, man. It’s a vibe.
BESSENT: “THE $2,000 DIVIDEND COULD COME IN LOTS OF FORMS… IT COULD BE JUST THE TAX DECREASES. IT COULD BE NO TAX ON TIPS.”
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It might be in the form of a beautiful bird that lands in a branch outside your window. It might be an unexpectedly warm day in November. The 2,000 dollars is a state of mind, man. It’s a vibe.
I think the idea of superman is better than all the superman ideas.
As many fans had expected, Superman and Lex Luthor will reportedly form an uneasy alliance to defeat Braniac in James Gunn's upcoming Man of Tomorrow.
Superman and Lex Luthor Will Team Up to Fight Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow, Report Claims
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I think the idea of superman is better than all the superman ideas.
She wants to be president.
lols
lols
"I'm only responsible for myself and my own words and actions … and I've been working on this a lot lately, to put down the knives in politics," Greene said. "I really want to just see people be kind to one another." https://cnn.it/3XvIR4n
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
She wants to be president.
lols
lols
That’s a look you can’t boo.
(Booing Carney was stupid, CFL fans. He’s going to be the best prime minister western Canada has ever had.)
(Booing Carney was stupid, CFL fans. He’s going to be the best prime minister western Canada has ever had.)
The Grey Cup is on, so it's time, once again, to remember that Pierre Trudeau rolled up to Grey Cup in 1970 looking like this.
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
That’s a look you can’t boo.
(Booing Carney was stupid, CFL fans. He’s going to be the best prime minister western Canada has ever had.)
(Booing Carney was stupid, CFL fans. He’s going to be the best prime minister western Canada has ever had.)
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every since i was a little boy i knew i wanted to spend 43 minutes to travel 18km
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
every since i was a little boy i knew i wanted to spend 43 minutes to travel 18km
The real tragedy of that article might be that no one in Nuzzi’s life volunteered for the basic civic duty of saying: this is the worst idea you’ve had all year.
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The real tragedy of that article might be that no one in Nuzzi’s life volunteered for the basic civic duty of saying: this is the worst idea you’ve had all year.
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welcome back. if you're just joining us, nazis are defending pedophiles
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
welcome back. if you're just joining us, nazis are defending pedophiles