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Gloriously incandescent twit. Survived the X-flavoured pillaging of Twitter.
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.

All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
The NYT definitely made a choice not to add “without evidence” to this headline.
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Post something random or you'll have an awful December
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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He said he was quitting comedy and, by God, he’s a man of his word
bill maher with one of the craziest flop jokes i've ever seen in my life
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”

Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.

TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
February 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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'A senior member of the neo-Nazi group which held an anti-Jewish protest outside NSW Parliament is a South African national who works for a major engineering firm that has held contracts with the Australian Defence Department and NSW government.'

www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Engineer. Teacher. Postie: The neo-Nazis who rallied in Sydney
Those who gathered on Saturday include a personal trainer, an English-as-a-second-language teacher and a former bar manager who is facing DV charges.
www.smh.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Sheldon remind me when did Chuck Schumer fight united with the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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“0% woke shit”

a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Real "desperate Adam Sutler" energy
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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May Dick Cheney spend eternity being bombed over and over by the souls of more than a million murdered Iraqis
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Cheney should have died in The Hague, not surrounded by his loved ones, Nancy.
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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If you don't understand why we're celebrating Dick Cheney's death then you probably won't understand why everyone's blocking you.
November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A close friend of misogynist influencer Andrew Tate is part of an aggressive recruitment drive to draw rich and isolated teenagers into the ranks of Australia’s neo-Nazis

www.smh.com.au/national/an-...
An Andrew Tate insider is helping Australian Nazis recruit teens
Neo-Nazis are targeting the rich and the young to fill their ranks – and coffers. And one of Andrew Tate’s right-hand men is helping them draw boys in.
www.smh.com.au
November 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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The costs of inaction are high. From extreme weather events to wildfires, adapting to the impacts of climate change now can save lives and economies in the future.

UNEP Executive Director IngerAndersen.bsky.social calls on countries to close the #AdaptationGap: https://bit.ly/43A2lbu
October 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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There's increasing awareness of the role the animal ag industry plays in climate obstruction, but this new book brings all the peer-reviewed research on the subject together in one place and it's 🤯.

drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
S14, Ep7 | How the Animal Ag Industry Obstructs Climate Policy
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
drilled.media
October 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM