ajiav
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are you there, god? it’s me, ur boy ajiav
therapist / social worker - missouri / arkansas
therapist / social worker - missouri / arkansas
Also Ed Sheeran sounds like Weird Al on that xmas song he did w Elton John
September 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Also Ed Sheeran sounds like Weird Al on that xmas song he did w Elton John
I’m so happy to have a foldable phone because now I can call all of my foldable friends 
September 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I’m so happy to have a foldable phone because now I can call all of my foldable friends 
Vance: “Also acceptable: Use inherited wealth to invest in an existing company and then siphon taxpayer funds to keep the company afloat.”
JD Vance: "I want people know to get rich in the United States is to build a business or a product, not to steal from the American taxpayer. That's the message that we're sending."
September 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Vance: “Also acceptable: Use inherited wealth to invest in an existing company and then siphon taxpayer funds to keep the company afloat.”
Lionel’s “All Night Long” in a diaper advert leads me to realize that any song utilizing an “all night” trope is easily adapted, e.g.:
AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” = “You Kept Me Dry All Night Long”
KISS “I Wanna Rock And Roll All Night” = “I Wanna Stay Dry All Night (And Potty Every Day)
AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” = “You Kept Me Dry All Night Long”
KISS “I Wanna Rock And Roll All Night” = “I Wanna Stay Dry All Night (And Potty Every Day)
September 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Lionel’s “All Night Long” in a diaper advert leads me to realize that any song utilizing an “all night” trope is easily adapted, e.g.:
AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” = “You Kept Me Dry All Night Long”
KISS “I Wanna Rock And Roll All Night” = “I Wanna Stay Dry All Night (And Potty Every Day)
AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” = “You Kept Me Dry All Night Long”
KISS “I Wanna Rock And Roll All Night” = “I Wanna Stay Dry All Night (And Potty Every Day)
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SCOTUS actually does the right thing for once. MO’s congressional map drama is over for this election cycle, anyway.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s attempt to use newly drawn Republican congressional map
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had sought to use the new Republican map despite the Missouri Supreme Court saying that he is barred from doing so.
www.nbcnews.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
SCOTUS actually does the right thing for once. MO’s congressional map drama is over for this election cycle, anyway.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Here’s the outcome the last time a Democrat took the position on trans rights that Talarico did last night, because you “have to do it to win in Texas.”
September 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Here’s the outcome the last time a Democrat took the position on trans rights that Talarico did last night, because you “have to do it to win in Texas.”
Nothing says best presidency ever like feeling compelled to have a pep rally for the midterms for the first time ever in a region you’re worried will turn blue for the first time in forever
Trump: "I'm asking you to let us finish the job we began with the greatest two years in the history of the presidency. This has been the most successful two years in the history of the presidency."
September 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Nothing says best presidency ever like feeling compelled to have a pep rally for the midterms for the first time ever in a region you’re worried will turn blue for the first time in forever
Jelly Roll should change his name seasonally, like he can be Pumpkin Roll in November and Cinnamon Roll in December
September 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Jelly Roll should change his name seasonally, like he can be Pumpkin Roll in November and Cinnamon Roll in December
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A thread on how we got to here in Missouri, and what happens next. For that, we head back to May of 2022.
On the 18th of that month, GOP Gov. Mike Parson finally signed a new congressional map for the state's eight districts into law after a prolonged battle between hardliners and GOP leaders.
On the 18th of that month, GOP Gov. Mike Parson finally signed a new congressional map for the state's eight districts into law after a prolonged battle between hardliners and GOP leaders.
To be super clear, the federal district court did *not* "restore" the GOP map, HB1. Instead, it forbade the state from using anything *but* HB1.
However, the MO Supreme Court explicitly said the state *cannot* use HB1. That ruling is still in effect.
So we have apparently conflicting orders.
However, the MO Supreme Court explicitly said the state *cannot* use HB1. That ruling is still in effect.
So we have apparently conflicting orders.
September 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
A thread on how we got to here in Missouri, and what happens next. For that, we head back to May of 2022.
On the 18th of that month, GOP Gov. Mike Parson finally signed a new congressional map for the state's eight districts into law after a prolonged battle between hardliners and GOP leaders.
On the 18th of that month, GOP Gov. Mike Parson finally signed a new congressional map for the state's eight districts into law after a prolonged battle between hardliners and GOP leaders.
A particularly thorough and structured post
We are taught that the Roman Emperor Constantine had a miraculous spiritual awakening in 312 AD, converted to Christianity, and transformed the Western world out of pure faith. But history tells a vastly different story.
September 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A particularly thorough and structured post
og CD version of Prince’s Lovesexy
I picked up a copy of the collected letters of JRR Tolkien for reasons, and this is the most bullshit table of contents I've ever seen. I'm actively angry that it exists
September 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
og CD version of Prince’s Lovesexy
Album anniversary relases be like “At last… the definitive t-shirt.. plus exclusive banana fudge swirl vinyl”
September 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Album anniversary relases be like “At last… the definitive t-shirt.. plus exclusive banana fudge swirl vinyl”
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By Chris Reccardi
September 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
By Chris Reccardi
The fact that Johnson even wanted to introduce a bill locking SCOTUS at nine reveals their fears for upcoming elections. Regardless of public presentation, that’s the tell.
September 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The fact that Johnson even wanted to introduce a bill locking SCOTUS at nine reveals their fears for upcoming elections. Regardless of public presentation, that’s the tell.
Too bad they’re fucking cowards
“Everyone considers it fucking nuts.”
