Sam
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It’s tough to make sense of this, as every dog within a mile starts barking once I bring it on my screen.
This person analyzes american politics for a living
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January 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
It’s tough to make sense of this, as every dog within a mile starts barking once I bring it on my screen.
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I think the misogynist contempt that’s evident as a motivation in the murder of Renee Good makes her killing by a state actor more similar to so-called private violence—eg domestic violence homocides—than some arguments that rely on a firm distinction between state and private violence can sustain.
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I think the misogynist contempt that’s evident as a motivation in the murder of Renee Good makes her killing by a state actor more similar to so-called private violence—eg domestic violence homocides—than some arguments that rely on a firm distinction between state and private violence can sustain.
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imo it's good people are not just saying "this isn't what I voted for," they're actually voting for something different now. But really what this needs to spark is some self-evaluation as to why they were so misinformed in the first place, and then adjust their news consumption appropriately
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
imo it's good people are not just saying "this isn't what I voted for," they're actually voting for something different now. But really what this needs to spark is some self-evaluation as to why they were so misinformed in the first place, and then adjust their news consumption appropriately
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.
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Getting old is mostly fine, but last night I slept on the wrong side of my pillow and woke up with a sore hip this morning?? Absolute bullshit
March 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Getting old is mostly fine, but last night I slept on the wrong side of my pillow and woke up with a sore hip this morning?? Absolute bullshit
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fuck us up Canada
Freeland: Our retaliation is going to be a lot more surgical than that. We are going to go after American stakeholders who matter to The White House. I have proposed a 100% tariff on all Teslas. I am calling on all the countries that are affected by this tariff to join us
February 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
fuck us up Canada
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This is even funnier when you know the history of Lincoln Heights — it was founded as a town for black people who worked in the area but couldn’t find housing in the neighboring white suburbs. Those suburbs, the state, and companies like GE Aviation fought their incorporation efforts for years
Neo-Nazis appeared in Lincoln Heights (metro Cincinnati) Ohio and got ran out of dodge… but not before locals stole and burned their swastika flag in the street.
February 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is even funnier when you know the history of Lincoln Heights — it was founded as a town for black people who worked in the area but couldn’t find housing in the neighboring white suburbs. Those suburbs, the state, and companies like GE Aviation fought their incorporation efforts for years
Both of my fucking senators’ voicemail boxes are full. I’m going to start “contacting my representatives” with a fucking brick
February 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Both of my fucking senators’ voicemail boxes are full. I’m going to start “contacting my representatives” with a fucking brick
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I keep thinking about how the misrepresentation of the McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit convinced Americans that it was too easy to sue corporations — a laughable idea if you think about it for 10 seconds.
It's the same with trans kids: The scandal is that care is too hard to get, not too easy.
It's the same with trans kids: The scandal is that care is too hard to get, not too easy.
10/n To sum up:
1. The moral panic was gibberish. Only a tiny proportion of kids have ever been diagnosed with GD, and very few of those got drugs in the UK.
2. Services in the UK were TERRIBLE before the Cass review. Less than 1/10 ELIGIBLE kids were prescribed medications!
1. The moral panic was gibberish. Only a tiny proportion of kids have ever been diagnosed with GD, and very few of those got drugs in the UK.
2. Services in the UK were TERRIBLE before the Cass review. Less than 1/10 ELIGIBLE kids were prescribed medications!
January 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I keep thinking about how the misrepresentation of the McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit convinced Americans that it was too easy to sue corporations — a laughable idea if you think about it for 10 seconds.
It's the same with trans kids: The scandal is that care is too hard to get, not too easy.
It's the same with trans kids: The scandal is that care is too hard to get, not too easy.
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"Trump appointed a road rules cast member to be in charge of airline safety and this is the result" that's all true and a one-sentence narrative that is completely damning to the ears of someone who isn't paying much attention to politics. Take the layup.
