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Alcoholism charity executive busted for drunk driving for the third time

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I had seen that there were some pretty interesting side effects with Ozempic also, though I...
I had seen that there were some pretty interesting side effects with Ozempic also, though I don’t know if they would/could be considered as a long-term solution…
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You can call me AI

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“This isn’t going to stop,” Allen told the New York Times. “Art is dead, dude. It’s...
“This isn’t going to stop,” Allen told the New York Times. “Art is dead, dude. It’s over. A.I. won. Humans lost.” so what tf is your problem then, mate? if its the “ai” which “made” “your” piece, by your statement, shouldnt get midjourney then the right to copyrighted it?
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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (Part 3)

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POLITICO – 7 Oct 24 Mega hack shuts down Putin’s online state media Kremlin says specialists...
POLITICO – 7 Oct 24 Mega hack shuts down Putin’s online state media Kremlin says specialists are working to identify who attacked “critical infrastructure facility.”
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Fuck Elon Musk (Part 2)

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disruptionist.com Elon Musk takes @America handle from X user to promote Donald Trump The original @America...
disruptionist.com Elon Musk takes @America handle from X user to promote Donald Trump The original @America user was a critic of both Musk and Trump.
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Fucking NY Times

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Obviously Druids/Filí get to inflict unsightly and painful boils with their powerful satirical attack.
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Alcoholism charity executive busted for drunk driving for the third time

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Lurker for over 10 years. Signed up today. Alcoholism is terrible and hard to manage. Drinking...
Lurker for over 10 years. Signed up today. Alcoholism is terrible and hard to manage. Drinking is not a moral flaw. But you don’t drive drunk. I don’t get the apologists. It is simple. You don’t drive drunk. I am always surprised when boingboing chooses to highlight something like this as trying to make someone feel bad isn’t what I expect to see here...
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From Million Dollar Baby to Requiem for a Dream: the most depressing mainstream films

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That list should also contain all those Marvel and DC superhero movies.
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American tourist giveaways: Habits that scream "I'm from the US"

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EllsworthToohey: the CIA has a class for their agents about how to look less American when...
EllsworthToohey: the CIA has a class for their agents about how to look less American when in other countries On a visit to Hong Kong, I was introduced to a friend of a friend’s father at a party, he asked me what I did for a living, after responding I asked him what he did. “Oh, I am with the CIA”, which came as...
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Actual climate scientists debunk Marjorie Taylor Greene's weather-related conspiracy theories

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Mister44: Huh. Well, the flag is back lit and the stars look embroidered. So that’s why...
Mister44: Huh. Well, the flag is back lit and the stars look embroidered. So that’s why they aren’t white, they are too dense for the light to shine through there are no stars visible because its not just backlit, but also its the flags back; so is marge, getting on stage through the flag from behind. just sayin.
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Your earwax tells a lot about you, including why you may stink

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Hanglyman: That was never the case until a few years ago Im not certain if youre...
Hanglyman: That was never the case until a few years ago Im not certain if youre being ironic or not, but since when you are using earbuds? and how often?
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From Million Dollar Baby to Requiem for a Dream: the most depressing mainstream films

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But woah - Requiem on the other hand, really thought that one was terribly overblown, and...
But woah - Requiem on the other hand, really thought that one was terribly overblown, and got its notoriety mainly on its shock basis. For a film treatment with a more interesting and humane take on of the depths of addiction, along with all of the pathos, but a good bit of redemption - I have to recommend Jesus’s Son, which came out around...
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From Million Dollar Baby to Requiem for a Dream: the most depressing mainstream films

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Grey_Devil: One of my fave films What Dreams May Come … Totally, same - what an...
Grey_Devil: One of my fave films What Dreams May Come … Totally, same - what an unusual, great and underappreciated film - also apparently one of the only motion pictures to be shot on Velvia filmstock to get that saturated, painterly look.
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Late Stage GOP Fascists Events 🖕🏾🍊🤡 (Part 4)

