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Sorry, I guess the alt text didn't make it. Here it is again with alt text (and ugh, I feel gross transcribing it):
A tweet from @elonmusk on Twitter: "When Tolkien wrote about the hobbits, he was referring to the gentlefolk of the English shires, who don't realize the horrors that take place far away. "They were able to live their lives in peace and tranquility, but only because they were protected by the hard men of Gondor. "What happened to the nice man who was brutally murdered while walking his dog will happen to all of England if the tide of illegal immigration is not turned. "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die."
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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3b. And that's the worst part about Musk's tweet; not that he doesn't know his Tolkien, but that at his core he *is Saruman.*

We've read this story. We know how it ends:
From chapter 8 of book 2 of The Return of the King: "To the dismay of those that stood by, about the body of Saruman a grey mist gathered, and rising slowly to a great height like smoke from a fire, as a pale shrouded figure it loomed over the Hill. For a moment it wavered, looking to the West; but out of the West came a cold wind, and it bent away, and with a sigh dissolved into nothing."
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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1. They were being protected by the Rangers, the last remnant of the Dúnedain of Arnor, not Gondor. Their chief was Aragorn, well-known and well-regarded (both in-universe and out) as a man of deep compassion and soft conscience, a man of song and history, a man of care with the hands of a healer. 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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"It's one young voter, Michael. How old could he be, 41?"
Lucille Bluth from "Arrested Development," holding a mug and being remarkably out of touch about numbers.
September 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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September 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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September 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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A single-panel comic: On the left of the panel is a pile of packages, with some books, medical supplies, and an old-timey schoolhouse piled on top. The packages are labeled "Energy Assistance," "ESOL," "Family Assistance," "Foster Care," "Head Start," "Delinquency Prevention," and "Children's Bureau." A person is gesturing to the pile, asking with an anguished face, "Who's going to PAY for all these government programs?" Another person responds, arms crossed resolutely, "Who's going to pay for it if we DON'T?" Credits are on the bottom: Originally posted on TheDevilsPanties.com, by Jennie Breeden and Obby in 2025.
September 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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I feel like this thread is just begging for this response.

(n.b. Use the OS you like, this is just a joke)
A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo, but it says "Windows sucks now, Switch to Linux"
September 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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I'm so strongly reminded of this:
A screenshot of a Tumblr post by cirquedugrotedque, which is itself a screenshot of a tweet by Nicky "New Album Out Now" Flowers (@yiffpolice). The tweet reads, "if you know someone from nyc and they're feeling down, ask them to explain to you exactly what a bodega is. they love telling people about bodegas. now, what they're going to describe to you is a regular corner store. but act like it's just as magical as they think it is" In response to this Tumblr post, the original Tweet author (who goes by "nickyflowers" on Tumblr) has replied, "i'm thrilled my tweet continues to upset new yorkers even after my twitter ban" and tagged the reply with "#marvel rivals spiderman saying that after the match they should all get a sandwich specifically from a bodega". The post has 69,400 notes and has been hearted by the person who took the screenshot, who doesn't follow either of the people involved in the post.
August 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Hero.
A photo of a gas pump, one of the ones with obnoxiously loud screens. The photographer has circled one of the soft buttons after taking the photo, because an earlier patron has used a permanent marker to write "MUTE" by it. Someone (presumably a gas station employee) has tried to scrub this away, but it remains still, warning all who might have the misfortune to need it.
June 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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With apologies to @xkcd.com .
March 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Name a more iconic trio, I'll wait
The "Constellation," "Throwback," and "Hologram" Jokers from indie video game "Balatro."
February 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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They generally looked something like this, the big player in the space was Palm, you interacted with them using a stylus. Most of them didn't have wifi, which is fine because most houses and offices didn't either. You had to plug it in to your computer with a proprietary cable to sync it.
February 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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I saw a pundit suggest people harass people who drive Teslas. When I bought mine, it cost $70K, a large sum of money that I will not throw away just so a pundit can make a point. Here's my rebuttal. l'd like to see you get on without buying Exxon products. We all agree they suck, but evil companies have a way of building dependence, that's how the stay in business while openly doing despicable things. When I put down $70K for what is, btw, a fantastic car, no one knew how evil Elon Musk was going to turn out to be, how little he would care what you and think. And don't believe anyone can live a pure life and extract all evil from it, and still participate in civilization. PS: I give up dealing with Bluesky's character limit.;-)
December 12, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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It formed the seed for the Spotify playlist I've spent the most time curating over the last 3-4 years and would love to find more tracks for:
A screenshot of the Spotify playlist "Christmastime and Jolly Tidings Wait for No Man". The description is "Upbeat, mostly instrumental, somewhat blues-y music that might be played by a jazz trio at a house party in the 60s that's ever-so-slightly too cool for you to have been invited to."
December 9, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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That guy definitely made his quota for the month.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northro...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman...
US Government Employee: “Okay, awesome. So that’s a solid contract for the Lunar Lander for NASA. Great doing business with you.” Northrop Grumman salesman: “Yeah, sure, happy to help us win the space race against the Soviets!” Gov Employee: “Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go figure out who we’re going to get to build a stealth bomber for the Air Force.” Grumman: “Oh, we can do that too!” Gov Employee: “Whoa, really? Thanks, that really makes the rest of the week easier. I appreciate it! Now all I need to do is find someone to make some cute little mail delivery trucks for the USPS.” Grumman: “You’re not gonna believe this…”
September 18, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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Neat.
September 16, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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Peter Parker meme. Glasses off: "AI Checker". Glasses on: "False Positive Generator"
August 31, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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But you know he *thought* it.
The AP Fact Check template, with J.D. Vance's photo. The headline is "No, Trump did not tell J.D. Vance to 'stop sucking up all of my media attention'".
July 27, 2024 at 3:13 AM
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This is a new classic. Did you take inspiration from this old classic?
June 27, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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They updated it to almost exactly that:
April 4, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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I couldn't let it go, but I only had my phone.
A manipulation of the original photo of a cat standing on a power line with a lightning bolt striking directly behind it, to make the photo look like the cover of Frank Miller's classic Batman graphic novel "The Dark Knight Returns." The title reads "CATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT MEOWTURNS" and it is credited to "Frank Miller with Claws Johnson and Lynn Furley."
March 14, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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I'm...having trouble figuring out which one is the con man and which one is the mark.
Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man meme.
March 12, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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Every once in a while I see a tech headline that's just a perfect confluence of yuck for me. Literally every word makes my desire to go live in the woods increase
A screenshot of a Gizmodo headline, which reads "Amazon Wants You to Throw Out Your BMW's User Manual in Favor of Al" The subhead is "Amazon's working to stick Al inside cars that could tell you why the check engine light is on, though only if you're paying for 5G." The article is by Kyle Barr, and it was published "an hour ago" from when the screenshot was taken, which was in the morning of January 10, 2024.
January 10, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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"Ooh... I'm #publicdomain now! Not my voice, though. Or my laugh. Or my gloves. Or my colors. But this exact version right here, with a penchant for whistling, belongs to everyone now. Happy New Year! I'm free!"
Mickey Mouse from Steamboat Willie, sailing uncharted waters, marveling at the rich new world of Public Domain he has been denied for so long
January 1, 2024 at 12:26 PM