Bottoms up, Socrates
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Profile pic from Library of Congress ceiling.
No cuts, no butts, no coconuts.
Will take your black licorice.
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No cuts, no butts, no coconuts.
Will take your black licorice.
🇫🇮
Pinned
Winter is not a season. It's an occupation.
-Sinclair Lewis
-Sinclair Lewis
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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2025 was my first year doing freelance work full-time. I traveled across the US and Europe. I wrote more than 80 stories for The Guardian, Aftermath, Kotaku, Rolling Stone, Gamespot, & more. I worked my ass off to make ends meet.
Most importantly, I did work I'm really proud of. Here are my faves:
Most importantly, I did work I'm really proud of. Here are my faves:
December 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
2025 was my first year doing freelance work full-time. I traveled across the US and Europe. I wrote more than 80 stories for The Guardian, Aftermath, Kotaku, Rolling Stone, Gamespot, & more. I worked my ass off to make ends meet.
Most importantly, I did work I'm really proud of. Here are my faves:
Most importantly, I did work I'm really proud of. Here are my faves:
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Numerous Teams Express Interest In Aaron Rodgers Playing Elsewhere https://theonion.com/numerous-teams-express-interest-in-aaron-rodgers-playing-elsewhere/
December 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Numerous Teams Express Interest In Aaron Rodgers Playing Elsewhere https://theonion.com/numerous-teams-express-interest-in-aaron-rodgers-playing-elsewhere/
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Every Vikings/Giants game is one of the funniest games you'll ever watch in your life or an irredeemable pile of garbage that deserves to be shot into a black hole
we are experiencing the latter
we are experiencing the latter
December 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Every Vikings/Giants game is one of the funniest games you'll ever watch in your life or an irredeemable pile of garbage that deserves to be shot into a black hole
we are experiencing the latter
we are experiencing the latter
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Erik would you like to invest in my chain of Christian laser tag arenas, This Little Light Of Mine
December 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Erik would you like to invest in my chain of Christian laser tag arenas, This Little Light Of Mine
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1000%. Also Dusty Tea Bags was my exotic dancer name.
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
1000%. Also Dusty Tea Bags was my exotic dancer name.
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it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
Diabolical how awful this shit is.
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Diabolical how awful this shit is.
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I think its neat that the University of Minnesota will finally catch up to St. Cloud State in quarterbacks to start in the NFL today
November 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I think its neat that the University of Minnesota will finally catch up to St. Cloud State in quarterbacks to start in the NFL today
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Critics have claimed the recipe requires half a dozen eggs, while others have noted that only six eggs are required
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Critics have claimed the recipe requires half a dozen eggs, while others have noted that only six eggs are required
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“hey hangman you promised us pics of plants, this is just a bunch of leaves what gives?” newsflash dumbass, leaves IS plants. leaves provide winter shelter for insects like lightning bugs and butterflies, fertilize the soil, and are a pain in the ass to move anyway so just leave them where you can
November 18, 2024 at 1:48 PM
“hey hangman you promised us pics of plants, this is just a bunch of leaves what gives?” newsflash dumbass, leaves IS plants. leaves provide winter shelter for insects like lightning bugs and butterflies, fertilize the soil, and are a pain in the ass to move anyway so just leave them where you can
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
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RE: Vikings
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
RE: Vikings
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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If my cat could talk I'm certain every day we'd have the dumbest arguments and she'd yell my personal business in the background of every phone call I made.
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If my cat could talk I'm certain every day we'd have the dumbest arguments and she'd yell my personal business in the background of every phone call I made.
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a lot of discussion about candy, not enough candy for me to eat
October 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
a lot of discussion about candy, not enough candy for me to eat
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why do you keep doing that shit man
October 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
why do you keep doing that shit man
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Claude AI’s logo is unironically Kurt Vonnegut’s butthole drawing
October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Claude AI’s logo is unironically Kurt Vonnegut’s butthole drawing
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a not at all infuriating team to follow
October 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
a not at all infuriating team to follow
In Chicago. Separated from the rest of the protest.
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
In Chicago. Separated from the rest of the protest.
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So it turns out I forgot I picked the Browns to win the upset.
SO THE VIKINGS GET A CONGRATULATIONS
SO THE VIKINGS GET A CONGRATULATIONS
October 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So it turns out I forgot I picked the Browns to win the upset.
SO THE VIKINGS GET A CONGRATULATIONS
SO THE VIKINGS GET A CONGRATULATIONS