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"It said it was 8' long....oh"

"It said it was 8' long....oh"

There are a lot of good reasons to not order any form of domicile from Temu, but mainly, I assume this is how big it will be when it arrives

There are a lot of good reasons to not order any form of domicile from Temu, but mainly, I assume this is how big it will be when it arrives

I just got this ad. 🤨

I just got this ad. 🤨

The new center-right chancellor has apparently ruled out forming a coalition with the far right party (the AfD), but I have no doubt that...

The new center-right chancellor has apparently ruled out forming a coalition with the far right party (the AfD), but I have no doubt that they'll worm their way into more influence. We'll see how that goes.

He's retired from politics since getting fired and his party is basically dead again, so at least there's that. >_>

He's retired from politics since getting fired and his party is basically dead again, so at least there's that. >_>

The libertarian-esque asshole's party, the FDP, was 12% of seats in the previous election. Basically 1 guy representing 1/10th of the...

The libertarian-esque asshole's party, the FDP, was 12% of seats in the previous election. Basically 1 guy representing 1/10th of the population torpedoed the fucking government. I am so goddamn sick of these "free market conservatives."

Catching up on the news of Germany's election today. I have been dreading this day. Basically, a guy who's an American libertarian...

Catching up on the news of Germany's election today. I have been dreading this day. Basically, a guy who's an American libertarian spendthrift type, who represented a TINY minority party, in a coalition, refused to work with the coalition and agree to a budget. So the government collapsed, and now thanks to this fucking ego maniac, Germany's far right party doubled its number of seats. They're almost 21% of parliament now.

I mean, how else would you tell the Josefs apart? Refer to them by their other qualities? He can't just be Josef the Fair if he's...

I mean, how else would you tell the Josefs apart? Refer to them by their other qualities? He can't just be Josef the Fair if he's stronger than the strong Josef! We live in a SOCIETY, there are RULES.

Technically the name is a comparative. Stronger. I really want to know about the history of this as a family name. Was there a Josef the...

Technically the name is a comparative. Stronger. I really want to know about the history of this as a family name. Was there a Josef the Strong in the village once upon a time, and then another guy named Josef came along who was even stronger, so he got to be Josef the Stronger and now here we are?

If the US is going to go all blood and soil while razing civilization, can we go back to old school surnames? My last name means Strong, and...

If the US is going to go all blood and soil while razing civilization, can we go back to old school surnames? My last name means Strong, and it was corrupted in expatriation. Why persist with these several steps of remove? Just let me put GILDED THE STRONG on my driver's license.

Even in death, Duo got into Berghain. https://www.tiktok.com/@duolingodeutschland/video/7472802380992597270

Even in death, Duo got into Berghain. https://www.tiktok.com/@duolingodeutschland/video/7472802380992597270

and it's pretty great. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2f7KYu4/

and it's pretty great. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2f7KYu4/

#Duolingo Deutschland has teamed up with a bizzarro animator on tiktok to become extra unhinged, in Duo's absence....

#Duolingo Deutschland has teamed up with a bizzarro animator on tiktok to become extra unhinged, in Duo's absence. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2fvMRLr/

In glorious confirmation of stereotype, Germany, a country with 1/4 the population of the US, has generated more than 50% as much XP. So...

In glorious confirmation of stereotype, Germany, a country with 1/4 the population of the US, has generated more than 50% as much XP. So they're studying literally twice as hard. #duolingo

So that will be interesting. It's easy to see how TFG & co might think "she'll improve our relationships with these other...

So that will be interesting. It's easy to see how TFG & co might think "she'll improve our relationships with these other strongmen we want on our side." But now that she actually has the classified info, will she still believe their lies?

And now this person is responsible for US intelligence.I suspect she got the job because she's seen as gullible/manipulable. She has...

And now this person is responsible for US intelligence.

I suspect she got the job because she's seen as gullible/manipulable. She has certainly been gullible to Putin propaganda. But she also has her own hard line that maybe TFG & Co. underestimate.

I won't go off into a long armchair psych profile, but her relationship to dictators clearly reflects something of her growing up in a...

I won't go off into a long armchair psych profile, but her relationship to dictators clearly reflects something of her growing up in a cult — the kinds of abuse that become normalized, how she is accustomed to navigating relationships with men in positions of absolute authority...

The profile does explain some of her stooging for dictators. I think her ideological commitment to peace is sincere, but I think she...

The profile does explain some of her stooging for dictators. I think her ideological commitment to peace is sincere, but I think she doesn't understand that you can't loving-kindness dictators into not killing people. And they plainly take advantage of that.

When your allegiance is to a living man who has his own naked ambitions and pathologies, the zealotry is...somewhat more concerning.

When your allegiance is to a living man who has his own naked ambitions and pathologies, the zealotry is...somewhat more concerning.

What IS different is, there's good reason for people to live in a fantasy world concerning a man who's been dead for 2000 years. You...

What IS different is, there's good reason for people to live in a fantasy world concerning a man who's been dead for 2000 years. You know the ground they're on, and that's basically "I'm using this dominant religion to justify my worldview," whether it's one that benefits humanity or hurts it. Jesus exists only as an idea, and you pour it into your preferred container.