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Heads are going to explode 💥

Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.

All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
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Indie bookstores are making a shocking, triumphant comeback Since 2020, the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. grew by 70%.

Outstanding news!
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Alexandre Cabanel:
Study for an Angel in 'Paradise Lost' (1867)

#art #man #male

You’d better take a Tanooki suit, Mario. It gets quite nippy in World 6 this time of year.

The Internet is good sometimes.

Somehow have made it to November. Yay?

Otoños de Van Gogh.

Otoño y zorros.
Lucy Mcloughlin.

“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

cartoony digital illustration of a traffic mirror. reflected in the mirror is a neighborhood crosswalk and a black cat is crossing the street. It’s a daytime scene and there are trees in the bg of the telephone pole

same illustration as the previous one but at night time. instead of a cat, there are black ghost like figures with white halos. they have green eyes staring back at you

some recent illustrations 🐈‍⬛

I understand, and I appreciate you taking the time to ask, because there is nuance there. Thank you. 🙏🏼

Portfolio update : The Mirror of Pride
"She's been following me for several days; I only see her at dusk. She always stays about ten paces away. When I confront her, she claims to be my shadow. I then asked her if I was her light. She replied that I was confusing my pride with her patience."

No, I’ve confirmed that Person B’s partner has no idea this is happening. To also be clear, Person B isn’t really the focus of my question, because if they do or don’t cheat would not surprise me in the slightest (from previous impressions). It’s more been the shock & disappointment around Person A.

What I DO know is that Person B is still in a relationship, but was also actively making plans to spend time & pursue their new crush and were expressing their excitement to Person A about this - who was cheering them on, giving tips and in general being very supportive about the whole thing.

From the limited information available, it’s not been perfect, but Person B has also frequently expressed how their partner is the love of their life and they would marry them someday. From what Person A has mentioned, they’ve had some issues as of late, but I don’t know the details.

To be specific: Person A has always expressed how they don’t tolerate cheating, would never cheat, and in general always said no to the concept. Person B is their friend, and despite Person B being in a serious relationship already, you found messages of Person A cheering on Person B’s new crush.

Do you mean if they would cheat with this friend? I’m not sure I understand, but I do appreciate the reply 🙏🏼

cheering them on and encouraging this friend to go pursue their crush and talk to them and “see how they feel”, despite this friend already being in a serious relationship? 2/2 #relationships #trust #cheating #adviceneeded

Genuinely curious: How do you trust someone who’s always said they despise cheaters, would never tolerate cheating or cheat in general, after discovering messages of them with a friend (who was already setting off alarm bells in your gut) 1/2

Thank you so much. It genuinely means the world.

What was once a mountain has become a pile of dust, fragments like the finest of sand that slips free from every attempt to snatch and hold on. The forest is charred, the buds of new growth keep being gnawed off by bugs called insecurity, fear, pain, exhaustion, distrust. The wind is no longer kind.

How much can a heart break before it’s dissolved to dust? I feel like I’m crumbling into pieces, like every word and thought and action and situation is lighting off dynamite and destroying every fragile, feeble attempt to rebuild.

You ever feel like you’re just barely holding on? My proverbial fingertips are bruised and blue from how tight I’m trying to keep it all together and stay up without falling. I don’t really know how much longer it can go on. I’m so, so exhausted.

there's been some extremely fucked up single occurrence events over the last week, but Noem admitting on camera their explicit plans/goals to take over california and usurp its leadership moments before violently having a sitting congressman get arrested by beat cops seems like a big one #political

The clearest photo of Mercury ever taken.

Coyote pups at Graceland Cemetery!

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

Today they have crossed a deep red line.

We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.