King of the Suburbs
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This may be the most pathetic thing to happen this year and that’s really saying something.
From @theathletic.com: “This is truly one of the great honors of my life.”
FIFA President Gianni Infantino awarded President Trump a new golden trophy, a golden medal and a certificate, and told him: “This is your prize, this is your peace prize.” nyti.ms/44Gy4s6
FIFA President Gianni Infantino awarded President Trump a new golden trophy, a golden medal and a certificate, and told him: “This is your prize, this is your peace prize.” nyti.ms/44Gy4s6
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This may be the most pathetic thing to happen this year and that’s really saying something.
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This raises the question, what are the odds that when *it* happens, it’s on live television?
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This raises the question, what are the odds that when *it* happens, it’s on live television?
Was going for holiday wonderland. Ended up with HP Lovecraft.
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Was going for holiday wonderland. Ended up with HP Lovecraft.
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JOURNALIST REQUEST: I'm writing a story about how organizing/joining resistance movements can build community and fight loneliness, particularly in the US.
If you or someone you know has had this experience, I'd love to hear from you! whitney dot bauck @ gmail.
Signal boosts appreciated!
If you or someone you know has had this experience, I'd love to hear from you! whitney dot bauck @ gmail.
Signal boosts appreciated!
December 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
JOURNALIST REQUEST: I'm writing a story about how organizing/joining resistance movements can build community and fight loneliness, particularly in the US.
If you or someone you know has had this experience, I'd love to hear from you! whitney dot bauck @ gmail.
Signal boosts appreciated!
If you or someone you know has had this experience, I'd love to hear from you! whitney dot bauck @ gmail.
Signal boosts appreciated!
Awwww dammit. Such an amazing talent.
RIP — Cropper was responsible for some of the sweetest electric guitar playing ever committed to tape. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Awwww dammit. Such an amazing talent.
Thought he was more of a couch guy.
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Thought he was more of a couch guy.
Add a $1 Schwarb-Fee to each ticket to mitigate the costs.
I’ve written numerous times that the Reds have long odds to land Kyle Schwarber. But according to sources, Cincinnati still has a chance to sign the lefty slugger from Middletown, Ohio. www.mlb.com/reds/news/re...
Why the dark-horse Reds could be a uniquely enticing fit for Schwarber
CINCINNATI – While it might have seemed like a longshot going into the offseason, don't count out the Reds in the pursuit of free-agent slugger Kyle Schwarber.
Multiple sources told MLB.com that the R...
www.mlb.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Add a $1 Schwarb-Fee to each ticket to mitigate the costs.
I live in the dumbest state.
"Sen. Moreno wants to end dual citizenship; renounce the other nation or lose your U.S. status." www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...
Sen. Moreno wants to end dual citizenship; renounce the other nation or lose your U.S. status
Ohio Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno, who renounced his own Colombian citizenship at age 18, says "if you want to be an American, it's all or nothing." He has introduced a bill that would require…
www.cleveland.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I live in the dumbest state.
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@wcbe905columbus.bsky.social Anyone home with this account?
November 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@wcbe905columbus.bsky.social Anyone home with this account?
@profanity.accountant Let’s see what the *#^+! you know.
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
@profanity.accountant Let’s see what the *#^+! you know.
How many stupid defensive decisions could OSU do on that play? Fire able offenses.
November 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
How many stupid defensive decisions could OSU do on that play? Fire able offenses.
Not a Black Friday post, but looking for recommendations for charming/cool gift shopping spots in central Ohio area. I feel like I’ve maxed out the ones I know. Heck I’ll take Cincy recommendations as well.
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Not a Black Friday post, but looking for recommendations for charming/cool gift shopping spots in central Ohio area. I feel like I’ve maxed out the ones I know. Heck I’ll take Cincy recommendations as well.
Post something random or you’ll have an awful December.
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Post something random or you’ll have an awful December.
THE CROOKED MEDIA JUST LIES AND LIES. IT TURNS OUT YOU CAN NOT GET ANYTHING YOU WANT AT ALICE’S RESTAURANT!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
THE CROOKED MEDIA JUST LIES AND LIES. IT TURNS OUT YOU CAN NOT GET ANYTHING YOU WANT AT ALICE’S RESTAURANT!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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Holidays lead to a significant amount of wasted food that ends up in landfills. To minimize this, create a plan to eat leftovers, donate them, & get creative in the kitchen. Bring the remaining food to one of the City's food scraps drop-off sites, where it will be composted. columbus.gov/foodwaste
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Holidays lead to a significant amount of wasted food that ends up in landfills. To minimize this, create a plan to eat leftovers, donate them, & get creative in the kitchen. Bring the remaining food to one of the City's food scraps drop-off sites, where it will be composted. columbus.gov/foodwaste
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when the tryptophan hits
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
when the tryptophan hits
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
Quite honestly, at this point if you’re in Congress, or a governor, or CEO, or whatever visible position of authority and this administration is NOT investigating you, then you’re probably doing it wrong.
BREAKING: The Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for possible military law violations after he joined a video urging U.S. troops to refuse "illegal orders."
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. troops to refuse unlawful orders.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Quite honestly, at this point if you’re in Congress, or a governor, or CEO, or whatever visible position of authority and this administration is NOT investigating you, then you’re probably doing it wrong.
Genius on every page.
The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst onto the comics page
The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Genius on every page.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
At first glance I thought the headline read he was hospitalized “after heart explode.”
Fetterman fell, hitting his face, while taking a walk and experiencing an episode of ventricular fibrillation, according to a spokesperson. (via @wesa.fm)
Sen. Fetterman hospitalized in Pittsburgh after heart episode, fall outside his Braddock home
Fetterman fell, hitting his face, while taking a walk and experiencing an episode of ventricular fibrillation, according to a spokesperson.
n.pr
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
At first glance I thought the headline read he was hospitalized “after heart explode.”