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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 19m

a group of people are sitting in a car and one of them has a gun on his back

ALT: a group of people are sitting in a car and one of them has a gun on his back

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2h

On last week's episode of The Unfcckables....

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 9h

this is sociopathic behaviour and I think we need to treat it as such! just because something has become easy to do doesn't mean it has become less creepy, or more acceptable!

monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 6h

Raccoon holding up hand: I've seen enough.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 7h

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER!

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 7h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 7h

Managed to lose 4lbs in two weeks because I haven't been sitting behind a desk for 8 hours a day and upped my dog walks to 15k steps. It's the Shutdown Diet!

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 17h

The dialog is like a mashup of Raymond Chandler and Al Goldstein, editor of Screw Magazine.

The Naked Gun (2025) FRANK: I'd sworn off love after my wife died,

but this woman was put together in all the right ways.

and a bottom that would make any toilet beg for the brown.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 18h

Chicken curry katsu with macaroni and pickled daikon from Fukoma at the Fresh World food court. A steal at $15. The deep fried gyoza also a mouth burning hit. 🍽️

Chicken curry katsu with macaroni salad and pickled daikon.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 18h

Sexual Drive (2021)

A woman eating a bowl of ramen with extra back fat.

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Dracula’s Dog’s Groomer (1979) @jamiroqueer.bsky.social · 22h

it’d be bad timing today, but if you haven’t seen this one you should. Remarkable, brilliant work that goes places Woody Allen never had the space for

Dracula’s Dog’s Groomer (1979) @jamiroqueer.bsky.social · May 4

Poster for 1977’s LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR: A photo of Keaton in a dark, smoky and crowded bar, handing over cash for a drink, takes up the top half of the poster and a bit more. Below is the title in large white capital letters, and credits in smaller type, all against black.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 1d

From the people who brought you this evergreen chestnut.

Wall Street Journal: Feb 14, 2023 at 10:10 am ET

To Save Money, Maybe You Should Skip Breakfast By Gabriel T. Rubin

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sweetie π @sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · 2d

she needs to be draped on a piano singing some cole porter standards

a rusty colored pussy cat reclining on a table and serving you know what

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 1d

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

We are realizing that we have no idea what British people think a “flapjack” is.

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Washingtonian @washingtonian.com · 2d

Here’s where to get out and see the colors in all their autumnal glory 🍁

Six Great Hikes Near DC For Seeing Gorgeous Fall Foliage

Lace up your hiking boots: peak fall color hits later this month.

www.washingtonian.com

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

Wait. What were they made with before? www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

Lay's iconic yellow chip bags later this year will include a new phrase:

"Made with real potatoes."

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2d

To avoid swearing in a duly elected Democratic House member who will force a vote to release the Epstein files, the House is in recess indefinitely

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

"Today I’m going to tell you a story of chaos, hubris and fantastical thinking. I want you to come away from this with a full picture of how ridiculous the promises are, and that’s before you get to the cold hard reality that AI fucking sucks."

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 2d

Premium: The AI Bubble's promises are impossible. NVIDIA's customers are running out of money, GPUs die in 3-5 years, most 1GW data centers will never get built, and OpenAI's Abilene data center doesn't won't have the power it needs before 2028 - if it ever does.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-bubbl...

The AI Bubble's Impossible Promises

Readers: I’ve done a very generous “free” portion of this newsletter, but I do recommend paying for premium to get the in-depth analysis underpinning the intro. That being said, I want as many people ...

www.wheresyoured.at

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

This was an engrossing genre mashup. Reminded me of Faulkner's line how the past is never dead. It's not even past.
www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/4250...

From Serial Killers to Time-Traveling Ghosts, ‘The Long Walk’ Is a Bone-Chilling Masterpiece [Review]

Mattie Do's 'The Long Walk' digs into your heart and chokes you with tears. It’s a masterpiece in genre filmmaking.

www.dreadcentral.com

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

I hope they have a rockin soundtrack!
youtu.be/w4-A__lZrEA?...

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

"The sisters, who worried that they may lose their business and possibly their homes as a result of the lawsuit, ended up settling out of court for $450,000. Yet, after lawyers took their share, former employees only collected about $200 each, reported CBS." moneywise.com/news/ny-sist...

NY sisters who own DQ franchise hit with $6M lawsuit for paying workers every 2 weeks — they helped change the loophole but it was too late for them

Were lawyers the real big winners of this giant 'gotcha'?

moneywise.com

monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

KNUCKLEHEAD HAS AN IDIOT FOR A CLIENT? - FREDTERP

Dr. Christine Sarteschi, LCSW @drsarteschi.bsky.social · 2d

Sovereign citizen calls himself an idiot in court.

He appealed his conviction on the basis he did not realize that going without an attorney was a bad idea but the court disagreed and upheld his conviction

Exchange between the sov cit and the judge

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

Huh. Wonder who they voted for. www.thebanner.com/culture/food...

Maryland soybean farmers are caught in a U.S.-China trade war

Maryland’s soybean farmers grow one of the state’s top exports. Now tariffs have yet again entangled them in a trade war with China.

www.thebanner.com

monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

Time to switch from cold brew to hot chocolate. First of the season.

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 2d

“More than 15% of all new car payments today are more than $1,000 a month, a record share.” theweek.com/business/eco...

Auto loans: Trouble in the subprime economy

The downfall of Tricolor Holdings may reflect the growing financial strain low-income Americans are facing

theweek.com

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