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@franklinshepard.bsky.social

I still love women. And musicals.

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I cannot believe that The Great Gatsby musical actually has a song sung by Jay Gatsby called The Past is Catching Up to Me. Pic of Nathan Tysen writing the lyrics, probably.

17.02.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The
WHITE HOUSE
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β€œAides said [Trump] talked about Ivanka Trump’s breasts, her backside, and what it might be like to have sex with her, remarks that prompted Chief of Staff John Kelly to remind the president that Ivanka was his daughter.” β€”Miles Taylor, who worked for the first Trump Administration.

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I took my wife to Jake's Dilemma, which is a bar in NYC that needs no introduction to anyone who's lived here longer than a few months.

On our second date, we went to a cabaret show at the Duplex. It was the very next day.

14.02.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."

07.02.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4777    πŸ” 1060    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 141
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East coast! Go to Blick today and prepare to paint hard during the snow days

23.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
O’Keefe was put into another vehicle with three agents. She says they started taunting and mocking her, and called her ugly.

β€œThe ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said β€˜you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian bβ€”β€” is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock that you could say that to one of her neighbors,” she said.

They were brought to the Whipple Building and released after eight hours. They weren’t charged for a crime. SigΓΌenza said he was brought to a room with agents from the Department of Homeland Security and asked to provide the names of people he knows that are undocumented or the names of protest organizers in exchange for money or legal protection.

O’Keefe was put into another vehicle with three agents. She says they started taunting and mocking her, and called her ugly. β€œThe ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said β€˜you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian bβ€”β€” is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock that you could say that to one of her neighbors,” she said. They were brought to the Whipple Building and released after eight hours. They weren’t charged for a crime. SigΓΌenza said he was brought to a room with agents from the Department of Homeland Security and asked to provide the names of people he knows that are undocumented or the names of protest organizers in exchange for money or legal protection.

We are so far beyond "show us your papers." They don't want to see the papers. We are now into the "give us the names" stage of the occupation.

14.01.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2752    πŸ” 1042    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 49
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Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...

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teapot dome was less than ten million current-year dollars.

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Matt Walsh tweeted last year: "We've spent the last 25 years bringing "freedom" and "democracy" to countries around the globe while our own country has been systematically invaded and now our largest cities are run by foreigners and communists. If you want to know why I'm so avowedly non-interventionist, this is why."

Then he tweeted today: ""This is a war for oil!!!!!"

First of all, the "war" lasted like 90 minutes. Second, going to war to secure vital resources for your own people is totally legitimate. Why should we allow some third world communist shithole to control trillions of dollars worth of oil?"

Matt Walsh tweeted last year: "We've spent the last 25 years bringing "freedom" and "democracy" to countries around the globe while our own country has been systematically invaded and now our largest cities are run by foreigners and communists. If you want to know why I'm so avowedly non-interventionist, this is why." Then he tweeted today: ""This is a war for oil!!!!!" First of all, the "war" lasted like 90 minutes. Second, going to war to secure vital resources for your own people is totally legitimate. Why should we allow some third world communist shithole to control trillions of dollars worth of oil?"

Laura Loomer tweeted last year: "I’m America First, I don’t support β€œRegime Change”. I went on @Bannons_WarRoom to talk about Chinese aggression in Venezuela and why we need to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign Islamic terrorist organization."

Then she tweeted yesterday: "Maduro has arrived at the DEA office in Manhattan. He was transported in an armored motorcade after being transported in a blindfold via helicopter & then by plane to New York after his compound in Caracas was raided by US Special Forces.

Proud to be an American today!

USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ"

Laura Loomer tweeted last year: "I’m America First, I don’t support β€œRegime Change”. I went on @Bannons_WarRoom to talk about Chinese aggression in Venezuela and why we need to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign Islamic terrorist organization." Then she tweeted yesterday: "Maduro has arrived at the DEA office in Manhattan. He was transported in an armored motorcade after being transported in a blindfold via helicopter & then by plane to New York after his compound in Caracas was raided by US Special Forces. Proud to be an American today! USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ"

Catturd tweeted last year: "Name one U.S. inspired regime change that hasn’t ended in absolute disaster."

Then he tweeted yesterday: "Venezuela is now more free than New York City."

Catturd tweeted last year: "Name one U.S. inspired regime change that hasn’t ended in absolute disaster." Then he tweeted yesterday: "Venezuela is now more free than New York City."

Will Chamberlain tweeted last year: "The Republican Party is no longer the party of regime change and endless wars

If you want to be its standard-bearer that is a non-negotiable position"

Then he tweeted yesterday: "I can think of few better uses of my tax dollars than black-bagging the head of a foreign narco-trafficking organization that enriches itself by addicting and poisoning my fellow Americans"

Will Chamberlain tweeted last year: "The Republican Party is no longer the party of regime change and endless wars If you want to be its standard-bearer that is a non-negotiable position" Then he tweeted yesterday: "I can think of few better uses of my tax dollars than black-bagging the head of a foreign narco-trafficking organization that enriches itself by addicting and poisoning my fellow Americans"

amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders

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β€˜It’s not a part time job.’

Oof.

Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi absolutely leveled Bari Weiss at an emergency 60 Minutes staff meeting today.

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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

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Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...

Update: link above no longer works but the full segment has been uploaded to the Internet Archive with torrent link.

23.12.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 403    πŸ” 180    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 8

I have viewed
the reporting
on the overseas
torture camps

which you
we're trying to bury
for obvious
political reasons

forgive me
the facts were so damning
and now you're so complicit

23.12.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 281    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

No worries! I did find his new playlist after poking around a little. Thanks for writing that article in the first place!

16.12.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ah, nm, I found that he did an updated playlist and must have deleted the old one. But I found it after some sleuthing (his old website is down, but the forums still exist, and the new playlist is linked there.)

16.12.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The only Christmas music playlist you will ever need Sick of the typical holiday music? Try this playlist β€” which contains over a week’s worth of tunes.

@emilystjams.bsky.social Emily, what happened to the giant Christmas music playlist on Spotify? the one you wrote about here: www.vox.com/culture/2018...

Any info about this?

16.12.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

this places rules and if you're too afraid to visit that's between you and your tiny baby brain

08.12.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1274    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 3

Truly bonkers stats that should give us pause

26.11.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 264    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

St. Peter at the Pearly Gates: Did you live by the Ten Commandments?

Mike Johnson: I have no idea. I have not seen those

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Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers

Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers

Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers

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Most likely don’t have this on the Election Day radar, but felony disenfranchisement is on the ballot next week in Virginia, an unusually harsh state for denying voting rights to people with criminal records. Major reform may be coming there, and Tuesday is pivotal.

Here’s what you need to know:

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I just made my wife watch Night of the Comet. I loved that movie when I was a kid, watching it on TV on a Saturday afternoon.

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short answer, yes,

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β€œAre you Haitian?”

17.10.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Unfortunately for us

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β€œI’m going to make it easier for the private sector to build housing in this city, because what we see today is that it’s not labor, it’s not materials, it’s the weight that’s often costing so many, so much to actually build the housing we need."

The Left YIMBY candidate we need!

17.10.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 396    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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Silwa really angling for the parade-lovers vote

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dril as denominations meme

dril as denominations meme

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Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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