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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 5h

Snake and some random Springfield criminals are looting televisions.
Text reads:
COULD THIS TOWN BE ANY STUPIDER?

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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · Apr 29

the greatest story ever told

Still from the television show Sealab 2021 showing Captain Murphy trapped under the bebop cola soda machine

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Alerts from NWS Portland OR (UNOFFICIAL) @pdx.nws-bot.us · 7h

Special Weather Statement issued October 9 at 6:48PM PDT by NWS Portland OR
Additional Details Here.

At 648 PM PDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong
thunderstorm over Hillsboro, moving north at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hillsboro, Vernonia, Forest Grove, Banks, Cornelius, North Plains,
Pittsburg, Spitzenberg, and Rockcreek.

This includes the following highways in Oregon...
U.S. Highway 26 west of Portland between mile markers 49 and 62.
State Highway 6 between mile markers 49 and 51.

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 7h

I can see the storm from north Vancouver. It's really intense.

Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 8h

If the only joke was the forensic splatter test scene it would be worth watching the whole thing.

The Onion @theonion.com · 9h

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 13h

Moe Szyslak pleading to a surly man behind the counter who's smoking a cigar.
Text reads:
YOU GOT TO GIVE ME BACK MY FLOOR.

MY CUSTOMERS ARE WALKING AROUND ON THE PIPES!

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 19h

Truly a "jail isn't real" situation here.

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 19h

It looks both tiny and difficult to eat.

Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 19h

That would be great if we did that here.

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 19h

What do they look for in your state?
In Washington, they used to test for emissions but they gave up on that years ago.

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 19h

Most parts that break can be delivered to your door in a few days and there's 20 guys on YouTube that have changed it out.

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 19h

What's great about having a car that's paid off is, you can afford to keep it maintained.
Even if your AC went out, that's like 2-3 months of car payments to get it fixed.

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 19h

I bought a modest sedan with 30k miles on it 13 years ago. I cannot tell you how liberating it is to not care if you have an old car.

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 19h

Some financial advice: make car payments for a few years and own nothing when your lease is up.

Barry’s main advice for EV buyers is similar to what it was when tax credits were still around. First, he thinks people should consider leasing an EV rather than buying one.

“The technology is changing so fast that you don’t want to get stuck with a model that’s out of date and that has depreciated accordingly,” he said. “With a lease, that’s not your problem.”

Second, Barry recommends that shoppers

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 20h

Israeli hostages for Hamas prisoners.

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 20h

Reminder that The Economist opposed the Union taking military action against the South in the Civil War.

Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 20h

Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners.

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 20h

I think calling everyone in some position of power a pedophile was effective because it has a remarkable success rate.

FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · 20h

North Carolina State Representative Cecil Brockman charged with indecent liberties, court records show

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A North Carolina State House of Representatives member who represents Guilford County has been arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes. According to court…

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Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 20h

Sounds great. Happy for them.

Local Ghost 👻 @snackalgorithm.bsky.social · 20h

I know propaganda is part of every war, but it seems so grotesque to make public statements like "we're going to do propaganda to you while undermining your institutions".