Congrats to Salman Rushdie on outliving a second Supreme Leader
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Congrats to Salman Rushdie on outliving a second Supreme Leader
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the image is tom cruise hanging from an airplane in MI:8 and looking his age.
idc about any of that too much, but I wanted "No Time To Die" to end on him retiring from the field and becoming the new M. Why kill him when we all know a new Bond is coming back. As far as being too old for this shit, come on
01.03.2026 02:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0when your only sources are trump, israel, and iran you might as well ask a magic eightball
01.03.2026 01:03 β π 135 π 37 π¬ 3 π 1nope, days -- trump's going to declare victory as soon as he sees his polls tank.
28.02.2026 22:19 β π 53 π 5 π¬ 4 π 0when your only sources are trump, israel, and iran you might as well ask a magic eightball
01.03.2026 01:03 β π 135 π 37 π¬ 3 π 1nope, days -- trump's going to declare victory as soon as he sees his polls tank.
28.02.2026 22:19 β π 53 π 5 π¬ 4 π 0wtf - i misread that and thought the nyt confirmed it.
28.02.2026 22:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0reading the quotes and comments on that, or seeing dems dump trans rights, or newsomβs pivot to βcultural normativity,β and you can see how dead intersectionality and id politics really is on the left.
28.02.2026 20:46 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The Ayatollah just died. I heard they regenerate and the third one will have a whimsical taste for jelly bellies, science-related puns, and wear a top hat.
28.02.2026 20:41 β π 34 π 2 π¬ 4 π 2don, you could have just let that one play out.
28.02.2026 20:39 β π 16 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0βthe Orientβ β when did ppl stop saying that?β
28.02.2026 03:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"'The deal may not close,β Zaslav said. βIf it doesn't close, we get $7 billion, and we get back to work.ββ I never thought Iβd say this, but βPlease God, please give David Zaslav 7 billion dollars.β www.businessinsider.com/warner-bros-...
28.02.2026 02:04 β π 155 π 47 π¬ 2 π 5"'The deal may not close,β Zaslav said. βIf it doesn't close, we get $7 billion, and we get back to work.ββ I never thought Iβd say this, but βPlease God, please give David Zaslav 7 billion dollars.β www.businessinsider.com/warner-bros-...
28.02.2026 02:04 β π 155 π 47 π¬ 2 π 5"not interested" β he knows the senate would never confirm him, even to get rid of him.
28.02.2026 01:55 β π 25 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0"... and if you're really on a budget, look for dead bear."
27.02.2026 17:34 β π 115 π 21 π¬ 8 π 0"... and if you're really on a budget, look for dead bear."
27.02.2026 17:34 β π 115 π 21 π¬ 8 π 0At least SINNERS belongs to Ryan Coogler not WB. They canβt de-colorize it.
27.02.2026 01:29 β π 162 π 4 π¬ 4 π 0i love it bc iβm so tired of seeing these ppl win.
27.02.2026 03:45 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0fuck off
27.02.2026 02:15 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0At least SINNERS belongs to Ryan Coogler not WB. They canβt de-colorize it.
27.02.2026 01:29 β π 162 π 4 π¬ 4 π 0It's been a long shitty day of being lost in one of my own stories, watching liberals RT bigots, and watching non-MAGA media disintegrate. Does Ozempic work for social media? I need a lot less of this.
27.02.2026 00:49 β π 28 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Are they overextended? I thought Larry Ellison can personally cover this.
26.02.2026 23:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The US and international review process will take months, won't it?
26.02.2026 23:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0what happened? two nights ago trump said we were the hottest country in the world.
26.02.2026 22:38 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0i can't prove it, but i think larry ellison bought this place.
26.02.2026 20:08 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0none of the last fifty post i've made have a fav from you, so yeah it must be happening.
26.02.2026 20:04 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0yup
26.02.2026 18:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yeah, the Tennessee Holler acct reposted a Netanyahu reel today from a J6/Infowars guy. You don't need those kind of allies to make a case against war with Iran or that Netanyahu belongs in jail.
26.02.2026 18:13 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0underrated comedy
26.02.2026 00:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0