Pretendjamin
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i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
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Sports gambling isn’t killing sports in one dramatic moment. It’s all of these small moments adding up, slowly changing how fans trust what they’re watching.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Sports gambling isn’t killing sports in one dramatic moment. It’s all of these small moments adding up, slowly changing how fans trust what they’re watching.
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
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Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last
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New laws of robotics:
-The supply of funding shall not be interrupted
-Robots cannot harm a human unless tricked a lil bit
-Do not examine the accounting
-Sam Altman is not liable for damages
-If a human is replaced by a robot they must be rehired for the position within 12 months at a lower rate
-The supply of funding shall not be interrupted
-Robots cannot harm a human unless tricked a lil bit
-Do not examine the accounting
-Sam Altman is not liable for damages
-If a human is replaced by a robot they must be rehired for the position within 12 months at a lower rate
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New laws of robotics:
-The supply of funding shall not be interrupted
-Robots cannot harm a human unless tricked a lil bit
-Do not examine the accounting
-Sam Altman is not liable for damages
-If a human is replaced by a robot they must be rehired for the position within 12 months at a lower rate
-The supply of funding shall not be interrupted
-Robots cannot harm a human unless tricked a lil bit
-Do not examine the accounting
-Sam Altman is not liable for damages
-If a human is replaced by a robot they must be rehired for the position within 12 months at a lower rate
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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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olivia "the ballot box" nuzzi
i'm sorry i'm trying to delete
i'm sorry i'm trying to delete
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
olivia "the ballot box" nuzzi
i'm sorry i'm trying to delete
i'm sorry i'm trying to delete
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"if you can't do it safely then you shouldn't do it" is, unfortunately, just not something modern economies are built to handle
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"if you can't do it safely then you shouldn't do it" is, unfortunately, just not something modern economies are built to handle
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
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women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
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the way the new york post talks about zohran
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
the way the new york post talks about zohran
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Anyone whose theory of electoral politics is “voters are wealth maximizers who assess material circumstances and back whomever improves them most” or “voters are attuned to politics such that politicians tweaking word choices would change many minds” should read those NYT regular voters interviews.
September 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Anyone whose theory of electoral politics is “voters are wealth maximizers who assess material circumstances and back whomever improves them most” or “voters are attuned to politics such that politicians tweaking word choices would change many minds” should read those NYT regular voters interviews.
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people love bringing up japan when it comes to deporting immigrants/ creating a homogenous society, but if you bring up japan's anti-gun laws it's "woah woah woah"
August 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
people love bringing up japan when it comes to deporting immigrants/ creating a homogenous society, but if you bring up japan's anti-gun laws it's "woah woah woah"
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some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly
August 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly
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JAMES BOND (Tom Holland): (into smart watch) Alexa, I need your help! I can’t get into the Amazon fulfillment centre to save the Prime Minister! There’s a large group of pro-union protestors blocking the way!
MILF YOUNGLY (Lauren Sanchez): Perhaps I could be of service, Mr. Bond. I am 24 years old.
MILF YOUNGLY (Lauren Sanchez): Perhaps I could be of service, Mr. Bond. I am 24 years old.
August 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
JAMES BOND (Tom Holland): (into smart watch) Alexa, I need your help! I can’t get into the Amazon fulfillment centre to save the Prime Minister! There’s a large group of pro-union protestors blocking the way!
MILF YOUNGLY (Lauren Sanchez): Perhaps I could be of service, Mr. Bond. I am 24 years old.
MILF YOUNGLY (Lauren Sanchez): Perhaps I could be of service, Mr. Bond. I am 24 years old.
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One of the things that has pretty annoying is that if you have any kind of bullshit meter, if you have anything inside of yourself that doesn’t enjoy being lied to, the last couple of years of almost every area of public life have been driving you up a fucking wall
August 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
One of the things that has pretty annoying is that if you have any kind of bullshit meter, if you have anything inside of yourself that doesn’t enjoy being lied to, the last couple of years of almost every area of public life have been driving you up a fucking wall