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Joan Allen
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I'm here for health policy, health data, unions, California politics, and Giants baseball. There will also be cat pictures.
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It’s 5:30am on the West Coast, and the hold music for this @politico.com webinar is enough of a bop that I’m surprisingly awake and ready to dance
Screenshot of the dark blue intro slide for a Politico webinar titled “Policy Outlook: Health Care Affordability” presented by Blood Cancer United
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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And that alignment fail shows a spectacular level of “meh, good enough”
Zoom in on part of the original image showing the gold wall art failing utterly to line up vertically. There’s also the top of a Christmas tree and a painting of Lincoln judging everything happening around him.
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Best I can do on short notice
A tabby cat who appears angry to be wearing a red and white scarf and reindeer antlers
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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And remember, even Versailles has its own “pressboard and spraypaint” issues, but at least the technical execution is good
Screenshot from the official website of Versailles. Screenshot shows a room with roof floor, wallpaper, and some cool-looking wood furniture. The text reads: “This second bedroom, with its simple, moulded wood panelling and fireplace of painted stone and fake marble, is designed to look like the bedroom of Marie Thérèse Charlotte, known as Madame Royale, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, who resided on this floor.”
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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I see you. Take your weak shit somewhere else
A gull sitting on a stone wall with water in the background. The gull looks… unimpressed
November 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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It was even one of the clues in his scavenger hunt
Picture of a scavenger hunt clue on a clipboard. Text reads: I am a member of NYC-DSA, but I would not be the first member to be elected mayor. Find your next clue at the building named after the man who was. You'll be doing us a really big favor.
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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The crows and seagulls are looking shifty. Maybe time for the Navy?
A beautiful beach with ocean waves in the background and fluffy clouds. A crow patrols the sky
October 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Few months ago I saw this spectacular drag queen dancing to the theme from Fraggle Rock. Great night in San Francisco
A drag performer dressed as Red Fraggle from Fraggle Rock. She is wearing yellow dress, a giant red feather boa, and mask covering her head in the shape of Red Fraggle’s face. In the background is a typical bar with customers
September 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Definitely dated a guy in high school who had a version of this shirt

(Except I somehow remember his being classier than this. What can I say, I was 17?)
Grey t-shirt with text reading “in case of RAPTURE this t-shirt will be empty.”
September 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?
A picture of a recent paper copy of The Onion. It shows a picture of Pete Hegseth with the headline “Pete Hegseth’s tattoos, explained”
September 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Watching the Giants announcers and commentators avoiding the word “nice” as the team pulls back to .500
Screenshot of the SF Giants logo and current record of .500 after 138 games
September 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Look at this lawlessness!

Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is:
The front grill of an SUV with a license plate indicating that it belongs to the Congressional representative for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. The driver’s side front wheel is booted, indicating some kind of flagrant parking violation. The picture was taken in Washington DC a while ago
August 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Truth, in sticker form
A sticker on a black background that states an incontrovertible fact: “collective punishment is actually a war crime”
August 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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Black and white cartoon of a man and woman sitting across a table from each other. The man says "Let me interrupt your expertise with my confidence." The woman looks like she is considering putting her wine glass through his face.
August 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Characters from the 90’s BBC show Chef!
August 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Toby looking like that bird out the window just insulted her mother
Close up picture of a tabby with green eyes looking super intense. Like, she’s about to put her face through a window screen to get at that bird levels of intense
August 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Also, they made his hands comically large in the AI-generated image. #Compensating
An AI-generated image of someone’s idea of what Trump would look like if he were 20 years younger and 40 pounds lighter. Also, his hands are much larger than Trump’s actual hands. Even in an idealized AI-generated image, his suit fits badly.
July 31, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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My cat also has to put a paw on her tail to keep it from dancing without permission
A classic tabby cat on a blue couch with yellow cushions. She has a back foot on her tail in an effort to keep said tail from misbehaving
July 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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So the typewritten text doesn’t match his handwriting? Weird defense, Grok.
Screenshot from the WSJ article about Trump’s birthday message to Epstein. The text states that the message was typewritten, and the word “typewritten” is highlighted in yellow.
July 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Hey San Francisco! 👋 You’re looking lovely today.
The San Francisco skyline and waterfront on a lovely summer day
July 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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The specific example he gives has been in the works for years thanks to the Democrats. It is funded by the CHIPS and Science Act — which was passed by the DEMOCRATS: investors.micron.com/news-release...
Screenshot of text from the linked article. Text reads: “Micron’s Idaho investment plans will be enabled by the anticipated grants and credits provided by the CHIPS and Science Act, which allows projects like Micron’s to start construction in the U.S. and be cost-competitive with the rest of the world. Micron filed applications for its Idaho and New York projects with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office in August 2023.”
July 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Not sure the multiple errors in the AI-generated captions are inspiring confidence.

Maybe we stick with real city workers for now.
A screenshot of a typo in the video’s AI generated caption: instead of “Franciscans,” the caption reads “Franciscons” A screenshot of a typo in the video’s AI generated caption: instead of “rolling this,” the caption reads “ruling this”
July 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Also, I know small hands jokes are old, but this comparison is just funny
A zoomed in part of the image in the original post. Donald Trump and Laura Trump’s left hands are both showing. Laura Trump’s hand is noticeably larger. Both people are wearing nearly identical blue pant suits and the background is a patterned rug.
July 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Let’s do this! @wgoldenstate.bsky.social
A picture of the court at a Golden State Valkyries game shortly before tipoff. The lighting is dramatic
June 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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I am just fuming over Senate Republicans taking health care away from refugees and victims of human trafficking.
Text from the Senate Finance Committee summary of HR 1. Text reads: Sec. 71110. Alien Medicaid eligibility. Current Law: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) provides certain non-citizens, referred to as qualified aliens, access to public benefits. Qualified aliens are defined as: (1) lawful permanent residents (LPRs); (2) refugees; (3) aliens granted parole for at least one year; (4) aliens granted asylum or related relief; (5) certain abused spouses and children; (6) certain victims of trafficking; (7) Cuban-Haitian entrants; and (8) Citizens of the Freely Associated States (COFA migrants) residing in states and territories. Qualified aliens are only eligible for Medicaid after the first five years of U.S. residency. Provision: This provision would amend the definition of qualified alien to include: (1) LPRs; (2) certain Cuban immigrants; and (3) individuals living in the United States through a Compact of Free Association (CoFA). Link to source: https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/finance_committee_section-by-section_title_vii3.pdf
June 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM