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“A legitimate PhD-level expert in anything,” they said.
“Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.
“Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.
Drunk History (2013-2019)
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I am certainly no seasoned strategist but I am a little skeptical of the political wisdom behind building a giant golden ballroom and sharing a dozen photos of a renovated marble bathroom at the very moment that millions of people are losing access to healthcare and food.
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I am certainly no seasoned strategist but I am a little skeptical of the political wisdom behind building a giant golden ballroom and sharing a dozen photos of a renovated marble bathroom at the very moment that millions of people are losing access to healthcare and food.
The month before the election:
October 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The month before the election:
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Circle K has what can only be described as “Saints Row Food”
October 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Circle K has what can only be described as “Saints Row Food”
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Every time I come across this photo it completely stops me in my tracks. Crude oil supertanker Esso Hibernia under construction at Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend, during 1970. The scale and spectacle of this thing is incomprehensible. (📸 Harriet Berney)
September 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Every time I come across this photo it completely stops me in my tracks. Crude oil supertanker Esso Hibernia under construction at Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend, during 1970. The scale and spectacle of this thing is incomprehensible. (📸 Harriet Berney)
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What a burden to be old enough to know who Dean Cain is
August 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What a burden to be old enough to know who Dean Cain is
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The Seattle Mariners put a "reserved" sign on a seat wayyy up in the 300 level on the right field side for the Hall of Fame voter who didn't vote for Ichiro🤣
#TridentsUp #SeattleMariners
#TridentsUp #SeattleMariners
August 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Seattle Mariners put a "reserved" sign on a seat wayyy up in the 300 level on the right field side for the Hall of Fame voter who didn't vote for Ichiro🤣
#TridentsUp #SeattleMariners
#TridentsUp #SeattleMariners
Drunk History (2013-2019)
“A legitimate PhD-level expert in anything,” they said.
“Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.
“Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.
August 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Drunk History (2013-2019)
Oh so when you work at a standing desk you’re a hero but when I eat lunch over the kitchen sink I’m “sad” and “need to be checked on” ?? C’mon.
August 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Oh so when you work at a standing desk you’re a hero but when I eat lunch over the kitchen sink I’m “sad” and “need to be checked on” ?? C’mon.
Fred Rogers testifying before congress in 1969 in support of federal funding for public broadcasting.
The GOP grew to hate PBS precisely because it taught their children to be kind and inclusive. Today they sneer at kindness and empathy as toxic weaknesses. They think a great nation must be cruel.
The GOP grew to hate PBS precisely because it taught their children to be kind and inclusive. Today they sneer at kindness and empathy as toxic weaknesses. They think a great nation must be cruel.
May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications
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July 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Fred Rogers testifying before congress in 1969 in support of federal funding for public broadcasting.
The GOP grew to hate PBS precisely because it taught their children to be kind and inclusive. Today they sneer at kindness and empathy as toxic weaknesses. They think a great nation must be cruel.
The GOP grew to hate PBS precisely because it taught their children to be kind and inclusive. Today they sneer at kindness and empathy as toxic weaknesses. They think a great nation must be cruel.
Folks, he’s done it again. 🧵
"chief people officer"
you mean HR?
you down to the Coldplay concert with HR?
you mean HR?
you down to the Coldplay concert with HR?
a software ceo got caught in 4k on the jumbotron with the company’s chief people officer at a coldplay concert
July 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Folks, he’s done it again. 🧵
“[our tech overlords have] aligned with politicians bent on the destruction of the social safety net and the privatization of public services for the direct benefit of the ultra-wealthy.”
July 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“[our tech overlords have] aligned with politicians bent on the destruction of the social safety net and the privatization of public services for the direct benefit of the ultra-wealthy.”
$1.1B in funding. Musk raised $44B to purchase Twitter. If we were like them, this is where a lefty billionaire would swoop in and replace that funding and encourage PBS to be as left as they want.
Sadly, becoming a billionaire self-selects for a lot of psychotic traits opposed to PBS’s mission.
Sadly, becoming a billionaire self-selects for a lot of psychotic traits opposed to PBS’s mission.
The Senate voted early Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a severe blow to 1,500 local public stations, as well as PBS and NPR
Senate Votes to Strip $1.1 Billion From Public Broadcasting in Blow to PBS and NPR
The Senate voted early Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in a severe blow to NPR and PBS.
variety.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
$1.1B in funding. Musk raised $44B to purchase Twitter. If we were like them, this is where a lefty billionaire would swoop in and replace that funding and encourage PBS to be as left as they want.
Sadly, becoming a billionaire self-selects for a lot of psychotic traits opposed to PBS’s mission.
Sadly, becoming a billionaire self-selects for a lot of psychotic traits opposed to PBS’s mission.
If you listen real close you can hear the tech bro billionaire group chat lighting up Bezos for dragging his feet on purchasing Wired.
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you listen real close you can hear the tech bro billionaire group chat lighting up Bezos for dragging his feet on purchasing Wired.
And how much would you pay if it was a teleporter? We can play this game all day.
July 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And how much would you pay if it was a teleporter? We can play this game all day.
T-20 to Liftoff
Just ran into the guy from Rawlings on his way to drop off Cal Raleigh's special Big Dumper HR Derby bats at the ballpark.
How cool are these!
How cool are these!
July 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
T-20 to Liftoff
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Ugh dogs are the best.
The absolute best.
The absolute best.
July 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Ugh dogs are the best.
The absolute best.
The absolute best.