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Unnatural philosopher.
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Ambulance taking me to the airport to do pull-ups
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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In a normal administration, this would be a career-ending, weeks-long scandal
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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I saw a lot of people posting their favorite cover songs and thought I’d add mine to the mix
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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glenn beck *sobbing*: please sir. i am begging for a light in the darkness. what has happened to our beautiful country??

AI george washington *tilting around head like a tv with motion smoothing on* : Great question! America’s political problems aren’t just unprecedented—They’re downright scary!
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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I would be so embarrassed if I was on gear like RFK is and still couldn't hit a fucking pull-up
In line for the TSA behind this guy
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Bessent: "They made me sell my humble soy bean farm!"
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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no one has ever gotten the spirit of our country as right as paul verhoeven making robocop
December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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*youth pastor voice*

Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Trump: "I just want to wish everybody a great holiday week."
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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New podcast ep in which @brookegladstone.bsky.social speaks with Wired’s @telliotter.bsky.social about the rumors of DOGE’s death (they are exaggerated) 📻 pca.st/episode/3a2f...
No, DOGE Isn't Dead
pca.st
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Without The Rule of Law, There Is No Law Enforcement
open.substack.com/pub/resistan...
Without The Rule of Law, There Is No Law Enforcement
Anti-law enforcement rhetoric and violence against law enforcement rise as the rule of law collapses
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
BOSTON—Stressing that the move would help keep digital currencies liquid through the coming year, crypto leaders called for an infusion of 20 million dopes Thursday to stabilize the market. “We’re cal...
theonion.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Evil finally figured out how to enslave us by our own free will. That’s why it turned us into digital slaves. But if Moses #2 came to part the sea & free us he’d destroy all the internet cables & everyone would be like “omg stop wtf gtfoutta here bro don’t touch our internet”
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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For the record, the turkeys Trump pardoned can still be charged with state crimes.
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.

“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"

time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Me, cleaning the house
November 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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.@thirdwaymattb.bsky.social (from @thirdway.bsky.social) and Brooke debate whether running moderate candidates in swing districts is the key to Democrats winning back voters. Plus, why he thinks Zohran Mamdani poses a ‘serious political problem’ for the Dems: https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
lnk.to
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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lmao
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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This is weirder than usual.
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”

TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”

ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Did you hear about the Trump administration campaign calling for "civility" and telling people to "dress with respect" when they travel?

Well, I fixed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's ad...
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM