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Y. Balloo

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this isn't going to be The Thing That Ends Trump (TM) but its already looking like it is qualitatively different than past setbacks

12.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hot Ones except it’s me testing out different levels of pepper spray on pete hegseth

12.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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not sure why everyone thinks this is such a big problem when an obvious solution exists

12.03.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 2687 πŸ” 317 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 65
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12.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says

The US spent half of NASA's annual budget in just six days of unplanned war against Iran www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

12.03.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

But why can't I be known as the log lady?

12.03.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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100,000 trans people & allies fill central London for Trans Pride.

Mainstream media: nothing

Thousands of trans people & allies fill Wembley Arena for pro-trans gig with massive names like Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Sugarbabes.

Mainstream media: nothing.

This is what extreme media bias looks like.

12.03.2026 09:31 πŸ‘ 3442 πŸ” 1240 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 12

Being Tallℒ️ is pretty fun except that when it rains being 6'1" means my eyes are the perfect height for people's umbrellas to gouge my eyes

12.03.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This interview with the great @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social was a "wow" moment for me. Thanks, New York Times and David Marchese.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...

I couldn't help noticing the question that seemed the most Times-like to me.

11.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 4000 πŸ” 1016 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 63

you cannot kill me in a way that matters

12.03.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

on the bright side i can't imagine losing a democratic primary against ilhan omar as an ICE lawyer is much work at all

12.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 2437 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 3
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people joke about what experiencing even the banalities of modern society would do to a medieval peasant, but here's a German tourist from a small farming village who says some Times Square salsa verde physically incapacitated him gothamist.com/food/theres-...

11.03.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 1207 πŸ” 233 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 111
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Otherworldly sunset through the Costco cart return door

12.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 1105 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 12

clipping this one for pride month

12.03.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know why the general culture considered karaoke dorky, it's SO MUCH FUN!

12.03.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pre Kangaroo Jack Jerry O'Connell mind you

12.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember it from the opening of the movie Tomcats which hoo boy without watching it again I can say it's definitely a product of that specific time in American comedy movie making. How specific? Jerry O'Connell and Shannon Elizabeth are the leads.

11.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've had Offspring's Want You Bad stuck in my head and subsequently on repeat all day and now I want to do a karaoke night to rock it out because this song whips decades later

11.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I still remember the most important phrases in Spanish for my kids like yo tengo no dinero

10.03.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It speaks. Amazing work. Keep on keeping on.

11.03.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œthis just proves MJ would average 50 in today’s NBA!” my friend if you dropped Michael Jordan into the 2026 NBA his career would last exactly one day after he found out about FanDuel

11.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 2907 πŸ” 429 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 16

This is so freaking cool, I love the energy and colors

11.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
An abstract painting colors red, black, green, blue, white, cream and a little light purple. Straight lines and what look like planets.

An abstract painting colors red, black, green, blue, white, cream and a little light purple. Straight lines and what look like planets.

Not so good w the words lately. So decided to paint instead.

11.03.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 0

Watch at least a bit of this and please ruminate on the fact that the villains of our era are all so incredibly stupid. Like, I marvel that he can put on his pants without detailed instructions.

11.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Biting a sandwich with an insane look in my eyes, I think the lady at the counter may have been watching me

Biting a sandwich with an insane look in my eyes, I think the lady at the counter may have been watching me

A little confused by this England thing

A little confused by this England thing

My only selfie I still have from time is from a sandwich shop near the Villa Farnesina that names all of their sandwiches after American musicians (amazing sandwiches) and here's a bonus selfie of me in Trafalgar Square

11.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic photo, got me looking through my own photos of Rome from years ago πŸ’™

11.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Need a woman I can call supreme leader

11.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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11.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 3705 πŸ” 818 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 14

are YOU a climate scientist at MIT with thoughts about this? reach out to me jmckenzie@thebulletin.org. if you have concerns about speaking publicly i can talk to my editor about keeping your identity confidential

11.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I keep telling myself I need to be more stupid at work and I keep forgetting to do it

11.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0