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Psychoanalyst, Woodwind player, bon vivant. If I’m following you, it’s probably because you said something clever. I am vast, I contain platitudes. I have heard the modem scream. MikeJolk.39 on signal
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Here’s “Creep” but it’s about using two factor authentication (2fa) on all your accounts

Elon Musk is an incredibly important cultural figure because he is definite proof that you can have all the money in the world and it still won't mean anything if you've never experienced what it's like to walk into a room and have people be sincerely glad you're there

"Like Amazon, but with human beings."

In 100 years, China will elect its own Trump and fall under the weight of its own largesse. Then, it's Serbia's time to shine.

Grateful for the steady hand on the tiller. “You know what solves it? When the economy crashes, when the economy goes to total hell and everything is a disaster,” Mr Trump said in 2014. “Then you’ll have, you know, you’ll have riots to go back to where we were when we were great”.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL NEW PYNCHON NOVEL COMING OCT 7 2025 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316427...

My chronically depressed patients are starting to brag that their worldview is vindicated

“There’s a clown hanging over you." "You mean cloud.” "I wish I did.” "Dammit.”

Something tells me the penguin tariffs won't fly.

No more outsourcing from abroad—the US will now cultivate its own tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free domestically.

Trump would've deported Einstein.

TO: P D EASTMAN I HATE TO BE THE ONE TO TELL YOU THIS BUT YOUR MOTHER WAS MADE OF BARE WIRE AND COVERED WITH A CLOTH TOWEL STOP HARRY HARLOW #ACADEMICSKY #BOOKSKY

Brit comics creator Rebecca Burke, imprisoned for 19 miserable days by ICE, tells her story. I'm hoping she makes this into a GN.

he can't attend a dignified transfer *by definition*

I put money on the penguins winning the trade war.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.

No tariffs on hash rosin bc its 100% American made.

It's Autism Acceptance Month. If you are not already accepted by an autistic person you have 27 days left.

Shit’s so bleak that Santa is going to be giving kids IOUs