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thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 1h

The whole nation gathers to recreate that one scene from the Ryan Reynolds masterpiece "Waiting".

thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 2h

Literally the one possible good use of AI.

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thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 2h

He's going for the world record, folks. There's still 2 1/2 months left in the year to achieve the dream.

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2h

they said it couldn’t be done, folks, but i believe in donald trump’s ability to insult, demean, offend and enrage every single american who voted for him in 2024

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 9h

We might get a Christmas boycott by default if the shrinp-dick keeps it up.
Like, no need to organize, he'll just do it himself.

thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 10h

This christian right here demands separation of church and state.
To not uphold this principle is un-American.

Snitty 🎃👻 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 10h

Downright un-American refusal to recognize separation of church and state.

Why does the GOP hate America?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."

thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 10h

It might be nice if the third branch could slap the shit out 6 the executive and refuse to let congress cede their authority, but alas.

thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 13h

Gamer here. Fuck this horseshit. This is the most idiotic, cringe take that "gamers" have put out in a while(there's a long history of sad takes, unfortunately).

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thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 1d

Oh. Oh dear. My wife and I tried our hand at a German chocolate cake today.
...This thing is amazing. Cooking is fantastic, y'all, and it creates magic in your life. May you find something to make to put a smile on your face, and the faces of those around you.

A top down look at a German chocolate cake.

An overhead picture of a German chocolate cake with some slices taken out of it.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD NEWS! For the first time ever, Huntington's disease has been successfully treated. A groundbreaking new miRNA treatment, AMT-130, slowed the progression of the disease by 75%. These results are likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the rare neurodegenerative condition.

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thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 1d

I tried looking up an explanation and im somewhat convinced there's not an actual meaning, other than potentially "meh". Loke, it's a number mentioned in a song, and it went viral or something? I am still pretty puzzled.

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thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 1d

I thought Iowa had handfuls of raw corn.

thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like it's telling that the cheeto said "the U.S should get 10%" followed immediately by "they gave ME 10%".
Shitheel does not distinguish between the two.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "They came in to see me and I said, 'You know, I think the US should own 10 percent of your company.' And they gave me 10 percent!"

thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 1d

Now THIS is my shit. Heck of a fun game.

Hourly Videogame Box Art @vgboxart.bsky.social · 1d

ZOMBIES ATE MY NEIGHBORS

thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 1d

I'm guessing it's the one standing order his boss has given him, and he's not real careful/clever how he fulfills that order.

thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know actual numbers, but at my rural site of like 250, we had a pretty frequent stream of honking. I'd imagine somewhere between 1.5 to 3 times that number.

thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 1d

They're super interesting critters, too! A rare example of something called neoteny, meaning they stay in a juvenile form into adulthood. Basically they have an adult terrestrial form, but developed over time so that they reproduce before that, and thus never undergo metamorphosis.

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thebeardedone42.bsky.social @thebeardedone42.bsky.social · 2d

May sincerity henceforth never be called cringe again.
Love is the new punk rock.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 2d

Speaker Johnson has only had the House voting in NINETEEN of the last ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN days.

He claims Republicans want to end this government shutdown.

Prove it by showing up to work.