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The cat is Teddy. I'm Mike. Blogger at cutetropolis.com, user of Duolingo, player of Minetest.

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luckytran , to random
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A timeline of New York's destruction of public health.

mbrailer ,
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@luckytran To be more accurate, the final panel should read "Protecting public health is a crime," since masks are most effective at trapping virus-laden droplets coming from the mask wearer, a point neatly made in the first panel.

stonekettle , to random

Jesus: Feed the hungry. Clothe the poor. Heal the sick. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Judge not, least ye be judged. It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven. Give up all your worldly goods and follow me. Etc.

Trump: Grab 'em by the pussy and buy my NFTs!

Republicans: They're the same really.

RE: https://www.threads.net/@ronaldfilipkowski/post/C7r38n4v7Qe

mbrailer ,
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@stonekettle I say we seal Trump in a tomb and if he's not inside after three days, great.

wdlindsy , to random
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"If she [Hillary Clinton] were to win this election, it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis. In that situation, we could very well have a sitting president under felony indictment and ultimately a criminal trial. It would grind government to a halt."

~ Donald J. Trump, 5 November 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDmrom_TMaE&t=552s

mbrailer ,
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@wdlindsy This could have been (and likely was) debunked at the time by pointing out that the DoJ has a policy against indicting sitting presidents.

https://www.vox.com/2019/7/24/20708393/robert-mueller-report-trump-olc-justice-department-indictment-charge-sitting-president

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During a group photo with greeters on the PHL tarmac a reporter shouted a question at President Biden about whether he'd serve four more years or hand over power to VP Harris. He replied: “You're not hurt are you? Are you okay? Did you fall on your head or something?”

mbrailer ,
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@w7voa Biden hands out zingers like that and yet we're supposed to be Very Concerned about his mental state.

flexghost , to random
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We live in a timeline where Libertarians have more sense than the alt-left

Here’s Trump getting booed…

Trump being rotund asking for votes. This is the Same timeline as Libertarians having more sense than students getting their DoorDash sent to their hunger strike before receiving a degree in imagination and poetry as interpreted through a Marxian lens

mbrailer ,
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@flexghost Regardless of how one defines alt-left, it would have no problem booing Trump, given an opportunity.

GottaLaff , to random
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Oh look.

Via Aaron Fritschner:

Justice #Alito says his wife Martha-Ann Alito had an altercation with neighbors about a "'Fuck Trump' sign that was within 50 feet of where children await the school bus in Jan 21."

Except... FCPS and ACPS were all remote in January of 2021. No children were waiting for buses

Washington Post 2 EDUCATION ‘I'm so glad you're here: Students return to Fairfax County classrooms for the first time in months ' By Hannah Natanson February 16, 2021 at 7:12 p.m. EST
EDUCATION Alexandria City Public Schools sets date for reopening: Arlington refuses to follow suit ' By Hannah Natanson February 5, 2021 at 3:25 p.m. EST

Washington Post More Northern Virginia school syst t to onli ly 1l ing ’ By Hannah Natanson December 14, 2020 at 2:58 p.m. EST /> Share ] comment 14 [ save More Northern Virginia school systems are sending children back to fully online learning, citing unacceptable levels of community transmission of the novel coronavirus, as cases and deaths continue to rise in the Washington region and nationally. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox _ every weekday morning. Over the weekend, Fairfax County Public Schools — whose 186,000 students make it the largest school system in the state — announced that it was returning thousands of children to virtual learning on Monday. Likewise, Fauquier County Public Schools, a neighboring district of roughly 10,000 students, said last week that it would return to remote schooling starting Monday.
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    mbrailer ,
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    @GottaLaff "(Golly, I am vexed and perturbed by my socialist neighbors and their vulgar slurs against America's Greatest President(tm) in full view of impressionable children. But how best to respond? I've got it! I'll fly my flag upside down, the internationally-recognized sign for 'Don't look at the bad words, kids'!)"

    randahl , (edited ) to random
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    Whether you agree with the message or not, political songs are back with a vengeance.

    “Fuck no — I’m not voting for you in the fall”, raps Macklemore to president Biden against the backdrop of maimed Gaza children.

    The Biden campaign has done many things right, but Biden's position in Israel is certain to hurt his support from young voters.

    The US security interests simply do not matter — you cannot win hearts and minds by choosing the ethically indefensible position.
    https://www.instagram.com/p/C6o4830yMvE/

    mbrailer ,
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    @randahl "I'm not voting for (Biden) in the fall" is also an ethically indefensible position, considering the most likely outcome of such a stance.

    ElleGray , to random
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    mbrailer ,
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    @ElleGray It's not complete without the mask, though.

    rbreich , to random
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    Reminder that Amazon and Space X are fighting in court to have the NLRB declared unconstitutional.

    This means the two richest men on earth want to dismantle the government agency that holds them accountable for union busting.

    Nothing terrifies them more than worker power.

    mbrailer ,
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    @rbreich Don't forget Trader Joe's -- they're part of this too.

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    I wonder how much they get paid.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    mbrailer ,
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    @lowqualityfacts Also, Eastwood personally interviews every chair from which his stunt double will be standing up.

    flexghost , to random
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    Here’s Rep. Byron Donalds pleading with potential jurors to acquit Donald Trump from his hush money charges

    “My plea is to the people of Manhattan that may sit on this trial…This is a trash case, there is no crime here…they should vote not guilty.”

    Mmm your tears sustain me: they’re so delicious

    but there’s a name for what you just did

    .... jury tampering

    Video of some dummy who is useful to the GOP until one day he isn’t

    mbrailer ,
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    @flexghost It's such a trash case that Michael Cohen was already tried and convicted for his part in it.

    flexghost , to random
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    It’s Sunday

    Just another good day in which to say Fuck The New York Times

    mbrailer ,
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    @flexghost This is just survivor bias.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    THE problem.

    Via Emptywheel:

    Criminal protection racket.

    STEPHANOPOULOS: Just to sum up. You support for pres even if he's convicted in classified docs case. You support him for pres even though you believe he contributed to an insurrection. You support him for pres even though you believe he's lying about the last election. You support him for pres even if he's convicted in Manhattan case. I just want to say, the answer to that is yes, correct?

    SUNUNU: Yeah. Me and 51% of America.

    mbrailer ,
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    @GottaLaff Would have been a good time to point out that Trump lost the popular vote in both elections, and performed worse his second time out.

    ElleGray , to random
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    my only hope for Joker: the musical is that it is truly, truly terrible. My generation needs its own Rocky Horror Picture Show and this could be it

    mbrailer ,
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    @ElleGray But they have to be careful not to push it too far or else they get into "Shock Treatment" territory.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    He makes a good point.

    Mitt Romney: “I will not be voting for former President Trump. I must admit that I find sexual assault to be a line I will not cross in the people I select to be my president.”

    mbrailer ,
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    @GottaLaff On the "Access Hollywood" take, Trump bragged about repeatedly performing the same assault he was found liable for in the Carroll trial. Romney could have taken his word for it.

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    Not even once.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    mbrailer ,
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    @lowqualityfacts "But doctor," the man said sadly, "I am Will Ferrell."

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Via Rupar and Acyn:

    McGovern: "The reason why my friends keep losing is they keep following the most extreme members. People don't want the solutions that MTG brings before the Congress. They don't want a deranged former POTUS who has been indicted more times than elected to be calling the shots."

    We had a bipartisan bill that to help aid our allies in Ukraine and Israel. And GOP leadership is blocking it. You are responsible...for basically setting the world on fire right now

    mbrailer ,
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    @GottaLaff "the solutions that MTG brings before the Congress"? Da heck?

    rbreich , to random
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    In 2016 Trump invited Russia to hack his opponent’s emails. In 2024, he invited Russia to do “whatever they hell they want" in Europe. Trump is a dangerous stooge for Putin. He shouldn’t be let anywhere near the Oval Office again.

    mbrailer ,
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    @rbreich 2016 was even worse than the way you have it. Supposedly, Wikileaks had Clinton's emails, but Trump's infamous quip "Russia, if you're listening..." betrayed an awareness that Putin and Wikileaks were coordinating.

    mbrailer ,
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    @MicroWave I just want to get Covid for a day, just to see what it's like.

    futurebird , (edited ) to random
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    GOP pollster Patrick Ruffini pretends AI generated photos show black Trump supporters registering to vote.

    (ETA: no wonder he needed AI, the fictions compound. Black republicans? Republicans registering black people to vote? Black Trump supporters? It's all made up like the star on that "American" flag.)

    (Look carefully)

    mbrailer ,
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    @futurebird The last guy on the right just came back from an all-hands meeting.

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    "who knew poop shaming was even a thing?"

    https://www.reddit.com/r/LateStageCapitalism/comments/194trv8/who_knew_poop_shaming_was_even_a_thing/

    A sheet of letter-sized printer paper taped to a grey wall. It reads: Please Be Seated The lighting timer has been optimized according to the Cleveland Clinics standard time for a Bow Movement. When the lights go out, you have exceeded the average time needed. BM's beyond the lighting timer should done on personal time, not company time. Thank you. Beneath this is a QR code that decodes to: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-long-should-it-take-you-to-have-a-bowel-movement/
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    @pluralistic "Bow movement"? Are we sure this sign is in a bathroom and not an orchestra rehearsal studio?

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