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Plant/garden stan. If I’m here, I’m probably procrastinating/disassociating. Help yourself to my Lists, esp. my News It Or Lose It List feed.
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Image/headline from The Onion: A photo of Donald Trump, with his mouth slightly open in that sort of orangutan-lips way that he often speaks. The headline: Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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This one could be revised depending on the holiday: top it with a toy turkey, a menorah, a disco ball for New Year’s, a shamrock for St. Pat’s…It could be your new thing. Who doesn’t want to be known as “festive sprouts stalk centerpiece guy”??
A brussel sprout stalk in a small white flower pot. The wider part is at the bottom, so the stalk has a sort of tall evergreen tree shape. It’s decorated with cranberries & a string of lights & a gold star topper, so it resembles a Christmas tree. Someone clearly has too much time on their hands around the holidays.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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You just have to think like an Instagram influencer.
White lady with long brown hair, dark tank top & a leopard-print skirt is holding a DIY floral arrangement in a glass vase. It consists of a stalk of brussel sprouts, with decorative flowers poking out of the gaps between the sprouts. The lady is pretending that she’s about to take a bite out of the top of the stalk arrangement.
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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“Seinfeld” still image: Jerry is sitting in a booth at the coffee shop, across from George. He’s emphatically saying, “I’m not driving him to the airport!”
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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“Seinfeld” still image: Jerry is sitting in a booth at the coffee shop, across from George. He’s emphatically saying, “I’m not driving him to the airport!”
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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This is super fucked up.

And I can’t help but think of how Michael Flynn has faced no consequences for his actual harmful actions.

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Tweet from “Department of War” account: @DeptofWar OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review of these allegations has been initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures. This matter will be handled in compliance with military law, ensuring due process and impartiality. Further official comments will be limited, to preserve the integrity of the proceedings. The Department of War reminds all individuals that military retirees remain subject to the UCMJ for applicable offenses, and federal laws such as 18 U.S.C. § 2387 prohibit actions intended to interfere with the loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces. Any violations will be addressed through appropriate legal channels. All servicemembers are reminded that they have a legal obligation under the UCMJ to obey lawful orders and that orders are presumed to be lawful. A servicemember's personal philosophy does not justify or excuse the disobedience of an otherwise lawful order. 11:50 AM • Nov 24, 2025 • 72.9K Views
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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He’s biting Dr. Van Nostrand’s style.
Still image from “Seinfeld”. Kramer is in a Dr’s office waiting room, wearing a fancy scarf as a sort of cravat/ascot, with a crisp button-down shirt, & a wide-breasted men’s coat (with small checkered print). He’s got a pipe in his mouth. He’s pretending to be Dr. Van Nostrand.
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Trump stole Dr. Van Nostrand’s look.
Still image from “Seinfeld”. Kramer is in a Dr’s office waiting room, wearing a fancy scarf as a sort of cravat/ascot, with a crisp button-down shirt, & a wide-breasted men’s coat (with small checkered print). He’s got a pipe in his mouth. He’s pretending to be Dr. Van Nostrand.
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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We have an utter rube for POTUS. He can be talked into anything, by those he trusts. And he’s got no intellectual curiosity to even inquire about the veracity of a pitch. It makes him a massive security threat.

And those in his circle admit they have to try & be gate-keepers, like he’s a toddler.
Excerpt from Politico article. Highlighted section: “Anything that goes before POTUS needs to be vetted,” said the person present for Pulte’s poster presentation. “And a lot of times with Pulte they’re not. He just goes straight up to POTUS.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Trump’s attacking language will only make more ATC strike or quit. It’s batshit stuff for a POTUS to say, esp. amidst an air travel crisis & ATC shortage. (Another example of him being the worst boss.)

Maybe Trump wants the govt indefinitely shut down. Epstein files are still lurking

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Trump “Truth Social” post from 11/10/2025 9:32am @realDonaldTrump All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn't will be substantially "docked." For those Air Traffic Controllers who were GREAT PATRIOTS, and didn't take ANY TIME OFF for the "Democrat Shutdown Hoax," I will be recommending a BONUS of $10,000 per person for distinguished service to our Country. For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn't step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK that was only meant to hurt our Country. You will have a negative mark, at least in my mind, against your record. If you want to leave service in the near future, please do not hesitate to do so, with NO payment or severance of any kind! You will be quickly replaced by true Patriots, who will do a better job on the Brand New State of the Art Equipment, the best in the World, that we are in the process of ordering. The last "Administration" wasted Billions of Dollars trying to fix antiquated "junk." They had no idea what they were doing! Again, to our great American Patriots, GOD BLESS YOU - I won't be able to send your money fast enough! To all others, REPORT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY. GOD BLESS AMERICA! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP 944 ReTruths 2.84k Likes Nov 10, 2025, 9:32 AM
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Just gotta wear Timberlands every time they’re with their date.
Still image from “Seinfeld” In Jerry’s living room, Jerry sits on the couch, with George standing behind him, propping up one foot on the arm of the sofa & pointing to it. He is wearing Timberlands. Elaine stands across from them.
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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NYers this morning, to all the rich jackasses threatening to flee from the Muslim socialist:
Still image from “Seinfeld”. Jerry & Elaine are talking to Manya’s elderly husband at the funeral home. Elaine leans in closely, & loudly enunciates, “So…WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH YOUR APARTMENT??”
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Some pups cheering on the NYC Marathon runners yesterday!

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A brown, curly-haired doodle type of dog sits happily in a street planter, watching the NYC Marathon runners go by. The pup’s owner stands above, holding a blue flag w a dragon on it. There are people standing all along the edge of the street, including 3 guys in banana costumes. A smallish chihuahua-mutt type dog, with tan fur, stands on the street, amongst the legs of spectators. Several NYC Marathon runners dash by. A white pitbull type dog stands on the sidewalk with their owner. There are many spectators on the sidewalk, & a sea of NYC Marathon runners passing by in the street.
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Incredible trolling of the Islamophobes, by appealing directly to Arabic-speakers & Arab cultures.

All while locking down the bodega cat fans’ votes.

Another brilliant, gutsy move from the Mamdani campaign.
Still image from Mamdani ad. He is wearing a black suit, while petting a snoozing grey & white bodega cat (who is resting comfily on a stack of cardboard boxes, as is the way bodega cats throughout time). There are subtitles in Arabic & English, of what Mamdani is saying to the cat: “How are you, chief?”
November 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Excerpt of Elie Mystal’s article: A lame-duck Trump means downballot Republicans don't have to fear him. It means every Republican presidential hopeful starts clamoring for Trump's base. It means fracture and division in the Republican Party. It means that all of the people stomping around like they own the place under the cover and protection Trump provides are suddenly exposed. It means Lindsey Graham has to start looking for a new daddy.
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I don’t know if I missed that in the news today, or if you’re referring to past incidents, but it reminded me that Trump posted this bigoted, inappropriate bullshit not too long ago, & it basically got shrugged off with all of his other bigoted, inappropriate bullshit.
Screenshot of a Trump Truth Social post from 7/26/2025 It’s a meme, in which the image of the OJ Simpson white Bronco cop chase has been badly photoshopped, replacing OJ with Obama, one cop car driver w Trump, & another cop car driver with the “fat, weird, hairy” JD Vance meme image.
October 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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This fuckin Bovino guy didn’t seem to get the message from the judge today.

Meanwhile, is that a gun also just plopped on the dashboard??
Frame from video, showing Bovino’s truck dashboard, filmed through the windshield from the outside. There’s a piece of paper on the dashboard, along with a silver canister that appears to be some sort of tear gas, which Bovino just placed there. Right next to it is a black object, not in focus, that looks to be the size & shape of a gun.
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Is that also a gun, just plopped on the dashboard??
Frame from video, showing Bovino’s truck dashboard, filmed through the windshield from the outside. There’s a piece of paper on the dashboard, along with a silver canister that appears to be some sort of tear gas, which Bovino just placed there. Right next to it is a black object, not in focus, that looks to be the size & shape of a gun.
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Best part: Pence’s frowny face doodle, while scribbling notes about Trump bullying him in the middle of his violent insurrection.

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(I think some of this was already made known — in part directly from Pence — but this may be the 1st time images of Pence’s notes have been made public.)
Close-up of Pence’s notes Lots of chicken-scratch handwriting. There’s a frowny-face (sort of hand-written emoji style), with the words underneath “you listen to wrong people” “I said I’m listening to my heart and my mind” All of that is circled with the same pen.
October 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The Onion’s man-on-the-street opinion section, called “American Voices” Images of 3 people that The Onion repeatedly uses for their “American Voices” section. -A man who appears to be of South Asian ethnicity, with a receding hairline, caterpillar moustache, & blue-collared/white check polo style shirt. He squints, with a fairly dumbfounded expression. -A white woman with a dirty blond bob haircut black turtleneck & oatmeal colored overcoat. Her lips are pursed as though she’s thinking hard. -A Black man in a grey sweater, with white button-down collar peeking out. He has a puzzled expression. Images of 3 people that The Onion repeatedly uses for their “American Voices” section. -A white man who appears to be late-middle-aged, with blond hair turning white, glasses & the scruffy beginnings of a beard. He’s in a grey suit jacket, white shirt & reddish tie. He has a furrowed brow. -A white woman who appears to be late-middle-aged, with greying chin-length hair. She has a white top & wine-purple coat. Her mouth is open with a somewhat blank expression. -A white man who appears to me middle-aged, with brown hair in a sort of bad business cut. He’s wearing dark suit jacket, white shirt & dark, patterned tie. His expression suggests he may be a dim bulb.
October 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Excerpt of NYT Opinion piece. Highlighted section: We should not be naïve about the kind of peace Mr. Trump keeps touting. His is a world in which autocratic leaders make deals over the heads of the people, extrajudicial force is legitimized, conflicts simmer so long as they are kept off screens and corruption intermingles with diplomacy. Excerpt of NYT Opinion piece. Highlighted section: Ultimately, this is not peace — it is a world without the rules established after World War II to prevent a return of the lethal mix of authoritarianism and aggression that is once again ascendant. That kind of world can seem orderly for a time. On a particular day, it might even appear more peaceful. But history shows that when might makes right, things go terribly wrong.
October 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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This seemed like deja vu, so I did a quick search, & Trump tweeted this exact same thing, complete w “HEPATITAS” a month ago.

I hate when President Bad Medical Advice goes into re-runs! @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social
Screenshot of Aaron Rupar’s post of a Trump Truth Social tweet from 9/26/2025, with Aaron’s comment above “Highly normal. Nothing to see here, folks” Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT 9/26/2025 9:45am
October 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Curtis Sliwa has had decades to master being a drama-queen level hater, & Cuomo’s such a worthy subject of his hateration. Love to see it.
Excerpt from Politico article. Highlighted section: “If all of a sudden the executioner would have stopped, and I was on that gurney, and [he] said, ‘Hey, you can work for Mayor Andrew Cuomo,’ I would say: ‘Finish the job. Impale me.’ That will never happen,” Sliwa said
October 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Good Lord, Germans! At least have the dignity to tuck these udder bottles into a Condiment Cow or Condiment Sow!

(Need these at all establishments that sell fries, tbh. With a malt vinegar teat.) @darthbluesky.bsky.social
Condiment cow: A giant, wall-mounted plastic Holstein cow shape, with condiments for udders. The cow is smiling in a disturbing way, as a white, bearded guy in a black hoodie squeezes a ketchup teat. Condiment sow: A giant, wall-mounted plastic pink pig shape, with condiments for udders. The sow is smiling in a disturbing way, as a white woman in a pink tank top squeezes a teat that appears to contain BBQ sauce or ketchup.
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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The kicker paragraph of the LEGO fencing ring article leaves me with several unanswered questions.
Excerpt of NYT article. Highlighted section: In addition to the toys, the police said they had found several weapons inside a safe in Mr. Lopez’s residence, including a shotgun and a loaded assault rifle.
October 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM