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Oh dude no- other people have definitely been fascinated with this, including me. I think the CEO shooting might turn out to be a more important moment than most people realize. And I was also somewhat surprised that he didn’t get a nickname from the public that stuck (so far)(full disclosure my favorite name on the list is Robin Hoodie)(but Jesse Claims is brilliant).

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Sorry, expanding honors courses to *everybody* is effectively ending them. The whole point of segregating people by ability is that you have to teach to the middle of the class. If the middle is not as smart/ hard working in the "everybody honors" classes, the standard goes down (regardless of empty assertions that the standards won't change). Ana is right. Calling her a liar over this is itself the lie.

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Healther Skelter was an amazing title for this post. I love Jessie Claims. All I can come up with is Keyser Copay.

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Keyser Copay is hilarious!😂👍

Plus there’s Kaiser Permanente insurance to round up with the Usual Suspects-

“Well I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Kaiser Copay.”

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Yesss!

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Luigi is no folk hero, at least not the one the masses craved. The scion of an incredibly wealthy lot; the tendril of a Horatio Alger-like rags to Family Foundation riches; elite prep-school valedictorian. No, despite the wealth, this kid is not Bruce Wayne by any stretch. He’s a poseur, who’s duped people into thinking he’s an Everyman Hero.

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The Unipayer

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"Dilbert Network Ford" ?

Bruce Springsteen performing "Jesse James" Live in Dublin.. https://youtu.be/Hn9hr0RbFCU

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“Haute couture” not hawt couture. ;-) or as it spelled in “Cold Comfort Farm,” Howkitcher.

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The Retrobutionator -The Cause and Effectonator- Claim Deniedolator Equalizer

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Sorry, none of the names you & your spousal unit picked for the latest American hero did anything for me. What I thought, since he's still on the run, is Son of DB Cooper. Yes, Tina Turner, we do need another hero.

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The Prior Authorizator

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Thanks Jonathan for the moral clarity as always. It is notable that our rat-boy-summer Robin Hoodie™ (my vote) did not use DOGE coin in the commission of his crime.

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Robin Hoodie is the catchiest.

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Re: Surgeon General nominee Neisheiwat. My wife wondered where Trump** finds these people. Response: It’s like flies to shit.

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Better than Weather Underground

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Deductible Lecter

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Suggestion: Triple D (Deny Defend Depose)

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There may be pushback from our NEXT president, Guy Fieri, on that one... 🙄

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