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"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” —African proverb

submitted 10 hours ago • 19 comments

That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists — and that they both individually wield such massive power — is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.

submitted 1 day ago • 641 comments

I tried wearing mine as pants, but the writing was upside down.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

The power to impose tariffs rests with Congress, not the President?? Was Congress too shy to bring this up?!

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

Does one need to wear a suit while destroying $7b worth of Russian bombers? asking for a friend

submitted 4 days ago • 15 comments

Overheard: Apparently Zelenskyy had some cards, and he didn’t need a suit.

submitted 5 days ago • 692 comments

submitted 7 days ago • 11 comments

(Each grandchild gets a different story— let them figure it out.) Q: How did you and grandma meet? A: I had just moved in next-door, and some of my appliances were in transit. I knocked on her door and asked: “Can I thaw my guacamole in your Jacuzzi?” We’ve been together ever since.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Musk is reportedly frustrated with the obstacles he encountered. Raise your hand if you think we should apologize. Anybody …anybody …anybody at all?

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

From an essay I wrote to get into a good middle school:

submitted 53 days ago • 2 comments