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The etymology of “beazel”

I’d wanted to write last night about Donald Trump’s ever-changing position on mandatory background checks for gun sales, and the pathetic way in which he publicly grovels at the feet of the NRA, but, when I saw that one of my favorite films, Preston Sturges’s delightfully thoughtful 1941 screwball comedy Sullivan’s Travels, was going to […]

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The tweet that should have won the internet today

The interviews have begun for the next President of the United States. #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/KNPoFYqwpd — Mark Maynard (@MarkAMaynard) August 6, 2018 I think Twitter must be fucking with me the way they fuck with other great patriots like Alex Jones and Diamonds and Silk, tweaking their algorithm to keep my message from the people. By […]

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Getting ready for Valentine’s Day by talking butt plugs and hot anal lube with Ann Arbor’s Safety Girl

MARK: Let’s start at the beginning… Back in the mid to late ‘90s, you had a show on Ann Arbor’s Community Television Network (CTN) where you’d talk about sex, answer viewer questions, demonstrate various toys, and the like. How’d that show come about? TANYA: The show was called Get Curious with Safety Girl, and it […]

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It looks like my site is being blocked by Wireless Ypsi… I wonder why…

I’m trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I just got word from a friend that, as of this evening, our local free wireless network, Wireless Ypsi, is blocking this site. My hope is that it’s an oversight on the part of Steve Pierce and Brian Robb, the men who run the […]

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Michigan Tea Party calls security on seniors attempting to enter event with Rep. Justin Amash

The great state of Michigan is making national news again. This time it’s for keeping senior citizens out of a town hall event with their elected representative in Congress. The following report comes from ThinkProgress: As the backlash against the GOP’s plan to end Medicare grows, so does the attempt to block reporters from covering […]

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