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๐Ÿธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Twitter-ex-pat, art, music, travel (sigh) politics...such as they currently are. ๐Ÿธ ๐ŸธOh and that thing called the Constitution. Gird yer loins ya'll. This is gonna be a bumpy fight. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ (NO DMs.)๐Ÿธ

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Forward this to those hemming and hawing about their pet issues with the Dems.

This man has worked the long game, for years. To destroy our courts. He's bargained, threatened, raised billions. All for his Opus Dei goals.

How about trying the long game for once. Just a thought.

14.02.2026 04:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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14.02.2026 02:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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True. That is where the rot begin.

14.02.2026 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I've said it a million times.

There was no rational reason, no substantive excuse, to vote for Trump. NONE.

14.02.2026 04:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jon, you were and are awesome in that. ๐Ÿ‘

Excellent pick.

14.02.2026 02:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah big climate is such a hoax, all it, they, them, ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ want is more...er....power....for.....um....

er...all those billionaire scientists wanting to...um...have more...for...um....

These people's lies are insane.

14.02.2026 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I may not agree with AOC on certain aspects of policy but uh. Last thing I'd call her is stupid.

And she's more concerned about your friend and their future than any self-interest obsessed Republican is.

14.02.2026 01:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wouldn't enter that contest. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

14.02.2026 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Probably the most Ken Russell of all his movies.

Recommended, it's dense and visually amazing. The performances of Redgrave and Reed are downright arresting.

Intense!

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a roller coaster with smoke coming out of it and yahoo in the corner ALT: a roller coaster with smoke coming out of it and yahoo in the corner
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'Disgusting': Firestorm as White House hijacks agency funds for MAGA official's security Reactions mounted Friday after news that the White House defended using funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide security for Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025. ...

There's a crap ton of hypocrisy at work here, like there always is. He's a DEVOUT Calvinist, but he wants....a security detail.

Think about it folks, the guy that dispenses predestination nonsense to the poor and underserved demands a security contingent.

www.rawstory.com/russ-vought-...

13.02.2026 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, Marin, that right-wing bastion. ๐Ÿ™„

13.02.2026 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pure evil.

13.02.2026 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The amateurishness of it all, just shrugged off. And the press moves on to the next click-bait this WH dispenses. ๐Ÿ™„

13.02.2026 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, Russel Voight is a Calvinist so....that tracks. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

I spose he's predetermined to be....(checks notes)...evil.

13.02.2026 18:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Temporary, but excruciating.

13.02.2026 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In no particular order:

E.T.
The Empire Strikes Back
Parting Glances
Brazil
Ordinary People

(Yeah I did 5 instead of 4 ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ)

13.02.2026 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We heard you the first time. And you've been dancing around that point ever since.

13.02.2026 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oklahoma rejects proposed religious charter school. Supporters already plan to sue. The Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School is the second attempt in the state to use taxpayer dollars for religious indoctrination

A former Democratic congressman (who later endorsed Trump) tried launching a taxpayer-funded religious school in Oklahoma.

The state just rejected it unanimously.

Now a lawsuit is about to drop.

This case could change everything.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-r...

13.02.2026 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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The Golden Age.

13.02.2026 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2421    ๐Ÿ” 893    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 198    ๐Ÿ“Œ 81
Tracy, a former state GOP chairman, said he opposed an increase to the $ 7.25-per-hour federal minimum wage. He noted Illinois had increased its minimum wage for developmentally disabled workers and said, โ€œSome of these people cannot produce anywhere near the value of the minimum wage.โ€

Tracy, a former state GOP chairman, said he opposed an increase to the $ 7.25-per-hour federal minimum wage. He noted Illinois had increased its minimum wage for developmentally disabled workers and said, โ€œSome of these people cannot produce anywhere near the value of the minimum wage.โ€

Chlebek, who had unsuccessfully sought the GOP U.S. Senate nomination in 2020 and 2022, answered the minimum wage question by instead talking about immigration. During the debate, he had difficulty understanding questions and frequently asked moderators to repeat them. He also said โ€œabolishing property taxesโ€ was a key campaign plank, though the federal government has no role in levying local real estate taxes.

