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Becky W
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Mom, autist, fun musical instruments, mother also of 5 inside cats and ?? outside, mother of Jacob and Henry, wife of many decades to Bob.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Nate Silver is the Democratic Equivalent of the Liberal Centrists during the Weimar Republic, a kind of above the fray politics rooted in cooperation with fascism paired with a loose grasp of the threat they are facing and outright disdain for the role played by anyone dissenting
December 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Every time I see this dude tweet I am reminded of bsky.app/profile/numb...
October 29, 2023: FiveThirtyEight became self-aware.
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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I am a comfortable, influential PhD and published author and broadcaster, and I don’t understand why people of color buying a snack at Cinnabon don’t just reason with the person shouting racial slurs at them, for the good of World Socialism.

Today in the Atlantic
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Jfc…

It’s the year 2025, we don’t have to compromise with racists

They told this to people in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s… no more
December 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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December 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We know which war these maroons have picked
What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
December 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
And how many seconds after this pic the cat attack?
December 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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"Let he who has not tried to sexually harass his student cast the first stone."

*whooshing sound of thousands of rocks flying through the air*
December 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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PS: What %age of people pulling this “For all have sinned” crap are *also* penning essays about how we need to “bring back shame” or ranted about “pink haired trans barristas with noserings’?
December 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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They want us to be appalled, because caring about rules of war and human lives and the law all mark us out as inferior to them in their sick worldview.
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Megyn Kelly is absolutely committed to making everyone regret they ever felt sympathy when Trump went after her.
December 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Holy crap.
Reminds me that Dr Seuss was writing political cartoons against this administration 80 years before this administration existed.
December 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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OK, internet, from a pretty awesome discussion with someone who has a different view than me, have a question. Is the following hypothetical bullying:

Someone on my block rants to his Facebook friends every Saturday about how he hates seeing the damn kike walking to synagogue

Please comment
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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People say they want to manufacture real things in America again BUT they complain that it’s “inappropriate” and “not productive” to talk about how we need lots of guillotines. Like make up your minds!
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Some people's idea of free speech is that they may say whatever they like, but if someone says anything back, that is an outrage.
-- Sir Winston Churchill
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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This one hits the nail on the head of the current Republican ethos

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Reminds me of this on Rush Limbaugh:
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Lots of people think this is fine: manly, bold, “genuine,” “telling it like it is.“. Lots of people will approve.

Shitty people, shitty values, shitty culture.
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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MANY SUCH CASES
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heheheheh I needed this laugh, thanks Ken!
Me as a BigLaw summer associate: Being a lawyer is great! You eat lunch at amazing restaurants every day!

Me 30+ years later: The structural integrity of these Hot Pockets has suffered since they stopped including the microwave heat-focus sleeve. [Slurps approx. 8000 MG of sodium from CupONoodles]
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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If you ever fill up the gas tank half way to hold on to a little money, I’m fighting for you.

If your heart races at the grocery check out while the prices add up, I’m fighting for you.

If you’re a billionaire looking for more tax breaks, I promise I’m not your guy.
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Put this on repeat:
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM