Brett, 29, NC→DC, he/him. Politics, public policy, economics, international relations, philosophy, sociology, and geography. Also: bad music, (found footage) horror movies, urbex, etc.
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Kublai Khan TX - Theory of Mind (Official Music Video)
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Well, it was nice having reliable data about the US economy while it lasted
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See how pretty I look Hiding spikes in my boots I’ll devour you whole See how your love makes you bleed
Посмотри, как красиво я выгляжу Прячу шипы в ботинках Я буду пожирать тебя целиком Посмотри, как любовь создает кровь
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hardcore sleep regimen
hit the hay, 100 reps
100 pillow flips
100 blanket kicks
tosses and turns, 50 reps each
phone time until sleepy
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THE ABYSS (Sakr Re/mi.'x) - AM Sin & Sakr
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Shut the fuck up white woman
I am the most misgendered cis person on Tumblr
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In Lesotho, a small African nation surrounded on all sides by South Africa, the combination of US aid withdrawal and President Trump's threat of imposing a 50% tariff led the nation to declare a national state of disaster.
"In a Country Trump Says Nobody’s Heard Of, Tariffs Bring Chaos," Alexanda Wexler, Wall Street Journal, 1 August 2025 [non-paywall version here]:
Trump, who publicly disparaged Lesotho as a place “nobody has ever heard of,” threatened the tiny southern African country with 50% tariffs, among the highest rates proposed for any single nation or territory. The Trump administration ultimately set a 15% tariff on Lesotho late Thursday, but much damage has already occurred to the country’s textile industry. It is uncertain how many buyers will return, leaving thousands of workers in limbo... By imposing tariffs, Trump appears to be sidestepping the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which allows 32 African countries to sell some 1,800 products in the U.S. duty-free. The law expires this year, and, with Trump wielding tariffs as the foundation of his international economic policies, most experts don’t expect the Republican-controlled Congress to renew it. Shelile says a lobbying group that purported to have access to prominent members of Trump’s family asked in a virtual meeting for $1.5 million to campaign for tariff relief. He didn’t identify the lobbyists. “They wanted the money immediately, and they didn’t want to guarantee results,” Shelile said. Lesotho declined the offer, he said... In September 2024, the U.S. Embassy in Maseru said it would pay for a new schoolhouse in Qabane, but had only disbursed about half of the pledged $9,000 before Trump ended the funding, said Cheletsi Lefa, the school’s principal. The school’s 47 pupils continue to attend classes in the roofless church hall while Lefa searches for funding to finish the new building. “We are going to every corner we can reach to get funding,” he said. “We are leaving no stone unturned.”
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My god, we are never getting out of this Hell are we, Americans are the fucking spoiled brats of the world and yet they demand to be pampered more
#perhaps my most anti-populist opinion is that we should raise gas prices#obviously this should ideally be paired with raised wages/incomes so that everyone is better off on net#and also alternative transportation options#but we want to discourage consumption of carbon-intensive goods! it should be harder to buy them!
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Settles down on your dashboard gingerly and with a big heaving sigh
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BRING HER BACK (2025) dir. Michael & Danny Philippou + RINGS
Some people believe the spirit stays in the body for months after death.
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According to the 2025 survey results, my followers are more lesbian, queer, and "other" than they were in 2022, although adding the "questioning / unsure" category makes direct comparison a little harder
And unfortunately I forgot to ask about religion this time because I am dumb
OMG I forgot how insane my follower demographics were last survey
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I was trying to think of a way to express to people how I feel when listening to this song, and then I remember this meme format existed
#happy 10th anniversary to one of the best songs of the 21st century so far#(missed it by a month but oh well)
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