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'won't someone do something' is not a winning strategy.

So it turns out that Cuomo's slam at Mamdani's lodgings wasn't just a know-nothing misrepresentation of homelessness, rent control, and rent stabilization, it was also a stealth boosting of the landlord lobby's coming messaging on why rent stabilization should be gutted.

Cuomo and Trump, Two ‘Queens Boys,’ Go Way Back

This whole story gave me the ick.
Gift Link
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This is quite beautiful. All hail Dmitry Lamonov

Schrödinger's Caps

The metric system fan club disbanded at our local university.

Every liter ally felt taken too literally.

It happened again

That’s pretty good commercial for being an adult!!

Did you know that when you are a grownup adult you can just have nachos whenever you want, even two nights in a row

Because I spend hours of every week thinking about database performance, I am not a fan of security filters that sit between logical volume and physical volume on databases servers.

chatgpt 5 bring wife back. How bring wife back

ICE is hiring! US immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for highly motivated, morally indifferent individuals to join our team. Open positions include: Senior Goon Racism Enforcement Office Unmarked Van Driver (Part-Time) Experience with children a plus usajobs.gov

From this month's edition of The Onion.

This is how we find out Dean Cain isn't showing up for his shift at our frozen yogurt stand????

Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.

PLEASE RP: Windows Server 2025 Comparison Guide

Looking for a comparison of Windows Server 2025 with previous versions? Look no further:

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mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.

Aside from malicious disinformation, I think initially people were like 'whaaa' because most people had never heard of mRNA, which came up with a vaccine response to a global pandemic in record time. But it's not new.

And it gives YOUR BODY instructions on how to fight the pathogen.

Dane County monthly siren test fails due to technical issue, rescheduled for Friday MADISON, Wis. -- A monthly test of Dane County outdoor warning sirens failed on Wednesday due to a technical issue.

Suddenly I am *very* glad they test the tornado sirens monthly.

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Dane County monthly siren test fails due to technical issue, rescheduled for Friday
2025 August 6

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Trump’s Comments About Immigrant Farm Workers Reveal A Truth America Tries To Hide — HuffPost When he refers to a demographic as “these people,” you know we’re in for some racist mess.

“…the claims that one’s race indicates a natural inclination to do incredibly arduous work that serves others…only advance white supremacist notions that lead to inaction on poor workplace conditions and immigration.” apple.news/AW_93m1UVSvS...

The Annunciation, a painting by Nicolas Poussin. Mary is enraptured, a haloed dove flying over her head. Meanwhile a rainbow-winged Gabriel is doing SICK FINGER GUNS at her

always loved how poussin's interpretation of the annunciation was "sick finger guns!!!!!"

The further we get into this story, the more it's feeling like a significant turning point in the mobilization of Democratic Party opposition to Trump II.

"You'll never work in this town again" - Ancient New York proverb

As a physicist I can easily calculate time dilation from relativistic motion (time slows when you're moving fast) or proximity to a massive object (time slows in gravity) but I have yet to find a solution for emotional time dilation (the task takes five minutes to complete but six weeks to start) 🫠

Texas lawmakers have walked out even before current redistricting battle This is not the first time lawmakers have fled the Texas State Capitol avoid voting on a measure they disagreed with.

A brief history of Texas lawmakers breaking quorum by walking out
2025 August 6
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balls really should have seen 14th street in the 90s when it was all boarded up except for a couple of gas stations that had "Security" in the form of a guy on a lawn chair who watches out for y'all

YouTube video by SHAWSTRENGTH STRONGMEN VS 100 KIDS TUG OF WAR Ft. BRIAN SHAW & EDDIE HALL

Aha! At Twitter, tacking on &t=0h4m0s to the YouTube url works to cue the video to 4 minutes. Not on BlueSky.

On BlueSky it has to be &t=240s (which also works on Twitter)
youtu.be/pPnclG2vQb4?...

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Guest Host Diego Luna on Trump’s Immigration Policies & the Importance of Immigrants in the U.S.

Future reference: you can throw a &t=# on a youtube url, (replacing # with start time in seconds) and it will start at the prescribed time.

Dang that was supposed to cue to the 4 minute mark which is 20 kids beating them… twice 🙂

the cue works on Twitter but not on BlueSky. wonder if i need to use an embedded link for BlueSky to cue to a start time.

YouTube video by SHAWSTRENGTH STRONGMEN VS 100 KIDS TUG OF WAR Ft. BRIAN SHAW & EDDIE HALL

over at the other place someone mentioned this video (not by name, i searched and found it) as proof of just how dangerous today’s youth can be!!
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Tug-of-war!!!
Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw
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20 grade schoolers
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Could have been the high school cast of West Side Story, looking to rrrrummmmbbblllllee!!!

i know how it goes down! What with the switchblade combs, the finger snaps… and the REEFER!!