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Daniel Malmer
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PhD student researching media, political communication, and extremism. Software developer turned computational social scientist.
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Steve Martin from The Jerk in a bathrobe sitting at a desk with a troll pen. He has checkbooks all over his desk. Closed caption: Pay to the order of Iron Balls McGinty... one dollar and... nine cents.
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Frame from a 70s-era comic strip. A man with gray temples wearing a purple dinner jacket throws up his hands and yells at a brunette woman "That would not kill dracula!"
November 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Cartoon from The Onion. A family drives a car labeled "sitting duck families." A grim reaper labeled antifa looms over an ominous-looking city which is labeled crime-infested hellholes. A traffic sign says Warning you are now leaving the exburbs with a skull and crossbones. The family says "it'll be fun to spend an evening in the city." The father and son gulp. The mother is labeled Naive dingbats, the son innocent kids, the husband streetwise dads. The editor in the lower-right corner says blood drive.
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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A search for the phone number returns a church. Their webpage no longer has the phone number or text about "subscription details," so I imagine it was hacked at some point and indexed by Google.
Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church https://jhbc.org Jonesboro Baptist Church of Sanford NC If you have any questions about your subscription details, our support is available 24/7 at Helpline Number: +1 (830) 289-XXXX. We're grateful for your ...
October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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New scam dropped.

I just got a calendar invite that makes it look like I've been charged for a McAfee subscription.

A calendar invite!

Any application that allows people to communicate will be used for scams and harassment.
Update: Order CGPG88039 confirmation complete Thursday, October 30 • 8:50 - 8:50pm Your premium McAfee subscription has been successfully renewed. The payment of USD396.33 has been received, and your access to all premium features remains active for the upcoming Four Year term.
October 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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History.com British troops set fire to the White House | August 24, 1814 On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United States and England, British troops enter Washington, DC and burn the White House.
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Republicans in North Carolina are pushing through new gerrymandering, and the morning news reported it just as cheerfully as they talked about the state fair.
Two pictures of North Carolina with red and blue districts. Left labeled Current Congressional Map. Right labeled New Proposed Congressional Map with several blue districts flipped to red.
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Who robbed the Louvre right answers only.
1970’s George Segal and Robert Redford on a bench in Central Park. A Black man, Moses Gunn, sits further down screen on the bench, reading a book.
October 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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I don’t know anything about Kathleen Parker. Is this just a catchphrase like “boom goes the dynamite” or is it self-soothing?
Opinion: Kathleen Parker Calm Down Roe v Wade isn’t going anywhere July 3 2018. Opinion Kathleen Parker Calm Down. We’ll be fine no matter who wins. November 4, 2016. Calm down: it was a good speech. Kathleen Parker Washington Post writers group. Feb 1 2018. It was a good speech. Calm down. I said good. Kathleen Parker: American needs to just calm down a little. Long Beach Press Telegram. Updated September 1, 2017.
October 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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The No Kings march in Philadelphia fittingly ended across the street from the site of the original No Kings event: the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
An old red brick building with white trim and clock tower.
October 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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LET’S GOOOOO!!!!
A person in a frog costume carrying a no parking sign that says no king.
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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I did an image search for “Nazi propaganda” and found the Department of Labor’s picture among Getty’s stock photos. A search for “propaganda family” has it right next to a Nazi propaganda pic.
Post from the Department of Labor’s Bluesky. 1940’s propaganda poster “Restoring the American Dream” with a 1940’s white family smiling like idiots. Search results for “propaganda family.” The same poster but instead it says back your future with US savings bonds. To its left is a black and white picture of a baby with German words.
October 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Conservatives are weird, y'all.
Book cover: "The Tragedy of American Compassion" By Marvin Olasky, Preface by Charles Murray author of The Bell Curve. Recommended by Newt Gingrich. 1800's picture of a man serving soup to a woman and her children.
October 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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This is what the White House’s official LinkedIn profile looks like now. People who list a job at the White House have this on their profile.

The aesthetic is quite a choice. It’s amazing that Trump and his people think that avatar looks good.
LinkedIn search result for The White House returns the White House government administration Washington DC with a grimacing Donald Trump avatar.
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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LET’S F**KING GOOOOOOO!!!
JINSTABAG Inflatable Costume Adult Frog Full Body Deluxe Fun 800+ bought in past month
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Do you think they’ll let me wear this on the plane?
An Amazon search for frog inflatable costume. Results include two inflatable frog costumes for $155 and $38, free delivery by tomorrow.
October 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Mood.
Sticker on a car: the Untitled Goose Game goose with a knife in its beak titled become ungovernable.
October 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Same energy.
The Simpsons. Ralph Wiggums talks to his parents and says MRS. KRABAPPEL AND PRINCIPAL SKINNER WERE IN THE CLOSET MAKING BABIES AND I SAW ONE OF THE BABIES AND THE BABY LOOKED AT ME
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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During a 2011 San Francisco debate over a proposed anti-circumcision law, an Intactivist created a comic series called Foreskin Man. I have all seven issues somewhere. They're surprisingly well-done and must have cost a fortune to produce.
Comic book hero who looks like a blonde Superman. He is labeled Foreskin Man.
October 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia with her hair up, wearing a white poofy coat.
October 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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With alt text.
Dear Team Paramount: I think we can all agree that the temperature of our nation's social discourse feels higher than ever. Too often, the space once reserved for thoughtful dialogue has been consumed by partisan division and hostile disputes. If we are to move forward, we must find our way back to the ideals that shaped both our country and civilization itself: open exchange of ideas, vigorous yet respectful debate, and a genuine regard for the beliefs and traditions of others. This challenge extends to the media. While it was founded with the mission of informing the public and fostering discussion on the issues of the day, too often it has become a platform that amplifies the very partisanship tearing our society apart. George Washington warned that the primary danger in politics is partisanship. Today, that danger extends far beyond politics - threatening the fabric of our communities. When we reduce every issue to "us vs. them" or "my way vs. the wrong way," we close ourselves off from listening, learning, and ultimately growing, both as individuals and as a society. I don't pretend to have a solution to this challenge. But I do believe we each have a responsibility to do our part. At Paramount, we have both a unique opportunity and an obligation as stewards of one of the most iconic and respected news organizations in the world. We are challenging ourselves to do better - recognizing that we have the ability to reach a broad audience and demonstrate constructive, respectful, and bipartisan dialogue in our own work. Our mission is clear: to ensure that this global platform remains a place where people can seek the truth, gain understanding, and engage with the facts. That is our purpose. With this in mind, I am excited to share that The Free Press is joining our Company. Since its launch just five years ago, The Free Press, under co-founder Bari Weiss' leadership, has built one of the most dynamic news organizations in the country, one that resonates with audiences of all ages and perspectives. Guided by their core values of truth, balance, and an exchange of ideas, the team has made it their mission to help restore public trust in the news - and they are delivering real results. Their dedication to independent and fearless reporting has won the devotion of some 1.5 million readers - more than 170,000 of them who are now paid subscribers - an extraordinary achievement in such a short time. As part of this acquisition, Bari will become editor-in-chief of CBS News. She brings a passion for reaching broad audiences through rigorous, fact-based reporting and a relentless commitment to amplifying voices from all corners of the spectrum. This, combined with her restless desire to build, believe, and innovate, makes her a perfect fit for our storied news division. In these early days working together, I've seen the Bari who you will get to know: a person of incredible energy, judgment, and perception for what will resonate with audiences. Working alongside our exceptionally talented colleagues at CBS News, she will help ensure that our reporting remains relevant, accessible, and - most importantly - trusted in this new era for American media. I am confident that, in the coming years, CBS News and The Free Press will make big strides and be at the forefront of a much-needed transformation in how news is gathered, reported, and delivered. Our goal is to broaden our reach while solidifying our position as a leading voice in American journalism. Every step of the way, trust and facts will remain our guiding principles as we work every day to strengthen and deepen our connection with our audience. As a news organization, we serve a vital role in the lives of Americans from every background and belief, and we embrace that responsibility with the utmost care, integrity, and purpose. We aim to do our part in helping rebuild a society where our shared humanity unites us and where work every day to strengthen and deepen our connection with our audience. As a news organization, we serve a vital role in the lives of Americans from every background and belief, and we embrace that responsibility with the utmost care, integrity, and purpose. We aim to do our part in helping rebuild a society where our shared humanity unites us, and where our differences become a source of strength rather than division. We are here to achieve great things together. So please join me in extending a warm welcome to Bari and the entire team from The Free Press as they join us on that journey. Let's go! David
October 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Homer Simpson kneels down and tells Bart “funniest fumble so far.”
October 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Hence:
Dog avatars, list by @malmer.com. People whose main qualification is having a dog avatar.
October 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Day 2 of dam watch. I think the chair is from the patio of Kipos, one of the restaurants that was washed out two months ago. No idea where it’s been all this time. There might be a second chair in the background on the left?
A weedy creek. A line of sticks and flotsam cross the creek like a small dam. An orange traffic divider and a decrepit chair join the debris.
October 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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The Bluesky team the past couple of days:
Classic tweet from dril: go ahead. keep screaming "Shut The Fuck Up" at me. it only makes my opinions Worse
October 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM