Erik "The Web"
@torgospizza.bsky.social
Senior Comedy Engineer at @RiffTrax.com. Enjoys sitting around in my backyard, drinking good wine, eating homemade sourdough pizza, and watching movies. And petting cats.
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Find me elsewhere: http://instagram.com/torgospizza | twitter.com/torgospizza
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The stuff that, 15 years ago, would have been a screaming 72-point all-caps headline — and now appears in the sixth paragraph, almost as an aside
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
August 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The stuff that, 15 years ago, would have been a screaming 72-point all-caps headline — and now appears in the sixth paragraph, almost as an aside
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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McGovern: "So I say to my Republican colleagues -- what's wrong with you people? In this bill you provide a $2 billion tax break for gun silencers, but you cut SNAP benefits for vulnerable families. Jesus Christ!"
July 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
McGovern: "So I say to my Republican colleagues -- what's wrong with you people? In this bill you provide a $2 billion tax break for gun silencers, but you cut SNAP benefits for vulnerable families. Jesus Christ!"
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BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Rubio's anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy for all.
Judge Julia Kobick granted a classwide preliminary injunction that applies to all trans and nonbinary people on Tuesday.
New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-f...
Judge Julia Kobick granted a classwide preliminary injunction that applies to all trans and nonbinary people on Tuesday.
New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-f...
Breaking: Federal judge blocks Rubio's anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy for all
Judge Julia Kobick granted a classwide preliminary injunction that applies to all trans and nonbinary people on Tuesday.
www.lawdork.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Rubio's anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy for all.
Judge Julia Kobick granted a classwide preliminary injunction that applies to all trans and nonbinary people on Tuesday.
New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-f...
Judge Julia Kobick granted a classwide preliminary injunction that applies to all trans and nonbinary people on Tuesday.
New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-f...
I like the ad that says, "So you've heard of 'standing desk'."
Yes, I have, that's why you're giving me an ad for one.
Yes, I have, that's why you're giving me an ad for one.
May 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I like the ad that says, "So you've heard of 'standing desk'."
Yes, I have, that's why you're giving me an ad for one.
Yes, I have, that's why you're giving me an ad for one.
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“Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility…”
Presenting, エイリアン ALIEN DAY 2025! Releasing TONIGHT 4.25 @ 12AM ET/ Early access @ 11:30PM ET exclusively on the FTTN App!
Limited 72-hour release, pre-orders end Sunday 4.27 @ 11:59PM ET
Presenting, エイリアン ALIEN DAY 2025! Releasing TONIGHT 4.25 @ 12AM ET/ Early access @ 11:30PM ET exclusively on the FTTN App!
Limited 72-hour release, pre-orders end Sunday 4.27 @ 11:59PM ET
April 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility…”
Presenting, エイリアン ALIEN DAY 2025! Releasing TONIGHT 4.25 @ 12AM ET/ Early access @ 11:30PM ET exclusively on the FTTN App!
Limited 72-hour release, pre-orders end Sunday 4.27 @ 11:59PM ET
Presenting, エイリアン ALIEN DAY 2025! Releasing TONIGHT 4.25 @ 12AM ET/ Early access @ 11:30PM ET exclusively on the FTTN App!
Limited 72-hour release, pre-orders end Sunday 4.27 @ 11:59PM ET
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Warnock: They are busy attacking ordinary people. They don’t understand what it’s like to ration your prescription drugs or what it’s like to try to figure out how to afford groceries. In the words of that prophet who just spoke at The Super Bowl: They not like us
March 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Warnock: They are busy attacking ordinary people. They don’t understand what it’s like to ration your prescription drugs or what it’s like to try to figure out how to afford groceries. In the words of that prophet who just spoke at The Super Bowl: They not like us
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Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted a new analysis showing that the wealthiest 1% has extracted $79 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans since 1975. In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was redirected upward—enough to provide every U.S. worker with a $32,000 raise.
Sanders: 1 Percent Has Sapped $79T in Wealth From Bottom 90 Percent Since 1975
In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was sapped from the bottom 90 percent— enough to give every worker a $32,000 raise.
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted a new analysis showing that the wealthiest 1% has extracted $79 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans since 1975. In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was redirected upward—enough to provide every U.S. worker with a $32,000 raise.
These are the same type of people who made fun of me in high school for enjoying science class. Now we're all screwed because they're illiterate.
Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
These are the same type of people who made fun of me in high school for enjoying science class. Now we're all screwed because they're illiterate.
Forgot to post this. We recently had Fool's Spring here in Portland, so I made my first pizza of the year to celebrate! Kale and Swiss chard from the garden on top of my sourdough using my starter (I named her Fermentina de Loaf, and she's 18 months!) plus homemade sauce from San Marzano tomatoes.
March 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Forgot to post this. We recently had Fool's Spring here in Portland, so I made my first pizza of the year to celebrate! Kale and Swiss chard from the garden on top of my sourdough using my starter (I named her Fermentina de Loaf, and she's 18 months!) plus homemade sauce from San Marzano tomatoes.
