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as a Massachusetts native it is my duty to wish you all a happy Alice’s Restaurant day wherever you are

remember: you can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant (excepting Alice)
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.

On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day

So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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When I think of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I think of Captain Cooper on the Arthur M Anderson, and the courage it took to turn the Anderson around to go back out and look for the Fitzgerald. His conversation with the Coast Guard still gives shivers

shipwreckmuseum.com/the-fateful-...
The Fateful Journey - Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
The Fateful Journey by Sean Ley, Development Officer The final voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald began November 9, 1975 at the Burlington Northern Railroad Dock No.1, Superior, Wisconsin. Captain Ernes...
shipwreckmuseum.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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I think it's good to keep getting mad about evil and unjust things, if only to remind yourself and everyone else that these things are in fact evil and unjust. I don't think it's naive. Nor is it wise and sophisticated to adopt a "You fool, nothing matters and nothing good can ever happen" posture
September 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Good morning.

The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.

Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Timeline cleanser 🐈
September 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Jim Henson would've been 89 years old today. Commemorate his life and legacy by celebrating creativity, diversity, imagination, peace, and just plain silliness.

Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you.

Right this way. /1
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended
September 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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月はうさぎ
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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my friends and i constantly quoting this post to each other whenever we feel bad about productivity
September 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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"I like so many things about free speech. I like that my friends on TV can say they want to kill homeless people and then keep showing up for work like nothing happened."
I Like Free Speech So Much That I’ve Decided It’s Just Mine Now
“President Trump said networks giving him negative coverage may deserve to have their licenses revoked, ramping up threats administration officials...
buff.ly
September 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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This one is making the rounds again I see.
Have you never seen a baby Lumpfish? Well, today is your lucky day!
September 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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great read. the task is impossible. try anyway
This one's maybe a little on the ling side, but trust me, it's worth it. I've cried reading it multiple times.

(1/3)
September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Pay attention. Something dark might be coming.

The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.

1/ Here's what's happening.
Stephen Miller: "The last message that Charlie Kirk gave to me before he joined his creator in heaven was he said that we have to dismantle and take on the radical left organizations in this country that are fomenting violence. That was the last message that he sent me ... we are gonna do that."
September 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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"Free speech advocates are sounding the alarm about a bill in the US House of Representatives that they fear could allow Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strip US citizens of their passports based purely on political speech."
New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens’ Passports Over Political Speech
The legislation would allow the Secretary of State to strip anyone’s US passport with no legal due process.
truthout.org
September 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Please don't forget, and don't let anyone else forget, they did this openly.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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✨️timeline cleanse✨️
Weenie ❤️
September 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Every last bit of this. That I'll shed no tears for Kirk doesn't change any of it.
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.

Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.

Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.

It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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As a lawyer, I'll tell you that there's nobody who knows this law better than Ryan and Brian. Sure looks like murder or war crime to me. But as a human, I'll tell you that the Rubio statement -- we could have stopped the boat but we blew it up to send a message -- is sickening and depraved.
1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.

Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.

Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.
www.justsecurity.org
September 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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My state government wants to see artists in jail so please sign the petition!! Don't let them win!
#SaveSpeech

Bill SB-20 is texas bill poised to be a massive overreach by the govt, potentially putting swaths of legitimate art at risk of being criminalized.

Please. Help to demand it be repealed by signing this petition.
Sign the Petition
"Repeal Texas Senate Bill SB 20: Protect Kids from Al Abuse, Not Art and Freedom"
www.change.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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This is going to be a thread of Gazan accounts I am helping to boost. I ask that you help me by reposting, quote posting, and remembering the accounts you see here. Considering boosting them on your own, and if you're able to donate, please consider doing so!
August 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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BUY GUNBUSTER NOW WHILE YOU STILL HAVE THE CHANCE IT IS ABSOLUTELY PEAK PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
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BD is still available for now:
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