Josh Wood
@joshwood.bsky.social
Unofficial promoter of all things Kansas and Detroit. Trivia enjoyer.
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The only VP to write a #1 hit, the only one to be born in Marietta, Ohio, and the first one to win the Nobel Peace Prize for 82 years.
When the awards are announced in 1926, they will include George Bernard Shaw (literature) and U.S. Vice President Charles Dawes (peace, for devising Germany's war reparations plan).
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The only VP to write a #1 hit, the only one to be born in Marietta, Ohio, and the first one to win the Nobel Peace Prize for 82 years.
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this is how we fix bluesky
Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie: 6/10
We may have Lived Too Más. The aftertaste stayed with me for so long. I love Taco Bell, I love Mountain Dew, and I appreciate their partnership and innovation. this one isn’t for the faint of heart.
We may have Lived Too Más. The aftertaste stayed with me for so long. I love Taco Bell, I love Mountain Dew, and I appreciate their partnership and innovation. this one isn’t for the faint of heart.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
this is how we fix bluesky
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This is crushing. Decades of cool uniform stuff nobody else covered, gone
I remember thinking the internet would be better at preserving work than the pre-digital age, and it feels increasingly clear the opposite is true
I remember thinking the internet would be better at preserving work than the pre-digital age, and it feels increasingly clear the opposite is true
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is crushing. Decades of cool uniform stuff nobody else covered, gone
I remember thinking the internet would be better at preserving work than the pre-digital age, and it feels increasingly clear the opposite is true
I remember thinking the internet would be better at preserving work than the pre-digital age, and it feels increasingly clear the opposite is true
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If you ever need to understand how bad Kansas State football was before Bill Snyder, consider that:
—Kansas State has beaten Kansas 16 times in a row, and won 11 in a row from 1993-2003
—Kansas still leads the overall series 65-52
—Kansas State has beaten Kansas 16 times in a row, and won 11 in a row from 1993-2003
—Kansas still leads the overall series 65-52
October 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If you ever need to understand how bad Kansas State football was before Bill Snyder, consider that:
—Kansas State has beaten Kansas 16 times in a row, and won 11 in a row from 1993-2003
—Kansas still leads the overall series 65-52
—Kansas State has beaten Kansas 16 times in a row, and won 11 in a row from 1993-2003
—Kansas still leads the overall series 65-52
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Leading Catholic officials in western South Dakota have issued a statement saying they “firmly reject” the secretary of defense’s recent affirmation of medals awarded for the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
Western SD Catholic leaders ‘firmly reject’ decision to affirm Wounded Knee Massacre medals
Leading Catholic officials in western South Dakota have issued a statement saying they “firmly reject” the secretary of defense’s recent affirmation of medals awarded for the 1890 Wounded Knee…
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Leading Catholic officials in western South Dakota have issued a statement saying they “firmly reject” the secretary of defense’s recent affirmation of medals awarded for the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
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Tarik Skubal is the first pitcher in postseason history with multiple 13+ strikeout games in a single postseason
Only others with two in a postseason career:
Bob Gibson
Gerrit Cole
Only others with two in a postseason career:
Bob Gibson
Gerrit Cole
October 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Tarik Skubal is the first pitcher in postseason history with multiple 13+ strikeout games in a single postseason
Only others with two in a postseason career:
Bob Gibson
Gerrit Cole
Only others with two in a postseason career:
Bob Gibson
Gerrit Cole
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The NFL's previous walkoff tie came in 1973 when the Giants kicked a field goal to tie the Eagles at 23.
Regular-season overtime started the next year.
Regular-season overtime started the next year.
September 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The NFL's previous walkoff tie came in 1973 when the Giants kicked a field goal to tie the Eagles at 23.
Regular-season overtime started the next year.
Regular-season overtime started the next year.
Let's get this fixed! Big news for statheads.
Fun fact that I've learned while researching old NFL games: Eric Dickerson's 1984 all-time rushing record is wrong.
In Week 8, there's a blown exchange between Jeff Kemp and Dickerson. Dickerson is charged with a 2-yard loss/fumble but by rule it should be a 0-yard run/fumble for Kemp. (1/x)
In Week 8, there's a blown exchange between Jeff Kemp and Dickerson. Dickerson is charged with a 2-yard loss/fumble but by rule it should be a 0-yard run/fumble for Kemp. (1/x)
September 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Let's get this fixed! Big news for statheads.
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I want to share today three pieces of writing about 9/11 and the lessons I’ve learned across years of researching and studying that terrible day. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/luck-traum...
Luck, Trauma, and Remembering 24 Years Later
The three stories I think about on 9/11
www.doomsdayscenario.co
September 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I want to share today three pieces of writing about 9/11 and the lessons I’ve learned across years of researching and studying that terrible day. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/luck-traum...
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Polly Holliday, the actress who was best known for playing Flo on the long-running sitcom “Alice,” and who also pursued a notable stage career for decades, died on Tuesday. She was 88.
Polly Holliday, a Sassy Waitress on the Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 88
“Kiss my grits,” her character, Flo, was known to say. But that high-profile role was just one facet of a long, busy stage and screen career.
nyti.ms
September 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Polly Holliday, the actress who was best known for playing Flo on the long-running sitcom “Alice,” and who also pursued a notable stage career for decades, died on Tuesday. She was 88.
Shine is every journo (and former journo's) favorite journalist. Happy retirement. Go Blue.
No, this is not Tom Shine’s obituary. He’s just going to retire at the end of this year after almost five decades in the news business.
Don’t let this tribute to one of my favorite newsmen fool you; he’s not dead.
No, this is not Tom Shine’s obituary. He’s just going to retire at the end of this year after almost five decades in the news business.
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August 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Shine is every journo (and former journo's) favorite journalist. Happy retirement. Go Blue.
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This, by the way, is in response to one of my readers taking issue with Nick Kurtz's nickname "Big Amish." He makes a compelling case:
August 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This, by the way, is in response to one of my readers taking issue with Nick Kurtz's nickname "Big Amish." He makes a compelling case:
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RIP Chuck Mangione, whose Labor Day 1983 concert forced the 49ers to open their season on a Saturday.
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July 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
RIP Chuck Mangione, whose Labor Day 1983 concert forced the 49ers to open their season on a Saturday.
www.quirkyresearch.com/2020/10/30/h...
www.quirkyresearch.com/2020/10/30/h...
Three-time WNBA champion Detroit Shock, that is.
🚨HISTORIC MOMENT ALERT🚨
The W is leveling UP — three new teams, three new cities, one unstoppable future. ⭐
Say hello to our newest expansion teams:
🟣 Cleveland- coming 2028
🔵 Detroit - coming 2029
🔴 Philadelphia - coming 2030
New energy. New legacies. New era. #WelcometotheW
The W is leveling UP — three new teams, three new cities, one unstoppable future. ⭐
Say hello to our newest expansion teams:
🟣 Cleveland- coming 2028
🔵 Detroit - coming 2029
🔴 Philadelphia - coming 2030
New energy. New legacies. New era. #WelcometotheW
June 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Three-time WNBA champion Detroit Shock, that is.
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Today, June 6th, marks the anniversary of D-Day — one of the noblest causes in human history. I wrote about how today, as a fascist movement attempts to seize control of America, we owe that generation a debt to defend not just our future, but our past. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/d-day-and-...
D-Day and Our Debt to the Greatest Generation
Fighting for the future also includes fighting to be honest about our past
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June 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Today, June 6th, marks the anniversary of D-Day — one of the noblest causes in human history. I wrote about how today, as a fascist movement attempts to seize control of America, we owe that generation a debt to defend not just our future, but our past. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/d-day-and-...
Unless you work for the NBA or a tv network, why should we care what the "bad ratings" are for any matchup? Is the NBA on the verge of going out of business or not being televised? Nope. Bring on the best teams.
June 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Unless you work for the NBA or a tv network, why should we care what the "bad ratings" are for any matchup? Is the NBA on the verge of going out of business or not being televised? Nope. Bring on the best teams.
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One point about the Black Sox that gets very lost in all the World Series spotlight — we have strong evidence they continued to throw games in 1920, possibly up to as many as 12 times. Buck Weaver and Joe Jackson do NOT come off looking good here: sabr.org/journal/arti...
Now that the Black Sox players have been removed from MLB's permanently ineligible list after 104 years, here's the most accurate history we know on what really happened in the 1919 World Series, from SABR's Eight Myths Out: sabr.org/eight-myths-...
May 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
One point about the Black Sox that gets very lost in all the World Series spotlight — we have strong evidence they continued to throw games in 1920, possibly up to as many as 12 times. Buck Weaver and Joe Jackson do NOT come off looking good here: sabr.org/journal/arti...
This is tremendous.
Learned last night that we’re getting a Netflix miniseries on the Garfield assassination with Michael Shannon as Garfield and Nick Offerman as Chester A. Arthur, and how are we not all talking about this? www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...
May 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is tremendous.
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BREAKING: With tonight's win against the Toronto Raptors, the Detroit Pistons have clinched a spot in the NBA playoffs, one year after winning just 14 games.
Read more on Freep.com. #pistons #detroitpistons #nba
Read more on Freep.com. #pistons #detroitpistons #nba
April 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
BREAKING: With tonight's win against the Toronto Raptors, the Detroit Pistons have clinched a spot in the NBA playoffs, one year after winning just 14 games.
Read more on Freep.com. #pistons #detroitpistons #nba
Read more on Freep.com. #pistons #detroitpistons #nba
What are we doing here, people? It's a 230-year-old bronze cannon. www.kansas.com/news/local/c...
Centuries-old cannon stolen from memorial at central Wichita park
The cannon was dedicated to the city of Wichita in 1901.
www.kansas.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
What are we doing here, people? It's a 230-year-old bronze cannon. www.kansas.com/news/local/c...
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Yep, absolutely nailed it, Google AI. No notes.
March 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Yep, absolutely nailed it, Google AI. No notes.
And that KU team had Gooden, Hinrich and Collison as freshmen. Won 24 games and 11-5 in Big 12. That's some kind of 8 seed.
Kansas as a No. 8 seed hasn’t happened since 2000….we are closer than I ever imagined.
March 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
And that KU team had Gooden, Hinrich and Collison as freshmen. Won 24 games and 11-5 in Big 12. That's some kind of 8 seed.
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ESPN's Elle Duncan pays tribute to @worldofisaac.bsky.social on Sportscenter
March 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ESPN's Elle Duncan pays tribute to @worldofisaac.bsky.social on Sportscenter
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For folks wondering if flying is suddenly unsafe, I have some stats from 2024 for you to think about.
There were 1,170 aviation accidents last year. That includes all types of aviation even kitplanes, hot air balloons, gliders, etc. For you aviation types, these are not incidents, but accidents. /1
There were 1,170 aviation accidents last year. That includes all types of aviation even kitplanes, hot air balloons, gliders, etc. For you aviation types, these are not incidents, but accidents. /1
February 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
For folks wondering if flying is suddenly unsafe, I have some stats from 2024 for you to think about.
There were 1,170 aviation accidents last year. That includes all types of aviation even kitplanes, hot air balloons, gliders, etc. For you aviation types, these are not incidents, but accidents. /1
There were 1,170 aviation accidents last year. That includes all types of aviation even kitplanes, hot air balloons, gliders, etc. For you aviation types, these are not incidents, but accidents. /1