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Ben Rosengart
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They call me Mr. Literal. I mean, not actually

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Happy #caturday from a friend I made strolling around West Berkeley.
A fluffy torty, loafant on a sidewalk argent, eyes shut, being petted by a white dude’s hand (mine)
January 11, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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@futurebird we like to mix it up around here
A box, sideways, with a tow-headed child lying in it and a gray tabby sitting triumphantly on it
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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This is quite rich coming from the guy who tried to get a professor fired for making fun of him.
Bret "Bedbug" Stephens appoints himself to scold "the Left" about "free speech"
September 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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@heidilifeldman
September 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Most if not all of them, one would think
Screenshot from the NYT: a photo portrait of Amelia Earhart and a headline, The New York City Buildings Amelia Earhart Left Behind
September 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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> As jury selection began on Monday, Judge Cannon dismissed some questions that Mr. Routh had sought to put to the potential jurors, including questions about their views on the conflict in Gaza, Mr. Trump’s interest in controlling Greenland and what they would do […]

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September 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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@nberlat.bsky.social go on …
September 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Oh Roxie Theater, what *are* you doing?
a "gender" pulldown offering "male" and "female" only
August 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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I’m not Gen Z but who’s down to hang the writer with their own entrails and then snag a nice pastry?

Alt: For Gen Z, ‘Little Treats’ Are Worth Going Over Budget
Any excuse is good enough for young adults to treat themselves, whether it’s failing an exam, getting […]

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August 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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One assumes the dumbest possible thing happened here.
Headline: New Tariff on 'Transshipped' Goods Mystifies Importers
August 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Now this is what I call #futurist #cuisine. Alt: a grilled-looking unidentified river fish on a charred landscape. The Canadian authorities believe it was dropped by an osprey onto power lines, sparking a wildfire.
August 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Don’t leave out the L in PUBLIC
Don’t leave out the L in PUBLIC
Don’t leave out the L in PUBLIC
Sign from Berkeley Plublic Works Dept (And because it’s Berkeley, someone tried to scratch out the extra L)
July 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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#caturday
Close-up of a sleeping cat, chin turned upwards, tail wrapped over nose in “croissant” position
July 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Some J. Frank Parnell vibes here. https://mastodon.palewi.re/@OldLAPhotos/114757340062388089
June 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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c'mon NYT enough with the impractical health advice
“The Surprising Health Benefits of Becoming Pope”, with a photo of Pope Leo XIV
May 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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@ivory what is the best way to report this layout bug on Mac? See screenshot. If I scroll it out of view and back in, it looks fine. Thank you.
May 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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don't throw away those guillotines, guys
NYT screenshot. Hed: Where Would Hollywood Find Its Guillotines or Pay Phones Without Them? Dek: The prop house History for Hire has long helped filmmakers recreate the past. But with fewer films shot in Los Angeles, it isn’t sure about its future.
May 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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@0xabad1dea apparently somewhat expansionist
April 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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San Francisco @RadicalGraffiti
Sticker depicting a popsicle vendor. “Siempre paletas, nunca I.C.E.”
April 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Democrats gotta think bigger. The 24 million year option was right there.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/us/wisconsin-supreme-court-veto.html?unlocked_article_code=1.A08.aBMm.U1P8OLwz_Cjc&smid=url-share
April 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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my brain at 3 am
Email from “The Miro Team”, subj: “New highlights on your Error”
April 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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#gavinnewsom #immigration #california
A screenshot of his contact form. I’ve written: “You should call out the National Guard to stop the ICE stormtroopers! I'm serious. You'll be a national hero. I will even take back the mean stuff I said when you threw transgender children under the bus with Charlie Kirk.”
April 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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You say sex partner, I say
A street sign: (private) Gene Friend
April 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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You say Passover Seder, I say
Gott’s Roadside, a restaurant in San Francisco
April 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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These people are bad at counting motorcycles.
A storefront with a sign, “ZERO motorcycles”. But the window contains one motorcycle.
April 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM