Ben Floreancig

currently in tears over these two dogs

We got there! Together, we raised over $564,000 for @translifeline.bsky.social. 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans rights are human rights and all are deserving of equality and love. To everyone who was a part of this, from myself, @goberthicks.bsky.social, and all of us here at Tolarian Community College: THANK YOU. 💙💜🤍

“If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.” Damn. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

Breakfast on deck!

Maybe 17 beers and 13,000 calories worth of spinach and artichoke dip will help me feel better about the world

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread

70,000 people in a stadium yelling "a minor." Christ

You can't tell me this isn't a space dino.

THIS IS IT. The special general elections for Florida’s 1st & 6th Congressional Districts are on APRIL 1, 2025. If we flip these seats, we can STOP Project 2025. No excuses! Mark your calendars! Show up!

So far here’s a list of companies reinforcing their commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Apple Costco Bank of America Delta JP Morgan Marriott Microsoft Procter & Gamble Goldman Sachs American Airlines Southwest Airlines United Airlines Catholic Health

In the grocery store asking the eggs why they aren’t cheaper after the president’s executive order on lowering costs. They aren’t answering. Typical.

Push back against the TikTok conspiracy theories. This was not the federal government upset they couldn’t control it. It was not them trying to stop people from communicating or sharing news. It was a national security threat. Full stop.

your honor, while plaintiffs are horrified at the slanderous lyrics, we concede that it is, legally, a banger

My work computer has been installing an update for the past 30 minutes. The fan sounds like it’s about to actually explode. It better be able to make me breakfast or something after all this.

How do I tell BlueSky to just stop showing me anything Trump related? I’ve muted every single word I can think of, but that doesn’t stop the posts that are *images* of text.

I did some shopping on Amazon for a religious co-worker and wound up purchasing something faith-related. Now Amazon apparently thinks I'll be leaving for the seminary any moment.

Wow, I do not like this.

I just got an e-mail that my therapist is back in office after taking parental leave. I'm scheduled for the next three weeks. My depression is about to catch some serious hands.

sadly, tragically, this is always what he wanted

We're 8 days into 2025 and we already have an odds-on favorite for "Most Important Post of the Year"

I see people musing that the vibe here has changed, and I would urge people to remember that there's a lot of anxiety about the change of administration in two weeks and that's going to leak into a lot of other places in one's life. Be as gracious as you can with yourself and others.

I have never seen players with as many helmet stickers as Mt. Union. The only logical conclusion is that these are the best football players on earth.

My posts are far too good to receive so little engagement. I’m not sure if it’s the fault of Blue Sky, all of Blue Sky’s users, the deep state, or something else. But I’m for damn sure it isn’t my fault.

The real controversy over #Billboard releasing its list of the 25 greatest pop stars of the 21st century isn’t Taylor being second. It’s Alicia Keys not making the list proper and being just an honorable mention. #TaylorSky

It’s five years since Robbie Keane’s little lad decided to bin off mascot duty… and grab the glory instead. The celebration lasts a full 17 seconds. Sensational stuff.

It’s important to remember what constitutes “fighting” though. Yes, show up to protest, write your representatives, and take other action. But turn off the news and block the trolls when it gets too hard and you need to care for yourself. You don’t change anything with self flagellation.

THIRTEEN TWENTY-EIGHT DAY MONTHS. 364 DAYS. THE 365TH DAY IS A GLOBAL CELEBRATION. #FIXTHEMONTHS

Aaaand I cried.

The days after New Year are always a bummer for me. Not because the holiday season is over, but because it marks the end of gas station availability of Christmas Tree Cakes. :(

Notre Dame beating Georgia thereby validating both themselves *and* IU as great teams has finally allowed me to understand the Joker.

I consider myself pretty market-oriented when considering solutions to policy problems, but I don’t know how any honest observer can look at the state of American wealth inequality and think “this is fine.”

IU’s loss to ND showed they didn’t deserve to be in the playoff because it confirmed existing data: IU was incapable of beating high-tier opponents. Oregon’s loss didn’t do that. Oregon beat everyone they played, including Ohio State if I’m not mistaken. I rate this take a 3/10.

It’s such a clear night that I can once again see the drones above my house, which always very bright and seem to be in the exact same pattern

Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember...

who up souring they dough

What did Kamala Harris mean by this?

I try to avoid politics on here because if I engage I often end up tilting at endless windmills; still, I’m tired of the “can you believe Republicans treat Trump and Democrats differently??” posts. We get it. There’s hypocrisy in politics. Can we get some new material?

“The effect may be considerable in a few centuries” is a really remarkable sentence here…

Hmm can we workshop the name please? They’re going to be bullied by the skibidi kids

one major improvement i've seen in the world over the course of my lifetime is the emergence of lightly-salted sweets. i just swung by a bakery to pick up a chocolate chip cookie and it had the slightest flaking of kosher salt on it. that shit went crazy. i think we're doing great in that department

I will not stand for this level of personal attack.

31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.