Sam
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Our pop stars continue to be both more accountable and more responsive to feedback than the editorial board of the New York Times
Chappell Roan shares follow-up story after deleting Brigitte Bardot tribute post:
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
December 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Our pop stars continue to be both more accountable and more responsive to feedback than the editorial board of the New York Times
and even if you are not worried about dying, getting the flu *fucking sucks*. do yourself a favor and get vaccinated as soon as possible.
(also mask in public! it works!)
(also mask in public! it works!)
not too late for a flu shot btw, flu historically often peaks in february and by all accounts it is pretty bad this year
Flu deaths exceeded COVID deaths last winter and we may be on track for the same thing this year!
December 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
and even if you are not worried about dying, getting the flu *fucking sucks*. do yourself a favor and get vaccinated as soon as possible.
(also mask in public! it works!)
(also mask in public! it works!)
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not too late for a flu shot btw, flu historically often peaks in february and by all accounts it is pretty bad this year
Flu deaths exceeded COVID deaths last winter and we may be on track for the same thing this year!
I can speak anecdotally that at the hospital I work at we’ve had very low covid census. We test anyone experiencing respiratory symptoms, and we’ve had very few people with Covid who have needed to be hospitalized. Which is a relief because we are absolutely inundated with flu rn
December 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
not too late for a flu shot btw, flu historically often peaks in february and by all accounts it is pretty bad this year
"weaponazation"
This is not how a normal Justice Department talks about an ongoing investigation—or about putative targets and their uncharged conduct.
December 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"weaponazation"
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It's way too early for me to be laughing this hard. 🤣
December 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
It's way too early for me to be laughing this hard. 🤣
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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ultimately a lot of these guys have the personality trait where they encounter dipshit bullying (which is what a lot of anti-masking sentiment is) and their natural reaction is to make sure the bully thinks they are cool and shouldn't get lumped in with the rejects and losers.
Disappointed to see Jon Stewart & co joke about masking in public. I do it for my medically fragile daughter (Batten Disease). People not masking properly led to her getting pneumonia, which led to her being on life support, which led to me getting price quotes on her cremation just in case.
December 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
ultimately a lot of these guys have the personality trait where they encounter dipshit bullying (which is what a lot of anti-masking sentiment is) and their natural reaction is to make sure the bully thinks they are cool and shouldn't get lumped in with the rejects and losers.
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modesty laws prevented showing even one lousy frame of John Waters' PINK FLAMINGOS (1972) in the trailer, so the only footage in it is of people reacting to a screening they just came out of. every single type of extant queer person is contained in the specific sequences I have selected here
December 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
modesty laws prevented showing even one lousy frame of John Waters' PINK FLAMINGOS (1972) in the trailer, so the only footage in it is of people reacting to a screening they just came out of. every single type of extant queer person is contained in the specific sequences I have selected here
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LeMonde said, not on our watch
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
LeMonde said, not on our watch
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My contribution to the exercise discourse is find the thing you can do 4-5 times per week, everything else is secondary
December 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My contribution to the exercise discourse is find the thing you can do 4-5 times per week, everything else is secondary
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Hahahahhahahahahahaha this is the worst! The worst! Anyone who cites this needs to get in the oubliette!
I regret to report that this is where we are with the anti-birthright-citizenship stuff papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Hahahahhahahahahahaha this is the worst! The worst! Anyone who cites this needs to get in the oubliette!
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I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
As long as you use good ingredients and bake it well there is basically no combination of cheese, bread, and tomato sauce that isn't delicious
as a (virtually) lifelong NYer here's the deal: all pizza is good. deep dish rules. detroit pizza is goated. lunch lady cafeteria pizza was a joy. the only dubious pizza culture is california because it tries too hard but even (most) california pizza is fantastic. grow up
again chicagoans need to grow a set and stand up for themselves. deep dish is the superior pizza, you don’t have to do this cowardly whimpering “oh actually we like thin crust that’s cut into squares for no damned reason” thing. this is why the rancid packers have been clowning you for 30 years
December 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
As long as you use good ingredients and bake it well there is basically no combination of cheese, bread, and tomato sauce that isn't delicious
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as a (virtually) lifelong NYer here's the deal: all pizza is good. deep dish rules. detroit pizza is goated. lunch lady cafeteria pizza was a joy. the only dubious pizza culture is california because it tries too hard but even (most) california pizza is fantastic. grow up
again chicagoans need to grow a set and stand up for themselves. deep dish is the superior pizza, you don’t have to do this cowardly whimpering “oh actually we like thin crust that’s cut into squares for no damned reason” thing. this is why the rancid packers have been clowning you for 30 years
Pope Leo canonically prefers Aurelio’s. www.tastingtable.com/1857955/pope...
December 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
as a (virtually) lifelong NYer here's the deal: all pizza is good. deep dish rules. detroit pizza is goated. lunch lady cafeteria pizza was a joy. the only dubious pizza culture is california because it tries too hard but even (most) california pizza is fantastic. grow up
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People always cite "Arab Muslim and Christian members of Knesset" (they are almost all Palestinians) as evidence of the lack of apartheid but those very MKs themselves call it an apartheid state.
Did Jim Crow stop existing because there were a handful of Black congressmen?
Did Jim Crow stop existing because there were a handful of Black congressmen?
December 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
People always cite "Arab Muslim and Christian members of Knesset" (they are almost all Palestinians) as evidence of the lack of apartheid but those very MKs themselves call it an apartheid state.
Did Jim Crow stop existing because there were a handful of Black congressmen?
Did Jim Crow stop existing because there were a handful of Black congressmen?
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socialism is when your former landlord raises the rent after you move out
December 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
socialism is when your former landlord raises the rent after you move out
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Finished our annual rewatch of Knives Out and I'm here to tell you it still slaps
December 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Finished our annual rewatch of Knives Out and I'm here to tell you it still slaps
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The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
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ME: team rocket will never steal these rare Pokémon! Not unless they wanna take on me and my fully evolved Miss Cigarettes!
MISS CIGARETTES: miss cigarettes
MISS CIGARETTES: miss cigarettes
September 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
ME: team rocket will never steal these rare Pokémon! Not unless they wanna take on me and my fully evolved Miss Cigarettes!
MISS CIGARETTES: miss cigarettes
MISS CIGARETTES: miss cigarettes
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It's important to accept that Biden was personally awful on Israel and Palestine. By all indications, he saw one as a forever Friend, the other as a forever Problem, and that was that. He wasn't misled. He wasn't gritting his teeth and doing what was politically necessary. Voters didn't demand it.
A lot of people love the good tsar bad boyars shtick, especially as of late when it comes to blaming Blinken, and Blinken deserves a lot of blame, but my understanding is that Blinken actually advocated for tougher measures and Biden rejected them repeatedly.
Yeah it's both, people are prone to omitting the importance of the principal but it is after all the principal who actually makes the decisions in a normal presidency. Biden was the one who vetoed sanctioning Israeli ministers, who blocked Leahy restrictions, who blocked recognition of Pal etc.
December 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It's important to accept that Biden was personally awful on Israel and Palestine. By all indications, he saw one as a forever Friend, the other as a forever Problem, and that was that. He wasn't misled. He wasn't gritting his teeth and doing what was politically necessary. Voters didn't demand it.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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The state, represented by the office of Attorney General Letitia James, plans to ask judges to dismiss up to 500 prison sexual assault cases filed against it under the Adult Survivors Act, Hell Gate and New York Focus have learned.
A Judge Dismissed a Prison Sex Abuse Lawsuit Over Typos—and the State Is Looking to Toss Hundreds More
The state plans to ask a court to dismiss some 500 prison sexual assault lawsuits for not strictly abiding by filing requirements.
hellgatenyc.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The state, represented by the office of Attorney General Letitia James, plans to ask judges to dismiss up to 500 prison sexual assault cases filed against it under the Adult Survivors Act, Hell Gate and New York Focus have learned.