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dan solomon
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senior writer at Texas Monthly. wrote the YA novel The Fight For Midnight (it’s about abortion bans). i’m really a very complicated kinda guy. he/him
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you guys won’t believe who i just beat in a game of magic the gathering
screenshot from magic the gathering arena. (sealed deck, if it matters.) my creatures are attacking and my opponent, whose name is “god,” is at zero life
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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that canceled tv show you’ll never stop thinking about
poster art for mtv’s sweet/vicious with two young women holding a crowbar and a baseball bat, respectively. in the show, they went around their campus targeting sexual predators and beating the shit out of them every episode, it was great.
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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define "helpful"
screenshot that says "chrome is now more helpful with new AI features"
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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hey this happened to me and @jessicawluther.com too! here’s kenneth starr complaining about our reporting on baylor in an excerpt from his book that he sent to jeffrey epstein for some reason
Triggering the unexpected explosion was a provocative on-line piece by the wildly popular home-grown periodical, Texas Monthly. Based in Austin, and unremittingly progressive in tone, TM published a harshly-critical on-line piece just as pre-season was drawing to a close. The muck-raking on-line attack claimed that, in effect, a rape culture had grown up in the fabulously successful football program under the turbo-charged leadership of Coach Art Briles. This was the first anyone around the Executive Council roundtable had heard anything of the sort. A terrible pall fell over the conference room in Pat Neff 100. Just hours before, we had all been exulting in the excitement of a new year. Football was an integral part of what would soon unfold that autumn. After all, in a few short years, Coach Briles had built a national powerhouse on the banks of the Brazos. And his dream (described in Chapter 1) of an on-campus stadium had come true. The House that RG III built was, in fact, the House that Art Briles and Drayton McLaneean, Jr. built. Coach Briles was the inspiration, and Drayton - the dreamer of great dreams - was the driving force.
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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please tell me this says today. i don’t trust my own ability to read all of the sudden
Back 10:041 In Defense of Democracy =小g 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Saturday, November 8 Book TV on C-SPAN2 Tent At just 25, Reality Winner made a decision that would upend her life and make history when she leaked classified evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election - landing her the longest prison sentence ever imposed for a single government leak. In / Am Not Your Enemy, Winner shares her story for the first time. From her childhood in South Texas to her service in the Air Force and work as an NSA translator, Winner reveals her journey to government whistleblower in a gripping account of patriotism, conscience, and courage. In this candid conversation, she reflects on the personal and political costs of sharing the truth, the resilience required to survive the prison system, and what it means to defend democracy in a time of crisis. Book: I Am Not Your Enemy: A Memoir Book Type: Non Fiction Author: Reality Winner Moderator: Dan Solomon Book Signing: 1:15 PM at The Main Book Signing Tent
November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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still hard to get my head around stuff like bill kristol celebrating mandani’s win
In New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill prevailed by 13 points over a Republican candidate who'd come within three-and-a-half points of defeating the Democratic incumbent four years ago. And in New York City, Zohran Mamdani completed the Democratic big-race trifecta by defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo, who was running as an independent, by nine points. All three of these races featured strikingly high turnouts.
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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screenshot of a 2014 tweet from someone named CJ that says "one called me mayonnaise boy."
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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did not get any trick or treaters at all for most of the first seven or eight years in this house and now suddenly this is a hot “drive your kids in for the good candy” destination neighborhood so trying to live up to the reputation
a big yellow mixing bowl full of full-sized snickers, twix, butterfinger, and reese’s/oreo collab candy bars
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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has there been a democratic presidential candidate this century who *didn't* campaign on expanding prescription drug price negotiation. did they all win
To give ourselves the best chance to win, we recommend the following changes to our approach. Democrats need to: 1. Focus our policy agenda and our messaging on an economic program centered on lowering costs, growing the economy, creating jobs, and expanding the social safety net. 2. Advocate for popular economic policies (e.g., expanding prescription drug price negotiation, making the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour) rather than unpopular economic policies (e.g., student loan forgiveness, electric vehicle subsidies, Medicare for All).
October 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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c-tier chotiner today imo but even his lesser work still has the occasional gem
subject: You're telling me about the feelings of Joe Biden, blah, blah, blah, but Joe Biden is out of the picture. He's out of the picture. interviewer: Yeah, he sure is. subject: He's out of the picture now and we lost. interviewer: This is what you wrote your book about. I am not bringing this up randomly.
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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suppose this was inevitable
Autoblow launches first ever AI companion sex toy control Thousands of men brought to orgasm by AI women in first days online Seattle, Washington October 21, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brian Sloan, the inventor of the first sex toy that used artificial intelligence, has released another sextech first – AI companions that can have sex with humans via controlling their Autoblow brand of pleasure machines. While the “AI girlfriend” industry has boomed in the past year, one line has not been crossed until now; that of physical touch. Whereas previous generations of AI girlfriends could chat, send photos and videos, and even speak by voice, they were incapable of physically stimulating their human partners. But today, Autoblow has released AI companions that are connected to the Autoblow Ultra’s API, giving the AI companions the power to respond to erotic chat with erotic stroking actions for the first time ever. Soon, with the release of VacuGlide 2, we additionally grant the AI companions the power of suction.
October 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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onion headline, modified to read: “schumer: well, well, well, not so easy to find a maine senate candidate that doesn’t suck shit, huh?”
October 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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panels from kraven's last hunt where spider-man stands somberly then pulls off his mask and it's actually kraven the hunter
October 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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every time the word “science” appears in this press release, i imagine an asteroid careening towards the earth and think, “bring it”
Attorney General Ken Paxton Slams Texas Medical Association for Brazenly Rejecting Patient Choice for COVID-19 Vaccinations Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement slamming the Texas Medical Association (“TMA”) for its anti-scientific undermining of new federal guidelines from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (“ACIP”) regarding childhood COVID-19 vaccinations. Despite this radical shift, TMA's decision was adopted quietly and has largely been concealed from the public. “It’s outrageous TMA is undermining ACIP’s new federal guidelines for COVID-19 vaccines that expand personal freedom and mitigate the medical tyranny of the Biden Administration. TMA has chosen to try and ignore the overwhelming evidence and science-backed recommendations from ACIP that ensure Texas children are not subjected to a one-size-fits-all COVID-19 vaccine mandate. This decision should be reversed immediately, and I encourage every Texas physician to speak out against this brazen, flawed shift by TMA,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Secretary Kennedy’s HHS and ACIP have been doing incredible work following the actual science instead of merely trying to get as many jabs into as many arms as possible, regardless of the true medical justification or lack thereof. I will continue to stand with President Trump and Secretary Kennedy to help the American people live healthier lives.” Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and ACIP updated its vaccine guidance and no longer recommends that every single child in America receive the COVID-19 vaccine regardless of their individual circumstances. Rather, it instituted a “shared clinical decision-making” process, which gives parents and families the choice whether they want their child to receive the vaccine or not in consultation with their doctor. For the first time, ACIP is also issuing informed consent forms of the risks and benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine, and physicians are encouraged t…
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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comics panel where j. jonah jameson holds up a photo of an astronaut and says "the youth of this nation must learn to respect real heroes--men such as my son, john jameson, the test pilot! not selfish freaks such as spiderman--a masked menace who refuses to even let us know his true identity!
October 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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john fetterman's approval is up 46 among pennsylvania republicans and down 44 points among democrats since january
DEMS SOUR ON FETTERMAN WHILE GOP VOTERS APPROVE OF HIM Voters 46 – 38 percent approve of the way Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat, is handling his job, with 16 percent not offering an opinion. Republicans 62 – 21 percent approve of the way Fetterman is handling his job, while Democrats 54 – 33 percent disapprove. Independents are evenly split, with 43 percent approving and 43 percent disapproving. This compares to January 2024 when Republicans 75 – 16 percent disapproved of the way Fetterman was handling his job, while Democrats 80 – 10 percent approved. Then, as now, independents were split with 42 percent approving and 43 percent disapproving.
October 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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oh hell yeah
ABOUT THE GRAPHIC NOVEL Set in a neon-drenched Paradise City where humans and robots are meant to co-exist, Appetite for Destruction follows Axl Rose, a half-human, half-robot who lives on the fringes, and finds solace in the music of a back-alley lounge singer. When she vanishes under mysterious circumstances, Axl’s search for answers drags him into a deadly conspiracy, one that could decide the fate of humanity itself.
September 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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today in things that sound both dumb as shit and sick as hell
AXL ROSE AND SUMERIAN COMICS ANNOUNCE AXL ROSE: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION — A CYBERPUNK GRAPHIC NOVEL SAGA Nashville, TN — September 29, 2025 — Legendary Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has teamed up with Sumerian to launch a brand-new multi-volume graphic novel series, Axl Rose: Appetite for Destruction. Pre-orders are now live exclusively at sumeriancomics.com "Axl Rose: Appetite for Destruction is a raw, neon-noir fever dream, part rock anthem, part cyberpunk prophecy. Axl and I built a world where rebellion isn't just attitude, it's survival,” said Nathan Yocum, Sumerian Comics Co-Founder and series co-creator. "It’s Axl like you’ve never seen him before, on the front lines of a battle for humanity’s future." “Primary Wave is thrilled to have a partnership with Axl and to extend his legacy into a bold new medium,” said Bart Saunt, SVP Brand Partnerships at Primary Wave. “This graphic novel creates a new IP centered on Axl’s iconic presence and uncompromising spirit, and provides a foundation for a larger narrative that will extend well beyond the page.”
September 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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comics panel from transmetropolitan. the president yells at spider jerusalem, “WHAT? THEY WANT TO LIVE OFF MY TAX MONEY, THEY GIVE ME SHIT IN THE POLLING BOOTH, AND I SHOULD GIVE THEM SOMEWHERE NICE TO LIVE? EAT ME.”
September 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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article with headline “alex jones sports hitter mustache in shocking broadcast: ‘it had a wild effect on women’” and a photo of jones with said mustache from the broadcast. screenshot of onion article “Marilyn Manson Now Going Door-lo-Door Trying To Shock People.”
September 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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pulido wraps the town hall after about an hour, most of which was questions. now he’s singing for the crowd to say goodbye, which got everybody to their feet pretty fast
people standing at a political town hall in an old restaurant, many filming a performance with their phones
September 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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in mathis, tx (pop. 4,333) for the first campaign rally for tejano music star-turned-congressional candidate bobby pulido in the northern part of the (massive) district. pulido is probably the most interesting democrat running in texas this cycle, at least so far. about eighty people here tonight
a man in a blue shirt and a white cowboy hat speaks in front of a giant texas flag
September 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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i am fascinated by the strain of nineties alt-rock that’s been folded into country music over the past year or two
lineup announcement poster for stagecoach festival, which includes counting crows, bush, third eye blind, and the wallflowers
September 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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is this good
Thirty-nine percent of voters are either very confident (17 percent) or somewhat confident (22 percent) in medical information cited by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while 57 percent are either not so confident (11 percent) or not confident at all (46 percent).
September 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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constitutionally incapable of reading this as anything other than “m-e-t-h-o-d MEN”
a display of “method men” body wash at walgreens
September 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM