TWuG, The Original
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I love LEGO
I love SF&F
I use colorful phraseology in real life, but not on social media
I have no tolerance for MAGA or fascism (but I repeat myself)
He/Him/His
I love SF&F
I use colorful phraseology in real life, but not on social media
I have no tolerance for MAGA or fascism (but I repeat myself)
He/Him/His
Of course the wealthy are enamored with AI. Money and AI are shortcuts to an output (a crappy one) they don't want to do the hard work to create.
Want to make "art" but don't want to learn the process? AI.
Born wealthy? No need to be competent at a job because money earns more money.
Want to make "art" but don't want to learn the process? AI.
Born wealthy? No need to be competent at a job because money earns more money.
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Of course the wealthy are enamored with AI. Money and AI are shortcuts to an output (a crappy one) they don't want to do the hard work to create.
Want to make "art" but don't want to learn the process? AI.
Born wealthy? No need to be competent at a job because money earns more money.
Want to make "art" but don't want to learn the process? AI.
Born wealthy? No need to be competent at a job because money earns more money.
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A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out - BBC News
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
I've never managed this before. First guesses, all wrong.
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Correctly answer the Daily Question in 5 tries or fewer. Select 5 choices and click Submit. Play each day!
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November 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I've never managed this before. First guesses, all wrong.
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What's your sign?
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What's your sign?
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It's TRANS AWARENESS WEEK and that means it's a great week to ignore the hysterical nonsense of bigots and understand that Trans people are awesome and deserve respect and love.
a cartoon drawing of a bear holding a heart
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a bear holding a heart
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November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's TRANS AWARENESS WEEK and that means it's a great week to ignore the hysterical nonsense of bigots and understand that Trans people are awesome and deserve respect and love.
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
On a base level, this is just mildly amusing, but for some reason it actually hits as a 15 out of 10. Well done!
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
On a base level, this is just mildly amusing, but for some reason it actually hits as a 15 out of 10. Well done!
Basset hounds manage to look mildly disappointed even when receiving praise.
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Basset hounds manage to look mildly disappointed even when receiving praise.
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Some people just aren’t getting it. If one of “my guys” are involved in the Epstein situation, they aren’t “my guy” anymore.
I want them all to get their due.
I want them all to get their due.
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Some people just aren’t getting it. If one of “my guys” are involved in the Epstein situation, they aren’t “my guy” anymore.
I want them all to get their due.
I want them all to get their due.
This is what a gingko drop day looks like!
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is what a gingko drop day looks like!
The "lost" Habsburg Diamond has been found.
137-Karat ‘Florentine Diamond' Discovered in a Vault in Canada share.google/CrJmNNBGdGh0...
137-Karat ‘Florentine Diamond' Discovered in a Vault in Canada share.google/CrJmNNBGdGh0...
Legendary ‘Florentine Diamond,’ Lost for a Century, Found in a Vault in Canada
The 137-karat ‘Florentine Diamond,’ long thought to have disappeared, was discovered in a bank vault in Canada.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The "lost" Habsburg Diamond has been found.
137-Karat ‘Florentine Diamond' Discovered in a Vault in Canada share.google/CrJmNNBGdGh0...
137-Karat ‘Florentine Diamond' Discovered in a Vault in Canada share.google/CrJmNNBGdGh0...
Good.
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Good.
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they explicitly made this deal to set up another cliff, and this time we’ll go off it with the explicit understanding that we’re shutting down the government *but not payments to starving people*, and we’ll be doing it over health care.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
they explicitly made this deal to set up another cliff, and this time we’ll go off it with the explicit understanding that we’re shutting down the government *but not payments to starving people*, and we’ll be doing it over health care.
"ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS, EXCEPT THIS CAVE.
ATTEMPT NO ENTRY HERE."
ATTEMPT NO ENTRY HERE."
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 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
"ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS, EXCEPT THIS CAVE.
ATTEMPT NO ENTRY HERE."
ATTEMPT NO ENTRY HERE."
Dems continue to win the shutdown.
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Dems continue to win the shutdown.
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Looking forward to this set in a big way!
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Looking forward to this set in a big way!
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Putting "The Oval Office" sign on the door to the Oval Office isn't helping dispel the idea that Trump is suffering from dementia.
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Putting "The Oval Office" sign on the door to the Oval Office isn't helping dispel the idea that Trump is suffering from dementia.
"A horse splashes"!
"To the mouse & any smaller animal gravity presents practically no dangers. You can drop a mouse down a thousand-yard mine shaft & on arriving at the bottom it gets a slight shock & walks away.
A rat is killed, a man is broken, a horse splashes."
- JBS Haldane.
A rat is killed, a man is broken, a horse splashes."
- JBS Haldane.
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"A horse splashes"!
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AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
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one of my spicy takes, for example, is that limits on strikes are unconstitutional under the 13th Amendment, because if we have a right to be free from forced labor, we must necessarily have a right to stop working and negotiate the conditions of our labor
I been saying I don't think Republicans are uniquely capable of creative legal thinking
personally I would like to see more 'if you wanna act funny, I can act hilarious'-type legal arguments in furtherance of good things
personally I would like to see more 'if you wanna act funny, I can act hilarious'-type legal arguments in furtherance of good things
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
one of my spicy takes, for example, is that limits on strikes are unconstitutional under the 13th Amendment, because if we have a right to be free from forced labor, we must necessarily have a right to stop working and negotiate the conditions of our labor
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Tonight's results look like good support for Dems to continue fighting the GOP in the House over insurance.
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight's results look like good support for Dems to continue fighting the GOP in the House over insurance.