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sending this every time I don’t get a reaction in the groupchat

I think industry taking advantage of men (sports betting, loot boxes, online dating, body issues like below (manorexia?)) has really come into its own recently, and whereas beauty standards for women have at least gotten feminist pushback, the male equivalent just furthers the grift.

drugs have taken too many beloved celebrities from us over the years but drugs also have a rare chance right now to radically rehabilitate their image

Last searches by a deceased Ukrainian soldier.

Worth trying. Put February 28 on your calendar.

"i'm a big pro-natalist," says man who do not bear the cost of pregnancy or childbirth

Muting Tom Brady, turning on the Philly police scanner

On #SuperbOwlSunday, the absolutely most superb owl appearing in what has to be one of my favorite artworks of all time (not joking at all, I'm totally serious about this): Cats Singing Instructed by an Owl, a c. 1700 painting by an unidentified artist, who was clearly an unrecognized genius

I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.

traveling is not a hobby for 98% of people, a. you just like being on vacation and b. in a partner, it's a proxy for disposable income (otherwise this list checks out)

this ends with musk going a bridge too far, pissing off the wrong people, and trump dumping all the blame on musk, it's inevitable

Arrest him, strip his security clearance, nationalize his assets, strip his citizenship, and deport him. In that order.

america is speed-running fascism like we're trying to set a record

Help, weak men are making hard times

"[we] should assume good faith" why!? why should we do that? these people spent 10+ years whining about freedom of speech and cancel culture only to cheer a weather reporter getting fired for calling a nazi salute a nazi salute. THEY'RE NOT ACTING IN GOOD FAITH

BREAKING: Biden issues preemptive pardon for the hosts of the 5-4 podcast