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Doctor_Faustus: Publishing (excerpts of) Mein Kampf in a newspaper is not a good thing, though! jah...
Doctor_Faustus: Publishing (excerpts of) Mein Kampf in a newspaper is not a good thing, though! jah I dont know; the show plays between 1933 and 1946, so its not that simple, I guess?
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Israel versus Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, aid workers, and journalists. 2023-24

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BBC News Israel-Lebanon latest: Israel expanding ground offensive in Lebanon as air... Israeli troops are now...
BBC News Israel-Lebanon latest: Israel expanding ground offensive in Lebanon as air... Israeli troops are now entering south-west Lebanon - until now, the invasion had focused on the eastern side of the border.
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American tourist giveaways: Habits that scream "I'm from the US"

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News18 – 28 Sep 23 EXPLAINED | Scientists Discover Zealandia, the 8th Continent That Had Been......
News18 – 28 Sep 23 EXPLAINED | Scientists Discover Zealandia, the 8th Continent That Had Been... The small team has created a newly refined map of Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Maui, which is considered as the ‘eighth continent of the world’.
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American tourist giveaways: Habits that scream "I'm from the US"

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Many ears ago, I switched to the “no-switch” style after watching Mike Leigh’s hilarious Grownups. The...
Many ears ago, I switched to the “no-switch” style after watching Mike Leigh’s hilarious Grownups. The beleaguered Mrs. Butcher was the only real grown-up in the film, and her “no-switch” style (noticeably slow and careful) stuck with me.
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American tourist giveaways: Habits that scream "I'm from the US"

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Ordering only tap water would be rude AF. never got mean looks from waiters if I...
Ordering only tap water would be rude AF. never got mean looks from waiters if I wanted tap after ordering the meal and/or drinks. sometimes even got asked, when I just said “can I get some water, please”, “tap or bottle?”. guess if its fancy-schmancy enough, they would get annoyed by such boldness to ask for tap. Doctor_Faustus: when I am at home, I...
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Finnish skills in schools Helsingin Sanomat continues the debate about literacy among immigrant-background pupils in Finnish...
Finnish skills in schools Helsingin Sanomat continues the debate about literacy among immigrant-background pupils in Finnish schools by interviewing an IT consultant from an immigrant background who offered some of his personal views on Finnish teaching in schools. Eyüp Yilmaz went to school in eastern Helsinki and said that the keys to his success in learning Finnish were an enthusiasm for libraries, parental support...
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Shockingly huge cat stands on 2 legs to eat from kitchen counter: "Sir, that's a bobcat" (video)

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Of course it’s big. It’s a Maine Coon cat, as in not minor.
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Alcoholism charity executive busted for drunk driving for the third time

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It’s frustrating to read the comments, frankly. The disease model still predominates, even though it has...
It’s frustrating to read the comments, frankly. The disease model still predominates, even though it has never worked or provided much in the way of treatment options (other than the religious cult AA). There are medical interventions, including Naltrexone, which has been very successful in weaning people off of the compulsive behavior of excessive drinking by short-circuiting the dopamine reward system. The Sinclaire method...
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American tourist giveaways: Habits that scream "I'm from the US"

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It is true that culturally we don’t expect to get tap water at a restaurant, but...
It is true that culturally we don’t expect to get tap water at a restaurant, but bottled water when we order water. Which also has to do with the fact that restaurants operate on such small margins in Germany that they make almost all of their income from selling drinks rather than food. Ordering tap water would be rude AF as you’re basically depriving...
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The great WORDLE topic (Part 2)

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La palabra del dia #1006 4/6 (spoiler) Wordle 1,207 3/6 (spoiler)
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American tourist giveaways: Habits that scream "I'm from the US"

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Grey_Devil: Also from reading online Europeans seem to have a vendetta against regular water, god forbid...
Grey_Devil: Also from reading online Europeans seem to have a vendetta against regular water, god forbid you ask for it at a restaurant and not sparkling or mineral water where did you read this? cause thats news to me. at least as a german living in berlin I can say thats not the case here, at all and I can assure you, mostly its...
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Melizmatic's Memeversation 6: the Memeing of Life

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