Derek LeBlanc
@turkleblanc.bsky.social
Just a displaced Masshole
This feels like it calls for @tyleriam.bsky.social
BLUESKY CFB ALL-NAME TEAM VOTING IS OPEN! Vote for your favorite names from the giant thread below, to help determine the starters in every position group. Players with the most votes at each position are starters. This is democracy manifest.
Vote through Dec. 1 here: forms.gle/zqgVLGZS4Y7E...
Vote through Dec. 1 here: forms.gle/zqgVLGZS4Y7E...
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This feels like it calls for @tyleriam.bsky.social
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COMMENTARY: Why I'm raising money for a food bank in a deep red, pro-Trump area during the government shutdown
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
COMMENTARY: Why I'm raising money for a food bank in a deep red, pro-Trump area during the government shutdown
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On Baseball from Los Angeles:
As Mookie Betts wins the Roberto Clemente Award while playing in the World Series, you again have to wonder what the Red Sox were thinking:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/s...
As Mookie Betts wins the Roberto Clemente Award while playing in the World Series, you again have to wonder what the Red Sox were thinking:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/s...
Mookie Betts adding the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award is a reminder that he is a player without peer - The Boston Globe
The former Red Sox player was given MLB's top honor for his extraordinary character, community involvement, and positive contributions on and off the field on Monday.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
On Baseball from Los Angeles:
As Mookie Betts wins the Roberto Clemente Award while playing in the World Series, you again have to wonder what the Red Sox were thinking:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/s...
As Mookie Betts wins the Roberto Clemente Award while playing in the World Series, you again have to wonder what the Red Sox were thinking:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/s...
I think posts on this platform should be called "blurts" and, honestly, I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone suggest this
October 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I think posts on this platform should be called "blurts" and, honestly, I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone suggest this
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Some things I've learned in my first few weeks:
1) There is a grey market candy swapping racket between janitors, TSA agents, CSRs, and everyone else who has to stand someplace all day at the airport.
Hi-chews, sour candies, and gummy anything are in highest demand.
1) There is a grey market candy swapping racket between janitors, TSA agents, CSRs, and everyone else who has to stand someplace all day at the airport.
Hi-chews, sour candies, and gummy anything are in highest demand.
October 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Some things I've learned in my first few weeks:
1) There is a grey market candy swapping racket between janitors, TSA agents, CSRs, and everyone else who has to stand someplace all day at the airport.
Hi-chews, sour candies, and gummy anything are in highest demand.
1) There is a grey market candy swapping racket between janitors, TSA agents, CSRs, and everyone else who has to stand someplace all day at the airport.
Hi-chews, sour candies, and gummy anything are in highest demand.
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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Colorado needs more trade-school instructors and hopes to coax people out of industry or retirement to share knowledge. “Just apply, and then we’ll figure it out,” a dean at Emily Griffith Technical College tells @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social. “As long as you’ve worked in industry, it will translate”
Instructor shortage at trade schools has Colorado looking to lure workers, retirees to the classroom
Due to instructor shortages, Emily Griffith has been forced to close programs — most recently, a program on computer-aided design and building information modeling.
www.denverpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Colorado needs more trade-school instructors and hopes to coax people out of industry or retirement to share knowledge. “Just apply, and then we’ll figure it out,” a dean at Emily Griffith Technical College tells @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social. “As long as you’ve worked in industry, it will translate”
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COMMENTARY: We're not enemies. We're neighbors who disagree. Americans must stand united against political violence even if some of our leaders won't.
September 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
COMMENTARY: We're not enemies. We're neighbors who disagree. Americans must stand united against political violence even if some of our leaders won't.
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Stephen Colbert sends condolences to Charlie Kirk to open the show.
September 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Stephen Colbert sends condolences to Charlie Kirk to open the show.
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It’s ok to put the phone down.
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It’s ok to put the phone down.
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August 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I would love it if people would turn off the Auto-Requests in #DeathStranding2
The clutter they created is insane
The clutter they created is insane
August 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I would love it if people would turn off the Auto-Requests in #DeathStranding2
The clutter they created is insane
The clutter they created is insane
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July 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Just realized the bar that shows up if you pause a cutscene in Death Stranding 2 is essentially a progress bar for that cutscene.
And I love that.
And I love that.
July 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just realized the bar that shows up if you pause a cutscene in Death Stranding 2 is essentially a progress bar for that cutscene.
And I love that.
And I love that.
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Two more days of being reigning champs
June 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Two more days of being reigning champs
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A little tidbit: Devers was willing to play first base for the Red Sox but wanted the team to commit to keeping him at that position moving forward, not to go back and forth.
June 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A little tidbit: Devers was willing to play first base for the Red Sox but wanted the team to commit to keeping him at that position moving forward, not to go back and forth.
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I need Devers playing 1B against the Sox next weekend so badly
June 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I need Devers playing 1B against the Sox next weekend so badly
Fuck Craig Breslow
June 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Fuck Craig Breslow
Dude what the fuck is going on?
June 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Dude what the fuck is going on?
I know he's not going to save the season or anything and I don't expect him to.
But I am wicked excited about Roman Anthony
But I am wicked excited about Roman Anthony
June 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I know he's not going to save the season or anything and I don't expect him to.
But I am wicked excited about Roman Anthony
But I am wicked excited about Roman Anthony
The Switch 2's Pro Controller has some of the smoothest analogue sticks I've ever used. It's oddly satisfying
June 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Switch 2's Pro Controller has some of the smoothest analogue sticks I've ever used. It's oddly satisfying
How have I not known that Fighting is super effective against Dark until now?
I've been playing Pokemon for like 30 years at this point
I've been playing Pokemon for like 30 years at this point
May 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
How have I not known that Fighting is super effective against Dark until now?
I've been playing Pokemon for like 30 years at this point
I've been playing Pokemon for like 30 years at this point
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Give your dad a heart attack by telling him about this new craft beer you discovered called Bud Light
May 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Give your dad a heart attack by telling him about this new craft beer you discovered called Bud Light