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BTW, new people, these fools are Fusilli (I know, I know, best puli name ever) and Celosa. They sometimes stop by, mainly to ask for food, but sometimes to accept adoration.

Did you know it's a norm here to use alt text? It helps people who can't see the photos very well, sometimes with humor.
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time is a flat circle
February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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Manifesting
Back when they wanted to put Reagan’s head on the thing, park employees explained that any addition would likely destroy the monument because of structural weakness on either side. I’m guessing the people telling them “no and here’s why” have all been fired so hey, it just might happen.
February 6, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Woah.
Mitchell D Webber, a partner at the Law firm Paul Weiss, using his Harvard email, asked about sex tourism targeting children.

He sits on the board of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law.
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The idea of Hannah Waddingham and Miss Piggy together makes my heart soar.
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
When we were watching Big Air last night, they talked about a Canadian Mark McMorris, who crashed and didn't make it to the competition due to injury.

NBC threw up a list of his injury history, which was similar to below. These guys are made different.

He's probably competing slopestyle.
February 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I'm pretty sure that a combo of Star Wars and Madeleine L'Engle is what did it for me. A Wrinkle in Time was about 22 years old when I first read it when I was 12 or so.
Yup. This is also why I get annoyed when people start suggesting "golden age" science fiction titles to people who are new the genre and are asking for suggestions. You want to turn a modern 15-year-old off science fiction forever, recommend stories that were old when her grandparents were her age.
When people ask how to get into GA SF I always say that the right way is via some of those fat "Best Of" short fiction collections
February 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
My fake id involved a friend with a laminating machine, another friend with a Viriginia template, and a passport photo from Walgreens. It was so bad I only used it at a Mexican restaurant in Pomona which would have served me strawberry margaritas anyway. Everyone on campus knew how old I was.
the kid who pulled up with a ben franklin fake ID should get a free drink for it when they turn 21
Elaborate fake IDs and the influx of underage people using them to crowd into Dirty Franks has led owner Jody Sweitzer to impose a new rule: To enter, customers must be at least 25 years old.
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
also, you have your Snoop fans, and your Jonny and Tara fans, but I'm team Mary Carillo when it comes to Olympic commentators. Nothing, ever, will top the badminton rant.

(bonus interview with her from old Deadspin: deadspin.com/mary-carillo...)
Mary Carillo’s badminton rant remains the best sports commentary of all time
What does Olympic badminton have to do with the neighborhood kids hurling the entire contents of your garage into the tree on your lawn? EVERYTHING. Watch this epic, classic rant from NBC’s Mary Caril...
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
hahahahahahahaha!!
February 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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I can’t overstate that nearly every good headline coming out of Minnesota has been followed up by retaliation by the Trump administration—which tends to get a lot less attention.

This is infuriating and devastating.
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Times article has an incredible illustration
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
K is fascinated by big air. He’s never seen any sort of winter sport before. He was born right after the last Winter Olympics. 🏂
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.

It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Today, Friday 6 February, is (Inter?)National Working Naked Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/working...

Also, World Muay Thai Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-m...

And it’s happy 60th birthday to singer Rick Astley. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_As...
National Working Naked Day
Celebrate National Working Naked Day by embracing the freedom of working from home, refreshing your workspace, boosting tech, and honoring flexible careers.
www.daysoftheyear.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I love the Olympics.
February 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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Starting to think these weren’t really applied with the consideration required by law
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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And how many self-portraits has Harrison Ford ever gotten into the National Portrait Gallery????? That's right. Zero.

Meanwhile, Billy Dee is out here staying in the fuckin' archive for all time:
February 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I've loved Jessie Diggins for years. So excited to watch her ski.
Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
February 5, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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huge miss from james talarico's super bowl ad to not have the final cut be to some guy on a private jet flying out to a private island watching it and shaking his fist at the screen www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_1...
Billionaires
YouTube video by James Talarico
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Apparently @usafencing.bsky.social is doing a big campaign to get people to Try Fencing.

I love fencing. Never been a sports person, but once I started my life improved drastically for the better. An amazing time with an amazing bunch of people.

Click this link to try.

www.usafencing.org/try
February 5, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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Wow!
After nearly 40 years, Megadeth finally landed its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The band’s self-titled album, 'Megadeth', debuted at the top, following 23 charting releases and a previous peak of No. 2 with 1992’s 'Countdown to Extinction'.
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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In case anyone needs this.
February 5, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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Tonight's Low Quality Ad is for this Darth Maul Lightsaber, on sale for 40% off.
Originally, Star Wars Episode 1 was supposed to have a huge twist where Darth Maul turned out to be Jar Jar Binks with facepaint on. The creators scrapped this idea because they are cowards.
collabs.shop/8b0lbs
February 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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New poll from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (which, grain of salt, is backing John Cornyn):

• Cornyn vs. Talarico: Cornyn +3
• Paxton vs. Talarico: Talarico +3
• Cornyn vs. Crockett: Cornyn +7
• Paxton vs. Crockett: Paxton +1
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 AM