JonReilly1313
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Enemy Within
Love Dogs
Not John C Reilly, apparently some were confused. Jon + a French circus dog.
Enemy Within
Love Dogs
Not John C Reilly, apparently some were confused. Jon + a French circus dog.
Pinned
Yesterday I asked my wife if there was a chance for rain.
She responded by saying,
"there's always a chance for rain."
She is smarter.
She responded by saying,
"there's always a chance for rain."
She is smarter.
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"It is the Doom of Men that they forget." - Merlin's warning to Arthur and his Knights.
We had vaccines for so long, we, as a people, forgot how horrible it was before. It's heartbreaking to think about how many times parents have had to bury their children.
We had vaccines for so long, we, as a people, forgot how horrible it was before. It's heartbreaking to think about how many times parents have had to bury their children.
I've said this repeatedly -> if you have any doubts about what vaccines do, go to an old cemetery.
You'll find lots of gravestones for the 1/5th of young children who - before vaccines - routinely died from early childhood diseases.
You'll find lots of gravestones for the 1/5th of young children who - before vaccines - routinely died from early childhood diseases.
It's notable that, even in an article critical of RFK Jr., the reporter hedges, saying "There’s no good evidence of serious, widespread harm from the vaccine" rather than just "vaccines are safe." RFK Jr. has made a career of exploiting the ambiguity of the former.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-anti-v...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-anti-v...
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"It is the Doom of Men that they forget." - Merlin's warning to Arthur and his Knights.
We had vaccines for so long, we, as a people, forgot how horrible it was before. It's heartbreaking to think about how many times parents have had to bury their children.
We had vaccines for so long, we, as a people, forgot how horrible it was before. It's heartbreaking to think about how many times parents have had to bury their children.
Turns out Musk and the tech bros really didn't care about "western civilization."
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Turns out Musk and the tech bros really didn't care about "western civilization."
Gangster Capitalism and a Mafia-State.
“I’m disgusted, because it wasn’t only myself— it was my elderly mother in her 90’s and my sister too. It makes no sense. Who bought him off?”
A victim of David Gentile, a private equity CEO Trump pardoned after doing just 12 days for defrauding investors of $1.6 billion
A victim of David Gentile, a private equity CEO Trump pardoned after doing just 12 days for defrauding investors of $1.6 billion
December 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Gangster Capitalism and a Mafia-State.
Great thread.
Few understand how we are being manipulated.
Don't be a sucker.
Few understand how we are being manipulated.
Don't be a sucker.
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Today’s feed sells a parallel economy reality show. Big $ claims repeat w/o sources, economy is called objectively fantastic, then people who say they are struggling get mocked. At the same time, hardship clips & crime videos keep outrage meter high. #DV1 #VoicesForVictory #ProudBlue 12/3/25 AM
Today’s feed sells a parallel economy reality show. Big $ claims repeat w/o sources, economy is called objectively fantastic, then people who say they are struggling get mocked. At the same time, hardship clips & crime videos keep outrage meter high. #DV1 #VoicesForVictory #ProudBlue 12/3/25 AM
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Great thread.
Few understand how we are being manipulated.
Don't be a sucker.
Few understand how we are being manipulated.
Don't be a sucker.
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Church missions are really just vacations.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Church missions are really just vacations.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
Often the group think is right.
In fact, more often.
Bitch as we may about the madness of crowds, justifiably so, the crowd is more often, more right than the outlier.
Especially when we are dealing with self described, "free-thinkers."
In fact, more often.
Bitch as we may about the madness of crowds, justifiably so, the crowd is more often, more right than the outlier.
Especially when we are dealing with self described, "free-thinkers."
Bond investors have told the US Treasury they are concerned about Kevin Hassett’s potential appointment as Federal Reserve chair, worrying he will cut interest rates aggressively to please President Donald Trump.
Bond investors warned US Treasury over picking Kevin Hassett as Fed chair
Some market participants worried candidate for top central bank job will be swayed by Trump on interest rates
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Often the group think is right.
In fact, more often.
Bitch as we may about the madness of crowds, justifiably so, the crowd is more often, more right than the outlier.
Especially when we are dealing with self described, "free-thinkers."
In fact, more often.
Bitch as we may about the madness of crowds, justifiably so, the crowd is more often, more right than the outlier.
Especially when we are dealing with self described, "free-thinkers."
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Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
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Fugazi Economy is an appropriate name for it.
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Fugazi Economy is an appropriate name for it.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
www.theguardian.com/global/2009/...
www.theguardian.com/global/2009/...
Drug money saved banks in global crisis, claims UN advisor
Drugs and crime chief says $352bn in criminal proceeds was effectively laundered by financial institutions
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The more things change the more they stay the same.
www.theguardian.com/global/2009/...
www.theguardian.com/global/2009/...
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This is my "Dutch Auction" theory of authoritarianism.
It's no coincidence, for example, that the Wannsee Conference, where the Nazi top leadership signed off on the Final Solution, took place just after the military tide turned outside Moscow, and the U.S. declared war on Germany.
It's no coincidence, for example, that the Wannsee Conference, where the Nazi top leadership signed off on the Final Solution, took place just after the military tide turned outside Moscow, and the U.S. declared war on Germany.
The most dangerous moment in every authoritarian regime is when it realizes that its power has crested and is now falling. This is when they realize that if they are to achieve their maximalist ambitions, now they have to throw the dice — because no matter how bad the odds, their odds are best now.
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This is my "Dutch Auction" theory of authoritarianism.
It's no coincidence, for example, that the Wannsee Conference, where the Nazi top leadership signed off on the Final Solution, took place just after the military tide turned outside Moscow, and the U.S. declared war on Germany.
