Stephen M
@stephen431.bsky.social
Stephen M
Phoenix, AZ
LD4
You probably know me as “Benji and AJ’s Dad” or “Lori’s Husband”
Phoenix, AZ
LD4
You probably know me as “Benji and AJ’s Dad” or “Lori’s Husband”
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Stephen M
@stephen431.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I love my wife.
Now I have to tell this story. Sit down.
A few days ago our house suddenly began to smell like burnt death. Not too unusual for our house. Oddly, this smell was emanating from our kitchen. Specifically, the dishwasher.
Now I have to tell this story. Sit down.
A few days ago our house suddenly began to smell like burnt death. Not too unusual for our house. Oddly, this smell was emanating from our kitchen. Specifically, the dishwasher.
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It is wild how much of right wing greivence culture is now just mom said you have to play with me
i admire that the "intellectuals" behind trump like vance or yarvin genuinely believe they are going to change american "culture" at literal gunpoint
June 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
It is wild how much of right wing greivence culture is now just mom said you have to play with me
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"Touch grass, idiot" - some 80 year old Oil Board Chair who talks fondly about losing his house to creditors back in the 1984 oil crash when he was an accountant
February 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Touch grass, idiot" - some 80 year old Oil Board Chair who talks fondly about losing his house to creditors back in the 1984 oil crash when he was an accountant
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I spend a lot of time writing about many of the horrors of American history, but one consistent bright spot, something about which it is right to be proud, is that we've never had a king.
February 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I spend a lot of time writing about many of the horrors of American history, but one consistent bright spot, something about which it is right to be proud, is that we've never had a king.
Continuing the trend started last fall. Same trend downward across Europe for months.
Australia is one of the only countries bucking the trend.
Australia is one of the only countries bucking the trend.
February 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Continuing the trend started last fall. Same trend downward across Europe for months.
Australia is one of the only countries bucking the trend.
Australia is one of the only countries bucking the trend.
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Gas Price Rise Hits Pause as Oil Falls, by @GasBuddyGuy open.substack.com/pub/gasprice...
Gas Price Rise Hits Pause as Oil Falls
The nation’s average price of gasoline has returned to a decline, falling 0.9 cents compared to a week ago, and stands at $3.08 per gallon, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 milli...
open.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Gas Price Rise Hits Pause as Oil Falls, by @GasBuddyGuy open.substack.com/pub/gasprice...
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Graeters x Skyline Chili Ice Cream: 9.3/10
a triumph. two of my favorite Cincinnati institutions coming together for a glorious symphony of flavors. the oyster crackers really make it sing.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2NPMcau/
a triumph. two of my favorite Cincinnati institutions coming together for a glorious symphony of flavors. the oyster crackers really make it sing.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2NPMcau/
Graeters x Skyline Chili Ice Cream Review #snack #foodtok #food #icecream #Graeters #Skyline @Graeter’s Ice Cream @Skyline Chili
TikTok video by mgolicjr
www.tiktok.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Graeters x Skyline Chili Ice Cream: 9.3/10
a triumph. two of my favorite Cincinnati institutions coming together for a glorious symphony of flavors. the oyster crackers really make it sing.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2NPMcau/
a triumph. two of my favorite Cincinnati institutions coming together for a glorious symphony of flavors. the oyster crackers really make it sing.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2NPMcau/
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This was ruled a catch by Xavier Worthy on the field. The Bills challenge, but it fails, and the call stands.
Do you agree? 🤔
Do you agree? 🤔
January 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This was ruled a catch by Xavier Worthy on the field. The Bills challenge, but it fails, and the call stands.
