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A photo of Mr. T, with his signature gold chains. A text overlay says, in all-caps text, "Gets his joke format stolen by Chuck Norris" at the top, and below, in a larger font, "Outlives him."

A photo of Mr. T, with his signature gold chains. A text overlay says, in all-caps text, "Gets his joke format stolen by Chuck Norris" at the top, and below, in a larger font, "Outlives him."

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a group of young men are dancing in front of a house with one wearing a number 34 shirt ALT: a group of young men are dancing in front of a house with one wearing a number 34 shirt

Afroman found NOT LIABLE for any charges.

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“Hunter-Killers. Patrol machines built in automated factories. Most of us were rounded up, put into camps for orderly disposal.”

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search your camera roll for hell

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Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

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I know how fondly ROM is thought of by many 80s comics fans. Perhaps a few folks haven’t seen Jean Frisano’s covers for the ROM reprints in France’s Strange magazine. Clearly familiar, and sometimes, er, very familiar, & yet different enough in their own fun way.

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Hat embroidered with “hello, i am fleeing the American century of humillation. Can you show me where to buy Mountain Dew Baja Blast?”

Hat embroidered with “hello, i am fleeing the American century of humillation. Can you show me where to buy Mountain Dew Baja Blast?”

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Toughest Man in the World (1983) An ex-marine running a center for troubled kids enters a "Toughest Man in the World" competition to raise funds to prevent its closure.

The quintessential work. The key to it all. tubitv.com/movies/37614...

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Counselor: These feelings of "everything sucks," how long have you had them?

Butt-head: Uhh, since everything started to suck, I guess.

Counselor: These feelings of "everything sucks," how long have you had them? Butt-head: Uhh, since everything started to suck, I guess.

Here it is, your moment of zen.

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From the bestskeeting author of the Bluesky-famous six-week Bad Bunny 101 comes this essential close reading of the halftime show! 🧵

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The rare flawless obit

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Dear Dr. Sweet,
I hereby submit my S 2026 syllabus for PHIL 111, Contemporary Moral Issues, for mandatory censorship review.
The syllabus has not changed much since I last taught the course. I have made some minor adjustments to the module on Race and Gender Ideology and to the lecture on Sexual Morality. These topics are commonly covered in this type of course nationwide, and the material is discussed in depth in the assigned textbook (Fiala and MacKinnon, 10th edition). I also ask my students to read a few passages from Plato (Aristophanes' myth of the split humans and Diotima's Ladder of Love).
Please note that my course does not "advocate" any ideology; I teach students how to structure and evaluate arguments commonly raised in discussions of contemporary moral issues.

Dear Dr. Sweet, I hereby submit my S 2026 syllabus for PHIL 111, Contemporary Moral Issues, for mandatory censorship review. The syllabus has not changed much since I last taught the course. I have made some minor adjustments to the module on Race and Gender Ideology and to the lecture on Sexual Morality. These topics are commonly covered in this type of course nationwide, and the material is discussed in depth in the assigned textbook (Fiala and MacKinnon, 10th edition). I also ask my students to read a few passages from Plato (Aristophanes' myth of the split humans and Diotima's Ladder of Love). Please note that my course does not "advocate" any ideology; I teach students how to structure and evaluate arguments commonly raised in discussions of contemporary moral issues.

Thank you for your email. The College leadership team and I have discussed your syllabus and the Provost office's requirements for compliance with the new system rule 08.01. You have two options going forward:
1. You may mitigate your course content to remove the modules on race ideology and gender ideology, and the Plato readings that may include these.
2. You may be reassigned to teach PHIL 482 501-514. Lecture times for this course are T/Th 8:00 - 9:15.
Please let us know by end of business tomorrow how you would like to proceed.
Sincerely,

Thank you for your email. The College leadership team and I have discussed your syllabus and the Provost office's requirements for compliance with the new system rule 08.01. You have two options going forward: 1. You may mitigate your course content to remove the modules on race ideology and gender ideology, and the Plato readings that may include these. 2. You may be reassigned to teach PHIL 482 501-514. Lecture times for this course are T/Th 8:00 - 9:15. Please let us know by end of business tomorrow how you would like to proceed. Sincerely,

Dr. Sweet,
As you may have noticed, I believe it is important to document that philosophy professors at Texas A&M University are not permitted to teach Plato at their own discretion.
To comply with the new censorship requirements, I have replaced the affected module with lectures on free speech and academic freedom. The censored material is marked in red in the attached document. The required text for the new module is:
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato", The New York Times, January 8, 2026.
Texas A&M Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato Because of Gender Rules - The New York Times
Respectfully,
Martin Peterson
Sue G. and Harry E. Bovay Jr. Chair
Department of Philosophy
Texas A&M University www.martinpeterson.org

Dr. Sweet, As you may have noticed, I believe it is important to document that philosophy professors at Texas A&M University are not permitted to teach Plato at their own discretion. To comply with the new censorship requirements, I have replaced the affected module with lectures on free speech and academic freedom. The censored material is marked in red in the attached document. The required text for the new module is: Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato", The New York Times, January 8, 2026. Texas A&M Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato Because of Gender Rules - The New York Times Respectfully, Martin Peterson Sue G. and Harry E. Bovay Jr. Chair Department of Philosophy Texas A&M University www.martinpeterson.org

I really felt the need to document this Texas A&M philosophy de-wokening syllabus exchange here, because... petty.

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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

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I bet Donald Trump could be tricked into pardoning the A-Team.

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This year's Tmas card.

This year's Tmas card.

A customer's nicely-framed print of "Fantasy Frasier."

A customer's nicely-framed print of "Fantasy Frasier."

If you need a gift for a cool weirdo, I am a reliable source for Frasier prints, paintings of Sears, Jerry Orbach artifacts, Mr. T Christmas cards, etc. store.brandonbird.com

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Cozy little T-mas.

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Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."

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In this election, the people have two separate but equally important choices: a city they can afford or the billionaire-backed politics of the past.

Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.

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This and the two posts preceding it belong in a fucking museum.

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white house has joined bluesky
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Every Televised and Filmed Joy Division Performance One hour and twenty-five minutes. That’s apparently all of the footage that exists of Joy Division playing their music on TV and in concert. Open Culture’s Colin Marshall writes: Brian Eno once said of the Velvet Un

Every Televised and Filmed Joy Division Performance. “One hour and twenty-five minutes. That’s apparently all of the footage that exists of Joy Division playing their music on TV and in concert.” [kottke.org]

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Drew Struzan, the King of the Movie Poster, Has Died The beloved artist, who illustrated iconic posters for 'Star Wars', 'Indiana Jones', 'Back to the Future', and more, was 78.

Drew Struzan, the King of the Movie Poster, Has Died

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