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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 1d

We were all excited about our checks and balances, but it turns out that all it takes to overthrow our democracy is literally the dumbest one of us trying even a little bit.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 1d

I reject the whole "forward slash, back slash" distinction. Half of both of them are forward and half of both of them are back. By its very nature, a slash is half forward and half back. Who the fuck decided that was gonna be the nomenclature?

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 2d

The Progressive ads with "backups in real life" seem to misunderstand what a backup QB does. It's pretty rare for a backup QB to come into a game because the other QB isn't doing a good job.

I demand ads where the best friend gets a concussion or the husband backing up the trailer gets turf toe.

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Vanta @vantaro.bsky.social · 4d

Fucking hell. Trump is begging for a participation trophy, when he didn't even participate. That's just pathetic.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 4d

My idiot congressman just introduced a resolution to force the Nobel prize committee to give Trump a peace prize. Instead of, you know, working to reopen the government.

newrepublic.com/post/201636/...

GOP Rep Reveals Nonsensical Revenge Plan After Trump Loses Nobel Prize

Representative Buddy Carter is furious that Donald Trump didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize.

newrepublic.com

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 4d

In response to not getting the Nobel Peace Prize, the WH released a statement that said of Trump that "there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will."

How long it will be before he shoots an 18 in golf, invents the helicopter, and no longer has an anus?

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 4d

Consider this: Trump is the only person who has ever managed to look like a failure for not winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Most people have never won the Nobel Peace Prize (and almost all of them are more deserving of it than Trump), and yet he's the only one who FAILED to win it.

What a loser.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 5d

Ever since the Eagles did 4 tush pushes in a row, they haven't been able to do anything. It's their punishment for boring the fuck out of us.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 9d

Every time I see these helmets on the Bills, I wanna grab a quarter and scratch the logo off to see if I won.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 16d

Yep. When we talk about it or don't talk about it, it proves your point. How dare we either talk about or not talk about it?

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 22d

If the rapture affects the release date of Hades 2 on Switch, I'll be very upset.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 28d

I feel like the word "renowned" should have an asterisk next to it.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 28d

BAD GUY FIGHT!!!!

Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · 28d

You know you're fucking up a text when your phone is like "Hey man, do you wanna just say it to us in your native language and we'll translate into English for you?"

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · Sep 11

I won't call you a hair-splitter, I'll say you're making a distinction without a difference.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · Sep 11

I feel like they'll mostly have forgotten him by this time next week.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · Sep 10

You don't have to condone murder to celebrate one. If I celebrated him dying from cancer, nobody would accuse me of endorsing cancer.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · Sep 9

I'm not aware of anybody else having an issue.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · Sep 7

This post is a great alternative to thinking.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · Sep 3

I feel like every animal should have got their own nip.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 30

Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede. Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”

(Published May 2025)

Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations

Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining...

www.propublica.org

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · Aug 30

Alright, I'm not gonna endorse the conspiracy theories that he's secretly dead, but I'm willing to bet he's at least using the autopen.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · Aug 27

Republicans are awfully proud of the way they moved Cracker Barrel's stock price from $62 to $55 by throwing a hissy fit. But, like, the younger, more progressive generation that they're so scared of managed to move it from $175 to $62 just by not wanting to eat there.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · Aug 26

We've reached this weird place where the most patriotic thing an American could really do at this point is burn an American flag.

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Noah Lugeons @noahlugeons.bsky.social · Aug 24

1. Indiscriminately deport non-white people as publicly as possible.

2. Take over cities with large Democratic majorities.

3. Place military/ICE presence at or near polling stations.

4. End mail-in voting.

5. Profit.

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