Rafi
@therafischwartz.bsky.social
Co-owner: Discourse Blog. "One blogger" - The New York Times. Found at various points of time in: Rolling Stone, Mic, GOOD, Heeb. Splinter was a good website. I'll have the soup.
www.discourseblog.com
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King Kong attacking one of the tram cars.
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
King Kong attacking one of the tram cars.
They should have sent a poet
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
They should have sent a poet
hee ha ha ahaha hoo haha
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
hee ha ha ahaha hoo haha
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Was hanging out with a friend recently who travels in Certain Circles and she offhandedly mentioned that Elon Musk goes to sex parties in Austin, which immediately summoned up the absolutely horrifying prospect of being in the same sex party as Elon Musk
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Was hanging out with a friend recently who travels in Certain Circles and she offhandedly mentioned that Elon Musk goes to sex parties in Austin, which immediately summoned up the absolutely horrifying prospect of being in the same sex party as Elon Musk
I'm going this weekend. Are you?
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I'm going this weekend. Are you?
I'd say this is a subset of the larger concept of "base" which - to a kid on the playground - is sacrosanct and beyond debate.
Kids on the playground love the idea of forcefields. It's their favorite sci-fi concept
November 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I'd say this is a subset of the larger concept of "base" which - to a kid on the playground - is sacrosanct and beyond debate.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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I'm going to make escalators that get very cold
Free idea: An elevator that is also a sauna
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I'm going to make escalators that get very cold
Trash dad wishing you all a trashy Friday.
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Trash dad wishing you all a trashy Friday.
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Like Minnesotans everywhere, I get annoyed when Wisconsin folks say they have 15,000 lakes.
They don't.
They changed their own definition of a lake to say that they had more than Minnesota does.
Small ponds are considered lakes there.
They don't.
They changed their own definition of a lake to say that they had more than Minnesota does.
Small ponds are considered lakes there.
I was curious about the hotlink for this excellent article's claim that Wisconsin has 15,000 lakes. Is it taking you to a simple internet search?
http://more%20than%2015,000%20lakes
http://more%20than%2015,000%20lakes
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Like Minnesotans everywhere, I get annoyed when Wisconsin folks say they have 15,000 lakes.
They don't.
They changed their own definition of a lake to say that they had more than Minnesota does.
Small ponds are considered lakes there.
They don't.
They changed their own definition of a lake to say that they had more than Minnesota does.
Small ponds are considered lakes there.
the guardian’s social team saw their pitch and hit it out of the park
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow: ‘I can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours’
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow: ‘I can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours’
As he moves into film production with the thriller Game, the musician – also known for Beak> – answers your questions on Myspace rappers, sex playlists and whether Portishead will ever make new music
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
the guardian’s social team saw their pitch and hit it out of the park
Pretty sure he’s still known as Prince Andrew, too.
New emails released in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal have renewed sexual assault allegations against the man once known as Prince Andrew.
'I can't take any more of this,' then-Prince Andrew wrote as he was engulfed in Epstein scandal
New emails released in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal have renewed sexual assault allegations against the man once known as Prince Andrew.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Pretty sure he’s still known as Prince Andrew, too.
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Leave our breweries alone.
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Leave our breweries alone.
I bet the liberty mutual emu tastes great
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I bet the liberty mutual emu tastes great
It's not clear from the text below, but if you watch the clip, Megyn is basically saying that she knew for years that he was into children, but is only now disgusted that it turns out he had CSAM on his computer, too. Just revolting apologia while Batya nods along like a clown.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's not clear from the text below, but if you watch the clip, Megyn is basically saying that she knew for years that he was into children, but is only now disgusted that it turns out he had CSAM on his computer, too. Just revolting apologia while Batya nods along like a clown.
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Need a whistle? Take a whistle! All we ask is don't blow it near us. They're very shrill! 🤪
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Need a whistle? Take a whistle! All we ask is don't blow it near us. They're very shrill! 🤪
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The problem with this tactic is that sooner or later MAGA world is going to need to trust that Kash Patel and JD Vance can say the word "ephebophile" at a press conference without making an oopsie. Bridge a little too far, imo.
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The problem with this tactic is that sooner or later MAGA world is going to need to trust that Kash Patel and JD Vance can say the word "ephebophile" at a press conference without making an oopsie. Bridge a little too far, imo.
Back already hurts reading graph 2
A few graphics showing how climate change is affecting the state. More in the story!
www.startribune.com/six-ways-min...
www.startribune.com/six-ways-min...
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Back already hurts reading graph 2
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This could be the best or only example of a national act's album that has a Minneapolis song on one side and a Saint Paul song on the other:
"Rocket to Russia" (Ramones)
- "Cretin Hop" (St. Paul)
- "Surfin' Bird" (Minneapolis)
"Rocket to Russia" (Ramones)
- "Cretin Hop" (St. Paul)
- "Surfin' Bird" (Minneapolis)
This Minneapolis-related track on Side 2 of the Ramones' "Rocket to Russia" album, is a twinned companion to "Cretin Hop," the lead track on Side 1, an homage to Cretin Avenue in Saint Paul.
#rockfacts #localangle
#rockfacts #localangle
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This could be the best or only example of a national act's album that has a Minneapolis song on one side and a Saint Paul song on the other:
"Rocket to Russia" (Ramones)
- "Cretin Hop" (St. Paul)
- "Surfin' Bird" (Minneapolis)
"Rocket to Russia" (Ramones)
- "Cretin Hop" (St. Paul)
- "Surfin' Bird" (Minneapolis)
Showed this to a coworker who said she was trying to come up with a response, but that the whole post is just "dazzle camouflage for the mind" that's left her speechless.
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Showed this to a coworker who said she was trying to come up with a response, but that the whole post is just "dazzle camouflage for the mind" that's left her speechless.
"America: no fatties"
U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider obesity and other chronic health conditions when deciding whether to grant visas to immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"America: no fatties"
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The only presidential election Democrats have won in the past three cycles was the one where everyone worked from home
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The only presidential election Democrats have won in the past three cycles was the one where everyone worked from home