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Maybe “exceptionalism” is the first six-syllable word we should be teaching our kids in schools, with a full age-appropriate analysis of what that word means and how it’s usually bullshit.

Thank you, Sarah. It must be hard to say that.

What you say resonates with the impression I’ve had but it feels kind of outside my lane.

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I want a Fuzzy cap!

Keep Walking The Walk,Mayor Mamdani.......

I agree completely about the problem of American exceptionalism (massive problem), but it’s not unknown for Kiwis to be exceptionalists too. And Brits. Also [insert country here]. Supporting the All Blacks is one thing, claiming superiority based on the luck of where you’re born is quite another.

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Holy. Shit. This is Reid Wiseman's video he took with his iPhone while at the moon 🌙

a teletubbies doll is wearing a white tutu and dancing in a field . ALT: a teletubbies doll is wearing a white tutu and dancing in a field .

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Spectre YouTube video by Radiohead - Topic

It still blows me away that we DIDN’T get this as the theme for the Bond movie Spectre

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Codex YouTube video by Radiohead - Topic

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#MusicChallenge

Day 19: A song that gives you chills

Hairs stand up on back of neck every time

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Pink Frost YouTube video by The Chills - Topic

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge

Day 19: A song that gives you chills.

This is only partly a dad joke: the song is quite chilling. (I know that’s not really what you meant either, but it’s worth a listen. Classic 🥝 track.

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England fans facing hugely inflated prices to get to New Jersey's MetLife Stadium for World Cup games The cost of getting the train from New York to the venue, where the Three Lions play Panama in their final group game, will be £111 - nearly 12 times the usual fare.

Dear fellow Brits, from this Brit-American:

Please don't come here. It's dangerous. You may be targeted, arrested and unlawfully detained - likely courtesy of ICE - without access to legal representation.

I've told my family to stay away.

Please boycott America. 🇬🇧💙

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Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef on location in Spain during the filming of The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966) behind the scenes.

Great taste.
Poignant seeing Clannad on your playlist this week 🥺
I’m impressed that your mum loved that song.

"She’s been a court interpreter for over 20 years, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. Her language skills are requested nationwide..."

"One of her children recently enlisted in the military...

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Today is the 251st anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?

The majestic kakapo, a chubby ridiculous green-and-tan bird with a beak that looks useless and eyes offering windows into their sweet empty brains. photo New Zealand Department of Conservation

Critically endangered kakapos had a great season for berries...which means they got their fuck on. They laid over 200 eggs and 100 have already hatched! Chubby birds LIVE! www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...

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I was convinced green was blue, then I got lazy on the actual blues and mucked up. But fun today, thank you

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Hi Richard.
Re: Elvis Costello (& the Attractions).
Do both “My Aim is True” and “This Year’s Model” count?
I’m not even sure either will get in my Top 5 but maybe…
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Cheers! Legend.

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Can you post the gatefold version if possible, please?

A tarot card “The Magician, from the 1909 Rider-Waite tarot deck, often thought to represent the concept of “as above, so below”.”

“Mixing pop and politics, he asks me what the use is…”

Looking up lyrics for Humdrum from Peter Gabriel’s first solo outing (“…as below, so above…”) Came across a Wikipedia article on “As above, so below…”
I’m sure I’ve seen this picture recently…

The “Top News” section of the RNZ site has a photo of Chris Bishop MP talking about being unhappy over a report taking too long to appear placed above a photo of PM Luxon on a video call with world leaders talking about the Iran crisis

Because nothing says “no leadership problems” like having a picture of yourself in profile, talking about a global crisis, sitting under a photo of the person most likely to challenge you, ¾ face, talking about…well…nothing much.

Czar, Tsar, Kaisar, Kaiser, Caesar, CSAR, ffs…🫩

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