Do you agree? 🤔
Do you agree? 🤔
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interviewer: where do you see yourself in 5 years
me: punching a goose in it’s mouth
interviewer: you know actually we’ve already filled the position
me: *clenches fist* was it a goose
me: punching a goose in it’s mouth
interviewer: you know actually we’ve already filled the position
me: *clenches fist* was it a goose
December 16, 2024 at 4:22 PM
interviewer: where do you see yourself in 5 years
me: punching a goose in it’s mouth
interviewer: you know actually we’ve already filled the position
me: *clenches fist* was it a goose
me: punching a goose in it’s mouth
interviewer: you know actually we’ve already filled the position
me: *clenches fist* was it a goose
Here’s what happens though.
Employees get a medical benefit card with 8 phone numbers on the back. Employees are confused by the various entities and angry at employer’s benefit manager when they’re denied a claims.
Employees get a medical benefit card with 8 phone numbers on the back. Employees are confused by the various entities and angry at employer’s benefit manager when they’re denied a claims.
That authorization process is one we should not be asking ins comps to do. That role should be performed by INDEPENDENT TPAs. With zero economic incentive to approve or deny.
The first step is for self insured entities to use 3rd party TPAs and move away from insurance companies for this service
The first step is for self insured entities to use 3rd party TPAs and move away from insurance companies for this service
December 10, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Here’s what happens though.
Employees get a medical benefit card with 8 phone numbers on the back. Employees are confused by the various entities and angry at employer’s benefit manager when they’re denied a claims.
Employees get a medical benefit card with 8 phone numbers on the back. Employees are confused by the various entities and angry at employer’s benefit manager when they’re denied a claims.
The victim, UHC’s CEO, was known to play board games where the goal was to become rich, by taking all of the other player’s property, money, railroads and utilities.
The man who was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson once belonged to a group of Ivy League gamers who played assassins, a member of the group tells NBC News.
'Extremely ironic': Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying played video game killer, friend recalls
Alejandro Romero, who attended college with Luigi Mangione and was a member of the same Discord group, said he was shocked when news broke on social media that Mangione had been taken into police cust...
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:21 PM
The victim, UHC’s CEO, was known to play board games where the goal was to become rich, by taking all of the other player’s property, money, railroads and utilities.
Given the uncertainty surrounding MSNBC.
These are the moves you make when you’re quietly negotiating to move your show over to Fox News network.
These are the moves you make when you’re quietly negotiating to move your show over to Fox News network.
I missed Mika Brzezinski's very bizarre on air apology for a comment David Frum made on air about Pete Hegseth's drinking. You can watch it in this clip. And it's weird for reasons @joshtpm.bsky.social lays out in this post: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whats...
December 5, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Given the uncertainty surrounding MSNBC.
These are the moves you make when you’re quietly negotiating to move your show over to Fox News network.
These are the moves you make when you’re quietly negotiating to move your show over to Fox News network.
Regarding UHC’s CEO assassination.
My mother’s health insurer threatened her boss with cancelling his company policy, demanded to see my mom’s time cards. Her boss had continued to pay her full-time wages & benefits while she was dealing with stage 4 terminal stomach cancer, & too sick to work.
My mother’s health insurer threatened her boss with cancelling his company policy, demanded to see my mom’s time cards. Her boss had continued to pay her full-time wages & benefits while she was dealing with stage 4 terminal stomach cancer, & too sick to work.
December 5, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Regarding UHC’s CEO assassination.
My mother’s health insurer threatened her boss with cancelling his company policy, demanded to see my mom’s time cards. Her boss had continued to pay her full-time wages & benefits while she was dealing with stage 4 terminal stomach cancer, & too sick to work.
My mother’s health insurer threatened her boss with cancelling his company policy, demanded to see my mom’s time cards. Her boss had continued to pay her full-time wages & benefits while she was dealing with stage 4 terminal stomach cancer, & too sick to work.
Pick a movie. Keep one actor. The rest are played by muppets.
Apollo 13
(But I’d also love City Slickers)
Apollo 13
(But I’d also love City Slickers)
Pick a movie. Keep one actor. The rest are played by muppets.
A Few Good Men.
A Few Good Men.
Pick a movie. Keep one actor. The rest are played by muppets.
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
December 5, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Pick a movie. Keep one actor. The rest are played by muppets.
Apollo 13
(But I’d also love City Slickers)
Apollo 13
(But I’d also love City Slickers)
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secret santa at the cia prolly goes hard as hell
December 4, 2024 at 9:07 PM
secret santa at the cia prolly goes hard as hell
“He’s like that uncle who shows up to family functions with a hot take and a side of awkward facts.”
Stephen M: Your Political Dad on Bluesky
From comical domestic dilemmas to political musings, Stephen M balances dad life and campaign strategies like a pro.
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December 3, 2024 at 10:42 PM
“He’s like that uncle who shows up to family functions with a hot take and a side of awkward facts.”
What if we’re all stuck in the timeline where Joe Biden runs for his second term in 2028?
December 3, 2024 at 6:48 PM
What if we’re all stuck in the timeline where Joe Biden runs for his second term in 2028?
Lots of chatter & questions this weekend about Biden giving Ukraine some nuclear weapon capabilities before his term ends.
Biden administration denials & Ukraine demurrals sound eerily similar to previous chatter of other now-authorized weapon systems in Ukraine.
Biden administration denials & Ukraine demurrals sound eerily similar to previous chatter of other now-authorized weapon systems in Ukraine.
December 2, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Lots of chatter & questions this weekend about Biden giving Ukraine some nuclear weapon capabilities before his term ends.
Biden administration denials & Ukraine demurrals sound eerily similar to previous chatter of other now-authorized weapon systems in Ukraine.
Biden administration denials & Ukraine demurrals sound eerily similar to previous chatter of other now-authorized weapon systems in Ukraine.
Started the first season of Lioness.
It’s a good watch.
It’s a good watch.
December 2, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Started the first season of Lioness.
It’s a good watch.
It’s a good watch.
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For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 PM
For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
If this is not satire, so help me…
I’d better not see Will or anyone else sharing this kind of mental yoga within 100 miles of our 2026 campaigns in Arizona.
I’d better not see Will or anyone else sharing this kind of mental yoga within 100 miles of our 2026 campaigns in Arizona.
High housing costs have been more than offset by relative declines in other categories of spending
How are you defining CoL here? Housing costs are most certainly not the lowest in history relative to income
November 22, 2024 at 7:10 PM
If this is not satire, so help me…
I’d better not see Will or anyone else sharing this kind of mental yoga within 100 miles of our 2026 campaigns in Arizona.
I’d better not see Will or anyone else sharing this kind of mental yoga within 100 miles of our 2026 campaigns in Arizona.
Went to our LD meeting. They introduced our comms chair to talk glowingly about her email campaign.
Everyone cheers.
Then they talked glowingly about her texting campaign.
Hard, quiet stares. Someone in the audience coughed and shifted uneasily in his seat.
A tumbleweed rolls through the room
Everyone cheers.
Then they talked glowingly about her texting campaign.
Hard, quiet stares. Someone in the audience coughed and shifted uneasily in his seat.
A tumbleweed rolls through the room
November 22, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Went to our LD meeting. They introduced our comms chair to talk glowingly about her email campaign.
Everyone cheers.
Then they talked glowingly about her texting campaign.
Hard, quiet stares. Someone in the audience coughed and shifted uneasily in his seat.
A tumbleweed rolls through the room
Everyone cheers.
Then they talked glowingly about her texting campaign.
Hard, quiet stares. Someone in the audience coughed and shifted uneasily in his seat.
A tumbleweed rolls through the room
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Not surprised you haven't heard about this very important part of US history since it was only recently added to the AP History curriculum. As we now all know, Ben Franklin was infamous for his many experiments with necromancy...
November 19, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Not surprised you haven't heard about this very important part of US history since it was only recently added to the AP History curriculum. As we now all know, Ben Franklin was infamous for his many experiments with necromancy...