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Community college philosophy professor. Former Oklahoman, current New Yorker. Kidney collector. There's more to life than books, you know (but not much more). https://philpeople.org/profiles/david-slakter

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Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

โ€œA second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.โ€

08.10.2025 22:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10036    ๐Ÿ” 1830    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 136    ๐Ÿ“Œ 85
The Flaming Lips - *******Plastic Jesus (Official Audio)
YouTube video by flaminglips The Flaming Lips - *******Plastic Jesus (Official Audio)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Ye...

08.10.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a white shirt is making a funny face and saying , `` khaaa ! '' Alt: a man in a white shirt is making a funny face and saying , `` khaaan ! ''

Trump rn

08.10.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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True Its True GIF Alt: True Its True GIF
08.10.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is my favorite way to learn I was vindicated in blocking someone way back.

08.10.2025 17:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I made fun of the messaging in the context of ICE crackdowns, but it seems to have worked on people who otherwise aren't paying attention to politics.

08.10.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank goodness Putin is around to maximize the fun of the transition.

08.10.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No, some words are inherently slurs and others are not. Their meaning is given from God.

08.10.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks like you found the one person on this site who's read Manufacturing Consent.

08.10.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why even run if you're just going to concede?

08.10.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not flaky at all, low quality chocolate, and no flavor.

08.10.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just had the worst babka of my life. AMA

08.10.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They didn't take this line when it was time to line up behind the post-WOT GOP.

08.10.2025 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I find it mostly comes and goes, but less intense as the years wear on. But there can still be moments when I hear a particular song and burst into tears.

08.10.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're all just underemployed comms experts.

08.10.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for this helpful post.

08.10.2025 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

SCOTUS has been clear that no one but a cop can judge how much danger they're in, and amount greater than zero entitles them to use deadly force.

08.10.2025 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If only there were such a thing as licensing. Oh, well.

08.10.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

God bless Texas.

08.10.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't recall people saying it was wrong to remember those lost on 9/11 every year when there were people being killed in their name in Iraq, but perhaps I am mistaken.

08.10.2025 02:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You see this change in Scalia, from "Stupid but legal" to "I disagree with everything I ever wrote that let Democrats govern."

08.10.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One MAGA in particular.

08.10.2025 01:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a group of people standing next to each other with the words never gonna be president now above them Alt: a group of people standing next to each other with the words never gonna be president now above them
08.10.2025 01:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"One by one, the free peoples of Middle Earth fell to the power of the Ring.

"But there were some who resisted."

08.10.2025 01:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 98    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Operation Fall Spice

07.10.2025 23:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The thing to understand about 'genocide' on this site is that it refers both to actual genocide and merely something the person using it doesn't like.

07.10.2025 23:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People losing their minds over this statement are in the same league as people attacking Miss Rachel for supporting terrorism.

07.10.2025 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of the simpsons says it 's true but he should n't say it . Alt: a cartoon of the simpsons says it 's true but he should n't say it .

This is how they feel about the squirrel.

07.10.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There are definitely some who try to shoehorn their own views into the material, but this is not unique to the left.

In my own experience, it was more often conservative teachers and professors doing this, but that's probably just due to being from Oklahoma.

07.10.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I keep waiting for the powers that be in media to grasp the concept of bad faith, realize how often "restore trust in news" and similar statements mean "stop doing journalism, lie more in ways I like," come from people ideologically committed to destroying trust in news, and can never be satisfied.

07.10.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 757    ๐Ÿ” 200    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

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