Fireball Roberts
@thebryanlansing.bsky.social
"Nobody lives forever, nobody stays young long enough. My past seemed like so much excess baggage, my future a series of long goodbyes, my present an empty flask, the last good drink already bitter on my tongue"
They should make a horror movie about how you get an extra hour of sleep during daylight savings time but my dogs wakes you up at 3am anyway cause shes hungry.
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
They should make a horror movie about how you get an extra hour of sleep during daylight savings time but my dogs wakes you up at 3am anyway cause shes hungry.
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Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity
Apparently you can bring pets into the stadium if it's a lapdog.
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Apparently you can bring pets into the stadium if it's a lapdog.
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my home phone just rang, it was Dave Roberts asking me to get loose
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
my home phone just rang, it was Dave Roberts asking me to get loose
Here's an unsolicited opinion for Mr fellow book readers:
If We Were Villians is better than The Secret History.
If We Were Villians is better than The Secret History.
October 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Here's an unsolicited opinion for Mr fellow book readers:
If We Were Villians is better than The Secret History.
If We Were Villians is better than The Secret History.
Jordan Love is so bad at football, he should probably be playing for the Brewers later today.
October 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Jordan Love is so bad at football, he should probably be playing for the Brewers later today.
All the states known for good bourbon are states that make it hard for young people to vote.
As a bourbon enjoys, this is upsetting.
As a democracy supporter...this is beyond upsetting.
As a bourbon enjoys, this is upsetting.
As a democracy supporter...this is beyond upsetting.
September 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
All the states known for good bourbon are states that make it hard for young people to vote.
As a bourbon enjoys, this is upsetting.
As a democracy supporter...this is beyond upsetting.
As a bourbon enjoys, this is upsetting.
As a democracy supporter...this is beyond upsetting.
Good morning,
Sorry to anybody who woke up without a job today while Scott Harris still has one.
Sorry to anybody who woke up without a job today while Scott Harris still has one.
September 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Good morning,
Sorry to anybody who woke up without a job today while Scott Harris still has one.
Sorry to anybody who woke up without a job today while Scott Harris still has one.
I'm pretty sure Pete Hagseth drank so much that he retroactively gave himself fetal alcohol syndrome cause he sounds dumber every single day.
September 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm pretty sure Pete Hagseth drank so much that he retroactively gave himself fetal alcohol syndrome cause he sounds dumber every single day.
I'm not saying 100% that the Tigers would play better if there weren't 700 annoying lawyer commercials during their games, but I'm saying it's worth a shot.
September 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I'm not saying 100% that the Tigers would play better if there weren't 700 annoying lawyer commercials during their games, but I'm saying it's worth a shot.
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Motivated bias blind spot: people confess to more or less bias depending on its desirability
‼️Work by Francisco Cruz & André Mata
‼️Work by Francisco Cruz & André Mata
Motivated bias blind spot: people confess to more or less bias depending on its desirability - Mind & Society
Though people readily claim that others fall prey to several biases, they are less likely to recognize those same biases in themselves – a tendency termed bias blind spot (Pronin et al. in Personality...
link.springer.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Motivated bias blind spot: people confess to more or less bias depending on its desirability
‼️Work by Francisco Cruz & André Mata
‼️Work by Francisco Cruz & André Mata
"The most frequent strategies were cognitive control (control of attention, group identification, and denigration of critical thinking), environmental control (control of information), and emotional control (authoritarian leadership)"
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Evidence of Psychological Manipulation in the Process of Violent Radicalization: An Investigation of the 17-A Cell
Radicalization leading to violence is a complex social process that frequently targets young people. In this study, we examine the 17-A cell, which carried out terrorist attacks in the Spanish cities ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"The most frequent strategies were cognitive control (control of attention, group identification, and denigration of critical thinking), environmental control (control of information), and emotional control (authoritarian leadership)"
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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People are more likely to support partisan violence when they think the other party does too | Weekly roundup for September 14, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
People are more likely to support partisan violence when they think the other party does too | Weekly roundup for September 14, 2025
Also this week: Trump ties Biden low on inflation/the economy; Mamdani up big in New York City; independent redistricting is an 80-20 issue. + more!
open.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
People are more likely to support partisan violence when they think the other party does too | Weekly roundup for September 14, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
If you see someone in MSU gear, there's a good chance they or a family member went to MSU
If you see see someone wearing UofM, there's a good chance they're as to see a manager cause their streak isn't well done enough.
If you see see someone wearing UofM, there's a good chance they're as to see a manager cause their streak isn't well done enough.
September 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If you see someone in MSU gear, there's a good chance they or a family member went to MSU
If you see see someone wearing UofM, there's a good chance they're as to see a manager cause their streak isn't well done enough.
If you see see someone wearing UofM, there's a good chance they're as to see a manager cause their streak isn't well done enough.
Trump's major announcement today is going to be MAGA themed bluttplugs.
Made of the cheapest metal imported from China and spray painted gold.
It is a beautiful metaphor for our country.
Made of the cheapest metal imported from China and spray painted gold.
It is a beautiful metaphor for our country.
September 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Trump's major announcement today is going to be MAGA themed bluttplugs.
Made of the cheapest metal imported from China and spray painted gold.
It is a beautiful metaphor for our country.
Made of the cheapest metal imported from China and spray painted gold.
It is a beautiful metaphor for our country.
Ashley Babbitt is looking up smiling at her military funeral.
August 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Ashley Babbitt is looking up smiling at her military funeral.
NCAA sentences Jim Harbaugh to about 30 years of being the second best Harbaugh.
August 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
NCAA sentences Jim Harbaugh to about 30 years of being the second best Harbaugh.
"How to Be Tired All Day Then Feel Awake Right Before Bed" - A Novel by me.
Now with a forward by me (I wrote the forward instead of sleeping)
Now with a forward by me (I wrote the forward instead of sleeping)
August 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"How to Be Tired All Day Then Feel Awake Right Before Bed" - A Novel by me.
Now with a forward by me (I wrote the forward instead of sleeping)
Now with a forward by me (I wrote the forward instead of sleeping)
I hate that I've had to learn so much about politics the last 10 years due to unprecedented events.
There's not a single reason anybody should know who or what a George Papadopoulos is.
There's not a single reason anybody should know who or what a George Papadopoulos is.
August 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I hate that I've had to learn so much about politics the last 10 years due to unprecedented events.
There's not a single reason anybody should know who or what a George Papadopoulos is.
There's not a single reason anybody should know who or what a George Papadopoulos is.
Being sick but juuuust healthy enough to not call into work is like when the hot girl calls you "buddy".
August 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Being sick but juuuust healthy enough to not call into work is like when the hot girl calls you "buddy".
The San Diego Padres have reportedly traded me cash considerations for being a handsome young man.
July 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The San Diego Padres have reportedly traded me cash considerations for being a handsome young man.
For people who think a stripper loves you ..
July 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
For people who think a stripper loves you ..
They should have a home run derby where the 8 participants are people who are banned for life from baseball. The winner is reinstated. The person who gets last is executed in the spot.
July 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
They should have a home run derby where the 8 participants are people who are banned for life from baseball. The winner is reinstated. The person who gets last is executed in the spot.
Just saw a person RETURNING a balloon to the store that sm was "Get Well Soon" which is both remarkably grim and financially sound.
June 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Just saw a person RETURNING a balloon to the store that sm was "Get Well Soon" which is both remarkably grim and financially sound.
Can't believe Elon and Trump broke up during pride month.
June 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Can't believe Elon and Trump broke up during pride month.