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TNaj

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Creator & writer at www.factualdispatch.com, Tech SEO Consultant, and malevolent asshole (he/him). I am not a good man.

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Sarah Parcak, Book Writing Madness 's avatar Sarah Parcak, Book Writing Madness @indyfromspace.bsky.social
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Always remember, for every brave soul who describes horrific abuse from a Famous Powerful Man™️ there are always 10+ or more women who choose to not or cannot come forward. Honor the deafening silence of those who are in the shadows+honor the stories and ideas we will never hear. Believe survivors.

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This is 100% better than the Paris Review think piece on monstrous art and it's not even close.

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I try not to be too intense on this site because the pushback is brutal but This July 4th, I think it's a good idea to think about American Blackness, black people, and how they made this country possible. 🧵

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If you care about the USA, the single best thing you can do today is to contribute to a downticket race thats close. The second best thing you can do is cancel your NYT subscription and use that money for the purpose.

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Rhyming vibes to when Dubya got the presidency in 2000 as his last graduation gift. Chop wood, carry water.

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Came here to say this, had already lost.

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This is the worst mutation of the Wham!/You Just Lost The Game I've ever heard.

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Wait wait, the election is on the 5th of November? Spirit Halloween still gonna have extra V for Vendetta masks I hope.

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21st Century American Dream is Mr. Beast paying off your college loans and/or medical bills.

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I didn't know I wanted Dark Harris to exist, but let's fuckin gooo, as Gen Z says.

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I gotta wonder what Ted Kaczynski would have thought of the last few weeks of decisions, given the mail bomb mention.

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So many moments to have swiveled public opinion. The Iraq War, Buttery Mails, Dubya getting presidency as a graduation gift...even Clinton vs. Hastert coverage. So much, before we get to the Marmalade Monarch's Haberman Hall Pass. I can't in good conscience pay for it & I look down on those who do.

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Jessica, Kait's Wife 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈's avatar Jessica, Kait's Wife 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @pairofclaws.bsky.social
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"I'll see you in the camps" oh yeah like the government would ever give us free housing.

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"They will hurt people I don't like" is the simplest answer that neoliberals don't want to accept, globally. And, my God are we worse off for it.

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Mom! I need to take the Internet cd out of the cd drive so I can go on Encarta! Can't even begin to calculate how many hours I sat at the Gateway desktop watching those goofy animations.

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Lol, cryptocurrency for the executive branch.

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Gotta wonder what the world looks like if the Supreme Court gives the 2000 election to Gore. And if Obama didn't play softball on Merrick Garland last and the ARRA + ACA before that.

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Luke O'Neil's avatar Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social
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In case it's not clear, as a dastardly online leftist, one of, but not the singular, reasons I have hated Joe Biden as a candidate all this time is that I really, really did not want Donald Trump to ever be president again.

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Boy howdy does it. I was so damn disappointed, he could've stayed smooth but no, had to go the Pharrell way.

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They do and he's forgotten them. Extra value meals & super sizing was nationally priced, as was the dollar menu and 99 cent nuggets when the changed the recipe. He's just a toddler.

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I wonder how much the Nintendo Atlas would cost in 2024 dollars... this is so dang tempting.

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Kelsey Atherton's avatar Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social
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*Y is for youth, lost in the shuffle

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U is for Uvalde, which we'll never forget V is for violence, which is deadlier with guns W is for wishes, about how different things could be X is for X-ray, to see what an AR-15 does to a body Z is for zero tolerance policies, which fail in the absence of wider gun control

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N is for now, the best time to act O is for operation, which can save lives if fast enough P is for politicians, who let us down Q is for quiet, how we train kids to be in lockdown R is for rescue, which sometimes comes S is for survivors, who we should need T is for tourniquet, tied to stop a bleed

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H is for help, which politicians refuse to do I is for incision, to remove bullets lodged inside J is for justice, which families have yet to see K is for killed, what happens when bullets spray L is for lost, that which can never be recovered M is for mourning, empty chairs that once held peers

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Kelsey Atherton's avatar Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social
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A is for AR-15, which any adult can buy B is for bullets, which make holes in guys C is for cops, who will wait outside for hours D is for dialing 911, which is what children do E is for EMTs, who can treat you when you escape F is for flee, with better odds at survival G is for guns, guns guns guns

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I really hope they don't screw up the movies. Tech CEO Faro needs to have a pop culture moment right now, so bad.

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He's not Batman, he's Harvey Dent played by Billy Dee Williams in BATMAN 1989 and once you see it, it never goes away.

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Never heard the word glurge before but, instant favorite.

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Was there a word for when MJ went to Baseball? Or what Bo did with Baseball/Football switch offs?

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Solo could have been an amazing 6-8 EP series, instead of a packed, yet disappointing 2hr romp. So mad we never got the Glover Lando show.

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Brianna Wu & Chris Cuomo podcast, inaugural episode with Bill Maher. It's also a nightmare blunt rotation for the ages.

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Cooper Lund's avatar Cooper Lund @cooperlund.bsky.social
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Wait you live in New York and you don't have everyone take their shoes off? Have you seen the streets?

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Came here to post this, much thank.

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People really don't remember how shoehorned or forced the Marvel/DC response to 9/11 was I see.

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Yo what...35 year anniversary and it completely went by me. Time for a rewatch.

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The story hits a place no one can see. Hearing that a 3 year relationship can be something that is meaningful but ultimately get over'able, to go on and live well, is really needed right now.

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Don't forget digital billboards. Somehow Times Square kept the ads on during last year's brownouts. I assume even worse stupidity this year.

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Nah, you're a champion, who has elevated the voices of so many people. You've helped so many more. I can't say I like 100% of your musical affiliations, but I respect the palette immensely.

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If you squint, you can see the Boston Catholic guilt 🤣

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If we all add our "fck died to the zombie level again" quarters together, we could buy the patent MJ got for those bending shoes he used in Smooth Criminal 🤣

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