January 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"Trump appointed a road rules cast member to be in charge of airline safety and this is the result" that's all true and a one-sentence narrative that is completely damning to the ears of someone who isn't paying much attention to politics. Take the layup.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.
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January 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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seeing a lot of folks talking about how conservative "pornography" bans are a pretense/prelude to targeting any & all queer or trans art, which is absolutely true
also: banning & criminalizing actual honest-to-god porn is fascist in itself. say that too!
also: banning & criminalizing actual honest-to-god porn is fascist in itself. say that too!
January 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
seeing a lot of folks talking about how conservative "pornography" bans are a pretense/prelude to targeting any & all queer or trans art, which is absolutely true
also: banning & criminalizing actual honest-to-god porn is fascist in itself. say that too!
also: banning & criminalizing actual honest-to-god porn is fascist in itself. say that too!
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“I will de-Nazify shit, but I won’t re-Nazify shit” 👏🏻
January 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“I will de-Nazify shit, but I won’t re-Nazify shit” 👏🏻
I like to buy myself a dozen roses to put in the cute flower vase in my living room about once a week or so. They’re only like $12 and roses are cat-safe.
Now they are $22!!! and it’s still over two weeks until Valentine’s Day 😭 It pisses me off every single year!!
Now they are $22!!! and it’s still over two weeks until Valentine’s Day 😭 It pisses me off every single year!!
January 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I like to buy myself a dozen roses to put in the cute flower vase in my living room about once a week or so. They’re only like $12 and roses are cat-safe.
Now they are $22!!! and it’s still over two weeks until Valentine’s Day 😭 It pisses me off every single year!!
Now they are $22!!! and it’s still over two weeks until Valentine’s Day 😭 It pisses me off every single year!!
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cant think of a more Atlantic-Brain premise than "cops decided they simply would not do their jobs if they couldnt be racist, leading to higher traffic fatalities, which is all obviously the fault of 'road-safety advocates'"
January 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
cant think of a more Atlantic-Brain premise than "cops decided they simply would not do their jobs if they couldnt be racist, leading to higher traffic fatalities, which is all obviously the fault of 'road-safety advocates'"
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Every year, millions of Americans are born without the Knowing When You’re Standing Right in the Fucking Middle of the Grocery Store Aisle gene. Incurable, unfortunately
January 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Every year, millions of Americans are born without the Knowing When You’re Standing Right in the Fucking Middle of the Grocery Store Aisle gene. Incurable, unfortunately
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MAGA wants to bring back impossible divorce, mandated pregnancies, and no separate bank accounts so the ladies finna bring back arsenic, young widowhood and collecting pensions/insurance for 40+ years.
If we goin back to the 1950s WE ALL GOIN ALL THE WAY BACK.
If we goin back to the 1950s WE ALL GOIN ALL THE WAY BACK.
me: what was her husband like?
auntie: well, he liked to talk with his fists.
me: so did he leave town? i can't find anything on him.
auntie: i don't know, baby. he passed away.
me: ...how?
auntie: he went to sleep being mean and just woke up dead.
us:
auntie: well, he liked to talk with his fists.
me: so did he leave town? i can't find anything on him.
auntie: i don't know, baby. he passed away.
me: ...how?
auntie: he went to sleep being mean and just woke up dead.
us:
a man in a pink shirt and black vest is wearing a black hat with feathers .
ALT: a man in a pink shirt and black vest is wearing a black hat with feathers .
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January 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
MAGA wants to bring back impossible divorce, mandated pregnancies, and no separate bank accounts so the ladies finna bring back arsenic, young widowhood and collecting pensions/insurance for 40+ years.
If we goin back to the 1950s WE ALL GOIN ALL THE WAY BACK.
If we goin back to the 1950s WE ALL GOIN ALL THE WAY BACK.
Hahahahaha, suck oranges in hell, bitch
January 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Hahahahaha, suck oranges in hell, bitch
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Let one domino fall, the rest will fall to fascism
January 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Let one domino fall, the rest will fall to fascism