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JUST LIKE THEY DID WHEN MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTED A WEALTH TAX
OH WAIT THEY DIDN'T MASSACHUSETTS ACTUALLY HAS MORE RICH PEOPLE NOW BECAUSE THE STATE CAN AFFORD TO BE A NICER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE
OH WAIT THEY DIDN'T MASSACHUSETTS ACTUALLY HAS MORE RICH PEOPLE NOW BECAUSE THE STATE CAN AFFORD TO BE A NICER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
JUST LIKE THEY DID WHEN MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTED A WEALTH TAX
OH WAIT THEY DIDN'T MASSACHUSETTS ACTUALLY HAS MORE RICH PEOPLE NOW BECAUSE THE STATE CAN AFFORD TO BE A NICER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE
OH WAIT THEY DIDN'T MASSACHUSETTS ACTUALLY HAS MORE RICH PEOPLE NOW BECAUSE THE STATE CAN AFFORD TO BE A NICER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE
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This is from 2017, but the sentiment still stands! Happy Howlidays, or have a good random Thursday, from How to be a Werewolf!
December 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This is from 2017, but the sentiment still stands! Happy Howlidays, or have a good random Thursday, from How to be a Werewolf!
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Tonight, my Uber driver said, “I never hear passengers say nice things about Donald Trump anymore. Several years ago, I would hear praise all the time. No more.”
Just one sign things may be changing.
Just one sign things may be changing.
December 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Tonight, my Uber driver said, “I never hear passengers say nice things about Donald Trump anymore. Several years ago, I would hear praise all the time. No more.”
Just one sign things may be changing.
Just one sign things may be changing.
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UGH. 😬
December 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
UGH. 😬
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NO ONE WANTS THIS! NO ONE!
December 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
NO ONE WANTS THIS! NO ONE!
@kbspangler.com, Amazon informed me that my preorder for Inside Threat has been canceled, and is no longer available for pre-order?…
December 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@kbspangler.com, Amazon informed me that my preorder for Inside Threat has been canceled, and is no longer available for pre-order?…
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This needs to be made clear.
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This needs to be made clear.
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APPLE: welcome to the new macOS! :D
ME: okay cool what's different
APPLE: everything has rounded corners now! :D
ME: uh, okay
APPLE: and AI everything! :D
ME: ugh no thanks
APPLE: h-have you seen the lovely rounded corners
ME: okay cool what's different
APPLE: everything has rounded corners now! :D
ME: uh, okay
APPLE: and AI everything! :D
ME: ugh no thanks
APPLE: h-have you seen the lovely rounded corners
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
APPLE: welcome to the new macOS! :D
ME: okay cool what's different
APPLE: everything has rounded corners now! :D
ME: uh, okay
APPLE: and AI everything! :D
ME: ugh no thanks
APPLE: h-have you seen the lovely rounded corners
ME: okay cool what's different
APPLE: everything has rounded corners now! :D
ME: uh, okay
APPLE: and AI everything! :D
ME: ugh no thanks
APPLE: h-have you seen the lovely rounded corners
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A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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OMG, yes.
Opinion | Trump’s crude remarks about Rob Reiner are unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.
December 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
OMG, yes.
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[P] Noooooo....onnnnnnne's...mad like Gaston
No one's sad like Gaston
Over trauma dished out by his dad like Gaston
"My aggression results from poor sublimating"
Yes, what a mess, that Gaston!
No one's sad like Gaston
Over trauma dished out by his dad like Gaston
"My aggression results from poor sublimating"
Yes, what a mess, that Gaston!
December 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
[P] Noooooo....onnnnnnne's...mad like Gaston
No one's sad like Gaston
Over trauma dished out by his dad like Gaston
"My aggression results from poor sublimating"
Yes, what a mess, that Gaston!
No one's sad like Gaston
Over trauma dished out by his dad like Gaston
"My aggression results from poor sublimating"
Yes, what a mess, that Gaston!
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Instead of responding only with thoughts and prayers, Australia will respond with laws and regulations. Because, unlike the United States, it values the lives of its citizens over any sick adulation of firearms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, killing at least 12 people
www.irishtimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Instead of responding only with thoughts and prayers, Australia will respond with laws and regulations. Because, unlike the United States, it values the lives of its citizens over any sick adulation of firearms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
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It has a good beat and you can dance to it:
youtube.com/shorts/eGhAl...
youtube.com/shorts/eGhAl...
RX side effects
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It has a good beat and you can dance to it:
youtube.com/shorts/eGhAl...
youtube.com/shorts/eGhAl...
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Happy Hogswatch!
December 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Happy Hogswatch!
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If this nation had moral standards, a pedophile would not be allowed to host a murderer in the Oval Office.
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If this nation had moral standards, a pedophile would not be allowed to host a murderer in the Oval Office.
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He’s held to zero standards, and yet he’s the highest officeholder in the land.
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
He’s held to zero standards, and yet he’s the highest officeholder in the land.
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[update] Identified: We are aware of intermittent errors accessing #AO3, #Fanlore, and the OTW website. This is not a problem with our services directly, but with Cloudflare so we are unable to fix it. We encourage you to follow Cloudflare's status page (http://cloudflar...
Cloudflare Intermittent Errors and Downtime
We are aware of intermittent errors accessing #AO3, #Fanlore, and the OTW website. This is not a problem with our services directly, but with Cloudflare so we are unable to fix it. We encourage you to follow Cloudflare's status page (http://cloudflar...
stspg.io
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
[update] Identified: We are aware of intermittent errors accessing #AO3, #Fanlore, and the OTW website. This is not a problem with our services directly, but with Cloudflare so we are unable to fix it. We encourage you to follow Cloudflare's status page (http://cloudflar...
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Oh, so *that's* what was going on with AO3 earlier... :/
What is Cloudflare? The invisible service behind today’s mass internet issues
What is Cloudflare? The invisible service behind today’s mass internet issues
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Oh, so *that's* what was going on with AO3 earlier... :/
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I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
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A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
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Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
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ART didn’t answer. I think it was upset. I was also upset, but somebody had to be the adult here. (I was used to ART being the adult.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
ART didn’t answer. I think it was upset. I was also upset, but somebody had to be the adult here. (I was used to ART being the adult.)
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So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.