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mrbuckbucknba.bsky.social
Nikola Jokic messes up Domantas Sabonis' hair with the laser assist to Gordon
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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getmoresmarter.com
Denver showed up to say NO KINGS!

Photo via @nytimes.com Cheney Orr
October 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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daralind.bsky.social
Not to steal @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social’s shtick but this is simply Saturn Devouring His Son
razzball.bsky.social Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · Oct 14
If I send you this, know I’ve lost my shit
Sal Frelick
October 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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rincewind.run
this is bluesky pandering at the highest level, just shameless behavior

by which I mean “go birds”
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 15
"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys
September 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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thebulwark.com
Trump: “Smart people don’t like me”
September 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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sickoscommittee.org
8 yard punt for JMU. Took a hell of a Louisville bounce.
September 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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otsumamiboy.bsky.social
The thing about PBS is that LeVar Burton was to me what MrBeast is to kids today.
August 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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sammillerbb.bsky.social
this one
July 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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dicknixon.bsky.social
The Phanatic is a real son of a bitch.
July 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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hannahr.bsky.social
please meet Alex the Great, a therapy bunny who works at the San Fran airport and now Giants games to help people who are overwhelmed

LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.
A very large roly-poly light brown bunny rabbit wearing a tiny SF Giants ballcap is cuddled by a man wearing a Giants jersey.
July 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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kylec.bsky.social
what's TV like without sound? 9news tried it tonight. 0/10 do not recommend
July 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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awfulannouncing.bsky.social
"One of the great traditions in baseball nowadays: Hot Dogs from Heaven. Cured meat raining down from the skies here in Seattle. Each bag comes complete with a hot dog, a mustard pack, and a ketchup pack. They are packed with love." ⚾️🌭🎙️ #MLB
July 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
I love it when the season-long plot lines finally converge
May 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
This is the hardest I’ve ever been owned online
Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social • 1h Going to become "the bad boy of Jeopardy" and by that I mean "I'm going to use my phone to look up the answers" until "Ken Jennings beats my ass" 9 • 176 Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social You mean look up the questions.
May 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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awfulannouncing.bsky.social
THE JETS CAP OFF AN INSANE LATE COMEBACK TO WIN GAME 7 IN 2OT!

Kenny Albert with the call for TNT Sports. 🏒🚨🎙️ #NHL #NHLPlayoffs
May 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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esghound.com
I had to upload the clip here because it's frankly insane. Possibly the most insane trump clip yet. His brain is pudding
April 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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juddlegum.bsky.social
IDEA: Stop covering politics like its a fucking sporting event.

The GOP spending cuts don't provide an "opening" for Democrats to attack. They are either going to harm people or not. Journalism is supposed to be about informing people.
April 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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cjzero.bsky.social
This is NOT what I was expecting
April 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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charlesgaba.com
This is good news but also has a potential dark lining given that RFK Jr. is running HHS these days.

Blog post tomorrow.
apnews.com The Associated Press @apnews.com · Apr 21
The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a key preventive care provision of the Affordable Care Act. Conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett appeared skeptical of the argument that the process for deciding which services are fully covered under Obamacare is unconstitutional.
US Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare's preventive care coverage mandate
The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a key preventive care provision of the Affordable Care Act.
bit.ly
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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stephnoh.bsky.social
Looked like Jokic was trying to rip the ball out of Jeff Van Gundy and the rest of the Clippers' coaching staff so that the Clippers wouldn't be able to challenge a call. Those coaches would not let go. Clippers got the challenge in (which they lost).
April 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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rodger.bsky.social
What a summary of the anti-trans movement:

March 23rd: female fencer competes in mixed-gender event, beating several male competitors, finishing 8th

March 30th: same fencer films herself telling trans competitor “I am refusing to fence you, because I am a woman and you are a man,” collects $5000
The Fencingtracker.com page for Stephanie Turner, who competed in a mixed gender foil event on 3/23 and finished 8th of 32 competitors The video shows Turner taking her position on the fencing strip-blade ready, uniform on— only for her to toss her mask aside and take a knee. Sullivan approached her, thinking she might be injured, and asked if Turner was okay. "No," Turner recalls telling Sullivan. "I am refusing to fence you, because I am a woman and you are a man." The video of Turner and Sullivan went viral after it was posted to Twitter on April 2 by the Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS), a far-right organization which aligns itself with known hate groups such as the Alliance Defending Freedom. It is not immediately clear how ICONS first acquired the video, but it catapulted Turner into the national anti-trans media ecosystem. Less than a week after the post, the XX-XY Athletics Fund-the non-profit arm of an anti-trans clothing brand by the same name— dubbed Turner a "Courage Wins Champion," awarding her $5,000 and mentorship through a "leadership program."
April 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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amyhoy.bsky.social
guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?

i went to the pit for y'all and brought back the screenshots with alt text
chatgpt log: What would be an easy way to calculate the tariffs that should be imposed on other countries so that the US is on even-playing fields when it comes to trade deficit? Set minimum at 10%. Reasoned about trade tariffs and deficits for 10 seconds v A straightforward (if naïve) method is to set the tariff rate for each trading partner equal to the percentage share of the trade deficit relative to that country's total imports-always no less than 10%. In formula form: Tariff Rate (%) = max(10, (Trade Deficit ÷ Total Imports) * 100) For example, if the US runs a $20 billion deficit on $100 billion worth of imports from a country, the calculated rate is (20/100)×100 = 20%. If the deficit were only 5%, you'd still impose a 10% floor. This method ignores the intricate dynamics of international trade-such as elasticities, retaliatory measures, and supply chain nuances-but it provides a blunt, proportional rule to "level the playing field." One might implement it in Python like so: [code] Gemini answer: Okay, let's break down the idea of using tariffs to achieve an "even playing field" defined as eliminating the US trade deficit. While the goal of balancing trade is understandable, devising an "easy way" to calculate tariffs to achieve this is extremely complex, and most economists would argue it's not feasible or desirable for several reasons. However, let's outline a highly simplified conceptual approach based only on the numbers, ignoring the vast real-world complexities and consequences: Simplified (and Problematic) Calculation Idea: 1. Identify the Bilateral Deficit: Determine the trade deficit the US has with a specific country (Country X). Deficit_X = Value of Imports from X - Value of • Exports to X 2. Target Reduction: The goal is to reduce imports from Country X (or increase their cost to US buyers) by the amount of the deficit, so that the value effectively balances out. 3. Calculate Required Tariff (Ignoring Economics): • If you assume, very unrealistically, that a tariff directly reduces the value of imports by a corresponding percentage (which it doesn't - it increases the price), you could try: Required Reduction % = Deficit_X / Value of • Imports from X Claude: What would be an easy way to calculate the tariffs that should be imposed on other countries so that the US is on even-playing fields when it comes to trade deficit? Set minimum at 10%. To calculate tariffs that could theoretically level the playing field for trade deficits, I'd suggest a straightforward approach based on the trade imbalance percentage: 1. Calculate the bilateral trade deficit with each trading partner: Trade Deficit - US Imports from Country - US Exports to Country 2. Express this as a percentage of total bilateral trade: Deficit Percentage - (Trade Deficit / Total Bilateral Trade) × 100 3. Apply a tariff rate that corresponds to this percentage, with your minimum 10% floor: Tariff Rate = max(Deficit Percentage, 10%) This creates a proportional response where countries with larger trade surpluses with the US would face higher tariffs. For example: • If Country A has a 25% trade surplus with the US (meaning the US has a 25% deficit), apply a 25% tariff • If Country B has a 5% trade surplus with the US, apply the minimum 10% tariff This method is relatively simple to calculate and directly ties tariff levels to trade imbalances. However, I should note that economists generally caution that trade deficits alone don't necessarily indicate unfair trade practices, and tariffs can have complex economic consequences including increased consumer prices and potential retaliation. Would you like me to elaborate on any part of this approach or discuss potential refinements to make it more sophisticated? Grok: the deficit. The deficit as a percentage of total trade is $295B/$582B = 50.69%. Using the formula Tariff% = 10% + (Deficit% × Scaling Factor), we choose a scaling factor of 50 for illustration: • Tariff = 10% + (50.69% × 50) = 10% + 25.345% = 35.345%, rounded to 35.3%. This means a 35.3% tariff on Chinese goods could be proposed to offset the imbalance, aiming to reduce imports and encourage domestic production or exports. Extending to Other Countries To provide a broader view, here's a table of top US trading partners with 2024 deficits, using data from The Motley Fool and similar calculations (assuming scaling factor of 50 for consistency): [data table headings] Country Deficit (USD Billion) Total Trade (USD Billion) Deficit % Calculate d Tariff % China -295 582 50.69% 35.3% Mexico -172 840 20.48% 20.2% Vietnam -123 (Data incomplet e, estimate) ~30% 25.0% Ireland -87 (Data incomplet e, estimate) ~25% 22.5% Germany -85 (Data incomplete estimate) ~20% 20.0%
April 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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davidfickling.bsky.social
I just did the numbers and this assumption looks to be completely right.

Let’s pause for a minute and consider how INSANE this is. 🧵
April 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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jdcmedlock.bsky.social
How it started // how it's going
April 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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stephnoh.bsky.social
Here's the last 40 seconds of Bulls/Lakers. Insane ending.
March 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM