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@defrog.bsky.social
I have nothing to skeet, and I am skeeting it.
Sarcasm, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes, satire, sensible shoes -- if we don't got it, you don't want it.
Sarcasm, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes, satire, sensible shoes -- if we don't got it, you don't want it.
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Timeline cleanse: A sunbird.
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Timeline cleanse: A sunbird.
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
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🚨Megyn Kelly in 2023 re Russell Brand: “You’re 31 years old & you have sex allegedly w a 16-year old?… She was a minor. Just because you can’t be prosecuted for it doesn’t mean it’s right.”
Kelly yesterday re Epstein: “there’s a difference between a 15-year-old & a 5-year-old”
@motherjones.com:
Kelly yesterday re Epstein: “there’s a difference between a 15-year-old & a 5-year-old”
@motherjones.com:
Megyn Kelly suddenly finds pedophilia very hard to define
When a 16-year-old accused Russell Brand of rape, Kelly begged conservatives to condemn him. Now she's splitting hairs about men "into the barely legal type."
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
🚨Megyn Kelly in 2023 re Russell Brand: “You’re 31 years old & you have sex allegedly w a 16-year old?… She was a minor. Just because you can’t be prosecuted for it doesn’t mean it’s right.”
Kelly yesterday re Epstein: “there’s a difference between a 15-year-old & a 5-year-old”
@motherjones.com:
Kelly yesterday re Epstein: “there’s a difference between a 15-year-old & a 5-year-old”
@motherjones.com:
I had a feeling MAGA would eventually shift to this particular argument, which is very adjacent to the "she knew what she was doing" argument to justify statutory rape.
Anyway, gross, man.
Anyway, gross, man.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I had a feeling MAGA would eventually shift to this particular argument, which is very adjacent to the "she knew what she was doing" argument to justify statutory rape.
Anyway, gross, man.
Anyway, gross, man.
I imagine this is like getting called to the principal's office of a school you don't go to.
China summoned the Japanese ambassador over remarks by the new premier about Taiwan, Beijing said Friday, as Tokyo insisted its position on the self-ruled island was unchanged. In full: buff.ly/Evhsncc
China summons Japan ambassador over PM's Taiwan comments
China summoned the Japanese ambassador over remarks by the new premier about Taiwan, Beijing said Friday, as Tokyo insisted its position on the self-ruled island was unchanged.
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I imagine this is like getting called to the principal's office of a school you don't go to.
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Real Men Read Mad.
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Real Men Read Mad.
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Those of you who don't have an internal monologue and an internal jukebox going 100% of the time you're awake, is it just SILENT in your head much of the time? What is that like? Is it nice?
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Those of you who don't have an internal monologue and an internal jukebox going 100% of the time you're awake, is it just SILENT in your head much of the time? What is that like? Is it nice?
"Klytus, I'm borrrrrred. What plaything can you offer me today?"
Scoop: Military officials on Weds presented Trump with updated options for potential operations in Venezuela, including land strikes, per sources. Hegseth, Caine at White House yday afternoon for briefings. No final decision made, two of the sources told @cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...
Top officials present Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days
The potential operations for Venezuela presented to Trump included options for strikes on land, multiple sources said.
www.cbsnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Klytus, I'm borrrrrred. What plaything can you offer me today?"
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I mean, who wants to stay in a country actively stripping away your rights and personhood?
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I mean, who wants to stay in a country actively stripping away your rights and personhood?
Serious question: does any other govt do this sort of thing to convince people to vote in their elections, legit or otherwise?
(And I'm thinking mainly of govts for whom elections are a recent development - countries that have been democracies for 100+ years probably don't need to.)
(And I'm thinking mainly of govts for whom elections are a recent development - countries that have been democracies for 100+ years probably don't need to.)
The Hong Kong government will host a variety show that will be broadcast live and simulcast on every local TV network on the night before the December 7 LegCo election to get people to vote
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Variety show to be held on eve of polling day - RTHK
The government will host a variety show the night before the Legislative Council elections in December, in a bid to enco...
news.rthk.hk
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Serious question: does any other govt do this sort of thing to convince people to vote in their elections, legit or otherwise?
(And I'm thinking mainly of govts for whom elections are a recent development - countries that have been democracies for 100+ years probably don't need to.)
(And I'm thinking mainly of govts for whom elections are a recent development - countries that have been democracies for 100+ years probably don't need to.)
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It’s funny how just a few years ago the government was actively trying to make people not participate in elections - because they’d lose - and now they are actively trying to make people vote - because they need legitimacy, but also, because this is super embarrassing
The Hong Kong government will host a variety show that will be broadcast live and simulcast on every local TV network on the night before the December 7 LegCo election to get people to vote
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Variety show to be held on eve of polling day - RTHK
The government will host a variety show the night before the Legislative Council elections in December, in a bid to enco...
news.rthk.hk
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It’s funny how just a few years ago the government was actively trying to make people not participate in elections - because they’d lose - and now they are actively trying to make people vote - because they need legitimacy, but also, because this is super embarrassing
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The Bluesmobile should be the new Popemobile.
"It's got a Pope motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got Pope tires, Pope suspensions, Pope shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Popemobile or what?"
"It's got a Pope motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got Pope tires, Pope suspensions, Pope shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Popemobile or what?"
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Bluesmobile should be the new Popemobile.
"It's got a Pope motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got Pope tires, Pope suspensions, Pope shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Popemobile or what?"
"It's got a Pope motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got Pope tires, Pope suspensions, Pope shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Popemobile or what?"
Can they? Yes, as long as they all agree with the government's opinion.*
*Joke
*Joke
"In a shift of tempo, the host at the two forums reminds candidates that they can express different opinions during debates"
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Can they? Yes, as long as they all agree with the government's opinion.*
*Joke
*Joke
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Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
GovHK: We need high voter turnout.
Meanwhile:
"More than 100 primary school children under age 12 sat transfixed in the City Hall theatre on Tuesday as a woman wearing a teddy bear headdress reminded them to never disclose state secrets, part of a new campaign by the city’s Security Bureau."
Meanwhile:
"More than 100 primary school children under age 12 sat transfixed in the City Hall theatre on Tuesday as a woman wearing a teddy bear headdress reminded them to never disclose state secrets, part of a new campaign by the city’s Security Bureau."
Hong Kong has turned to tightly choreographed stage shows to deliver two of Beijing's top political messages to residents: vote for "patriots" and do not endanger national security. In full: buff.ly/NN5QUXs
Politics turns to pageantry in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has turned to tightly choreographed stage shows to deliver two of Beijing's top political messages to residents: vote for "patriots" and do not endanger national security.
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
GovHK: We need high voter turnout.
Meanwhile:
"More than 100 primary school children under age 12 sat transfixed in the City Hall theatre on Tuesday as a woman wearing a teddy bear headdress reminded them to never disclose state secrets, part of a new campaign by the city’s Security Bureau."
Meanwhile:
"More than 100 primary school children under age 12 sat transfixed in the City Hall theatre on Tuesday as a woman wearing a teddy bear headdress reminded them to never disclose state secrets, part of a new campaign by the city’s Security Bureau."
I mean, for 17 years we were promised a fully democratic system with universal suffrage for all seats, including the CE, and that anyone could run. That was the expectation, and for 17 years GovHK and Beijing said nothing to counter that expectation. Then in 2014 they moved the goalposts ...
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The HK justice minister has said voter turnout at the upcoming "patriots only" legislative elections may be hampered by views that post-electoral reform polls are "not democratic enough." In full: buff.ly/LI1ocru
Legislative race 'not democratic enough' may hurt voter turnout: justice minister
The HK justice minister has said voter turnout at the upcoming "patriots only" legislative elections may be hampered by views that post-electoral reform polls are "not democratic enough."
