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adhdeanasl

@adhdeanasl@beige.party

Humor, mostly. Rants, sometimes. Midvale School For The Gifted Alum.

Opinions are not my own. They’re Arvis’.

Kindness costs nothing; give it to everyone you meet. Husband, dad, friend, ally. I really do have ADHD. Protect trans kids. Photos I post are taken by me unless I state otherwise. Please don’t steal them. Banner pic: whole coffee beans waiting to be turned into the Elixir Of Life Avi pic: yours truly looking happy and hopeful, yet somehow powerfully sexy

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HE IS ALL OF US

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Katie Phang:

Second opinion: Vidal v. Elster, a case about trademarks and whether refusing to issue one violates an individual's First Amendment rights.

The court holds that this restriction does not violate the First Amendment.

adhdeanasl ,
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@GottaLaff I scanned this really quick and thought “why are the SCOTUS deliberating over onions “

adhdeanasl , to random
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The thing I really, really dig about Mastodon is that there aren’t any angry people who take themselves too seriously.

rbreich , to random
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All nine Republican senators running for reelection this year just voted against the right to contraception:

John Barrasso
Marsha Blackburn
Kevin Cramer
Ted Cruz
Deb Fischer
Josh Hawley
Pete Ricketts
Rick Scott
Roger Wicker

So much for the party of "freedom."

adhdeanasl ,
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@rbreich Hawley RUNNING for reelection, eh?

adhdeanasl , to random
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Reminder: you don’t owe anything to strangers on the internet who want to argue. Shitheads gonna have their heads full of shit, so let them. Without a connection to you. Block them and preserve your peace.

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An imperfect administration led by an old guy doing the best they can and actually making progress in the face of overwhelming cheating and pure hate,

or

A convicted felon backed by evil money & power mongers who’s a wannabe fascist dictator who has no compunction about selling America to the highest bidder.

This is hard for you… why?

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Via Ryan Reilly:

#Biden on the impact of #Jan6 on America’s standing in the world:

= TIME I said, “Well, America's back.” Macron looked at me and he said, “For how long? For how long?” And then Schultz said to me, “What would you say Mr. President, if tomorrow you pick up The London Times and found out that thousands of people stormed the British Parliament, broke down the doors, killed two Bobbies to prevent the implement—the swearing in of a, of a prime minister, a choice of prime minister?” And it made me realize just how fundamentally what he allowed to happen sitting in this room, looking at that television for three hours and didn't do a damn thing, said about America, and how much confidence people lost in America. There's not a, there’s not a...I’m gonna, say, be careful what I say...There's not a major international meeting I attend that before it’s over—and I've attended many, more than most presidents have in three and a half years—that a world leader doesn’t pull me aside as I'm leaving and say, “He can’t win. You can’t let him win.” My democracy and their democracy is at stake. My democracy is at stake. And so name me a world leader other than Orban and Putin who think that Trump should be the world leader in the United States of America.
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    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff I bet that guy carries a pipe as a prop

    ScottStarkey , to random
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    OK, this is getting serious. I am only following 218 accounts, and I'm now up to 202 followers.

    I need some new cool people to follow so my follower count does not surpass my followee count.

    Tell me about your coolest accounts on for me to follow, stat! (English, French, or Esperanto, only.)

    This is not a drill!

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @fuzzyspoon You’re very kind, Fuzzy, thanks!

    I’d like to add: @Swede1952
    @futurebird
    @the_etrain
    @marthawells
    @GurdeepPandher
    @lisamelton
    @robotwig
    @Chrishallbeck
    @Binder
    All are either fun, interesting, or interestingly fun.

    @ScottStarkey @athenavocat @Alice @dgar @JimsPhotos @kimlockhartga @CoachMark @LRRRonEarth

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @ScottStarkey Martha Wells is an author, and I’ve found myself thoroughly enjoying her Murderbot series.

    Gurdeep is inspirational. He performs Bangra dance with people and in amazing locations, and his joy and positivity are infectious.

    @futurebird is all about ants and other really cool life forms, as well as science and current events. Big brain, great words.

    @robotwig Does amazing photo shoots with toys that look like scenes from movies - and sometimes fun mashups. Art!

    @lisamelton is your one stop shop for all things Fedi, and she’s an absolute hoot beside. Following her gives you a great snapshot of what’s going on in the world.

    @the_etrain is my bud in all things silly. He’s unpredictable and hilarious, and one of the people from fedi with whom I most want to hang out in real life.

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @futurebird You’re welcome. You’ve taught me so much! @ScottStarkey @robotwig @lisamelton @the_etrain

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    If I send “I❤️U,” that’s one thing. But if I send “I☕️U,” it’s getting serious.

    adhdeanasl OP , (edited )
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    @RolloTreadway The emotions felt when holding and sipping a rich, dark brew cannot be expressed in mere words. It’s a transcendent state, beyond mind, beyond flesh. It’s communing with the gods. It is oneness with the universe.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    🧵starts HERE.

    Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

    Running a little late, so some preamble included here.

    1/… Via Rupar: Trump wraps up his morning rant by attacking one of the prosecutors, Colangelo, which is a flagrant violation of his gag order

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff NFL: Gaetz & Boebert deserve to be heckled every moment of every day, everywhere they go.

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    I’m thinking about boosting my earnings by giving up my ethics, ignoring facts, and taking every single public speaking gig that comes my way. Spread lies, earn money. Politics. I’m thinking of politics.

    adhdeanasl OP ,
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    @otownKim One could argue that your original statement was opinion, since you didn’t bring actual literature or documents when you made it. Stating there are liars and opportunists in both parties isn’t bothsidesism; it’s a fundamental fact of politics. Things are bad, and arguing with allies is unproductive. @SailorDisco

    adhdeanasl OP ,
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    @otownKim Please take your righteous indignation to someone else’s silly joke tweet.

    TheBreadmonkey , to random
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    One thing I really enjoy about Fedi is the imagined relationships I have with people (not like that). The imagined alliances (ride together, die together). The imagined feuds (you have unfollowed me now prepare to face your doom). There are people I get mixed up, including two guys in particular - one who's very gentle and sweet and one who posts stuff like "FUCKING, gonna go out and punch a fuckn.... baby, grr, bloody... bastard" (sorry I couldn't think of anything they might actually say so did my best approximation). In reality it's just people, bored, saying "I had a sandwich" then there's some berk (me) on the other side of the planet going "YES! I eat sandwiches too! We are now brethren! Let us go into battle together". I wonder if I might spend too much time on social media.

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @TheBreadmonkey Same here. In my mind, I have my Brit mutuals all living on practically the same block, so when Jen and I finally get over there, we have a curry together and then head to the local pub where we laugh together all night.

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @RolloTreadway I knew it! @TheBreadmonkey

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    The best thing about growing up the way I did was becoming an adult who broke the cycle. My kids have no schema for living in abuse, and no matter what else I do as a parent or human, I feel like that’s a pretty damned good accomplishment.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    preamble.

    Pagliery:

    It's Day 16 of Trump's NYC criminal trial. The moment has finally arrived.

    The consigliere. The disbarred lawyer. The author of Revenge. Michael Cohen.

    Prosecutors question him 1st, so get ready for a finger-pointing session.

    Prosecutors have walked in.

    The chief of the investigations division, Susan Hoffinger, is chatting w the court reporter.

    Matt Colangelo and Joshua Steinglass are fiddling with papers.

    Becky Mangold and Christopher Conroy are talking.

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @philip_cardella Tuberville is a venal turd. He not only drank the Flavor-Aid, but bathes in it daily.

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    When deciding whether to keep or throw away an item, ask yourself:

    • Have I used it in the last year?
    • Do I own another item that serves the same purpose?
    • Is it required in the ritual that will stir the Old Ones to unleash their unspeakable wrath upon these pathetic gnats who call themselves humans?
    • Does it spark joy?

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    Of course I let stuff live in my head rent-free. I’m no slum lord.

    TheBreadmonkey , to random
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    What happened to combined shampoo and conditioner? Why are my family having to take two bottles into the shower? I thought things were supposed to be moving forwards not backwards. At this point we should be taking half a bottle or no bottle into the shower. Just taking a pill or having some kind of laser fired at our hair. SORT IT OUT, SHAMPOO AND/OR CONDITIONER INDUSTRY!

    https://youtu.be/70-uISHj2vo

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @Alice Engine Degreaser

    noondlyt , to random
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    Obviously Facebook and Twitter accounts are going to determine the jury for this trial. Another first. Unfuckingbelievable that we are here.

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @noondlyt I’ve said it before: the future is stupid.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    A Florida woman was sentenced to a month in prison for her role in a scheme to steal the diary of Ashley Biden, President ’s daughter, and sell it to a right-wing group, in what prosecutors called a plot to disrupt the 2020 election - NYT

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff The GOP are stuck in an 80’s high school movie

    RolloTreadway , to random
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    Gah! I went to put the bin out, two other houses have already put theirs out but THEY PUT OUT DIFFERENT BINS. How am I supposed to know which bin it is this week, if my neighbours aren't being consistent?

    Now I have to go and find it on the council website. That feels too much like work; do my neighbours not know they're supposed to do the work for me?

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @RolloTreadway I’m suddenly grateful that we live in a rural area and are only given one bin.

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    “Crescendo?!” “Bloodstains?!” EXCUSE ME, good people of the jury, but as a licenced, bonded ninja from Shadow Warriors 213 in Pittsburgh - you’ve seen exhibit 27, his union card - who leaves no trace of his presence, it is simply not possible he’s the perpetrator of this awful crime. No, the killer was clearly one of the ROUGH criminal variety, ladies and gentlemen. Your responsibility, therefore, is to acquit my client or any and all charges.

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    Farewell, Louis Gosset Jr., and thank you for the great roles. I’m sorry our racist society didn’t allow you to reach the heights you should have.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    🤦🏻‍♀️Prosecutors on Tuesday announced an agreement with #Texas Attorney General Ken #Paxton that would ultimately dismiss securities fraud charges he has been facing for nearly a decade.

    Under the 18-mo pre-trial agreement, special prosecutors in the case would drop 3 felony counts against Paxton. As part of the deal, Paxton must pay full restitution to victims — roughly $300K — & must also complete 100 hours of community service and 15 hours of legal ethics educ.”
    https://apnews.com/article/9ed5eecc30c1f967ec51f7e58ad9d0af

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff Not even a slap on the wrist for someone like him. Keeps his job too, right? The AG of TX needs an ethics class. This nation is a cartoon.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    🏆 Oh suh-NAP! (He should have said, “Mr. President…SIR, with tears in his eyes…” for bonus mockage)

    Via Kyle Griffin:

    President #Biden, speaking at a Texas fundraiser: "Just the other day, this defeated looking man came up to me and said: 'Mr. President I need your help. I'm in crushing debt. I'm completely wiped out.' I had to say, 'Donald, I can't help you'." #Trump

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff “Big guy, yuuuge, sloppy guy, looked like he came straight from Central Villain Casting…”

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    Going to see dune 2 with this goose

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @loren The sandworms will never surface with their natural predator in the audience.

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    Disliking a musical artist solely on the premise that their name is grammatically stupid

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    Hey, @marthawells, I don’t know if you’ll actually see this, but I just finished the audiobook of Network Effect. Just wanted to tell you that I enjoyed it immensely. Not only because it was longer, but also because the characters have developed so well - Murderbot’s & ART’s lines had me laughing out loud at several points. Thank you for sharing your story & talents with us!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Hey @ JonRahm @mastodon.social...

    You're my first of the day, congrats!

    Jon Rahm
    @JonRahm
    @GottaLaff are you on Skype, would love to speak with you privately

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff hmmm @JonRahm

    Photo of the account in question, boasting 1 follower and following 16 accounts. No original posts found, 6 post replies. Banner photo is of a man in golf clothes leaning against a car, profile pic is the same man sitting in the driver’s seat of what is presumably the same car, turned toward the camera and smiling a vacant smile.
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    "Crazy Legs" lives in Australia. he raises various bull ants, as I assume anyone lucky enough to live in Australia would. This is a video about moving his Myrmecia nigrocincta colony to a fantastic new nest of their own design.

    It shows how the ants react to getting help from a giant (imagine a bunch of babies being dumped into your front door.) And the ways ants help each other when confused (happens often as they are just little ants.)

    Captioned, with ambient sound.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIaVWfKx4vk

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @futurebird We watched this while eating a delicious breakfast at The Delectable Egg in Denver. There’s no telling what the very nice servers thought of us, but it was fascinating so I’m not sorry.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    😂🤦🏻‍♀️Seriously?

    “Former GOP Rep. George , who was expelled from the House last year and is facing federal charges, announced Thursday night that he’s running for Congress again — this time to challenge a Republican congressman in New York.”

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/politics/george-santos-running-again?cid=ios_app

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff Needs a quick cash infusion, I guess

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    Welcome to , friends! This is the month in which we post photos of marshes, swamps, estuaries, rivers, and other wetlands, along with pics of the critters and plants living in/on/around them. Let’s gooooooo!!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    “He found that the -branded buildings collapsed in value by 25 percent compared with similar properties from their peak in 2013. “It’s huge,” he said.”

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/realestate/trump-condos-prices-nyc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WU0.ZQQJ.B_3Udad_2gD7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff I hope he pronounced it “yuge.”

    GottaLaff , to random
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    There’s a video clip I can’t include, but here’s the text from the tweet from Team Biden 🔥:

    -Harris HQ:

    : Michigan, get out and vote on November 27th

    (The Michigan primary is in February, not November)

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff Endless entertainment for people with working minds. Rousing rally cry for those without.

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff Can’t argue with that. Train wreck kind of thing.

    futurebird , to random
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    The books of the Bible(s) would be extremely challenging ancient texts in the best of circumstances— without complications, or such high stakes they would be very hard to read, even for serious scholars— So, this idea that you can just “go read the Bible” and find wisdom is frankly buck wild and dangerous. I was brought up constantly being told that I should “study the Bible” but of course I didn’t. I don’t think the people who tell you “read the Bible” really expect you to do it. 1/

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @futurebird There are also lots and lots of culturally bound stories, the point of which get lost in the various translations and through the millennia since they were first told.

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    Halftime show? More like Holy Shit, That Was Ridiculously Amazing Show

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Via Inner City Press... wow.

    From: Engoron To: [Trump's lawyers] RE: People v. Trump When | sent my straightfwd, narrow request for info about poss perjury by Allen Weisselberg in the subject case, | was not seeking to initiate a wide-ranging debate with counsel. However, your misleading response grossly mischaracterizes the letter that | wrote, and | feel compelled to respond. .. | have not taken, do not plan to take, and did not suggest or hint that | would take the Times article into consideration...However, if, tomorrow, Weisselberg publicly confesses to having committed perjury about a significant matter in the case before me, or if he pleads guilty to such perjury at any time before | issue my final decision, | will research and consider what the law allows...Indeed, Rule 3.3(a)(3) provides that “If a ...lawyer’s client...offered material evidence and the lawyer comes to know of its falsity, the lawyer shall take reasonable remedial measures, including, if necessary, disclosure to the tribunal.”..You and your co-counsel have been questioning my impartiality since the early days of this case, presumably because | sometimes rule against your clients. That whole approach is getting old. Your invocation of Cohen’s testimony and veracity is completely out of bounds. You have already submitted your post-trial briefs and made your final arguments. | am not reopening the case, but if someone pleads guilty to committing perjury in a case over which | am presiding, | want to know about it. Justice Engoron
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    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff It’s interesting how political creatures - and their minions - don’t know what to do when faced with someone so forthright.

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    Huh.

    So is Truth Social like tumblr for this guy or-? We are not that far from "feeling cute ngl might delete later" posts and "Do you like me?" polls. This is all very "Marilyn Monroe was a size 12."

    I think this is an effort to seem hapless, harmless. How could he be a fascist or a criminal?

    Never forget that those who would elevate their emotions, ego & whims over knowledge or fearless study of the world are often... banal. Doesn't make the harm they have done & would do any less real.

    Donald J. Trump post on Truth Social "For so many years people have been saying that Elvis and | look alike. Now this pic has been going all over the place. What do you think?" 4.92k ReTruths 19.3k Likes Feb 03, 2024, 519 PM A split image where one half is trump's face the other half is Elvis. They are similar in that they are both rather chunky white guys with squarish jaws and fish lips.
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    @futurebird All it would take is one side-by-side with both of them dancing to disabuse anyone of the notion he’s in any way Elvis-like.

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    Your band name is whatever physical/health annoyance you’re dealing with this very moment.

    I’ll start: please welcome to the stage… The Itchy Nipples

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    Having driven literal millions of miles over the course of my career and seeing what I’ve seen on the roads, I can say with confidence that putting flying cars into the hands of the general populace is a truly bad idea.

    adhdeanasl , to random
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    Celebrate pundits and politicians talking shit about Taylor Swift because when they do that, it’s an outright admission that she’s more powerful than Donald Trump could ever hope to be.

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    😳“A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after allegedly killing his father, before displaying his decapitated head in a gruesome YouTube video while spouting right-wing conspiracy theories.”
    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pa-man-arrested-decapitating-father-youtube-video-rcna136509

    adhdeanasl ,
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    @GottaLaff Bucks County seems like a magnet for unwell people who channel their sickness into political rage.

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