va_benny
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My aura smiles and never frowns. Your kids will meditate in school. Your kids will meditate in school!
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“And a happy new year to everyone, even the liberal lunatics who are ruining the country and who are trying to take away our rights to fire handguns in cabinet meetings”
December 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“And a happy new year to everyone, even the liberal lunatics who are ruining the country and who are trying to take away our rights to fire handguns in cabinet meetings”
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Here it is
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Here it is
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New piece from @celinegounder.com about how antivax disinformation tactics are making their way to the CDC via the McCullough foundation.
What the CDC’s Vaccine Language Shift Reveals About Pseudoscience
Researchers see a pattern in how unverified studies gain traction online, shaping perceptions of official science before data can catch up
drcelinegounder.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
New piece from @celinegounder.com about how antivax disinformation tactics are making their way to the CDC via the McCullough foundation.
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(1/2) I think Stefanik's downfall is a bigger deal that ppl think. Casting aside all principles to kiss Trump's ass was the smart move (Tessio was always smarter) and it destroyed her career. Washington Republicans are amoral sociopaths and they notice things like this.
December 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
(1/2) I think Stefanik's downfall is a bigger deal that ppl think. Casting aside all principles to kiss Trump's ass was the smart move (Tessio was always smarter) and it destroyed her career. Washington Republicans are amoral sociopaths and they notice things like this.
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January 6 was like a much dumber version of Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch and yet a plurality of American voters were like, Yeah, let’s give that guy the nuke codes again. An absolutely world historical debacle of societal ignorance. I’ll never understand it.
December 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
January 6 was like a much dumber version of Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch and yet a plurality of American voters were like, Yeah, let’s give that guy the nuke codes again. An absolutely world historical debacle of societal ignorance. I’ll never understand it.
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As a little antidote to all the grim tidings here’s a classic rendition of Tom Lehrer’s classic song.
youtu.be/MehTnsDVvU4?...
youtu.be/MehTnsDVvU4?...
Hanukkah in Santa Monica
YouTube video by Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
As a little antidote to all the grim tidings here’s a classic rendition of Tom Lehrer’s classic song.
youtu.be/MehTnsDVvU4?...
youtu.be/MehTnsDVvU4?...
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[S] The search for Hegseth's successor is OVER...
Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
The intoxicated animal suffered no injuries and was released back into the wild by animal protection once sober.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
[S] The search for Hegseth's successor is OVER...
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Turn the nostalgia machine off before it starts
Dick Cheney Doesn’t Deserve Your Heartfelt Eulogies
Former Vice President Dick Cheney died Monday night. Now is not the time to whitewash his bloody legacy of war and destruction.
theintercept.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Turn the nostalgia machine off before it starts
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The Trump admin has the money to keep SNAP running — they’re just refusing to use it.
There’s no excuse for playing politics with people’s ability to eat.
There’s no excuse for playing politics with people’s ability to eat.
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Trump admin has the money to keep SNAP running — they’re just refusing to use it.
There’s no excuse for playing politics with people’s ability to eat.
There’s no excuse for playing politics with people’s ability to eat.
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I did not know that this conversation existed.
And now I do.
And so do you.
*boop*
lbjtapes.org/conversation...
And now I do.
And so do you.
*boop*
lbjtapes.org/conversation...
LBJ Orders Some New Haggar Pants | The LBJ Telephone Tapes
lbjtapes.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I did not know that this conversation existed.
And now I do.
And so do you.
*boop*
lbjtapes.org/conversation...
And now I do.
And so do you.
*boop*
lbjtapes.org/conversation...
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Deeply racist, yes, but also deeply stupid.
Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.
Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Deeply racist, yes, but also deeply stupid.
Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.
Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.
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Thanks to Donald Trump's tariffs, Americans are currently experiencing one of the largest tax increases in American history.
This is a code red for our economy.
This is a code red for our economy.
October 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thanks to Donald Trump's tariffs, Americans are currently experiencing one of the largest tax increases in American history.
This is a code red for our economy.
This is a code red for our economy.
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Mike Johnson Opts for Medically Induced Coma to Avoid Swearing in New Democratic Congresswoman
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Mike Johnson Opts for Medically Induced Coma to Avoid Swearing in New Democratic Congresswoman
“I was really hoping that people would forget about the Epstein files or that the Rapture would happen, but no such luck.”
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Mike Johnson Opts for Medically Induced Coma to Avoid Swearing in New Democratic Congresswoman
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
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Sex House is real life.
Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside.
Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet | TechCrunch
Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside.
techcrunch.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Sex House is real life.
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So why do I let AI in my house? Don’t I care about the environmental consequences? What about the theft of intellectual property? Don’t I understand that these are bullshit machines?
Yes, yes, yes, and yes.
It’s what I do all day long.
Yes, yes, yes, and yes.
It’s what I do all day long.
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines: Introduction
A free online humanities course about how to learn and work and thrive in an AI world.
thebullshitmachines.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
So why do I let AI in my house? Don’t I care about the environmental consequences? What about the theft of intellectual property? Don’t I understand that these are bullshit machines?
Yes, yes, yes, and yes.
It’s what I do all day long.
Yes, yes, yes, and yes.
It’s what I do all day long.
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I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Maybe if we pay them more money? 💰
October 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Maybe if we pay them more money? 💰
October 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Courtesy of colleagues at Penn
October 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Courtesy of colleagues at Penn