simonfreude
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I survived the 80s one time already, and I don’t recall it all that fondly // member of the IAMAW // hamiltonian in the wind // he/him
My probably vain hope is that when the time for accountability comes, they’re all going to throw each other to the lions less out of a craven sense of self-preservation (although…), and more because they have scores to settle and all they know is brute dominance behaviour anyway.
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 AM
My probably vain hope is that when the time for accountability comes, they’re all going to throw each other to the lions less out of a craven sense of self-preservation (although…), and more because they have scores to settle and all they know is brute dominance behaviour anyway.
Any world that is seriously imperilled by a fucking chatbot has it coming
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Any world that is seriously imperilled by a fucking chatbot has it coming
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THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW (Roland Emmerich, 2004)
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 AM
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW (Roland Emmerich, 2004)
lol @ the epstein files casually revealing her affair with one of epstein’s “close associates”
and lmao @ goldman’s “reputational risk and conduct committees”
and lmao @ goldman’s “reputational risk and conduct committees”
February 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
lol @ the epstein files casually revealing her affair with one of epstein’s “close associates”
and lmao @ goldman’s “reputational risk and conduct committees”
and lmao @ goldman’s “reputational risk and conduct committees”
No country should be so big and powerful that thousands or millions of people in the rest of the world will suffer preventable premature deaths every time its citizens think it would be fun to elect anti-science fascists.
America delenda est.
America delenda est.
Moderna curbing investments in vaccine trials due to US backlash, CEO tells Bloomberg TV reut.rs/3NBzBtS
Moderna curbing investments in vaccine trials due to US backlash, CEO tells Bloomberg TV
Moderna does not plan to invest in new late-stage vaccine trials because of growing opposition to immunizations from U.S. officials, CEO Stephane Bancel said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Thursday.
reut.rs
February 13, 2026 at 1:29 AM
No country should be so big and powerful that thousands or millions of people in the rest of the world will suffer preventable premature deaths every time its citizens think it would be fun to elect anti-science fascists.
America delenda est.
America delenda est.
Everything you could want from keyboard-era Rush except maybe Geddy playing one of those weird headless Steinberger basses and an Aimee Mann guest appearance. And you should really want more keyboard-era Rush.
god this rips especially once you hit the halfway point of the song youtu.be/aalJT3GS_m8?...
Rush - Afterimage
YouTube video by RushVEVO
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Everything you could want from keyboard-era Rush except maybe Geddy playing one of those weird headless Steinberger basses and an Aimee Mann guest appearance. And you should really want more keyboard-era Rush.
This is all an uncomfortable amalgam of funny and deeply disturbing, but the third image here—the one from Paula—left me legitimately shaken for a second or two.
February 13, 2026 at 12:56 AM
This is all an uncomfortable amalgam of funny and deeply disturbing, but the third image here—the one from Paula—left me legitimately shaken for a second or two.
starting to understand how that worm got in there
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
starting to understand how that worm got in there
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Congratulations to the guy, but it irrationally bothers me when an Australian wins a skiing competition. Like, your country doesn’t even have snow; there’s a natural order to things and this goes against it.
February 12, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Congratulations to the guy, but it irrationally bothers me when an Australian wins a skiing competition. Like, your country doesn’t even have snow; there’s a natural order to things and this goes against it.
“We can call you M. McSweeney. No, wait, that’s too obvious: let’s just go with Morgan McS.”
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 AM
“We can call you M. McSweeney. No, wait, that’s too obvious: let’s just go with Morgan McS.”
I thought THIS was the original bad bunny
February 12, 2026 at 5:50 AM
I thought THIS was the original bad bunny
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those who mock the lollipop guild are anti-union and undermine the victories they've secured for working munchkins
February 11, 2026 at 10:47 PM
those who mock the lollipop guild are anti-union and undermine the victories they've secured for working munchkins
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Tick tock buddy
The organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics announce that entertainment mogul Casey Wasserman will remain committee chairman amid scrutiny on his ties to Ghislaine Maxwell.
L.A. Olympics committee backs chairman Casey Wasserman amid Epstein scrutiny
The entertainment executive, under scrutiny for his email correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell, “should continue to lead LA28,” the board said.
nbcnews.to
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Tick tock buddy
This is a fever dream of an article
NEWS: DOJ lawyer who tried & failed to indict 6 Dem lawmakers over military video runs an active dance photography studio & worked for US Atty Pirro decades ago. Grand jury rejected indictment from lawyers w/ no prior DOJ backgrounds. Experts were walled off. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Pirro Enlists Dance Photographer-Lawyer in Lawmaker Video Case
Washington’s US Attorney Jeanine Pirro tapped a dance photographer who worked for her decades ago as one of the prosecutors who tried—and failed—to convince a grand jury to indict six Democratic lawma...
news.bloomberglaw.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This is a fever dream of an article
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Kindly asking american publications to hire normal canadians to write about canada
February 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Kindly asking american publications to hire normal canadians to write about canada
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How about them turntables
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
How about them turntables
Gotta feel bad for Korea there
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Gotta feel bad for Korea there
Bring back Scherzer
Blue Jays plan for Shane Bieber to open the season on the injured list.
He’s dealing with right forearm fatigue and his ramp-up will be delayed past opening day. He's feeling good per John Schneider and playing catch, but won't start the season on time. Described as week to week
He’s dealing with right forearm fatigue and his ramp-up will be delayed past opening day. He's feeling good per John Schneider and playing catch, but won't start the season on time. Described as week to week
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Bring back Scherzer
Those US jerseys make me half-expect to hear the crowd chant “Potvin sucks.”
(This is not a defence of the Canadian jerseys, which are even worse.)
(This is not a defence of the Canadian jerseys, which are even worse.)
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Those US jerseys make me half-expect to hear the crowd chant “Potvin sucks.”
(This is not a defence of the Canadian jerseys, which are even worse.)
(This is not a defence of the Canadian jerseys, which are even worse.)
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Justin Verlander showing up in Detroit.
February 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Justin Verlander showing up in Detroit.