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I mean, for 17 years we were promised a fully democratic system with universal suffrage for all seats, including the CE, and that anyone could run. That was the expectation, and for 17 years GovHK and Beijing said nothing to counter that expectation. Then in 2014 they moved the goalposts ...
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Quite bold of him to admit this.
But spot the catch: if you vote for the people Beijing want, Beijing will allow you to elect more of them.
In other words, it's not the government's job to win your confidence; it's your job to win the government's confidence.
But spot the catch: if you vote for the people Beijing want, Beijing will allow you to elect more of them.
In other words, it's not the government's job to win your confidence; it's your job to win the government's confidence.
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Quite bold of him to admit this.
But spot the catch: if you vote for the people Beijing want, Beijing will allow you to elect more of them.
In other words, it's not the government's job to win your confidence; it's your job to win the government's confidence.
But spot the catch: if you vote for the people Beijing want, Beijing will allow you to elect more of them.
In other words, it's not the government's job to win your confidence; it's your job to win the government's confidence.
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Also, Obama left office with a 59 percent approval rating. Trump has never been within 10 points of that. It clearly drives him crazy. So he should be reminded of it regularly.
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Also, Obama left office with a 59 percent approval rating. Trump has never been within 10 points of that. It clearly drives him crazy. So he should be reminded of it regularly.
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Sadly, the most obvious "tell" that these deportation videos are AI generated slop is that the ICE agents show their faces.
The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sadly, the most obvious "tell" that these deportation videos are AI generated slop is that the ICE agents show their faces.
As the evidence piles up, I do think that at some point, at least some MAGA supporters will start arguing that the age of consent should be 13.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump. n.pr/4p7hqKa
New Epstein emails appear to reveal more Trump ties
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
As the evidence piles up, I do think that at some point, at least some MAGA supporters will start arguing that the age of consent should be 13.
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New from 404 Media: ICE plans to spend as much as $180 million on bounty hunters to physically locate and stalk immigrants. I spoke to multiple private investigators/skip tracers. Some horrified. Others said they will do this work. "Money is money."
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants
Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE plans to spend as much as $180 million on bounty hunters to physically locate and stalk immigrants. I spoke to multiple private investigators/skip tracers. Some horrified. Others said they will do this work. "Money is money."
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
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Music tech pitches:
-An Uber for saxophones
-A VST that generates dog bark sounds via physical modelling synthesis
-A GPU embedded in a 180g vinyl
-A streaming platform that only plays music backwards
-Toe sock MIDI controllers
-Bluetooth maracas
-A Eurorack digital picture frame
-An Uber for saxophones
-A VST that generates dog bark sounds via physical modelling synthesis
-A GPU embedded in a 180g vinyl
-A streaming platform that only plays music backwards
-Toe sock MIDI controllers
-Bluetooth maracas
-A Eurorack digital picture frame
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Music tech pitches:
-An Uber for saxophones
-A VST that generates dog bark sounds via physical modelling synthesis
-A GPU embedded in a 180g vinyl
-A streaming platform that only plays music backwards
-Toe sock MIDI controllers
-Bluetooth maracas
-A Eurorack digital picture frame
-An Uber for saxophones
-A VST that generates dog bark sounds via physical modelling synthesis
-A GPU embedded in a 180g vinyl
-A streaming platform that only plays music backwards
-Toe sock MIDI controllers
-Bluetooth maracas
-A Eurorack digital picture frame
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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One woman tells me: “I changed jobs, it doesn't pay as well. I don't know for how long this new job can sustain me. A bad economic environment like this makes people feel down because we're not earning very much." CLICK LINK TO READ
#China
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#China
www.bbc.com/news/article...
China needs its youth to spend but they are embracing frugality
Economic uncertainty is encouraging some young people to cut back on their spending.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
One woman tells me: “I changed jobs, it doesn't pay as well. I don't know for how long this new job can sustain me. A bad economic environment like this makes people feel down because we're not earning very much." CLICK LINK TO READ
#China
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#China
www.bbc.com/news/article...