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Brianna Chesser
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Not the character of the day 🫶

“That’s a matter between me and my grammarian”
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this woman claims to be 32

and I say that as someone who likes golden age comics and pre-code film, but come on! how old is Olivia Nuzzi really?
from Part 4: Means of Control - by Ryan Lizza - Telos News Bobby would no longer be a presidential candidate himself, so the media glare would dim, and, more importantly, Olivia later told me, he would no longer ha the Secret Service protection that complicated an encounter. (And presumably Cheryl wouldn't be around, either.) Olivia had a present for Bobby she was going to bring: : 1943 edition of Brenda Starr, Girl Reporter, a book based on the old comic strip about Starr's wild adventures while on assignment for a newspaper. .
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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still not clear on if it's the NYT or the architect or just the usual moron who is responsible for the no-door groverhaus ballroom? he's obviously who's to blame for the weird chimney skylights in a huge field house used like 12 nights a year.
The latest plan, which officials said was still preliminary, calls for a ballroom much larger than the West Wing and the Executive Mansion. Mr. Trump has said publicly that he would like a ballroom big enough to hold a crowd for a presidential inauguration. an architectural rendering with some labels: White House residence Enclosed passageway Proposed East Wing TREASURY BUILDING (shown and labeled in the background because it is a large and prominent building east of the White House) Main ballroom (larger than the White House itself) - Skylight; it has 3 for some reason, even though it would mostly be used at night, not for summer weddings, sticking up like chimneys on a steamer ship First lady's office, movie theater and service area (all below the ballroom, which would presumably not be used very often because it's not a hotel & conference center) East colonnade (I think this was damaged in the demo; they were built by Thomas Jefferson) Stairs leading to the second floor (they are huge, and there is no door or walkway) Elevated walkway wrapping around part of the building (There are no doors) Grand staircase windows in the corner look in on each other, it's madness. Note: Rendering is based on a preliminary drawing and images of a model of the proposed East Wing released by the White House. Junho Lee and Lazaro Gamio/The New York Times. .
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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that's one mystery solved
As President Trump took a stroll on the White House roof in August, generating headlines and questions about what he was up to, the man walking beside him was little noticed. Wearing his signature bow tie, James McCrery, a classical architect who runs a small Washington firm known for its work building Catholic churches, was discussing how to execute Mr. Trump's vision for a ballroom on the White House grounds. . dipshit on roof of White House with embarrassed trad Cath architect in his signature bowtie, like he's George will or literally anyone I would recognize, New York Times, what? . .
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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the Cletus safaris get weirder and weirder
Washington Post She's torn between her love for Trump and her work with migrants November 29, 2025. .
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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1973 was a big year for Richard Nixon: his second inauguration, the senate opened its investigation, the Watergate burglars were convicted implicating CRP, then the White House counsel John Dean and attorney general John Mitchell were fingered, lordy there were tapes, the Saturday Night Massacre
Richard Nixon Public Approval/Disapproval (Gallup Data). I just cropped the line chart that showed 1969 to 1974, and truncated the data, so the x-axis in from October 20, 1972 to July 20, 1974—he resigned August 8, 1974—and the y-axis is 0 to 100 percent. I should have been less lazy so that it showed the scale better, and gallup should have been less lazy about labeling the dates on the x-axis. basically, Nixon was extremely or very popular until 1973, when it was revealed that his campaign had paid the Watergate burglars on orders from the White House. his approval ratings sunk from then on (march/April 1973). Start Date End Date Approving Disapproving Unsure/NoData 08/02/1974 08/05/1974 24 66 10 07/12/1974 07/15/1974 24 63 13 06/28/1974 07/01/1974 28 58 14 06/21/1974 06/24/1974 26 61 13 05/31/1974 06/03/1974 28 61 11 05/17/1974 05/20/1974 26 61 13 05/10/1974 05/13/1974 25 61 14 05/03/1974 05/06/1974 25 58 17 04/19/1974 04/22/1974 26 60 14 04/12/1974 04/15/1974 25 62 13 03/29/1974 04/01/1974 26 65 9 03/08/1974 03/11/1974 26 62 12 02/22/1974 02/25/1974 25 64 11 02/08/1974 02/11/1974 27 63 10 02/01/1974 02/04/1974 28 59 13 01/18/1974 01/21/1974 26 64 10 01/04/1974 01/07/1974 27 63 10 12/07/1973 12/10/1973 29 60 11 11/30/1973 12/3/1973 31 59 10 11/2/1973 11/5/1973 27 63 10 10/19/1973 10/22/1973 27 60 13 10/05/1973 10/08/1973 30 57 13 09/21/1973 09/24/1973 33 59 8 09/07/1973 09/10/1973 34 56 10 08/17/1973 08/20/1973 36 54 10 08/03/1973 08/06/1973 31 58 11 07/06/1973 07/09/1973 39 49 12 06/22/1973 06/25/1973 44 45 11 06/01/1973 06/04/1973 44 44 12 05/11/1973 05/14/1973 44 45 11 05/04/1973 05/07/1973 45 42 13 04/27/1973 04/29/1973 48 40 12 04/06/1973 04/09/1973 54 36 10 03/30/1973 04/02/1973 57 34 9 02/16/1973 02/19/1973 65 25 10 01/26/1973 01/29/1973 67 25 8 01/12/1973 01/15/1973 51 37 12 12/08/1972 12/11/1972 59 30 11 11/11/1972 11/14/1972 62 28 10 06/23/1972 06/26/1972 56 33 11 . .
November 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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I just realized something…

