not to brag but i think this is the best one yet
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3/ That line in the Washington Post on "sketchy Senate disclosures" links to this:
Headline: Trump’s D.C. U.S. Attorney Pick Appeared on Russian State Media Over 150 Times
Subhed: Nominee Ed Martin did not initially disclose his RT and Sputnik appearances from 2016 to 2024 to the Senate.
Trump’s D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times
Trump nominee Ed Martin’s 100-plus appearances on Russian state-directed media RT and Sputnik from 2016 to 2024 alarm some former national security officials.
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there's a legit syphilis epidemic right now! pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Unraveling the resurgence of syphilis: a deep dive into the epidemic sweeping across the United States; a mini review
Syphilis, a resurging public health concern in the United States, has witnessed a staggering rise in cases over the past decade. This highly contagious sexually transmitted infection caused by Trepone...
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Ya know, I should’ve seen this coming after walking into one of those witchcraft shops last year to help a friend pick out a gift.
We turned a corner after looking through the tarot decks and there was just a giant phrenology tapestry for sale alongside the astrology ones
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(and hair powder served the same function as dry shampoo today — de-greasing the hair)
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it's totally fine! it's basically what the better hair powders of the baroque period were made of!
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the king is forcibly quartering soldiers in american cities and levying import taxes that nobody voted for. measles sweeps the nation. the hottest trend is the no poo lifestyle which you can achieve with finest grade of corn starch at home
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although I guess it doesn't have to be properly baroque, we're vibing really hard with the late 18th already and at that point you're still looking at powdered hair and side hoops
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people are out there making dry shampoo with corn starch and selkie is selling dresses with pannier petticoats new vibe shift dropped and it's baroque
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A guilty pleasure of mine is reading accounts of people who purposely get scammed so they can document the scam. But it hits different now that my former colleagues who did government anti-scam work have been fired.