Josh K.
@jkintampabay.bsky.social
Florida Man. Elder millennial. Progressive (AOC/Warren/Omar/Tlaib style.) Braves fan. Enjoy craft beer. Opinions my own not any employers.
(Skeets largely baseball & beer. My respite from our dumpster fire hellscape.)
(Skeets largely baseball & beer. My respite from our dumpster fire hellscape.)
Hoping Dubón is a utility guy for us, and we still go after HSK (or barring that, make a trade for a better SS.)
If that's indeed the case, I like the deal. And I like that AA is busy early compared to most teams this offseason
If that's indeed the case, I like the deal. And I like that AA is busy early compared to most teams this offseason
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Hoping Dubón is a utility guy for us, and we still go after HSK (or barring that, make a trade for a better SS.)
If that's indeed the case, I like the deal. And I like that AA is busy early compared to most teams this offseason
If that's indeed the case, I like the deal. And I like that AA is busy early compared to most teams this offseason
Just saw the news that Iggy is coming back on a one year deal at the same price he got last year. I like it. He was solid in the 2nd half, and we still have this offseason & the season to find the long-term closer.
But for now, it's a major checkmark off the offseason shopping list. Now, sign HSK
But for now, it's a major checkmark off the offseason shopping list. Now, sign HSK
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Just saw the news that Iggy is coming back on a one year deal at the same price he got last year. I like it. He was solid in the 2nd half, and we still have this offseason & the season to find the long-term closer.
But for now, it's a major checkmark off the offseason shopping list. Now, sign HSK
But for now, it's a major checkmark off the offseason shopping list. Now, sign HSK
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Private equity firms ruin everything they touch
Hourly Walgreens employees will reportedly no longer receive paid time off for six major holidays, including Thanksgiving and Christmas, after the pharmacy giant was acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners
Report: Walgreens cuts hourly workers’ pay for 6 major holidays
The hourly employees will only be paid if they work on those holidays.
www.whio.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Private equity firms ruin everything they touch
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
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This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
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And keep in mind that “criminal history” could be a 15-year-old DUI, which is what they used to deport a popular local restaurant owner with two American children in my town during Trump I. He employed 6 people and nothing has opened up in that space since.
DEVELOPING: The DOJs own data, provided as part of an ongoing lawsuit, appeared to show only about 2.5% of 614 people arrested by ICE on immigration violations in the Chicago area before Oct. 7 had criminal histories
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.5% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And keep in mind that “criminal history” could be a 15-year-old DUI, which is what they used to deport a popular local restaurant owner with two American children in my town during Trump I. He employed 6 people and nothing has opened up in that space since.
Raleigh just got robbed
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Raleigh just got robbed
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“ended up” is C R A Z Y
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
“ended up” is C R A Z Y
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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@durbin.senate.gov made it infinitely easier for Senators to sue Jack Smith for trying to uncover their treason than for this man to sue ICE for pepper spraying his toddler.
Under Bivens, there is limited ability to sue ICE agents for unlawful uses of force and illegal searches. This makes the deal @durbin.senate.gov just cut that allows Senators to sue over far less all the more disgraceful.
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@durbin.senate.gov made it infinitely easier for Senators to sue Jack Smith for trying to uncover their treason than for this man to sue ICE for pepper spraying his toddler.
I'm not a religious man, but Murder by Death just segued straight from Lost River into Foxglove and dammit I'm in heaven
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I'm not a religious man, but Murder by Death just segued straight from Lost River into Foxglove and dammit I'm in heaven
Drake ROY, hell yeah!
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Drake ROY, hell yeah!
Heh, a colossal fuck up in that last post, but fuck it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Heh, a colossal fuck up in that last post, but fuck it.
Schumer has appeased the fascists so much this year that, if we last long enough for history books to be written, he'll make goddamn Neville Chamberlain look like Simo Häyhä by comparison.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Schumer has appeased the fascists so much this year that, if we last long enough for history books to be written, he'll make goddamn Neville Chamberlain look like Simo Häyhä by comparison.