who wore it better, @dieworkwear.bsky.social ?
my uncle's neighbor, bespoke conga drum craftsman, Martin Cohen, on the left, and Mr Jiggs, known to me as Jiggsy (Mr Jiggs was her stage name), a chimpanzee. he is standing, and she is sitting on a step-stool (she, like all chimps, was like 4-feet tall). there are conga drums on either side of them. Mr. Cohen is wearing jeans and a t-shirt, and he has dark, shoulder-length hair, glasses with large frames and slightly tinted lenses, and a neatly-trimmed mustache. Jiggsy is wearing an extremely 70s conga tuxedo with a shirt that is nicer than JD Vance's, and was in style at the time, circa 1975-76, unlike JD Vance's, circa 2025-26. The shirt has two ruffles on either side of the placket, with contrasting piping, that is also on the placket, and the buttons are dark on the light shirt. The jacket is buttoned even though she's seated, because she's a chimpanzee, and some of the ruffles show below the buttons, as she's not wearing a cummerbund. She has wide cuffs at the base of her sleeves, but they fit properly, because my uncle went to an actual goddamn tailor…sorry it's a pet peeve of mine. gentlemen, buy shirts that fir and wear an undershirt, they'll last longer. Actually, they may just be the sleeves of the jacket rolled up. The lapels are a similar light-colored contrasting fabric. she has a watch on her right hand. if you asked her the time, she would show it to you. Jiggsy's suit fits much better than JD's as well. The pants come to her ankles, and have enough ease for her to move around without wrinkling them. They have a contrasting stripe down each side, as is appropriate for someone in a band. On her left lapel is a button that says "LP." they made a conga album together. Jiggsy was trained to perform music, mix drinks, roller skate…the things that Krusty the Klown's monkey does, and that are frowned upon now. JD Vance with his arm around Murderer bin Salman, heir apparent to the Saudi throne & de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, formally serving as Crown Prince & Prime Minister, best known for ordering the dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamaal Khashoggi, who was living in the US in exile. in the background & foreground, instead of everything is computer, everything is gold, including the rims of drinking glasses, which I assume is some sort of gold-colored enamel that can be sanitized, unlike the handwash-only ones you'd have in your home, but not those ones, because they're tacky. JD Vance, who is clearly on Ozempic, but still doughy, is wearing a tuxedo, as is appropriate, but it looks like the kind that would be on a ventriloquist's dummy in the 1950s-70s. at least the shirt does. the jacket is open, showing a shirt made out of the thinnest cotton lawn or voile available, worn over nothing, very clearly, like he's teasing some ottoman in the room that he used to go out with. thankfully the jacket covers enough that we don't see a nip slip, but there's a large brown-ish stain on the left chest, like he spontaneously lactated. I have a c-cup and I know my chest stains, but this one is HUGE for an adult food spill. and you button your coat at a fancy dinner, making it more confounding. did he have soy sauce packets in the inner pocket of his jacket and give someone a bouncing bro hug? the shirt itself, in addition to being both stained and translucent, has an odd design, like it's made for a much cooler man. it has 6 or 8 pin tucks on either side of the placket, as a nod to a classic tuxedo shirt, but it doesn't quite work, partly because tuxedo shirts have pleats, not pin tucks, which are sewn down fully or partially, if they're used to give body. the placket has black contrast piping and he's wearing black tuxedo studs with visible gaps. the collar is weird and unstabilized, and he doesn't know how to tie a bowtie. MbS is in traditional Saudi garb.
November 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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The U.S. had a family holiday yesterday, and you still don’t have to ask who “he” is
iMessage: Mommy› Did he really say that? . .
November 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Huh, I wonder what this lawyer and veteran of absolutely no integrity will say?

During the anti-racism protests in the wake of the George Floyd murder, Senator Tom Cotton wanted to give no quarter to violent protesters…who turned out to be proud boys.
During the anti-racism protests in the wake of the George Floyd murder, Senator Tom Cotton wanted to give no quarter to violent protesters…who turned out to be proud boys. Tom Cotton @TomCottonAR And, if necessary, the 10th Mountain, 82nd Airborne, 1st Cav, 3rd Infantry—whatever it takes to restore order. No quarter for insurrectionists, anarchists, rioters, and looters. Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree • Jun 1, 2020 Sen. Tom Cotton R-AR suggests using the 101st Airborne to restore order. Screenshot of an earlier tweet that wasn’t even archived (I didn’t search twitter, only google) Tom Cotton @TomCottonAR • 34m US Senate candidate, AR Anarchy, rioting, and looting needs to end tonight. If local law enforcement is overwhelmed and needs backup, let's see how tough these Antifa terrorists are when they're facing off with the 101st Airborne Division. We need to have zero tolerance for this destruction. 7:14 AM • Jun 1, 2020. . Oh right, he’ll point people to the AI-generated definition that comes below Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, Reddit, people also ask, and my personal favorite, the ICRC legal definition. He did accurately quote it. Tom Cotton @TomCottonAR ... "Definition of 'no quarter': If you say that someone was given no quarter, you mean that they were not treated kindly by someone who had power or control over them." David French @DavidAFrench • Jun 1, 2020 A no quarter order is a war crime, prohibited even in actual insurrection since Abraham Lincoln's signed the Lieber Code in 1863. Such an order is banned by international law and would, if carried out, be murder under American law. . X• SenTomCotton 550+ likes • 4 years ago : Tom Cotton No quarter for insurrectionists. Those who use violence to advance their agendas must be stopped with the full force of the law. https://x.com/sentomcotton/status/1347544772706250754 it is not in the internet archive, and it’s deleted from twitter. .
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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um…what

is this a Gen Z issue or a weirdos on YouTube issue or what? idek what they're asking…is the hand clap game real? very much so, I still know it, and it's sampled on a Bikini Kill single…is Miss Mary Mack real? yeah, say her name in the mirror three times at midnight in the dark. WAT
I mean pretty much all of these are spot on except maybe the aliens --Joe Biden drives a corvette @taylorhampton301 1 year ago Omgg Courtneyyy I circled this one very sloppily: @kjdnyhmghvb 1 year ago Its like all youtube conspiracy theories all in a fun rhyme...wait a minute...was Ms. Mary Mack Real?!? @RealBoyBeats 11 months ago They tell you the truth all the time but you don't listen @morganvandenham8075 1 year ago Melissa is so cute doing Ms Mary Mack. And Ava was getting into it. .
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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It’s a lot to unpack—and I had to put it at like 50% to get it in one image—so let’s start with WHY DID REPUBLICANS CUT WELFARE FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS WHEN THEY’RE HAPPILY GIVING $80,000 Á YEAR TO NON-CITIZENS?

UBI NOW!!!

(For everyone who needs it to be clear)
A very Happy Thanksgiving salutation to all of our Great American Citizens and Patriots who have been so nice in allowing our Country to be divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at, along with certain other foolish countries throughout the World, for being “Politically Correct,” and just plain STUPID, when it comes to Immigration. The official United States Foreign population stands at 53 million people (Census), most of which are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels. They and their children are supported through massive payments from Patriotic American Citizens who, because of their beautiful hearts, do not want to openly complain or cause trouble in any way, shape, or form. They put up with what has happened to our Country, but it’s eating them alive to do so! A migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War II (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota. Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for “prey” as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously r-slur Gov of MN, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst “Congressman/woman” in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how “badly” she is treated, when her place of origin is a decadent, backward, …
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Normal pop culture references for 32 year-olds
From the latest installment of the double-zed drama: The contrast, she urged, should be that Bobby is "Rocky," while Biden and Trump are "Rocky and Bullwinkle." . .
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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tbf even the cops are confused by this plot line
Cop on show to other cop, who was eating at the restaurant: Three suburban gangsters rob a gourmet restaurant to steal truffles? . .
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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give this show the Nobel prize
a man in a balaclava and all black is pointing a gun at someone in the kitchen shouting "The truffles!" You can see one of his accomplices holding a gun on someone in the background. . Another view of balaclava guy holding the gun on a sous chef and demanding to know where the truffles are. A proofing oven is behind him. . A closeup of balaclava guy and an English subtitle that says, "Where are the shitty truffles?" though he obviously said, "Where are the fucking truffles?" I love when they make the decision that viewers are okay with watching someone hold a gun to someone's head but too delicate for swearwords…and I know basic German. .
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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you have my attention…
opening of a German TV Show called Borderland in English, though I think it's a bad translation. The episode is called Rausch Der Sterne, which they've translated as Star Wars…it's literally noise of the stars. We see an out-of focus plate in a fancy restaurant that is either competing to keep or earn Michelin star status. (I'm only ten minutes into the episode). The title and the lyrics of the music playing are on screen in English, and German in the case of the title. RAUSCH DER STERNE Star Wars 🎶 It's a calm seduction A battle to lose 🎶 . .
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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For comparison, the Wall Street Journal makes it clear in the brief that the action follows the video encouraging military members not to obey unlawful orders—their moral and legal duty.

As an officer, Hegseth should know that. As a 15 year old who watched a documentary about My Lai, I knew that.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Pentagon Investigates Misconduct Allegations Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly Review comes after retired Navy captain appeared in video with other lawmakers telling military members not to obey unlawful orders Sen. Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.) in October. PHOTO: KEVIN DIETSCH / GETTY IMAGES. .
November 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Recalling Jason Crow, who helped hold back the Jan 6 attack, was too on the nose?
Jason Crow shelters in the Gallery as “peaceful protesters” attack the House of Representatives on Jan 6. He and two other members of the House helped the Capitol Police barricade the doors. .
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Where am I supposed to get those? Apple gives me apps for health AND fitness.

Besides, Wired is the one up texting people at 3am.
WIRED 2:58 AM Instead of an Al health coach, you could just have friends. .
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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* picks up phone *

this fucking guy
Alito with the "An Appeal to Heaven Pine Tree" flag design on his forehead. .
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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I just read the blurb. Interesting. And thanks.
OWNED HOW TECH BILLIONAIRES ON THE RIGHT BOUGHT THE LOUDEST VOICES ON THE LEFT EOIN HIGGINS. .
November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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well, in California they remove the head for necropsy and bury the remains using an excavator, but I imagine on Nantucket they just haul it to the Kennedy Compound on the Cape as a courtesy
USA TODAY Dead whale on Nantucket is 'far too big' to remove. Here's what will happen. 3h ago. .
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Guys (all genders), are we seriously gonna let the guy with the police sketch face of a rapist tell us what to do?
Jason Willick, police sketch face of a rapist in the Washington Post and on Twitter. .
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Thank you, internet hero, Nick Smith

Also, that article is from 2014, so police sketch face of a mini-Thiel rapist is at most 32, which makes it all the more sus

OMG so he was new to the workforce in 2017? What an absolute creep!
2 comments Sort by Oldest • Add a comment... Nick Smith Wtf Like • Reply • 3h Nick Smith Check this dude's hard drive he's definitely on the Epstein list Like • Reply • 3h If Facebook Comments Plugin < PREVIOUS ARTICLE Pay to Say: The Predictable and Disheartening Failure of S.J. 19 NEXT ARTICLE > Kids These Days: A Review Of "Excellent Sheep* © 2017 Stanford Political Journal. .
November 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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all-time classic Republican crimer…maybe she and Hatchet Speed, who signed onto the Capitol wifi with the google account connected to his navy email, can have a long-distance romance, since it sounds like she'll be doing time, and for all we know, he's been arrested again
Map of the locations visited by the improbably named Naval Reserve Officer Hatchet Speed (né Daniel Abraham Speed) at the US Capitol on Jan 6th created from Google location data. Figure 1 Law enforcement officers, to the best of their ability, have compiled a list (the “Exclusion List”) of any Identification Numbers, related devices, and information related to individuals who were authorized to be inside the U.S. Capitol during the events of January 6, 2021, described above. Such authorized individuals include: Congressional Members and Staffers, responding law enforcement agents and officers, Secret Service Protectees, otherwise authorized governmental employees, and responding medical staff. The mobile device associated with is not on the Exclusion List. Accordingly, I believe that the individual possessing this device was not authorized to be within the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/case-multi-defendant/file/1514551/download . .
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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That was A+ work, wtf do they want?!
Duolingo HARD EXERCISE Respond to the message Duolingo character Oscar: Bonjour. Dis-moi... Qu'est-ce qui te motive à bien t'exprimer ? Je suis motivée à m'exprimer par la folie du poaster CHECK Duolingo character Oscar: Hello. Tell me... What motivates you to express yourself well? Me: I am motivated to express myself by poaster’s madness. . Duolingo after I submitted the answer, and they gave me a B! They’ve either just started this, or I’ve just reached this level, but I keep getting B’s and it’s making me really mad! I have a 98-99% accuracy rate, I don’t even know what they want! This one, sure, but I took the other ones seriously! HARD EXERCISE Respond to the message Bonjour. Dis-moi... Qu'est-ce qui te motive à bien t'exprimer ? Je suis motivée à m'exprimer par la folie du poster (they corrected the spelling, but left it an anglicisme, which is somehow funnier) J'apprécie, merci ! Duolingo character Oscar: Hello. Tell me... What motivates you to express yourself well? Me: I am motivated to express myself by poster’s madness. Nicely done! Great job expressing yourself! CONTINUE
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Tangentially, I am so sick of being told the manosphere is the most popular, needed segment of society when any given instagram model has more views on her reel than these dudes (and their audio podcasts aren’t popular either). A few of them are influential, and they’re even more idiosyncratic.
Trump's DISAPPOINTING Second Term w/ Ivan Raiklin Owen Report 11.5K subscribers Subscribe 5,458 views Nov 14, 2025 387 likes Owen Shroyer and Ivan Raiklan Discuss The Disappointment of Trump's 2nd Term. These are really low numbers for a video podcast, and it doesn’t even show up on audio charts or charts like comscore that combine video and audio charts. .
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM