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yeehaw-clipart.webp cowboy poetry

(in culture, humor, poetry from 2021)

I ain't much for shopping,Or for goin' into townExcept at cattle-shipping time,I ain't too easily found. But the day came when I had to go -I left the kids with Ma. But 'fore I left, she asked me,Would you pick ... read more

talker-clipart.webp you cannot simply build your own free-speech version of twitter

(in culture, tech, internet, social from 2021)

To build an alternate social media website with a dissenting moderation policy, you must first invent the universe. Good luck. Read, ... read more

meme-dont-like-spam.webp vacancies available

(in culture, humor, internet, spam from 2021)

A global leader with a yahoo address? I don't think so. Supposedly from Kayla Smith but address is iran. retailer? And it was not sent to me but to bonabsad. Starting to look like randomly-generated AI names, don't you think? ... read more

trees-grassy-woods.webp chop down all trees to save the planet

(in life, health, environment, trees from 2023) by steve

They think burying a tree will keep the CO2 in the tree from going back to the atmosphere? Yeah, if you're an idiot who says trust the science but don't know that MICROBES eat trees and it will get back into the atmosphere that way. On ... read more

glassdoor.ico check out a company before applying there

(in life, money, employment from 2011)

GlassDoorSearch company reviews and ratingsWe're serving up trusted insights and anonymous conversation, so you'll have the goods you need to succeed. ... read more

at-home-5.webp walking the dogs

(in family, holmes, pets, dogs from 2008)

It's something I do every night. I actually stopped for several months starting in May, I guess, when my back problems flared up. Then came my knee surgery, which kept me from walking much. Then I got to where I enjoyed not having to wal ... read more

mask-ad-1.webp an ad now showing up

(in life, health, vaccines, fraud from 2020)

Here's an ad (different versions) now showing up in my email (outlook) program. Will the stupidity never end? Yes, a mask MIGHT help if you are actively sneezing and coughing AND you're infected, but otherwise (99% of the time), no. Sent: ... read more


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united airlines plane strikes kite while landing at reagan national airport in 'scary' incident-- just months after fatal mid-air crash
That is one airport I will be avoiding from now on.

iowa bill would strip vaccine makers of some liability protection for injuries
Good!

one of putin's limos blew up
Just a few days after Zelensky said Putin would be dead soon.

tulsi gabbard revokes security clearances of biden, harris, hillary, more
That should be standard procedure for all former government employees.

jd vance arrives in greenland: it's cold as s--t here -- nobody told me'
What kind of dumbass couldn't have guessed it would be cold in Greenland in March?

swalwell: pete hegseth and mike waltz should no longer be in the government
Says the guy caught in a Chinese honey trap.

over half of senior canadians want liberal government, youth skew conservative
That's because seniors need social services more than young people do.

rubio says people should be proud we have a president promoting peace and the end of conflict on this planet
Unless you count Israel and Yemen.

islamist sentenced for attempting to bomb hospital
Only Israelis are allowed to bomb hospitals.

donald trump has previously said israel should "rightfully" have power over congress
The man is a complete shill.

gallup: american support for israel has plummeted to lowest level ever in 25 years of polling
They are the new South Africa, and something both Lefties and Righties can agree on.

trump: colleges allowing "illegal" protests will lose federal funding, agitators will be imprisoned
Free speech only allowed when not criticizing Israel.

chinese colonel says america is going down, trump has damaged the us's reputation more than all of his predecessors combined
Wishful thinking from the Chinese military.

company does about-face after telling employees they could be fired if still single by september
Even in China, one of the most totalitarian countries on Earth, you can't be an absolute tyrant.

britain's leftist government removes portraits of churchill, wellington
In their defense, Churchill did work to ensure that World War II proceeded as planned.

cops in germany are raiding people's homes for insulting politicians
Nazis 2.0.

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lottery-president-cover.webp Lot­tery Presi­dent

For most people, win­ning $300 mil­lion in the lottery would be enough. They would retire, buy a big house and travel the world. Not Benny. He took the money and ran... for presi­dent. The house he had in mind was the White House. He didn't want to travel the world so much as save it from politicians. Retire? "I'll retire when I'm dead!" he said, not know­ing so many people had that exact retire­ment plan in mind for him.
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 van morrison quote

(in culture, quotes from 2021)

Remember, those who are shutting down our economy haven't missed a paycheck since lockdown began. We are not in this together. -- Van Morrison ... read more

 todd wagner quote

(in culture, quotes, politics from 2021)

