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I’ll take this a step further and say, I believe we should be able to support an average-sized family on a single income at what we determine to be the minimum wage.
A lot of Boomers got this. But for whatever reason, we’re considered ridiculous for proposing it.
A lot of Boomers got this. But for whatever reason, we’re considered ridiculous for proposing it.
I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️
September 19, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I’ll take this a step further and say, I believe we should be able to support an average-sized family on a single income at what we determine to be the minimum wage.
A lot of Boomers got this. But for whatever reason, we’re considered ridiculous for proposing it.
A lot of Boomers got this. But for whatever reason, we’re considered ridiculous for proposing it.
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rip annie dillard
September 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
rip annie dillard
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Is there anything cats love more than immobile sick people to lounge upon?
September 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Is there anything cats love more than immobile sick people to lounge upon?
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You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.
July 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.
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it's always odd when "you should expose yourself to more diverse ideas" always means a certain kind of conservatism instead of like, Indigenous art, new fusion foods, math paradoxes, or the Dvorak keyboard layout
August 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
it's always odd when "you should expose yourself to more diverse ideas" always means a certain kind of conservatism instead of like, Indigenous art, new fusion foods, math paradoxes, or the Dvorak keyboard layout
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New map projection just dropped
July 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
New map projection just dropped
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I don't have a problem with having both moderates and progressive Democrats in Congress.
I do have a problem when people collapse into a pile of wet noodles around fascism, and yet suddenly know how to pull every trick in the book to stop progressives.
I do have a problem when people collapse into a pile of wet noodles around fascism, and yet suddenly know how to pull every trick in the book to stop progressives.
June 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I don't have a problem with having both moderates and progressive Democrats in Congress.
I do have a problem when people collapse into a pile of wet noodles around fascism, and yet suddenly know how to pull every trick in the book to stop progressives.
I do have a problem when people collapse into a pile of wet noodles around fascism, and yet suddenly know how to pull every trick in the book to stop progressives.
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anyway, here's the AZA care manual for polar bears: assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2332/...
make sure your fence is at least 5 meters tall, they can jump
make sure your fence is at least 5 meters tall, they can jump
June 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
anyway, here's the AZA care manual for polar bears: assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2332/...
make sure your fence is at least 5 meters tall, they can jump
make sure your fence is at least 5 meters tall, they can jump
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Dinotopia wasn't just enchanting to me as a kid because of the dinosaurs, but because of all of the little details of the world. How would the architecture accommodate dinosaurs? What kind of tools would we use now that we could work with these creatures? It was so thoughtful and curious.
October 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Dinotopia wasn't just enchanting to me as a kid because of the dinosaurs, but because of all of the little details of the world. How would the architecture accommodate dinosaurs? What kind of tools would we use now that we could work with these creatures? It was so thoughtful and curious.
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Trying to get back into doing digital comics once again. This one just popped into my little head. Hope ya like it!
Trying to get back into doing digital comics once again. This one just popped into my little head. Hope ya like it!
June 17, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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Trying to get back into doing digital comics once again. This one just popped into my little head. Hope ya like it!
Trying to get back into doing digital comics once again. This one just popped into my little head. Hope ya like it!
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me opening a tube of Pillsbury biscuits, braced for the cardboard pop like a dog on the Fourth of July: I am God’s strongest soldier
June 18, 2026 at 11:26 PM
me opening a tube of Pillsbury biscuits, braced for the cardboard pop like a dog on the Fourth of July: I am God’s strongest soldier
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So frustrating when someone says it is what it is when it's not what it could be
June 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
So frustrating when someone says it is what it is when it's not what it could be
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Terrible, racist, rich men used to spend their time racing to be the first one to die in the arctic, now they make apps and try to infiltrate the government. We were doing something right back then and we need to figure it out
June 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Terrible, racist, rich men used to spend their time racing to be the first one to die in the arctic, now they make apps and try to infiltrate the government. We were doing something right back then and we need to figure it out
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The last Ice Age ended about 140 people ago.
Modern humans left Africa about 900 people ago.