Chlebek, who had unsuccessfully sought the GOP U.S. Senate nomination in 2020 and 2022, answered the minimum wage question by instead talking about immigration. During the debate, he had difficulty understanding questions and frequently asked moderators to repeat them. He also said โ€œabolishing property taxesโ€ was a key campaign plank, though the federal government has no role in levying local real estate taxes.

Evans, an attorney billing herself as a โ€œfresh face of the Republican Party of Illinois,โ€ said she was unaware that her campaign website lacked any mention of her political party affiliation. She tried to shy away from questions about whether she agreed with Trumpโ€™s decision to pardon Jan. 6 rioters who were involved in the deadly 2021 insurrection attempt to overturn Joe Bidenโ€™s election, saying, โ€œItโ€™s 2026. Iโ€™m moving forward.โ€

Evans, an attorney billing herself as a โ€œfresh face of the Republican Party of Illinois,โ€ said she was unaware that her campaign website lacked any mention of her political party affiliation. She tried to shy away from questions about whether she agreed with Trumpโ€™s decision to pardon Jan. 6 rioters who were involved in the deadly 2021 insurrection attempt to overturn Joe Bidenโ€™s election, saying, โ€œItโ€™s 2026. Iโ€™m moving forward.โ€

After the debate, Evans told reporters, โ€œI was not involved in those decisions. I didnโ€™t see all the decisionsโ€ involving the presidential pardon. She also tried to avoid answering a question about whether she agrees with Trumpโ€™s unfounded belief that the 2020 election was stolen, first repeating that sheโ€™s โ€œready to move forwardโ€ before acknowledging, โ€œI have not seen the evidence of the election being stolen, so Iโ€™m just ready to move on to other topics.โ€

After the debate, Evans told reporters, โ€œI was not involved in those decisions. I didnโ€™t see all the decisionsโ€ involving the presidential pardon. She also tried to avoid answering a question about whether she agrees with Trumpโ€™s unfounded belief that the 2020 election was stolen, first repeating that sheโ€™s โ€œready to move forwardโ€ before acknowledging, โ€œI have not seen the evidence of the election being stolen, so Iโ€™m just ready to move on to other topics.โ€

Wow. Every Republican running for U.S. Senate from Illinois is so batshit crazy, they have no ability to see how insane they sound.

www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/12/i...

13.02.2026 04:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Oh yeah, been there before. Day after Oktoberfest ya'll whoooboy...do NOT want to be in the same room. ๐Ÿšญ

13.02.2026 04:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

iโ€™m in literal tears laughing

13.02.2026 04:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 171    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This ad should concern Susan Collins.

13.02.2026 01:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6849    ๐Ÿ” 2577    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 521    ๐Ÿ“Œ 252
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Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?

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The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat'ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.

The Lily by: William Blake

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Cook Up Aleister Crowleyโ€™s Rice Recipe: Perfect for Eating with Curry Before visiting a Gnostic Mass at one of Aleister Crowleyโ€™s Ordo Templi Orientis chapters in the UK, Dangerous Mindsโ€™ Thomas McGrath was warned by a friend in no uncertain all caps, โ€œDO NOT EAT THE CA...

Cook Up Aleister Crowleyโ€™s Rice Recipe: Perfect for Eating with Curry

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โ€œThe guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius.โ€

- Sid Caesar (September 8, 1922 โ€“ February 12, 2014). Difficult man. Comedy genius.

13.02.2026 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Exhausted Friends Slowly Realize They Were Playing Board Game Wrong Entire 6 Hours

Exhausted Friends Slowly Realize They Were Playing Board Game Wrong Entire 6 Hours

Exhausted Friends Slowly Realize They Were Playing Board Game Wrong Entire 6 Hours https://theonion.com/exhausted-friends-slowly-realize-they-were-playing-board-game-wrong-entire-6-hours/

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