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Dan Olson @foldablehuman.bsky.social · 6h

When I was first watching Dune Part 2 in theatres there's the scene where Paul meets his sister and I thought "wow, where did they find a location with sand dunes right next to the ocean?!" and that held in my mind for a good few seconds before the other half of me responded "you mean the beach?"

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peppermint.jack @peppermintjack.bsky.social · 9h

[getting smashed in the head by a guy with a hammer] "thank you sir, i love you, you're my greatest hero. i'm not asking you to sop swinging that hammer but maybe nobody has told you that it's very painful when you keep hitting me like this"

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 12h

#withalttext because lol indeed

Meriwether Farms

@MeriwetherFarms

Dear @POTUS Trump,
We love you and support you- but your suggestion to buy beef from Argentina to stabilize beef prices would be an absolute betrayal to the American cattle rancher.
We understand there are larger economic and geopolitical dynamics at play, including countering CCP influence in countries in our hemisphere. But the practice of solving problems “over there" before solving problems here on our soil is what contributed to the downfall of our country: Americans always come last.
We understand beef prices are high, and we admire your concern for all Americans, but this is not the fault of the American producer. This is the fault of politicians who have allowed BRICS-aligned entities to dominate the meat industry, that participate in price fixing and who also continually lie to their consumers.
Washington for decades has facilitated the squeezing of our own ranchers while allowing these entities to flood the market with cheaper, lower-quality imports -- and the American people don't even know these products are foreign because they

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Kobold Enthusiast @praxisperuser.bsky.social · 12h

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 12h

I declare I am off the record. You can not quote me on any posts I have made on this website

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fishttp:// @fishttp.website · 13h

they've got two big ideas to save america

Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 22h

"For Hooters’ Original Founders, Saving The Chain Is A Higher Calling: 'America Needs Us.'"

@chloesorvino.bsky.social for @forbes.com

For Hooters’ Original Founders, Saving The Chain Is A Higher Calling: “America Needs Us.”

A group of Florida friends thought it would be fun to open a restaurant in the 1980s that “they couldn’t get kicked out of.” Now in their 70s, they’re buying back franchises with a plan to restore the...

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 15h

A narrow and specific defense of "and you're surprised?" The people who were surprised shouldn't be in charge of anything.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 15h

Area Man Could Eat https://theonion.com/area-man-could-eat-1819571856/

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Peek @peek.bsky.social · 19h

I had a dream that I reached The End. Not death or anything. Like just the end of dreams. There was a little lobby and a guy who checked me out and had me fill out a little survey. Then I stepped out the door and fell into an infinite black void

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 19h

everyone says they want a third space until i offer them the use of the dank, lightless prison cells i've dug out beneath my home in secret over 30 years. way to let the perfect become the enemy of the good, guys!

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 1d

Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE

Original photo from post showing a well dressed man with a blazer, hat and umbrella standing next to police. I have helpfully circled the man on the photo and drawn arrows pointing at him to help law enforcement

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Jordan @slclunk.com · 1d

When you finally understand what the trade deficit is

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 1d

people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Emma Spookdel @mayorseidel.bsky.social · 2d

It’s because it is socially acceptable to hate cities and the people who live in them, and even virtuous to do so. Urbanites themselves are expected to perform this self-hating virtue. If they do not, this proves that they are snobs who deserve things like being shat on from the sky by a mad king.

mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of centrist commentators who genuinely got worked up about the unforgivably insulting nature of "cling to guns and religion" or "basket of deplorables" are weirdly silent about Trump portraying himself as literally shitting on American cities

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Liv Agar @livagar.bsky.social · 2d

Canadian “no kings” protest against trump not mentioning our real literal monarchy at all

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Emoji Caresser @lizrummy.bsky.social · 2d

I like to think this is just how he introduces himself now

Milo on X: I am 41, and the doctor thinks I have a brain tumor

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yoshimi red @yoshimired.bsky.social · 2d

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kali @kalibration.website · 7d

Cao Cao from the 1994 Romance of the Three Kingdoms show, saying "I will not execute myself for now."

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Rev. Poppy Haze 𓅋 @poppyhaze.bsky.social · 2d

great news everybody, i got a "hey I need 3D printed gun parts mailed over state lines uwu" birdsite DM in so long, FBI agent, you're back!

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Hana, Professional Puppy Girl 🦴🐾 @hanayuribashi.bsky.social · 2d

How I feel when I click on a any austin video and it's about hydrology

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 2d

Do you think I’d explain my masterstroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I made the NYPD woke 35 minutes ago.

Zohran Mamdani looking uncharacteristically calculating

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valergain 🌹 @valergain.bsky.social · 3d

Finished Hades 2, great game mixed feelings on the ending some stuff I liked some I didn't like and the non-spoiler summary is that I think the narrative suffers from being in rougelike and doesn't tie nearly as neatly as the first game. Still a great game and still probably my Game of the year tho.

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Villein 🔒 @villein.bsky.social · 3d

farm to table doesn't impress me. let my food go on a journey. let it see the world

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rowan kaiser @rowan.monster · 3d

okay but when are you going to apologize for the last two seasons of Game of Thrones

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 3d

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologized for calling on President Trump to send the National Guard to San Francisco, after almost a week of public criticism from local allies and government officials for his statements

Salesforce’s Benioff Apologizes for Pro-Trump National Guard Comments

Salesforce Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff apologized for calling on President Donald Trump to send the National Guard to San Francisco, after almost a week of public criticism from local allies and government officials for his statements.

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 3d

Strange to interpret what we were asking for as "step down as the Duke of York".

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

‘Thank You For That Question,’ Responds Eric Adams To Swarm Of Rats He Forced To Act Out Debate https://theonion.com/thank-you-for-that-question-responds-eric-adams-to-swarm-of-rats-he-forced-to-act-out-debate/

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 3d

in his morning preliminary remarks, pope francis explained his controversial decision to command games workshop to burn most of its warhammer 40,000 novels and only hire "cozy scifi" writers for the license going forward. the studio has said it "didnt know he could do that" but has agreed to comply

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