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Retired layabout. β€οΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Former staffer, current contributor at Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/acknowledging-reality-is-an-excellent-way-to-function-within-it/

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The key phrase is massive loads.

06.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All in this excellent book:

03.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rob Schneider’s dinner.

03.03.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIt is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."β€”Upton Sinclair

24.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sonny Landham of the Council of Conservative Christians Speaks Out on Islam, Communism and Pedophilia The Council of Conservative Citizens’ favorite Native American speaks out on Islam, communism, and pedophilia.

And Sonny tried in Kentucky. www.splcenter.org/resources/re...

22.02.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Those six are on double secret probation.

20.02.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mussina refuses to exit the ballgame, tosses complete game
Mussina refuses to exit the ballgame, tosses complete game YouTube video by MLB

youtu.be/fx87p8Rkboc?...

20.02.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What a waste of precious resources. Which she may still be getting.

18.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sharkmato

18.02.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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17.02.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Noah’s Ark was made of wood. Joan of Arc was maid of Orleans.

17.02.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think of this scene every morning when I see the traffic report.

17.02.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The civilization that gave us proper line breaks?

17.02.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They should fire that editor and hire the new applicant in his place.

16.02.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite Epstein’s Toxicity, Steve Bannon Stood by Him, Texts Indicate

"We must counter β€˜rapist who traffics in female children to be raped by worlds most powerful, richest men’ β€” that can’t be redeemed.” Steve Bannon is even more sleazy and horrible than you thought he was. Which seems impossible. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...

16.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 268 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 5

He also won a Tony for playing Fiorello LaGuardia on Broadway.

15.02.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everything in me wants to explain why this is blatantly ridiculous, but what would be the point?

It's not about presenting a real goal they're going to attempt. It's about lying to stupid investors champing at the bit to invest in a SpaceX IPO.

There are no consequences.

11.02.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

I say this not to disagree with the person I'm quoting, but to emphasize -- the prep isn't even that bad! The whole process is reasonably easy and it is *absolutely* worth doing.

11.02.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 5

Didn’t Cobb play that day?

10.02.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I always hoped he’d be teammates with John Vander Wal. Who hit a lot of ground balls with a guy on first.

08.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s the same glue that killed Costanza’s fiancΓ©.

06.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What's Behind Birthers' Obama Belief Research done by Harvard's Mahzarin Banaji and San Diego State's Thierry Devos into what's called "implicit social cognition" reveals that white Americans inherently regard white Europeans as somehow ...

β€˜Research done by Harvard's Mahzarin Banaji and San Diego State's Thierry Devos into what's called "implicit social cognition" reveals that white Americans inherently regard white Europeans as somehow more "American" than Asian- or African-Americans’ www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...

02.02.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Goodbye, Pete, and thanks for all the gagootz.

02.02.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cohn must have been so proud of his student.

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Laser engraved image of Catherine O’Hara on a breadboard. Caption reads β€œFold in the cheese!” referring to Schitt’s Creek, season 2 episode 2.

Laser engraved image of Catherine O’Hara on a breadboard. Caption reads β€œFold in the cheese!” referring to Schitt’s Creek, season 2 episode 2.

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