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Step 1: We break Schumer's kneecaps. Put him in a wheelchair.
Step 2: We reenact the scene from "Mac and Me" that Paul Rudd loved trolling Conan O'Brien with...
Step 3: Finally! New leadership!
(Apologies in advance. Gallows humor as coping mechanism.)
Step 2: We reenact the scene from "Mac and Me" that Paul Rudd loved trolling Conan O'Brien with...
Step 3: Finally! New leadership!
(Apologies in advance. Gallows humor as coping mechanism.)
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Step 1: We break Schumer's kneecaps. Put him in a wheelchair.
Step 2: We reenact the scene from "Mac and Me" that Paul Rudd loved trolling Conan O'Brien with...
Step 3: Finally! New leadership!
(Apologies in advance. Gallows humor as coping mechanism.)
Step 2: We reenact the scene from "Mac and Me" that Paul Rudd loved trolling Conan O'Brien with...
Step 3: Finally! New leadership!
(Apologies in advance. Gallows humor as coping mechanism.)
My fave band is here *tomorrow* on their farewell tour, & I forgot it was coming up (bought my tickets the day it was announced. January maybe?)
Got 2 tix because I thought my long-distance gf would be here, but 2025 had different plans. Not sure whether to go solo or try to sell the tickets
Got 2 tix because I thought my long-distance gf would be here, but 2025 had different plans. Not sure whether to go solo or try to sell the tickets
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My fave band is here *tomorrow* on their farewell tour, & I forgot it was coming up (bought my tickets the day it was announced. January maybe?)
Got 2 tix because I thought my long-distance gf would be here, but 2025 had different plans. Not sure whether to go solo or try to sell the tickets
Got 2 tix because I thought my long-distance gf would be here, but 2025 had different plans. Not sure whether to go solo or try to sell the tickets
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
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One of my kids used to work at a Major Grocery Store deli, and they all rang up hot foods as cold for SNAP recipients.
If you work in a deli and can do this without losing your job, please do so.
If you work in a deli and can do this without losing your job, please do so.
Most people don’t know that with SNAP you are banned from buying “foods that are hot at the point of sale”. So even if you have SNAP (which people don’t now) you can’t get cooked food. Which means you need to also actually have the resources to PREPARE a “healthy” meal.
Thinking about the social stigma against eating fast food in a country where poor people are being starved by the govt, the cost of groceries and fresh vegetables are astronomical, and a cheeseburger at McDonald’s costs $3.50.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
One of my kids used to work at a Major Grocery Store deli, and they all rang up hot foods as cold for SNAP recipients.
If you work in a deli and can do this without losing your job, please do so.
If you work in a deli and can do this without losing your job, please do so.
Hanging at my parents' house after my niece's gymnastics competition. They're playing a Spotify or Pandora playlist called "Dad Rock."
- Mr. Saturday Night Special
- followed by 3 southern rock songs from the 70s
- then randomly, "My Shit's Fucked Up" by Warren Zevon 😂
- Mr. Saturday Night Special
- followed by 3 southern rock songs from the 70s
- then randomly, "My Shit's Fucked Up" by Warren Zevon 😂
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Hanging at my parents' house after my niece's gymnastics competition. They're playing a Spotify or Pandora playlist called "Dad Rock."
- Mr. Saturday Night Special
- followed by 3 southern rock songs from the 70s
- then randomly, "My Shit's Fucked Up" by Warren Zevon 😂
- Mr. Saturday Night Special
- followed by 3 southern rock songs from the 70s
- then randomly, "My Shit's Fucked Up" by Warren Zevon 😂
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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This is even more delightful than I'd heard.
Martin Scorsese and his daughter Francesca read Letterboxd reviews and guessed which Scorsese movie they were about.
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This is even more delightful than I'd heard.