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mrdougfrench.bsky.social
I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing. (Also the other eye.)
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Soaked the house in gasoline and slunk out the back when he smelled smoke.

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That time when Democrats couldn't save democrats.

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The 25th Bicycle Film Festival is coming to the Michigan Theater on Saturday, March 1! Come see why this fest has thrived globally for so long. 🎟 🚲 tix.marquee-arts.org/websales/pag...

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Keep your eyes on what's going on in the background. The chaos is meant to cover that up.

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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.

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Which will screw farmers more: the attempt to cover up bird flu or gutting USAID? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Just saw the Alt text.

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Today's NYT crossword had a nice little jab in 47's tubby ribs.

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The Washtenaw Bike Summit is tomorrow! Read all about it: bicycleallianceofwashtenaw.substack.com/p/february-2...

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OpenAI right now

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In advance of his appearance at the Washtenaw Bike Summit, Jeff Carek, interim executive director of the League of Michigan Bicyclists, details his career arc from Boat Cop to Bike Bigwig. bicycleallianceofwashtenaw.substack.com/p/episode-6-...

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Yes, but now I have a bidet.

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

MARIANN EDGAR BUDDE anagrams to ADMIRED A GARBED NUN

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I don’t know who did this, but thank you 🤣

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As a young man, I often read Playboy for the differential equations.

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Did yoga this morning. Game changer.

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Facebook's flag is flying pretty low for people who like facts. But we're staying on, for the moment, because the communities we've built are too valuable to leave behind. whentheflamesgoup.substack.com/p/episode-66...

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Join us March 1 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor! tix.marquee-arts.org/websales/pag...

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Someone shared this with me, and I think it's beautiful. That's what I wish for everyone I love and appreciate in this New Year 2025, that your life is filled with an abundance of real luxuries. ❤️

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Halfway through her first term on Ann Arbor's City Council, Dharma Akmon talks about her transition from bike advocacy to governance and how she hopes to build on recent legislative victories. bicycleallianceofwashtenaw.substack.com/p/episode-5-...

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When my Roku boots up, my Scrabble brain makes me think I'm on acid and my TV is asking "R U OK?"

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Not all news should be like this, but a lot more news should be like this.

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find it genuinely delighting that people with enough money to never work again (and do literally anything they want anywhere in the world at any time) seemingly have nothing going on in their lives and are so miserable they are just spending the holidays frantically posting

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How do you react when your adult child texts: "something very, very bad just happened"? whentheflamesgoup.substack.com/p/a-collecti...

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Hot take: Dick In A Box is more of a Christmas movie than Die Hard.

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Exactly the type of story that too few people will pay attention to. When the GOP has nothing, they just make shit up. apnews.com/article/alex...

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Almost 15 years after Citizens United, the money is fully in charge.

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He's like Captain von Trapp if Maria had the kids.

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I have no Schadenfreude for all the shit that labor unions are about to eat, but dammit how they're FAFOing.

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As of now, Medicare will go insolvent three years before Juan Soto's contract is up.

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