Quaker Piggy in a Basement
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Quaker Piggy in a Basement
@quakerinabasement.bsky.social
Whelmed and wildered. Shamelessly peccable.
"mix a little hot sauce in it."

See? That's exactly what's wrong with mayo. It's a neutral base for an expression of something meaningful. By itself, it's a blank canvas.
Mayo is so underrated and hated on. Put that shit on some fries. Mix a little hot sauce in it
December 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
FBI, 4 December: "ZooooWOW! We arrested the January 6 pipe bomber! How great is that?"

FBI, 5 December: ...(faint electrical hum)...
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
yesterday, the FBI was breathlessly announcing the arrest of the Jan. 6 pipe bomber.

today? silence.

whut up, FBI?
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Earlier this week, Dems in Congress put out a reminder that the military has a duty to disobey illegal orders.

MAGA went nuts, shouting, "SEDITION! Trump's orders aren't illegal!"

Today:
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Pete Hegseth’s order to ‘kill everybody’ included alleged drug boat survivors: report
More than 80 people killed in campaign that law-of-war experts have labeled extrajudicial murder
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Tom Petty more times than I can count
Dylan's Rolling Thunder
Dylan with the Band
Rolling Stones with Stevie Wonder
Kinks with John Mellancamp
Grateful Dead twice
Joni Mitchell with Tom Scott
Allman Brothers (but after Duane, sadly)
Leon Russell
Bonnie Raitt
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen

Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
*NSync

(I've seen plenty of other bands, I promise. But this was a good bit.)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen

Gorillaz
Bat for Lashes
Massive Attack
Perfume Genius
Fontaines D.C.
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Gordoszone
gordoszone.substack.com?r=5y8c1e&utm...

My old pal from Mizzou (many, many years ago) is writing on Substack. Longtime sportswriter in the St. Louis market and an all round hilarious guy. Check him out here.
Gordoszone | Jeff D. Gordon | Substack
My two cents worth, adjusted for inflation. Retired sportswriters can't stop writing about sports. Click to read Gordoszone, by Jeff D. Gordon, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
gordoszone.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
How does a turkey get ahold of a million dollars worth of bitcoin anyway?

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Cutting Trump revokes Biden’s ‘autopen pardons’ of Thanksgiving turkeys last year
Traditionally jovial event that included JD Vance's kids also took dark turn as Trump vented about woman set ablaze on Chicago subway
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"Take my wife. Please."
I said a hip-hop, the hippie, the hippie
To the hip, hip-hop and you don't stop the rockin'
To the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogie
To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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i first heard this argument in my high school history class. it didnt go well for the people making the argument.
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Hunh. Old Chuck isn't the sleepwalking zombie everyone said:

"Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer asked for unanimous consent to pass the measure when it arrived. The Senate agreed, and thus the bill passed the Senate automatically..."

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-1...
November 19, 2025
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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"There are about a thousand of us". Both chilling and galling.
November 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
So.

Is the House going to be in session this week? Or no?
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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primary every democrat, i don’t give a shit, but the cause of your suffering is the republican party and there are a lot of you who need to learn to hate them more — and i do mean hate — than you hate your allies
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
As debate continues over ACA tax credits, it's important to remember that Trump's proposal and his reasons for it are phony.

Families who get health insurance from an employer already get a tax break. Insurance is part of their pay package and it is exempt from tax.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
What is Trump’s proposal to pay Americans directly for health care costs? | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has floated a proposal to put the billions of dollars that back Affordable Care Act tax credits directly in the pockets of Americans instead, as lawmakers have so far failed to ...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The possibilities for malicious compliance are terrifying and also hilarious.

www.wilx.com/2025/11/07/t...
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Think how much worse he'll feel if his wife leaves him for the female form robot. Some stories are just *so* predictable.
“my wife left me for the male form factor robot”
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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My momma bestie is my auntie
My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie
My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie

"Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family

"That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Holding families hostage to their agenda:

"The Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program flowing into November."

abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on
abcnews.go.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Can I get a show of hands? Who else thinks this might be a bad idea?

www.theverge.com/transportati...
Elon Musk says he needs $1 trillion to control Tesla’s ‘robot army’
Do we even want this guy to have a robot army?
www.theverge.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

"...the public must not be placed in a position of second-guessing the accuracy of news they receive."

Cool. Now do Fox News.
https://www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-calls-on-apple-to-remove-apple-intelligence-warning-of-harm-to-journalism.html"...the
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM