Quaker in a Basement
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Whelmed and wildered. Shamelessly peccable.
So.
Is the House going to be in session this week? Or no?
Is the House going to be in session this week? Or no?
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
So.
Is the House going to be in session this week? Or no?
Is the House going to be in session this week? Or no?
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primary every democrat, i don’t give a shit, but the cause of your suffering is the republican party and there are a lot of you who need to learn to hate them more — and i do mean hate — than you hate your allies
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
primary every democrat, i don’t give a shit, but the cause of your suffering is the republican party and there are a lot of you who need to learn to hate them more — and i do mean hate — than you hate your allies
As debate continues over ACA tax credits, it's important to remember that Trump's proposal and his reasons for it are phony.
Families who get health insurance from an employer already get a tax break. Insurance is part of their pay package and it is exempt from tax.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Families who get health insurance from an employer already get a tax break. Insurance is part of their pay package and it is exempt from tax.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
What is Trump’s proposal to pay Americans directly for health care costs? | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has floated a proposal to put the billions of dollars that back Affordable Care Act tax credits directly in the pockets of Americans instead, as lawmakers have so far failed to ...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
As debate continues over ACA tax credits, it's important to remember that Trump's proposal and his reasons for it are phony.
Families who get health insurance from an employer already get a tax break. Insurance is part of their pay package and it is exempt from tax.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Families who get health insurance from an employer already get a tax break. Insurance is part of their pay package and it is exempt from tax.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
The possibilities for malicious compliance are terrifying and also hilarious.
www.wilx.com/2025/11/07/t...
www.wilx.com/2025/11/07/t...
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The possibilities for malicious compliance are terrifying and also hilarious.
www.wilx.com/2025/11/07/t...
www.wilx.com/2025/11/07/t...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Think how much worse he'll feel if his wife leaves him for the female form robot. Some stories are just *so* predictable.
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Think how much worse he'll feel if his wife leaves him for the female form robot. Some stories are just *so* predictable.
In case you were wondering:
www.the-independent.com/life-style/q...
www.the-independent.com/life-style/q...
Do quakers really quake? And everything else you want to know about the faith
Here's a look at the faith's beliefs and history — and some common misconceptions about it
www.the-independent.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In case you were wondering:
www.the-independent.com/life-style/q...
www.the-independent.com/life-style/q...
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My momma bestie is my auntie
My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie
My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie
"Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family
"That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community
My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie
My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie
"Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family
"That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My momma bestie is my auntie
My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie
My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie
"Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family
"That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community
My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie
My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie
"Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family
"That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community
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So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?
Holding families hostage to their agenda:
"The Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program flowing into November."
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
"The Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program flowing into November."
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on
abcnews.go.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Holding families hostage to their agenda:
"The Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program flowing into November."
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
"The Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program flowing into November."
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Can I get a show of hands? Who else thinks this might be a bad idea?
www.theverge.com/transportati...
www.theverge.com/transportati...
Elon Musk says he needs $1 trillion to control Tesla’s ‘robot army’
Do we even want this guy to have a robot army?
www.theverge.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Can I get a show of hands? Who else thinks this might be a bad idea?
www.theverge.com/transportati...
www.theverge.com/transportati...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
"...the public must not be placed in a position of second-guessing the accuracy of news they receive."
Cool. Now do Fox News.
"...the public must not be placed in a position of second-guessing the accuracy of news they receive."
Cool. Now do Fox News.
https://www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-calls-on-apple-to-remove-apple-intelligence-warning-of-harm-to-journalism.html"...the
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
"...the public must not be placed in a position of second-guessing the accuracy of news they receive."
Cool. Now do Fox News.
"...the public must not be placed in a position of second-guessing the accuracy of news they receive."
Cool. Now do Fox News.
I'm a sucker for these listicles, and finally, this writer reports the correct answer!
www.chowhound.com/1997526/pope...
www.chowhound.com/1997526/pope...
Every Popeye's Side Dish, Ranked Worst To Best - Chowhound
We tried and ranked all the sides at Popeye's, including the Cajun fries, red beans and rice, and mashed potatoes and gravy, to see what was best.
www.chowhound.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'm a sucker for these listicles, and finally, this writer reports the correct answer!
www.chowhound.com/1997526/pope...
www.chowhound.com/1997526/pope...
"...government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
No kings.
No kings.
October 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"...government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
No kings.
No kings.
What's the deal with people using lavalier microphones as hand held mics? Suddenly, I see it all over the place.
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
What's the deal with people using lavalier microphones as hand held mics? Suddenly, I see it all over the place.
Share a cartoon from the past that kids today have probably never heard of
October 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Share a cartoon from the past that kids today have probably never heard of
Aw, heck! This Tigers-Mariners contest isn't ever going to be decided, is it?
October 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Aw, heck! This Tigers-Mariners contest isn't ever going to be decided, is it?
Forty two percent of survey respondents didn't know that Lay's potato chips are made from, that's right, potatoes.
fortune.com/2025/10/10/p...
fortune.com/2025/10/10/p...
Lay's drastically rebrands after disturbing finding: 42% of consumers didn't know they were made out of potatoes | Fortune
New bags—matte-ified and designed to look like wood planks (like a potato crate)—will hold the chips with revamped ingredient lists.
fortune.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Forty two percent of survey respondents didn't know that Lay's potato chips are made from, that's right, potatoes.
fortune.com/2025/10/10/p...
fortune.com/2025/10/10/p...
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It's almost like the term "latino" is too broad to have any real usefulness as a political term. A 3rd generation Cuban American living in Florida has very little in common with a Salvadorian refugee that crossed the border two years ago, for example.
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's almost like the term "latino" is too broad to have any real usefulness as a political term. A 3rd generation Cuban American living in Florida has very little in common with a Salvadorian refugee that crossed the border two years ago, for example.
Brought a 5 gallon bucket of pudding to a pie fight.
Brought a live bomb to a finger-gun fight.
Brought a cello to a tiny violin fight.
October 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Brought a 5 gallon bucket of pudding to a pie fight.
And judge Immergut is just the sort of far-left Democrat judge who shields the growing network of domestic...don't interrupt...domestic terrorists who...what? What is it? She was appointed by...who?
Ah. I see. Nevermind.
Ah. I see. Nevermind.
NEW: Judge Immergut BLOCKS Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, writing that the govt has "made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
And judge Immergut is just the sort of far-left Democrat judge who shields the growing network of domestic...don't interrupt...domestic terrorists who...what? What is it? She was appointed by...who?
Ah. I see. Nevermind.
Ah. I see. Nevermind.
"Please do not offer my god a peanut."
what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.
October 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Please do not offer my god a peanut."
