You're not going to take back the narrative from a cult by winning a debate. If you want to win the information war, you need a playbook designed to take down a cult. And this is it right here: https://americanmanifesto.news/the-relentless-playbook
Boomer whoβs getting more liberal with age. I like baseball. I like advanced stats. I like dad jokes and intellect. Being kind is a superpower.
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You're not going to take back the narrative from a cult by winning a debate. If you want to win the information war, you need a playbook designed to take down a cult. And this is it right here: https://americanmanifesto.news/the-relentless-playbook
Brilliant idea. More baby goats.
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I solved the 8/31/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:22!
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Wordle 1,534 3/6 π¨β¬π¨β¬β¬ β¬π¨β¬β¬π© π©π©π©π©π©
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Hereβ¦nowβ¦todayβ¦CostPlus Drugs is the best thing going in that niche. Could we do better? Of course. But for right now itβs a valuable resource.
Kyle will never have to pay for a beer in Chicago. What he did in 2016 was the stuff of legends. Also, this: youtu.be/aS3Hg_Mcbfc?...
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Wordle 1,532 4/6 π¨π©β¬β¬β¬ β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬ β¬β¬π©β¬β¬ π©π©π©π©π©
Newsom: Perhaps the president could deploy the National Guard in every corner of Mississippi. Murder rate is out of control there. And the governor may want to make that phone call.
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Strands #543 βDo go on ...β π‘π΅π΅π΅ π΅π΅
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Connections Puzzle #809 π¨π¨π¨π¨ π©π©π©π© π¦π¦π¦π¦ πͺπͺπͺπͺ
Your periodic reminder that people who blame βmental illnessβ for every mass shooting want to make it easier for people to get guns and harder for people to get mental healthcare.
A βtariff rebate checkβ is like setting your kitchen on fire and then mailing yourself a bucket of water. There's an easier way to avoid the burn.
So the sandwich guy ... beat the wrap
This is educational and important.
Sometimes, you learn as much from the letters you eliminate as you do from the letters you get correct.
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Strands #542 βGo with the flowβ π΅π΅π΅π΅ π‘π΅π΅π΅
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Connections Puzzle #808 π©π©π©π© π¨π¨π¨π¨ πͺπͺπͺπͺ π¦π¦π¦π¦
Can I get an amen?
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Same.
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Connections Puzzle #807 π¨π¨π¨π¨ πͺπ©π©π© π©π©π©π© πͺπͺπͺπͺ π¦π¦π¦π¦ One of the blue answers makes zero sense to me.
Wordle 1,529 5/6 β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬ β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬ β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬ β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬ π©π©π©π©π©
Do yβall think that maybe Voldemortβs face is trying to pop out of Trumpβs hand?
And while the right wing story was constantly changing, the police report and the story from the teenagers both remained consistent. The teenagers say that big balls was harassing and trying to pick up the 15-year-old girl, and when he wouldn't leave her alone the boy jumped in to defend her.
Strands #540 βBack to schoolβ π‘π΅π΅π΅ π΅π΅
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I solved the 8/25/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:57!
This is unlawful and unAmerican and disgusting and evil.
He's not lying. #USDemocracy
Of note: they tell you how much it costs for the government to run the free filing system, but they donβt tell you how much it would cost to have a private corporation do it. (Hint: it would cost taxpayers more to have a private corporation do it.)
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Wordle 1,527 3/6 β¬π¨π¨β¬β¬ π©π©π©β¬β¬ π©π©π©π©π©
I solved the 8/23/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 3:50!
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Wordle 1,526 5/6 β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬ β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬ β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬ β¬π©π©π©π© π©π©π©π©π©
Connections Puzzle #804 π¨π¨π¨π¨ π©π©π©π© π¦π¦π¦π¦ πͺπͺπͺπͺ
I solved the 8/22/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 4:23!
Wordle 1,525 5/6 π¨π¨β¬β¬β¬ β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬ β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬ β¬β¬β¬β¬π© π©π©π©π©π©
Strands #537 βWhodunit?β π‘π΅π΅π΅ π΅π‘π΅π΅ Needed a kickstart once again.
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I solved the 8/21/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:04!
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Connections Puzzle #802 π¨π¨π¨π¨ π©π©π©π© πͺπͺπͺπͺ π¦π¦π¦π¦
Heβs an inbred skintag.
Exceptional!
The assholes.
I solved the 8/20/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:28!
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I solved the 8/19/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:47!
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I solved the 8/18/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:00!
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Iβd have agreed that he had a shot 6 weeks ago; no way heβs a contender now.
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Great question.
West Wing is on HBO/MAX.
Having spent my college years there, I concur. We called it βGloomtownβ.
I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12 for spina bifida. A kid wearing goodwill hand-me-downs. I knew nothing would come easy, but I never doubted my right to the American dream. Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.
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This is beautiful.
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Markwayne is a simping dumbass.
If weβre not going to live up to our promises to Ukraine, the least we can do is give their damn nukes back.
[writing the constitution] Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president" Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
I solved the 8/15/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:40!
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I solved the 8/14/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:48!
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