The truth sounds like hate to those who hate the truth -- Todd Wagner ... read more

 forrest gump quote

(in culture, quotes from 2014)

Just because it made me laugh out loud . . Jenny: Do you ever dream, Forrest, about who you're gonna be?Forrest: Who I'm gonna be?Jenny: Yeah. Forrest: Aren't I going to be me? ... read more

 elon musk flooded with requests to buy facebook, linkedin and youtube to return free speech to those platforms

(in culture, humor, internet, social from 2022)

If you came here looking for an actual article, you'll be disappointed. The title has more words than the article, or did until I wrote this sentence. This is a joke, though I wouldn't be surprised to hear this is actually happening. Elo ... read more

 white house, cdc and w.h.o. are hereby banned

(in culture, humor, covid, politics from 2021)

In accordance with the White House's wishes, we are banning all misinformation from the worst offenders (the White House, CDC and WHO) from this website/platform. They have lost all credibility. I guess we should add ... read more

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 missing pup found living like a king among doting inmates

(in family, pets, dogs from 2020)

Although this pup's owners were frantic with worry over his disappearance, he was found only days later living like a king amongst the local prisoners... Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more

 happy father's day

(in family, holmes, elizabeth, holidays from 2012)

My daughter just made my day. Here's her card to me. ... read more

 yesterday at home

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2010)

Tara had a busy day off. Her basic schedule consisted of: 1) taking our pug Chandler back to the vet (for the fifth or sixth time the past month) to check on his ulcerated cornea 2) awaiting delivery of ... read more

 success

(in family, adoption, holmes, travel from 2007)

As you probably read below in Tara's post, our court appearance went very well. Ten days from now we will officially be the pr ... read more

 saturday morning

(in family, adoption, holmes, travel from 2007)

Tara made a good guess earlier. She thinks the orphanage caretakers are telling Elizabeth that we will be taking her away soon. Th ... read more

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 et tu, corporate america?

(in life, money, employment from 2018)

Even corporate America is blocking Alex Jones / InfoWars these days. Trying to read an article online during my lunch break, I get the following censorship notice: Block Reason: Content Filtering. Category: questionablePathetic, but at le ... read more

 chemtrails talk

(in life, environment, weather, conspiracies from 2022)

They mention they noticed them in 2000 and a documentary: Watch on BitChute hereOn Monday, November 21, 2022 at 02:44:07 PM PST: I didn't see the links from those old shows he mentioned. He ... read more

 note to recruiters

(in life, money, employment, interviews from 2013)

I almost posted this to LinkedIn, but thought better of it since hiring-managers and headhunters generally have no sense of humor regarding the hiring process. If they would admit (at least to themselves) that they don't know what they're ... read more

 us corporate profits vs employee wages

(in life, money, employment from 2013)

In Japan the ratio of pay for a CEO compared to that of the average worker is approx. 11 to 1. In Germany that ratio expands to a dizzying 12 to 1. And in the United States it's 475 to 1. Read, ... read more

 how companies should cut back

(in life, money, employment from 2010)

When faced with too many expenses and not enough income and you have run out of expenses to reduce, rather than firing employees, the fair and socially responsible way to cut costs is NOT to fire employees who had nothing to do with those ... read more

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 holmes family newsletter vol 4 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1992)

The Leaky Faucet Vol. 4, No. 1, January 4, 1992Everything you've ever wanted to know about anything. ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 6 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1994)

Itchy Trigger FingerVol. 6, No. 1, February 6, 1994Earthquake in Southern California!We're sure you've heard all about it on the news, but we just wanted to mention it in case you've just recently emerged from a cave. It happened at 4: ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 4 no 4

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1992)

The Squeaky Sprocket Vol. 4, No. 4, May 11, 1992 The intelligent person's newsletter of choice. Riots ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 9

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

WORLD NEWS Award-Winning JournalismVol. 2, No. 9, June 14, 1990 Dad kills rattler! Special to the NewsBack from a week in the wilds of Arizona, Dad and Eleanor told of battles with man-eating coyotes and vicious attack- ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 6 no 2

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1994)

Falling Down a Manhole (can be quite painful and should be avoided)Vol. 6, No. 2, March 1, 1994 Michael moves!Michael has moved out of his mother, Lucy's, house. It's the first time I've been ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 6 no 7

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1995)

Yee-Haw The only newsletter we do!Vol. 6, No. 7, December 29, 1994Belinda Has Puppies!Another one of Lucy's dogs has gone and had a litter of pups. This time the mother is Belinda, a Rottweiler, and she gave birth to a litter ... read more

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