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get good at practical things that have nothing to do with your job and look for opportunities to do those things out in the world, competence is sexy.

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WTF

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BREAKING: The Continuing Resolution cloture motion has passed 62-38, advancing the CR to a final vote. These are the Democrats who voted to invoke cloture:

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Can’t believe Twitter keeps crashing despite Elon hiring the best 19-year-old interns that racism has to offer

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So in case you missed it. ICE arrested a student activist, realized he’s not on a visa but on a green card, took him anyway, then the Secretary of State announced they'd also be deporting green card holders. Trump is disappearing people who disagree with him.

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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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“It is so disrespectful for Zelenskyy to not wear a suit in the White House.”

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I have never seen better use of the Bostonian accent than everyone giving their opinions on Tommy Boy and his 🧊 Bois coming to town

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I didn't know they were making a sequel to Don't Look Up dailygalaxy.com/2025/02/geol...

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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

submitted 31 days ago • 1060 comments

My early birthday present from the universe was getting carded after a 15 hour transatlantic flight

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me and the girls hanging out

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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Note: In 2024 alone, Musk’s enterprises were awarded approximately $3 billion across nearly 100 federal contracts, averaging about $8 million per day.

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You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.

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Donald Trump’s dramatic and vile dismantling of USAID came as USAID’s inspector general was conducting an investigation involving Musk’s company, Starlink. In three steps, Trump’s administration killed the investigation that was sure to embarrass Elon’s company. www.thealtmedia.com/p/how-trump-...

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hi there! neighborhood chickenlittle here. there’s an administrative coup happening right now that is barely being reported on, and trade wars are set to start tomorrow that will absolutely impact the entire world economy.

submitted 48 days ago • 13 comments

what's wrong babe, you've hardly touched today's heap of apocalyptic news headlines

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More of these and less man spreading in all airports pls

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In 2020, it became apparent that a lot of people had been asleep in science class. Well, in 2025, it’s become quite apparent that they slept through history class, too. #Resist

submitted 59 days ago • 563 comments

Great news! I got a new job! It’s full time, in the tech industry, and my position involves increasing revenue through engagement. Downside is there is no pay. It’s just refreshing apps in terror of what’s to come.

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We failed to stop fascism's rise. Now it's dancing about on the White House lawn. I don't know how to fix all this but I do know that the shit we've been doing won't get us out of this one. shatterzone.substack.com/p/we-failed-...

submitted 60 days ago • 184 comments

10/10 recommend this weighted blanket

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Truncated version of a story from my second album, recorded a few months after this piece of shit took office the first time around. Full version is on my YT channel. #potus #trump #inauguration

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"Mom, can we move back to Germany?" "We have Germany at home" The Germany;

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Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

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The party of “real masculinity” has moved the inauguration indoors cause it’s too cold.

submitted 62 days ago • 436 comments

Gross. That third sentence is gross "Fortunate" and "president trump" should only be that close in an obituary

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Thank goodness the TikTok ban is in effect and now no one can ever use my data for nefarious purposes.

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South Africans: too racist for Steve Bannon

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For anyone nail-biting their way through the hellscape of California wildfires, this app is a great resource: www.watchduty.org Oh also yes we have #FireEcology AND Indigenous Fire Ecology episodes, rolled into one: www.alieward.com/ologies/fire...

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Financial statement today reminded me HOW GREAT IT IS when folks request that their libraries acquire books. 😍 Seriously, if you want a totally free-to-you way to help an author, submit a request with your local library. Those sales help us so much, in whatever format.

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I think it’s time to bring my most viral tweet over from the bad place.

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Streaming in 2010: You can watch an entire catalog of amazing movies and TV shows for a reasonable monthly fee Streaming in 2025: our library is Batman movies and 28 seasons of a Tim Allen sitcom, it costs $159/month. We just destroyed the last piece of evidence that Mister Rogers ever existed

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