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Involved from time to time. The work is mysterious and important. We do not discuss our purpose or plans. Recorded for training porpoises.

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That, right there, is a portent

10.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dean Ball wrote Trump's AI plan. πŸ‘€

You know the one all the AI bros were so excited about and for which they thought it was so important to back Trump to get.

28.02.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 589 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 8

Pretty sure they'll walk back from requiring divestment tho. Otherwise folks start noticing that, eg, Google having to fire sale 14% of a 300+in business is a higher loss than their entire federal revenue, and so bigtech walks from USG contracts

28.02.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Drop. Bear.

27.02.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think people understand what’s this means: MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ARE BLOCKING ALL WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, CANES, INSULIN PUMPS, GLUCOSE MONITORS, CPAP MACHINES, NEBULIZERS, BEDS, CRUTCHES, COMODE CHAIRS, BED SORE PRESSURE PADS, CHAIR LIFTS, OXYGEN TANKS, BREATHING EQUIPMENT, to name a few.

25.02.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1469 πŸ” 919 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 70

Hell of a thing to say just as your boss is about to start two wars

25.02.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto - FuelArc News We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to comp...

The Ford Pinto had a death rate of 85 people for 10 million cars sold. The Cybertruck hasn't sold 10 million, but the fatality rate so far maths out to 1,452 people killed per 10 million sold.

The Cybertruck may be the deadliest road car, for the occupants, ever sold.

fuelarc.com/evs/its-offi...

23.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 9116 πŸ” 4208 πŸ’¬ 248 πŸ“Œ 518
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Air conditioners were originally invented for printing presses. At the turn of the 20th century, Sackett & Wilhelms Lithographing Company, a printing plant in Brooklyn, New York, had a problem: High humidity was causing its paper to wrinkle, swell, and shrink. As ...

Historical fact, the quest to stop paper jamming in big printing machines lead to the invention of air conditioning. Humidity makes paper swell a tiny but meaningful amount. Turn your aircon on. historyfacts.com/science-indu...

23.02.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A store with a sign that says β€œADULT NOVELTIES - BJORK ALBUMS - MAGIC POKEMON YUGIOH - AIRSOFT GUNS”

A store with a sign that says β€œADULT NOVELTIES - BJORK ALBUMS - MAGIC POKEMON YUGIOH - AIRSOFT GUNS”

"thin places" are locations where the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds is said to be particularly thin.

21.02.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 7487 πŸ” 2309 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 113
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Guys being Dudes

21.02.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 7725 πŸ” 1850 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 243

Rule 0 of the 21st Century, right there

21.02.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They have a persons with disabilities section in their concentration camp.

20.02.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 7
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a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing

Huhhh. I know someone who had *exactly* the same thing happen with their book very recently. The same people, same language used, and a kinda related subject matter too. There is *definitely* something up here.

20.02.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*turns to camera*

19.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere The portal could potentially put Washington in the unfamiliar position of appearing to encourage citizens to flout local laws.

β€œβ€¦including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, a move Washington views as a way to counter censorship…” -

the State Dept writing royalties checks for James Mason’s SIEGE by year end. Maybe top billing for the 2083 Declaration of European Independence.

www.reuters.com/world/us-pla...

19.02.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Barkley. Barefoot. Good God.

15.02.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 6:00am. The 2026 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100

14.02.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 864 πŸ” 224 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 104
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oh hell yes

(Mexican and Japanese heritage night jerseys for the Dodgers)

12.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 433 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 38

At long last, we have created the Luftballons from classic pop song 99 Luftballons!

11.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 363 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 6

this may be the most English man ever to exist.

11.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 1941 πŸ” 357 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 10

ahem www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

11.02.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Something also true in Ancient Rome, to be fair.

10.02.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i don't see why they can't do all the track and field events at both olympics. put a coat on

07.02.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 2612 πŸ” 245 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 36
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i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol

08.02.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 5554 πŸ” 1314 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 63

Instilling a lifelong grudge into the hearts of a cadre of elite foreign correspondents is certainly a choice one can make. Sure.

08.02.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

- So, what do you do?
- ο»Ώο»ΏI'm a supervillain.
- ο»Ώο»ΏWhat's your name?
- ο»Ώο»ΏAutocorrector.
- ο»Ώο»ΏHAHAHA! Are you Sirius? What's your super powder? Wait a minion... what the help is happy ninja to me? PLEATS MAKE IT DUCKING STOP!

23.11.2024 23:23 πŸ‘ 390 πŸ” 158 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

It’s more of a Dread Pirate Roberts situation, traditionally.

05.02.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Using the phrase β€œcore British values” is ceding ground to nationalism. Just say β€œcommon decency” and hold them to that. Otherwise you lose the argument just by engaging with it.

05.02.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think the phrase β€œtoo slow to defend core British values” is more akin to β€œthe entire political and commentary class has persuaded itself it is socially impossible to call out assholes for what they are, because we’ve all been trapped by the right wing linguistic capture”

05.02.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the cool thing about mamdani is that literally everyone who freaked out about him sucks

05.02.2026 06:53 πŸ‘ 405 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2