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Relyea, Connor
@crelyea12.bsky.social
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every day, I put on the clown costume and suffer a new indignity.

writing at The Hard Times, McSweeney's, Points in Case, etc. Former features contributor at @theonion.com

https://connorrelyea.com/
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November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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evil is never defeated, it's merely reborn
A Funko Pop of Iron Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe A Labubu
July 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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gotta say, the ending of this NYT article about the ✨potential jobs✨ that the AI boom MIGHT create one day uuuuuhhhhhh doesn't inspire great confidence
The AI future holds the possibility that one day you wont need to know how to do everything in order to do everything. "We're all going to be CEOs of a small army of AI agents," Brynjolfsson said. "We have to think, OK: What is it we really want to accomplish? What are the goals here? And we have to think a little bit more deeply about that than we have in the past."
June 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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not shocking in the slightest that the studio heads foaming at the mouth over AI are this creatively bankrupt www.vulture.com/article/gene...
"He offered an example of one of Lionsgate's signature action franchises: 'Now we can say "Do it in anime, make it PG-13." Three hours later, I'll have the movie.' He would have to pay the actors and all the other rights participants, he added -- 'but I can do that, and now I can resell it.'"
June 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: the Vatican has just announced a change to its national flag
May 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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love to witness such incredible, unparalleled reporting from the paper of record
Post from the New York Times reporter Emma Bubola that reads "The sun is shining from behind St Peter's Basilica and many crowd members are covering their eyes from the light to keep their focus on the balcony."
May 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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I spent a good chunk of yesterday baking my boyfriend his favorite kind of pie as an early Valentine’s Day surprise and I want everyone else to see it too because for a first attempt at a blueberry pie she’s a fuckin’ beaut
A freshly baked blueberry pie
February 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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December 25, 2024 at 5:34 AM
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He sat like this for 20 minutes begging for cheese curds but he eventually got fries instead, always be on that grindset 💪
A black dog wearing a gray hoodie sits patiently and stares up at the camera
December 22, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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Chicago, you’ve got a big storm coming
Man wearing headphones sitting in the cabin of an airplane
December 21, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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cardigan???? more like HARDigan because this thing is scratchy and is irritating my skin :/
Man taking a picture in front of a bathroom mirror wearing all black with a gray cardigan
December 10, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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A modern day reading of the Frog & Toad cookie scene as performed by my boyfriend and I:
A text message exchange. Text 1: “I’m eeeeeepy” Text 2: “I didn’t fall asleep till 2:45 yesterday and woke up before you” Text 3: “We gotta stop staying up til 2 every night lol” Text 4: “Yeahhhh”
December 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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I issued the challenge and Spotify rose to meet it
December 4, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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got that dog on me
Black dog laying in the lap of a young man flashing the peace sign who is wearing a gray shirt and sitting on a tan couch.
November 26, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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Bluesky, I’d like to introduce you to my boyfriend. he’s gay
November 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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a picture of me writing my grandma’s obituary:
November 19, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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November 16, 2024 at 2:45 AM
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welcome to the gams show
November 14, 2024 at 10:11 PM