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I once sang, “From where I stand you look like ants / and there’s an aardvark in my pants.” It wasn’t literally true at the time.

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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
6 months
Look, denying that part of the Holocaust didn’t happen isn’t Holocaust denial. Also, denying that the entire Holocaust happened isn’t Holocaust denial. (Tosses hair in exasperation) You just don’t get it! (Storms into bedroom in Museum of Holocaust Denial, slams door.)
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@JohnPontoon
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@puddl3r @JuliusGoat “You earned less valor than I inherited” is the most based that side can be.
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“What’s most striking in the interview is that Trump, even after four years as president, has virtually no grasp on any policy issue beyond empty talking points, most of which are lies.”
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Aaron Rupar
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New in PN: He's not even trying to hide it Trump's Time Magazine interview exposes a malevolent fool.
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@JohnPontoon
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@RonFilipkowski They even made it so the pool is shaped like Trump
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@JohnPontoon
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2 years
@CUTTHATMEAT @robo_cop_a_feel FAKE - makes way too much linear sense to be a Ben Garrison joint.
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@JohnPontoon
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4 years
@SnackAlgorithm @trennerdios @datbhailey @KLobstar Dude! I’ve been a manager of a few bottom-level businesses, and I too met persons who were so stupid that employing them would be a net loss for the world. I’ve argued for a welfare state for the very same reason!
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@JohnPontoon
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@trishadelphia I’ve been saying for years that MLB should have players.
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@JohnPontoon
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@MuskTillDawn They’re really torsting for a brorsting.
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@JohnPontoon
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@LauraJedeed Jfc, the little girl…
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 months
@advtimemoments Kid has the kindest heart in all of serialized fiction. If I could change one single thing about Adventure Time, I would give that guy the love-of-his-life that he deserved before it all wrapped.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 months
@jeanpierreload Why not just tweet “More people came. Another bunch too.”?
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
2 years
@maydayphotos @CUTTHATMEAT @robo_cop_a_feel You big silly - that emoji is actually much SMALLER than a human brain!
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@JohnPontoon
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@michaelharriot The ending will only be happy if she lands in jail. Even then, not soon enough by decades.
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@JohnPontoon
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@atrupar I've said it many times: Trump is the most criminal person to ever be POTUS, by a factor of a thousand.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 years
@trennerdios @SnackAlgorithm @datbhailey @KLobstar I think you’ve failed to understand what “I support a welfare state” means... or maybe you thought we were being ironic, I dunno.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 months
@row_ie_argument Seems like an easy lawsuit to win. The cost is in the failures to heal that follow. NYU Langone joins the ever growing horde of the callous and disgraced.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
7 months
@ElieNYC @thenation Lotta comments really fast. I'll assume everyone's losing their shit about the Batman-Superman thing. "Elie, that comparison is reductive, here's why (1/19)"
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
6 months
@advtimemoments SO MUCH going on in this 26-second clip. Showing Finn & Jake's approach through the window behind Peebles is part of the economy of storytelling that is yet another underrated element in AT's arsenal of genius.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@rajandelman I guess they call it “molly” now? I just can’t wrap my head around that.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 years
@jonfavs Say - WHY aren't the Democrats re-impeaching trump RIGHT NOW for... WHATEVER? It's surely possible that plenty of Senate GOPs would vote differently NOW, and removing him ASAP could save 10's of thousands of American lives. WHY NOT?? I really need to know!
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@JohnPontoon
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5 years
@nachosarah It's like when 6 kids danced indoors for 4 hours straight wearing ski caps and died of heat exhaustion, so they made Ecstasy more illegal than heroin.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@ok_but_still The way you can really tell it’s fake is its flawed premises that Trump has noticed something ever, that he remembers a thing in detail, and that he’d talk about such a thing instead of himself.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@shinobu_books @mizabitha So THIS is the source of the beloved fable, “The Tale of the Fox and the Raccoon-Dog Who Got Totally Wasted.”
