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I can't fucking believe I have to be this angry about contemporaneous self-inflicted tragedies on EDMUND FITZGERALD DAY
Screenshot of Wikipedia text. A highlighted portion reads, "McSorely reported, 'We are holding our own.' She was never heard from again." The whole text, with citation brackets removed for legibility: "I have a 'bad list', I have lost both radars, and am taking heavy seas over the deck in one of the worst seas I have ever been in." By late in the afternoon of November 10, sustained winds of over 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) were recorded by ships and observation points across eastern Lake Superior. Arthur M. Anderson logged sustained winds as high as 58 knots (107 km/h; 67 mph) at 4:52 p.m., while waves increased to as high as 25 feet (7.6 m) by 6:00 p.m. Arthur M. Anderson was also struck by 70-to-75-knot (130 to 139 km/h; 81 to 86 mph) gusts and rogue waves as high as 35 feet (11 m). At approximately 7:10 p.m., when Arthur M. Anderson notified Edmund Fitzgerald of an upbound ship and asked how she was doing, McSorley reported, "We are holding our own." She was never heard from again. No distress signal was received, and ten minutes later, Arthur M. Anderson lost the ability either to reach Edmund Fitzgerald by radio or to detect her on radar.
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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FUKC
Photo taken at 5:17pm of a sunless sky.
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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My brother of the Silver Vektron!
Silver electric folding bike strapped to the hilt with donut boxes.
October 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Well I guess I'll go fuck myself then, thanks @bart.gov t
The only Accessible fare gate on this side of the station, out of service.
October 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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YUP
Screenshot of a tweet from @danidonovan, ADHD Comics. Dated April 8, 2022. "the ADHD urge to use parenthesis in every sentence (because every thought comes with additional bonus content)".
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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A four star general (air Force, maybe?) truly cannot believe what he is hearing.
September 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The top of the Sunday home page of the paper of record in the richest city in the country
Screenshot of the San Francisco Chronicle website. The top stories are all about ways to save money at the grocery store.
September 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Three Alembic cocktails and French fries for dinner let's fuckin GO
Way too goddamn many COVID tests.
September 18, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Days 11-15 of COVID tests, all solidly positive. Princess Bride: "All right, now let's see. Where were we? Oh, yes. In the Pit of Despair."
September 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Okay Internet I am desperate at this point (non-covid edition): does anyone make 100% cotton, gusseted jeans for "athletic" builds? I am resigned to finding nylon pants for bike commuting but this is unacceptable for what must be at most 150 days of wear
Gusseted jeans held up with fingers poking through holes on either side of the crotch.
September 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Big things happening in the household @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
Screenshot of a text exchange with Kimee (my wife). K: if you wanna watch the first two episodes of Yellowjackets I watched with Crones K: I want to continue watching when I come back. I didn't know horror was involved lmao M: What did you think the show was?? K: A witty show about teenage girls (also not incorrect)! M: Teenage girls who get stranded in the woods and maybe have to resort to cannibalism! M: It's Maggie's favorite so you know it's a banger
September 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Pitt is fetty wapping CMU
Hey what's up hello, it's CMU 17-38 Pitt in the 4th.
September 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Having several toddler niblings means I get a LOT of mileage out of this one
All dogs go to heaven except for those class traitors in the Paw Patrol.
September 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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@actioncookbook.com my wife is in Louisville for a friend's romance novel debut (Let's Give Em Pumpkin to Talk About) and she found a piece of local history
A blue and white button locked up like a mid century campaign icon. Around the perimeter, "I attended the last day! White Castle St. Matthews." The dates May 1, 1939 and April 16, 2002 frame a decolorized photo of literally a White Castle restaurant. The photo of the button is captioned, in a text thread, with "I got a Kentucky Labubu".
August 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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I made it 5.5 years and I finally test positive in a goddamned Sacramento Motel 6
A positive COVID test.
August 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Damn that's crazy
Waymo blocking a 37 Muni bus for passenger pickup, at a crowded bus stop. Difficult to interpret in a still image, but a Waymo crossing the center line to pass in the middle of an intersection. A Waymo sitting in a red transit lane attempting to make an illegal right turn into a crowd of bikes.
August 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Genuinely, one of the ways to defeat rising fascism is to make them look ridiculous. They desperately need to be seen as powerful and scary to succeed, and you can take that away from them. Get ready, Oakland
The Texas COME AND TAKE IT flag but instead of a cannon it's a dutch crunch sandwich.
August 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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I saw your other post, but: this is why it's so sad that trains feel like a luxury
"How long will it take you to get there??"
"A...normal amount of time?"
Smiling couple taking a selfie in front of a train arriving at a station. The conductor is leaning out of the locomotive and waving like a Richard Scarry character come to life.
August 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Oh hey my preorder of @gwillow.me's latest came in, and it sure is timely
The Stoneshore Register, by G Willow Wilson and M.K. Parker.
August 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Highly recommend finding a thing you like in your community and volunteering for it
Some goofus in a bright yellow shirt AND hi viz vest waves at the camera while holding a stop sign in a crosswalk.
July 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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*Semisonic voice*
The Spring 2021 issue of Proving Times magazine, published by Geoprobe. A direct push drill rig graces the cover, with a man in dirty coveralls dwarfed by the piston.
July 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Settings -> Notifications -> turn these off
Screenshot of the "notifications" menu, with "Likes of your reposts" and "Reposts of your reposts" circled.
July 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Kinda surprised I hadn't seen this book cover making the rounds all year before that trailer came out
The Running Man, by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King). Tagline: "Welcome to America in 2025 when the best men don't run for President, they run for their lives." As a kicker, the cover depicts hands holding a bowling ball sized object with a man screaming in a tiny screen on it. Looks like a Palantír.
July 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The librarian telling you they haven't seen one in years, go ahead and keep it
The pouty "congrats, Happy for you, nice" photoshoot child.
June 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Tagging in the expert @maggietokudahall.bsky.social but open question: my brother in law and his dads chat are having trouble finding baby books that casually feature dads spending time with the kid (without being explicitly "my dad is the best dad" types, etc). This is all I could find:
Four baby board books. "Don't worry, little crab" by Chris Haughton, "Pete's a Pizza" by William Steig, "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me" by Eric Carle, and "Rory the Dinosaur Me and My Dad" by Liz Climo.
June 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM