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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15h

Young Republicans say they love Hitler. But what does that tell us about their politics?

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matte jones @pillowfort.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr. Bort @brettakulon.bsky.social · 19h

His short book on Lovecraft was pretty good crank-on-crank lit crit iirc

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Friz(ombie!) @frizfrizzle.bsky.social · 22h

STATLER; "This funeral is so boring, I'm jealous of the guy in the coffin! Ah ha ha ha ha!"
[Statler turns to the empty chair next to him and sheds one tear]

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 1d

Today's the 959th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, so obviously I'm reposting my scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry in Playmobil.

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

Time to tune in to some analysis from Antifa expert…Chef Andrew…Gruel?…founder of…American Gravy Concepts?

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bakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 1d

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 1d

Tale of Odysseus coming home and dog recognizing him

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Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 1d

"Instead of Columbus, we should celebrate all Italian women for being so hot." this is a genuine thought I had this morning. I'm sharing it as an act of contrition. please do not get mad at me. please do not become passionately enraged with your fiery tempers and strike me with a heavily-ringed hand

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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 1d

- Born in 1981
- Shell of its former self by 2025
- Original goals lost to memory
- Desperately trying to stay in touch with culture
- Going through the motions
- Waiting for someone to pull the plug on the whole thing

Congrats MTV, you are the ultimate Elder Millennial

bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 1d

like most people my age, i've been with mtv since the first day. the channel was formative for me, the videos always leading me to more and more music. it was all i watched for a long time. this is really sad but expected news
cordcuttersnews.com/mtv-is-shutt...

MTV is Shutting Down Its Last Music Channels, Marking the End of an Era | Cord Cutters News

Paramount Global has delivered a devastating blow to music fans worldwide, announcing the permanent shutdown of five iconic MTV music channels by December 31, 2025 according to the BBC. For 44 years, ...

cordcuttersnews.com

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eggnog slut @deus01.bsky.social · 1d

bond traders don't want to work anymore

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Dr. Bort @brettakulon.bsky.social · 2d

The Lone Gunmen DVDs are a real embarrassment of riches

DVD menu for The Lone Gunmen - Frohike having his lederhosen tightened up by an old lady

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Dr. Bort @brettakulon.bsky.social · 2d

He should definitely emulate Aleister Crowley's extremely healthy lifestyle

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falconis.bsky.social @falconis.bsky.social · 3d

Ahh yes the often neglected aspect of computing, statistical model forecasting.

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Jacob deNobel @denobel.bsky.social · 3d

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 4d

the double-event is upon us already

A meme showing a man at a chalkboard from "Pacific Rim". He says "in the beginning the [new French PMs] were spaced apart 24 weeks. Then 12. Then 6. Then every 2 weeks. In four days we could be seeing a PM every 8 hours until they are coming every 4 minutes. We should witness a double event within seven days

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 3d

Argentina edition of Libertarian bible

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 4d

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 4d

7 reasons why The Thing (1982) is a Christmas film:

1) snow
2) bearded men concealing surprises
3) compulsory party games
4) introverts shunning group activities
5) digestive issues
6) revellers bursting open to reveal partially assimilated canine lifeforms
7) knitwear

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Chris Martin @mreschatologist.bsky.social · 4d

Jabba the Hutt with downward word balloon

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Dr. Bort @brettakulon.bsky.social · 4d

Catastrophic spacing too!

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wargen @funeralpig.bsky.social · Mar 31

helping my cat get their claw unstuck from a blanket

painting of huge green alien reaching out of a cloud to grab a chimp

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 4d

It’s so funny that everything she does will leak immediately

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 4d

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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Dr. Bort @brettakulon.bsky.social · 4d

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Dr. Bort @brettakulon.bsky.social · 4d

His most dastardly disguise yet!

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