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The Pragmatist
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Advocate & frequent practitioner of logic, reason & fact in pursuit of the common good. Disdainer of dogma, ideology & extremism. Quite fond of democracy & free markets. Seeker of smoked meats.
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“The news is a highly non-random sample of the worst things that happened on earth the day before” i.e. stay frosty mi amigos.
I earnestly recommend “Conk On Life” on Netflix. God Damn hysterical. Religion: “organized groveling”
a young man drinking water from a bottle
ALT: a young man drinking water from a bottle
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Have a FABULOUS Christmas everybody.
December 21, 2024 at 4:24 AM
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The Dow is down 1.99% over the last 7 days - still very near its all-time high.

Every headline on my phone: DOW SUFFERS LONGEST LOSING STREAK SINCE 1978!!!!

In case anyone was wondering how headlines impact public perception.
December 17, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Do you ever online Christmas shop for your friends and family only to find a bunch of shit that you really like that’s on sale so you end up buying 3 items for yourself for every 1 item that’s a gift? Me neither
December 17, 2024 at 5:03 PM
December 12, 2024 at 5:54 PM
December 12, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Sure, this is a pithy little quote, but it’s so much more complicated than just miscreant insurers.
December 9, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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A little louder for the folks in the back:

The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.

www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
December 9, 2024 at 2:31 AM
We need to get this guy on blue sky -pure gold.
December 8, 2024 at 3:50 PM
I just heard the best line.
“He’s so crazy he could hide his own Easter eggs” 😂
December 8, 2024 at 3:39 AM
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pete hegseth doesn't want women to serve in combat roles yet he has his mother out here fighting his battles....
December 5, 2024 at 1:23 AM
The Trump regime & the odious future it foretells will be unrelenting & will hit pain points we didn’t even know we had. It hastens thoughts of a famous stoic & the basic concept of he lived by & has given me the mental capacity to endure: bloviatedclothiers.etsy.com/listing/1749...
bloviatedclothiers.etsy.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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It has begun...
December 1, 2024 at 1:25 PM
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A personal favorite. The older I get, the more poignant it becomes...
November 30, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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November 27, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Really embarrassing event happened yesterday at the USC UCLA game. A Trojan and a Bruin fan got into a huge fight over which team was going to win. The Bruin insisted the Trojans would win while the Trojan was convinced the Bruins would win. Really quite ugly.
November 24, 2024 at 3:21 PM
November 23, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Epic
November 23, 2024 at 11:05 PM
November 23, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Wakey wakey
November 22, 2024 at 2:54 PM
November 21, 2024 at 3:10 AM
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November 20, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Meanwhile, on silly Twitter:
November 20, 2024 at 10:38 PM
New scam just dropped:
November 20, 2024 at 9:51 PM