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 years
@TrentonHassles One of those Madonna-style cone-tit bras would, IMO, really bring Census Cowboy's outfit together.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 months
@arvofart My wife would often tell me “I like a man with a gut,” and I’d always think, “Wow, she’s really committed to the bit!”
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@ElieNYC @neal_katyal @MonicaLewinsky I didn't realize it until just now, but I think The Neocon Six may not be interested in enforcing the USA's laws for the betterment of all.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@JuliusGoat It’s a never-ending delight that the literal worst people in the world* somehow get a blank check to buy every possible advantage that they weren’t already born with. *Adjusted for 2021
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@advtimemoments The Lich is straight up one of the greatest villains in the history of narrative. That’s a pretty amazing achievement by the Adventure Time creators, considering all he ever does is lose to a teenaged boy.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 months
A great article by @ElieNYC whose semi-unstated subtext is that the Supreme Court is applying racist standards against POC in its arguments, rulings, and decisions about what cases they will deign to hear.
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Elie Mystal
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If you think that trash you just heard from the Supreme Court about protecting J6 rioters will *ever* be applied to peaceful Black protesters, think again. Just yesterday, the Court allowed Louisiana to continue hunting @deray My latest in @thenation
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@JohnPontoon
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@fclklore @LucaGuadagnegro IMO Josh is being inclusive.
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@JohnPontoon
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@michaelharriot Extremely economical verbal slaying. In barely more words than I’m using, he exposes Elmo as not merely crappy, but basic.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@katie_rayford @Dahlialithwick @mjs_DC @SIfill_ @AudreLawdAMercy @SixthandI I disagree that it’s controversial. I’d say it’s criminally moronic.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@TChazStevens @jimsciutto One hopes that if enough citizens and public officers speak up as you did, Roberts will actually be shamed into action. Thank you for your effort.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@MKupperman WHAAAT? Didn't that story make you supes scared about that liquid $80,000 you have in your accounts? Sure made me scared about MY $80,000! In fact I immediately made a panicked phone call to my personal comptroller!
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 years
@daleizcrazy @schwinks @JuddLegum Are you aware that 1. Oklahoma has airports & roads leading out-of-state, and 2. Oklahoma does not require its citizens to stamp the state's name on their foreheads? Well, now I've told you. Can you now imagine the problem?
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 years
@HoratioSkald "Clearly you've not understood 'Pink Floyd The Wall' at the same level as I."
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@ElieNYC They looked PISSED! I loved it!
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 years
@TekshowPlays @MrEstate @Markbigb1 @sahilkapur @Bencjacobs @nytimes Haha, that guy isn't going to "look up" anything EVER. Ya kook!
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@MtStHelensWA The hills have beef.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
6 months
@DavidKlion @thetomzone Infallible hunch. Sometimes you just know it in your gut after you’ve spent a hard 3 months on the mean streets of Poughkeepsie or whatever the fuck this is.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@MikaelThalen I was just gonna copypaste "gay furry hacker group SiegedSec" a bunch of times, but they seem pretty cool (with caveats) and really, everyone is just doing their thing, man.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 years
@AugustJPollak I like to call the Clinton impeachment "The Jaywalking Impeachment," in recognition of the seriousness of the crime and the frequency of its prosecution.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@ParkerMolloy I don't agree. He's not a man by any honorable definition of the word.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@arvofart This is this year I discovered there are toxic euphonium professors & also there’s a thing called a euphonium & you can be a professor of it.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
6 months
@ElieNYC Awesome summary. I missed you - it turns out that the Supreme Court sucks while you're on vacation too.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 years
"Bat-Computer, what is the best Peter Gabriel song?" @TomKingTK @mikeljanin @jfornes74 @ClaytonCowles
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 years
@BradfordPearson Bro, I'm FROM "The Land Of Linking," and let me tell you: The first "o" is supposed to have an umlaut.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@RageofBaltimore @tomscocca @mexociaIist “Sorry, pretty committed to tyranny right now.” - An actual Dem Congressperson, or maybe it was Jesus? I was pretty wasted when I heard or imagined this.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
7 months
@JaredRyanSears @davidbadash You’re laboring under the misunderstanding that the NYT is “Mainstream news.” ALL billionaire-owned media are rightstream news.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@ettingermentum Oh no now she can never un-call it
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 years
@linusdotson @atrupar I can field this one! Many who self-identify as conservative and/or Christian have a poor grasp of concepts and ideas, approach philosophical questions without rigor, hew to intellectual laziness instinctively, and are lax with respect to knowing the meanings of words. ALL words.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
6 years
@BagsyLocash @MrEmilyHeller Yeah, right? Bills all say they're "Legal tender for ALL debts, public and private" - CASH ITSELF SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE CASH!!!!
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@Cultural_Autism @CrtvPrdx @rachel @ParkerMolloy The "Bunch of Maroons" is the proper plural.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 years
@yashar This is the first evidence I'm seeing that Marianne Williamson might be a crazy froot-loop wacko. Other than her beliefs and associates, I mean.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
4 months
@AugustJPollak Yeah. (Stares holes into my coffee.) Real fucking funny stuff.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@RonFilipkowski Trump causing Graham to be called a traitor in public is a real stopped-clock type deal, y'know?
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@ZeroSuitCamus It’s a classic from the very beginning, where Keanu wins a jury trial by yelling at an little girl until she cries.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@advtimemoments I really appreciate posts like this, that show how deeply every person working on this show cared about making it brilliant and wonderful.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@Phil_Lewis_ “The States Aren’t So Sure” is so much more polite than “Racist Officeholders Are Obstructing.” I’m goddamned sick of politeness.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
3 years
@chadloder If Judge Schroeder sees any of this, he'll probably order the jury to take up a cash collection to pay Hernandez for his above-and-beyond civic participation.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@o76923 @BadWritingTakes I think you mis-read this - he’s talking about Matthew Clark, the guy CITING Gohrbrandt’s history.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@youwouldntpost Finally an old white man brave enough to stand up to antiracism with an idea that will destroy his fortune. Gonna assume he’s a super cool dude beneath that gruff exterior.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@EliClifton @LobeLog For Biden, this should be an "Are we the baddies?" moment - number 3,944 in a series.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@fakedansavage @KevinMKruse "Ass, gas, or grass - nobody rides the teacups for free."
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@ElieNYC The data for “who made sun hurt my eyes” is where the real science is gonna happen.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@kalebhorton I hate to brag, but I met Rod in 1996 outside a (Dominick's?) food store. He gave me a business card that turned into a sponge, it was so cool! Now I'm a failed musician due to the Gestapo-like tastes of a fickle public.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@RadioFreeTom Hypothesis: His staff didn’t help him because he sucks and they hate him and he sucks. No point testing that one though because he sucks.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@MrMichaelSpicer Some on his crazy insights did hit near the target, but I don't remember Sir Bob being so amazingly good-looking.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@michaelharriot @RealCandaceO Michael, you've blown my mind with the idea that GOP notions of diversity hiring may be 100% based on personal (anecdotal) evidence!
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@WilksBecca I read somewhere that they can be burdensome.
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John Pontoon, somber rando
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@michaelharriot @nhannahjones My son goes to public school, which was a deliberate decision - along with living in the city, not suburbs - my wife and I made. Can’t not be white, but it’s important not to be Whitey.
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John Pontoon, somber rando
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@RadioFreeTom @kurteichenwald Say - WHY aren't the Democrats re-impeaching trump RIGHT NOW for... WHATEVER? It's surely possible that plenty of Senate GOPs would vote differently NOW, and removing him ASAP could save 10's of thousands of American lives. WHY NOT?? I really need to know!
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@trennerdios @SnackAlgorithm @datbhailey @KLobstar Oot! Sorry then! This site is a land mine, man.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 years
@DanHopp @benschwartz_ He's, like, the third man I've seen saying this.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@ATCardBot My favorite episode of Adventure Time, a beautiful primer on the idea of loving your enemy. Perfect balance between the snow golem caring for the fire wolf pup and Finn & Jake chopping Ice King armor for sammiches. Every detail is adorable. The ending fills my heart with love.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@GregTSargent I disagree. The Hur hearing was a disaster for Republicans for a very GENERAL reason: Republicans these days are literally wrong about everything.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@EldritchKid @louceph The full tattoo actually says: (Tiny letters) I love the only hit song by (Medium letters) David (Huge letters) EsSeX
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John Pontoon, somber rando
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@FacebookAIslop “Beautiful cabin crew 🌹” - I couldn’t have said it better myself!
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@FacebookAIslop Obviously pics like this never trend because The Man doesn’t want you to know that Jacked Jesus scored a TD off a caveman in helicopter football with an old-timey ball.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 years
@ddale8 "'If he's trying to argue that Kim Jong Un likes him more, I for one can't understand why he would take pride in that.' - Adam Mount, director of the Defense Posture Project at the Federation of American Scientists." THAT is the fillet of the article right there.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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I got "Jesus Feet" from @MKupperman in the mail. The ink was sometimes orange, and it happened that today I wore an orange t-shirt! I was so excited that I spontaneously gave a "thumbs up" gesture. Later, we isolated that moment in our home security cams!
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@JohnPontoon
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@RonFilipkowski Uncharacteristically self-aware of his status in Worst-USA-Presidents polls.
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@JohnPontoon
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@mizabitha Uh who do you think keeps the Swamp Budget - MAN THING?!?!!?
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John Pontoon, somber rando
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@kyledcheney Look, his people are trying to explain the report's contents to him as fast as they can, but he has a lot of golfing to do.
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@ElieNYC I wish every elected Democrat were as good at their job as you are, Elie.
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@arvofart “We Were Making Some Real Progress: The Tragic Story of America After 2016.”
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@youwouldntpost well yeah because he's a chicken
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@TeaBuck_ @maggieNYT It's a disgusting administration, so that makes perfect sense.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 years
@MichaelBloch15 "...how many of my clients were arrested for..." would have caused me infinitely less confusion.
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John Pontoon, somber rando
5 years
@nkjemisin Romance Writers of America... Science Fiction Writers of America (is what those stand for in this instance.)
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John Pontoon, somber rando
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@elektromorr @JuliusGoat @TuckerCarlson @Ilhan I disagree. I believe showering him with pee is also reasonable. Well, that's probably impractical. Sorry, give me some time to work out the kinks here.
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John Pontoon, somber rando
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@arvofart Anecdotally it seems to me like ppl are smoking way way less than in the 70s, 80s, 90s. Haven’t been to big parties in a long time, though. As such I defer to your measure of the gestalt. Alcohol has always tasted to me like what it is: really weak poison.
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John Pontoon, somber rando
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@SarahLustbader The news that the jury hung 8-4, with the 8 holding at NOT guilty, is heartening. Hopefully every prosecutor involved in this disgrace will lose their job.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 years
@lauraapollo @amand_amaclean @jldriggers @fotornelas You have to admit, though, it IS ambitious to suggest building a school the length of our entire southern border.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
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@advtimemoments This is my favorite Adventure Time episode, "Thank You" (S3 E17.) In its innocent simplicity, it says more about the grace and beauty of loving your enemies than a hundred sermons.
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@JohnPontoon
John Pontoon, somber rando
5 months
@DougJBalloon The guy has clearly observed bread and noted that it's unfailingly buttered on the right.
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John Pontoon, somber rando
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@JuliusGoat The cop being “unmasked” is the stylistic flourish that gives away the game.
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@banalplay What a blunder! Was it his first rodeo?
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John Pontoon, somber rando
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@FacebookAIslop I think it’s disgusting that these people pack their cargo babies so densely that their vulnerable little bodies turn completely into legs. You know what would prevent this? A beautiful cabin crew 🌹.
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