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Just an over-educated monkey trying to make it in the big city. With all the appropriate hobbies and interests.

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"I feel liberated," said a top banker. "We can say 'retard' and 'pussy' withtout the fear of getting cancelled... its a new dawn"

"I feel liberated," said a top banker. "We can say 'retard' and 'pussy' withtout the fear of getting cancelled... its a new dawn"

We should never ever forget why they did it

06.03.2026 16:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1719 ๐Ÿ” 376 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25 ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

๐Ÿคท you were curious to see it, now you saw it. Whether you like it isn't really my business.

06.03.2026 16:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
06.03.2026 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Could be wrong, but I get the impression that none of these guys were aware that when you start a war, the other side gets to fire back (even if you're the USA!).

06.03.2026 05:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Optical illusion of a woman bent over some papers. Her sunglasses are pushed up and she is wearing a hair band so the top of her head looks exactly like a Muppet face

Optical illusion of a woman bent over some papers. Her sunglasses are pushed up and she is wearing a hair band so the top of her head looks exactly like a Muppet face

Sorry I know the world is in a terrible fix but I've been laughing at this for ten minutes now

05.03.2026 21:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 6869 ๐Ÿ” 1618 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 86 ๐Ÿ“Œ 81

"jokes"

06.03.2026 04:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They're easing the public in. Now we get the unsubstantiated allegations, in a couple weeks they'll start releasing the substantiated ones.

06.03.2026 00:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fact check: false, no one respects markwayne mullin

05.03.2026 21:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Anger is real, and so is resolve."

05.03.2026 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 650 ๐Ÿ” 135 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

If he had a unifying principle, it would be "I get to do what I want, and everyone should like me for it." He resents the notion that there should be a quiet part.

05.03.2026 17:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rahm Emanuel attacking democrats?
Rahm Emanuel running to right-wing press?
Rahm Emanuel pretending that anyone besides Rahm Emanuel thinks Rahm Emanuel is relevant?

What an utterly unprecedented series of events.

05.03.2026 16:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People are people. And the difference between this little girl who we burned to death clutching her schoolbag, and the kids at the bus stop on your corner, that means something like this can happen to her, but can't happen to them is nothing.

05.03.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People are people with their own virtues, vices, and contradictions.

05.03.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The fundamental problem with the current Republican party is a failure to recognize that other people are *people*. Women are people. People with different skin colors or different customs are people. People born in other countries are people. People *in* other countries are people.

05.03.2026 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They wouldn't dare kill him off, he's the main character

05.03.2026 05:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There's a reasonable chance that they'll try to use this thing to do white house press briefings at some point

05.03.2026 05:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glad to hear it, this is unconscionable. I suspect Stephen King has a large number of scary lawyers too.

05.03.2026 01:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Narwhal Nautilus in Bronze Corydoras

Narwhal Nautilus in Bronze Corydoras

Probably this one. But if it's not available, #7

05.03.2026 01:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I bet they're still allowing it in elementary schools though

04.03.2026 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Probably better in the original Swedish, TBH

04.03.2026 23:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Might as well spend it before it becomes worthless, I guess?

04.03.2026 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"AI is useless" is a separate claim from AI is "terrible and everyone using them is also terrible."

I'm not saying that gen AI necessarily falls into this category, but history is full of things that were "useful" but which we now find to be terrible and a moral stain on those who used them.

04.03.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At some point in the past I'm sure I was interested in whatever the new thing was and not just pre-emptively irritated at having to fix what the update breaks, and find the new locations where they've hidden the off-switches for irritating features that have been defaulted back to "on"

04.03.2026 15:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Answering questions is an uncomfortable situation for him. He's usually the one posing questions. To travelers seeking to cross his bridge

04.03.2026 14:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Answering questions is an uncomfortable situation for him. He's usually the one posing questions. To travelers seeking to cross his bridge

04.03.2026 14:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd also suggest that unless you already know a publication exists it can be really difficult find a real one in a sea of AI slop sites. To say nothing of formerly real sites that have been gutted and turned into AI zombies.

04.03.2026 14:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are we sure he's thinking of Chiang Kai-Shek and not, like P.F. Chang?

04.03.2026 00:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Republicans are still reaching back to the black-and-white TV era to dunk on Democrats over Robert Byrd's history with the Klan. If this guy is elected, most of us (given Bluesky user demograhics) will be hearing this for the rest of our lives.

03.03.2026 23:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Turks are gonna love this plan.

03.03.2026 22:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hear me out:
Elon -> Elรกn
Musk->Musk Ox
Pick a synonym and a different ungulate and you could have:

Ardor Gayal

I'm not sure what he's selling, but I know it's got AI in it.

03.03.2026 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0