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Watch the OG. Video quality isn't great, but given the time period context (Jackson was universally popular), the dancing (he DID it all), and the spectacle (the explosions!), it's no wonder he is STILL in the top 2 of Super Bowl performers of all time (eclipsed by Kendrick Lamar only LAST YEAR.)

Wikipedia 3 hours ago and Wikipedia 3 hours later. Wikipedia is an international treasure. Fund Wikipedia: donate.wikimedia.org 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Pollster: 58% of Americans say Trump's second term has been a failure. A year into term number two, Trump's numbers look worse than any other president. Trump is even worse than George W. Bush after Katrina and a long period in the Iraq War. This is really, really bad.

How I feel about Britney Spears:

30 years after being a die-hard Sarah McLachlan fan, waiting over 10 years for an album, I just realized... she's incredibly morose. Interesting how depression colors how you hear music.

Is it Christmas already?

Massive AI fail. PA governor can only serve 2 consecutive terms since 1968.

I find it "wild" (let's keep the trend going) that 20 years ago, a super depressing album that spoke to me in the midst of my depression and made me feel even more depressed, now has zero emotional effect on me, and I can finally just appreciate the melody and lyrics.

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A little disturbance.

Do prayers go unanswered? Or do we have a hard time hearing "no" for an answer?

Yo. I never thought I'd see the day when Marjorie Taylor Greene actually makes sense. My word for the end of the year is "wild." So many things I didn't see happening on my bingo card this year.

Verizon just gave me $25/month off my internet for 1 year and didn't try to sell me anything. I just asked for the discount and...that was it. Wild. Weird, but wild.

I remember when this song first dropped. It was 30 years ago. 😩 It still holds up. (But ignore who did the mix at the end.)

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Why is trying to get into Facebook FUCKING FORT KNOX? My Gmail isn't even locked up that tight. It's a social media platform. There's no fucking gold. Yes, I'm pissed. Takes me a fucking half-hour just to recover my account and pass through every security hoop installed.

It's Mariah SZN.

Remember, we’re saving one thing—daylight time—which is singular. So it’s Daylight Saving Time. (Since we “fall back,” I guess it’s saving us one hour of time.) #grammarnerd

Like with Justin Timberlake and it's gonna be "May," we gotta pull this one out every year for Daylight Saving Time.

Lambs, do not forget how it all started. (It still slaps 35 years later.)

PhAM! lulz

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Thanks, God. That's it. That's the post.

I can't believe Buckingham Nicks almost died forever. Stevie's vocals killing it. And some of these beats are 🔥🔥🔥

Wow. I never thought I'd say this, but... I have to hand it Trump. Wow. Incredible. Peace in the Middle East but turmoil at home. Life is wild.

For those who are looking for spiritual direction or help with deconstructing your faith, please reach out to Jenn at The Pilgrimage: the-pilgrimage.org Here's a link to support her ministry, if you so choose.

Democrats ain't innocent, either. If this had been a Republican, off with their heads. But this guy "jokes" about killing someone, and because he's on our side, we're okay with that? F that. No wonder people are leaving the Democratic Party.

I need to curate my feed. Too much doom and gloom on here from the left (who mostly occupies Bluesky). I might as well go back to Twitter and get the "right" side of it. But people on here mostly aren't racists so... 🤷🏽‍♀️ But how I miss #BlackTwitter.

Mariah. Your career? Baby, I'm here for it all. 🐑 ❤️ #EmancipationofMimi2

"Here For It All" is PEAK Mariah. Gotta praise the Lord for that voice.

AM I THE DRAMA? Yes, Cardi B, yes, you are. And what a great drama it is (unfortunately). My most favorite Cardi album to date. #MUSTLISTEN

AOL screen name: NoThx2Soapbox

BBC reports Tyler Robinson recently began shifting to leftist political ideology, casting doubt on the accusation of "MAGA killing one of its own."

I may be using the wrong queries, but I can't get ChatGPT to give me data on how many racial minorities (non-whites, essentially) supported Charlie Kirk. I know many people did, but I cannot find specific data, like 19% of young Black men supported him or 5% of Hispanics agreed with him. Anyone?

Billionaires have lefties and righties at each other’s throats convincing us that we’re too different, we hate each other, and the other side is full of idiots, when the actual issue is class warfare, and we’ve all got more in common than we think.

My church is raising funds to continue making Christ in God accessible to ALL through justice #BIPOC and inclusion #LGBTQIA+. Please consider making a donation that gives hope and help to those who are marginalized.

Well said, @charlotteclymer.bsky.social. Well said. This post expresses my sentiments exactly. In so many ways.

This world is going to hell in a handbasket. Besides…what does that even mean? Who decided that a handbasket could hold hell?

I am smack dab in the middle rn, hoping for the outcome on the right. #flyeaglesfly #dontkillmeeaglesdontkillme

I just backed Sara Groves on kickstarter. Her music has spoken to me during pivotal moments in my life and has helped encourage me during difficult spiritual times. Conversations is what started it all for me.

Me: *scrolling LinkedIn* Oh, look! An interesting post. *reads truncated post then clicks "...more"* Me: *blinks profusely upon wall of text reveal* Also me: *ignores content and keeps scrolling* Please, just add SHORT posts on LinkedIn. Otherwise, use the Newsletter feature. (See below.)

I'm relistening to Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, and for some reason, I am missing the friend I haven't communicated with in 25+ years. A good year of my life revolved around us creating AOL screen names based on songs from the album. CreamyTogether and AllHailTheGoddess were my faves. lol.

If anyone finds a lady named Katie who used to live in Cali in the late 90s/early 2000s and had a pen pal (yes, paper) who was equally obsessed with Alanis Morissette, have her hit me up. For the love of God, I actually wish I knew her last name and could find her.

This is misleading. Right- and left-wingers called this logo change out for being WOKE. GO WOKE, GO BROKE. So Cracker Barrel decided not to go broke. Good call. 😆

My favorite Saja boy for the oddest reason. 😅

Have you noticed when speaking of male politicians, we mostly use their last name, but when speaking of female politicians, we use their first name? Txxxx vs Hillary Txxxx vs Biden Txxxx vs Kamala NOT Donald vs Hillary Donald vs Joe Donald vs Kamala OR Txxxx vs Clinton Txxxx vs Harris

Who knew that the Cracker Barrel rebrand would actually bring MAGA & libs together? I mean, we agree on practically nothing, so this is actually quite a feat...