strange opera
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liberal, childless cat lady, carnivore, Episcopalian, historian, unpopular electric eel
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Caturday: Home Again
Finn says “meow”.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Spend Caturday with Cassandra.
Caturday: Home Again
Finn says “meow”.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Spend Caturday with Cassandra.
new from me:
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Caturday: Home Again
Finn says “meow”.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
new from me:
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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am I doing this meme right
December 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
am I doing this meme right
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Jeffrey Epstein, with an unidentified (redacted) woman, holds a large novelty cheque for $22,500 signed by…Donald Trump. It's a framed photo, an the frame says "once in a blue moon". What on earth is going on here?
December 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Jeffrey Epstein, with an unidentified (redacted) woman, holds a large novelty cheque for $22,500 signed by…Donald Trump. It's a framed photo, an the frame says "once in a blue moon". What on earth is going on here?
omg yes yes yes
for all people make fun of falun gong, it's wild how much this is basically the same thing as shen yun
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
omg yes yes yes
new from me:
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won't be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
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The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won't be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
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Parliamentary Parkour
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won’t be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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By: cassandraisright on Thursday, December 18, 2025
By: cassandraisright on Thursday, December 18, 2025
Parliamentary Parkour
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won’t be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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By: cassandraisright on Thursday, December 18, 2025
By: cassandraisright on Thursday, December 18, 2025
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* Number of additional unemployed Americans since January: 982,000.
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
Trump: "The only reason our unemployment tucked up and went up to 4.5 percent [it's actually 4.6 percent] is because we are reducing the government workforce by numbers that have never been seen before."
December 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
* Number of additional unemployed Americans since January: 982,000.
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
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It's so weird that the "surprise" "vote" happened yesterday but they had the external lettering, tarps, and crew all ready to go.
Breaking News: Workers began adding President Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center, despite no action by Congress to legally rename it. This sparked outrage among the Kennedy family, since it was built to be a living memorial to the 35th president.
Trump Live Updates: Kennedy Center Adds Trump’s Name to Facade, DOJ to Release More Epstein Files
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December 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It's so weird that the "surprise" "vote" happened yesterday but they had the external lettering, tarps, and crew all ready to go.
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new from me:
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won't be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
first-draft.com/2025/12/18/p...
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won't be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
first-draft.com/2025/12/18/p...
Parliamentary Parkour
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won’t be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
first-draft.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
new from me:
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won't be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
first-draft.com/2025/12/18/p...
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won't be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
first-draft.com/2025/12/18/p...
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new from me:
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won't be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
first-draft.com/2025/12/18/p...
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won't be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
first-draft.com/2025/12/18/p...
Parliamentary Parkour
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won’t be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
first-draft.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
new from me:
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won't be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
first-draft.com/2025/12/18/p...
The House GOP cheated yesterday so they could close the door on a 2025 vote on the ACA subsidy extension. WVians won't be surprised to hear who helped the effort.
first-draft.com/2025/12/18/p...
have to admit some satisfaction in seeing Brooks in these photos.
House Dems have released more photos provided to the oversight committee from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
More images of Woody Allen, Noam Chomsky, Steve Bannon, Bill Gates in this batch.
New to this batch: David Brooks and David Blaine.
More images of Woody Allen, Noam Chomsky, Steve Bannon, Bill Gates in this batch.
New to this batch: David Brooks and David Blaine.
December 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
have to admit some satisfaction in seeing Brooks in these photos.
a short and good read
A reminder to those who believe “Christmas shouldn’t be political”…the Gospel Christmas Eve begins not with Joseph, Mary, angels or shepherds but with Caesar Augustus and Quirinius the governor of Syria.
Christ wasn’t born into a vacuum but into a real political system affecting real people. /1
Christ wasn’t born into a vacuum but into a real political system affecting real people. /1
December 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
a short and good read
December 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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"My initial impression of the whole thing was that it was a bunch of people reenacting the plot of Mean Girls. Having read the article, I still feel the same way."
It’s Mean Girls All The Way Down
Susie Wiles is just Regina George.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"My initial impression of the whole thing was that it was a bunch of people reenacting the plot of Mean Girls. Having read the article, I still feel the same way."
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By: cassandraisright on Wednesday, December 17, 2025
By: cassandraisright on Wednesday, December 17, 2025
It’s Mean Girls All The Way Down
Susie Wiles is just Regina George.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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By: cassandraisright on Wednesday, December 17, 2025
By: cassandraisright on Wednesday, December 17, 2025
why is he screaming?
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
why is he screaming?
seems timely:
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Dan Bongino Is Finding Out
He has to sit at a desk all day as part of his job. Poor little baby.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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It’s Mean Girls All The Way Down
Susie Wiles is just Regina George.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
this is fun
A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
December 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
this is fun
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The latest post from my First Draft colleague Cassandra.
It’s Mean Girls All The Way Down
Susie Wiles is just Regina George.
first-draft.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The latest post from my First Draft colleague Cassandra.