Sam Abate
@sabate3.bsky.social
I've read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, & I've learned much from both of their styles
Dad/Husband/EMS/Orioles Baseball/Parrothead/Star Wars/Jeep/History
Dad/Husband/EMS/Orioles Baseball/Parrothead/Star Wars/Jeep/History
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Sam Abate
@sabate3.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
21/20 (Heading to OT because this one is in a category all it's own!)
#booksky #20bookchallenge #bookchallenge #Parrotheads #JimmyBuffett
21/20 (Heading to OT because this one is in a category all it's own!)
#booksky #20bookchallenge #bookchallenge #Parrotheads #JimmyBuffett
The good news: My 8-year old has moved on from his obsession with seafood
The bad news: My 8-year old has moved on to an obsession with steak
This kid's refined palate is gonna cause me financial hardships 😂
The bad news: My 8-year old has moved on to an obsession with steak
This kid's refined palate is gonna cause me financial hardships 😂
January 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The good news: My 8-year old has moved on from his obsession with seafood
The bad news: My 8-year old has moved on to an obsession with steak
This kid's refined palate is gonna cause me financial hardships 😂
The bad news: My 8-year old has moved on to an obsession with steak
This kid's refined palate is gonna cause me financial hardships 😂
How does anyone take this pathetic clown, or us as a country, seriously? Good grief! The American Apology Tour when this regime falls is going to have to be generations long.
Donald Trump hat dem Premierminister von Norwegen geschrieben, dass er sich Grönland nehmen wird, weil er den Friedensnobelpreis nicht bekommen hat und sich jetzt dem Frieden nicht mehr so verpflichtet fühlt.
Dann ist ja beruhigend, dass dieser besonnene, erwachsene Mann 6.000 Atomsprengköpfe hat.
Dann ist ja beruhigend, dass dieser besonnene, erwachsene Mann 6.000 Atomsprengköpfe hat.
January 19, 2026 at 10:44 AM
How does anyone take this pathetic clown, or us as a country, seriously? Good grief! The American Apology Tour when this regime falls is going to have to be generations long.
Heading to my Jeep this morning in an attempt to clear the snow & ice before going to work...
a person is walking through a snowy field with skis .
ALT: a person is walking through a snowy field with skis .
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Heading to my Jeep this morning in an attempt to clear the snow & ice before going to work...
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And one more thing. Students. If you have a professor who is, for some reason, outsourcing their own job to ChatGPT....drop the class.
If they tell you to "ask ChatGPT" for sources, drop the class.
Because they apparently don't know their own discipline well enough to teach it.
If they tell you to "ask ChatGPT" for sources, drop the class.
Because they apparently don't know their own discipline well enough to teach it.
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
And one more thing. Students. If you have a professor who is, for some reason, outsourcing their own job to ChatGPT....drop the class.
If they tell you to "ask ChatGPT" for sources, drop the class.
Because they apparently don't know their own discipline well enough to teach it.
If they tell you to "ask ChatGPT" for sources, drop the class.
Because they apparently don't know their own discipline well enough to teach it.
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Share what you consider to be a goddess tier album:
January 17, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Share what you consider to be a goddess tier album:
The absolute BEST description of the American political scene today
The "everyone is 12" thesis of American political dysfunction remains undefeated in 2026.
January 17, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The absolute BEST description of the American political scene today
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Reporters need to ask Trump at every press availability why he's breaking the law and covering up child rape by not releasing the Epstein files.
January 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Reporters need to ask Trump at every press availability why he's breaking the law and covering up child rape by not releasing the Epstein files.
Yeah, Mike. Sign Framber. Now.
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Yeah, Mike. Sign Framber. Now.
Machado may have been the choice & no doubted earned her Peace Prize. But after this? This, unfortunately, just makes her appear to be a weak puppet of the elderly orange fascist.
Imagine giving away your Nobel peace prize medal hoping for a presidency and getting a Trump-signed gift bag instead
No words
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
No words
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support | CNN
When Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House on Thursday, she came bearing the gift US President Donald Trump has long coveted: a Nobel Peace Prize.
edition.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Machado may have been the choice & no doubted earned her Peace Prize. But after this? This, unfortunately, just makes her appear to be a weak puppet of the elderly orange fascist.
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You just watch…the same assholes who have been stating that Renee Nicole Good was a domestic terrorist who “should have complied” and not “obstructed law enforcement” Will be posting quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. The blatant hypocrisy will be on full display.
January 16, 2026 at 11:06 AM
You just watch…the same assholes who have been stating that Renee Nicole Good was a domestic terrorist who “should have complied” and not “obstructed law enforcement” Will be posting quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. The blatant hypocrisy will be on full display.
My coworker said to me this week, "I have to say, the shenanigans have really improved since you got here." I dont think I've ever received a better compliment in my professional career.
January 16, 2026 at 1:19 AM
My coworker said to me this week, "I have to say, the shenanigans have really improved since you got here." I dont think I've ever received a better compliment in my professional career.
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"It may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us — with our bodies — to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”
NEW: I spoke with this bishop, who offered more context for his (entirely unprepared!) remarks.
Turns out other bishops (e.g., in MN) agree with him, and he recalled the moment he told local priests to get their wills in order.
“There was a little gasp,” he said. religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
Turns out other bishops (e.g., in MN) agree with him, and he recalled the moment he told local priests to get their wills in order.
“There was a little gasp,” he said. religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
January 16, 2026 at 12:47 AM
"It may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us — with our bodies — to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”
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While we’re planning on attacking Iran for doing this very same thing.
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 16, 2026 at 12:52 AM
While we’re planning on attacking Iran for doing this very same thing.
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What am embarrassment. He's such a small, weak, & pathetic pile of pond scum.
Anyone with a shred of class and decency would have politely refused it, so naturally Trump took it.
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
What am embarrassment. He's such a small, weak, & pathetic pile of pond scum.
Verizon is aware, but the more important question is do they care?
Verizon is responding Wednesday to an issue impacting wireless voice and data service for some customers, the company said.
6abc.com/post/is-veri...
via 6abc App
Verizon is responding Wednesday to an issue impacting wireless voice and data service for some customers, the company said.
6abc.com/post/is-veri...
via 6abc App
Verizon 'aware' of service issues, working to restore connectivity as thousands report outage
Verizon is responding Wednesday to an issue impacting wireless voice and data service for some customers, the company said.
6abc.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Verizon is aware, but the more important question is do they care?
Verizon is responding Wednesday to an issue impacting wireless voice and data service for some customers, the company said.
6abc.com/post/is-veri...
via 6abc App
Verizon is responding Wednesday to an issue impacting wireless voice and data service for some customers, the company said.
6abc.com/post/is-veri...
via 6abc App
Mainz escaped the bottom place at the midpoint of the season with a 2-1 win over Heidenheim.
Mainz hand over bottom spot to Heidenheim with first home win
Mainz escaped the bottom place at the midpoint of the season after a 2-1 win over Heidenheim.
bulinews.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Englische Woche in the #Bundesliga! @mainz05.de has a MUST WIN match against Heidenheim this afternoon. Come on, boys! Lets get those 3 points!
#M05 #Mainz05
#M05 #Mainz05
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Englische Woche in the #Bundesliga! @mainz05.de has a MUST WIN match against Heidenheim this afternoon. Come on, boys! Lets get those 3 points!
#M05 #Mainz05
#M05 #Mainz05
I've never doubted the fascism or extremism of this regime. What is actually surprising to me is the speed at which they have become brazen enough to not even attempt the veneer of hiding their fascism & authoritarianism.
January 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I've never doubted the fascism or extremism of this regime. What is actually surprising to me is the speed at which they have become brazen enough to not even attempt the veneer of hiding their fascism & authoritarianism.
I'll be damned. @michaellevin.bsky.social was right all along
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I'll be damned. @michaellevin.bsky.social was right all along
Good. Grief.
January 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Good. Grief.
Did we do it? Are we great again?
The Telegraph: British officials have met with counterparts from countries including Germany and France to begin preparations for a military deployment to protect Greenland. The European Union is also drawing up plans for sanctions on U.S. companies, should the need arise.
January 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Did we do it? Are we great again?