Toast Conger
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Toast Conger
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· Jul 2
Donald Trump announces his a "trade deal" with Vietnam, which increases taxes on American consumers while decreasing taxes on Vietnamese consumers.
The zero-rate tariff offer in Vietnam was proposed on April 4. He's essentially done nothing in 3 months.
A true genius at work. The art of the deal.
The zero-rate tariff offer in Vietnam was proposed on April 4. He's essentially done nothing in 3 months.
A true genius at work. The art of the deal.
Maybe I just start collecting these
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All right. Enough of the news today. Someone ping me if something important happens. I'm thinking a 9 on the Richter scale AND a tsunami warning. I got shit to do today.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
All right. Enough of the news today. Someone ping me if something important happens. I'm thinking a 9 on the Richter scale AND a tsunami warning. I got shit to do today.
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We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)
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November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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In today’s NZ Herald
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
Let me just point out that the Democrafts are not 'trying to slander Trump' by releasing chit chats between him and JE. Slander is a falsehood. Just letting us all see what was said isn't a falsehood. Only letting us see the Rs in the files is biased and incomplete, but it's not a lie.
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Let me just point out that the Democrafts are not 'trying to slander Trump' by releasing chit chats between him and JE. Slander is a falsehood. Just letting us all see what was said isn't a falsehood. Only letting us see the Rs in the files is biased and incomplete, but it's not a lie.
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Related, if someone refuses alcohol you don't have to ask them why, you can just direct them to the non-alcoholic beverages
Someone refusing alcohol is also not an excuse to ask if they're pregnant
Someone refusing alcohol is also not an excuse to ask if they're pregnant
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Related, if someone refuses alcohol you don't have to ask them why, you can just direct them to the non-alcoholic beverages
Someone refusing alcohol is also not an excuse to ask if they're pregnant
Someone refusing alcohol is also not an excuse to ask if they're pregnant
At some point this weekend, I poked my finger with a nettle or thorn or some damn thing and now the finger looks like something that should be featured in a medical case study. Just all of a sudden. Typing a bit of a challenge without a middle finger but flippin' the bird looks epic.
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
At some point this weekend, I poked my finger with a nettle or thorn or some damn thing and now the finger looks like something that should be featured in a medical case study. Just all of a sudden. Typing a bit of a challenge without a middle finger but flippin' the bird looks epic.
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"they didn't release the good emails from the sex criminal the president was friends with"
In a statement, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt accused the Democrats of having “selectively leaked emails” to “create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.” https://to.pbs.org/3LC1dxY
WATCH LIVE: White House holds briefing as newly released Epstein emails reference Trump
Epstein wrote in a 2011 email Trump had "spent hours" at Epstein's house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later Trump "knew about the girls."
to.pbs.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"they didn't release the good emails from the sex criminal the president was friends with"
Today's rumination:
I think if I really cared about my career, I just wouldn't be rape-y. Even if I had the male plumbing. Okay? Just don't be mean and rape-y.
Oh and don't lie about your friends being mean and rape-y.
Have we covered it?
I think if I really cared about my career, I just wouldn't be rape-y. Even if I had the male plumbing. Okay? Just don't be mean and rape-y.
Oh and don't lie about your friends being mean and rape-y.
Have we covered it?
I'm just going out on a limb here when I say, "If you violently and/or sexually assault someone, your career should actually suffer. Yes, you. Your career should be dog shit. You should have trouble get hired to pick up dog shit.
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Today's rumination:
I think if I really cared about my career, I just wouldn't be rape-y. Even if I had the male plumbing. Okay? Just don't be mean and rape-y.
Oh and don't lie about your friends being mean and rape-y.
Have we covered it?
I think if I really cared about my career, I just wouldn't be rape-y. Even if I had the male plumbing. Okay? Just don't be mean and rape-y.
Oh and don't lie about your friends being mean and rape-y.
Have we covered it?
I'm just going out on a limb here when I say, "If you violently and/or sexually assault someone, your career should actually suffer. Yes, you. Your career should be dog shit. You should have trouble get hired to pick up dog shit.
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I'm just going out on a limb here when I say, "If you violently and/or sexually assault someone, your career should actually suffer. Yes, you. Your career should be dog shit. You should have trouble get hired to pick up dog shit.
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Finally got around to dropping some $ into Siouxsie Wiles "suing the bastards" fund, it's going well, but I think still less than half what she needs. We have till the end of the month, here's the link
Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
www.pledgeme.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Finally got around to dropping some $ into Siouxsie Wiles "suing the bastards" fund, it's going well, but I think still less than half what she needs. We have till the end of the month, here's the link
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The Olympics had allowed trans women to compete since the 2004 games.
Out of 10s of thousands of competitors, only one trans woman ever qualified. She came last.
Zero medals. Zero.
Zero.
Yet the far right has convinced elites they were dominating.
Out of 10s of thousands of competitors, only one trans woman ever qualified. She came last.
Zero medals. Zero.
Zero.
Yet the far right has convinced elites they were dominating.
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Olympics had allowed trans women to compete since the 2004 games.
Out of 10s of thousands of competitors, only one trans woman ever qualified. She came last.
Zero medals. Zero.
Zero.
Yet the far right has convinced elites they were dominating.
Out of 10s of thousands of competitors, only one trans woman ever qualified. She came last.
Zero medals. Zero.
Zero.
Yet the far right has convinced elites they were dominating.
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we should not be letting any company get away with blaming AI for their failures. I'm not even sure how we got to this point. people are like "it's just a tool" okay so is a forklift and we still hold somebody responsible when it goes wrong and hurts someone. this is YOUR AI!
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
we should not be letting any company get away with blaming AI for their failures. I'm not even sure how we got to this point. people are like "it's just a tool" okay so is a forklift and we still hold somebody responsible when it goes wrong and hurts someone. this is YOUR AI!
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I like looking at it this way. Thanks for digging your own graves, centrists
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I like looking at it this way. Thanks for digging your own graves, centrists
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November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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I suppose it’s something to imagine that in addition to being yelled at by us they are also being yelled at by House reps, some of whom probably have their real phone numbers
The proposal is “not a deal," says Democratic U.S. House Rep. Ritchie Torres.
"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
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"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
buff.ly/9aW3zLz
Democrats Consider GOP Deal to Reopen Government, With Promise of Later Vote on ACA Subsidies
Democrats are considering a Republican offer to reopen the government with a promise of a later vote on extending ACA health-care tax credits.
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I suppose it’s something to imagine that in addition to being yelled at by us they are also being yelled at by House reps, some of whom probably have their real phone numbers
@democrats.senate.gov Please focus. The president is currently being resoundingly boo'd at a football game. There was a blue tsunami of votes just a few days ago. Polling increasingly demonstrating that the American public understand that this is all TRUMP and the Rep fault. Do NOT cave.
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
@democrats.senate.gov Please focus. The president is currently being resoundingly boo'd at a football game. There was a blue tsunami of votes just a few days ago. Polling increasingly demonstrating that the American public understand that this is all TRUMP and the Rep fault. Do NOT cave.
Senators thinking of caving to this 'popular president', please inject this into your veins.
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Senators thinking of caving to this 'popular president', please inject this into your veins.
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It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas,
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas,
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
"Some Senate democrats" signal willingness to cave, grovel, and shovel shit. Again. I can think of three or four obvious ones but how are they getting to 7? Only if Schumer is one of them.
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"Some Senate democrats" signal willingness to cave, grovel, and shovel shit. Again. I can think of three or four obvious ones but how are they getting to 7? Only if Schumer is one of them.
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A small book of these would make an excellent gift
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
A small book of these would make an excellent gift
I have stuck the landing on an egg nog ice cream. I'm a god damn genius with an ice cream maker.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I have stuck the landing on an egg nog ice cream. I'm a god damn genius with an ice cream maker.
I thought this was an Onion post. And honestly, I could understand this directive from countries with free healthcare but why should the US give a shit when they don't pay a dime for anyone's care, let alone that of visitors and migrants
newrepublic.com/post/202898/...
newrepublic.com/post/202898/...
Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
newrepublic.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I thought this was an Onion post. And honestly, I could understand this directive from countries with free healthcare but why should the US give a shit when they don't pay a dime for anyone's care, let alone that of visitors and migrants
newrepublic.com/post/202898/...
newrepublic.com/post/202898/...
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion