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AJ MacReady
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"You don't have to live like a refugee"
- Tom Petty

"yep that's why I'm over here now my dude"
- me

https://shorturl.at/pvQx7
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you will see, hear, and feel me carrying this energy into 2026
Pedro Pascal was spotted at a movie theater: “I’m a lazy 50-year-old bougie b*tch.”😅 📹samcforth
YouTube video by Marchak
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Every day is like the end of a Scooby Doo episode, but unmasking Marquis de Sade & Caligula wannabes
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I know this only makes me like most every other dude (and plenty ladies) in my generation, but Megan Ward was One Of Those for me

I miss her like I miss Deborah Foreman.
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 AM
I am watching this again because I can, basically.
I couldn't for years. Now?
WHENEVER THE HELL I WANT TO. No small thing, my friends.
February 10, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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imagine putting this money into a new deal 2.0 and fixing roads and bridges, providing housing and healthcare to everyone, and streamlining immigration processes
ICE’s pending $30 billion budget exceeds the military spending of nearly every country, including Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and Iran.

ICE + CBP funding for 2026 would total $66 billion, higher than all but 7 militaries worldwide.
After a string of ICE murders, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries proposed reforms — and $11 billion more for ICE.

Including reconciliation bill funding, the Schumer-Jeffries plan would give ICE a $30 billion budget, higher than all but 15 militaries worldwide:
www.stephensemler.com/p/democratic...
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
TRANSLATION: we will do nothing of any real substance to help you and you are on your own
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.

We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.

Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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Bring back firing squads for anyone involved.

Don’t care who.
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
this is hell! we live in hell.
“Since AI was added to the device the FDA has received unconfirmed reports of at least 100 malfunctions & adverse events…Most allegedly involved errors in which the TruDi Navigation System misinformed surgeons about the location of their instruments while they were using them inside patients’ heads”
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Still one of Cronenberg's best flicks, period. (Maybe only THE FLY is better for me, honestly.)
It's just a damn fine example of a high quality King adaptation and it's 4.5 stars up in here.
Oh, my my...oh HELL yes
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
FUCKING. KING. SHIT. Y'ALL.
It is always okay to punch a Nazi
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Oh, my my...oh HELL yes
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
follow me to the yacht of rock
...it's still out there
Fall Down
YouTube video by Work of Art - Topic
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
probably Oooh Child or Let's Go Crazy, both in tears. honestly
what's the first song you're gonna blast when It Happens
February 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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If this guy ends up being an ubiquitous parapolitical figure I’m gonna be so fucking annoyed. How many idiot boy kings could one civilization possibly need
MrBeast has acquired Step, a teen-focused financial app valued at $900 million, in a deal reportedly worth over $1 billion
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
...the afternoon is not yet over, as it turns out
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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I am seeing Steven Spielberg everywhere on my social feeds these days. And I have reached the conclusion that this is exactly the correct amount of Steven Spielberg to see. Everywhere, at all times, non-stop. ♥️
February 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Kay Francis for Mandalay (1934)
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
It me
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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I missed LiveJournal so much that I've decided to start blogging there again just in case anyone else needs a nostalgia fix. 😉
bonniegrrl.livejournal.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Listen I was already entirely onboard for Competency Porn Makes Friends In Space The Movie but using I Would Die 4 U really is abusive of my emotional buttons. Stop. No wait, don’t stop.
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!

You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
The A.V. Club hiring Film Critic in Greater Chicago Area | LinkedIn
Posted 8:42:22 PM. The A.V. Club is seeking an experienced Film Critic to join our team of trenchant writers and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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I've waited a long time to be able to say this, but we're hiring a full-time Film Critic for @avclub.com! Details are in the job listing, but you should send application materials to jobs@avclub.com

www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
homer simpson and bart simpson are sitting on a couch
Alt: homer simpson and bart simpson are sitting on a couch
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
thinking of slow dances and the way a fog machine tastes
Janet Jackson - Come Back To Me (Closed Captioned)
YouTube video by JanetJacksonVEVO
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
the story's always the same: I'm from a small town called Play No Games and I get to feeling *real* homesick from time to time
February 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM