The thought that much of being a “success” in the publishing industry comes down to luck is simultaneously a relief and anxiety inducing as shit
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Wanna know something I think would be crazy? It would be crazy if XX-XY Athletics, the apparel firm stoking outrage against the WNBA, had a secret, Koch brothers-aligned, oil rich family fortune behind it. But that would be crazy, right??? www.foiaball.com/p/xx-xy-athl...
The oil money lurking behind the WNBA outrage
XX-XY Athletics has an interesting paper trail.
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Dropped my phone last night and now every other button works on my phone keyboard Cool
He already did that, we're just supposed to pretend otherwise for the plot
ACAB means the Grim Reaper too at this point because Mitch McConnell was RIGHT THERE.
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Folks are sleeping on the Arkansas US senate election talkbusiness.net/2026/08/poll...
Poll: Tight race for US Senate between Cotton, Shoffner - Talk Business & Politics
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Hallie Shoffner holds a slim lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, but the race is within the statewide survey’s margin of error of 4.7%....
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This is how I talk about statistics with my students. Most everyone shuts down when thinking about learning stats. So I use plain language, real world examples, a swear word when appropriate, and I remind them that I want them to be able to explain it to a middle schooler. Speak how you speak!
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Im not making light of Dolly's passing but when I think of my aunts this is very accurate 😊
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So unfair. Man, FUCK the grim reaper man. Stupid choice. The worst choice
So many evil motherfuckers continue to draw breath, but Dolly's the one death claims.
ACAB means the Grim Reaper too at this point because Mitch McConnell was RIGHT THERE.
Are the yts gonna give Dolly an Aretha level fune?
Not a sweater, no. Tweed jacket with patches over a turtleneck.
I love how few people know BlueSky exist or use it because I can go from threatening to fist fight Chris F Rufo to shit-talking my job and it has absolutely no real world impact on my life whatsoever
Like if I opened up a donut shop and the only people whoever came was magicians i wouldn’t be like “oh I have got to diversify this” mothafucka I’d be pulling rabbits outta hats every time they walked through the door