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maybe I'll start posting again idk
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MBS & Trump; Trump laughing Martin Short as Jiminy Glick, laughing
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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but, but
An opinion piece in the New York Times, by Binyamin Appelbaum, titled, "Mamdani Isn’t the Future of the Democrats. This Guy Is." Below the title is a large picture of PA governor Josh Shapiro
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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(the "epic handshake" meme) a brawny arm on the left, labeled with the USA flag, clasps hands with a brawny arm on the right, labeled with the Chinese flag. In the middle over their clasped hands is the text "eat bitterness" a translation of a Chinese phrase for dutiful struggle and suffering, notably recently employed by Xi Jinping talking about the youth unemployment crisis in China
October 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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next week, "How the ancient use of oracle bones for divination could inform Chinese AI strategy"
Screenshot of a portion of the New York Times front page. Text reads: "How the 19th-Century Opium War Shapes Xis Trade Clash With Trump China's leader, Xi Jinping, draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a Qing official whose defiance of Britain led to China's defeat but made him a national hero."
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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don't do this to the dang Forest Service site, ffs
Screenshot of the US forest Service website from Oct. 2, 2025. An alert header above the main content of the site reads, "The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people. For information on recreation site status on National Forest System lands, please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit" Underneath, the web page features a photo of a Woodsy Owl mascot, with the text "Happy Birthday, Woodsy Owl! Woodsy Owl turns 54 years old today"
October 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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out on the ragged edge of the view from nowhere
A screenshot of the New York Times front page for Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The first headline reads, "Canada Is 'Not for Sale,' Its Leader Says. Trump Replies, 'Never Say Never.'". The subhead reads, "In their first Oval Office meeting, President Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney praised each other. But they disagreed about Canada's sovereignty." The final sentence was highlighted by this poster. 🙃
May 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Gadsden Flag (aka the “don’t tread on me flag” featuring a rattlesnake) with text reading “fix your hearts or die”
April 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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celebrating Liberation Day
April 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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I do kinda miss this bad boy
A Helio Ocean phone, circa 2007
October 5, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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storm's a-comin'
screenshot of nytimes.com; in the business section, a headline reads, "Is the Boom-and-Bust Business Cycle Dead?"
April 12, 2024 at 7:31 AM
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tag yourself
A subsection of an interactive menu for a restaurant in Harbin, China. The menu has been machine-translated from Chinese to English. The two visible dishes are named “Government tofu”, and “Braised Family” Another part of the same menu. Dishes here are “Crisp yellow vegetables”, “Stupid vermicelli braised pork”, and “Dry Pot Sausage"
April 8, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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whenever I read about the TikTok stealing our precious bodily data
March 13 2024 X/Twitter post by user “yoshimi battles the productive forces” @nise_yoshimi “Wang Huneng: excellent news, comrade! We have used tiktok to steal all the data of every American! Now we can see what they're looking at on their phones! Xi Jinping in his chair sitting deep in thought: why? Wang, very quiet: ...I don't know”
March 13, 2024 at 11:27 PM
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the fuck, man
President of the United States, Joe Biden, kissing neofascist Italian PM Giorgia Meloni on the head
March 4, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Got the swizzle sticks today, boss, yep, extra sexy like you asked
swizzle stick (or cocktail stirrer) poking out of a glass of lime soda. the stick is in the shape of a naked woman
February 10, 2024 at 5:18 AM
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@faineg.bsky.social hey quick question for you: got a sick deal on this on Temu, I should be, like, legally alright pole-mounting it in my backyard? Nobody likes my neighbor Dennis OR his drone so I don’t think the HOA is gonna care
February 6, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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DUNE: God Emperor of Dune (2030)
January 31, 2024 at 4:40 AM
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they are really cooking with gas over at Der Spiegel. and that gas? carbon monoxide babey
Screenshot of a tweet from Der Spiegel. Image shows a child walking through rubble. Caption, translated to English, reads: "More than 180 births every day, in the middle of the war: The UN is calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The Israeli army has now found explosive belts there - apparently adapted for children."
December 25, 2023 at 3:39 PM
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idk if this is really headline material, FT, but sure
FT headline reading “Elon Musk told lenders they would not lose money on Twitter deal”
December 15, 2023 at 1:51 PM
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is macOS entering its Windows XP era for anybody else? I'm seeing this fun little window all the time since I upgraded to Sonoma
A macOS dialog window, titled "Force Quit Applications"; it reads "Your system has run out of application memory. To avoid problems with your computer, quit any applications you are not using." and lists running applications and their memory usage, offering to Force Quit any selected app.
October 18, 2023 at 10:21 AM
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I’m sure many have seen this by now, but what an amazing interview; I also cannot believe CNN aired it

x.com/davidrkadler...
October 9, 2023 at 11:48 PM
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Ethan Hawke as Jordan Peterson when
YouTube title card for a teaser trailer for "Strange Way of Life" featuring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal. Hawke's old-timey costume helps him to a strange resemblance to noted dipshit Jordan Peterson
October 1, 2023 at 1:19 AM
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oh man early Grand Designs went a little harder on the budgets and I love it. throw it all up on screen, let it sink in
Screenshot of Ep 2, S 1 of Grand Designs, showing the budget for the house featured in the episode. Late 90s £GBP. Overlaid on the picture of the house: "Land £250,000 House £170.000 Architect £12,000 TOTAL £432,000 VALUE £600,000"
August 25, 2023 at 1:52 PM
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Flyer in a Shanghai hotel, picturing man receiving a massage. Reads: “丝柔美白去角质护理 Silky Skin Body Crub 果香慕丝去角质 De Aging Tropical Salt Mousse Scrub” Lower half of the flyer, reads: “男士 首选 Especially for gentleman”
August 19, 2023 at 9:07 AM
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screaming SELLSELLSELLSELLSELL into my deskphone as I sprint towards my 14th floor office window
Screenshot of a tweet by @FalconryFinance showing a $1.99 hotdog on the menu at a Costco captioned “BREAKING: Costco hotdog has de-pegged from $1.50.” (this photo was probably taken in Canada)
August 19, 2023 at 8:36 AM