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Everyone has one Mitch Hedberg joke stashed in their brain like a squirrel to sustain them whenever they need to feel joy for 30 seconds and mine is “they say the recipe for Sprite is Lemon and Lime but I tried to make it at home, there’s more to it than that”

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In 1938, a stateless Jewish teenager in Paris named Herschel Grynszpan went into the German embassy and shot a diplomat from the Nazi regime. He was arrested and disappeared. The Nazis used this action as the pretext for Kristallnacht, the most famous pogrom in history.

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clearly it's because of the climate created by campus protests and not all the unapologetic genociding going on

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it's a well established best practice that especially during severe turbulence a big plane should only be piloted by the oldest person onboard until passing away at which time the next oldest passenger becomes the pilot

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Trump officials' showings at hearings today were disasters, but it doesn't make headlines bc the media's default assumption is that Rs are clownish rascals. But if Dems didn't know what was happening at their agencies or what habeas corpus is, it'd be front page news. This is a key media asymmetry.

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We need a liberal Jigsaw

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Intersectional, multi-front coalitions mean trusting that even if other the people in the coalition aren't working on Your Segment of the problems, they're still on your side. In fact, they kind of require it. And that goes for friendships and other more intimate interpersonal relationships, too. …

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Dems: we need to find a way to relate to the people The People: we want progressive policies and universal healthcare Dems: these people want impossible things, we should just become republicans

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I get this question a lot. I don't have strong views on how transmasc people should dress, but since I often get the question, I've thought about it a bit. Will share some thoughts in this thread. 🧵

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The pitch is never that AI will fold the laundry for us, it's always that AI will remove the good stuff from our lives. Picking a birthday present for my kid isn't a box I check, it's something I want to do, and six months later when that's the stuffy she sleeps with I get to feel good about that.

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Middle aged dads for trans rights

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I've read every book in the Chicago Sun-Times Summer Reading list, AMA

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I shall continue to be a disappointment the world over

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a construction game trailer just gave me goosebumps. didn’t see that coming.

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share the money pigeon for 10,000 years good luck 💸🍀🤞

submitted 3 days ago • 77 comments

it's been a year since we switched our shop's model to zero profit by default, and allowing our community to decide what, if anything, we personally pocket from a sale it's been truly special to watch the ways it has developed a quick state of the union 🧵

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One things for sure, Bondeni won’t be rushed at feeding time. This young bull is renowned for the pace - or lack of - at which he drinks his milk. But why rush what you enjoy, and better yet, why not try to take the pleasure with you! Read all about Bondeni at: swt.bio/bondeni

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🚨 The president wants to open up areas that are home to endangered species, our oceans, and our NATIONAL PARKS, to mining, drilling, and logging. TODAY is the LAST DAY to voice your dissent. More info below including the link to where you can write your comments.

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Biden Faces Mounting Pressure To Let Younger Democrat Battle Cancer

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Seen in a dating profile: “pronouns area no go”

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Mental health feeling really poor today 💔 Y'all be good to each other

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Disabled people are not expendable. Disabled people are not lazy. Disabled people are not “choosing” to be sick. Disabled people deserve healthcare, social supports & accommodation. These are not controversial concepts. Ableism & health supremacy tell you otherwise. Fight with us. Fight for us.

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The big “why do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI: It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that

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Touch grass? No way man, that shit's made of blades - I'm gonna fight grass

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It's May 19th... Wtaf?

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Came downstairs to see that Tom is watching MASH and Alan Alda is just walking around completely naked.

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