WJ Hayes
@wjhayesjr.bsky.social
Lawyer/ (occasional) writer/ Panda Enthusiast/ Pirate Looking Past 50
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To be fair, it’s hard to type with a paper bag over your head.
BTW, you really see how thin the use of Bluesky is when you do a search for a phrase, like NE Patriots, that's associated with a real-time event. There's no chatter.
December 16, 2024 at 1:43 AM
To be fair, it’s hard to type with a paper bag over your head.
But I was assured by The Very Smart People of Bluesky that the challenge of the Onion's bid was just a ploy by Alex Jones and was utterly meritless.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
The Onion’s Bid for Infowars Rejected in Bankruptcy Court
A judge ruled that the trustee charged with auctioning off the assets of Infowars’ parent company didn’t maximize value for creditors.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:28 PM
But I was assured by The Very Smart People of Bluesky that the challenge of the Onion's bid was just a ploy by Alex Jones and was utterly meritless.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
This is Bluesky equivalent of a laurel and a hardy handshake
December 6, 2024 at 7:50 PM
This is Bluesky equivalent of a laurel and a hardy handshake
So, in the last 24 hours, in an attempt to defend Joe Biden's pardon of Hunter, his defenders in the media have pointed to the following:
Woodrow Wilson's pardon of Hunter DeButts
Jimmy Carter's pardoning Billy Carter
HW Bush's of son Neil Bush.
Except none of these happened. They're all imaginary
Woodrow Wilson's pardon of Hunter DeButts
Jimmy Carter's pardoning Billy Carter
HW Bush's of son Neil Bush.
Except none of these happened. They're all imaginary
December 4, 2024 at 10:32 PM
So, in the last 24 hours, in an attempt to defend Joe Biden's pardon of Hunter, his defenders in the media have pointed to the following:
Woodrow Wilson's pardon of Hunter DeButts
Jimmy Carter's pardoning Billy Carter
HW Bush's of son Neil Bush.
Except none of these happened. They're all imaginary
Woodrow Wilson's pardon of Hunter DeButts
Jimmy Carter's pardoning Billy Carter
HW Bush's of son Neil Bush.
Except none of these happened. They're all imaginary
This seems to be a rather tenuous tie-in to the new 'Wicked' movie.
nypost.com/2024/11/19/u...
nypost.com/2024/11/19/u...
Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare, Medicaid office as CMS administrator
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he was picking Dr. Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
nypost.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:15 PM
This seems to be a rather tenuous tie-in to the new 'Wicked' movie.
nypost.com/2024/11/19/u...
nypost.com/2024/11/19/u...
Unfortunately for Yogi, his wrongful arrest lawsuit against Ranger Smith, alleging he had been framed for the attacks was dismissed following Smith's claim of Qualified Immunity.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Person dressed in bear costume to fake attacks on cars for insurance payout, California officials say
Video was submitted to the insurance company that alleged to show the animal enter the car in Lake Arrowhead, but officials said it was a person in a bear suit.
www.nbcnews.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Unfortunately for Yogi, his wrongful arrest lawsuit against Ranger Smith, alleging he had been framed for the attacks was dismissed following Smith's claim of Qualified Immunity.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
@sagathingpodcast.bsky.social I saw this comic this morning and immediately thought of your yuletide episode
www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2024/...
www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2024/...
Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for November 14, 2024 | GoComics.com
www.gocomics.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:34 PM
@sagathingpodcast.bsky.social I saw this comic this morning and immediately thought of your yuletide episode
www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2024/...
www.gocomics.com/inkpen/2024/...
This is why I love Jeff Maurer's substack
imightbewrong.substack.com/p/maybe-if-i...
imightbewrong.substack.com/p/maybe-if-i...
October 23, 2024 at 1:21 PM
This is why I love Jeff Maurer's substack
imightbewrong.substack.com/p/maybe-if-i...
imightbewrong.substack.com/p/maybe-if-i...
The Golden Boy of the Silver Shields.
Finally, finally, finally! #Seleukos Nikator, the one we've all been waiting for!!! Featuring @tsarpowerpod.bsky.social! Can you wrestle a bull to the ground with your bare hands? Seleukos totally can, and he wouldn't lie about it. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-wyxqn... 👑
Part One: Seleukos Nikator
Finally, finally, finally! Seleukos Nikator, the one we've all been waiting for!!! Featuring our special guest star, Roberto from Tsar Power! Turns out Seleukos wasn't as innocent as we (just Dustin) ...
www.podbean.com
August 16, 2024 at 12:26 PM
The Golden Boy of the Silver Shields.
Would definitely put the "exciting" back in the "exciting and new" from the Love Boat Theme song.
May 21, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Would definitely put the "exciting" back in the "exciting and new" from the Love Boat Theme song.
@cjciaramella.bsky.social has a love letter to D&D's community in celebration of the game's 50th anniversary. While I'm not a fan of how they've tweaked the rules since the 3rd edition (Bring back THACO!), the basic idea underpinning it makes for glorious fun.
reason.com/2024/04/29/5...
reason.com/2024/04/29/5...
Dungeons & Dragons at 50: You can’t copyright fun
How lax intellectual property rules created a nerd culture phenomenon
reason.com
April 29, 2024 at 6:37 PM
@cjciaramella.bsky.social has a love letter to D&D's community in celebration of the game's 50th anniversary. While I'm not a fan of how they've tweaked the rules since the 3rd edition (Bring back THACO!), the basic idea underpinning it makes for glorious fun.
reason.com/2024/04/29/5...
reason.com/2024/04/29/5...
I think a special shout has to also go the people who thought the worst possible thing was to have Harriet Miers on the SCOTUS Bench. After all, it was only after she withdrew her name from consideration that W picked Alito.
Please don’t forget to thank the Federalist Society for giving us Justice Alito, the embodiment of their goals and values.
April 25, 2024 at 5:16 PM
I think a special shout has to also go the people who thought the worst possible thing was to have Harriet Miers on the SCOTUS Bench. After all, it was only after she withdrew her name from consideration that W picked Alito.
"[I]t’s clear that Voyager 1 will shortly have to cut contact and make its way out across the universe on its own. It’s strange to think that it will be exploring on out into deep space long after its makers — humans — have become extinct."
thespectator.com/topic/goodby...
thespectator.com/topic/goodby...
Goodbye, Voyager 1
Who knows what alien skies Voyager 1 might traverse during some distant eon. Humanity will miss it dearly but it will live on
thespectator.com
April 13, 2024 at 3:11 PM
"[I]t’s clear that Voyager 1 will shortly have to cut contact and make its way out across the universe on its own. It’s strange to think that it will be exploring on out into deep space long after its makers — humans — have become extinct."
thespectator.com/topic/goodby...
thespectator.com/topic/goodby...
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I hope you come to love something enough to bear a life-long grudge against those who messed it up
I looked it up and this is apparently true: Warren Beatty produces a couple of schlocky, low-budget short form films every handful of years so he can keep the rights to Dick Tracy as a Fuck You to the studios who fucked his beloved project from the get-go
April 10, 2024 at 11:11 AM
I hope you come to love something enough to bear a life-long grudge against those who messed it up
General Custer accepting the confederate flag of truce
9 April 1865
9 April 1865
April 9, 2024 at 1:21 PM
General Custer accepting the confederate flag of truce
9 April 1865
9 April 1865
I'm surprised Trump didn't have a rally in Eagle Pass, complaining about the eclipse coming in from Mexico and ending with him looking directly at the eclipse and shouting at it to go away and when it does, take credit for bringing back the sun.
April 8, 2024 at 6:34 PM
I'm surprised Trump didn't have a rally in Eagle Pass, complaining about the eclipse coming in from Mexico and ending with him looking directly at the eclipse and shouting at it to go away and when it does, take credit for bringing back the sun.
