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@joshuachstokes.bsky.social

Business litigator, dad of a bunch of kids, second smartest person in my marriage, king of the grill. In the City of Angels.
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Name a song you hate: Benny and the Jets I mean, just no.
Name a song you hate. I Want You to Want Me. Such a fuckin cringe.
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Make a band milder. Ironing Maiden
Make a band milder. Canucks With Attitude
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"Dad, what's American Idiot about?" "That was about the George W. Bush presidency, which we all thought was about as bad as things could get." "They got worse?" "Oh indeed. It's hard to explain the full scope, but shortly thereafter, the GOP went crazy in just about every conceivable way."
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Would not have expected this well-reasoned rant from the smug, front-running sports shouter Colin Cowherd but right is right.
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Does anyone have a link to the Ticketmaster complaint yet? I'm on the road and can't grab it.
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post a *perfect* album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains.
post a *perfect* album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains.
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You can tell a lot about a person by these categories: Eggs: Over easy Steak: Medium Milk: Cow, whole Alcohol: Rye Warm drink: Coffee with a little cream and some cinnamon
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This is one of the biggest indictments of Israel's war in Gaza. They don't have a plan for what comes next. And what comes next is critical to the people of Gaza and to the ability of Israel and Palestinians to live in any kind of peace. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | David Petraeus warns Israel’s ‘clear and leave’ strategy won’t workwww.washingtonpost.com U.S. military planners behind the “surge” in Iraq explain how to execute a successful counterinsurgency.
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A good thread on why genocide isn't the right term. There are plenty of better ways to describe what is happening there.
To change my mind that this is a genocide, it would have to be, you know, a genocide. For a start, I would look to see an ethnic group targeted not because of where they are, but WHO they are - starting in Israel. (Genocides don't usually spare 2 million people right in your own house.) /1
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Good idea to move the civilians out of harm's way before finishing the job against Hamas. Note to the IDF, though: please remember not to accidentally shoot any civilians while they are en route. www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
Israel briefs US on plan to move Gazans ahead of Rafah invasionwww.politico.com The Biden administration has urged Israel to protect civilians before beginning military operations in the southern city.
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"Your life should not be a museum." "Being alive is as special an occasion as it gets."
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I was hoping that this prolonged Speaker of the House fight was going to signal the beginning of the fever breaking in the GOP. But it sure seems like selecting Mike Johnson is a sign of a worsening problem, as hard as it is to believe that the problems with the GOP could get any more severe.
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How the fuck does this need to be said? If you're trying to justify intentionally murdering civilians, you're a deeply immoral person and should log the fuck off. If you're trying to argue that anyone was *forced* to kidnap children, you're a deeply immoral person and should log the fuck off.
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This may, and I repeat "may," have the effect of disrupting the thawing that has been happening amongst Middle Eastern nations towards Israel. And if that is the goal, it is incredibly cruel to use Gazans as that tool, because Israel is going to pound them into the dirt.
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The Republicans are such immature idiots. Absolutely unbelievable.
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That is just banana pants crazy. Imagine being gullible enough to believe that about the covid vaccine.
This woman once advised Al Gore’s presidential campaign
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Man, I could really use some bounceback numbers from Justin Fields and Rachaad White this weekend. Opening day was underwhelming.
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Me: Lots of work to do. NFL: We're generating lots of news today that is way more fun than the work you're doing. Me: Dammit.