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@pitchfork needs to be higher

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Officially petitioning @RockstarGames to put a song from the 1982 Trees album “Sleep Convention” in GTA6. It is an unknown synthpop masterpiece and any track would just kick ass on Vice City FM. https://t.co/8XAS2Qzv0E...

https://t.co/PV3OVaKTla

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

In ~2 years, summon should work anywhere connected by land & not blocked by borders, eg you're in LA and the car is in NY

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Officially petitioning @RockstarGames to put a song from the 1982 Trees album “Sleep Convention” in GTA6. It is an unknown synthpop masterpiece and any track would just kick ass on Vice City FM. https://t.co/8XAS2Qzv0E...

https://t.co/PV3OVaKTla

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Officially petitioning @RockstarGames to put a song from Trees’ 1982 album “Sleep Convention” in GTA6. It is an unknown synthpop masterpiece and any track would kick ass on Vice City FM. https://t.co/U8lxGj8d4X

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Insider tip: Count five seconds after the first wiener joke (Jizzard of Oz) and then press play on DSOTM… things will get CRAZY*

*This is funnier when read on Bluesky

[We Hate Movies @WHMPodcast]

We ❤️ Movies month comes to a close with a wild conversation about the 1939 classic, THE WIZARD OF OZ! Listen wherever you gets podcasts, but it's only ad-free on Patreon. https://t.co/dWk80EkE3c

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You better fucking subscribe to The Onion. This is the kind of thing we will do with your money.

It allowed us to buy InfoWars. Now help us staff it.

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[John Hodgman @hodgman]

The sun rose where I am. I spent the night not sleeping in my hotel room. It was dark and slow and lonely.

I had thought if it happened it wouldn’t be as hard as last time. Because it would be less of a shock. But it was harder, actually, and for the same reason. No one went into this naively. This was chosen.

But now my people are checking in with me, and vice versa. The sun is up. I already feel less alone.

This is me checking in with you: you’re not alone and you’re NOT wrong. This is going to feel bad. It’s going to BE bad. But the sun rose. You deserve its warmth, every day, and we are already closer to a future in which this will be the fucked up past.

Take care of one another and yourself. See you tonight if that’s helpful to you.

[Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN]

Philly’s Republican City Commissioner 👇

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

I have a confession and a plea to folks who are flirting with voting Jill Stein.

When I was a 20 year old college student in 2000, I voted for Ralph Nader instead of Al Gore. I loved the progressive message Nader offered, and Bush and Gore seemed kinda the same to someone who was paying peripheral attention.

I've regretted that vote for my entire adult life.

Ultimately, George Bush won by a margin of 500+ votes in the state of Florida over Gore. And that was the ballgame. Ralph Nader peeled 97,000+ votes away from Gore. If only 600 of those 90,000 had voted for the major party candidate that more aligned with their values, things would have been very different.

When I was in my senior year of college, 9/11 happened. The country and western world rallied around Bush's resolute response to the traumatizing terror attacks. I was in NY at the time, and it was a terrifying moment for the nation.

But the consequences of Bush being in office at that moment were immense.

Bush's disdain for his dad's nemesis, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, led him to invent a rationale to invade a country that literally had nothing to do with 9/11. End result? He killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi people, thousands of American troops, and spent over a trillion dollars of taxpayer money in the process.

Beyond the completely immoral and indefensible Iraq War, Bush was a complete disaster as a president. His "No Child Left Behind" effort turned public schools into standardized testing centers. He tripled down on fossil fuels and ignored climate change. His tax cuts for the rich helped contribute to the 2008 economic downturn that led to the Great Recession.

He was a terrible president.

In an alternate reality, Al Gore would have been president in 2001 when terrorists attacked America. Would he have gone into Iraq? Absolutely not. Would he have ignored global warming? 100% no! Gore was perhaps the preeminent proponent of fighting climate change at that time. Would he have passed massive tax cuts for the wealthy? No way.

This is a sliding doors scenario. What would have happened? We can't be sure. But one thing is for sure: those votes for Ralph Nader (in Florida in particular) were EXCEPTIONALLY consequential for the lives of millions around the world. Gore would have offered a more forward-facing, environmentally conscious & peaceful presidency that wasn't so rooted in grievance and privilege.

My point is:

Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will win the election. That is a fact. You might feel the need to submit a "protest vote" as I did in 2000.

Just be ready to wear it when Donald Trump wins, strips away reproductive rights from all Americans, implements an economy-destroying tariff, dismantles the entire federal government, eliminates the Department of Education, prosecutes his perceived enemies, and devolves America into chaos.

There are no perfect choices. But rest assured, there are only two.

Trust me - I've been wearing my vote for a quarter century.

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Imagine calling yourself a republican

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jef Bozos

[Hooked on T.J. Hooker @TJHookerPodcast]

As mentioned on the episode, a peek behind the curtain. It's Teej assaulting Sharon Stone.

[Hooked on T.J. Hooker @TJHookerPodcast]

New Episode!!! It's Season 4, Episode 15 - The Bribe! We talk about this crazy T.J. Hooker episode, MasterChef, and the dearly departed James Darren. Tune in: https://t.co/XiYD7PapHg

[Hooked on T.J. Hooker @TJHookerPodcast]

T.J. Hooker sends his regards!

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@ericszyszka uhoh… you found my Reddit account

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@jordan_harper ✌️hell yea

[Jesse Hawken @jessehawken]

What were the Simpsons moments where you laughed so hard you couldn’t breathe? I have two: Mr. Sparkle and Worker and Parasite - literally dying of laughter

[Protecting Animation Workers @ProtectAnimWork]

Animation Workers are fighting for their lives! #StandWithAnimation

Spread the word about what’s at stake for animation!!!

Join us at The Stand With Animation RALLY on AUGUST 10TH @ IATSE Local 80 in Burbank, CA! #StandWithAnimation More info in reply!