Jason Avant
@jasonavant.bsky.social
Content Director Guy/Writer/Editor/Occasional Rugby Player/Mediocre Surfer. Formerly @petcobra at The Bad Place. He/Him. Portlander. Stuff I’ve written: https://www.clippings.me/users/jasonavant
I pronounce "cauliflower" the correct way: caw-LIH-flō-er
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I pronounce "cauliflower" the correct way: caw-LIH-flō-er
Such a weird coincidence
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Such a weird coincidence
Counterpoint: (GIF of coffee being pried out of my cold dead hands)
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Counterpoint: (GIF of coffee being pried out of my cold dead hands)
(sung to the tune of the Spongebob theme song)
Deadhead fed hair
Deadhead fed hair
December 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
(sung to the tune of the Spongebob theme song)
Deadhead fed hair
Deadhead fed hair
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I am brimming with holiday spirit
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am brimming with holiday spirit
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
"A Very Warhammer 40K Christmas"
The bones of Santa have been leaking liquid for 1,700 years.
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"A Very Warhammer 40K Christmas"
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
Kids, it's Gray Rock Season; I had a chance to deploy this today while on a conference call with a very unpleasant sales manager and it not only works, it's very satisfying to use it on people who have no idea how to handle it. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
When Dealing With a Narcissist, the “Gray Rock” Approach Might Help
Is dealing with a narcissist becoming too difficult? This method may help.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Kids, it's Gray Rock Season; I had a chance to deploy this today while on a conference call with a very unpleasant sales manager and it not only works, it's very satisfying to use it on people who have no idea how to handle it. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
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you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
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BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
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2/2
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
December 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
2/2
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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They need to release this video to the public
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
They need to release this video to the public
Some of these guys, you can believe that the stupidity is just an act to appeal to their mouth breather base. Not Duffy. He's a true shit-for-brains.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Some of these guys, you can believe that the stupidity is just an act to appeal to their mouth breather base. Not Duffy. He's a true shit-for-brains.
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
Susan looks like she got this news right as the picture was being taken
Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million U.S. children. The gift would put $250 into each eligible child's account. n.pr/4rzXG3L
Michael and Susan Dell commit $6.25 billion for investment accounts for kids
Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million U.S. children. The gift would put $250 into each eligible child's account.
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Susan looks like she got this news right as the picture was being taken
I like what I do and I'm very good at it but if I won the lottery I'd leave a Wile E Coyote hole in my office wall
"When I say “work won’t love us back” I don't mean “don’t work hard” or “don’t strive for excellence” or “laziness is good, actually” or any other ways people interpret this...
I mean simply: Be intentional & thoughtful about how much you give to your job." amandalitman.substack.com/p/work-wont-...
I mean simply: Be intentional & thoughtful about how much you give to your job." amandalitman.substack.com/p/work-wont-...
Work won't love you back
That doesn't mean you can't love your work! But know the limits of this love.
amandalitman.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I like what I do and I'm very good at it but if I won the lottery I'd leave a Wile E Coyote hole in my office wall
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She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song ‘Juno’ for a pro-ICE video:
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
James Horner's soundtrack to "Krull" absolutely rips www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBdO...
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
James Horner's soundtrack to "Krull" absolutely rips www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBdO...
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I don’t know how I missed this wild story about good ol’ demented floorshitting hamster Chuck C. Johnson this summer
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Notorious far-right troll ordered to pay up to $71 million in racketeering scheme
‘I’m disappointed I didn’t break the record. But I’m pleased to be in the top 3,’ Charles C. Johnson told The Independent about the massive amount the jury awarded the plaintiff.
www.the-independent.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I don’t know how I missed this wild story about good ol’ demented floorshitting hamster Chuck C. Johnson this summer
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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james cameron every couple of years for some reason:
December 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
james cameron every couple of years for some reason:
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Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
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“Strong Floor No Ceiling!” chant all the people who say they can’t support Defund the Police or Black Lives Matter because “they’re bad slogans that nobody understands.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
“Strong Floor No Ceiling!” chant all the people who say they can’t support Defund the Police or Black Lives Matter because “they’re bad slogans that nobody understands.”
M. Emmet Walsh. IYKYK.
This is a Bill Simmons game, but you’re stranded on a desert island. You can only have one actor’s filmography. You get it all, including cameos. But just the one performer.
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
M. Emmet Walsh. IYKYK.