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sitting in a waiting room this morning while my partner had a 6 hour long cancer removal surgery when I saw the news that the insurance CEO was shot. Im paying out of pocket because the best alternative for us is partial coverage @ 1000 a month with a 15000 deductible. Anyway heres a unrelated comic

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sitting in a waiting room this morning while my partner had a 6 hour long cancer removal surgery when I saw the news that the insurance CEO was shot.
Oh Bluesky, you look just like Twitter used to look!

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'You Feel Like You Are Subhuman': Israel's Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza
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Old 12-12-2024, 01:53 AM
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Memecoins! Get yer Memecoins! Value of Luigi Mangione 'meme coins' soar as he faces murder charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting
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Spanish nuns are squatting in their former convent because they were excommunicated and evicted by the Catholic church:

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Catholic Authorities in Spain Excommunicate, Expel 10 Renegade Poor Clare Nuns| National Catholic Register

I'm not going to feel sorry for them, because it sounds like these are right-wing extremist nuns:

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On May 13, the community of Poor Clare sisters of the monasteries of Belorado and Orduña, located respectively in the Archdiocese of Burgos and the Diocese of Vitoria in Spain, made public a manifesto and a letter in which they announced that they were leaving the Catholic Church and placed themselves under the tutelage of the excommunicated false bishop Pablo de Rojas. The nuns claimed they were leaving “the Conciliar Church [i.e., post-Vatican II] to which it belonged to become part of the Catholic Church.”
TIL: Nuns aren't paid by the Catholic church. They have to find a way to make a living.
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TIL: Nuns aren't paid by the Catholic church. They have to find a way to make a living.
Wait till you hear about NFL cheerleaders.
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Changing up the shoplifting data formula:

Lies, damn lies, and shoplifting statistics

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Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: ‘Is curing patients a sustainable business model?’ - CNBC
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The Donald is getting into the real Estate Market BIG TIME!
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We're adding states to this great country left and right! Mostly right because, you know. We're going to be great again! If I have to add the whole world to do it.
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American troops: It is super, super bad when the difference between your unit making it home or not is whether a guy who can mimic your accent and looks just like your cousin can find a stolen uniform.
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Russians shooting down passenger planes again.
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Yesterday the House Ethics Committee okay'd using campaign donations as members' pocket money. It also wiped away other apparent rule breaking, including using official funds for personal use and forcing federal employees to babysit and take care of pets.

It's the New Years' Eve Ethics Massacre.

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‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks - nytimes.com



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Get yourself a 2 micron filter, I guess.
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WTF IS THAT MICRON LIKE THAT KEELO MEETER SHIT? USA! USA! USA!

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grift and douchbaggery

Lil Wayne, Chris Brown Used COVID Relief Funds on Luxury Spending - Business Insider
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I read the blurb about this, but I haven't read it yet, this just looks like it might be interesting:

How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias - ProPublica
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Got through the article, I'm glad the reporter verified the documents and recordings he received, because this guy sounds like he'd be a good con-man. It seems like this guy might have harmed his own psyche by doing this. I hope it leads to the ends he's looking for:
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Sowing that distrust is why Williams is going on the record, albeit without his original name. He still plans to release thousands of files after this article is published — evidence tying sheriffs and police officers to the movement, his proudest coup, plus other records he hopes could become ammo for lawsuits. But Williams wants to let his former comrades know “a faggot is doing this to them.” He thinks his story could be his most effective weapon.

Every time militia members make a phone call, attend a meeting or go to a gun range together, he wants them “to be thinking, in the back of their heads, ‘This guy will betray me.’”
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Tibet earthquake: Scores dead in Shigatse as magnitude 7.1 quake hits
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Man arrested trying to enter U.S. Capitol with machete as Carter lies in state

No word yet on whether the dude was a grandma taking the tour, a BLM false flagger, a patriot trying to save the nation, or all three.
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