Gentlemen of a certain age, take this post as a reminder that you need to be stretching at least 5 days/week. And I'm not talking about a couple of forward folds and some quad stretches, I mean at least 20 minutes of legitimate flexibility work.

The way this man made musical erotica…sigh. 💦🌊

Go watch the latest frontline episode. It gives you the deets!

Absolutely

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We’re up! On NETFLIX! Please enjoy #WakeUpDeadMan at home or in theaters - we’re staying on 500 screens nationwide through next week. Theater finder link in my pinned post ☠️⏰🎄

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@solomonmissouri.bsky.social know anybody at the airport in Charlotte?

This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.

Let me tell you something daddy… if James Talarico can’t win a Texas primary he’s not beating John Cornyn

If he running let him run… don’t infantilize your own candidate

So you mean To tell me james can’t beat her in the primary but can beat John Cornyn in the general

The last Democrat to serve in the senate from Texas was Bob Krueger in 1993… what are we really talking about here

found a tie that matches my dog

“I WILL be next if I allow this to happen to other people. That’s what brings me out here, man.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )

“Once you lower that free speech bar it’s hard to raise it back up.” @thefireorg.bsky.social’s David Rubin says liberal ex cop Larry Bushart being jailed in Perry County for a Trump meme should alarm even Republicans — and why Trump 2.0 “has exceeded our worst expectations” speech-wise

3X TRUMP VOTER: "My kids' daycare went up. I can’t afford the cost of food. We’re using credit cards for everyday expenses… I feel like it's only gotten worse." (H/T @factpostnews.bsky.social )

“Do you think the color of your skin is the reason they targeted you?” “Yes. 100%.”

“You’ve said Trump should let these health care subsidies expire, right?” Republican Rep Keith Self: “Absolutely.”🤔

One day apart - In Tennessee and Texas Republicans at the top of the state announce a plan to put TP USA chapters in every high school in each state Likely not a coincidence

REP. MAGAZINER: “How many veterans have you deported?” NOEM: “We haven't deported any veterans.” REP. MAGAZINER: “We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea…” (More on Sae Joon Park: www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...)

TENNESSEAN: “Elon Musk's Boring Co. makes formal Music City Loop approval request… NASHVILLE At-large Council member Delishia Porterfield indicated that she would file a resolution to oppose the project…” www.tennessean.com/story/money/...

Tennessean reporter Vivian Jones pointing out the inherent hypocrisy in the @SenJohnson @MarshaBlackburn TP USA announcement Trying to imagine the reaction if Dems used the Capitol to announce a government-backed plan to put DSA chapters in every high school

🤷🏼 ⏰ Trump’s Heath care plan is coming “very soon” y’all (From Home of the Brave)

Good to know that David Frum is always on the wrong side

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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with FDA Commissioner Martin Makary about the decline in testosterone in men in the U.S. and what his agency wants to do about it.

What's the biggest story in the country today? It's not Erika Kirk's town hall but the CBS website already has at least 14 stories on it and an entire special section on the home page. www.cbsnews.com

Ahead of his performance Saturday at Cat's Cradle, Will Johnson talks about his latest record, "Diamond City." www.wunc.org/arts-culture...

If your friends tell you that you’re messing up and need to fix it (just in general) do you listen and take the constructive criticism or you think they out for you ?

The beauty of a good friendship is having someone who moves from a place of your best interest. I listen.

For me it would be the quality of the food that I would like. When a 1/4 pounder was bigger. A shake was made with whole milk and ice cream blended so thick your face hurt trying to suck through the straw.

If you could bring back any food from your childhood that's no longer available, what would it be?

U.S. lawmakers who oversee armed services policy split along party lines Thursday when examining the deployments of the National Guard to cities across the country under what President Donald Trump describes as a crime-fighting strategy. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/12/r...

Here is a look at what high temperatures will look like across the nation on Saturday and Sunday. Most locations will either see well above average temperatures or well below average temperatures this weekend. There's not a whole lot of in between. Check your forecast at weather.gov.

Frustrated Trump Struggling To Find Any Infrastructure Left In Indiana To Destroy https://theonion.com/frustrated-trump-struggling-to-find-any-infrastructure-left-in-indiana-to-destroy/

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Friday that she is focused on an orderly transition of power in her country should President Nicolás Maduro leave power, and is confident that Venezuela’s police and armed forces would not oppose such a transition. https://cnn.it/4q9IXv1

British writer Joanna Trollope, known for her bestselling novels about romantic escapades in rural England, has died at 82.

The lake dates back to the Ice Age, when it was once 600 feet deep.

new from me: are data centers going to wipe out water supplies? how much water does ChatGPT really use? and what's going on with that big correction in Empire of AI? i went long on the conversation around AI and water, and how it's actually about what we want resources to be used for:

Republicans in the Michigan House voted to cancel $8.3 million of funding for programs aimed at supporting Flint water crisis victims The cuts affect support services for Flint students, including psychologists, nurses, social workers, and counselors

“Atlanta’s top veneer specialist” faces over 100 counts after prosecutors accused him of making millions by performing cosmetic dental procedures without a license

that is the most republican looking man i have ever seen

Trump appears 4 times in newly released Epstein photos released by House Democrats. Here they are. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...

Is someone going to ask Trump and/or Karoline Leavitt about the Trump condoms.

And until the wage gap is closed, the pink tax is eradicated, divorces statistically have similar financial outcomes for men & women, the most dangerous things for a woman are no longer a.) speak to a man b.) let a man in her home, AND there’s Upkeep Expectation Parity? Open your wallet, brothers.

Its strict here but you'll love it!

It took me almost 38 years of life and 2 years of marriage to realize she just secure in knowing you’ll share a part of your life with her at any moment lol 😂. Yeah that’s it lol

Why AriZona Iced Tea CEO won't raise 99-cent price: 'It's my little way of giving back'