Lux "Gangster Octopus" Alptraum
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Journalist, author, podcaster, bon vivant. Literally OCD (F42.2!). She/her
לפעמים אני כותבת בעברית כי אני לומדת עברית ורוצה להשתפר. תיקונים מדוברי עברית תמיד מוערכים. היא
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לפעמים אני כותבת בעברית כי אני לומדת עברית ורוצה להשתפר. תיקונים מדוברי עברית תמיד מוערכים. היא
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Why would I learn from history, everyone from history is just dead dry bones now and *I* am living wet bones and therefore superior
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The Economist Group runs a yearly ranking of global democracy. The four categories are full and flawed democracies, hybrid regimes and authoritarian regimes.
As of 2024, only 15% of the world’s nations are full democracies, and the US ranks 28 as a flawed democracy. Australia is 11. Norway is 1.
As of 2024, only 15% of the world’s nations are full democracies, and the US ranks 28 as a flawed democracy. Australia is 11. Norway is 1.
January 22, 2026 at 2:20 AM
The Economist Group runs a yearly ranking of global democracy. The four categories are full and flawed democracies, hybrid regimes and authoritarian regimes.
As of 2024, only 15% of the world’s nations are full democracies, and the US ranks 28 as a flawed democracy. Australia is 11. Norway is 1.
As of 2024, only 15% of the world’s nations are full democracies, and the US ranks 28 as a flawed democracy. Australia is 11. Norway is 1.
It’s fine if someone I go on a date with is seeing other people because I will simply win by being the best
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 AM
It’s fine if someone I go on a date with is seeing other people because I will simply win by being the best
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Just got my 2025 W-2 for my first 6 months of full-time work as a psychotherapist.
Yes, this is roughly the equivalent of minimum wage where I live. In case you were wondering why there is always a shortage of therapists.
Yes, this is roughly the equivalent of minimum wage where I live. In case you were wondering why there is always a shortage of therapists.
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Just got my 2025 W-2 for my first 6 months of full-time work as a psychotherapist.
Yes, this is roughly the equivalent of minimum wage where I live. In case you were wondering why there is always a shortage of therapists.
Yes, this is roughly the equivalent of minimum wage where I live. In case you were wondering why there is always a shortage of therapists.
There’s just a way that some Americans talk about the rest of the world that makes it clear they see non-Americans as NPCs
It’s very weird to me that people seem to think that a) Americans are passively accepting authoritarianism and that b) this is uniquely American. The *majority of the world lives under authoritarian regimes.*
January 22, 2026 at 2:06 AM
There’s just a way that some Americans talk about the rest of the world that makes it clear they see non-Americans as NPCs
As someone with big naturals I actually really hate the way people — usually people who don’t have them — toss around the phrase as a joke
January 22, 2026 at 1:40 AM
As someone with big naturals I actually really hate the way people — usually people who don’t have them — toss around the phrase as a joke
Wait apparently there’s a real life lesbian Heated Rivalry www.instagram.com/p/DTxg1BeDs7...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Wait apparently there’s a real life lesbian Heated Rivalry www.instagram.com/p/DTxg1BeDs7...
Excited for people to boycott Breads for their connection to Israel only to start buying babka from people whose politics are even worse
January 22, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Excited for people to boycott Breads for their connection to Israel only to start buying babka from people whose politics are even worse
I mean as an Israeli-born dual Israeli-American citizen I am already used to being on the receiving end of this talk
January 22, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I mean as an Israeli-born dual Israeli-American citizen I am already used to being on the receiving end of this talk
Would they, coincidentally, be the pockets of land where the US already has a military presence in Greenland?
“.. Denmark would give the United States sovereignty over small pockets of Greenlandic land where the United States could build military bases, according to three senior officials ..”
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January 22, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Would they, coincidentally, be the pockets of land where the US already has a military presence in Greenland?
This is the most Buffalo oped to ever be printed outside of the pages of the Buffalo News
Opinion | The Buffalo Bills Will Break Your Heart
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January 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
This is the most Buffalo oped to ever be printed outside of the pages of the Buffalo News
Who do I know in Canada who owes me a favor sporked.com/article/bubb...
New Oreo Flavor! Everything We Know About Bubble Tea Oreos
Brown Sugar Bubble Tea Oreos have been spotted in Canadian stores. Here’s what’s inside the cookie, what they taste like, and why Americans can’t buy them (yet).
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January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Who do I know in Canada who owes me a favor sporked.com/article/bubb...
Just once I’d like to see a pair of unicorn hunters that are a super hot dude and a mid lady and all the pictures forefront the dude and hide the lady
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Just once I’d like to see a pair of unicorn hunters that are a super hot dude and a mid lady and all the pictures forefront the dude and hide the lady
It’s very weird to me that people seem to think that a) Americans are passively accepting authoritarianism and that b) this is uniquely American. The *majority of the world lives under authoritarian regimes.*
January 21, 2026 at 10:17 PM
It’s very weird to me that people seem to think that a) Americans are passively accepting authoritarianism and that b) this is uniquely American. The *majority of the world lives under authoritarian regimes.*
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Strong winds are currently blowing through the Muwasi camp; tents are being blown away.
Hello friends/Greetings from Muwasi camp/Look at my little farm/It's speaking English now (this is an expression meaning it's doing very well). I'll explain the origin of this saying in the comments/Share and donate if you can. I'm not doing well.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Strong winds are currently blowing through the Muwasi camp; tents are being blown away.
BTW if anyone is wondering, my own personal "this is when The Simpsons jumps the shark" episode — which is not when it becomes unwatchable or even mostly bad, but just a personal turning point — is Homer's Enemy, which yes I know a lot of you love
January 21, 2026 at 9:29 PM
BTW if anyone is wondering, my own personal "this is when The Simpsons jumps the shark" episode — which is not when it becomes unwatchable or even mostly bad, but just a personal turning point — is Homer's Enemy, which yes I know a lot of you love
What a weird valentine
January 21, 2026 at 9:15 PM
What a weird valentine
There's a certain kind of doomer that responds to any polls showing that Trump and his agenda are colossally unpopular across the board with something like "oh it doesn't matter because elections don't matter now" and — keeping in mind that the federal government doesn't control elections — there's
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 PM
There's a certain kind of doomer that responds to any polls showing that Trump and his agenda are colossally unpopular across the board with something like "oh it doesn't matter because elections don't matter now" and — keeping in mind that the federal government doesn't control elections — there's
There’s this comedian John Hedrick who does this gag called Wasian of the Week where he celebrates celebrities he thinks are mixed white/Asian only every time he looks up their heritage they’re just Ashkenazi Jews and I’m still trying to figure out how I feel about this
January 21, 2026 at 8:20 PM
There’s this comedian John Hedrick who does this gag called Wasian of the Week where he celebrates celebrities he thinks are mixed white/Asian only every time he looks up their heritage they’re just Ashkenazi Jews and I’m still trying to figure out how I feel about this
Someone accused me of doing something for clout and the joke's on them because the only clout I ever cared about was the kind that got me sent boxes of free snacks because of my Klout Score
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Someone accused me of doing something for clout and the joke's on them because the only clout I ever cared about was the kind that got me sent boxes of free snacks because of my Klout Score
I'm on the Armin Tamzarian episode of The Simpsons and the real Seymour Skinner says he spent 20 years making sneakers at gunpoint in a sweatshop in Wuhan, which really hits very differently post-2020
January 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I'm on the Armin Tamzarian episode of The Simpsons and the real Seymour Skinner says he spent 20 years making sneakers at gunpoint in a sweatshop in Wuhan, which really hits very differently post-2020
Wait was there a period when Americans weren't worried about being pariahs globally? Because I'm old enough to remember the whole "wear a Canadian flag patch on your bag" advice from the Bush years.
the "americans will be pariahs when they travel!!" discourse is so funny. 1) we deserve it, 2) people in other countries (excluding, say, large parts of Iraq) are in reality pretty chill about americans, great satan or no
January 21, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Wait was there a period when Americans weren't worried about being pariahs globally? Because I'm old enough to remember the whole "wear a Canadian flag patch on your bag" advice from the Bush years.
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AP News: "Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza."
We are the only voice and means of survival for the Gazans.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can take care of her family. No amount is too small. And give to others. ❤️
chuffed.org/project/1587...
We are the only voice and means of survival for the Gazans.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can take care of her family. No amount is too small. And give to others. ❤️
chuffed.org/project/1587...
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
AP News: "Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza."
We are the only voice and means of survival for the Gazans.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can take care of her family. No amount is too small. And give to others. ❤️
chuffed.org/project/1587...
We are the only voice and means of survival for the Gazans.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can take care of her family. No amount is too small. And give to others. ❤️
chuffed.org/project/1587...
They can’t make me upload my ID to look at pornography because I own pornography books
January 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
They can’t make me upload my ID to look at pornography because I own pornography books