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RT @EmmaSpecter: ghosted by a man who wasn't alive for 9/11

i think people — men, women, straight, gay, or bi — should be more careful about critiquing people's outfits based on whether they find them sexually attractive. not everyone is dressing with the intention of getting into your pants, so whether you're turned on is irrelevant

Fox: Loser Canadians lose in hockey

The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape. After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.

what a bad faith argument, she conceded the next day.

You all started it and we fucking finished it.

If somebody asks you about your weight at a dinner party, leave

Let there be no doubt that we are living through the absolutely stupidest time to be alive.

Women don't want chocolate and flowers for Valentine's Day this year. We just want to see investigations and arrests.

This is pure, unabashed bigotry. If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party. But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence. A stain on our Congress.

RT @mehdirhasan: This is a sitting United States GOP senator saying elected Muslim American politicians are enemies of America; this is him…

Who the hell was waging a war on protein???

The Wire is the most literary TV show ever made It has the themes, depth, and scope of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Other shows might be more entertaining or popular, but none have the narrative and thematic craftsmanship of The Wire. Not Sopranos, not Breaking Bad, etc.

The clips are endless. And yet you have Republicans and some liberals saying endlessly that Kirk was ‘civil’ and never name-called or insulted anyone. Btw, notice how Kirk supporters never share any clips from his shows. Now you know why.

holy shit there is nothing that can prepare you for when they cut to the interview

judy gemstone you are the best character ever created

🚨 🇺🇸 " It is basically Russian propaganda from the mouth of the American President " - American volunteers of the 13th brigade of the Charter National Guard who voted TWICE FOR TRUMP The American fighter believes that he crossed all lines in his conversation with Zelensky. 💬 "And to say that there is a lack of people here to fight is not true. There are people from 58 countries here, thousands of people gathering from all over the world, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian fighters who are fighting now." 💬 "President Trump is painting a really bad picture that reinforces the arrogance of the Russians. This is, in essence, Russian propaganda from the mouth of the American president."