Truly unbelievable the time, money, effort, and casualties we expended on this 20-year failed experiment. Is there *anything* worthwhile left over from "the war on terror"? Anything at all??!!
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The only non-Brit human is a French man whose face is completely wrapped in a bandage. He also has a Clouseau-quality accent. Prime BBC content. #Blakes7 SBE10
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Not one mention of Pakistan in this thread, either
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Roj Blake is a fucking authoritarian. Series B isnāt making his moral authority any more clear. #Blakes7
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I havenāt seen one news report mention Pakistan with respect to Afghanistan. Interesting.
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This little AO3-worthy scene was on broadcast TV in the late 70ās. Bravo, #Blakes7. Bravo. vimeo.com/587501727
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God will these 2 just fuck already #Blakes7
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Damn, this episodeāSBE09, Countdownāis a commentary on the neutron bomb! Nice work, #Blakes7.
Iām liking SB much better than SA.
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ā¦and the award for āmost effective use of breadboards as a propā goes to #Blakes7!
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We barely landed, but BƦla already managed to score a fluffy mlem from the locals ššš
(@ Keflavik International Airport - @kefairport in KeflavĆk, Iceland) swarmapp.com/c/5IXITz7vKft
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Y'all, I'm gonna get spicy today āØ This live is going to be fun. Let's break down WHY the us ranks last in nearly every health care metric among rich countries. Live at 5PM Pacific/8PM Eastern/12AM GMT youtube.com/watch?v=6F6o5Oā¦
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Apple iCloud out here with a very hierarchical, monogamist view of families š
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Yet another blog post about cats, but this is a good one I think. I swear I'll have more things to talk about soon. beesbuzz.biz/blog/8652-Anotā¦
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I feel like I'm the only person who has ever noticed that McDonald's 1990 "Food, Folks and Fun" jingle was a note-for-note clone of the chorus of "Cry Baby Cry" by the Beatles. Does anyone know what the story is behind that?
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Replace āremote work(ing)ā with āconferencesā, and the threar still applies (and is spot on):
One of the reasons it wasn't perfect was that it was a one size fits all approach, it just so happened that this one size fit more people. And of course there are multipl...
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Hey @theharryshearer hope youāre getting a royalty or at least a credit
BIG news! Weāre launching a new comedy podcast about apologies. Comedians @thetalkofshame, @alohahoja and @MohanadElshieky will unpack the latest and greatest Twitter g...
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Choosing the expected range for a variable meets California wildfires. Wildfires win.
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Had to grab some provolone for dinner and grabbed this shot over the market.
I honestly thought no rainbow could touch a ground but a couple hundred yards a way we could see a second rainbow bouncing off of Joe's tractor.
I love East Haddam. lnkd.in/eYvC76r3
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"text": "Had to grab some provolone for dinner and grabbed this shot over the market.\n\nI honestly thought no rainbow could touch a ground but a couple hundred yards a way we could see a second rainbow bouncing off of Joe's tractor.\n\nI love East Haddam. lnkd.in/eYvC76r3",
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