Kinda weird that Mitch McConnell doesn't have any grandchildren. A little too convenient, if you ask me.
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I take pictures of toilets. Occasional writer of scifi and specfic. Voted “Most Unforgettable Boy” in 6th grade. Also I take pictures of toilets.
I dropped myself randomly into street view in Switzerland and there was a couple of absurdly goodlooking people just out there with faces. tbf they shoulda been blurred but I like to think somebody was like no, the world needs to see this.
You only ever drive on a FRACTION of the roads in your city and yet THE GOVERNMENT makes you pay for ALL ROAD UPKEEP with TAXES.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
The “Why would a woman I’ve made worry that I will hurt her if she displeases me cook to placate me?” question is only asked by the least self-aware domestic abusers.
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Do you know there are 25 ppl on AL Death Row sentenced to die when their juries ruled otherwise? Pls take a look, this website shows how easily you can get involved in correcting this unconstitutional injustice, which will, in turn save lives! 🧵
We the Jury — Alabama Must Finish the Job
25 people on Alabama's death row were sentenced under judicial override — a practice the state has already rejected.
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A journalist has asked me to find them an entomologist for a story they’re doing on mosquitoes. Any entomologists down?
It’s really something how people get up in arms about accessibility and equity when the thing in question is pervert glasses or Dark Clippy. I don’t see you folks showing up when Ticketmaster says there’s no way a wheelchair user can come to concerts or that sign language is “too distracting”.
If anyone would like to see a short video of a baby Armadillo having a drink of milk, this is your lucky day.
I really wish everyone would stop ignoring capable, intelligent women and people of color. Shifting from “rich white men” to “rugged white men” does not bring us the change and representation that we need.
Meet the ‘Anti-Platners’: Real Blue-Collar Democrats
A mechanic, a smoke jumper, and an ordinary firefighter may offer Democrats their best hope of winning back working-class voters, reports River Page.
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the first thing I ever lobbied for was hot cocoa at the Minnesota North Stars Hockey Arena. I was five. I was always cold at games and there were no hot drinks for kids. I ask my mom who the boss was. I wrote the owner, he wrote me back, invited my mom and I to his box, and started selling cocoa.
Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2w agoOkay, my QUESTION OF THE DAY is… What is your weirdest actual accomplishment? Not the biggest necessarily…but the weirdest?
This here is what he's poisoning Memphis TN for. Man makes a little toy and then poisons a city to play with it.
Watcher Guru@watcher.guru · 2w agoJUST IN: Elon Musk says Grok will make a "full-length movie" of The Odyssey that is "historically accurate" by the end of this year.
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
I came up with a joke about Orpheus but looking back I ruined it.
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 3w agoI came up with a joke about Sisyphus but I kept having to start over
For what it's worth, Trump also called the Iowa caucus rigged when he lost it in the 2016 primary.
One of the quiet bright moments of lockdown was Sam Neill serenading us on the ukulele. This type of tenderness feels rare nowadays, how lucky we were. Thank you for everything. ❤️❤️❤️
Talk section of McConnell's wikipedia page getting downright snipey. Lots of rules followers but YOU'RE following the rules WRONGLY.
Hey Chicago! An ICE contractor is trying to buy our parking meters — and City Council decides whether that happens THIS WEEK. We've got time to stop this, but we need as many people as possible to fight back: tinyurl.com/icepark
No statement from Mitch McConnell on the sudden passing of his senate colleague? So much for decorum
Okay something really weird going on with BCBS phone line. I call to dispute a charge and the system connected me to a phone sex line.
Moraff was instrumental in getting Rep Lee to launch her first political campaign for PA state house in 2017. But by 2022 Lee banned him “from his previous leadership positions in her campaign & from even attending campaign events” and told ppl close to the campaign to stop communicating with him.
Platner’s Daniel Moraff Barred from Summer Lee’s Campaign Over Sexual Misconduct Complaints
Congresswoman Summer Lee barred Platner's strategist Daniel Moraff from her campaign after receiving sexual harassment complaints against him.
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This promotional PSYCHO pre-release marketing photo (designed to satisfy demand and mislead from the film’s actual plot) always makes me smile.
space nerds 🤝 lego fans New Hubble Space Telescope set coming out next month!
