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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 10h

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 1d

*Lil Jon Voice* States' Rights to What

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 1d

Can I do a Mr Beast challenge where they put me in a burning building instead

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 2d

I support a child tax. What have those freeloading children ever done for me? Put your blocks away and start funding my pension, sport.

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 3d

Also worth noting that in California, declining to sign means the bill is enacted into law. Newsom could sit on his hands for a week, and it would pass. I would probably include that sort of information if I was writing an article with the purpose of informing my readers.

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 3d

Didn't read the article but I will assume this was about all the campaign stunts where he would eat tapeworm eggs and wear smallpox rags to prove they are safe.

irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 6d

The average Warhammer enthusiast spends more money equiping their units than Russia does on theirs

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 8d

pedocons pedocons pedocons pedocons pedocons pedocons pedocons pedocons pedocons they're goddamn pedocons

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 8d

Setting the marginal tax rate to be the Weierstrass function

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 8d

"The undecided voter is, by definition, a huge moron, so if Democratic messaging looks like key jingling, that's because it is."

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 8d

Maybe Ukrainians think in Italian but just translate it to Ukrainian when they speak. We need to consider all possibilities here.

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 8d

I think the rich people giantism in Nick Harkaway's Titanium Noir was supposed to be more allegorical than literal

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 9d

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 9d

A small whoopsie-doodle

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 9d

The solution to this is to just not engage with Waffle House. Block every Waffle House on sight and starve them of engagement.

irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 10d

Calling someone that name would get you fired in most offices prior to 2025

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 11d

Seeing an 8 year old in a ghost costume and freaking the fuck out

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 12d

www.gunviolencearchive.org

Gun Violence Archive

Near real-time tweets of American gun violence incidents. Non-profit. Non-advocacy. Just the facts.

www.gunviolencearchive.org

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 12d

Is he on Bluesky? If so, you need to delete this before he sees it. Do not plant ideas in his head.

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 14d

🚨🚨 NEW DOCUMENTS FROM EPSTEIN'S ESTATE DETAILING HIS DAILY SCHEDULE:

They show meetings with Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, and a potential visit to Epstein’s Island for Elon Musk. Prince Andrew is listed as a passenger on Epstein’s jet.

DOJ must release the Epstein files NOW.

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irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 14d

There aren't many non-urban stadiums that could handle a normal World Cup match but I have a feeling less people are gonna wanna show up this time around

irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 15d

Lopsided, garbled, and full of parasites

irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 16d

2012 Republican campaign was big into the pro cervical cancer movement because what if we prevented that cancer and girls became sluts once vaccinated.

irony_tower @ironytower.bsky.social · 16d

Einstein's Bridge by John Cramer is a fun book that has this as an alt-history