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Philip K. Shtick
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Inside us there are two Ringos trying to write a song. One about an octopus. The other about a garden. Make them kiss.
“Meeting your own societal needs” is a hilarious euphemism for pleasuring yourself.
February 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I’ve had this same thought

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I one of my fears is a “blue wave” in red states so overwhelming that it triggers an election conspiracy mania. We get a thousand mini J6s cheered on and functionally supported by Trump/his loyalists (including the FBI) and enabled by Mike Johnson and other congressional Republicans.
Republicans redistricted to win five new seats in Texas. All five are projected to be between R+4 and R+8. To achieve this, they diluted their advantage in other districts.

A 15-point swing in November wipes out Republican control of the state. A 30-point swing erases Republicans in Texas entirely.
February 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
But may cause Nausea
February 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Also, we might be cousins
February 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Oops, All Pogroms!
February 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I’m not trying to be mean, but this brought back trauma from watching Ernest Scared Stupid when I was a smidge too young.
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Blue wave coming down Cracker Creek to flood Klantytown and Unseasonedville.
February 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I believe the bigger the L the GOP take, the more extreme the response. Congressional GOP might not join in burning it all down if they maintain enough seats to be an obstruction. But if something insane like Texas losing every single Republican rep happens, all bets are off.
February 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I mean, don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing I’d love more than a midterm that effectively neuters the GOP, but collectively the Republican Party is a gang of corruptables who would rather slice the throat of democracy than get their balls snipped for a single term.
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Reposted by Philip K. Shtick
Which better explains this situation?
A Drug Enforcement Administration agent is arresting a journalist.
A member of the regime's omniforce paramilitary arresting a journalist covering violations of civil rights.
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I haven’t listened to this in probably 15 years. Thank you
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
January 30, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Yeah, I’m no poemologist, but I kinda figured the whole point is “I was a complicit piece of shit and it fucked me”
January 30, 2026 at 2:36 AM
First they came for the immigrants
and I gave them more money
because I am a gullible dipshit
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 AM