Brian Bunton
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Brian Bunton
@brianbunton.bsky.social
· Apr 6
“Patriotism is loving your country always and your government when it deserves it. — Mark Twain”
— Conan O’Brien
— Conan O’Brien
Strands #667
“2025 Top Twenty”
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I don’t think I know any of these
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I don’t think I know any of these
December 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Strands #667
“2025 Top Twenty”
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I don’t think I know any of these
“2025 Top Twenty”
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I don’t think I know any of these
Wordle 1,655 4/6*
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ (533)
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December 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Wordle 1,655 4/6*
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Strands #666
“Are you putting me on?”
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“Are you putting me on?”
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December 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Strands #666
“Are you putting me on?”
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“Are you putting me on?”
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Wordle 1,654 4/6*
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December 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Wordle 1,654 4/6*
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 (65)
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WordleBot
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⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 (65)
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WordleBot
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Wordle 1,653 5/6*
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 (30)
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 (7)
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Skill 92/99
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Straight up forgot yesterday. Streak 1.
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Skill 92/99
Luck 35/99
Straight up forgot yesterday. Streak 1.
December 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Wordle 1,653 5/6*
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WordleBot
Skill 92/99
Luck 35/99
Straight up forgot yesterday. Streak 1.
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 (30)
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Skill 92/99
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Straight up forgot yesterday. Streak 1.
Reposted by Brian Bunton
All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
Strands #663
“Please hold”
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“Please hold”
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December 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Strands #663
“Please hold”
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“Please hold”
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Wordle 1,651 4/6*
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ (98)
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December 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Wordle 1,651 4/6*
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Strands #662
“Caroler's count”
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“Caroler's count”
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December 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Strands #662
“Caroler's count”
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“Caroler's count”
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Wordle 1,650 4/6*
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ (105)
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December 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Wordle 1,650 4/6*
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Annual beseeching of all people who call themselves Christian to actually read the Bible
December 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Annual beseeching of all people who call themselves Christian to actually read the Bible
Reposted by Brian Bunton
IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE
How much are you going to pay doctors?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Half the amount that everyone currently pays could provide universal healthcare. Private health companies don’t need to exist. Eliminate them. And use your collective buying power and economies of scale to get it done. Every cent of their profit is healthcare denied.
December 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE
Reposted by Brian Bunton
Happy hundredth birthday, Winnie the Pooh!
On Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th birthday, read the very first story
Hundred Acre Wood has captivated imaginations since appearing in a newspaper on Christmas Eve 1925. Today we reprint the first tale and Johanna Thomas-Corr pays tribute
www.thetimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Happy hundredth birthday, Winnie the Pooh!
Strands #661
“Gather around”
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“Gather around”
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December 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Strands #661
“Gather around”
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“Gather around”
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Wordle 1,649 3/6*
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December 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Wordle 1,649 3/6*
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You remember all these obscure loser reindeer but pop quiz, genius, do you know the MOST FAMOUS one???
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
You remember all these obscure loser reindeer but pop quiz, genius, do you know the MOST FAMOUS one???
Strands #660
“Br-r-r-r-r!”
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“Br-r-r-r-r!”
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December 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Strands #660
“Br-r-r-r-r!”
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“Br-r-r-r-r!”
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Wordle 1,648 3/6*
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December 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Wordle 1,648 3/6*
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Reposted by Brian Bunton
This student effectively killed this TA’s career and likely feels not a lick of shame about it
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This student effectively killed this TA’s career and likely feels not a lick of shame about it
Reposted by Brian Bunton
Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
December 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
Reposted by Brian Bunton
Did you hear about the new Trump-class ships? When you send them to battle, they suddenly get bone spurs and turn the other way.
December 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Did you hear about the new Trump-class ships? When you send them to battle, they suddenly get bone spurs and turn the other way.
Strands #659
“Pass it along”
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“Pass it along”
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December 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Strands #659
“Pass it along”
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“Pass it along”
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Wordle 1,647 3/6*
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ (163)
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December 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Wordle 1,647 3/6*
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Strands #658
“Big bad wolf”
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“Big bad wolf”
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December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Strands #658
“Big bad wolf”
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“Big bad wolf”
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Wordle 1,646 2/6*
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 (14)
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⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 (14)
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December 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Wordle 1,646 2/6*
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 (14)
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⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 (14)
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