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I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
My mother gave away all my Barbies soon after my grandmother (who had given me the Barbies) died and I’ve been sad about this for like 25 years and I have solved this problem by simply buying the 2 I missed the most from EBay. They weren’t even expensive.
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
My mother gave away all my Barbies soon after my grandmother (who had given me the Barbies) died and I’ve been sad about this for like 25 years and I have solved this problem by simply buying the 2 I missed the most from EBay. They weren’t even expensive.
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HAPPINESS is such a delight. Stumbled on it yesterday and am hooked. Playing (free) on the PBS app.
It's a New Zealand comedy about friendships and relationships (and Fate!) set amid a local community theater that is putting on an original musical, The Trojan Horse.
It's a New Zealand comedy about friendships and relationships (and Fate!) set amid a local community theater that is putting on an original musical, The Trojan Horse.
Happiness | Episode 1
After a setback on Broadway, director Charlie Summers returns to his hometown.
www.pbs.org
December 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
HAPPINESS is such a delight. Stumbled on it yesterday and am hooked. Playing (free) on the PBS app.
It's a New Zealand comedy about friendships and relationships (and Fate!) set amid a local community theater that is putting on an original musical, The Trojan Horse.
It's a New Zealand comedy about friendships and relationships (and Fate!) set amid a local community theater that is putting on an original musical, The Trojan Horse.
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New poll from Navigator also with an incredible result; the largest drop in support for ICE since June was actually among *Republicans*, 25% of which now say they have an unfavorable opinion of the agency.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
New poll from Navigator also with an incredible result; the largest drop in support for ICE since June was actually among *Republicans*, 25% of which now say they have an unfavorable opinion of the agency.
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i don't really give a shit if consultants think being anti-ICE is "good messaging" or whatever when people are actively being shot, beat, gassed and jailed.
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
i don't really give a shit if consultants think being anti-ICE is "good messaging" or whatever when people are actively being shot, beat, gassed and jailed.
After almost a year living in Western Pennsylvania including one of the hottest summers on record I can say that the weather is still better than it is in Texas. Don’t move to Texas for many reasons but absolutely don’t move there because the weather is nice in March.
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
After almost a year living in Western Pennsylvania including one of the hottest summers on record I can say that the weather is still better than it is in Texas. Don’t move to Texas for many reasons but absolutely don’t move there because the weather is nice in March.
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the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
When George thinks our dinner smells too good he will start to eat his usually neglected dog food with great gusto which I find very amusing
January 14, 2026 at 11:38 PM
When George thinks our dinner smells too good he will start to eat his usually neglected dog food with great gusto which I find very amusing
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(It’s also worth noting that the biggest organizing forces behind this stuff have been a) faith leaders and denominational networks and b) middle-aged and older women. IMHO two of the most pro-social forces in America today.)
January 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
(It’s also worth noting that the biggest organizing forces behind this stuff have been a) faith leaders and denominational networks and b) middle-aged and older women. IMHO two of the most pro-social forces in America today.)
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While we’re waiting for Republicans to unveil their healthcare plan, remember this:
Health insurance didn’t start as a corporate cash grab. Before the ‘70s, giants like Blue Cross & Blue Shield were nonprofits. Then the 1973 HMO Act, signed by President Nixon, turbocharged for-profit healthcare
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Health insurance didn’t start as a corporate cash grab. Before the ‘70s, giants like Blue Cross & Blue Shield were nonprofits. Then the 1973 HMO Act, signed by President Nixon, turbocharged for-profit healthcare
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January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
While we’re waiting for Republicans to unveil their healthcare plan, remember this:
Health insurance didn’t start as a corporate cash grab. Before the ‘70s, giants like Blue Cross & Blue Shield were nonprofits. Then the 1973 HMO Act, signed by President Nixon, turbocharged for-profit healthcare
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Health insurance didn’t start as a corporate cash grab. Before the ‘70s, giants like Blue Cross & Blue Shield were nonprofits. Then the 1973 HMO Act, signed by President Nixon, turbocharged for-profit healthcare
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I just read an NPR article that said
“If you were vaccinated between 1968 and 1989, you likely received just one dose of the measles vaccine, instead of the two doses that are standard today.”
I’m covered with my 2 shots but anyone born before 1989 could benefit from another measles shot.
