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So, solving for Hugh Laurie, we get:

Hugh Laurie = (Rudy Giuliani x Exxon Valdez) / Nosferatu

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Dripping Hair Dye is a distraction. Voter integrity, and credibility is a real issue and Non-Partisan. Brad Friedman, and Greg Palace have showcased this issue for many years. I believe we would all agree our “permanent state” arranges elections around the world regularly.

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[Matt produces 2 quality commentary/opinion pieces a week.]

“You go, Taibbi! I’ll follow you to the end of the earth.”

[Matt produces 2 quality commentary/opinion pieces a week + misc interviews/reviews + the occasional goofy meme.]

“I’m really disappointed.” / “Why aren’t you paying more attention to thing I care about?” / “The quality here has really gone downhill.” / “How do I get a refund?”

This is why we can’t have nice things.

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Giulani says Pennsylvania sent out 1.8m ballots and 2.5m were mailed back in.

and all Taibbi or any of the media can think to say is "he sweats hair dye".

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Much needed levity Matt. Bravo.

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(Lionel Hutz + Danny DeVito as Penguin in Batman 2) x Pizza the Hutt = Rudy Giuliani

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This new feature already feels tired.

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Monty Python was once upon a time able to accrue immense value from their political satire in just general population awareness. If for no other reason this type of satirical fun has to grow, mature and cut thru the fat that is current US political discourse. We need MOAR satire, NOT less.

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"Rudy says a lot of things in places where he is not under oath"... so that makes him Adam Schiff...

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I want to (and used to) pay to read your stuff and then you post something like this. I keep vacillating between "this guy really says what it is" and "this guy is just another member of the media who can't see through things as simple as physical appearances"

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=SUM((Nosferatu)*(Insane Lance Bishop+Alien³)/(Xfiles,s8,ep18))

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It's too bad we can't post attachments here. My suggestion is up on Twitter.

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Hi Matt! I'm writing to you to beg you, PLEASE discuss on your channel and everywhere else to get the word out about Jimmy Dore's idea of pushing the progressives in the house to withhold their vote for Nancy Pelosi as speaker UNLESS we get in writing, a public declaration or a video recording of her promising that she will bring Medicare 4 All to the House floor for a vote! We need everyone calling representatives and PUSHING these people. PLEEEASE!! If there is a better place I can post these kind of things, let me know!

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Your investigative independent journalism is needed more than ever ! I have run for office three times locally, and it takes a tough skin because there are those that would like to hurt you as you see from some of these posts. Keep up the good work of Traditional independent investigative journalism , that corporate ownership is successfully erasing.

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Is this "New Math"? I confess I don't get it. That might just be me though.

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Matt Taibbi is a joke

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Jonathon Cook:

The planet cannot begin to heal until we rip the mask off the West's war machine

-- excellent article, concurrent with Matt's recent writing

https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2020-11-27/us-war-machine/

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Ha, I love it when you stir up the mush brains Matt. Please keep on keep'n on.

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I used to love the 'separated at birth' part of Spy Magazine. It's nice to have some humor. Thank you!

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LOL

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X(-) = s + (pd/fd)

Unified Theory of Tiny Johnsons.

The size of the Johnson is inversely proportional to the size and prominence/frequency of display of military grade weapons.

Where X is the size of the Johnson and (s) is the size of the gun, esp. as brandished by “larger” white males protesting in military uniforms (in which they’ve never served), (p) is the prominence of display (d) location, preferably a state house or governor’s residence and (f) is frequency and conditions surrounding display, preferably during a global pandemic with a deadly virus capable of asymptomatic community spread.

After long and strenuous computational effort, this equation has taken its place in the mathematics firmament along with E=mc2.

You’re welcome,

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Creatively accurate!

it is obvious Matt was a bad math student though. Need to provide him with more operations and symbols for The language of science.

Why the spill is in denominator,...division? It was all over sides of his face. We need line and surface integrals, ...

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At some point you're going to have to step it up and start making differential equations if you want top-tier geek bits. Complex numbers would be a great idea, too, since politicians always use imaginary numbers to brag. You could consult some of the Futurama writers, since there were a lot of mathematician writers on the show.

God-tier if you can figure out how to use quaternions in a bit.

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Spy magazine invented this in the 1980s and did it much better. Look it up.

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Maybe like a 1930s spit shine boy??

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This is the same math that results in a 10 cent newspaper costing $2 and is subsequently putting newspapers out of business.

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very funny

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IMO ANY humor right now is a welcome lighten-up, even stupid stuff. I laughed and I'm not even a guy.

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Lol. True.

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The Cryptkeeper raised to the power of Barry Zuckercorn

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I love Matt's work, and am a subscriber, he's one of the top three or four best journalists in the world. But yes, perhaps not the right target even for light humour?

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If the Borat performance wasn't enough to spell Rudy, I fail to understand the need to continue the Wack-a-Mole routine with him. He's a ghost, let it go.

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Giuliani never struck me as “oily”......maybe a Staten Island garbage scow instead of Exxon Valdez....

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