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Five years ago today in my suburban Chicago yard.
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If the Iran war sends the Saudi Arabian economy into a recession, sources believe its government would have to pare down to its most basic functions, such as funneling money to Jared Kushner.
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Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school.
Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon!
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Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon!
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Attention and effort
The door-to-door salesperson had no leverage. If he was at your door, he wasn't at anyone else's door. Every minute you spent with him was a minute he had to spend with you. While it was a tough gig, no one doubted that something was motivating this person enough to put at…
The door-to-door salesperson had no leverage. If he was at your door, he wasn't at anyone else's door. Every minute you spent with him was a minute he had to spend with you. While it was a tough gig, no one doubted that something was motivating this person enough to put at…
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a lot of people are struggling right now, but at least some very special boys get six figures and gold-plated benefits to drive around a cybertruck and play with their drone
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Sun Tzu: “ffs stop fucking sending your enemies letters that announce you’re going to do a surprise attack against them”
inbred nepobaby: “holy shit this dude is brilliant”
inbred nepobaby: “holy shit this dude is brilliant”
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My team of three dummies decided to try to vibe code a game. Judge our deranged results for yourself. slate.com/technology/2026/04/ai-vibe-coding-video-game.html
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So dumb. "Make sure Congress rubberstamps ending a civilization" is like Jeffries "we want to make sure ICE are properly trained and wear bodycams before they shoot civilians" solution.
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This is the face of a lunar scientist who has just been told that the #Artemis II crew saw SEVERAL impact flashes (the flashes when meteors hit the lunar surface) in real time 😃 🌓💥
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Republicans: always look for a way around principles they claim to hold dear, rather than embracing them: the Constitution, the rule of law, the teachings of Christ.
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Sandhill Cranes have returned to the neighborhood in Barrington Illinois to spend the season with us. #bird #photography #wildlife #migration
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Splashdown! Now over a hundred American White Pelicans on Baker's Lake in Barrington, Illinois, on a stopover before their onward journey to the northern Great Plains. #bird #photography #wildlife #migration
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Are you absolutely kidding me?
Pocket squares and pins?
Read. The. Damn. Room.
Pocket squares and pins?
Read. The. Damn. Room.
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In our ongoing commitment to stunt journalism, we attempted to vibe code a game. It’s … something. share.google/l2ABvBGjetCSPydV2
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Mexico’s overwintering monarch population grew 64% this winter, with butterflies covering their largest area of forest since 2018. The recovery remains fragile, but suggests there’s been a positive impact from conservation efforts in the butterflies’ core habitat. buff.ly/XoPKQ9d
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Again, I'm compelled to say that several years ago I wrote a piece for the NYT about me and my dad's shared love of Enya. In it, I mentioned that her music has been known to bring my father to tears and the fact-checking was so rigorous that they called my own dad - twice - to ask if this was true.
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Has Iranian state TV paid a $787 million settlement for spreading lies about an election?
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Did anyone check if MAGA insiders were shorting Springsteen's music catalog in the minutes prior to Trump's latest meltdown?
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alan alda, atari spokesperson (1983) archive.org/details/1983-08-anticmagazine/page/14/mode/2up
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