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"And i want to help to leave the world better than i found it. But i fear that comedy won't help and the fear is not unfounded."
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The reason people love the Ea-nāṣir story is less the vitriol and more the fact that we couldn’t be more culturally different from a 4000 years dead Sumerian but we can totally relate. It shows us that no matter our superficial differences people are just people.
October 6, 2026 at 5:56 AM
The reason people love the Ea-nāṣir story is less the vitriol and more the fact that we couldn’t be more culturally different from a 4000 years dead Sumerian but we can totally relate. It shows us that no matter our superficial differences people are just people.
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i feel like it would be very easy to draw a link between the pedo speaker of the house the republicans repeatedly covering up for pedos jeffrey epstein and donald trump but instead the media still treats the GOP like its a normal party
amazing how many Republicans there are down at the bottom of memory hole. him, GW Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Tom DeLay, so many guys whose existence is/was very inconvenient www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Disgraced former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
The Illinois Republican, the longest-serving GOP speaker in U.S. history, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after leaving Congress for scheming to cover up child molestation accusations.
www.nbcnews.com
October 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
i feel like it would be very easy to draw a link between the pedo speaker of the house the republicans repeatedly covering up for pedos jeffrey epstein and donald trump but instead the media still treats the GOP like its a normal party
Somehow, and follow me here, somehow Branson is able to infuse this arc and maybe even the character Noel himself, with the same chemical composition of the initial teaser trailer for "You Can See Everything". (This is perhaps the highest form of compliment)
October 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Somehow, and follow me here, somehow Branson is able to infuse this arc and maybe even the character Noel himself, with the same chemical composition of the initial teaser trailer for "You Can See Everything". (This is perhaps the highest form of compliment)
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honestly the most depressing thing to me is that we have to talk about this again and again and again and again and again. how to teach men to have human feelings, how to get people to believe us
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
October 1, 2026 at 6:42 AM
honestly the most depressing thing to me is that we have to talk about this again and again and again and again and again. how to teach men to have human feelings, how to get people to believe us
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Dressmaker is exactly what you would expect from the name, and it's so delightful that I'm spending hours each night in this tailor simulator www.rogue.site/editorials/d...
I cannot stop creating beautiful garments in Dressmaker, a stunning tailor sim
Dressmaker is a simple concept done so well, it's one of my games of the year.
www.rogue.site
September 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Dressmaker is exactly what you would expect from the name, and it's so delightful that I'm spending hours each night in this tailor simulator www.rogue.site/editorials/d...
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yeah i am reasonably sure that i have a better chance of winning the democratic primary for president than rahm emmanuel
Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far).
A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party
www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...
A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party
www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...
September 28, 2026 at 6:41 PM
yeah i am reasonably sure that i have a better chance of winning the democratic primary for president than rahm emmanuel
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The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers.
The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules.
For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules.
For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
White House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With Trackers
The White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets.
www.washingtonsun.com
September 28, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers.
The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules.
For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules.
For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
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funniest rom hack reasoning of all time
September 25, 2026 at 6:42 PM
funniest rom hack reasoning of all time
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This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
September 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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This week, in little-noticed remarks by President Trump and Justice Department warning, the administration declared war on protestors and opponents of AI, threatening “criminal liability” if they “further the propaganda or other goals of a foreign power.”
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social via Substack
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social via Substack
Feds Target AI Critics As “Foreign Agents”
Trump admin sees China behind opposition to AI data centers
substack.com
September 24, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This week, in little-noticed remarks by President Trump and Justice Department warning, the administration declared war on protestors and opponents of AI, threatening “criminal liability” if they “further the propaganda or other goals of a foreign power.”
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social via Substack
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social via Substack
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Kinda wild to see candidates tacking right to an imagined center when gas is on track to cost infinite dollars by election day
September 19, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Kinda wild to see candidates tacking right to an imagined center when gas is on track to cost infinite dollars by election day
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America is free only when the media is competitive, independent, and accountable to the people.
apnews.com/article/warn...
apnews.com/article/warn...
States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal
Twelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to settle their lawsuits against the mega merger.
apnews.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:11 PM
America is free only when the media is competitive, independent, and accountable to the people.
apnews.com/article/warn...
apnews.com/article/warn...
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this is a genuinely crazy story
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
this is a genuinely crazy story
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I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12.
Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
September 20, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12.
Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
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And that is the simple reason why DSA candidates are eating your lunch. People are just voting for the glass of water. Everything is terrifying right now. They want to be safe.
September 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
And that is the simple reason why DSA candidates are eating your lunch. People are just voting for the glass of water. Everything is terrifying right now. They want to be safe.
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Can you just not put slow-acting poison on the ballot? Do I have to ask if slow-acting poison is on the ballot before a primary? Because I have no problem asking.
But you better not lie.
But you better not lie.
September 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Can you just not put slow-acting poison on the ballot? Do I have to ask if slow-acting poison is on the ballot before a primary? Because I have no problem asking.
But you better not lie.
But you better not lie.
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If you ask people to choose between a bullet in the head and a slow-acting poison, can you fault them for writing in "a glass of water" and seeing what happens?
September 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
If you ask people to choose between a bullet in the head and a slow-acting poison, can you fault them for writing in "a glass of water" and seeing what happens?
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It's not that I am not willing to compromise. I am not being obstinate. I am legitimately worried about the safety of the populace because your bigotry marks you as dangerously unqualified and ignorant.
September 17, 2026 at 6:14 PM
It's not that I am not willing to compromise. I am not being obstinate. I am legitimately worried about the safety of the populace because your bigotry marks you as dangerously unqualified and ignorant.
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If you are so extraordinarily stupid that you fall for a standard Republican trans panic ruse, I cannot trust you to represent me in office. This is like media literacy 101. Your colleagues are going to run circles around you. Dupe you into anything. I'd be safer running and representing myself.
September 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
If you are so extraordinarily stupid that you fall for a standard Republican trans panic ruse, I cannot trust you to represent me in office. This is like media literacy 101. Your colleagues are going to run circles around you. Dupe you into anything. I'd be safer running and representing myself.
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I like Ed Sheeran being like "I never spoke about politics. Because my music is about unity, not division" and then the music is like "la la la la I want to touch your body wow. sexy crazy body wow"
September 21, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I like Ed Sheeran being like "I never spoke about politics. Because my music is about unity, not division" and then the music is like "la la la la I want to touch your body wow. sexy crazy body wow"
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Not really sure where a bunch of liberals got the idea that they can’t win without throwing trans people in the garbage, but they’re stupid and cruel and wrong. If you want a human sacrifice so damned bad put gavin newsom in the wicker man
September 20, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Not really sure where a bunch of liberals got the idea that they can’t win without throwing trans people in the garbage, but they’re stupid and cruel and wrong. If you want a human sacrifice so damned bad put gavin newsom in the wicker man
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This is a very good point and the thing to understand is that’s not what’s happening on either side.
The republicans are identifying all the people they want to target for degradation and a repeal of their civil rights.
The democrats are giving a list of who they’re okay to do that to.
The republicans are identifying all the people they want to target for degradation and a repeal of their civil rights.
The democrats are giving a list of who they’re okay to do that to.
a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever
September 20, 2026 at 9:21 AM
This is a very good point and the thing to understand is that’s not what’s happening on either side.
The republicans are identifying all the people they want to target for degradation and a repeal of their civil rights.
The democrats are giving a list of who they’re okay to do that to.
The republicans are identifying all the people they want to target for degradation and a repeal of their civil rights.
The democrats are giving a list of who they’re okay to do that to.
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'attack a minority who typically vote for us, piss off our own base, & just hope we attract more voters across the aisle than we lose' is a risky galaxy-brain tactic to try when there's 'record high fuel prices' sitting right there. but they know this, of course. they simply don't want progress
September 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM
'attack a minority who typically vote for us, piss off our own base, & just hope we attract more voters across the aisle than we lose' is a risky galaxy-brain tactic to try when there's 'record high fuel prices' sitting right there. but they know this, of course. they simply don't want progress
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the republicans are wide open on several fronts, historically unpopular president, unpopular war, record high gas. any dem throwing trans people under the bus at this moment is doing it because they want to. not like they need to, do they. even if it worked as a vote winner, which it doesn't
September 20, 2026 at 1:35 AM
the republicans are wide open on several fronts, historically unpopular president, unpopular war, record high gas. any dem throwing trans people under the bus at this moment is doing it because they want to. not like they need to, do they. even if it worked as a vote winner, which it doesn't
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ideally i would love to support minority rights but in this case the minority in question is a minority of the population, so it just isn't worth it, mathematically speaking
September 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
ideally i would love to support minority rights but in this case the minority in question is a minority of the population, so it just isn't worth it, mathematically speaking