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Same as it ever was - Geezer Comics, Public Corruption, American Philosophers, & The Fate of Humanity Functionalist Grammar Policing done cheap

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · Jan 14

At last, a chance to start a #MaryWorth kissing thread here.
Yes, I'm pretty sure that's what these two are doing.

She intends to show him hidden talents. I think it means something dirty, but who knows?

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 20m

And a better time to just watch it. Not that it matters. Every scene you'll say "Oh, wait. I know this one!"

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 1d

I think she means Job Description, as in the formal listing of duties used for hiring & performance reviews. Would have saved trouble if she spelled it out.

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 1d

Dear GOD, it's EXACTLY the Office Space meme. How could someone as online as Bari Weiss not recognize it?

two men are sitting at a table with the caption what would you say you do here ?

ALT: two men are sitting at a table with the caption what would you say you do here ?

media.tenor.com

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 3d

Weasel Johnson should be forever & always the Speaker's name.

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 3d

By the angle he's hanging, he's got the anti-gravity pack on his back at about 80%

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, tradition
youtu.be/OK9xdL9wefk?...

Guile's Theme Goes with Worf Saying Guile

YouTube video by AstroPancakes

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 4d

On my screen, the diameter of the circle is just under 6", so 1/50 of the circumference is about 3/8", so yes.
Which, to be fair, is reasonable. What mind, in a well off person's body, could have expected worse than what we have?

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 5d

Logical extreme? Hell, they've been pushing liars and scoundrels since 1968.

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 9d

Kirkian cybernetics was never meant to be taken without whiskey & a dance.

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 15d

How often is biannual, or is Iris a switch hitter like the Big Dumper?

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 16d

TSLA stock is at $423, for a market valuation of nearly $1.5 trillion. Based on their results, this is 10 to 20 times too high.
The biggest investments these days are AI, crypto, & meme stocks.
All worthless crap held looking for a bigger sucker.
A hard rains a gonna fallll.

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 16d

Humberto or Imelda could change this, but drought is all over right now.

Drought map out today with almost all of the US except the Plains in drought.

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 17d

Doesn't detaining people create a duty to protect them?
Y'all ain't very good at that.

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 17d

Fortunately for Vance, Trump took "Nazi" as a compliment.

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 18d

I'm going to run everything through Catalan to Welsh - codlysiau!!

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 18d

This UN insanity should at least solidify the rest of the world against Trump.

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 18d

Greenland has about the same population as Medford, MA, and there's no name for people from Medford that could be printed in a newspaper.

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 20d

Pete Hegseth & the Taliban agree on almost everything.

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 20d

"Disastrous withdrawal" was the Approved Narrative. It was a logistical miracle, a 10 day operation of great difficulty carried out under pressure. The press was looking for an excuse to go after Biden, latched on to some first day issues, and never let go.

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 21d

They can be suspended from all cases & referred for impeachment by the Judicial Council.

Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 21d

Because they'd be fired & probably sanctioned before the ink is dry.

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 21d

It's from the Hawaii Supreme Court. Federal judges couldn't do this.

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 23d

Hey! It's got the starch AND the fat.

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 24d

Teapot Dome is a teapot compared to Trump.

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Downpuppy @downpuppy.bsky.social · 26d

Every paper falls for that one
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/14/o...

I used to ‘vote blue no matter who.’ Here’s how the Democrats lost me. - The Boston Globe

The party needs candidates who truly understand its recent mistakes.