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maybe I'll start posting again idk

a Catholic Church in New England, photographed in autumn. it clearly was either converted from a previous industrial use or purpose-built to cheap commercial standards; the building is shaped and sized like a warehouse, and all the furnishings are commercial-grade
screenshot of an article in the New York Times. headline reads "Vital Desalination Plants in Iran and Bahrain Are Attacked". the subhead reads, "Strikes on nonmilitary infrastructure were a "serious escalation," analysts said, and could widen the war's impact on civilians."
David Lynch, wearing sunglasses, seated at desk. caption reads, "i'm wearing dark glasses today because i'm seeing the future"
MBS & Trump; Trump laughing
An opinion piece in the New York Times, by Binyamin Appelbaum, titled, "Mamdani Isn’t the Future of the Democrats. This Guy Is." Below the title is a large picture of PA governor Josh Shapiro
(the "epic handshake" meme) a brawny arm on the left, labeled with the USA flag, clasps hands with a brawny arm on the right, labeled with the Chinese flag. In the middle over their clasped hands is the text "eat bitterness" a translation of a Chinese phrase for dutiful struggle and suffering, notably recently employed by Xi Jinping talking about the youth unemployment crisis in China
Screenshot of a portion of the New York Times front page. Text reads: "How the 19th-Century Opium War Shapes Xis Trade Clash With Trump China's leader, Xi Jinping, draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a Qing official whose defiance of Britain led to China's defeat but made him a national hero."
Screenshot of the US forest Service website from Oct. 2, 2025. An alert header above the main content of the site reads, "The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people. For information on recreation site status on National Forest System lands, please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit" Underneath, the web page features a photo of a Woodsy Owl mascot, with the text "Happy Birthday, Woodsy Owl! Woodsy Owl turns 54 years old today"
A screenshot of the New York Times front page for Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The first headline reads, "Canada Is 'Not for Sale,' Its Leader Says. Trump Replies, 'Never Say Never.'". The subhead reads, "In their first Oval Office meeting, President Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney praised each other. But they disagreed about Canada's sovereignty." The final sentence was highlighted by this poster. 🙃
Gadsden Flag (aka the “don’t tread on me flag” featuring a rattlesnake) with text reading “fix your hearts or die”
Mickey Mouse preparing to celebrate Liberation Day by slicing a single kidney bean
A Helio Ocean phone, circa 2007
screenshot of nytimes.com; in the business section, a headline reads, "Is the Boom-and-Bust Business Cycle Dead?"
A subsection of an interactive menu for a restaurant in Harbin, China. The menu has been machine-translated from Chinese to English. The two visible dishes are named “Government tofu”, and “Braised Family”
March 13 2024 X/Twitter post by user “yoshimi battles the productive forces” @nise_yoshimi “Wang Huneng: excellent news, comrade! We have used tiktok to steal all the data of every American! Now we can see what they're looking at on their phones! Xi Jinping in his chair sitting deep in thought: why? Wang, very quiet: ...I don't know”
President of the United States, Joe Biden, kissing neofascist Italian PM Giorgia Meloni on the head
swizzle stick (or cocktail stirrer) poking out of a glass of lime soda. the stick is in the shape of a naked woman
Screenshot of a tweet from Der Spiegel. Image shows a child walking through rubble. Caption, translated to English, reads: "More than 180 births every day, in the middle of the war: The UN is calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The Israeli army has now found explosive belts there - apparently adapted for children."
FT headline reading “Elon Musk told lenders they would not lose money on Twitter deal”
A macOS dialog window, titled "Force Quit Applications"; it reads "Your system has run out of application memory. To avoid problems with your computer, quit any applications you are not using." and lists running applications and their memory usage, offering to Force Quit any selected app.
YouTube title card for a teaser trailer for "Strange Way of Life" featuring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal. Hawke's old-timey costume helps him to a strange resemblance to noted dipshit Jordan Peterson
Screenshot of Ep 2, S 1 of Grand Designs, showing the budget for the house featured in the episode. Late 90s £GBP. Overlaid on the picture of the house: "Land £250,000 House £170.000 Architect £12,000 TOTAL £432,000 VALUE £600,000"
Flyer in a Shanghai hotel, picturing man receiving a massage. Reads: “丝柔美白去角质护理 Silky Skin Body Crub 果香慕丝去角质 De Aging Tropical Salt Mousse Scrub”
Screenshot of a tweet by @FalconryFinance showing a $1.99 hotdog on the menu at a Costco captioned “BREAKING: Costco hotdog has de-pegged from $1.50.” (this photo was probably taken in Canada)