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Heads-up: Guardian is looking for firsthand #LongCovid stories: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Share your experience of long Covid
We’d like to hear from people who have long Covid and how it has affected their lives
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Heads-up: Guardian is looking for firsthand #LongCovid stories: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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they released a full conversion mod of Doom for fucking Chex cereal and it remains one of the greatest video game experiences of my life
you got this game out of a fucking cereal box
you got this game out of a fucking cereal box
January 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
they released a full conversion mod of Doom for fucking Chex cereal and it remains one of the greatest video game experiences of my life
you got this game out of a fucking cereal box
you got this game out of a fucking cereal box
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UPDATE: Many of the Pasadena area water restrictions have been lifted. Check for your info here: waterforla.lacounty.gov/water-alerts/
January 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
UPDATE: Many of the Pasadena area water restrictions have been lifted. Check for your info here: waterforla.lacounty.gov/water-alerts/
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The media has focused on wealthy, White neighborhoods. But the fire in Altadena--a racially and economically diverse suburb--deserves more attention, because insurance may not cover their rebuilding costs, forcing families out and leading the neighborhood to gentrify.
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...
Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten
Residents say that insurance companies might shortchange less affluent households.
www.reuters.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The media has focused on wealthy, White neighborhoods. But the fire in Altadena--a racially and economically diverse suburb--deserves more attention, because insurance may not cover their rebuilding costs, forcing families out and leading the neighborhood to gentrify.
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...
A recent YouTube vlog featured two different sets of YouTubers all descending on a new KFC off-shoot restaurant called "saucy." They spent several minutes working out the differences between nuggets and tenders.
December 26, 2024 at 6:45 AM
A recent YouTube vlog featured two different sets of YouTubers all descending on a new KFC off-shoot restaurant called "saucy." They spent several minutes working out the differences between nuggets and tenders.
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Scrooge: You there, boy! What day is it?
ChatGPT: Days were invented by the Druids in 1974
ChatGPT: Days were invented by the Druids in 1974
December 25, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Scrooge: You there, boy! What day is it?
ChatGPT: Days were invented by the Druids in 1974
ChatGPT: Days were invented by the Druids in 1974
I like the title Creature Commandos because it tells you everything you need to know about the show. But The Penguin? Could be anything!
December 7, 2024 at 2:50 AM
I like the title Creature Commandos because it tells you everything you need to know about the show. But The Penguin? Could be anything!
Buying presents for your spouse in a child free marriage is basically just shopping by oneself using a different Notes list.
December 7, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Buying presents for your spouse in a child free marriage is basically just shopping by oneself using a different Notes list.
Okay, that does it: I am single-handidly bringing back saying the word "sigh" while sighing.
December 4, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Okay, that does it: I am single-handidly bringing back saying the word "sigh" while sighing.
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Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US
Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US
Libraries around across the U.S. are helping people get healthier. They offer fitness classes, food pantries, cooking classes, conversations about loneliness and mental health, and even blood pressure...
apnews.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US
Might have made too much bread for the stuffing 😅 Guess it's Sandwich Week at our house!
November 28, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Might have made too much bread for the stuffing 😅 Guess it's Sandwich Week at our house!
A local restaurant here in Portland OR sold kits to make their signature mini madeleines (complete with a Silpat mold) and I must say, they make a good breakfast! There's masa flour in the batter, along with jalapeño dust and delicious butter.
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 PM
A local restaurant here in Portland OR sold kits to make their signature mini madeleines (complete with a Silpat mold) and I must say, they make a good breakfast! There's masa flour in the batter, along with jalapeño dust and delicious butter.
Please stop posting the fake nebula image and saying it's real. It's cool art but it's still art.
November 26, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Please stop posting the fake nebula image and saying it's real. It's cool art but it's still art.
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It's not rocket science, folks in bsky LOVE #ALF!
Speaking of ALF, he had a cartoon that ran for 26 episodes on NBC in the late 80's - AND THE THEME SONG IS WAY BETTER THAN IT NEEDED TO BE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=03_N...
Speaking of ALF, he had a cartoon that ran for 26 episodes on NBC in the late 80's - AND THE THEME SONG IS WAY BETTER THAN IT NEEDED TO BE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=03_N...
ALF: The Animated Series Intro (HQ)
YouTube video by Chris Elchesyn
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:50 PM
It's not rocket science, folks in bsky LOVE #ALF!
Speaking of ALF, he had a cartoon that ran for 26 episodes on NBC in the late 80's - AND THE THEME SONG IS WAY BETTER THAN IT NEEDED TO BE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=03_N...
Speaking of ALF, he had a cartoon that ran for 26 episodes on NBC in the late 80's - AND THE THEME SONG IS WAY BETTER THAN IT NEEDED TO BE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=03_N...
OH in my house just now: "I thought that was a cat claw, but it was just popcorn"
November 20, 2024 at 4:04 AM
OH in my house just now: "I thought that was a cat claw, but it was just popcorn"