It's no coincidence, for example, that the Wannsee Conference, where the Nazi top leadership signed off on the Final Solution, took place just after the military tide turned outside Moscow, and the U.S. declared war on Germany.
"We're going to shove the Cocaine up the noses of the gringos"
Pardoned ex president of Honduras Juan Hernandez.
Pardoned ex president of Honduras Juan Hernandez.
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"We're going to shove the Cocaine up the noses of the gringos"
Pardoned ex president of Honduras Juan Hernandez.
Pardoned ex president of Honduras Juan Hernandez.
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Newsom continues to jab the demented squatter, and it's 100% worthy of a Nobel Prize in Literature!
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Newsom continues to jab the demented squatter, and it's 100% worthy of a Nobel Prize in Literature!
No one wants this.
Find an alternative. Ring is helping create a dystopian surveillance state, especially now that it's incorporating AI tech and facial recognition.
remember that your ring doorbell starts using face recognition on every face it sees today :)
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No one wants this.
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Tis the season for making corruption great again. The felon pedophile in chief has been on a pardon spree of biblical proportions lately and that are most likely bought and paid for. This guy ripped off 10,000 investors. 🤬 apnews.com/article/trum... #CorruptGOP #GreedInc.
Trump commutes prison sentence for former private equity executive David Gentile
President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of a former investment manager convicted of defrauding investors.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tis the season for making corruption great again. The felon pedophile in chief has been on a pardon spree of biblical proportions lately and that are most likely bought and paid for. This guy ripped off 10,000 investors. 🤬 apnews.com/article/trum... #CorruptGOP #GreedInc.
This administration and the US itself is unraveling at the seams.
The time from now until either the '26 midterms or his death will be the most precarious.
This chaos and insanity is growing.
The time from now until either the '26 midterms or his death will be the most precarious.
This chaos and insanity is growing.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This administration and the US itself is unraveling at the seams.
The time from now until either the '26 midterms or his death will be the most precarious.
This chaos and insanity is growing.
The time from now until either the '26 midterms or his death will be the most precarious.
This chaos and insanity is growing.
Tell the Republicans and Christian Nationalists it causes abortions. Which it likely does.
PFAS/PFOS has become a nearly ubiquitous poison in our environment.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
PFAS/PFOS has become a nearly ubiquitous poison in our environment.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wild turkeys off the menu in Maine after ‘forever chemicals’ found in birds
Contamination of wildlife with Pfas, which can increase risk of cancer, a growing problem in US
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Tell the Republicans and Christian Nationalists it causes abortions. Which it likely does.
PFAS/PFOS has become a nearly ubiquitous poison in our environment.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
PFAS/PFOS has become a nearly ubiquitous poison in our environment.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This shouldn't have happened, it should have been a billion LESS. People, there's a quiet but potentially affective battle of attrition going on in this country but it won't work well if we keep funding our oppression. Do better, shopping shouldn't be a celebrated b-list holiday. It's ridiculous.
Shoppers spent $1 billion more online shopping on Black Friday this year compared to 2024.
Black Friday Online Sales Up Nearly 10% From Last Year, Study Shows
Shoppers spent $1 billion more online shopping on Black Friday this year compared to 2024.
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This shouldn't have happened, it should have been a billion LESS. People, there's a quiet but potentially affective battle of attrition going on in this country but it won't work well if we keep funding our oppression. Do better, shopping shouldn't be a celebrated b-list holiday. It's ridiculous.
“I still believe in regulation and that there is such a thing as the public good and don’t believe the market can or should provide everything,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
“I still believe in regulation and that there is such a thing as the public good and don’t believe the market can or should provide everything,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
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Alice's Restaurant - Original 1967 Recording
YouTube video by Stiletto
youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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A reason we learned nothing from the GFC is that Larry Summers--lately of the Epstein Files--shut down uppity women like Elizabeth Warren who saw the crash coming years in advance & tried to stop it.
A small grp of men have been wreaking destruction on our world for decades & were REWARDED for it.
A small grp of men have been wreaking destruction on our world for decades & were REWARDED for it.
We learned ~nothing from the Global Financial Crisis
The US is deregulating banks. Will the rest of the world follow?
New rules will boost lending and profits and entrench American dominance. But critics say they could lead to another crash
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
A reason we learned nothing from the GFC is that Larry Summers--lately of the Epstein Files--shut down uppity women like Elizabeth Warren who saw the crash coming years in advance & tried to stop it.
A small grp of men have been wreaking destruction on our world for decades & were REWARDED for it.
A small grp of men have been wreaking destruction on our world for decades & were REWARDED for it.
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The US has restricted exports of the latest Nvidia chips to China so Chinese companies such as Alibaba and ByteDance are training AI models abroad (Asia, Malaysia, Singapore), where they rent access to advanced chips in data centres. Trump has withdrawn Biden's plans to also curb this.
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The US has restricted exports of the latest Nvidia chips to China so Chinese companies such as Alibaba and ByteDance are training AI models abroad (Asia, Malaysia, Singapore), where they rent access to advanced chips in data centres. Trump has withdrawn Biden's plans to also curb this.
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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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Family cookbooks, filled with handwritten notes, sometimes held together with rubber bands, tell the story of generations of homemakers. They are irreplaceable treasures.
🦃 Celebrate the cultural & family histories on their worn & stained pages ➡️ blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
#Thanksgiving
🦃 Celebrate the cultural & family histories on their worn & stained pages ➡️ blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
#Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Family cookbooks, filled with handwritten notes, sometimes held together with rubber bands, tell the story of generations of homemakers. They are irreplaceable treasures.
🦃 Celebrate the cultural & family histories on their worn & stained pages ➡️ blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
#Thanksgiving
🦃 Celebrate the cultural & family histories on their worn & stained pages ➡️ blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
#Thanksgiving