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      Andrew James

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      Andrew James

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      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
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      Stretching off before the #EtapeCaledonia tomorrow morning. 
      
      85 miles. Sub-5 target. Let’s go!
      A pint of Guinness on a pub table sat alongside a river
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    11. Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫

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      Minnesota cannot afford to have a computer nerd running this account. From Kubernetes to cache coherency, I have a known record of never touching a computer

      Amy Klobuchar

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      Minnesota cannot afford to have a rubber stamp for the President in the governor's office. From the tariffs to health care cuts, I have taken on the White House and gotten things done for our state.
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      Didn’t quite make the sub-5 target, but picked up plenty of PBs along the way! 🥇
      Etape Caledonia 2026
Distance: 136.72km
Time: 5h 24m
Elevation: 1431m

      Andrew James

      ajames.dev
      Stretching off before the #EtapeCaledonia tomorrow morning. 
      
      85 miles. Sub-5 target. Let’s go!
      A pint of Guinness on a pub table sat alongside a river
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      ATProto people are seriously some of the best people ever. Just lovely people all around who actually give a shit about dismantling oligarchies
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      LOL, the kid has no idea it's the other way around! 
      
      I was the one starstruck to meet Nicole for the first time.

      Nicole Sullivan

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      Every day I grow less smart and less cool according to my my near-tween. However, today I was briefly cool again: 
      
      10yo: mom, you know @wesbos.com? 😳
      Me: yeah?
      10yo: but does he know you?
      Me: yes! What do you think, I’m stalking him???
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