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The Four Stages of Post-election Cruelty Post-Election Cruelty

The Four Stages of Post-election Cruelty

Andrew Donaldson November 14, 2024
Much post-mortem election caterwauling is less analysis and more flagellation of the electorate that didn't vote the...
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Welcome to the Idiocracy Idiocracy

Welcome to the Idiocracy

David Thornton November 14, 2024
To paraphrase H.L. Mencken, Americans voted for Trumpism and they deserve to get it good and hard....
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Subject to Change: The Trump Cabinet So Far Trump Cabinet

Subject to Change: The Trump Cabinet So Far

OT Editors November 14, 2024
As President-elect Donald Trump continues to fill out his administration, much attention is being paid to his...
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When a Feller Needs a Friend groceries

When a Feller Needs a Friend

Clare Briggs November 13, 2024
A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter.
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The Month in Theaters September 2024 Month in Theaters September

The Month in Theaters September 2024

Russell Michaels November 13, 2024
I managed to get to the theaters thirteen times in September with nine movies otherwise, including one...
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Movie of a Hard-Boiled Shirt

Clare Briggs November 12, 2024
The past is another country.
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3 Headed Monster of the New Trump Diplomatic Machine: Cerberus with a hand shake. the New Trump Diplomatic Machine

3 Headed Monster of the New Trump Diplomatic Machine: Cerberus with a hand shake.

Issac Faulk November 12, 2024
A 3-front fight where two are already hot looms heavy over the horizon. Brace yourselves.
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97th Oscars Projections: The Awards Season Kickoff 4

97th Oscars Projections: The Awards Season Kickoff

Luis A. Mendez November 12, 2024
The fact is that elections' results have, and will, affect what Academy voters' tastes are like for...
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Series! Recap of World Series of the 2020s recap of World Series

Series! Recap of World Series of the 2020s

Mike Schilling November 12, 2024
It's time for our quinquennial recap of recent World Series.
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Friend Wife bday

Friend Wife

Clare Briggs November 11, 2024
To be fair, this *IS* kinda how it works.
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Trump’s Ace in the Hole democraticdonkey

Trump’s Ace in the Hole

Jaybird November 11, 2024
I guess I knew that, someday, I'd be around to watch the 250th birthday of our country...
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Did You Ever Play Rubberneck? It’s a Bowling Game. rubberneck

Did You Ever Play Rubberneck? It’s a Bowling Game.

Clare Briggs November 10, 2024
I can't find *ANYTHING* about this game online...
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The Ravages of Time before

The Ravages of Time

Clare Briggs November 9, 2024
What a difference a year makes!
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Saturday Morning Gaming: F.E.A.R. fear2

Saturday Morning Gaming: F.E.A.R.

Jaybird November 9, 2024
Remember the whole thing with The Ring and The Grudge? Let's do that with a video game!
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Ain’t It a Grand and Glorious Feeling? taunt

Ain’t It a Grand and Glorious Feeling?

Clare Briggs November 8, 2024
The day after an election!
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He Got Away With It He got away with it

He Got Away With It

Michael Siegel November 8, 2024
I've sometimes been told that my animosity toward Trump and Trumpism verges on the irrational -- "Trump...
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POETS Day! Horace: Ode III, XXX Horace Ode III XXX

POETS Day! Horace: Ode III, XXX

Ben Sears November 8, 2024
The nose wiping comment has me thinking that Roman colloquialisms are beyond my ken, so I’m not...
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Weekend Plans Post: Batchin’ It (Again) and It’s Snowing climbing

Weekend Plans Post: Batchin’ It (Again) and It’s Snowing

Jaybird November 7, 2024
Winter's here, Maribou's not.
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Election Returns returns

Election Returns

Clare Briggs November 7, 2024
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
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Puppy Love in the IG Era: Ten Favorite Dog Breeds Ten Favorite Dog Breeds

Puppy Love in the IG Era: Ten Favorite Dog Breeds

SarahStook November 7, 2024
Here is, in no massively particular order, a list of my ten favorite dog breeds
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