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"I was being ironical."
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Fun-loving user experience (UX) designer, former newspaper journalist, and USAF veteran. Enjoys classic rock and funky jazz, bocce, cycling, progressive politics, CDXX, smart writing, skillful photography, and cooking magnificent meals. 📎 #post4ever
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The 'Mean, Greene, Conspiracy Machine' is takin' her ball and headin' back down to the hollow.

Angered by trump's refusal to back her dream of becoming a U.S. senator, crazy daisy Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has had enough.

Free & unlocked link to the WaPo story: archive.ph/qAi0q 🤨
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was first elected to the U.S. House in 2020 and has been a longtime ally of the MAGA movement. (Photo credit: Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with DHS for immigration enforcement

Immigration officials asked the tax agency for help locating 1.2 million suspected undocumented immigrants in August.

Free & unlocked story link: archive.ph/aEVZN
Color photograph of U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino yelling at a motorist for blocking immigration enforcement vehicles in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo credit: Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Attorney, politics commentator, and all-around savvy dude, Jay Kuo, on the growing concerns that incriminating content is being edited from the so-called Epstein files to protect Republican politicians and prominent party donors:

Free & unlocked document link: statuskuo.substack.com/p/everyone-t...
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Ask the man who knows about such things. 😄
Text post on social media: "It's shocking you couldn't find a high school stock boy at Home Depot who could have handled this more ineptly than Lindsey Halligan did," former Trump defense attorney Ty Cobb said after the proceedings had ended on Wednesday. "You know, taking an indictment that the grand jury never saw, having the foreman sign it, and then presenting it to a judge? That's the height of ineptitude and misconduct."
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Stephen Miller is the great-grandson of the "Mr. Freeze" character, from the 1966 Batman television series. 😜🤭
Color photograph of actor Otto Preminger, in the role of the villain "Mr. Freeze," in an episode of the 1966 "Batman" television series. Note the resemblance to White House presidential aide Stephen Miller. (Image credit: 20th Century/Warner Bros./DC Entertainment)
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Here's some better cover art for your book:
AI-enabled color illustration of a massive, sleeping pig that is sitting at the defense table in an American courtroom, dressed in a suit, an overly long red tie, and the beast is shown drooling from the snout and mouth. The pig has very large ears and bears a vague resemblance to Donald Trump. (No artist's credit provided)
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Former U.S treasury secretary Larry Summers said Monday night in a statement that he is “deeply ashamed” of his years-long connection to and communications with Jeffrey Epstein and will be “stepping back from public commitments."

Free & unlocked link to the WaPo story: archive.ph/GZpvK 🤨🤦‍♂️
Color photograph of former U.S. treasury secretary and Harvard University president, Larry Summers, at a July 2025 event in Sun Valley, ID. (Photo credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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My apologies for the paywalled WaPo story link above, but it was the only available as the story was breaking.

Here's a free & unlocked version of the same story, for your reading pleasure: archive.ph/fV6LB
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stands before a group that includes accusers of the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein, at a news conference Tuesday on Capitol Hill. (Photo credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Dan Rather, legendary television newsman, author, and raconteur, on the Epstein files, 47's sudden shift in political rhetoric regarding their public release, and the current state of play:
It "didn’t take a political savant to see that Trump was going to lose, with dozens of Republicans defecting and joining Democrats in their vote to release the files. "So, instead of admitting defeat, the president has given his very late-to-the-table blessing. Well, blessing may be a reach. He completely caved, but posted on social media, 'The House Oversight Committee can have whatever they are legally entitled to, I DON’T CARE! All I do care about is that Republicans get BACK ON POINT.' "One wonders what that point is."
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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I formerly owned a Saab 9-3 Turbo sedan. The car was equipped with the OnStar vehicle roadside assistance app. The car's original owner told me that the service was disabled after one year of ownership, when he chose not to renew. But I always suspected SAAB or GM or whoever could just as easily restart the system and track the car anytime they wanted. 🤨
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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I'm betting the delivery date will be April 1. 😉
Social media post on the X platform: "Hearing reports that the $2,000 tariff refund checks will hit bank accounts on February 30th"
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Social Media post: Nations such as Norway, Sweden, and France get more than 90 percent of their consumed electrical power from wind, solar, nuclear, and other non-petroleum-related sources. Some seated U.S. Congress members have claimed this is impossible, as there exists no means of storing energy from solar and wind energy systems. Yes, these individuals are as ignorant and poorly briefed as they sound. 😒
November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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1/ Please read the first sentence of the following SoMed post, and kindly tell me if it makes even the tiniest bit of sense to you.
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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'Don't even bother asking for the dark meat... There isn't any! Yeah, you heard me right.'
Comedic meme featuring a mock-up of a Time magazine cover with an AI-generated image of donald trump, partially transformed into a fat turkey. The bird's neck wattle is exaggerated to emphasize trump's neck wattle. The overlaid headline reads, "Gobble Gobble." (No artwork credit was provided)
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Thinking about a new side dish for your Thanksgiving table? How about a Roasted Portobello Mushroom, Pecan, and Chestnut Wellington?

Get your attention, did I? 😄

Free & unlocked link to the WaPo recipe: archive.ph/btaFV
Color photograph of a Portobello Mushroom, Chestnut, and Pecan Wellington, sliced and decorated for the holidays. (No photo credit provided)
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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That particular piece of gear is called a Steamroller, and we smoked out of them often when I was in college (mid-80s).

It's called a Steamroller b/c that's the brand name of a similar glass or acrylic product that head shops have sold since the '60s:
Color photograph of a very simple, no-frills device designed for smoking cannabis, known colloquially by the brand name "Steamroller," in the same way that facial tissue in the U.S. is known colloquially as Kleenex. (No photo credit provided)
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Artificial Intelligence helped her win the lottery. She gave away all of her winnings.

Carrie Edwards, a Virginia retiree, won $150,000 in a Powerball drawing using numbers recommended by ChatGPT, then donated the jackpot to three favorite charities.

Free & unlocked story link: archive.ph/SLTQY
Color photograph of Carrie Edwards, 68, of Midlothian, Virginia, receiving a $150,000 promotional check from Virginia Lottery Executive Director Khalid Jones in September. Edwards later gave the winnings to three of her favorite charities. (Photo credit: The Virginia Lottery)
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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— Joyce Vance, law professor, former U.S. attorney, and career federal organized crimes prosecutor, in a statement posted on Wednesday
“These stories are nothing more than bad-faith efforts to distract from President Trump’s historic accomplishments, and any American with common sense sees right through this hoax and clear distraction from the government opening back up again,” Trump's spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, told White House media correspondents on Wednesday. Note what this isn’t. It is not a denial.
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Two salient points, courtesy of a veteran weed user: 1. People seldom feel a noticeable response to the psychoactive compound THC in weed, the first time or two they smoke it. This was true for me and most people I know. 2. There is no better way to leave a bad day at work in the rearview mirror than a few tokes of good weed and a glass of red wine, when one arrives home. 😉
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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If being outsold by a margin of nearly 30 percent weren't bad enough, Google indicates all three Xiaomi YU7 vehicle packages are more affordable for Chinese buyers than are comparably equipped Tesla Model Y vehicles. 🤨
The Xiaomi YU7 is generally priced lower than the Tesla Model Y in China, with its base model starting at ¥253,500 RMB compared to the Model Y's starting price of ¥263,500 RMB. The YU7 offers three variants: the Standard (¥253,500), the Pro (¥279,900), and the Max (¥329,900). The Tesla Model Y offers a rear-wheel drive option (¥263,500) and a long-range all-wheel drive option (¥313,500).
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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NEW from WaPo:
A 2011 email released Wednesday by Dems on the House Oversight Committee reveals disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein had hosted Trump and an underage, sex trafficking victim “for hours at my house” and that the encounter “has never once been mentioned” by police. 🤨

archive.ph/LI7Sj
Digital illustration of a man who looks a great deal like donald trump, shown in a head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing a dark, perturbed, and sinister expression. (Art credit: The Washington Post)
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Ms. Harris is NOT hocking a book. She is, in fact, hawking (i.e., promoting) her new book. The two words are very dissimilar and not at all interchangeable.

Also, the phrase "no one can’t afford eggs" speaks volumes. 🤨
Screen capture of a page in the 2025 online edition of the Cambridge English Dictionary, defining the words 'Hock' and 'Hocking,' as well as providing a proper example of how 'Hock' should be contextualized in a sentence.
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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My sincere gratitude to my fellow U.S. military service veterans. We honor you on this day, ladies and gents, for committing a portion of your adult life to our national defense and security.

Please know we appreciate the sacrifices you've made, and the freedoms you have protected on our behalf. 👏
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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"You try and take my blanket, and I'll have my secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, bring in the Navy jets and rain rockets down on you!"
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Officials in Ireland say an African lion spotted by multiple residents, roaming throughout a heavily wooded rural area was, in reality, just a large, brown dog with a new haircut.
Color photograph of a scene from the recurring "Weekend Update" satirical news segment on SNL, in which residents of one Irish community mistook a large dog with a new haircut that has been seen wandering in a wooded area for an escaped African lion. A visual graphic of an Irish flag and a silhouette of the island nation's perimeter with the text, "Ireland: I guess we ARE pretty drunk" is shown on the screen, next to grinning comedian and phony newscaster Colin Jost.
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM