billymac
@billymac
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I am seven feet tall, which worries me sometimes.
Austin
Joined October 2008
They are making you pay for the end of the world
Today, 33% of all the electricity used in Oregon is attributed to data centers. In Virginia, it’s 37%.
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They gave up on making Zohran look bad and are now selling merchandise
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already shortages in the stores, welcome to Mamdani's ny
@doctorow Can’t find it anywhere in BedStuy, Brooklyn! One bodega was asked so much they had to put up this sign
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I don’t understand how this painting could not be extremely famous. How am I just now hearing of it for the first time
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for sale: baby shoes infant boy girl walker toddler shoes non slip sock shoes 6-12 months breathable walking sport shoes
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mamdani: let’s visit historic spots in new york on a beautiful day! other mayoral candidates: I Hate This Fucking City
Apparently Mamdani is doing a scavenger hunt in the city. This run around is exactly what he plans to do with your safety, your housing and your taxes. It’s all kid’s play for Mamdani.
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The walk. The tail. The pattern. This cat is a diva
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If you asked me back in high school who would be better politically, Dave Matthews or Radiohead, I would not have guessed correctly
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I love that Google is useless now because of AI
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Aw crap. I accidentally got addicted to the calculator that doesnt get anything right and was only invented six months ago. I let it do everything for me 🤦🏻♀️ But at least I have more free time to eat poop and crap from the toilet
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And here’s her GoFundMe:
NYC woman who sucker-punched pro-life activist during street interview arrested: NYPD https://t.co/7KARz0awNX
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An excellent piece by Daniel Bessner devoted to the eternally annoying fascism debate--hard to refute a number of the points made here, imo:
jacobin.com
Donald Trump’s authoritarian second term has led critics to describe him as a fascist in the mold of Adolf Hitler. But Trump’s reactionary politics are all-American — and the path to defeating him...
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once again sharing the funniest dutch headline i ever saw
I love how very occasionally I get an ad in Dutch and for a second or two I think I'm having a stroke
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KOKO: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag. KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense. KOKO: jealousy professor
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I have an essay about how Netflix destroyed the movies in the new issue of @nplusonemag. Read it online and in print! https://t.co/FWaqNoyjWw
nplusonemag.com
A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for...
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Just found out how they anaesthetise hedgehogs
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For @thenation I wrote about the invention of the Red State—a 2 decade process of mystification, pathologizing, and hand-waving https://t.co/POEdPvHjaJ
thenation.com
According to conventional wisdom, the last quarter century of elections has proved that most of the country leans conservative. It all started with a map.
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Walker Bragman and I collaborated on this look at how Biden’s refusal to confront the ongoing COVID pandemic - while ending every government program that dealt with its impacts- helped re-elect Donald Trump. https://t.co/OC9INcIZvL
thegauntlet.news
Biden never ended the pandemic, but he did end government efforts to mitigate its worst impacts
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