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Maybe not my favorite per se, but I had the grandest experience in our high school production of The Happy Time.

06.02.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.01.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5

Forgot to mention Tarkovsky. Always bears another viewing.

26.01.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And then Yasujirō Ozu.

17.01.2026 06:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fellini, over and over.

17.01.2026 06:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pre-ordered it. πŸ‘

23.12.2025 18:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

America is giving decaying strip mall energy.

But I will still go to the Sbarro's in the food court and hit up the Dippin' Dots stand, though.

And get some Cotton Candy Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream while the fun lasts.

17.12.2025 20:59 πŸ‘ 1216 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 8

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

20.11.2025 17:32 πŸ‘ 10767 πŸ” 8013 πŸ’¬ 325 πŸ“Œ 787

1) End the drug war.
2) Oppose mass arrest and mass incarceration. Stop overpolicing vulnerable communities for crimes that are not mission-critical. Broken windows and Guiliani's claims are a fraud.
3) Demilitarize policing
4) Police the police and then...
5) Utilize the resources currently being..

14.11.2025 18:16 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ms. Brown speaking the truth πŸ”₯

14.11.2025 03:25 πŸ‘ 3236 πŸ” 1709 πŸ’¬ 222 πŸ“Œ 264

I splurged with my paper route money. 😟

09.11.2025 03:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Same experience, around age 13 in 1968. Bought them from a drugstore rack in Boulder, Colorado.

09.11.2025 03:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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When the theft of public money is used to sponsor a terror state, then we are looking at the ultimate form of predatory capitalism: a zombie society that has entered a hostage situation.

01.11.2025 17:03 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Antifa. Which, I guess, makes Republicans Profa.

13.10.2025 22:05 πŸ‘ 5147 πŸ” 1369 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 62
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

05.10.2025 09:08 πŸ‘ 38293 πŸ” 17034 πŸ’¬ 829 πŸ“Œ 2406
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Listen to the video. This is what people have to do to get through algorithmic censorship.

With Meta, X, Tik Tok - we know only what they let us know. And AI has made their "thought police" capable of even reading that.

Maybe we'll have to bring back pig Latin or cursive to outwit AI censorship.

04.10.2025 12:35 πŸ‘ 277 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5
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Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog Researchers employed a specialized brain imaging technique to identify a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for Long COVID. More than four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, scien...

Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog.

Patients with brain fog may have disrupted AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expressionβ€”key molecules for memory and learning. Imaging of Long COVID patients showed elevated AMPAR density tied to more severe cognitive impairment.

01.10.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 1803 πŸ” 829 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 100

This is all really unutterably depressing.

30.09.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 736 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 2
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Hegseth is a joke..

Country over Party πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Fuck you and your loyalty test..
#SheShed

30.09.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 1015 πŸ” 471 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 34
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Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

29.09.2025 20:28 πŸ‘ 33393 πŸ” 10919 πŸ’¬ 534 πŸ“Œ 498
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This is certainly a different take I can get behind

15.09.2025 02:04 πŸ‘ 8062 πŸ” 1588 πŸ’¬ 329 πŸ“Œ 135

I’m with Michel Serres who considered argumentative or polemical debate an obstacle to invention and growth. Holding a fixed position creates division. Dialogue, on the other hand, promotes synthesis and connection.

15.09.2025 01:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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14.09.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 28906 πŸ” 10186 πŸ’¬ 433 πŸ“Œ 394
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A gunman shot at the CDC, killing an officer. Trump hasn’t said a word. Trump has said nothing about the police officer killed by a gunman who shot at the CDC, an example of how selective he can be amid his daily torrent of words.

Just gonna drop this here tonight
wapo.st/3VKVNT2

11.09.2025 02:23 πŸ‘ 2380 πŸ” 796 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 15
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I'm PhD in graphic design and Cracker Barrel's REAL problem is they didn't go *far enough*

24.08.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 8823 πŸ” 1325 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 120
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European postal services suspend shipment of packages to US over import tariffs Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.

Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.

23.08.2025 16:01 πŸ‘ 1959 πŸ” 1038 πŸ’¬ 79 πŸ“Œ 308
Post image Ignatz throws a brick at Krazy, who responds with a ❀️. His speech bubble reads "Good hunting."

Ignatz throws a brick at Krazy, who responds with a ❀️. His speech bubble reads "Good hunting."

Oh, hey, happy George Herriman's birthday!

22.08.2025 20:08 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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Art expresses what words cannot

19.08.2025 03:22 πŸ‘ 9069 πŸ” 2610 πŸ’¬ 209 πŸ“Œ 100