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Because of the restraining order.

02.03.2026 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I recall hunching over the water fountain at recess, the smell of sunbaked blacktop in my nose, straining to catch a drop of water from the pitiful dribble, the bully growling, β€œSave some for the fishes,” as his knuckles pound into my kidney. I drop to the hot ground. β€œThe plural is fish,” I rejoin.

02.03.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a beard says the code is more what you d call guidelines than actual rules ALT: a man with a beard says the code is more what you d call guidelines than actual rules
02.03.2026 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man says it 's not paranoia if they 're really out to get you ALT: a man says it 's not paranoia if they 're really out to get you
01.03.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Election chiefs huddle to combat Trump’s meddling, and an illegal draft executive order aims to give him control of elections The most restrictive voting bill ever passed by a chamber of Congress. The Department of Justice’s grab for state voter rolls. And a potential executive order giving President Donald Trump the power t...

Anyone on the left who calls you a doomer now probably called you worse in 2016.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

01.03.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

My mother always told me to go with what you’re good at.

01.03.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The president would like you to believe that, on one misty 1976 evening at Club 54, he could have banged Debbie Harry.

01.03.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Late-stage capitalism is a first-person shooter game.

01.03.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Speak taupe to power.

01.03.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran was pretty fucking close to free.

01.03.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

That’s four infrastructure weeks, two healthcare plan incubations, or 2.54 Scaramuccis.

01.03.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Intersectionalism is complicated.

01.03.2026 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Overachieving plumber excited for global war to safeguard democratic principles with which he is understandably unfamiliar in this classic Pixar fish-out-of-water end times caper.

01.03.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

At this age, every middle school reference is a deep cut.

01.03.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brace yourself for Eli Whitney posters at the Department of Agriculture.

01.03.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman wearing a pink headband and a pink shirt says " i 'm a lazy person " ALT: a woman wearing a pink headband and a pink shirt says " i 'm a lazy person "
28.02.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I wish the lord would take me now.

28.02.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 11628    πŸ” 2353    πŸ’¬ 501    πŸ“Œ 147
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Leave it to Scavino to put 2 and 2 together.

28.02.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imagine being stuck at this kids table with Shirley Temples during World War 3.

28.02.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2

Did Wesley Hunt stop watching the Sopranos after the opening credits?

28.02.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The military industrial complex can’t give Aaron Rupar one measly weekend off?

28.02.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Bored of peace

28.02.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 131    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Viognier killed the dinosaurs.

28.02.2026 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alarmed dogs can smell the pheromones you secrete when reading the news.

28.02.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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I wasn't always an evil accountant.

28.02.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Post-colonialism is weird like that.

28.02.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nothing is cooler than knowing an Iron Age temple you excavated 30 years ago is still on permanent museum display whenever you get lonesome for it.

28.02.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Her work is so solid!

Cooper and Westbrook sandbagged me with this thing in a list of 10 "seen and unseen" tablets to translate in 8 hours. I think they let me use von Soden for this specimen (for a lexical list no less?). Their version of hazing in 1999.

28.02.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The White House is totally doubling down on Operation Streisand Effect.

28.02.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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a man in a suit and tie is saying i hear you sister . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying i hear you sister .
28.02.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0