Val Swainson
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Coheed and Cambria - "One Last Miracle" [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Coheed and Cambria
youtu.be
This is why Coheed and Cambria continues to be my favorite band of all time! The gold decorations being just orange slime is a wonderful touch! #christmas #santa #krampus #coheedandcambria #trump
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
"I guess this is acceptable." (I think Lana likes her gift?)
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"I guess this is acceptable." (I think Lana likes her gift?)
Tempted to send this to my SIL, but also probably not worth the ensuing tantrum. Probably...
December 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Tempted to send this to my SIL, but also probably not worth the ensuing tantrum. Probably...
Especially true if ghost Muppets are involved!
December 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Especially true if ghost Muppets are involved!
I guess this is how I will hear the lyrics from now on. XD Does this mean Temple of Doom is an official Christmas movie?
December 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I guess this is how I will hear the lyrics from now on. XD Does this mean Temple of Doom is an official Christmas movie?
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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
This is my first Christmas without my Marty McFur. So sweet and snuggly, but also a total bastard sometimes. I miss you so much, buddy. #cats
December 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is my first Christmas without my Marty McFur. So sweet and snuggly, but also a total bastard sometimes. I miss you so much, buddy. #cats
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I’ll take immigrants over pederasts any day.
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I’ll take immigrants over pederasts any day.
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If you call yourself a "heritage American" I will punch you in the face.
Just fyi
Just fyi
December 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you call yourself a "heritage American" I will punch you in the face.
Just fyi
Just fyi
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The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
CANCELLED 60 MINUTES CECOT DOC
YouTube video by eoin higgins
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
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The data is clear: microplastics are everywhere, and they’re a huge threat to our health and ecosystems. You can reduce your exposure by:
🚰 Drinking filtered tap water instead of bottled
🍴 Ditching plastic utensils and cookware
👕 Switching out synthetic fabrics like polyester
🚰 Drinking filtered tap water instead of bottled
🍴 Ditching plastic utensils and cookware
👕 Switching out synthetic fabrics like polyester
December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The data is clear: microplastics are everywhere, and they’re a huge threat to our health and ecosystems. You can reduce your exposure by:
🚰 Drinking filtered tap water instead of bottled
🍴 Ditching plastic utensils and cookware
👕 Switching out synthetic fabrics like polyester
🚰 Drinking filtered tap water instead of bottled
🍴 Ditching plastic utensils and cookware
👕 Switching out synthetic fabrics like polyester
This is why Coheed and Cambria continues to be my favorite band of all time! The gold decorations being just orange slime is a wonderful touch! #christmas #santa #krampus #coheedandcambria #trump
Coheed and Cambria - "One Last Miracle" [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Coheed and Cambria
youtu.be
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is why Coheed and Cambria continues to be my favorite band of all time! The gold decorations being just orange slime is a wonderful touch! #christmas #santa #krampus #coheedandcambria #trump
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This Epstein files "release" is the most disgusting cover up in American history
December 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This Epstein files "release" is the most disgusting cover up in American history
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So Hard To Lie, When We Always Bring In The Receipts...
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
So Hard To Lie, When We Always Bring In The Receipts...
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Apparently this administration considers science-based climate and weather reporting to be "alarmist". As climate emergencies worsen, this puts all of us at risk.
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Apparently this administration considers science-based climate and weather reporting to be "alarmist". As climate emergencies worsen, this puts all of us at risk.
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You otter lend a paw to help our most imperiled species. Tell leaders to protect the Endangered Species Act!
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
You otter lend a paw to help our most imperiled species. Tell leaders to protect the Endangered Species Act!
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Why do I wear an N95 mask?
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
December 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Why do I wear an N95 mask?
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
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I once said that my growth as a person in adulthood has basically consisted of me intellectualizing my way back to what Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers taught me as a child.
December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I once said that my growth as a person in adulthood has basically consisted of me intellectualizing my way back to what Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers taught me as a child.
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This is the Advent season for Christians - a time of reflection and anticipation leading up to the birth of Christ. Caring for others, especially the needy, is a central tenant of Christianity. USAID’s work was supported by churches across America as a manifestation of Christian love.
December 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is the Advent season for Christians - a time of reflection and anticipation leading up to the birth of Christ. Caring for others, especially the needy, is a central tenant of Christianity. USAID’s work was supported by churches across America as a manifestation of Christian love.
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In DC, Trump officials celebrated the decimation of USAID with a sheet cake.
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In DC, Trump officials celebrated the decimation of USAID with a sheet cake.
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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For the love of God
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
December 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
For the love of God
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
My mother had years taken off her life from the stress of caring for my grandmother with dementia. How the fuck is this acceptable in someone holding one of the highest offices in our country?!
December 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My mother had years taken off her life from the stress of caring for my grandmother with dementia. How the fuck is this acceptable in someone holding one of the highest offices in our country?!
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Shoutout to WHO for confirming (again) that vaccines don’t cause autism.
Shoutout to ACIP for… whatever it is they’re doing. Performance art?
www.who.int/news/item/11...
Shoutout to ACIP for… whatever it is they’re doing. Performance art?
www.who.int/news/item/11...
WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism
New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusio...
www.who.int
December 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Shoutout to WHO for confirming (again) that vaccines don’t cause autism.
Shoutout to ACIP for… whatever it is they’re doing. Performance art?
www.who.int/news/item/11...
Shoutout to ACIP for… whatever it is they’re doing. Performance art?
www.who.int/news/item/11...