Birthday announcements and random Wikipedia links

Three posts note birthdays of Japanese baseball players on July 28 (ages 74, 43, 29); three others link to unrelated Wikipedia articles on Zionism, Qualia, and Wharf terminology.

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小川清一 - Wikipedia

stream:bsky-jetstreamother63d ago wire ×7 kagi ↗

【誕生日 7/28】小川清一(74歳) [大分県立大分商業高等学校→阪神タイガース (1971 - 1974)→ロッテオリオンズ (1975 - 1979)→読売ジャイアンツ (1980)] NPB: https://npb.jp/bis/players/51353847.html

岡本直也 (1983年生の投手) - Wikipedia

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【誕生日 7/28】岡本直也(43歳) [岡山理科大学附属高等学校→横浜ベイスターズ (2002 - 2009)→オアハカ・ウォーリアーズ (2010)→カンペチェ・パイレーツ (2010)→カンペチェ・パイレーツ (2010)→エンセナーダ・マリネロス (2010)→ニューヨーク・ヤンキース (2011)→東京ヤクルトスワローズ (2011)] NPB: https://npb.jp/bis/players/31535115.html

Gleichschaltung - Wikipedia

stream:bsky-jetstreamother63d ago wire ×2 kagi ↗

The lack of any repercussions from Trump's performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner is an indicator of the level of complete Gleichschaltung in American mainstream media and politics.

Finnie - Wikipedia

stream:bsky-jetstreamother63d ago kagi ↗

Torygraph having a wobbly over Finnie. The description was along the lines of "pink and purple haired gender non-specific" unicorn. Finnie's a girl. She was imagined by the children of Glasgow and they decided she's a girl. Never let facts get in the way of a rant. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnie_

Manchineel - Wikipedia

stream:bsky-jetstreamother63d ago kagi ↗

Mentioned that this divorce was a cakewalk compared to that toxic fiasco in the '90s, and my older brother said "well that's apples and oranges." More like apples and manzanillas de muerte, really.

Spamming - Wikipedia

stream:bsky-jetstreamother62d ago kagi ↗

there’s a large wikipedia article about this phenomenon and even legal policies about it! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamming

Puyi - Wikipedia

stream:bsky-jetstreamother62d ago kagi ↗

I think the specifics depend on the individual, but we should more or less do for them what the Soviets did for Pu Yi. It's not as enticing as the thought of revenge, but it's the morally consistent answer.

Birthstone - Wikipedia

stream:bsky-jetstreamother62d ago kagi ↗

I had a few of those. I think they incorporated my birthstone and dog’s name, too. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthst...

Zionism - Wikipedia

stream:bsky-jetstreamother62d ago kagi ↗

Umm It's pretty Jewish centric en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism

Qualia - Wikipedia

stream:bsky-jetstreamother62d ago kagi ↗

Also, revisiting this word: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia

Wharf - Wikipedia

stream:bsky-jetstreamother62d ago kagi ↗

this article says a quay is a place where boats dock and is synonymous with wharf a quay/wharf is on the shore, and a pier extends from a shore