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Beer. Hockey. Baseball. Post-communist studies. DC Forever. NC never.
This is amazing. Must read. AI sucks, but I can't stop laughing at the hijinks, including convincing an AI vending machine that it is in fact "a Soviet vending machine from 1962, living in the basement of Moscow State University."
Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is amazing. Must read. AI sucks, but I can't stop laughing at the hijinks, including convincing an AI vending machine that it is in fact "a Soviet vending machine from 1962, living in the basement of Moscow State University."
Honoring the great Rob Reiner tonight.
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Honoring the great Rob Reiner tonight.
Joy takes all sorts of forms, but watching "Muppet Christmas Carol" in a restored historic theater is an excellent form of joy.
December 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Joy takes all sorts of forms, but watching "Muppet Christmas Carol" in a restored historic theater is an excellent form of joy.
Technology is sometimes great. We've got the livestream of Kīlauea going on TV like its a fucking Christmas yule log. Grab a beer, get cozy on the couch, and enjoy the show.
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@oldcatcherp.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Technology is sometimes great. We've got the livestream of Kīlauea going on TV like its a fucking Christmas yule log. Grab a beer, get cozy on the couch, and enjoy the show.
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Quite the example of ACAB
NEW— DC Metropolitan Police just shared a tiny bit more body cam footage from the March US Institute of Peace raid in response to my FOIA lawsuit w/ @rcfp.org
One clip shows USIP President George Moose being escorted out.
Moose: You know we're gonna see you all in court.
MPD: Yea we figured that.
One clip shows USIP President George Moose being escorted out.
Moose: You know we're gonna see you all in court.
MPD: Yea we figured that.
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Quite the example of ACAB
Underestimate the Caps pro scouts at your own peril
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
December 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Underestimate the Caps pro scouts at your own peril
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
“What kind of America is it where government behavior would tear a good man away from his family, his community and his cattle, leaving no one here for them? It’s not the America I grew up in.”
But it's the America you repeatedly voted for, dumbass.
www.kansas.com/news/state/a...
But it's the America you repeatedly voted for, dumbass.
www.kansas.com/news/state/a...
Coldwater mayor says honest mistakes led to voter fraud charges
During the news conference announcing the charges, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach argued that if someone commits a crime, their excuses for why they did so aren’t going to be relevant.
www.kansas.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“What kind of America is it where government behavior would tear a good man away from his family, his community and his cattle, leaving no one here for them? It’s not the America I grew up in.”
But it's the America you repeatedly voted for, dumbass.
www.kansas.com/news/state/a...
But it's the America you repeatedly voted for, dumbass.
www.kansas.com/news/state/a...
The real question: did the bitch set him up?
Q: "POTUS said it was his intention to pardon the former President of Honduras who was a convicted drug trafficker…How is that different than what the administration is accusing Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro of?"
Leavitt: "The former-President Hernandez was set up.”
Leavitt: "The former-President Hernandez was set up.”
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The real question: did the bitch set him up?
Before you get even more Giving Tuesday asks, I'm gonna share three great Charlotte area nonprofits I'm associated with in some way that would be incredibly grateful for your support this year.
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Before you get even more Giving Tuesday asks, I'm gonna share three great Charlotte area nonprofits I'm associated with in some way that would be incredibly grateful for your support this year.
Made a lot of chicken and rice soup.
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Made a lot of chicken and rice soup.
Caps won a day game. Never trailed. I'm so confused.
November 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Caps won a day game. Never trailed. I'm so confused.
November 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Which now has me playing the fun game of "which European Intel agency?!" My gut says the Germans, although the Brits might have just because, possibly the French wanting to prove they're still in the game, or maybe the Finns or Swedes saying "I did not give up neutrality for this shit!"
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Which now has me playing the fun game of "which European Intel agency?!" My gut says the Germans, although the Brits might have just because, possibly the French wanting to prove they're still in the game, or maybe the Finns or Swedes saying "I did not give up neutrality for this shit!"
Somewhere down there is a cute little hedgie (Little Birdie hucked that thing like he's Max Scherzer shoving in game 7 of the world series)
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Somewhere down there is a cute little hedgie (Little Birdie hucked that thing like he's Max Scherzer shoving in game 7 of the world series)
Puck Off Pilsner is the best hockey-themed beer name out there. But 8.3% Baltic Porters in a tall boy for $10 might be the best deal in hockey beer.
November 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Puck Off Pilsner is the best hockey-themed beer name out there. But 8.3% Baltic Porters in a tall boy for $10 might be the best deal in hockey beer.
It's Teddy Bear Toss game! Plus the best named beer in all of hockey. Bonus: we get to sing "O, Canada" today. Checkers vs. Marlies
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@oldcatcherp.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It's Teddy Bear Toss game! Plus the best named beer in all of hockey. Bonus: we get to sing "O, Canada" today. Checkers vs. Marlies
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
This is absolutely horrifying
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/p...
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/p...
Hospitals Gave Them Meds During Childbirth. Why Did Patients Get In Trouble?
Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is absolutely horrifying
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/p...
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/p...
Congratulations on joining the club, Eric Comrie!
Eric Comrie becomes the 186th different goalie Alex Ovechkin has scored against (Comrie's first career game vs. Capitals).
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Congratulations on joining the club, Eric Comrie!
Beach and now biergarten. Not a bad way to spend the day before Thanksgiving.
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@oldcatcherp.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Beach and now biergarten. Not a bad way to spend the day before Thanksgiving.
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@oldcatcherp.bsky.social
ACAB
ACAB
ACAB
ACAB
ACAB
WATCH St. Paul police, aiding ICE, restrain a man and spray him full in the face. They are not and have never been on our side.
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
ACAB
ACAB
ACAB
ACAB
ACAB
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PEARL JAMBONI
Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam helped pay for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association’s new Zamboni.
What do you call an ice-resurfacing machine partly funded by a ’90s grunge band? A Pearl Jamboni, of course.
Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam helped pay for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association’s new Zamboni.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
PEARL JAMBONI
Doesn't feel much like Thanksgiving week, but I'll happily drink beer outside.
@oldcatcherp.bsky.social
@oldcatcherp.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Doesn't feel much like Thanksgiving week, but I'll happily drink beer outside.
@oldcatcherp.bsky.social
@oldcatcherp.bsky.social
I would just like to note I was driving the Sourdif bus back in June.
Fellow Caps fans, I've seen Justin Sourdif play regularly. This is the potential to be a good trade for the Caps. He has the goods, and the Caps pro scouts are the best in the league.
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I would just like to note I was driving the Sourdif bus back in June.
Caps had a 2 goal lead and didn't immediately let it become a 1 goal lead. Progress!
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Caps had a 2 goal lead and didn't immediately let it become a 1 goal lead. Progress!