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I'm not happy to be here, but I'm happy you're here. Unbelievably cranky lawyer. I wrote some books. Opinions are my own. Subtext is for cowards. http://www.giro.org

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Philip Larkinโ€™s this be the verse mangled into Ozymandias, the text reads 

They Oz you up, your mandyias.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They give you vast and trunkless legs
A sunken shattered visage too.
But they were Ozzed up in their turn
By Mandyias upon the sand
Who half the time had wrinkled lips And half in sneering cold command.
Oz hands on mandyias to man.
Like mighty works atop a shelf Look on them early as you can
Ye mighty and despair yourself

Philip Larkinโ€™s this be the verse mangled into Ozymandias, the text reads They Oz you up, your mandyias. They may not mean to, but they do. They give you vast and trunkless legs A sunken shattered visage too. But they were Ozzed up in their turn By Mandyias upon the sand Who half the time had wrinkled lips And half in sneering cold command. Oz hands on mandyias to man. Like mighty works atop a shelf Look on them early as you can Ye mighty and despair yourself

30.10.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1902    ๐Ÿ” 661    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 81    ๐Ÿ“Œ 76

I know the Founding Fathers weren't perfect, but I now wonder how many of them were absolute dipshits. Have we always been ruled by chunderskulls?

29.10.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dude gets Banks wrong, of course he'll get Tolkien wrong.

He is a dunderhead. A numbskull. Two tons of "duh" in a five-pound bag.

29.10.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You laugh now, but you better come down to the bullpen with the rest of us and warm up.

28.10.2025 05:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

in the 15th inning, players may activate their EX meters to use special Forbidden Arts

28.10.2025 05:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 140    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the future, everyone will pitch for fifteen minutes.

28.10.2025 05:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I keep thinking of the person who took the time to make flyers decrying No Kings and the 3.5% and put them up all over my neighborhood.

I'm really sorry no one has subscribed to your podcast, bro.

26.10.2025 23:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Man, who is this guy saying there are no women fans of Star Trek. I did a whole history of women in Star Trek fandom two years ago

26.10.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 501    ๐Ÿ” 102    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

sexy asphalt resurfacing

25.10.2025 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Be glad I got my shingles shot last year.

25.10.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

sexy covid shot appointments

25.10.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hell, I thought Platner had a shot when he first announced. Now? Dude needs to go away forever.

25.10.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Because there's a segment of podcast pundit class that really, really, really wants to get Collins voted out, which would allow them to claim credit for a generational shift in power. They're also bigoted shitbags, so the Nazi/mercenary stuff is a plus instead of the non-starter it should be.

25.10.2025 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

listen we all know how to solve this



make ๐Ÿ‘ Platner ๐Ÿ‘ do ๐Ÿ‘ an ๐Ÿ‘ interview ๐Ÿ‘ with ๐Ÿ‘ Chotiner ๐Ÿ‘

22.10.2025 22:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1797    ๐Ÿ” 286    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

HOT
VOTER
AUTUMN

25.10.2025 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep, that ruined me.

25.10.2025 04:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Periodic reminder that this scheming half-wit Goebbels isnโ€™t even a lawyer.

25.10.2025 03:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3625    ๐Ÿ” 746    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

No nazi stuff, with or without the capital N.

This is the baseline.

24.10.2025 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Redline everything and leave a single note that says, "Fleshbags rule, AIs drool."

24.10.2025 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Harrell and SPOG Rush Police Contract, Hamstringing Civilian Responders, Accountability Agencies ยป The Urbanist # While the Seattle Police Officers Guild scored a big raise and new benefits, the new labor contract negotiated by Mayor Bruce Harrell will continue to hamper the Cityโ€™s new civilian crisis response ...

My analysis of the new proposed SPOG contract is now available @theurbanist.org. There's a lot going on with this contract!

www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/23/h...

23.10.2025 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The brighter a solitary light shines, the starker the shadow it casts. Encourage the light you see in others, to join your own, and watch the shadows retreat from your radiant glory.

23.10.2025 23:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 199    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

New SFFH story prompt just dropped.

23.10.2025 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover of Merriam-Webster's All Caps dictionary, a red background with a white circle and text for people who are mad.

Cover of Merriam-Webster's All Caps dictionary, a red background with a white circle and text for people who are mad.

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.

22.10.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2662    ๐Ÿ” 712    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 86    ๐Ÿ“Œ 82

Well, at least Geddy Lee is happy.

21.10.2025 03:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Matter.

21.10.2025 01:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The German word for getting to the final quarter of a Culture novel and anticipating how Banks is about crush your soul as you stand in wide-eyed wonder at how he did it.

21.10.2025 01:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

19.10.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17884    ๐Ÿ” 4045    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 211    ๐Ÿ“Œ 167

the man on the right has made it his life's mission to capture Lupin the Third

20.10.2025 02:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2213    ๐Ÿ” 831    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

VOTED
VOTED
VOTED

19.10.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
19.10.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1774    ๐Ÿ” 571    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

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