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@lex.vaughn.theneedling.com

Founder & Editor of @theneedling.com, Seattle's Only Real Fake News. Pulitzer Prize-winning real real news reporter. A lil more about me: https://bit.ly/4ey9Dza

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@cantwell.senate.gov be like @murray.senate.gov and stopping giving Israel the money and tools to starve children.

02.08.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Majority Of Democrats Vote To Block Arms To Israel β€” But Not WA Sen. Maria Cantwell A record number of Democrats voted β€œyes” on a pair of resolutions in the Senate Wednesday to bar U.S. arms sales to Israel. In Sen. Bernie Sanders’ third attempt since November 2024 to block weapons t...

NEW: For the first time, a majority of Democrats supported resolutions to block weapons sales to Israel, even @PattyMurray finally flipped. But @SenatorCantwell sided with the Dem minority, Republicans, and with genocide. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/majorit...

31.07.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Mayor Harrell's best strategy is to never mention Katie Wilson, since the more people learn, the more people like her. Name awareness is Harrell's biggest asset.

01.08.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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I Regret to Announce That I Will Not Be Canceling My Plans with You Tonight It is with a heavy heart that I declare my intention to keep our dinner plans for tonight. I understand that this news may come as a shock, given o...

"I can already picture the sadness on your face as you digest this news, knowing you can't go home right after work, take off your pants, collapse on your bed, and scroll TikTok until you pass out."

04.08.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Half the comments on the post are, "This isn't The Needling?" πŸ˜‚ That name is just too on-brand for this year JFC.

04.08.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Further proof that 99% of the time when a famous person talks about cancel culture, they mean β€œI suffered the indignity of a rejection and my ego couldn’t handle it.”

04.08.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 181    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

"You consider publications friends?" πŸ˜‚ This guys asks the most blunt/funny questions. Saw he had some good ones for Sen. Warren too when she was dancing around q's about Biden's clear cognitive decline.

04.08.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
ROB: I bet you're wondering why I'm hiding behind a desk in my office during a housing committee meeting 
-Well, council president Sara said we have to "play hooky" to deny them a quorum
-We can't let them *unjustly marginalize* landlords by appointing new members to the Renters Commission
CURBY: (suddenly appearing) You're hiding because you're a fraud, ROB ROB: Curby!]
CURBY: Look at you: on the ground, immobile, blocking any forward movement
CURBY: You're becoming a curb just like me! Hahahaha 
ROB: [gulp]

ROB: I bet you're wondering why I'm hiding behind a desk in my office during a housing committee meeting -Well, council president Sara said we have to "play hooky" to deny them a quorum -We can't let them *unjustly marginalize* landlords by appointing new members to the Renters Commission CURBY: (suddenly appearing) You're hiding because you're a fraud, ROB ROB: Curby!] CURBY: Look at you: on the ground, immobile, blocking any forward movement CURBY: You're becoming a curb just like me! Hahahaha ROB: [gulp]

"Playin' Hooky" ft. Rob Saka
#DoomLoop #Seattle

04.08.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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CEOs, Retirees, And Real Estate Moguls Try To Buy Mayor Bruce Harrell's Re-Election For $300K At a recent campaign event, Mayor Bruce Harrell allegedly told a small group of supporters that he embraces the wealthy.Judging by the flood of cash coming his way, the feeling is mutual. CEOs, real e...

NEW: At a recent campaign event, Mayor Bruce Harrell allegedly told a small group of supporters that he embraces the wealthy. Judging by the flood of cash coming his way, the feeling is mutual www.theburnerseattle.com/post/ceos-re...

04.08.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WA House lawmakers get OK to auto-delete records after 30 days A new policy by the state House comes amid a legal battle over lawmakers' efforts to exempt themselves from public records laws.

A new policy allows Washington lawmakers in the state House to auto-delete records.

04.08.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Dershowitz telling us about not getting a pierogi

03.08.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I’m Starting to Think Grundle the Swamp Monster May Never Drain the Swamp It’s been six months since The Elder was exiled and control of the village was put back into capable and trustworthy hands. And yet the haunted swa...

"I hate to say it, but part of me thinks that Grundle might be hiding something behind those kind, bright yellow, vertical-pupiled eyes that he’s so fond of licking."

02.08.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to WeStillWork, the Nursing Home for People Who Can’t Afford to Retire Looking forward to your golden years, but afraid you’ll never be able to afford it? Our state-of-the-art facility offers elderly corporate drones t...

β€œRetirement never seemed like something that would be in my reach, and it still isn’t. But at WeStillWork, now I can continue to work fifteen-hour days, and occasionally indulge in building perks like Thursday-night bingo.”

02.08.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

Really one of the most evil people alive. Suing a f'ing farmers market?! The worst people always live way too long.

03.08.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Whether it's conservatives assassinating State Senators in Minnesota or liberals refusing to sell Alan Dershowitz pierogis in Martha's Vineyard, both sides have taken incivility to an extreme.

03.08.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3765    πŸ” 663    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 24
Concerns protest could β€˜impede Sydney drivers’ solved by getting basically the whole city at the protest

Concerns protest could β€˜impede Sydney drivers’ solved by getting basically the whole city at the protest

"Turns out roughly a hundred thousand people wanted to cross the bridge at the time of the march" said one organiser

Read more: chaser.com.au/general-news...

03.08.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 611    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 10
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Republicans defunding PBS makes perfect sense when you realize education and empathy are coastal elite cuckhoaxes

03.08.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

It's so good. Really meets the moment in a perfect way.

02.08.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's DOOM LOOP for @soseaemerald.bsky.social: "Playin' Hooky"
See the whole thing here: southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/...

03.08.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

In ribbon-cutting speeches we say: "The parties involved came together to find a solution that works for everyone."

In real life we say: "Those fuckers think they can just call up the mayor and get their way but we'll write op-eds, hold protests, and trash them on social media until they relent."

03.08.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't you love it when it's like, "Yo, you're not even good at being an asshole." I've had so many convos about how not only are some councilmembers assholes, they're not even good at it -- if they had any brains, they would do THIS and THIS but they're not even smart enough to be that shitty. πŸ˜‚

03.08.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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More than 1,700 people attended the @unrwausa.bsky.social Gaza 5K in Redmond, WA, raising more than $500,000 for mental health support for Palestinian refugees in Gaza.

03.08.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Seattle people please vote this fart out of office plz ty

02.08.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whoa! The Needling goes hard here!

02.08.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post from "The Rundown"

July 18 at 5:30β€―PM
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DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. 
The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. 
While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material.
Source: TechCrunch

Post from "The Rundown" July 18 at 5:30β€―PM Β· DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material. Source: TechCrunch

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

02.08.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14311    πŸ” 5128    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 501

I feel like β€œSort of gave up” could be Mayor Harrells slogan at this point when it comes to any policy positive for your average person.

02.08.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get her ass

02.08.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Duuuude I just realized on my millionth rewatch of this bit that "Hey, Hitler" is very close to "Heil, Hitler."

02.08.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a nice donation to Katie Wilson's campaign. πŸ˜‚

02.08.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Omfg I can't believe they did it again πŸ˜‚

02.08.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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