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Just told my 10yo daughter about Elon Musk. She had tears in her eyes. And then she did the Wakanda pose and said "#Muskanda forever"—which is the sort of pop culture cross-over I can celebrate. And then she asked if it's true that there's white genocide in Muskanda.

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carrot = 🥕 carat =💎 karat = 🥇 caret = ^

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Great issue of @thecontinent.org in general, but special applause for this headline

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Not all treasures are lost… some are just waiting to be reclaimed. Announcing Relooted: An Africanfuturist heist game where you reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums. Please share, & wishlist! youtu.be/KgPxPfXb734 (Wishlist links in next tweet!) @dayofthedevs.org #SummerGameFest

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All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 202 of The Continent It's Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, but droughts in Algeria have left lambs scarce. To keep tradition alive, the government is importing sheep and distributing them via lotteries. Get this week's edition here: bit.ly/202_TC

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To honor pride month $TSLA is bottoming

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Some of y’all can’t handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows

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The best thing about Irish coffee is that it doesn't actually belong to any time of day. Nighttime? Probably shouldn't be drinking coffee. Morning? Probably shouldn't be drinking whiskey. It exists out of time and place. A potion that summons Evil Patricia (Fast Version)

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Spotted on Discord. Most amusing. 😆

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With Sadie Sink cast in Brand New Day it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine Pete rooming with Angelica Jones and Bobby Drake. That would be cool.

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Reposted for the benefit of certain of my followers. You know who you are.

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I am ready for my winter hibernation now please.

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“When leopards eat each other’s faces, then shall the popcorn tree blossom” - Old African Proverb

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O Lord, they fight! I will go call the watch.

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Me watching two loathsome oligarchs go at it

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Ha! “Ugly bags of mostly water” #tng

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Chad suspended visa issuance to US citizens on Thursday after its nationals were included in a US travel ban targeting 12 countries. "Chad has no planes to offer, no billions of dollars to give but Chad has its dignity and pride."

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Ah hell. Love me some Noah Hawley. But not sure I have the stomach for Alien anymore.

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Just got a reply to a job application email I sent 11 years ago 😑

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I remember writing about this with what my editor described as "excessive glee" after their paper won them the Ig Nobel prize.

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Someone's angle-grinding, Lord.

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Wondering how I did it? I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice. I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.

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Scorpion: Hey Frog Frog: What up? Scorpion: Gimme a ride? Frog, who has installed stinger-proofing: Sure. Scorpion: *rides on Frog's back* Scorpion: Fucking ow! Frog: Did you just sting yourself?! Scorpion: Shut up Frog! Frog: Why'd you do that? Scorpion: Just let me out here. Frog: K

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We Built This City is a limited series of photo essays by The Continent on African cities. This week, we are in Lilongwe with James Jamu.

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I wonder what will Gen Z have to be nostalgic about in 20 years. Taylor Swift, lockdown and fascism?

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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/w... Trump hates the poor.

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This picture from The Witcher 4 is giving Hieronymous Bosch a few seconds before all hell breaks loose

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