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Code Monkey.
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Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life https://theonion.com/man-getting-high-and-eating-taco-bell-thousands-of-mile-1845721340/
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Seems she was correct on most of her predictions.
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
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November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”

Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
♪ My Weekly Top 10 #lastfm artists: Superchunk (51), Rush (48), The Beatles (33), Scream (24), Dio (17), Fugazi (16), Judas Priest (16), Turnstile (15), Tony Iommi (14), & Bruce Dickinson (13)
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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If Donald Trump wants to release the Epstein files, he could just release them, instead of green-lighting the House resolution.

And it's not as if he cares whether he has statutory authority to do a lot of what he's been doing.

But he needs a law for this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
♪ My Weekly Top 10 #lastfm artists: Frank Sinatra (56), Gary Numan (38), Mel Tormé (25), Miles Davis (25), Dean Martin (23), Swiz (23), Mastodon (22), The Clash (20), Turnstile (16), & Dag Nasty (15)
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Jon Stewart "Can't F**king Believe" Democrats Caved on the Shutdown

youtu.be/eFI6MwlLJ08
Jon Stewart "Can't F**king Believe" Democrats Caved on the Shutdown | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Received an invite to the new #digg beta. Never really used the old digg or reddit, but who knows maybe it will be interesting.
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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One of the few positive aspects of this era in American history is that it's super-easy to identify the villains.
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
♪ My Weekly Top 10 #lastfm artists: The Clash (20), Led Zeppelin (17), Judas Priest (16), Genesis (14), Diamond Head (12), Rush (12), The Beatles (12), Van Halen (12), James Brown (11), & Mastodon (11)
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Just wrote an upbeat (!) Morning Shots.

I mean, if not today, when?

We should relish this moment. For a few hours. Because we should realize that these results are going to make the Trump administration even more aggressive about tilting the 2026 playing field, and we need to be ready for that.
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Remarkable that "Never Trump" former Republicans like Bill Kristol and @timmiller.bsky.social are much clearer on the need for Democrats to rally around @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for NYC mayor than stalwarts like Hillary Clinton and Schumer. @thebulwark.com
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Bill Kristol: Fake News on '60 Minutes'
Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 11/03/2025 · 59m
podcasts.apple.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
♪ My Weekly Top 10 #lastfm artists: Beastie Boys (47), Mastodon (31), Pylon (27), Killing Joke (26), Gary Numan (21), Baroness (20), Soundgarden (18), Missing Persons (16), Black Sabbath (13), & XTC (13)
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Watching #Weapons and I think it may beat out #Sinners as my favorite movie this year.

#Jellyfin #Movies
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
♪ My Weekly Top 10 #lastfm artists: Mastodon (53), The Sword (37), Rush (35), Tad (25), Helmet (24), James Brown (22), Tool (21), Primus (19), Dio (18), & Red Fang (14)
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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What if POTUS decided to simply demo the entire White House, pave it over, and conduct all business from some other location.

Camp David. NYC. Moscow.

If he just allowed to do that? No notice? No permission?

The answer now seems to be: Sure.
October 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Ugh... just listened to the latest @thebulwark.com podcast, and that Karine Jean-Pierre segment was seriously infuriating. 😤
Michael Weiss and Karine Jean-Pierre: Low Energy Trump
Putin’s friend in the White House may be back in his safe space with his kindred spirit in Moscow, but Trump is finding that he has limited leverage on Ukraine to end the war on Putin’s terms.
www.thebulwark.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Democrats should be drawing up legislation right now, this very minute, to bar Trump from helping himself to $230 million in taxpayer funds from DOJ. Challenge Republicans to hold a vote on it. Push this so hard in the media that every GOP Senate and House candidate is pressed to comment on it.
October 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Eliza Orlins breaks down today's enraging 9th Circuit decision—by Trump appointed judges—allowing the president to deploy Oregon National Guard to battle the army of carnival-attired loungers in Portland.

@elizaorlins.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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If a D is ever elected POTUS, razing the Trump ballroom and restoring the White House to pre-Trump status is non-negotiable.

You have to tear down the physical manifestations of authoritarianism.
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
October 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
♪ My Weekly Top 10 #lastfm artists: Soundgarden (28), Baroness (27), Rush (23), The Sword (20), Primus (15), Quicksand (15), Turnstile (15), Orange Goblin (13), Stone Temple Pilots (13), & Sugar (13)
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM