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I still don’t get this. Can anyone explain why he might have done that, since he appealed so righteously as if it wasn’t his fault?
It really set the tone for a poor performance. You can’t be giving away stuff like that in the first 5 mins #LFC
It really set the tone for a poor performance. You can’t be giving away stuff like that in the first 5 mins #LFC
I don’t get it - why did VVD do that?! That’s just self-destructive. This season reminds me so much of 2022-23 #LFC
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I still don’t get this. Can anyone explain why he might have done that, since he appealed so righteously as if it wasn’t his fault?
It really set the tone for a poor performance. You can’t be giving away stuff like that in the first 5 mins #LFC
It really set the tone for a poor performance. You can’t be giving away stuff like that in the first 5 mins #LFC
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November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Not unusual at all - I make sure to stress test all my pants this way 😝
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Not unusual at all - I make sure to stress test all my pants this way 😝
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BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
Sometimes the choice of reading is serendipitous - happened to be reading Le Guin’s Tehanu for the first time while reading a biography of de Beauvoir and really had to come to grips with the latter’s famous saying that “One is not born, but rather becomes a woman” 💙📚
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Sometimes the choice of reading is serendipitous - happened to be reading Le Guin’s Tehanu for the first time while reading a biography of de Beauvoir and really had to come to grips with the latter’s famous saying that “One is not born, but rather becomes a woman” 💙📚
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Had a liberal or leftist attempted anything 1% as headlong heedless of consequences as DOGE, it would have provided fodder for pious, ‘Chesterton’s Fence’ sermons about unintended consequences until the year 2400. It would have been the biggest argument for Burke since the Jacobins declared Year 1.
It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Had a liberal or leftist attempted anything 1% as headlong heedless of consequences as DOGE, it would have provided fodder for pious, ‘Chesterton’s Fence’ sermons about unintended consequences until the year 2400. It would have been the biggest argument for Burke since the Jacobins declared Year 1.
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to support the squad we have.
Don't be the whiny, plastic fans that some claim we can be. We always support our own, and that's why it means more.
Get with the program and stop acting like a spoiled child who's spilled their milk, respectfully.
#YNWA
Don't be the whiny, plastic fans that some claim we can be. We always support our own, and that's why it means more.
Get with the program and stop acting like a spoiled child who's spilled their milk, respectfully.
#YNWA
a man in a red shirt with expedia on it kisses the trophy
Alt: a man in a red shirt with expedia on it kisses the trophy
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November 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
to support the squad we have.
Don't be the whiny, plastic fans that some claim we can be. We always support our own, and that's why it means more.
Get with the program and stop acting like a spoiled child who's spilled their milk, respectfully.
#YNWA
Don't be the whiny, plastic fans that some claim we can be. We always support our own, and that's why it means more.
Get with the program and stop acting like a spoiled child who's spilled their milk, respectfully.
#YNWA
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Free hit this year for #LFC
The Arne Slot out merchants can jog on, in my humble opinion.
I wish he was coming up with more solutions, but a real human being died unexpectedly. It's completely understandable that the lads aren't up for it entirely.
We don't decide the manager, and it's our job
The Arne Slot out merchants can jog on, in my humble opinion.
I wish he was coming up with more solutions, but a real human being died unexpectedly. It's completely understandable that the lads aren't up for it entirely.
We don't decide the manager, and it's our job
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Free hit this year for #LFC
The Arne Slot out merchants can jog on, in my humble opinion.
I wish he was coming up with more solutions, but a real human being died unexpectedly. It's completely understandable that the lads aren't up for it entirely.
We don't decide the manager, and it's our job
The Arne Slot out merchants can jog on, in my humble opinion.
I wish he was coming up with more solutions, but a real human being died unexpectedly. It's completely understandable that the lads aren't up for it entirely.
We don't decide the manager, and it's our job
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
What awesome lines in the screenshots, tbh 🤣
I genuinely think @mrnikli.bsky.social may be one of the best business writers in history, and “Brainwash An Executive Today!” is one of the best written and insightful and funny business pieces of all time. A must read. Execs can be really stupid!
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November 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
What awesome lines in the screenshots, tbh 🤣
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
This is perhaps the one game this season that Forest have had the kind of incredible finishing they enjoyed last season - few chances in a game but they practically score from every one they get #LFC
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is perhaps the one game this season that Forest have had the kind of incredible finishing they enjoyed last season - few chances in a game but they practically score from every one they get #LFC
Tbh I think we should expect play to get more disjointed the more non-like-for-like substitutions were made. The first two were probably still ok but once you had nearly every attacker thrown on the pitch then you have to expect huge gaps all over the pitch #LFC
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Tbh I think we should expect play to get more disjointed the more non-like-for-like substitutions were made. The first two were probably still ok but once you had nearly every attacker thrown on the pitch then you have to expect huge gaps all over the pitch #LFC
That goal again shows the weakness of our LBs, but Robbo in particular, who nowadays cannot be expected to get tight to his man. Quite sad to see 😭 #LFC
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
That goal again shows the weakness of our LBs, but Robbo in particular, who nowadays cannot be expected to get tight to his man. Quite sad to see 😭 #LFC
And you KNOW they are taking the piss when the same incident happens right in the next game with a different refereeing result #LFC
Lol the footballing gods are just taking the piss with us re that offside goal #LFC
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
And you KNOW they are taking the piss when the same incident happens right in the next game with a different refereeing result #LFC
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this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
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So far, I've been pleased with Ken Burns' American Revolution series on PBS. I hoped it would tell the inclusive history of America and has done so in the first two episodes we've watched, and has touched on the hypocrisy of the quest for freedom while denying that to enslaved Black people and 1/
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
So far, I've been pleased with Ken Burns' American Revolution series on PBS. I hoped it would tell the inclusive history of America and has done so in the first two episodes we've watched, and has touched on the hypocrisy of the quest for freedom while denying that to enslaved Black people and 1/
A good read on one of the most horrific post-WWII episodes, making the dispassionate case that the army was instrumental in igniting and sustaining a conflagration that consumed hundreds of thousands of lives and caused the imprisonment of nearly a million 💙📚
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A good read on one of the most horrific post-WWII episodes, making the dispassionate case that the army was instrumental in igniting and sustaining a conflagration that consumed hundreds of thousands of lives and caused the imprisonment of nearly a million 💙📚
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We’re watching a shift where AI simulates the cohesion and reinforcement that used to require an entire online community. A single person can now build a complete parallel reality with nothing more than a prompt window. Which seems bad.
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We’re watching a shift where AI simulates the cohesion and reinforcement that used to require an entire online community. A single person can now build a complete parallel reality with nothing more than a prompt window. Which seems bad.
The theme of the latest #SloughHouse is comeuppance as some folks got what was coming to them, but more satisfying was the dynamics between Lamb and Standish, which fleshed them out more than in previous books. Surprisingly it seems these two may have more narrative terrain to explore yet 💙📚
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The theme of the latest #SloughHouse is comeuppance as some folks got what was coming to them, but more satisfying was the dynamics between Lamb and Standish, which fleshed them out more than in previous books. Surprisingly it seems these two may have more narrative terrain to explore yet 💙📚
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Christian nationalists love Trump's abusive, misogynistic, and un-Christian behavior because toxic masculinity is a defining feature of the heresy of Christian nationalism.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Christian nationalists love Trump's abusive, misogynistic, and un-Christian behavior because toxic masculinity is a defining feature of the heresy of Christian nationalism.
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TREVOR NOAH SUMS UP WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A LIVERPOOL FAN 😅
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
TREVOR NOAH SUMS UP WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A LIVERPOOL FAN 😅