bradley babendir
@therealbradbabs.bsky.social
writer (the baffler, the boston globe, bright wall dark room, etc) & photographer
hahahahahahhaa holy shit
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
hahahahahahhaa holy shit
okay i mean if the bulls lose on an iso pull-up three from wemby i think you just have to say good game and move on lol
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
okay i mean if the bulls lose on an iso pull-up three from wemby i think you just have to say good game and move on lol
i should organize my physical media collection vs. i’m probably not gonna though
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
i should organize my physical media collection vs. i’m probably not gonna though
not sure “after two players are indicted“ is what i’d call ”proactive“ lol
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
not sure “after two players are indicted“ is what i’d call ”proactive“ lol
giants taking that field goal instead of trying on 4th and goal from the 1.5 foot line is like relegate the franchise cowardly. play football you loser.
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
giants taking that field goal instead of trying on 4th and goal from the 1.5 foot line is like relegate the franchise cowardly. play football you loser.
hopefully mamdani’s campaign serves as a blueprint for how to handle this sort of fear-mongering. baseless feelings of unsafety have been a powerful reactionary political force for (approximately) all of history and campaign seemed to manage them impeccably
One thing the NYC mayoral race underscored for me is how easily the phrase "I don't feel safe" can be weaponized. It's an argument I would hesitate ever to use again, even for a good cause. I hope we can all agree that we have the right to BE safe. Maybe we should leave it at that.
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
hopefully mamdani’s campaign serves as a blueprint for how to handle this sort of fear-mongering. baseless feelings of unsafety have been a powerful reactionary political force for (approximately) all of history and campaign seemed to manage them impeccably
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Here’s a well reasoned, pretty accurate piece on Pentax, my favorite camera manufacturer, who are weird and out of touch and make beautiful things and no money
Pentax Bet Everything on Photographers Coming Back to DSLRs. Now What?
In 2019, while every other camera manufacturer was embroiled in the race to develop mirrorless systems, a Ricoh executive said something truly remarkable: "After one or two years, some users who chang...
fstoppers.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Here’s a well reasoned, pretty accurate piece on Pentax, my favorite camera manufacturer, who are weird and out of touch and make beautiful things and no money
okay but what's the password in french
The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
abcnews.go.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
okay but what's the password in french
went to the celtics game yesterday. guy next to me clearly had a huge gambling problem. bet the under and was rooting for every shot to miss. however: he hated sam hauser so much and was so mad every time he had the ball that he didn’t even enjoy when hauser missed. somethings still transcend.
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
went to the celtics game yesterday. guy next to me clearly had a huge gambling problem. bet the under and was rooting for every shot to miss. however: he hated sam hauser so much and was so mad every time he had the ball that he didn’t even enjoy when hauser missed. somethings still transcend.
colorado rockies inventing shocking new ways to be unbelievably stupid
look, when you can hire the guy who helped trade for and pay Deshaun Watson, you simply have to do it
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
colorado rockies inventing shocking new ways to be unbelievably stupid
hahahahaahahahq go bulls baby this is ridiculous
Vooch. Corner three. Clutch.
Bulls take their first lead of the game with 3.2 seconds left to play.
Bulls take their first lead of the game with 3.2 seconds left to play.
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
hahahahaahahahq go bulls baby this is ridiculous
do these guys know it’s game 7 of the world series lol
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
do these guys know it’s game 7 of the world series lol
i love when dave roberts freaks it. go off king.
Dodgers make it official: Shohei Ohtani will start Game 7 of the World Series on 3 days rest
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
i love when dave roberts freaks it. go off king.
that is definitely the baserunning of a guy who had to sleep on a teammates pullout couch
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
that is definitely the baserunning of a guy who had to sleep on a teammates pullout couch
i cannot believe the bulls are 5-0 lmao that’s so fucking funny go bulls baby
November 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
i cannot believe the bulls are 5-0 lmao that’s so fucking funny go bulls baby
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The lower down you go, the more distilled the language
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The lower down you go, the more distilled the language
you sort of how to respect the undying commitment of every person at every tech company to wake up everyday and ask themselves, ”how can i make this product worse?“
they're gentrifying bluesky
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
you sort of how to respect the undying commitment of every person at every tech company to wake up everyday and ask themselves, ”how can i make this product worse?“
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Happy Halloween, everyone. And, uh, some spooky personal news:
👀👻🏚️😱
👀👻🏚️😱
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Happy Halloween, everyone. And, uh, some spooky personal news:
👀👻🏚️😱
👀👻🏚️😱
emailing all of the candy companies and explaining to them that if the trick or treaters are unhappy with the ratios from their variety packs that i’m coming after them in court, its their ass, i won’t forgive, things of that nature
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
emailing all of the candy companies and explaining to them that if the trick or treaters are unhappy with the ratios from their variety packs that i’m coming after them in court, its their ass, i won’t forgive, things of that nature
“thinking for yourself is good” is a massively unpopular opinion and it’s only get worse! feels bad!
Currently in a faculty meeting and everyone else is brainstorming through ChatGPT. Again, we are COOKED
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“thinking for yourself is good” is a massively unpopular opinion and it’s only get worse! feels bad!
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hahahaha shohei said it’s time for smoltz to stop talking
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
hahahaha shohei said it’s time for smoltz to stop talking
unbelievable effort to get that first by odunze hell yeah
October 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
unbelievable effort to get that first by odunze hell yeah
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Keen Smallsheads (747 and counting) may notice this has incredible similarity to a newsletter I wrote a few weeks ago. But only one self-plagiarized sentence
October 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Keen Smallsheads (747 and counting) may notice this has incredible similarity to a newsletter I wrote a few weeks ago. But only one self-plagiarized sentence