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Neurodivergent disaster
Pusher or Shover Robot? I am protected.
I ain't the "tolerant left" you're looking for
America delenda est
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Seriously considering a long weekend vacation of riding the train around the US. Stopping in interesting places optional.
A screenshot from the Amtrak site: Explore the country with the USA Rail Pass The USA Rail Pass is your ticket to tour the country. Take 10 rides (segments) over 30 days to your choice of over 500 destinations. At just $499, that’s less than $50 per segment. Craving some adventure for semester breaks or vacation? Hop from town to town across the country. Or maybe you just want to spend your long weekends away. Go from downtown to out-of-town as soon as the workday ends. Whether you’re looking to discover hidden gems or just want to visit some friends in the next city over, the USA Rail Pass makes it easy to get more getaways. Other terms and conditions apply. 1 Traveler USA Rail Pass 10 Segments, 30 Days Pass is valid for 120 days after purchase (30 days after first segment is traveled). Coach travel only. Coach Pass Price | $499
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Source unknown; if you know who made this let me know
A graph titled "Every Graph About the US". The x-axis is labeled "Some metric" and the y-axis is unlabeled. About two-thirds down the x-axis is a dotted vertical line labeled "Ronald Reagan". There is a green line that starts high on the y-axis, then hits the Reagan line and plummets. Conversely there's a red line that starts low on the y-axis and goes up after hitting the Reagan line. The lines cross each other shortly past the Reagan line. At the bottom is a key showing the green line is "Good thing" and the red line is "Bad thing".
October 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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NTSB: We're going to redact the name of the expert in this report.

First answer from [redacted]: I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic.

Why did they bother to redact his name‽‽‽‽‽

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
A lot of text about this being part of the NTSB Titan submersible investigation, but the important part is this: Interview of [redacted] Co-designer / Pilot Deepsea Challenger Interview of [redacted] By LCDR [redacted] Q: So how did you get yourself started into submersible operations? A: Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic.
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Here's what I listen to on the way to work.
A list of audio news sources in Google Assistant: BBC news summary Reuters 5-minute news briefing (global) CBC news: world report Global's newsroom DW newsbrief Al Jazeera RNZ headlines
October 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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We used to be a shining city on a hill. Now we're great again. by @allinhaiku on Facebook
October 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Do you have stairs in your capcha?
An image capcha asking to select all squares with STAIRS. The image is the front porch of a house with brick steps leading up to the porch.
October 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Geoff rides again for spooky season! But he needs new batteries to be granted eyes.
A plastic skeleton in the passenger seat of a car, wearing a seat belt, with its right arm and hand raised as if waving, left hand resting on left knee, and jaw hanging open (in a smile?). The eye sockets have unlit LEDs.
September 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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It's a real Tweet. Link in replies.
Garry Kasparov's verified account @Kasparov63 on Twitter replying to a post about FCC commissioner Brandon Carr's recent comments that "there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead" : "Time again to remind that an early sign of Putin's autocratic ambitions was the cancellation of a puppet show that regularly parodied him."
September 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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I'm working on something for a friend who loves Apple products
Blocks of color made from multiple rows of stitching. Orange, then red, then purple, and the a few stitches in blue. The stripes are diagonal in the photo. (It's going to be the original rainbow Apple computers logo.)
September 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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September 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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A post by @middleageriot On this horrible day of senseless political violence it is important to remember that Donald Trump raped children.
September 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Check it out, it's my favorite watch face on my decade-old Pebble Time, using the new beta app! 😁😁😁
A scratched and worn Pebble Time watch with the backlight on, showing the Multifunction 7 Segment watch face, on some white guy's wrist.
September 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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EVERY FUCKING TIME I see this thing around town I laugh uncontrollably
A Tesla Cybertruck on a random city street
September 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Not that his supporters care, but still
A post from Middle Age Riot @middleageriot source unknown: On this horrible day of senseless political violence it is important to remember that Donald Trump raped children.
September 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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At least it's a dry heat! (not kidding, 37% humidity)
WeatherBug observation at 3:45PM: 104°F Sunny, Hot and Humid Feels like 113°F Predicted high/low: 104°F/78°F Several observations, but the important part is: Dewpoint 72°F Humidity 💧 37%
August 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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"Smut is our friend." - John Waters
A photo of John Waters with the text "Remember, pornographers have always been on our side. Brave, ready to fight for our rights. Smut is our friend."
August 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I had to start a new game of #Myst to get it, but I got the "accidentally gas yourself in Rime" cheevo on Steam!
A distorted picture of the unlit heater inside the hut on the Rime Age with a pink wavy cloud around the edges
August 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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"Mercury is in Gatorade and I'm realigning my chimichangas" above a cartoon of a bottle of orange Gatorade next to two chimichangas stacked on each other
August 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Now YOU TOO can own this magnificent soundtrack on album, cassette, or in digital audio on compact disc! Just dial 1-500-ATELIS and you too can Awaken the Embrace. Don't wait, call now! 📞 ☎️ @cyan.com #Firmament #vinylcollection #compactdisc #cassettetapes
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A picture of the front of the Firmament soundtrack on vinyl, with the cassette case and the CD case on top of it
August 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say "sorry it's been a while since I inhabited a body." And just walk away.
July 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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A picture of a metronome labeled "me" swinging back and forth between "a better world is possible" and "we're so fucked"
July 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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If anyone ever asks you what despair looks like, show them this picture.
A partially-drunk bottle of cheap R&R whiskey and an open pack of Pall Mall red cigarettes
July 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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I actually didn't play for ten years before today. I was surprised to see that too.
A steam achievement for The Stanley Parable: Go outside. Don't play The Stanley Parable for five years. 16.2% of players have this achievement. Unlocked Jun 15, 2025, 6:52 AM
June 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Because I don't have enough Myst-related merch....
@cyan.com
A white coffee mug with the Fifth Age logo from Riven (a horizontal line across the middle of a square inside of a circle)
June 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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How did I not know these shirts existed? And they're on sale!
A red t-shirt that says Keep Calm and Bring Me The Red Page A blue t-shirt that says Keep Calm and Bring Me The Blue Page
June 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM