Zel
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Interesting thing about Colbert—something that sets him apart from the other late-night comedy hosts over the decades: Paar, Carson, Leno, Letterman, Conan, the Jimmys, et al.—is his willingness to be entirely candid (while remaining winsome) about his thoughts & feelings on morally weighty matters.
WHAT PUNISHMENTS ARE NOT GIFTS
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July 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Interesting thing about Colbert—something that sets him apart from the other late-night comedy hosts over the decades: Paar, Carson, Leno, Letterman, Conan, the Jimmys, et al.—is his willingness to be entirely candid (while remaining winsome) about his thoughts & feelings on morally weighty matters.
On a cosmic scale, we are but dust mites crawling upon a single speck of dust. Makes all the problems we face feel a little smaller
May 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
On a cosmic scale, we are but dust mites crawling upon a single speck of dust. Makes all the problems we face feel a little smaller
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Psst… take 12 seconds away from doom scrolling, to take a deep breath and relax with these sweet otters 🦦
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🎥Nature
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🎥Nature
March 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Psst… take 12 seconds away from doom scrolling, to take a deep breath and relax with these sweet otters 🦦
🔊
🎥Nature
🔊
🎥Nature
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I've heard this story many times, but it's especially potent right now.
February 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I've heard this story many times, but it's especially potent right now.
I hope the people who supposedly withheld their vote in support of Gaza feel it was worth it
Ah yes. The “pro-peace, America First” party.
February 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I hope the people who supposedly withheld their vote in support of Gaza feel it was worth it
Does voting even have a purpose if the basic institutions of our democracy are destroyed? Musk is performing a coup in plain sight - with no obstruction from anyone that could actually do something.
February 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Does voting even have a purpose if the basic institutions of our democracy are destroyed? Musk is performing a coup in plain sight - with no obstruction from anyone that could actually do something.
my god, it's only been 1 week
January 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
my god, it's only been 1 week
Executive orders as they currently function should probably just not exist. The executive branch has no business doing stuff that ought to be legislated in the first place.
Or at the very least they should be ratified by Congress before going into effect. It makes the presidency far too powerful.
Or at the very least they should be ratified by Congress before going into effect. It makes the presidency far too powerful.
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Executive orders as they currently function should probably just not exist. The executive branch has no business doing stuff that ought to be legislated in the first place.
Or at the very least they should be ratified by Congress before going into effect. It makes the presidency far too powerful.
Or at the very least they should be ratified by Congress before going into effect. It makes the presidency far too powerful.
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For the last couple of years, I’ve been collecting antique books. This weekend, the latest addition to my collection - “It Can’t Happen Here” by Sinclair Lewis - arrived.
January 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM
For the last couple of years, I’ve been collecting antique books. This weekend, the latest addition to my collection - “It Can’t Happen Here” by Sinclair Lewis - arrived.
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Now I know how peasants in the 13th century felt when the plague returned.
January 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Now I know how peasants in the 13th century felt when the plague returned.
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Trump’s anti-trans Executive Order is bad BUT it technically defines everyone as female. It states:
“'Female' means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell."
Since all fetuses "at conception" are female, Trump just defined EVERYONE as female.
“'Female' means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell."
Since all fetuses "at conception" are female, Trump just defined EVERYONE as female.
January 21, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Trump’s anti-trans Executive Order is bad BUT it technically defines everyone as female. It states:
“'Female' means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell."
Since all fetuses "at conception" are female, Trump just defined EVERYONE as female.
“'Female' means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell."
Since all fetuses "at conception" are female, Trump just defined EVERYONE as female.
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Inauguration Day.
January 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Inauguration Day.
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With alt-text. The Parable of the Talents is a novel by Octavia Butler. It was published in 1998, a sequel to The Parable of the Sower (1993.) Both were award winning books.
January 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
With alt-text. The Parable of the Talents is a novel by Octavia Butler. It was published in 1998, a sequel to The Parable of the Sower (1993.) Both were award winning books.
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I don't think it was pain that made him so great, I think painting brought him whatever happiness he had.
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RIP David Lynch
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RIP David Lynch
January 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I don't think it was pain that made him so great, I think painting brought him whatever happiness he had.
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RIP David Lynch
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RIP David Lynch
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Sums it up nicely.
January 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sums it up nicely.
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I think there’s a misconception out there that good writing means phrasing things in a way nobody ever has or would—that if a sentence feels familiar in the mind it fails. The opposite is true. Good writing is phrasing things in a way everyone has always wanted to and recognizes in their hearts.
January 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I think there’s a misconception out there that good writing means phrasing things in a way nobody ever has or would—that if a sentence feels familiar in the mind it fails. The opposite is true. Good writing is phrasing things in a way everyone has always wanted to and recognizes in their hearts.
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Let me know if anyone in corporate media asks Jim Jordan about how his star witness in the Biden impeachment inquiry just got 6 years in prison for making it all up.
Ex-FBI informant who fabricated claims about Bidens sentenced to 6 years
www.reuters.com/legal/ex-fbi...
Good News!
www.reuters.com/legal/ex-fbi...
Good News!
www.reuters.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Let me know if anyone in corporate media asks Jim Jordan about how his star witness in the Biden impeachment inquiry just got 6 years in prison for making it all up.
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"Realistic" cyberpunk setting: Half your chrome doesn't work because you forgot to charge it, the companion app was discontinued, or the manufacturer's backend server is down.
And better don't travel too far, many implants are region-locked.
And better don't travel too far, many implants are region-locked.
January 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
"Realistic" cyberpunk setting: Half your chrome doesn't work because you forgot to charge it, the companion app was discontinued, or the manufacturer's backend server is down.
And better don't travel too far, many implants are region-locked.
And better don't travel too far, many implants are region-locked.
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This seems to be unique to the United States, for sure.
January 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This seems to be unique to the United States, for sure.
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