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Lawbrarian, definitely not your lawyer. Personal account, bad takes are solely my own. You'll have to pry my pronouns from my cold, dead bio (he/him)

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Jon Patience @smoulderstoat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not now, planetary-scale waves. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California
The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 6h
This is an astonishing self-own by the Internal Revenue Service that will keep scores of hardworking, tax-paying, non-refund-seeking immigrants from paying billions in federal taxes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/b...
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Trump Administration Prepares to Ask Tax Filers if They Are U.S. Citizens (Gift Article)
The new question, included on a draft version of the primary tax form, comes as part of an anti-immigrant turn at an agency that long prioritized tax administration.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12h
Heart-Wrenching Movie Scene Immediately Cuts To Liberty Biberty
Heart-Wrenching Movie Scene Immediately Cuts To Liberty Biberty
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Car Into Building @carintobuilding.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Man in need of bathroom into Kroger Rosenberg, Texas #CarIntoBuilding #IBSWarrior Edition
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Man arrested for crashing into Rosenberg store for bathroom
"I guess when you gotta go, you gotta go."
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lawliberg @lawliberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's no magic bullet for anxiety, but this does help quite a bit with catastrophizing. The two questions: 1. “What’s the worst thing that could happen?" 2. “And then what?”
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USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
this simply isn't nice. I HAVE NEVER BEEN A DUMMY. EVER. Check yourself
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/09/2026
The Nov. 3 election will be the first time Sen. Susan Collins is on the ballot since the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. to.pbs.org/4jqFBn4
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Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision
The Nov. 3 election will be the first time Collins is on the ballot since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, resulting in abortion being banned in much of the United States.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 27/09/2026
Baltimore County fuel spill sends nearly 6,000 gallons into waterway, prompts foul odor
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Baltimore County fuel spill sends nearly 6,000 gallons into waterway, prompts foul odor
A foul-smelling odor in the air in parts of Baltimore County have been traced back to a fuel spill that happened at the local detention center Saturday night.
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Stephanie Farr @farfarraway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Proud to work at the @inquirer.com, where today our entire five-page Opinion section is about the many ways Trump’s White House has become a house of corruption. The Inquirer is keeping Freedom of the Press alive in the city where it was founded. But that’s not all! 🧵
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Sabrina Vourvoulias @followthelede.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today at @inquirer.com: A series of editorials exploring how Donald Trump has been lining his pockets — and mixing personal profits with public policy — since he returned to the White House. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...
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The Art of the Steal: How Donald Trump has been lining his pockets | Editorial series
A series of editorials exploring how Donald Trump has been lining his pockets since he returned to the White House.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom has blocked Democratic efforts to enshrine one of the most important protections for blue-state abortion providers—a ban on extraditions.
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Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care
California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
JUST IN: Trump White House says it is complying with Judge Timothy Kelly's order to restore passes/access to CNN/MSNOW/POLITICO reporters. Guidance was given to reverse ban at 710AM and they were back on by 907AM. Confiscated badges will be returned. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#27 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com
DECLARATION by STEVEN CHEUNG, SEAN M. CURRAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, SUSAN WILES. (Velchik, Michael) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: SCOTUS allows DHS to use its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database with Social Security info, staying a district court order that had vacated the new policy. Justice Jackson dissents for the three Dem appointees. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: SCOTUS keeps the Missouri 2022 congressional map in effect for this election in an order that criticizes the Eighth Circuit's actions in the case. The five page, per curiam — unsigned order — came with no noted dissents. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
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Law Dork | Chris Geidner | Substack
The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more. Click to read Law Dork, by Chris Geidner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 25/09/2026
After state warning, NJ panel approves 34% health premium hike for teachers newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/25/n...
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After state warning, NJ panel approves 34% health premium hike for teachers • New Jersey Monitor
The vote to hike teachers’ health benefit rates came after a state warning that benefits may be halted in the new year without an agreement.
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 25/09/2026
Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after report cites ethics violations newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/25/d...
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Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after report cites ethics violations • New Jersey Monitor
Lt. Gov. Caldwell stepped down after a report found he made crass remarks to subordinates and tried to get a girlfriend a new state job.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Great essay on the political uses of territorial disputes and the meaning of the Malvinas in Argentina: 🎁 share.inquirer.com/9CW396
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Why nationalist leaders turn to territorial disputes to manage political tensions at home
As the 2027 election looms in Argentina, the Malvinas, also known as the Falkland Islands, have re-emerged as a patriotic cause.
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Trekkie Bill 🖖🏻 @trekkiebill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Produced by
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poop @dude3000.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
theonion.com/marilyn-mans...
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Marilyn Manson Now Going Door-To-Door Trying To Shock People
OVERLAND PARK, KS–Stung by flagging album sales and Eminem’s supplanting him as Middle America’s worst nightmare, shock rocker Marilyn Manson has embarked on a door-to-door tour of suburbia in a despe...
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
me watching @sky.skymarchini.net find these screenshots
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Walter White Yelling in Car (Breaking Bad)
Alt: Walter White Yelling in Car (Breaking Bad)
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 25/09/2026
New Jerseyans deserve to have public servants who work to earn and keep their trust, not undermine it. The findings of the independent report are unacceptable. The Lt. Governor should resign immediately. —AK
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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · 25/09/2026
Governor Sherrill is absolutely right, the conduct described in the investigative report is totally unacceptable. For the sake of our state Lt governor caldwell should resign.
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 25/09/2026
Gov. Sherrill seeks Lt. Gov. Caldwell’s resignation over alleged ethics violations newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/24/n...
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Gov. Sherrill seeks Lt. Gov. Caldwell’s resignation over alleged ethics violations • New Jersey Monitor
Lt. Gov. Caldwell made crass remarks to women who worked for him and sought a promotion for a state worker he was dating, a new report says.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 24/09/2026
The project essentially rebuilt a nearly 9-mile stretch of Route 70 from Pennsauken to Marlton.
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Route 70 roadwork is almost finished in South Jersey after 5 years and $155M
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 24/09/2026
“I really do feel like I escaped something big. He could have kidnapped me. He could have done the same thing to me that he did to those women.” — Ashley Rivera, now 26, learned that the man who tried to abduct her in 2009 was Raymond Horsch. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 24/09/2026
NJ utilities board votes to keep electricity rates level newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/24/u...
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NJ utilities board votes to keep electricity rates level • New Jersey Monitor
The Board of Public Utilities on Thursday pledged no net increase in electricity rates for New Jersey’s four regulated utilities.
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 24/09/2026
Democrats gain 4 in US Senate GOP on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Democrats gain 4 in US Senate GOP on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short • New Jersey Monitor
Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts Thursday to check the president’s unfettered military action in the Middle East.
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James Fallows Tierney @jamesftierney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I posted to @ssrn.bsky.social my comment letter to the Department of Education on its recent notice of proposed rulemaking on accreditation reform. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Comment Letter on the Department of Education's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking "Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization—Proposed Accreditation Regulations, <span>91 Fed. Reg. 53,940 (Aug. 20, 2026...
This notice-and-comment letter is in response to the Department of Education's notice of proposed rulemaking titled "Accreditation, Innovation, and Moderni
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lawliberg @lawliberg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why am I only now learning about the whole Mystery Meat thing
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Atlas Shvitzed @therafischwartz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🎶philly beef heist🎶
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Dozens of Black Angus beef ribs stolen from truck in South Philadelphia, police say
Police are investigating an overnight meat heist after a group of thieves stole a shipment of beef from a tractor-trailer in South Philadelphia.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Powerful plea today from my colleagues on the Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board, urging Pennsylvania to join most of our neighboring states in blocking local cops from working with ICE under 287(g), in which police terrorize our immigrant communities www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...
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Pennsylvania’s shameful contribution to President Trump’s immigration crackdown | Editorial
Gov. Shapiro should seize the opportunity to counter a cruel attack on the state’s communities.
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 22/09/2026
NJ slaps Vineland data center with $1M fine for unpermitted generators newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/22/n...
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NJ slaps Vineland data center with $1M fine for unpermitted generators • New Jersey Monitor
NJ says it found 62 unpermitted power generators during a July visit. The state ordered DataOne to get permits or cease operations.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 21/09/2026
The project is meant to support the I-95 interchange with the Pa. Turnpike, and it also is part of a plan to rebuild the toll road, which opened in the fall of 1940.
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Pa. Turnpike begins $90.5 million widening near I-95 interchange in Bucks County
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 21/09/2026
Federal change threatens Medicaid coverage for 25K legal immigrants in NJ newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/21/m...
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Federal change threatens Medicaid coverage for 25K legal immigrants in NJ • New Jersey Monitor
A Medicaid eligibility change could end healthcare coverage for 25K legal immigrants in NJ starting Oct. 1.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
At the Liberal Democrat conference there is about to be a debate on a motion on trans rights. If the motion is passed - which seems likely – then the LDs would be the first major UK party to explicitly reject the EHRC guidance and call for possible legal change to the supreme court ruling.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The entire presidential television press pool — Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN — has agreed to suspend coverage in the wake of Trump’s decision to ban CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House
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Major TV Networks Band Together in Boycott After Trump’s Ban on CNN
The five major TV networks are joining forces after Trump’s press ban.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Grandparents helping to take care of their grandchildren is nothing new. But the surging cost of childcare in the U.S. has made familial support even more critical… the average annual cost of childcare for children under 5 in the U.S. in 2025 was $13,184.”
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U.S. childcare costs are astronomical. More families are turning to grandparents
Grandparents taking care of their grandkids is nothing new. But the surging cost of childcare in the U.S. has made familial support even more critical for some parents who struggle to afford it.
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"deez nuts" is the weirdest insult and it feels lowkey ableist tbh
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 20/09/2026
ICYMI: State health officials have recorded cases of measles in 37 of the commonwealth’s 67 counties.
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Measles outbreak has sickened 676 in Pa., including four fully vaccinated people • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
State health officials have recorded cases of measles in 37 of the commonwealth’s 67 counties.
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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 20/09/2026
never doubted them for a minute.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Even if you think you know the whole Kennedy Center story, this is enlightening and enraging. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
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Larry Davis @thephillyguy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Opinion: ‘The Philadelphia police simply do not seem to take enforcing traffic laws seriously enough.’ (gift article free to all) share.inquirer.com/PONaMf
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Will a pedestrian death move Philadelphia police to step up traffic enforcement? | Shackamaxon
Plus: An effort to rid the city’s commercial corridors of “smoke shops” and City Council’s return from summer break.
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Emily Bloch @emilybloch.com · 18/09/2026
Republican U.S. House contender Joseph “Dr. Joe” Arminio was removed from a panel Thursday featuring candidates in Delaware races after he repeatedly misgendered Democratic U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride. share.inquirer.com/4bFmJr
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Republican House candidate removed from panel after repeatedly misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride
Sarah McBride, a Democrat from Delaware, is the first openly transgender member of the U.S. House.
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Brickset @brickset.com · 20/09/2026
Random #LEGO set of the day: Crater Cruiser
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Random set of the day: Crater Cruiser
Today's random set is 1787 Crater Cruiser, released during 1995. It's one of 6 Space sets produced that year. It contains 183 pieces and 2 minifigs , and its retail price was US$18, which equates to a...
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Car Into Building @carintobuilding.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Car into Meg's Grill Lavallette, New Jersey #CarIntoBuilding #PedalMixup
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6 injured, 2 airlifted after car crashes into Meg’s Grill in Lavallette
The driver mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, causing the vehicle to surge into the establishment.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The groups that Taylor Lorenz maps onto are grifters and absolutely full-tilt social media addicts
Two Drinks with . . . Taylor Lorenz
Social media’s best-known gadfly insists: ‘I haven’t changed what I believe. I’ve just gotten disillusioned about the political landscape. There’s not a clear political group I map onto now.’
By Peter Savodnik
09.18.26 —
Two Drinks
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lawliberg @lawliberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I've lost all my memories of what I used to do on Friday nights before this past season of Silo started #VitaminDPlus
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