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Did you feel the EARTH MOVE this morning? That is but a TASTE of MY POWER. If MY DEMANDS are not met within the next 72 HOURS, then I shall BLOT OUT THE SUN. The clock is ticking.
April 5, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Did you feel the EARTH MOVE this morning? That is but a TASTE of MY POWER. If MY DEMANDS are not met within the next 72 HOURS, then I shall BLOT OUT THE SUN. The clock is ticking.
Just got an Emergency Alert on my smartphone about the Earthquake.
Without the government, who would warn us of earthquakes... 25 minutes after they happened?
Without the government, who would warn us of earthquakes... 25 minutes after they happened?
April 5, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Just got an Emergency Alert on my smartphone about the Earthquake.
Without the government, who would warn us of earthquakes... 25 minutes after they happened?
Without the government, who would warn us of earthquakes... 25 minutes after they happened?
USGS has it as a 4.7/4.8 (it keeps changing). Felt like the rumble of a subway train. Very odd experience.
⚠Preliminary info: M5.5 #earthquake (#sismo) about 20 mi W of North Plainfield (New Jersey) 3 min ago (local time 10:23:19). Updates at:
📱https://www.emsc-csem.org/lastquake/how_it_works/lastquake_app/
🌐https://m.emsc.eu
🖥https://www.emsc-csem.org
📱https://www.emsc-csem.org/lastquake/how_it_works/lastquake_app/
🌐https://m.emsc.eu
🖥https://www.emsc-csem.org
April 5, 2024 at 2:48 PM
USGS has it as a 4.7/4.8 (it keeps changing). Felt like the rumble of a subway train. Very odd experience.
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This is going to be so entertaining. Not edifying - the opposite of that, in fact - but entertaining.
March 12, 2024 at 11:39 PM
This is going to be so entertaining. Not edifying - the opposite of that, in fact - but entertaining.
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This made me laugh, so I shared it with the Mrs...
...who didn't get it, because she apparently has not seen any of the Godzillas ever 🤦♂️
...who didn't get it, because she apparently has not seen any of the Godzillas ever 🤦♂️
Wins for Oppenheimer and Godzilla Minus One mean this is the first time a movie and its sequel both won Oscars the same year.
March 11, 2024 at 1:39 AM
This made me laugh, so I shared it with the Mrs...
...who didn't get it, because she apparently has not seen any of the Godzillas ever 🤦♂️
...who didn't get it, because she apparently has not seen any of the Godzillas ever 🤦♂️
Hear me out: there needs to be an anti-CSI tv show. One that starts off with the work of a Gil Grissom-esque character being exposed as fabricated and a team brought in to re-investigate the cases and along the way we discover if he was lazy or corrupt.
www.wsj.com/us-news/dna-...
www.wsj.com/us-news/dna-...
www.wsj.com
March 8, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Hear me out: there needs to be an anti-CSI tv show. One that starts off with the work of a Gil Grissom-esque character being exposed as fabricated and a team brought in to re-investigate the cases and along the way we discover if he was lazy or corrupt.
www.wsj.com/us-news/dna-...
www.wsj.com/us-news/dna-...
Was Jordan Peterson not available?
March 7, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Was Jordan Peterson not available?
This is an absolute brutal examination of today's Google (in the context of the Gemini fiasco). It may be early to write the company's obituary, but it definitely looks to moving towards the IBM path of surviving changing business environments.
www.piratewires.com/p/google-cul...?
www.piratewires.com/p/google-cul...?
March 4, 2024 at 7:03 PM
This is an absolute brutal examination of today's Google (in the context of the Gemini fiasco). It may be early to write the company's obituary, but it definitely looks to moving towards the IBM path of surviving changing business environments.
www.piratewires.com/p/google-cul...?
www.piratewires.com/p/google-cul...?