Brendan O’Connor

@grendan.bsky.social

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writer studying labor / infrastructure / social reproduction in world football at the CUNY Graduate Center; author of a book from Haymarket called BLOOD RED LINES

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At a certain level it is kinda funny that none of these studies or reports ever indicate that things aren’t as bad as they might be

Thinking about becoming a ring guy

“Today, the hegemony of the modern toilet and its associated practices is complete.”

Woof https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/business/media/the-new-york-times-sports-department.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Departmentwww.nytimes.com Coverage of games, players and leagues will now primarily come from The Athletic, the sports website that the company bought last year.

9am swamp ass

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it should be illegal to pretend to be a dog online

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This is embarrassing but I was on Twitter and everybody said they knew you

If there’s one thing I know about the fictional character Tommy Shelby, former communist turned war veteran turned gangster turned Labour MP turned opportunistic Oswald Mosley associate, it’s that he would never affiliate himself with fascists

Why is this making me laugh so hard

The thing about places like Princeton is that they really are very nice

This is something else man lol https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/nyregion/de-blasio-marriage-chirlane-mccray.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Forgot to buy ice cream today :(

I do not particularly care about “diversity of opinions” on this website but man the replies to this tweet are rank

It is true that Blue Sky skews left right now. I would prefer it to have more diversity of opinions but I would sincerely hope those thoughts are more interesting than, "I don't like being disagreed with."

Please relax

Happy Independence Day. May we never again be ruled by tyrants.

Learning a new language will have you getting really pumped to spell your own name

Bought a pair of snazzy running sneakers today. In my last fitness era the footwear was all about minimalism, using as little material as possible, simulating barefoot running, etc. Now it’s all about bouncy clouds on your feet. I get why people wear them around all day! Well, I guess that’s life.

this morning I watched a great blue heron in full plumage kill and eat a fish bigger than its head and for that I am grateful

Asteroid City is a delightfully whimsical tale about childhood grief, the violence of enclosure on the frontier, and the military industrial complex’s transformation of the American Sunbelt

@felipedlh.bsky.social bro this is uncanny I was literally just looking for your email address two minutes before you followed

Very sweaty out there in New York City today everyone be careful

Follow me for news about the Russian coup attempt

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