Takao Yamada
@taksea.bsky.social
I used to do things at Airport Lawyer and WidenLaw. Now less internety projects. Forever hollering about Detroit sports. Arsenal. Michigan. Reformed political hollerer.
42 is embarrassing numbers. Philadelphia would have destroyed everyone and started hounding the CEO by now. Get to work Windy City
Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
42 is embarrassing numbers. Philadelphia would have destroyed everyone and started hounding the CEO by now. Get to work Windy City
All the points in here are good and accurate as to what the ending of the show DID portray, but it’s always important to remember that’s absolutely not what the show runners intended to portray and that, even if they intended some of it, they absolutely failed to tell a story that would lead to it
i feel like if you understand what the ending of the show was trying to say there's no point in having any content set after it.
no new age of the world, westeros is trapped in doomed to be trapped in hellish medieval stasis for eternity. the wheel spins on forever
no new age of the world, westeros is trapped in doomed to be trapped in hellish medieval stasis for eternity. the wheel spins on forever
George R.R. Martin teases the 'Game of Thrones' universe will finally get to the world after the OG show's divisive finale.
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
All the points in here are good and accurate as to what the ending of the show DID portray, but it’s always important to remember that’s absolutely not what the show runners intended to portray and that, even if they intended some of it, they absolutely failed to tell a story that would lead to it
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The real ideological difference here is that Zohran Mamdani and Kshama Sawant represent two different factions of leftism- serious and not serious
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The real ideological difference here is that Zohran Mamdani and Kshama Sawant represent two different factions of leftism- serious and not serious
Oh my god. Life changing to be free from the awful ESPN app
Well @alexkirshner.com was right, the Apple sports scores app is very good
November 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Oh my god. Life changing to be free from the awful ESPN app
I get Sherrone time complaints but do you think our two minute execution is flawless with 5 freshman out there?
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I get Sherrone time complaints but do you think our two minute execution is flawless with 5 freshman out there?
Legit our best punt return on the year
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Legit our best punt return on the year
Trying to sub against a 2 minute drill is everything stupid about Michigan this year
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Trying to sub against a 2 minute drill is everything stupid about Michigan this year
This is among the very best things to support. This is deep good.
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is among the very best things to support. This is deep good.
There’s a real complaint about player development but I’ve come to a place where I don’t think there’s a defensive system that would make this team as elite as we want it to be
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
There’s a real complaint about player development but I’ve come to a place where I don’t think there’s a defensive system that would make this team as elite as we want it to be
At the end of the day we just aren’t good enough at rushing the passer or coverage. There’s not a strategy to fix that
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
At the end of the day we just aren’t good enough at rushing the passer or coverage. There’s not a strategy to fix that
I appreciate the myriad ways that Maryland is an incredibly favorable match up for Michigan.
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I appreciate the myriad ways that Maryland is an incredibly favorable match up for Michigan.
Oh my god the camera angle on that Berry pass break up! I actually saw everything! Is that even legal???
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Oh my god the camera angle on that Berry pass break up! I actually saw everything! Is that even legal???
Deeply grateful to be playing a team with an awful run defense the week before The Game.
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Deeply grateful to be playing a team with an awful run defense the week before The Game.
If Kuz had pressed the gap and hit outside he had 6
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If Kuz had pressed the gap and hit outside he had 6
Bryce has got to get better about just getting it to the TE early
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Bryce has got to get better about just getting it to the TE early
That’s an absolutely awesome special teams play
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
That’s an absolutely awesome special teams play
What a hilariously terrible angle by Tre there
November 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What a hilariously terrible angle by Tre there
I appreciate the Michigan defense announcing early that this game will be no fun
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I appreciate the Michigan defense announcing early that this game will be no fun
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imagine walking down the beach and seeing jesus carrying some guy
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
imagine walking down the beach and seeing jesus carrying some guy
There’s just never a normal day
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
There’s just never a normal day
I will forever remember the first time I rolled up to new Denver airport and saw the horse.
For the record, I believe the DIA horse coming alive to be a formal sign of the apocalypse. YMMV
For the record, I believe the DIA horse coming alive to be a formal sign of the apocalypse. YMMV
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I will forever remember the first time I rolled up to new Denver airport and saw the horse.
For the record, I believe the DIA horse coming alive to be a formal sign of the apocalypse. YMMV
For the record, I believe the DIA horse coming alive to be a formal sign of the apocalypse. YMMV
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GET IN SLUTS WE'RE MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
GET IN SLUTS WE'RE MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE
Everything Michigan does needs to be about making the game happen at the rim at both ends. Attacking the basket on offense and our defense should be about preventing anyone from getting 3s up. Live with them getting stuff inside at times but if we can make the game at the rim then we will win
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Everything Michigan does needs to be about making the game happen at the rim at both ends. Attacking the basket on offense and our defense should be about preventing anyone from getting 3s up. Live with them getting stuff inside at times but if we can make the game at the rim then we will win
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The Pistons are 13-2, have won 11-straight and are the NBA's second-best team. Here's a thread of some of my work this past week:
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Pistons are 13-2, have won 11-straight and are the NBA's second-best team. Here's a thread of some of my work this past week:
The hardest truth
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The hardest truth