Spooky Strings and Sealing Wax (and other frightening stuff)
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James Bond has been played by 49 different actors what the fuck are you people talking about
this kind of feels like freaking out over a problem that 95% of the audience is not going to have an issue with
Report: Amazon Is Struggling to Think How to Bring James Bond Back From the Dead
Daniel Craig's permanent exit in 'No Time to Die' is apparently causing issues for the next 'Bond' film.
gizmodo.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
James Bond has been played by 49 different actors what the fuck are you people talking about
When I’ve had a few beers and start telling the boys that Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is better than The Legend of Zelda
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
When I’ve had a few beers and start telling the boys that Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is better than The Legend of Zelda
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I can think of at least one more existential threat to women than “elective cosmetic surgery”
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I can think of at least one more existential threat to women than “elective cosmetic surgery”
Trump announces preemptive pardon of Allison Mack’s husband
too many temporal qualifiers in this one sorry you’re simply going to have to tell me if this is good or bad
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Trump announces preemptive pardon of Allison Mack’s husband
1. Hitler
2. Pol Pot
3. King Leopold
4. Hitler
5. Ted Kaczynski
6. Hitler
7. Hitler
2. Pol Pot
3. King Leopold
4. Hitler
5. Ted Kaczynski
6. Hitler
7. Hitler
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
1. Hitler
2. Pol Pot
3. King Leopold
4. Hitler
5. Ted Kaczynski
6. Hitler
7. Hitler
2. Pol Pot
3. King Leopold
4. Hitler
5. Ted Kaczynski
6. Hitler
7. Hitler
I actually think believing in psychics should immediately disqualify you from holding any position of trust or authority in which you could negatively impact any mammal larger than a gopher but that’s just me
Kim Kardashian shares her frustration in a new TikTok after failing the California bar exam, calling out psychics who told her she’d pass.
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I actually think believing in psychics should immediately disqualify you from holding any position of trust or authority in which you could negatively impact any mammal larger than a gopher but that’s just me
Been telling myself I didn’t need to spend the money but I finally sprung for a tactical pizza slice holster
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Been telling myself I didn’t need to spend the money but I finally sprung for a tactical pizza slice holster
“Life is not so easy for anybody. Our country has never done better.”
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“Life is not so easy for anybody. Our country has never done better.”
BREAKING: Trump Brags He’s Raised Taxes By Three Trillion Dollars
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
BREAKING: Trump Brags He’s Raised Taxes By Three Trillion Dollars
Are you fucking insane?
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Are you fucking insane?
Same people pretending offshore windmills are bad
Trump officials are planning to propose oil drilling off the California coast for the first time in decades, according to a draft map reviewed by The Post.
The move is sure to antagonize Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats in California.
The move is sure to antagonize Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats in California.
Trump administration plan would open California to offshore oil drilling
A draft five-year plan for offshore oil development proposes selling leases on the West Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.
wapo.st
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Same people pretending offshore windmills are bad
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If the outcomes aren't the most important thing, it's not even politics. Politics is literally about the outcomes. What he's describing here is cosplaying.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If the outcomes aren't the most important thing, it's not even politics. Politics is literally about the outcomes. What he's describing here is cosplaying.
Reposted by Spooky Strings and Sealing Wax (and other frightening stuff)
It’s okay because the Republicans promised to hold this exact same vote in a month
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It’s okay because the Republicans promised to hold this exact same vote in a month
I keep seeing some version of this, just want everyone to be clear, if you die with a mortgage, the bank doesn’t get the house. That’s just not how mortgages or inheritances work. Whoever inherits the house can generally take over the mortgage, refinance, or sell it and pocket the equity
A new report last week stated that the average age for a first time home owner is now 40. Life expectancy in the US in 2023 was 78.39 years.
A 50 year mortgage means no average person would own their homes ever. It turns homes into direct rentals from the bank even more than they already are.
A 50 year mortgage means no average person would own their homes ever. It turns homes into direct rentals from the bank even more than they already are.
The US Trump Administration is reportedly working on 15 year car loans.
US President Donald Trump also posted yesterday regarding allowing 50 year mortgages.
US President Donald Trump also posted yesterday regarding allowing 50 year mortgages.
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I keep seeing some version of this, just want everyone to be clear, if you die with a mortgage, the bank doesn’t get the house. That’s just not how mortgages or inheritances work. Whoever inherits the house can generally take over the mortgage, refinance, or sell it and pocket the equity
Millions of Bears fans tonight:
Go Birds
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Millions of Bears fans tonight:
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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
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.
“We share food with people to be nice” you mean your fucking customers?
California alone produces a third of all the food America eats. So this is a lie.
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“We share food with people to be nice” you mean your fucking customers?
Everyone knows Trump is dumb as shit maybe we should be talking more about how dumb Democratic Senators are
Steve Inskeep: You think the Republicans voting with you here will not only agree to these measures, but actually try to do something if the administration ignores them?
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Everyone knows Trump is dumb as shit maybe we should be talking more about how dumb Democratic Senators are
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It’s wild to suggest this is a circular firing squad or something when it’s millions of citizen Democrats who hate it versus 47 elected Democrats who conspired to surrender for nothing.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It’s wild to suggest this is a circular firing squad or something when it’s millions of citizen Democrats who hate it versus 47 elected Democrats who conspired to surrender for nothing.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
The most harshly punished crime in any civilized country should be abuse of power by representatives of the state
Wow, apparently UCPD arrested 4 people for felony vandalism for allegedly hanging up a cardboard bug and putting up posters. 3 are held on $20k bail, 1 on $10k bail.
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The most harshly punished crime in any civilized country should be abuse of power by representatives of the state
I for one think there are some drawbacks to having, as a president, a man who has literally never had to do anything for himself even once in his life and therefore has no idea how anything works
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I for one think there are some drawbacks to having, as a president, a man who has literally never had to do anything for himself even once in his life and therefore has no idea how anything works
Is this all part of the 7-dimensional chess Senate Dems are playing?
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Is this all part of the 7-dimensional chess Senate Dems are playing?
“Felon who Trump pardoned and has since been arrested for physical and sexual assault” is basically the median Republican podcaster/cabinet member
A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“Felon who Trump pardoned and has since been arrested for physical and sexual assault” is basically the median Republican podcaster/cabinet member
Californians please tell her to take her LITERAL HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS and fuck off to some private island or something
Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, has announced she’s running for the California State Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Californians please tell her to take her LITERAL HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS and fuck off to some private island or something