Hugh
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Hugh
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every day i cut off my left hand in a single swift strike and then reattach it
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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It's not uncommon for a baby to puke on you and cry. But if you puke on them they also cry. So what the fuck
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
@samreich.bsky.social please do a mug and/or shirt of the YOU ARE A REGULAR GUY affirmations
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Incredible photo of Miga at Friendsgiving last night
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
the YOU ARE A REGULAR GUY affirmations bit in the latest Make Some Noise nearly made me black out from laughing too hard
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
i get a bit nervous when my library hold book ends up being this old and tattered. a certain amount of wear keeps me from feeling like i need to baby it but now i feel afraid i’ll destroy it by putting it in my bag
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
i think my favorite moment in any video game is the Anderson Stage Defense in Alan Wake. after constantly scurrying about in fear, barely having enough light and ammo to scrape by, to suddenly be surrounded by fireworks and howling guitars and defending the high ground, was an unbeatable high
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
we need to normalize being extraordinarily handsome and strong and charismatic and capable of doing a perfect standing backflip
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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I've seen all sorts of instructions for how to turn off copilot on windows 11, but as an fyi, you can go into "add and remove programs" and just uninstall it. surprisingly, they let you do that. Does that remove every stupid ai thing? No idea, but in theory copilot is gone
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Eight months ago before he really blew up on, of all places, r/micromobility Zohran had a very good answer for this which is that you move parking enforcement away from the cops to the DOT.
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Having spent most of my 20s and 30s in dive bars, I can recognize an “oh great, the worst person on earth thinks I’m awesome and wants to be best friends” face when I see one
Put it in The Louvre of US political history. The look on Mamdani's face is priceless.
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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absolute beast mode
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?

MAMDANI: I've spoken about--

TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I have just had a railroad tamping iron blown clean through my skull and it seems like a great time to reply to posts on bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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ozymandias, of the poem, was actually ramesses the second, possibly the most revered and well remembered pharaoh of all time, whose works and historical reign were 100% not lost in the mists of history
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
it’s the time of year where the parks fill with markets where other men who also haven’t updated their personal style in a decade yell from market booths for my attention to sell me beard oil, and i scurry past and avoid eye contact
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Demi overheard a British woman in Japan. From bigsofttitty.png ep 352 - I crave release
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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We need your help! But let me explain why:
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Everything these people write reminds me of Tricia Lockwood’s tweet but they are both Jonathan Franzen
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Free speech is more than me being allowed to say what I want. Everyone also has to like it and tell me I'm a smart and handsome boy
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
instead of reading about something as deeply unpleasant as anything involving RFK’s personal life, consider the light refreshing beach read of SINISTER EXTREMITY: A Love Story, which is about cutting off your left hand in a single swift strike without anesthetic every single day
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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There are blocks I won't go jogging down because it's just a wall of Ring cameras right up against the street with no setback and I do not need everyone and their grandmother recording me struggling at sunrise.

www.theverge.com/podcast/8220...
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM