About a year ago I played Dragostea Din Tei for my gen x aunt and told her that she could play it for almost any millennial, and not only will they recognize it, they'll probably sing along.
I've yet to be wrong. π
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About a year ago I played Dragostea Din Tei for my gen x aunt and told her that she could play it for almost any millennial, and not only will they recognize it, they'll probably sing along.
I've yet to be wrong. π
If you ever want to get a millennial to respond to you, just aggressively sing "ma ya hi" in their general direction...
They won't be able to resist signing back.
#millennialanthems
what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily β and deliberately β all over Los Angeles for 18 days.
23.06.2025 23:05 β π 23846 π 8955 π¬ 761 π 445Impossible to communicate to people that once you decide that a group more vulnerable than you can be sacrificed in the name of your own safety or interests that you have already entered into an tacit agreement that you can also be sacrificed in the interests of a group less vulnerable than you.
08.05.2025 00:35 β π 11439 π 3620 π¬ 112 π 135Do your job, Sean.
08.05.2025 00:34 β π 36650 π 8502 π¬ 1187 π 348So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
08.05.2025 12:50 β π 49255 π 10987 π¬ 446 π 304More than 100 staff members have been fired from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
08.05.2025 13:22 β π 4603 π 1609 π¬ 185 π 62TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- β WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IS THE LAW OF THE LAND AND A SUPERSTATUTE AND THE PRESIDENT CANNOT UNDO IT.
sincerely,
a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination
βPro-lifeβ
24.04.2025 02:49 β π 26133 π 7398 π¬ 1213 π 496This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
24.04.2025 14:26 β π 66978 π 16201 π¬ 1551 π 649Elon backtracked on DOGE savings goals from $1 trillion to $150 billion.
But watchdogs report only $12.6 billion in verifiable savings.
That represents just 0.173% of the U.S. federal budget for 2025.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
When student loan borrowers are in default, how does the Trump regime respond?
By garnishing their wages.
When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond?
By extending their tax cuts.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
This a devastating loss for womenβs health research.
It is not efficient to destroy lifesaving research on women's health care.
I'm calling on every member of Congress to join me in demanding that the Trump administration reverses course.
See the problem here?
24.04.2025 17:15 β π 14409 π 5067 π¬ 403 π 223Mahmoud Khalil expressed his political point of view peacefully.Β Β
Thatβs supposed to be permitted in a democracy.
If this egregious assault on civil liberties stands, whatβs to stop Trump from arresting American citizens who support any cause his regime doesnβt like?
they are busy insider trading
11.04.2025 18:44 β π 15048 π 2827 π¬ 188 π 35Hard to believe the hill the Justice Department wants to die on, we donβt want to comply with your order so we arenβt going to. Nothing like engaging in explicitly lawless behavior they donβt even pretend to regret.
11.04.2025 17:11 β π 7030 π 2356 π¬ 726 π 168If I were Judge Xinis, I would order the government to produce, in her courtroom, officials who were in a position to answer her questions and to do so under oath.
Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.
An innocent man, picked up by βmistake,β must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents donβt match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
BREAKING: the heroes at Susman Godfrey sue the Trump administration over the illegal retaliation against them
They have more integrity in their pinky finger than these other firms that have been capitulating have in their entire partnerships
And kudos to the team at Munger for representing them
Remember, he is innocent until proven guilty. And based on the way this 'trial' is going, they don't have a lot to prove him guilty. Instead they're pulling stunts, and making a show of it.
12.04.2025 00:14 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Trump administration is recommending the elimination of the scientific research division at NOAA.
11.04.2025 23:05 β π 3182 π 802 π¬ 192 π 62This is a difficult time in financial markets but the real victims are the countless numbers of faceless small and mid-sized businesses who import from China and are getting vaporized overnight, and the White House would never take their calls.
11.04.2025 15:42 β π 9103 π 1997 π¬ 286 π 91The Trump regime is working to deter dissent.
Anyone who goes against Trump could end up on a target list.
This is having a chilling effect on five major pillars of society β universities, science, the media, the law, and the arts.
It's straight out of the fascist playbook.
I apologize in advance for unhinged posts coming in May. When I fandom, I do so hard...
11.04.2025 22:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Totally understand. All I have in these trying times is my dark humor and my sarcasm.
11.04.2025 18:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0NEW β After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1.
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