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Best way to read the news without doomscrolling into a deep depression

15.04.2025 01:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for doing what you do each day! I can't say I look forward to the news but I do look forward to the way you describe the news

03.04.2025 23:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amen to that

02.04.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm Not Running in 2026, But I Am Getting to Work We all have work to do in delivering a better kind of politics for America.

More of this please. Thank you @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for your continued service.

I'm Not Running in 2026, But I Am Getting to Work open.substack.com/pub/petebutt...

14.03.2025 01:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for providing us with the need to know in a way that we don't have to doomscroll our way to a fetal position. You are appreciated.

07.03.2025 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think you've hit on your next ad campaign: "Quality content, no BetterHelp bullshit"

02.03.2025 02:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There's so much smoke, I can't see the gun.

28.02.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Aurora has the best outlook on living:
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28.02.2025 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think the words he was looking for was "totally preventable"

27.02.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
How to Change Your Meta Settings | Make yourself less valuable to Meta. Brought to you by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

@lastweektonight.com Thank you for this!

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25.02.2025 03:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

History: โ€œEventually the incompetent fascists invariably lose power and then society recovers in a new and stronger wayโ€

Me: โ€œOh, cool, so what has to happen for the spell to be broken??โ€

History: โ€œmmmmโ€ฆwell, that part is less encouraging.โ€

18.02.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16326    ๐Ÿ” 2000    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 375    ๐Ÿ“Œ 80
๐Ÿ™ƒ (Hostile Government Takeover song from TikTok)
YouTube video by A Gift From Todd ๐Ÿ™ƒ (Hostile Government Takeover song from TikTok)

My new theme song
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18.02.2025 03:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

17.02.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 125495    ๐Ÿ” 31605    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2183    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1267
DEI and the Rise of the Modern Slur
YouTube video by Garrison Hayes DEI and the Rise of the Modern Slur

@garrisonhayes.bsky.social Thank you for the insightful explanation and call to action.
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16.02.2025 01:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
What's at Stake
YouTube video by vlogbrothers What's at Stake

A very real example of what can happen when uninformed politicians decide to just stop stuff. I'm all for efficiencies and government accountability. But choosing to stop work that they don't understand has real life and death consequences

youtu.be/PBjQgizWRBA?...

11.02.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

10.02.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 117445    ๐Ÿ” 21334    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3731    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1100
What Trump's Doing
YouTube video by vlogbrothers What Trump's Doing

I have a real fondness for truth
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07.02.2025 23:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

February: I'm the shortest month.
February 2025: I SHALL LAST FOR 10,000 YEARS.

01.02.2025 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4726    ๐Ÿ” 338    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 103    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

Pretty sure that's the virtual reality where DOGE lives, isn't it?

27.01.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't think I've ever felt more proud to be an Episcopalian.

23.01.2025 03:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm pretty sure this isn't how Executive Orders work with passed laws that have already been upheld by the Supreme Court.

*grabs popcorn*

20.01.2025 00:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The marginal details of the David Lynch memorial at the Burbank Bobโ€™s Big Boy are what make it.

18.01.2025 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13006    ๐Ÿ” 1542    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 176    ๐Ÿ“Œ 80
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David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 78 David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as โ€œBlue Velvetโ€ and โ€œMulholland Driveโ€ and the TV series โ€œTwin Peaks.โ€

RIP to a true visionary
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16.01.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Americans should not be trying to buy Greenland when their own country is up for sale.

14.01.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7378    ๐Ÿ” 1115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 205    ๐Ÿ“Œ 40
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น New guidelines from Italian bishops, approved by the Vatican, permit gay men to become priests if they remain celibate.
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14.01.2025 23:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Wow!! Only a few hours after making my account, I have 19 year olds following me and linking their Only Fans accounts. It has to be real, right?

12.01.2025 05:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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