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@w8in

Music, dogs, beer, photography, hiking, walking, introvert. Dutchie in Michigan. Naturalized US citizen. Does not play nice with MAGA.

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Hot take: Restaurants, airports, and other public places should play jazz and instrumental music. Why does everyone play Top 40 rock and pop tunes? It's distracting and familiar. Play something beautiful. Make these spaces groovy! Is that too much to ask? Maybe I'm just being a grump.

07.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump sounds real angry on tv right now...not theatrical angry. I love it.

20.02.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Roses are red
Violets are blue
No one wants to be your Valentine
But looking at the stock market is what you should do

14.02.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"The Dow is over 50,000" to replace "Jesus Loves you" on restaurant checks without a tip.

14.02.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She would like to speak to the manager.

11.02.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This incident alone would have triggered hearings and probably a senior-level resignation in another administration.

31.01.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 2541 πŸ” 585 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 9

I see CNN is expanding their stable of mediocre white men. Did Scott Jennings have the night off?

31.01.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh really?

30.01.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Kind of like pastors being moved to a different parish.....

26.01.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Going for the 2026 Naivety Award, I see.

25.01.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

24.01.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 29898 πŸ” 9572 πŸ’¬ 768 πŸ“Œ 743

LEAK
THE
UNREDACTED
EPSTEIN
FILES
NOW.

23.01.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 8548 πŸ” 2098 πŸ’¬ 119 πŸ“Œ 65

Awesome.

23.01.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The 24/7 BBC News channel has the best "We'll be right back" sequence with the timelapse of world cities and pulsating music.

22.01.2026 09:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The worst politicians in America are about to quote Martin Luther King Jr.

You can’t quote β€œI have a dream” on MLK Day then legislate against that dream every other day of the year.

19.01.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 3849 πŸ” 1160 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 37

Love him or hate him, but Don Lemon has been doing insightful work for the past few hours, showing a protest in a church where one of the pastors works for ICE and now interviewing Minnesotans (and currently Keith Ellison) near the Renee Good makeshift memorial.

18.01.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1/18/2026- Multitasking www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/ja...

17.01.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 6
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Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! πŸ™ƒ

17.01.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 10310 πŸ” 4174 πŸ’¬ 597 πŸ“Œ 333

I feel like the Nobel peace prize people could have avoided this if they gave their medal to someone who dedicated their life to peace, rather than just "this person is an opposition leader."

16.01.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 11787 πŸ” 1102 πŸ’¬ 489 πŸ“Œ 77
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Organized Chaos ~ πŸ“· ~ Antje Woolum

14.01.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 2375 πŸ” 230 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 14

There's a huge difference between "understand" and "care".

14.01.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell YouTube video by Federal Reserve

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

12.01.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 24028 πŸ” 9199 πŸ’¬ 1149 πŸ“Œ 2890

The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.

11.01.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 24643 πŸ” 7319 πŸ’¬ 762 πŸ“Œ 325
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Tfw your childhood pediatricians reunite to tell you that you have osteoporosis

11.01.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 3618 πŸ” 475 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 37

I just watched the season opener of The Pitt and after following current events this week it was nice to see an open chest operation with a lot of blood.

10.01.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait,,,"AFFORDABILITY"? Is he saying that's a good thing again this week and not a Democrat hoax?

10.01.2026 06:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The week has concluded without release of Epstein Files

10.01.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 3194 πŸ” 1044 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 37

Not a native English speaker here and when I first met my then American gf (now wife) we went to Watkins Glen in New York and she told me it was a gorge. I thought she meant it was gorgeous.

10.01.2026 06:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait to have people under my paws when I get the fursuit.

09.01.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Nancy Sinatra said it best:

"These boots are made for walking, not licking"

10.01.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0