Inside Apple, I'm told "not a soul" supports Donald Trump's Lake Ontario rebrand to "Lake America," but the company is also resigned to making such concessions to avoid the White House's rage.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/apple-maps...
Inside Apple, I'm told "not a soul" supports Donald Trump's Lake Ontario rebrand to "Lake America," but the company is also resigned to making such concessions to avoid the White House's rage.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/apple-maps...
Apple's Map Acquiescence
In Cupertino, “not a soul” supports Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree, Status is told—but, at the same time, the company is resigned to conceding such points to the White House to avoid triggering ...
www.status.news
September 2, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Too bad they’re fucking cowards
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JUST IN: Voters in Independence, Missouri's fifth largest city, have recalled a city council member who had supported a data center.
This follows regular local elections in April where they ousted two city councilors for the same reason.
This follows regular local elections in April where they ousted two city councilors for the same reason.
September 2, 2026 at 2:56 AM
JUST IN: Voters in Independence, Missouri's fifth largest city, have recalled a city council member who had supported a data center.
This follows regular local elections in April where they ousted two city councilors for the same reason.
This follows regular local elections in April where they ousted two city councilors for the same reason.
okay but Tears For Fears is a silly name, the equivalent of Cry For Sigh, or Sad For Bad
September 2, 2026 at 2:27 AM
okay but Tears For Fears is a silly name, the equivalent of Cry For Sigh, or Sad For Bad
idk I feel like the latest “zip recruiter” song is a jam
August 31, 2026 at 1:13 AM
idk I feel like the latest “zip recruiter” song is a jam
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"Sweeping Off the Male Gaze" by illustrator Yuko Shimizu.
August 28, 2026 at 1:13 PM
"Sweeping Off the Male Gaze" by illustrator Yuko Shimizu.
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If we cured all cancer tomorrow, and it became an extremely rare condition, I guarantee that 30 years from now there would be people saying, “They just want you to take that anti-cancer pill to control you. It’s a bullshit disease that doesn’t even exist anymore.”
August 25, 2026 at 5:29 PM
If we cured all cancer tomorrow, and it became an extremely rare condition, I guarantee that 30 years from now there would be people saying, “They just want you to take that anti-cancer pill to control you. It’s a bullshit disease that doesn’t even exist anymore.”
As individual Spice Girls retired from the group, they missed an opportunity to replace them with new members who could also be new spices, e.g. Lizard Spice, Bulb Spice, German Spice, etc.
August 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
As individual Spice Girls retired from the group, they missed an opportunity to replace them with new members who could also be new spices, e.g. Lizard Spice, Bulb Spice, German Spice, etc.
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So many of the “I study fascist states, and the US is turning into one” takes suffered from a major statistical flaw, arguably one of the BIGGEST flaws that permeates policy discussions:
The awkwardly named “selecting on the dependent variable.”
The awkwardly named “selecting on the dependent variable.”
The thing about Kirk's death being very much Not a Reichstag Fire is one reason I think that while MAGA has a great many fash characteristics, it's fundamentally a dysfunction of America's constitutionalism and looking for interwar central European models ends up going wrong.
A very positive sign that, nearly a year after Kirk's death, many if not most of the people punished for speaking truthfully about him have won legal cases against their former employees and compensation. Again, panicked compliance with Trumpism has only *cost* institutions.
August 24, 2026 at 12:01 PM
So many of the “I study fascist states, and the US is turning into one” takes suffered from a major statistical flaw, arguably one of the BIGGEST flaws that permeates policy discussions:
The awkwardly named “selecting on the dependent variable.”
The awkwardly named “selecting on the dependent variable.”
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Trump: tariffs don’t raise prices
MAGA: yeah! tariffs don’t raise prices, dumb libs
Trump: I’m going to suspend tariffs on imported beef to lower prices
MAGA: suspending tariffs will lower prices, dumb libs
MAGA: yeah! tariffs don’t raise prices, dumb libs
Trump: I’m going to suspend tariffs on imported beef to lower prices
MAGA: suspending tariffs will lower prices, dumb libs
August 22, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Trump: tariffs don’t raise prices
MAGA: yeah! tariffs don’t raise prices, dumb libs
Trump: I’m going to suspend tariffs on imported beef to lower prices
MAGA: suspending tariffs will lower prices, dumb libs
MAGA: yeah! tariffs don’t raise prices, dumb libs
Trump: I’m going to suspend tariffs on imported beef to lower prices
MAGA: suspending tariffs will lower prices, dumb libs
Papa Bear: Methinks thou dost protest too much!
Mama Bear: Methinks thou dost protest too little!
Goldilocks: Methinks thou dost protest juuuuust riiiight.
Mama Bear: Methinks thou dost protest too little!
Goldilocks: Methinks thou dost protest juuuuust riiiight.
August 21, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Papa Bear: Methinks thou dost protest too much!
Mama Bear: Methinks thou dost protest too little!
Goldilocks: Methinks thou dost protest juuuuust riiiight.
Mama Bear: Methinks thou dost protest too little!
Goldilocks: Methinks thou dost protest juuuuust riiiight.
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Diarrhea in the lettuce, glass in the popsicles, E. Coli in the berries, screw worms in the beef, salmonella in the chicken & eggs, listeria in everything else.
Man I love deregulation. Libertarianism is such a great philosophy.
Man I love deregulation. Libertarianism is such a great philosophy.
August 20, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Diarrhea in the lettuce, glass in the popsicles, E. Coli in the berries, screw worms in the beef, salmonella in the chicken & eggs, listeria in everything else.
Man I love deregulation. Libertarianism is such a great philosophy.
Man I love deregulation. Libertarianism is such a great philosophy.