There have only been people like us since about 4400 people ago.
So far as we can tell there have only been people at all since about 25,000 people ago.
Modern humans left Africa about 900 people ago.
There have only been people like us since about 4400 people ago.
So far as we can tell there have only been people at all since about 25,000 people ago.
assuming a lifespan of 80 years, the length of the entire human civilization is only about 70 people old. The US Civil War was two people ago and the Ottomans sacked Constantinople seven people ago. Not very long!
May 31, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The last Ice Age ended about 140 people ago.
Modern humans left Africa about 900 people ago.
There have only been people like us since about 4400 people ago.
So far as we can tell there have only been people at all since about 25,000 people ago.
Modern humans left Africa about 900 people ago.
There have only been people like us since about 4400 people ago.
So far as we can tell there have only been people at all since about 25,000 people ago.
Light too bright.
May 24, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Light too bright.
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Q: Does my thesis adviser pick the snake?
A: No. Your adviser just tells the guy who picks the snakes how good your thesis was.
A: No. Your adviser just tells the guy who picks the snakes how good your thesis was.
FAQ: The “Snake Fight” Portion of Your Thesis Defense
March 13 2022 4/24/23 5/8/24 5/13/26 CALENDAR 2027
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May 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Q: Does my thesis adviser pick the snake?
A: No. Your adviser just tells the guy who picks the snakes how good your thesis was.
A: No. Your adviser just tells the guy who picks the snakes how good your thesis was.
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This is Achrioptera manga, a giant phasmid or stick insect native to Madagascar.
The specific epithet, "manga" means blue in Malagasy & it's not hard to see why. Only males are blue.
The tiny back wings ("alae") are an example of brachyptery: they're useless for flight, but have other functions.
The specific epithet, "manga" means blue in Malagasy & it's not hard to see why. Only males are blue.
The tiny back wings ("alae") are an example of brachyptery: they're useless for flight, but have other functions.
April 18, 2026 at 1:21 AM
This is Achrioptera manga, a giant phasmid or stick insect native to Madagascar.
The specific epithet, "manga" means blue in Malagasy & it's not hard to see why. Only males are blue.
The tiny back wings ("alae") are an example of brachyptery: they're useless for flight, but have other functions.
The specific epithet, "manga" means blue in Malagasy & it's not hard to see why. Only males are blue.
The tiny back wings ("alae") are an example of brachyptery: they're useless for flight, but have other functions.
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They sell ANDOR action figures, of course, and of course the audience is 35-50-year-olds, but it's deeply funny to imagine children playing with little Luthen Rael and Saw Gerrera dolls.
CHILD 1: I think violence is not only justified, but demanded
CHILD 2: I agree, but haste could be our undoing
CHILD 1: I think violence is not only justified, but demanded
CHILD 2: I agree, but haste could be our undoing
April 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
They sell ANDOR action figures, of course, and of course the audience is 35-50-year-olds, but it's deeply funny to imagine children playing with little Luthen Rael and Saw Gerrera dolls.
CHILD 1: I think violence is not only justified, but demanded
CHILD 2: I agree, but haste could be our undoing
CHILD 1: I think violence is not only justified, but demanded
CHILD 2: I agree, but haste could be our undoing
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i can't believe i'm only now finding out there's a nationwide 3d imax screening of werner herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams happening tomorrow. that's a beg, borrow or steal level of movie ticket
April 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
i can't believe i'm only now finding out there's a nationwide 3d imax screening of werner herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams happening tomorrow. that's a beg, borrow or steal level of movie ticket
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April 16th is Bull Kelp Day and you know what that means #BullKelpDay
April 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
April 16th is Bull Kelp Day and you know what that means #BullKelpDay
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When you build a big fat solar farm in the Chinese desert, you might as well have some fun with the layout of the panels. This is real! Check it out on GoogleMaps: www.google.com/maps/@39.250...
April 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
When you build a big fat solar farm in the Chinese desert, you might as well have some fun with the layout of the panels. This is real! Check it out on GoogleMaps: www.google.com/maps/@39.250...