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Ervin Sperla
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European. Interested in linguistics, politics, science, humour. Good to be here.
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Alcaraz 2 sets up then gets cramp.

Zverev pulls it back to 2-2 then breaks.

Zverev fucks up serving for the match.

Alcaraz somehow wins with only one leg.

The beautiful cruelty of it.
January 30, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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I have no idea what to do with this information. But I’m glad I came to it in my forties not my teens, when I might have picked a cringe-y and appropriative forum user name.
January 30, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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My wife made a distinction once between men who want a wife and children vs. a man who wants to be a husband and father. Very accurate.
January 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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I am introducing the Cut It Out And This Time I Really Mean It bill. It provides an additional $57 billion to the murder goons but they will agree to wear business casual Monday through Thursday and if they do any murders they have to put a dollar in this jar.
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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Ain't that just the luck? The one army that could defeat them is the one they were raised to attack
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM
"Drawing outrage" - American media just can't help themselves, can they.
The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
wapo.st
January 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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MY PETS (Palindrome)

Dog.
A sad dog
or fat cat.
Nine dragons
(no garden intact).
A frog,
odd as a god.
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Good thread about yet another glorious AI achievement
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Put community repair shops on every high street. Our work shows people love it, increases community interaction & helps people keep essential goods going for longer giving them more money to spend on food & utility bills It reduces waste and so reduces local authority costs. It is a win, win, win.
January 28, 2026 at 11:10 AM
photos from the land of the free
Addressing the ICE presence in courts seems like an obvious one that's missing here.

More details on that - and what activists are doing about it - here: talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Harsh
January 27, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 AM
This is comment 3 in an amazing little exchange
January 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Law enforcement could always arrest agents breaking the law and the 4th amendment.
January 25, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Every time.
July 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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OpenAI exec James Dyett calling out the cowardice
January 25, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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what is proactive snow plowing
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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First they came for the brown people, and I said nothing

Then they came for the white people and I said now hang on a minute gang this is pretty fucked up
January 25, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Sniveling cowards
60+ CEOs release letter on "recent challenges" creating "tragic loss."

Call for "immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."

No mention of ICE.

Signers include Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill, General Mills, MN sport teams
January 25, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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omg they did the thing
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Too weird?
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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It's not just that it would look awful, it's that it would *be* awful, because absolutely everybody, from insider to disgruntled voter, knows that the real reason will be nothing whatsoever to do with the GM Mayor position, and everything to do with the PM's cowardice.
January 25, 2026 at 11:58 AM