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The Poo Fairy!

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Found in a local park among kids’ chalk drawings of hopscotch, stick figures, and tic tac toe

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Who is the Hat Man? 'Shadow people' and sleep paralysis

'Sleep demons' have plagued our dreams throughout the centuries, but the explanation could be medical

Considering this is Tumblr I’m probably behind on this, but: TIL some people who take too much Benadryl report seeing “The Hat Man,” a tall, silhouetted figure wearing a round brimmed hat. The description is almost exactly the same in every instance. It can also happen with some recreational drugs and might be related to sleep paralysis.

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Even if you aren’t into video games, this essay is worth your time

It’s a great exploration of anxiety, yes video games but also other media, and how we deal with reaching the end of a story…

and other things in life.

If you have just under 24 minutes to spare, I think it’s worth your time.

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“If TikTok getting banned doesn’t radicalize you as an American citizen, you are deliberately missing the point”

deliberately

period

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There is a very good reason to vote early. If you can, please consider doing so

1:30 video explainer here. TL;DW: Once you vote, it's in the system that you voted (not who you voted, just that you voted). That helps voting organizations know to spend resources elsewhere on people who haven't voted yet, are undecided, etc.

If you can vote early, whether by mail or a local place, please consider doing it.

Please vote.

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I’m voting for Kamala Harris because she can control the weather and create hurricanes.

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Trickle Purge

Ok ok ok, just hear me out

What if we combined that dumbass Republican 'trickle down' idea that literally never worked

with Trump's latest dumbass hate-ramble about giving police an hour or a day or whatever for a Purge

But do trickle down - start that shit at the top

like

THE TOP

and maybe I'm on board

(obviously I'm not on board don't @ and OMG me)

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Homeland Security Admits It Tried to Manufacture Fake Terrorists for Trump

A new Homeland Security report details orders to connect protesters arrested in Portland to one another in service of the Trump's imaginary

The report describes attempts by top [DHS] officials to link protesters to an imaginary terrorist plot in an apparent effort to boost Trump’s reelection odds, raising concerns now about the ability of a sitting president to co-opt billions of dollars’ worth of domestic intelligence assets for their own political gain.

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Emotional education minions

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White Dudes for Harris

Pete Buttigieg, Jeff Bridges, Minnesota's governor, Illinois' governor (mah boy Pritzker!), Michigan's governor!

$3.1 million raised so far!

However

however

J.J. Abrams (amongst others) called in to offer a donation match...

I'm refunding mine

lol

(not really)

DONATE TO KAMALA HARRIS

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DILBERT STARK

😆

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MAGA SHARTA

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Please vote

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Michael Tsai - Blog - Venmo’s Public Transactions and Friend Lists

The next time someone asks if you have Venmo, considering punching them in the face and/or shoving them off a cliff.

STOP USING FUCKING VENMO

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