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Appropriation is an important element of the arts, without it there would be many less dancers and martial artists, without appropriating I would be limited to dancing the tarantella and practicing Italian vendetta knife techniques..agrrr

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No part left unexploited by the Beauty-Industrial complex ..

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Republicans in Congress are about to vote to explode the deficit & cut at-home care for seniors, in order to fund tax cuts for people who don't need tax cuts. Their town halls are going to get a lot angrier after that. youtu.be/T3JI07rL9gs

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#booksky #wordoftheday

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"Social media platforms have long been criticized for feeding people content they’re predisposed to agree with, encasing them in a filter bubble. But at least that’s their filter bubble. These are filters being imposed from the outside."

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Mexico Renames the Gulf of Mexico to “El Golfo Del Gringo Naranja” in Response to Trump Name Change Read more: patreon.com/wutf

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McDonald's Franchisee Shocked Minimum Wage Employee Put in Minimum Effort thepeel.substack.com/p/mcdonalds-...

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Firing FDA scientists doesn't cut waste, fraud & abuse in government. It makes it easier for bad actors to get away with waste, fraud & abuse in industry. Undermining expert regulators punishes innovators & rewards snake oil salesmen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Co...

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The Trump takeover of the Kennedy Center elevates the meaning of Cancel Culture to whole new level ..agrrr

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And now the Grand Ole Oligarchy presents..the America Crass Quintet and the National Sycophantic Orchestra.

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I can’t believe Elon, ‘Big Balls’ & Vladimir Putin got to see Trump’s tax returns before the rest of us.

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And not just attention spans but cardiovascular systems and good sex..

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Codrescu me. #books

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Don’t conflate sports and state..

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The attraction artists feel for our cemeteries is only partly aesthetic; much of it is gossip, a continual whisper intended for the delighted ear. Marble without a story is just marble. A true monument leans over and murmurs in your ear. - Andrei Codrescu

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NPR used to air commentaries by smart, educated, witty people. They were entertaining and always insightful. Andrei Codrescu was one of my favorites. I miss them, but it also occurs to me that today's writers don't know how to do commentaries anymore. www.npr.org/people/21003...

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www.wsj.com/tech/musks-x... go figure..

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Best bet to check out nearly naked people and see if they pass the smell test..

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@allsidesnow.bsky.social please post on this platform.. we need you

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Valiant braverangels.org

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U.S. to send cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik to Russia in prisoner swap for Marc Fogel

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One person’s saboteur is another’s guardian of checks and balance..depending on the podcast and there are no effective moderators left to help us sort it out for ourselves. Agrrr

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Who needs the to buy the article when you can have fun riffing off the click bait for free…

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Maybe instead a brain emoji..for makes me think ..is in order

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My bigger concern is the Widening Gulf..

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So many derangement syndromes so little mind .. we got Trump Derangement Syndrome. …The Trans Derangement Syndrome.. agrrr

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No he can only do that to democracy..

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I think a lot of today’s problems are due to the hero myth gone sideways..

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Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it. So we moved over to blue sky. Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-) Please do Follow Retweet & repeat

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Is a newsroom’s only goal with a paywall to turn visitors into subscribers? Or do news orgs want visitors who hit a paywall and don’t subscribe to still leave with a little more context than a headline alone can offer? That’s a question that is more about mission than data.

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Changing your mind doesn't always mean you've abandoned your principles. It often means you've learned something. It's better to contradict yourself and be accused of hypocrisy than to stick to your guns and sacrifice your values. The hallmark of integrity is not consistency. It's honesty.

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The foremost reason that holding conversations can feel difficult is we don’t prepare for them or work to get better at them, Arthur C. Brooks writes. But there are ways to discover the rewards of discussing deep things:

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Somehow it’s always a tango

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A possible successor to Concorde has emerged, more than two decades after the iconic aircraft disappeared from the skies.

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The Brutalist style to assemble for sure

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