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Fuck you Coinbase. Fuck you for being part of the problem, and fuck you for your commercial that went on long enough to make me think I was stroking out for a moment

February 9, 2026 at 1:10 AM

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A great thing about “Murder, She Wrote” is, if you grew up in LA in the ‘80s, you regularly see the actor parents of the kids you grew up with appear as a murderer, victim, or red herring. All frozen in time, looking just like you remember them when they drove you all around in their Jeep Wrangler

February 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM

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If you’re looking to revisit some Catherine O’Hara in her honor, and you haven’t seen Game 6, I highly suggest you do so

January 30, 2026 at 11:01 PM

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To be clear: I DEEPLY love Murder, She Wrote. And some murderers just have the bad luck of killing when Jessica’s around. But WHY do some people keep planning murders at events they know she’ll be at?? Like, why would you kill someone at the Inaugural Jessica Fletcher Charity Golf Tournament?

January 28, 2026 at 2:05 AM

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Five Jan 6 defendants’ indictments included carrying firearms. At least one was a semiauto handgun. 180 Ds total (incl. those five) had indictments w/ possession of dangerous/deadly weapons charge. All entered Capitol grounds with those weapons. And they were all pardoned by the President

Source:

Fact Check: US Capitol attack rioters had weapons, including firearms

Witness testimony and evidence in legal cases against supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 show that some of the rioters had weapons, contrary to social me...

www.reuters.com

January 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM

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This is the winter of our desalination

January 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM

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To those waiting out the storm

A Face Without A Name

YouTube video by Bill Evans - Topic

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January 25, 2026 at 2:27 AM

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White cat in a blurry photo lying on a bed with his ears back and mouth wide open like he’s screaming

January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM

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The stages of waiting for me to finish work:

1) Take all the time you need! I’m good here, I’ll just hang out in this chair

2) Just gonna close my eyes for a minute…let me know when you’re ready to head to the living room

3) Whatever, fuck this

A white cat with an orange tail sits in a brown leather armchair. There is green carpet on the floor. His paws are folded in front of him, and his eyes are closed… he appears to be lounging peacefully.

The same cat lies sleeping on the same green carpet, but now in an open doorway leading out to a hall.

The same cat lies on a sofa in a different room. Underneath them is a blue blanket. He is stretched all the way out with his head flat on the blanket. He is fast asleep in the dim yellow light.

January 24, 2026 at 2:28 AM

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🚨POST AN EMERGENCY CAT PIC🚨

We take our relaxation very, very seriously around here

A white cat with orange spots on his head lies on a bed on top of a man’s arm. The cat’s arms are stretched all the way out in front of him. His head is turned toward the right and is facing the camera directly. His eyes are barely open, like he’s in a trance.

January 23, 2026 at 6:07 AM

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#caturday

Please admire his pointy cheek and incomprehensible tranquility

A white cat with orange spots on his head sleeps on his left side facing the camera. His head is resting on a pillow. Behind him, in the background, a tall wood dresser has a small plant and a lit candle on the top. A painting of a house in a jungle is on the wall behind it. Another wall, to the right, has dark green wallpaper. The cat and a smile on his face, and his right cheek is puffed out with the fur, making a point. His left cheek is rounded and smashed against the pillow.

January 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM

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Tom Kindlon

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Given all talk re: Post Exertional Malaise/Post Exertional Symptom Exacerbation in #LongCovid:

Here is "Symptoms made worse due to physical or cognitive exertion" in #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis & #ChronicFatigueSyndrome

Also shows all the range of ME/#CFS symptoms

#MECFS

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Table 4. Symptoms made worse due to physical or cognitive exertion (N = 1534). % (n) "Yes" % (n) at "2" Threshold 99.4 (1525) 98.0 (1504) 98.9 (1517) 98.3 (1508) Items 1. Reduced stamina and/or functional capacity 2. Physical fatigue 3. Cognitive exhaustion 4. Problems thinking 5. Unrefreshing sleep 6. Muscle pain 7. Insomnia 8. Muscle weakness/instability 9. Temperature dysregulation 10. Flu-like symptoms 11. Aches all over your body 12. Physically fatigued while mentally wired 13. Dizziness 14. Gastro-intestinal problems 15. Headaches 16. Ataxia 17. Increased heart rate/heart palpitations 18. Weak or stiff neck 19. Joint pain 20. Problems with speech 21. Sore throats 22. Muscle twitching 23. Night sweats and chills 24. Sore eyes 25. Nerve pain 26. Sore lymph nodes 27. Nausea 28. Tinnitus 29. Trouble breathing 30. Neurological symptoms 31. Excessive sleep 32. Loss of appetite 33. Migraines 34. Cardiac pain and/or arrhythmia 35. Brain twangs 36. Severe burning sensation all over skin 37. Paralysis/inability to move 38. Premenstrual symptoms 39. Decreased heart rate
Sav

January 16, 2026 at 1:32 AM

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Linda Hamilton and Brian Cranston playing a young tennis star couple on an early episode of Murder, She Wrote isn’t solving all my problems today, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction

Linda Hamilton and Brian Cranston, a
young white woman and white man, in a very mid-1980s country club lobby. He wears a blue tracksuit jacket with a gray stripe across the chest that’s halfway zipped. She wears a turquoise sweater. He looks very serious, looking just off to the right of the camera. She stands beside him, looking very seriously at him, like they’re both reacting to very bad news.

Another moment in the same scene, but this time, she looks off to the left of the camera with a friendly smile on her face. He looks at her, his eyebrows raised, with a smirk on his face.

Another moment in the same scene, though a wider shot. This time she leans back against him, and he has his arms around her. She holds his hands with hers. They both smile at Angela Lansbury, an older white lady, who stands to their left, walking back at them and also smiling. She wears a white jacket with a brown Chevron across the arm and a brown stripe around the neck under the collar.

January 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM

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Personally, I think these people made a big mistake fucking with Jerome Powell the day Bob Weir died

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Jan 12

Here is the video message of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding the Justice Department’s criminal investigation related to the Fed’s building renovations.

Watch it.

youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4

Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

YouTube video by Federal Reserve

youtu.be

January 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM

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Did I watch the new Predator movie last night? I did.

Did there appear to be a certain amount of note taking going on during the movie? Yes.

Am I thrilled about this development?

No. No I am not.

A TV mounted over a fireplace shows a scene from the movie in which a figure in a cloak and hood, face not visible, knees on the ground in an alien landscape, with a bright, blaring light in the background. In the foreground of this photograph, we see the back of a cat, who is lying down on a blue blanket on top of a person‘s legs, stretching toward the television. It’s a white cat with two orange patches on his back, and an orange spot on his head. His orange tail curls around him to his right side. his ears are perked up, and he appears to be watching the television intently.

January 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM

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I get to go to like one damn concert a year now, but last year I’m so glad it was Dead & Co. in Golden Gate Park. After thinking, “you know, I should try to make this happen, who knows how many more chances I’ll get…”

The view from the ADA seats, with the Deaf Zone off to our left

A group of folding chairs in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, with various people sitting and standing, some of them in tie-dye shirts. There are scattered clouds and a blue sky above us. In the center of the frame, in the distance, is a stage… five rows in front of me, there’s a waste high fence separating our section from a much larger crowd. To the left is another waist high fence, barely visible in this photo, with the Deaf Zone on the other side of it. A man in a black shirt stands under a right exit sign, also barely visible. He is an ASL interpreter signing the lyrics to the songs

January 11, 2026 at 3:12 AM

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This sucks

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · Jan 11

Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead who for decades was one of the driving forces behind the revered band and their legacy, has died at age 78.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

January 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM

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Schumer told reporters that “our Republican colleagues may be thinking, 'You know, maybe following Trump is like Thelma and Louise - right over the cliff.’"

Oh my God, Thelma and Louise are still the heroes, you fucking moron—they’re romantic characters, what’s wrong with you WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS

"Public sentiment - in terms of how Trump is behaving as president, what he's doing as president - keeps sinking and sinking and sinking, and our Republican colleagues realize that," Schumer told reporters after the vote.
"So I think on this issue and other issues you're going to find our Republican colleagues saying, 'You know, maybe following Trump is like Thelma and Louise - right over the cliff."

January 9, 2026 at 9:38 AM

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Anyway now that we got a new Matlock with Kathy Bates, is there any chance we can get a new Murder, She Wrote too? I’m thinking maybe with…also Kathy Bates?

January 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM

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It can be a little easier to manage the stress when the cat’s being long

A photograph from above a bed, looking down. A blue weighted blanket is on the bed, taking up most of the frame. And the upper right corner of the frame is a white cat with orange spots on his back and head. His orange tail is tucked underneath him and that very end is sticking out on his right side. He is sleeping, stretched out in a straight line with all his legs underneath him and not visible. He looks like a torpedo.

January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM

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Honestly, I’m just so fucking disgusted. I can’t stand to see the perversion of he facts and law like this. Renee Good’s homicide was horrific, as all ICE homicides are. But having Trump, Vance, Noem stand up there & lie about who she was & what happened without any pushback will drive us all crazy

January 8, 2026 at 10:36 PM

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This is how our elected officials should be talking. I don’t ever wanna hear about someone being “disappointed.” I don’t wanna hear about what you hope will happen. I don’t wanna hear something is a distraction. I don’t want you to refocus on “kitchen table issues.” The kitchen table is on fire

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 7

Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"

January 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM

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Look, all out cats are perfect; obviously I know that. But I also believe that my cat has some of the world’s greatest flipper paws

A white cat with orange spot on his head and an orange tail lies, relaxing on a green blanket, which covers a blue couch. There is a white pillow and pillow curtains behind him. He faces the camera he’s in the position of his Sphinx. He has a giant puffy head, and his eyes are mostly closed. His arms are curled in front of him with his paws folded back in and under his chest, making them look like flippers. The tips of his paws are also punching each other as they curl back in toward him.

Another photo of the same moment, but this time his eyes are a little more open, and instead of facing straight ahead, he’s turned his head toward his left and is looking with a bored expression off to the side

January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM

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Great example of GOP political theater backfiring. WY amended its constitution to fearmonger about the ACA. The purported goal: to stop “death panels”—which are, still, not real—by prohibiting government decision-making in healthcare. As a result, it now prohibits an enacted abortion ban too