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Terminally online journalist (sorry). Formerly BuzzFeed News, Facebook, Check My Ads, other places. @hardin on Twitter, Threads. Delight in the life that comes unbidden. (He/They)

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Ain't No Sunshine, by Wovenhand from the album Woven Hand

hell yeah wovenhand.bandcamp.com/track/aint-n...

06.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a mallard duck warning off another duck

a mallard duck warning off another duck

And let me tell you another thing!!!!! #Photography #EastCoastKIn #Birds

05.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 180 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1
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The anthrocon/furry episode of The Pitt has spoken.
Santos would absolutely have a dragon fursona

06.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 975 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 6

β€œCan you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?”

β€œRecord songs on a boombox with a busted mic.”

06.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pentagon taps former DOGE official to lead its AI efforts The Pentagon on Friday named as Chief Data Officer a computer ​scientist who aided billionaire Elon Musk's β€Œefforts to overhaul the government last year and who has boosted white supremacists and miso...

Former top DOGE official in his mid-twenties named head of Pentagon AI efforts.

"Kliger, in β€Œsocial ⁠media posts between October 2024 and January 2025, has voiced controversial views and reposted content from white supremacist Nick Fuentes ​and self-described ​misogynist ⁠Andrew Tate."

06.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 286 πŸ” 174 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 32
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I hate this because it changes the design of a hutt into something like a slug centaur.

06.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

jABba

06.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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is this anything

06.03.2026 09:36 πŸ‘ 393 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

Running for Congress on a platform of sneaking into Polymarket HQ and unplugging all their stuff. Overflow crowds at a local Knights of Columbus hall roar with delight as I promise to pour Florida's Natural Grapefruit Juice (with pulp) into the USB-C port of every computer in the damn place.

06.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 3059 πŸ” 400 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 9

ah thanks for the correction! It's been a long time since I've read it.

06.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

update, had pulled pork, cornbread and beans. pork was good but a bit dry. cornbread was great. beans were completely forgettable. mustard sauce solid sweet sauce a solid option if you don't like mustard sauce.

06.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

too fuckin' early on a friday to be feelin all these feelins i gotta tell ya

06.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Friends In Real Life - Route Nine Legends (Official Lyric Video)
Friends In Real Life - Route Nine Legends (Official Lyric Video) YouTube video by Friends In Real Life

I don't think it's true that people never really change. Sometimes I wonder if it's all we ever do, but it's hard to make it happen on a schedule
It seems like we're just spinning our wheels, and then suddenly...wΠ΅ move

tell 'em pat
www.youtube.com/watch?v=48dG...

06.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

for whatever reason people interpret sympathy as giving someone a pass. this mentality that must be broken. it has roots in "people can't change so they don't deserve sympathy" and brother, if people can't change what is even the point of living.

06.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

As a child I read Flatland, written in the Victorian era, in which women are triangles with lethal points. They were prepared for this future.

06.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

"my product isn't getting worse it just uhhhhh has anxiety!"

06.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the whole "parents just need to listen better" gives off big "no one's immune to propaganda but me" vibes

06.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

on news days like today i think it's important to focus on the things that matter: i'm going to try a new barbecue place in half an hour

06.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Agree. The grifty wellness industry is 4 times bigger than the pharmaceutical industry. Engagement-driven algos push misinfo from bad faith "experts", who profit through busted adtech.

anyone who thinks a fix is just "parents need to listen to doctors" doesn't understand the forces at play.

06.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

So Philip Glass just joined TikTok. He only has like 4 posts and they’re simply him in what I assume is his living room playing the piano. First comment on one I saw was β€œyour piano is too close to the fireplace, you’ll dry it out” and if that’s not the internet in a nutshell I don’t know what is.

06.03.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 4097 πŸ” 781 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 51

Unfortunately, β€œYo brother, legal team confirmed we can’t work with minors rn” is an instant classic

06.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 8845 πŸ” 2004 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 34

As I get older I'm coming to increasingly radical views like "you have to do things to get good at them" and "you have to think about problems to solve them"

06.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 806 πŸ” 191 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9
Drawing of an orange-and-black cat and a white-and-black dog (Garfield and Snoopy? Possibly probably idk) standing beside each other with text that reads:

BORN TO BE LOVED
WORLD IS MY HOME
ηŒ«δΉ‹ηŠ¬ Hug Em All 2025
I am sleepy man
410,757,864,530 NAPS TAKEN

Drawing of an orange-and-black cat and a white-and-black dog (Garfield and Snoopy? Possibly probably idk) standing beside each other with text that reads: BORN TO BE LOVED WORLD IS MY HOME ηŒ«δΉ‹ηŠ¬ Hug Em All 2025 I am sleepy man 410,757,864,530 NAPS TAKEN

06.03.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
text analyzing Lola Ridge's poem "Snow Dance for the Dead" that starts with "Analysis (ai):"

text analyzing Lola Ridge's poem "Snow Dance for the Dead" that starts with "Analysis (ai):"

wanted to look at the original text of the poem this song is based on and I learned allpoetry.com puts AI ANALYSIS BELOW ITS POEMS

unsurprisingly it fails at basic comprehension of the poem, not picking up on why children are being urged to stay away from sources of light at night during a war

06.03.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Snow Dance for the Dead - Stellenbosch University Choir
Snow Dance for the Dead - Stellenbosch University Choir YouTube video by Stellenbosch University Choir

back on my bullshit (stressing myself out watching this performance of Snow Dance for the Dead) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMND...

06.03.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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remember, anyone could be a stand user.

31.12.2025 03:44 πŸ‘ 1567 πŸ” 585 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 8

iv3-290b and iv3-271 are my favorites. water is a weird, transitory zone and you always capture that perfectly

06.03.2026 04:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An important academic update

An important academic update

Halal Truck Mr. Beast

Halal Truck Mr. Beast

Eldest boy has taken to sending me messages and emails sporadically that look normal but when opened are just Halal Truck Mr. Beast

06.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 3050 πŸ” 372 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 14

beautiful work as always; I think this is your best series so far

06.03.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

can't swing art right now but always worth looking see what speaks to me and this time it's iv3-290b

06.03.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0