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@Leavittalone from Twitter . Writer and cartoonist. Seen in The Toast, New Yorker, The Awl, The Nib, Racked, The Rumpus, The Baffler, etc. That guy you met at that party once. http://www.leavittalone.com/

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Also there was one part where we turned a corner and hit a full length mirror wall and he looked basically the same as when we met if a bit greyer and thicker and I looked
like I survived and by maintaining ships during the Water War

06.03.2026 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Peeps flavored like rice crispy treats which is funny because peeps are already mashmallows

Peeps flavored like rice crispy treats which is funny because peeps are already mashmallows

Using the marshmallow flavored peeps to explain Hyperreality.

06.03.2026 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

i am so pleased. always a great feeling to immortalize something in the personal recipe files that isn't just a practiced edit of a favorite recipe but made up from scratch

06.03.2026 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

He hates all the ads in airports this is so much nicer

06.03.2026 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is an unbroken thread of US (and Israeli) impunity for unambiguous war crimes tracing from the first Gulf War through Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya to the present day, culminating in the Gaza Doctrine. Bombarding and collectively punishing unarmed civilians because legitimate goals are too hard.

06.03.2026 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is absolutely zero explanation for hitting targets like this unless your objective is to destroy any possibility of normal life and produce mass civilian death. Completely unjustifiable and another war crime. We saw this thirty years ago in Iraq.

06.03.2026 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
Hieroglyphics with translation texts below them that reads

I made my body evolve through my own effectiveness.

I am the one who made me. I built myself as I wished, according to my heart.

Hieroglyphics with translation texts below them that reads I made my body evolve through my own effectiveness. I am the one who made me. I built myself as I wished, according to my heart.

Just reminded myself how hard the ending of Coffin Text Spell 714 goes

07.03.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5828    πŸ” 2179    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 93

it's going to make everyone Super. Normal.

06.03.2026 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

shallots? of course I have shallots, shallots so as unmentioned as heaving a stove

06.03.2026 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Unpeeled of course)

06.03.2026 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Some diced Yukon potatoes, adds nutrition….

06.03.2026 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Served over the leftover rice from takeaway Indian

06.03.2026 05:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gonna be swinging for the leftover rafters tomorrow -thin sliced jerk beef coconut stew with carrots, Cubanos and tomato paste and corn? Why not corn?

06.03.2026 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I once made a second pot of French press coffee and but only had half a cup from it but drank the cold leftover of that when making the next mornings cup so I apparently I need perpetual stew coffee

06.03.2026 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day, dude?

05.03.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 381    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 3
Often a person believes himself to be so wise
and believes to gain highest fame thereby,
when the juice of the grapes has affected him negatively.

The next one believes that he is so rich
that even the emperor might not be an equal to him.

The third appears like an extremely hungry horse,
so no one can push enough of fresh or rotten food into the ever open mouth.

The fourth one screams cries over his heavy sins,
and his heart is passionately in flames out of deep repentance
for strange reasons that no one can comprehend.

The fifth one desires to do unchaste actions,
to which he is dedicated day and night,
once he has become addicted to the power of wine.

The sixth has a miserable practice:
He condemns the soul through [false] oaths
so that she will be entirely exhausted when facing God.

Often a person believes himself to be so wise
and believes to gain highest fame thereby,
when the juice of the grapes has affected him negatively. 
The next one believes that he is so rich
that even the emperor might not be an equal to him. 
The third appears like an extremely hungry horse,
so no one can push enough of fresh or rotten food into the ever open mouth. 
The fourth one screams cries over his heavy sins,
and his heart is passionately in flames out of deep repentance
for strange reasons that no one can comprehend. The fifth one desires to do unchaste actions,
to which he is dedicated day and night,
once he has become addicted to the power of wine. The sixth has a miserable practice: He condemns the soul through [false] oaths so that she will be entirely exhausted when facing God.

The seventh is ready to fight, he growls like a dog
held by a chain and who barks all the time;
its round head is ready for a fight.

The eighth becomes so happy out of drunkenness
that he is ready to sell his honor, property, wife, and children;
the evilness of drunkenness shows in him.

The ninth helplessly becomes crazy,
everything that he knows, sees, or hears,
he presents openly to everyone.

The tenth fights against sleep.

The eleventh sings wild songs
and screams totally uninhibited both in the evening and in the morning.

The twelfth becomes so drunk from heavy drinking
that he feels the alcohol already at the top portion of his throat
and voluntarily pays a tribute to the innkeeper.

The seventh is ready to fight, he growls like a dog held by a chain and who barks all the time; its round head is ready for a fight. The eighth becomes so happy out of drunkenness that he is ready to sell his honor, property, wife, and children; the evilness of drunkenness shows in him. The ninth helplessly becomes crazy, everything that he knows, sees, or hears, he presents openly to everyone. The tenth fights against sleep. The eleventh sings wild songs and screams totally uninhibited both in the evening and in the morning. The twelfth becomes so drunk from heavy drinking that he feels the alcohol already at the top portion of his throat and voluntarily pays a tribute to the innkeeper.

15th century poem by Oswald von Wolkenstein listing the 12 types of drunkard

06.03.2026 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 15

cymone sez

You can always make fun of Italians

06.03.2026 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I do like how we’ve just decided Margaret Qualley just has very 1940s voice

06.03.2026 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

BLUE MOON (2025) yeah it’s a series of midcentury theatre references yes it’s basically a play but I cannot fault a movie that contains a Captain Renault/Rick Blaine shipper

06.03.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
YouTube video by JoeJacksonVEVO Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out

At once impeccably cool and aggressively unfashionable, Joe Jackson’s Steppin’ Out is four minutes of nightmare disco and nightclub jitters which paves the way from β€˜Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ to the Magnetic Fields. Detours through Motown and Freud. A perfect single. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJwt...

06.03.2026 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 4

one of the lads just came up with a really novel reason he needs to get out of his seat at dinner, which is his constant goal. "maybe the mailman wants some," he said, taking his bowl of kidney bean curry and heading for the front door

06.03.2026 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our household finds itself in the midst of a family emergency, so if you’ve been waiting to buy one of my drawings, now would be the perfect time! 50% off everything! Thank you all in advance for the support, and if nothing else, good vibes would go a long way.
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06.03.2026 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Map shows how big Iran is compared with the 50 US states Iran is roughly the same size as Alaska, 2.5 times the size of Texas and covers about one-sixth of the US land area.

Imagine trying to fight a war that stretched from Salt Lake to New Orleans and Wisconsin to New Mexico

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

06.03.2026 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Starring Catherine O’Hara’ β™₯️

It is with a heavy heart that we remember the life work of beloved comedy legend Catherine O’Hara.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, A MIGHTY WIND, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, AFTER HOURS, THE PAPER, BEETLEJUICE
www.americancinematheque.com/series/starr...

06.03.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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a giant pizza covered in sauce and cheese ALT: a giant pizza covered in sauce and cheese
06.03.2026 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"The working classes have always been the 
caring classes β€” not just because they do 
almost all of the caring labor, but also because, 
perhaps partly as a result, they actually are 
more empathetic than the rich. Psychological 
studies show this, by the way. The richer you 
are, the less competent you are at even 
understanding other people’s feelings. 
So trying to reimagine work β€” not as a value 
or end in itself, but as the material extension 
of caring β€” is a good start."
.
  - David Graeber

"The working classes have always been the caring classes β€” not just because they do almost all of the caring labor, but also because, perhaps partly as a result, they actually are more empathetic than the rich. Psychological studies show this, by the way. The richer you are, the less competent you are at even understanding other people’s feelings. So trying to reimagine work β€” not as a value or end in itself, but as the material extension of caring β€” is a good start." . - David Graeber

05.03.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 266    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Does whatever a pizza can

06.03.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I really don't think I should have to verify that I am human to look at the Cheesecake Factory menu online. Dogs and robots should be able to look at 57 types of cheesecakes too.

05.03.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5807    πŸ” 738    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 31

Look at my counterterrorism chief, dawg www.propublica.org/article/trum...

06.03.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5
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Here Are the Members of Congress Invested in War More than 50 members of Congress own stock in defense contractors whose profits are soaring from giant Pentagon budgets and supplemental weapons packages.

We found more than 50 members of Congress invested in the stocks of defense contractors they fund (September 2024). Names, companies, and amounts:

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