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The Rubesletter by Matt Ruby πŸ’Ž

Topics: Comedy, tech, art, mindfulness, etc. 🧘 Influences: George Carlin, Leonard Cohen, Fran Lebowitz, Alan Watts 🧠 Work: Comedian/writer ✍️ Politics: Anti-crazy πŸ“š Gen: X 🀘 Approval Matrix: highbrow despicable πŸ•΅ Milk: Almond orig unsweetened πŸ₯›

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β€œAre psychedelics right-wing now?” πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

Sorry, Rick Perry. Ain’t no way y’all making plant medicine conservative.

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The DSA is having a (weird) moment

Also: The WNBA's race war, AI data centers, mousetraps, bullying, lip filler, Fauci, AIPAC, gay incels, and more.

I am the new Lester Bangs

A newsletter "mixtape" of rock 'n roll jokes, music nerdiness, and 100% correct opinions.

What the Plants Left Behind

Downloads from an ayahuasca ceremony.

Writing is too efficient

Why the attention economy sucks for ideas. Also: Algorithm blues, foibles of the left/right, and why you should beware of Japanese toilets.

Domingo

Equine therapy meets plant medicine.

The Internet Is Training Us to Stop Being Human

The internet tells us we're always right. The real world demands compromise.

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Everyone's mad at the mad scientists

They tried to Frankenstein a Senator. It almost worked. Also: Why soccer codes female to Americans.

Why I'm happy America sucks at soccer

On clean sheets, the Viking row, big wedding (Taylor's Version), and Platner's blackout BS.

The World Cup Makes Everyone Weird

New standup clip re: soccer, Viking discourse, MLB Pride, Knicks withdrawal, Caitlin Clark, and why everyone's convinced they're the reasonable one.