“If you were vaccinated between 1968 and 1989, you likely received just one dose of the measles vaccine, instead of the two doses that are standard today.”
I’m covered with my 2 shots but anyone born before 1989 could benefit from another measles shot.
March 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I just read an NPR article that said
“If you were vaccinated between 1968 and 1989, you likely received just one dose of the measles vaccine, instead of the two doses that are standard today.”
I’m covered with my 2 shots but anyone born before 1989 could benefit from another measles shot.
“If you were vaccinated between 1968 and 1989, you likely received just one dose of the measles vaccine, instead of the two doses that are standard today.”
I’m covered with my 2 shots but anyone born before 1989 could benefit from another measles shot.
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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42% for abolish ICE without an iota of mainstream elected Democratic buy in, this could be over 60% if they tried even a little.
YouGov poll - In the future, would you support or oppose...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
42% for abolish ICE without an iota of mainstream elected Democratic buy in, this could be over 60% if they tried even a little.
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men who suck want to coerce women to stay through violence or financial abuse
"capping alimony" lmao
👀 Marriage “bootcamp,” huge tax breaks for couples with kids, capping alimony, discouraging online dating…
A WaPo exclusive, we got the final draft of the Heritage Foundation’s “Manhattan Project” for more babies.
Plus a previous draft with scrapped ideas, which you’ll want to see.
🎁 link:
A WaPo exclusive, we got the final draft of the Heritage Foundation’s “Manhattan Project” for more babies.
Plus a previous draft with scrapped ideas, which you’ll want to see.
🎁 link:
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
men who suck want to coerce women to stay through violence or financial abuse
I’m exceedingly bad at booking inexpensive trips even if I set out to do so, at every stage they’re like “would you like to be uncomfortable or just moderately uncomfortable for $200 more“ and somehow I always fall for it
January 12, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I’m exceedingly bad at booking inexpensive trips even if I set out to do so, at every stage they’re like “would you like to be uncomfortable or just moderately uncomfortable for $200 more“ and somehow I always fall for it
The older I get the grouchier I become about forced whimsy
January 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The older I get the grouchier I become about forced whimsy
Had my first paczki today in the most Pittsburgh possible way- a regular brought boxes of them to a local breakfast place and a waitress offered one to everyone who was there
January 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Had my first paczki today in the most Pittsburgh possible way- a regular brought boxes of them to a local breakfast place and a waitress offered one to everyone who was there
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It's a suburban residential street in an allegedly free nation. What's inherently dangerous? Why aren't we allowed to be there?
And she didn't "cry when bad things happen." Because she was murdered.
And she didn't "cry when bad things happen." Because she was murdered.
There’s a non-zero possibility that this sort of epistemic closure is a big piece of the male crisis in America.
January 10, 2026 at 2:45 AM
It's a suburban residential street in an allegedly free nation. What's inherently dangerous? Why aren't we allowed to be there?
And she didn't "cry when bad things happen." Because she was murdered.
And she didn't "cry when bad things happen." Because she was murdered.
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new, from me: Those who called for ICE’s abolition were not dewy-eyed idealists or paranoid conspiracists. They were absolutely right.
‘Abolish ICE’ Is the Cry of the Prophets
Those who called for ICE’s abolition were not dewy-eyed idealists or paranoid conspiracists. They were absolutely right.
sojo.net
January 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
new, from me: Those who called for ICE’s abolition were not dewy-eyed idealists or paranoid conspiracists. They were absolutely right.
TCM star of the month is Jean Arthur so keep an eye out for some obscure greats, my favorite they’re showing that is hard to watch is The Devil and Miss Jones where Billionaire Charles Coburn goes undercover to union bust at his department store after they burn him in effigy
January 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM
TCM star of the month is Jean Arthur so keep an eye out for some obscure greats, my favorite they’re showing that is hard to watch is The Devil and Miss Jones where Billionaire Charles Coburn goes undercover to union bust at his department store after they burn him in effigy
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So it turns out the puritans were right about gambling
Starting to think that as society we didn’t consider how slippery the legalized gambling slope would be
January 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
So it turns out the puritans were right about gambling
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They keep pitching AI as an assistant, but it seems like the human often ends up doing the actual assistant work
January 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
They keep pitching AI as an assistant, but it seems like the human often ends up doing the actual assistant work
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?