Rose Gold Dust Woman
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“Comedy is the most perishable form of entertainment. Shit just stops being funny.” -
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The older I get the more I feel like striving to be a good and kind person is an act of rebellion in a hateful world.
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
Not a single one of these emails is either to or from a drag queen 🤔
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Not a single one of these emails is either to or from a drag queen 🤔
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
I’ve said many times before how if you told me 25 years ago that one of the dudes from The Man Show turned out to be a good guy, actually, I’d think you were nuts … but I get it now.
This is one of the most heartfelt tributes I have ever heard. Watch with tissues. Text/call your friends and tell them you love them with all your heart.
youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...
youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...
Jimmy Kimmel Remembers His Best Friend and Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’ve said many times before how if you told me 25 years ago that one of the dudes from The Man Show turned out to be a good guy, actually, I’d think you were nuts … but I get it now.
Me, standing at the window in my “whimsy lover” tshirt: Yes … ha ha ha yes”
All my Goodnight Moonheads lining up at midnight for a first look at the Goodnight Moon suite. The Goodnight Moon fandom has been clamoring for this www.boston.com/travel/trave...
Look inside Sheraton Boston's whimsical new Goodnight Moon suite
Look inside Sheraton Boston's whimsical new limited-time Goodnight Moon suite, which is available through Feb. 28, 2026.
www.boston.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Me, standing at the window in my “whimsy lover” tshirt: Yes … ha ha ha yes”
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So Dems demanded an extension on subsidies or else. Then they caved. The GOP being smart is now adding abortion restrictions to a subsidies extension forcing Dems to either sell out on abortion or vote no on the subsidies they demanded in the first place.
They just keep getting clowned.
They just keep getting clowned.
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
So Dems demanded an extension on subsidies or else. Then they caved. The GOP being smart is now adding abortion restrictions to a subsidies extension forcing Dems to either sell out on abortion or vote no on the subsidies they demanded in the first place.
They just keep getting clowned.
They just keep getting clowned.
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Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
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Played “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” for a five year old girl, and she told me, “You know, I do”
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Played “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” for a five year old girl, and she told me, “You know, I do”
If men are reading in public it means they are ✨minding their own business✨ and that is Good, Actually.
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If men are reading in public it means they are ✨minding their own business✨ and that is Good, Actually.
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back in my day we had a whole insty gram account where we celebrated the idea of hot men reading. And it was only square photos with premade filters, which was the style at the time
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
back in my day we had a whole insty gram account where we celebrated the idea of hot men reading. And it was only square photos with premade filters, which was the style at the time
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If I were a doctor with a massive house, I would definitely name it Bedside Manor
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If I were a doctor with a massive house, I would definitely name it Bedside Manor
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Every 6 weeks, I get an IV medication to treat my autoimmune disorder.
My cost: $20
Insurance pays: $1,328.53
Provider charges: $8,500
Every 6 weeks. That's 8 or 9 times per year.
My cost: $20
Insurance pays: $1,328.53
Provider charges: $8,500
Every 6 weeks. That's 8 or 9 times per year.
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Every 6 weeks, I get an IV medication to treat my autoimmune disorder.
My cost: $20
Insurance pays: $1,328.53
Provider charges: $8,500
Every 6 weeks. That's 8 or 9 times per year.
My cost: $20
Insurance pays: $1,328.53
Provider charges: $8,500
Every 6 weeks. That's 8 or 9 times per year.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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This is my favorite part of this cycle we've been repeating for my entire adult life: when they sit backwards on the chair for some real talk and explain that you're a fucking peasant who doesn't understand how things work.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is my favorite part of this cycle we've been repeating for my entire adult life: when they sit backwards on the chair for some real talk and explain that you're a fucking peasant who doesn't understand how things work.
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me *getting thrown onto a plane to a prison camp in guatemala* “i’m just glad this was done by a bipartisan vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
me *getting thrown onto a plane to a prison camp in guatemala* “i’m just glad this was done by a bipartisan vote”
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Van Hollen Senate Minority Leader vote when
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Van Hollen Senate Minority Leader vote when
The “But Monuments Are History!!!!” crowd is okay taking down certain monuments, actually.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The “But Monuments Are History!!!!” crowd is okay taking down certain monuments, actually.
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1) oh it's cool that spiders exhibit social behavior up to and including the creation of spider cities
2) STOP TOUCHING THAT
2) STOP TOUCHING THAT
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
1) oh it's cool that spiders exhibit social behavior up to and including the creation of spider cities
2) STOP TOUCHING THAT
2) STOP TOUCHING THAT
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I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
what did ruth mean when she said her steakhouse was "chris"
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
I grew up in a county next door, and, um, wow 😮
This is how you know the blue wave is hitting everywhere - Beaver County elected Democratic Lincoln Kretchmar as the new mayor on November 4. In doing so, the Democrats broke the GOP's 113-year winning streak in the borough. 917 to 904. Clearly every vote counts!
Republican ousted in Pennsylvania borough that has voted GOP for 113 years
The Democratic Party flipped the mayor's office in Beaver, Pennsylvania.
www.newsweek.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I grew up in a county next door, and, um, wow 😮
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A reminder that if you are called to be part of a jury in a political prosecution you have a right to refuse to convict on the grounds the prosecution is unjust. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock
When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A reminder that if you are called to be part of a jury in a political prosecution you have a right to refuse to convict on the grounds the prosecution is unjust. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The ADHD adult equivalent of “The Floor is Lava” is “the chair is Lava. Never sit down”
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The ADHD adult equivalent of “The Floor is Lava” is “the chair is Lava. Never sit down”
If Walmart paid its employees a living wage, they’d probably *spend their income at Walmart anyway.* But that would cut into the company’s profit margin which would cut into the c-suite’s bonuses. I don’t mind my tax dollars helping people, but I DO mind that they are funding the Waltons’ lifestyle.
Very notably, people are working full-time at Walmart, and still qualifying for SNAP. Walmart gives their employees a class on applying for benefits.
And then those employees spend their SNAP *at Walmart*.
That's the con, right there.
And then those employees spend their SNAP *at Walmart*.
That's the con, right there.
Let me trickle a few clues on the trail to understanding food insecurity in a nation that COULD, and damn well SHOULD, easily afford sufficient food in this country for everyone, birth to death. 1. Many people who need food assistance *are working full time* but are paid so little they cannot
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If Walmart paid its employees a living wage, they’d probably *spend their income at Walmart anyway.* But that would cut into the company’s profit margin which would cut into the c-suite’s bonuses. I don’t mind my tax dollars helping people, but I DO mind that they are funding the Waltons’ lifestyle.
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Very notably, people are working full-time at Walmart, and still qualifying for SNAP. Walmart gives their employees a class on applying for benefits.
And then those employees spend their SNAP *at Walmart*.
That's the con, right there.
And then those employees spend their SNAP *at Walmart*.
That's the con, right there.
Let me trickle a few clues on the trail to understanding food insecurity in a nation that COULD, and damn well SHOULD, easily afford sufficient food in this country for everyone, birth to death. 1. Many people who need food assistance *are working full time* but are paid so little they cannot
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Very notably, people are working full-time at Walmart, and still qualifying for SNAP. Walmart gives their employees a class on applying for benefits.
And then those employees spend their SNAP *at Walmart*.
That's the con, right there.
And then those employees spend their SNAP *at Walmart*.
That's the con, right there.