Gretchen
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wise choice for the bbc to cave to bad faith hysteria from trump et al — as we know in the united states, once you do that, they're definitely satisfied forever and nothing ever happens to you again
Bulletin: BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness are resigning "following criticism that a BBC Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump."
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
wise choice for the bbc to cave to bad faith hysteria from trump et al — as we know in the united states, once you do that, they're definitely satisfied forever and nothing ever happens to you again
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Right before he turned in for the night because he’s getting up to go to work at his federal job in the morning, my husband (who has worked without pay since October 1st) said that your yes vote is utterly demoralizing. As your constituents, we are incredibly disappointed in your choice.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Right before he turned in for the night because he’s getting up to go to work at his federal job in the morning, my husband (who has worked without pay since October 1st) said that your yes vote is utterly demoralizing. As your constituents, we are incredibly disappointed in your choice.
Hahahaha
Never in doubt. Sco Ducks.
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Hahahaha
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"The Authoritarian Stack. How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next" www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"The Authoritarian Stack. How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next" www.authoritarian-stack.info
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November 20, 2025 6:30PM Art House Eugene "Rebel With A Clause". One fall day, Ellen Jovin set up a folding table on a Manhattan sidewalk with a homemade sign that said “Grammar Table.” Right away, passersby began excitedly asking questions, telling stories, and filing complaints. encirclefilms.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
November 20, 2025 6:30PM Art House Eugene "Rebel With A Clause". One fall day, Ellen Jovin set up a folding table on a Manhattan sidewalk with a homemade sign that said “Grammar Table.” Right away, passersby began excitedly asking questions, telling stories, and filing complaints. encirclefilms.org
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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
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Text from a friend:
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Text from a friend:
Followers: any thoughts on the best pop culture podcasts to listen to with my teenage son?
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Followers: any thoughts on the best pop culture podcasts to listen to with my teenage son?
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
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Grazing animals like goats and sheep have rectangular pupils.
As the animals raise and lower their heads to eat, their eyes automatically rotate so that their pupils remain parallel to the ground.
How does this help them? 🧵⬇️
As the animals raise and lower their heads to eat, their eyes automatically rotate so that their pupils remain parallel to the ground.
How does this help them? 🧵⬇️
November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Grazing animals like goats and sheep have rectangular pupils.
As the animals raise and lower their heads to eat, their eyes automatically rotate so that their pupils remain parallel to the ground.
How does this help them? 🧵⬇️
As the animals raise and lower their heads to eat, their eyes automatically rotate so that their pupils remain parallel to the ground.
How does this help them? 🧵⬇️
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You could post “A Modest Proposal” on Twitter today & you’d get 12000 likes & Matt Walsh/Benny Johnson would do a video on how to do it in Sanctuary cities. Yglesias, Grim, Chait & their ilk would post 🤔 emoticons & say “aggressive solution to the loss of SNAP benefits? Maybe worth talking about?”
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
You could post “A Modest Proposal” on Twitter today & you’d get 12000 likes & Matt Walsh/Benny Johnson would do a video on how to do it in Sanctuary cities. Yglesias, Grim, Chait & their ilk would post 🤔 emoticons & say “aggressive solution to the loss of SNAP benefits? Maybe worth talking about?”
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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My God they've just created a machine that incentivizes every Trump staffer to break the economy (and much else) on purpose so they can insider trade on Truth Social.
Literally every insider trading son of a bitch in this regime is gonna be deliberately *increasing* volatility as much as possible.
Literally every insider trading son of a bitch in this regime is gonna be deliberately *increasing* volatility as much as possible.
"Truth Social users will be able to trade prediction contracts related to major events and milestones, such as political elections, interest and inflation rate changes, commodity prices on gold and crude oil, events across all major sports leagues"
What the bloody hell?
crypto.com/us/company-n...
What the bloody hell?
crypto.com/us/company-n...
Truth Social to Become World’s First Social Media Platform Offering Prediction Markets via Exclusive Partnership with Crypto.com
Trump Media Expansion Now Includes Strategic Push into Prediction Markets
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October 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
My God they've just created a machine that incentivizes every Trump staffer to break the economy (and much else) on purpose so they can insider trade on Truth Social.
Literally every insider trading son of a bitch in this regime is gonna be deliberately *increasing* volatility as much as possible.
Literally every insider trading son of a bitch in this regime is gonna be deliberately *increasing* volatility as much as possible.
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I'd love to give a halftime speech: "See this weather, Ducks used to practice in this shit before indoor facilities. Get out there and smack somebody!" #GoDucks
October 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I'd love to give a halftime speech: "See this weather, Ducks used to practice in this shit before indoor facilities. Get out there and smack somebody!" #GoDucks
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Absolutely. If that’s true, it’s not just a headline — it’s a national security emergency.
The U.S. military doesn’t answer to billionaires or benefactors; it answers to the Constitution.
If someone’s cutting private checks to soldiers, we’re not a republic anymore — we’re a rented army.
The U.S. military doesn’t answer to billionaires or benefactors; it answers to the Constitution.
If someone’s cutting private checks to soldiers, we’re not a republic anymore — we’re a rented army.
October 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Absolutely. If that’s true, it’s not just a headline — it’s a national security emergency.
The U.S. military doesn’t answer to billionaires or benefactors; it answers to the Constitution.
If someone’s cutting private checks to soldiers, we’re not a republic anymore — we’re a rented army.
The U.S. military doesn’t answer to billionaires or benefactors; it answers to the Constitution.
If someone’s cutting private checks to soldiers, we’re not a republic anymore — we’re a rented army.
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If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.
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Amazon controls over a third of the global cloud computing market.
Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.
Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.
Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.
Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.
BREAKING: Amazon Web Services
A massive AWS outage early this morning sent major websites and apps down for several hours
Tracking site Downdetector has received over 8 million reports around the globe
A massive AWS outage early this morning sent major websites and apps down for several hours
Tracking site Downdetector has received over 8 million reports around the globe
October 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Amazon controls over a third of the global cloud computing market.
Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.
Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.
Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.
Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.
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you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
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A man and woman selling their services as psychics in Pennsylvania convinced clients to keep paying them to lift the curses that hindered their happiness, taking more than $600,000 in cash and property, prosecutors said. They were arrested this month on multiple charges.
2 Pennsylvania Psychics Stole Over $600,000 to Remove Curses, Prosecutors Say
One woman alone gave more than half a million dollars in cash and luxury items to remove the “black magic” hindering her love and happiness, the authorities said.
nyti.ms
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A man and woman selling their services as psychics in Pennsylvania convinced clients to keep paying them to lift the curses that hindered their happiness, taking more than $600,000 in cash and property, prosecutors said. They were arrested this month on multiple charges.