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Pietro Fartole

@i-am-estevan.bsky.social

Something I missed seeing in the reporting of this case. The name of someone else involved in this case is …

Kermit Butts

Lmao @actualnames.bsky.social

grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-to...

headline of the day: Butts waives hearing in Boob murder case

grassrootsmotorsports.com

December 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM

casey

@notnotcasey.bsky.social

Genuinely very funny that i’ve lifted and beered my way into men’s clothing fitting me better proportionally than women’s. Can’t go on T but still want a dadbod and big shoulders/biceps? Apparently i have the routine for you

December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM

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ceej

@ceej.online

ME: (first day practicing Bug Law) May it please the Court—
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.

December 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM

casey

@notnotcasey.bsky.social

The coolest guy in the gym is slamming an empty barbell on the ground like he just deadlifted 500 lbs

December 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM

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lanyardigan

@lanyardigan.bsky.social

This morning I heard “Shock the Monkey.” When the DJ came back, he said, “The only way I would ever shock a monkey is by giving it two bananas when it only expected one,” and I said HELL yeah

June 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM

casey

@notnotcasey.bsky.social

Alright, for privacy but also for gender reasons, i’ve changed my name and handle. if you talk to me outside of this site, i don’t really care which name you use

December 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌

@chanda.blacksky.app

This is a public health crisis and cis people acting like it isn’t because it targets trans children primarily (even though it will affect cis children too!!) is nasty business

RFK Jr. announces new rules targeting care for transgender youth

If approved, the proposed federal regulations would dramatically impact an already challenging landscape.

19thnews.org

December 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM

casey

@notnotcasey.bsky.social

Feels a little violent to go from sunny and consistently 60-70 degrees to barren and below freezing

December 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM

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Dan of the Year

@downwithdan.bsky.social

"everyone grieves differently"

Erika Kirk:

December 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM

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Annie Kelly

@annieknk.bsky.social

If we knew the price we'd have to pay for telling men to open up about their emotions, would we still have done it?

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

I am begging everyone on here to read this new post by Bryan Johnson — the super rich tech guy who is now doing the “never die” protocol.

I need to talk about it with you all.

Bryan Johnson •
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@bryan_johnson
It's been 19 days and 20 hrs since | last felt Kate's warm embrace. She landed 47 minutes ago. The 24 hours of travel no doubt has her rushing to shower. She needs to cleanse herself of a dirtied world incompatible with her sensibilities. The wash doubles as a ritual, preparatory for entrance into the symbolic world we've constructed.
The time apart has been costly. My body's electrical signaling betrays the separation. Without her touch, my vagus nerve's 100,000 myelinated fibers have dropped their high frequency spectral power, squawking distress. An intelligent system broadcasting diminished wave forms, hoping to be heard. There are other signals of distress.
My white blood cells have shifted their gene expression, upregulating pro-inflammatory genes IL-6 and TNF-alpha and downregulating my antiviral genes. A pro-aging biochemical signature of a system suffering hardship.
My environment is a pristine anti-aging laboratory. Air, water, food and light are meticulously measured. Toxins are filtered.
Purification systems run autonomously. Biomarkers tracked.
Nutrition is calibrated.
Yet outside my control is the affection of another. The 68 trillion cells that constitute Bryan Johnson run non-negotiable code.
They demand tenderness, and not of a whimsical type, but deep, all-encompassing love that must be earned and carefully maintained. Otherwise they protest in self-termination.
She's now only 13 miles away and I can viscerally feel her essence. The transmission pulses in high fidelity. As if there were a fiber optic cable streaming our connection at light speed through the multiplexed cylinders of glass. The time apart created latency, buffering the connection, depriving us of the luminescence and dimming into noise.

In 15 minutes she will be within reach. I can visualize the whites of her eyes and smell her aroma. When she arrives, she will be shy. Whenever we are apart, she returns to zero. Her previous openness will be closed. Her emotional dynamic range will be held in reserve until she feels she is safe and can trust. I'll need to kindle her again. The rush of the courtship enthralls me.
The anticipation drives a small cluster of my midbrain neurons to flood dopamine. Nerve fibers activate, lighting up my skin's receptors as it awaits for slow, caressing touch. My hypothalamus begins synthesizing oxytocin, preparing to dump it upon first eye contact to ensure the reestablishment of our pair bond. This biochemical orchestra fills me with delight and sensorial want.
Kate's been mulling over what she'll wear for days. She's considered dozens of possibilities and modeled out my anticipated emotional state, the weather, and our planned activities. The colors will be representative of her psychological state and be positioned to soothe mine. The texture, style, and hues will interplay with our biology. The deliberately chosen accessories will add flair, intrigue and play. This is how she flirts, seduces and bypasses my mind to speak directly to my physiology. She has other tricks too.
She's arrived. I must wait for her. Her timidness will want to determine the cadence. I hear the door crack open and her bag drop to the floor. She's nervous. I'm on the couch, neutral and open. She rounds the corner and our eyes meet. The inhibitions wither as the magnetism draws us together. Soft hellos are whispered and our bodies interdigitate.
I feel her finger tips on the back of my neck. Goose bumps light up my body. Skin nerve cells fire signals directly to my brain, bypassing the analytical mind. The hypothalamus dumps the oxytocin, inhibiting fear and lowering cortisol. The body washes itself in this anti-inflammatory chain reaction. Our respiration and heart beats are now synchronizing. T…

I press my cheek against hers. The skin on skin triggers a wave of desire. I brush her lips with mine, catalyzing a massive activation of neurons in her brain, overwhelming thought and forcing presence.
She relents and wants to dance. She's home.
I slip my hand under her shirt and brush the small of her back.
Goosebumps spread like a wildfire across her body. Her hypothalamus stimulates the release of GnRH which tells the pituitary gland to wake up her reproductive system. Our olfactory systems consume each other with delight, signaling immune system compatibility.
I move both my hands to her jawline, holding her head firmly in place. Our mirror neurons speak to each other. I know what she wants. My lips press against hers and I softly bite her lower lip.
Kate's blood vessels dilate from the acetylcholine and nitric oxide release, flushing her lips, skin and body. The cascade is nearing waterfall.
The executive control of our brains surrenders. No longer concerned with the 68 trillion cells. The prefrontal cortex goes dark. Eliminating future planning and probabilistic modeling.
Activity in our parietal lobes diminishes, dissolving the boundary that distinguishes between self and other. No longer is there Kate and Bryan, just a singular biological entity suspended in a state of bliss. The outside world goes quiet. It doesn't exist. We dissolve into raw existence.

December 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM

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Allison Kilkenny

@allisonkilkenny.bsky.social

banned for life from the apps again for saying “to get someone else’s fingerprints on this gun” under dating goals

December 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM

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Emma Berquist

@emmaberquist.bsky.social

wow, sorry. Deleting now. I didn’t know she was French

December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM

casey

@notnotcasey.bsky.social

Saw anders from workaholics out at a barcade in silver lake with his family and he gave us a look that very plainly said,”do NOT recognize me.”

Deck the Halls with Bolt451 @bolt451.bsky.social · Jun 13

Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie

Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction

December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM

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tinybaby

@tiny.baby

remember that guy who killed his wife by pushing her down the stairs and then in court they were like actually an owl did it

December 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM

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Andrew Lawrence

@ndrew.bsky.social

its honestly a pretty big responsibility being the last person on the planet with any understanding of spatial awareness when out in public among a large group

December 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM

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Flannel, Steady Diet of

@flanneloccluded.bsky.social

[willem dafoe unprompted] now, this K-pop group. [toothy smile] they are concealing something . [crosses legs] they’re demon hunters.

December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM

casey

@notnotcasey.bsky.social

Every convo with my sister, who monologues strictly about herself, being a trans lesbian, and australia and is not seeking any feedback about any of her statements