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Nathan
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Previously @norm_1142 and @sotasooner on the Other Site. Still pro-berimbolo, pro-Barry Switzer, pro-baking. Will recommend ᗅᗺᗷᗅ songs for you. Oregon via Oklahoma via Minnesota via Oregon via Oklahoma
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In the Kirkland Justice system the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the folks that sell you hot dogs and the corporate founders who threaten death on anyone that would raise the prices of the hot dogs
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The “canceled people” database listing victims of cancel culture, which includes oft-repeated cases such as Bret Weinstein (Evergreen State College) and James Damore (Google), has a little over 200 entries across 18 years.

canceledpeople.org
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.

www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The contempt that I have for this man and his supporters cannot be measured
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Had a long conversation with my contact at the Oregon Dept of Agriculture. The ODA administers the Hemp program. She has been hearing from a lot of hemp growers lately. (She thanked me for being nice about it - I said I waited a few days to calm down before calling.) Here's what I learned:
November 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
You can see that the “only the (Republicans)* have agency” trope runs deep

*prior to the Great Switch, of course
The NY Times will stay true to form though, critiquing the tone and civility of those on the correct side of history.
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I was waiting for this one
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
@solidverbal.com guys I just listened to your OU-Alabama preview and wtf
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
First loss to the BHOD!!!!!!
November 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A playoff team would deliver a kill shot here
November 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Texas A&M police says it has removed this trooper from his game day assignment following this:
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Also OU has extracted 17 points from roughly 3.5 successful offensive plays so tell me that isn’t efficiency
November 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
That was a hell of a run from Mateer.
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
That’s one way to cover up for a sus offense
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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it’s time for the modern day temperance movement targeting gambling
October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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If you think being identity-pilled is bad for the Democratic brand, then why do you constantly keep perpetuating the (false, IMHO) and right wing narrative that the Democratic party is identity-pilled?
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Anytime aTm gives a coach an extension it immediately dooms their tenure
November 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
South Carolina making aTm’s 9 prior opponents look stupid. “No, you just do THIS and these Aggies turn back into Aggies”
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale

good work, John Roberts
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.

How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.

www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My longtime belief that this guy is a POS (based solely on his on-court actions) appears to be vindicated IRL
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Big oof for Oregon beer today (the company has had a checkered history with labor relations but still a big loss) lincolnchronicle.org/rogue-brewer...
Rogue Ales abruptly closes its Newport operations and restaurants Friday; owes hundreds of thousands in rent and taxes • Lincoln Chronicle
Rogue Ales abruptly closes its Newport operations and restaurants Friday; owes hundreds of thousands in rent and taxes
lincolnchronicle.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
NWS says hammer the under in USC-Iowa
An unusually strong storm system will bring widespread rain to southern California through Sunday. The period of most concern is tonight through Saturday night when a large area of heavy rain and isolated but potentially severe thunderstorms will bring a moderate risk of...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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I give Catholic bishops a hard time often for all the obvious reasons, but this is beautiful and loving, and I'm deeply grateful to hear it. This can change hearts and save lives.
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM