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If the vote still happens in 2028, and it comes down to an amoral centrist vs a fascist, we probably should have worked harder to not have to make that choice again.

We still have the opportunity to not have to make that choice.

17.02.2026 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He has the vibe of someone who uses the bathroom, licks his hands and then tries to touch your face

12.02.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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march for science made it into the epstein files.

10.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of the Yeti in the skiing Windows game SkiFree eating the player

Image of the Yeti in the skiing Windows game SkiFree eating the player

Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics

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A lot of academics seemed to want to be close to Epstein for reasons that very clearly were not intellect

31.01.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also a year ago the news headlines were like "why is no one protesting?" And now they're about brave people standing up to the bad guys. It's not directly causal, but it's about moving the needle in the direction you want it to go

30.01.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes the world doesn't want to change. It's frustrating, but imagine how you'd feel if you hadn't tried.

Plus a couple of months ago someone told me they started a PhD because of the March for Science. Sometimes the impact from these things isn't what you expect and takes time

30.01.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anytime you see β€œSchumer” trending, you don’t even need to look to know it usually means he caved on something that matters.

30.01.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 335    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 2

Google maps found a faster route by making multiple left turns across 4 lane highways

12.01.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love how Microsoft PowerPoint just does a bunch of popups advertising unwanted ai "features" now.

12.01.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Politicians aren't ashamed enough. Oh he wants to be in charge? How embarrassing and pathetic.

04.01.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

03.01.2026 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 22416    πŸ” 4724    πŸ’¬ 202    πŸ“Œ 171

The first two with the victorian (amish?) ghost in the 1930s house were the strongest IMO.

Later on it doesn't have the same discipline to only use video that's from diegetic cameras.

The guy is a lot more likable that most found footage/mocumentary protagonists who put cameras everywhere though

31.12.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I promise that if you're my age and just now hearing about the 6-7 meme thing you're not in on the joke, you're on the tail end of it and will look outdated if you try to use it.

30.12.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I was a kid my dad would make me to coin conventions. Every time the numismatists would say "if you ever find a rare coin, don't clean it, it will ruin the value," I think assuming that young people have absolutely no memory. To this day, out of spite, I launder my money

27.12.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quick, while gas is cheap let's organize everything around unwalkable suburbs

21.12.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I forgot to shave for a month and now everything smells like a moustache

16.12.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.

His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."

He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

15.12.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 24193    πŸ” 6064    πŸ’¬ 637    πŸ“Œ 523

The only moral judgements I fear are my dental hygienist and the Duolingo owl

08.12.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A guy holding a harp

A guy holding a harp

My brother and I were messing around with our grandfather's old 120 TLR

15.11.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only thing to do is learn more powerful voodoo

15.11.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Up until a couple of years ago I was getting someone who would periodically threaten me with voodoo.

If you're in front of people in a public way doing stuff that matters, a few of them will be unpleasant. Just part of it, I guess.

15.11.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arkansas is having its one week of leaf color

09.11.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They could tell you but they'd have to ask chatgpt what their thought process was first

06.11.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This world was not made for me

01.11.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It follows, but about the department of alumni relations

29.10.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the newer one with the Amish had the right idea even if the execution wasn't great.

25.10.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They could have easily done them as a loosely connected anthology series, and I think it could have been stronger.

Trying to expand on and explain a story that didn't really need it just ended up getting convoluted and repetitive.

25.10.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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