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Byron
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Look, none of this was my idea, but here we are.

They said there'd be snacks. Where are the snacks?
Dad, photographer, traveler, sociologist, researcher.
Reposted by Byron
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The first of many! You are all welcome!
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U.S. Nurses Begin Arriving in Nanaimo
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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January 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Stop conflating being Jewish with zionism, not all Jews are zionists.

Zionist ideology endangers Jewish people everywhere.
January 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The Bully on the Playground
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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January 4, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Who's next? Colombia? Greenland? Canada? Where does a criminal administration stop?
January 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 3:15 AM
A lesson about beavers and Canadians
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BEAVERS: A Short Lesson in Small-Minded Nationalism
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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January 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Trump is destroying key strategic relationships that will haunt the U.S. for decades, if not forever.

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Trump Just Did Something To Canada That Will Haunt America For Decades / George Will
YouTube video by George Will Analysis
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January 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This morning's reflection on lies and power.
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Why Obvious Lies Make Perfect Propaganda – Machiavelli Knew This
YouTube video by Philosophy Coded
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January 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Musk and his empire of lies.

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The Lie So Dangerous Tesla Engineers Are Quitting
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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January 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Okay, happy new year, fuckers. Are you ready for the shitstorm and fuckery ahead in 2026?

(These are deeply academic sociological research terms.)

Right?
January 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Anyone up for a flashback? Good, here ya go.

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Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze (Official Audio)
YouTube video by RHINO
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January 1, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"The advances in remote sensing technology will lead to incredible advances in the human experience of the world."

...meanwhile.
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Life tip for the new year:

When someone says, "it's not you." It's you.

If you haven't figured this out yet, it's been you all along.
January 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Woo... New Year's Eve. Yay. Can't wait to see what the shitshow we call humanity gets up to in '26. Ya, can hardly wait... yay us. Woo...

Enjoy. Take a taxi if you drink, or have someone be the designated driver. Be nice and remember, if you're not, the internet is forever.
January 1, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The enfeeblement of a nation by inept, delusional leadership that presumes a nation can be run like a corporation with a mercurial, bragadocious blowhard at the helm. Think again.

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Trump’s Military Crisis: Why Canada’s Tech Ban Leaves America Vulnerable | Jeffrey Sachs
YouTube video by Sachs Global
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December 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Precursor farts" refers to the idea that certain foods contain the "precursor" or "building block" chemical compounds that gut bacteria break down to produce the gas (flatus) that is eventually expelled as a fart.

See also: Politicians.
December 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I must say that Linux has been fast, clean and stable so far. I've installed DaVinci Studio, Darktable and Gimp; it's built as a video editing workstation. For shitz and giggles, I installed Steam to see if it'd run games through Proton and the Windows compatibility layer, and it does. It's fast too
December 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I adore it when people suddenly sit up and realize America is a morally bankrupt quasi-empire. It's so cute.
December 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Well, I pulled the trigger and have replaced Windows with Linux on my video editing workstation. So far so good - and yes, DaVinci Resolve Studio runs natively on Linux, so all good. Not keen on Gimp. DarkTable seems a decent replacement for Lightroom... let's see how this goes.
December 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The perfect self-own.
December 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The playlist is FIRE this morning!

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Good Times
YouTube video by Chic - Topic
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December 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
No reason, let's celebrate one another.

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Kool & The Gang - Celebration
YouTube video by KoolAndTheGangVEVO
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December 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
May I recommend this for listening and reflection?

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Trump Just Lost the North: Canada’s Greenland Move Changes the Map Forever | Jeffrey Sachs
YouTube video by Sachs Global
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December 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Is it just me, or have you also noticed that the fuckwits, morons, manosphere incels, chuds, duds, and knuckle-draggers are out in larger numbers of late?
December 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM