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Gary Alexander

@garyalexander.bsky.social

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M.A. in United States political history. Another end of the world is possible. Admin, Unnamed Leftist Gaming Discord https://discord.gg/sK7BNjXfXv.

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · Jan 27

If I'm correct it's because Democratic electeds and consultants want to win by default, that is reach a political equilibrium in which the GOP are seen as too extreme to govern, and a plurality of voters have no choice but to elect Democrats. This results in sliding right and taking the temperature.

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 16m

I am going to solve the "have young Republicans always been like this" discourse in one sentence: While it has long been possible to correctly identify their racism, either because you were politically educated or racially minoritized, they are now racist in a way that even white liberals can tell.

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Gore Vidal Sassoon @jimmyjazz1968.bsky.social · 45m

Screenprinting to keep this live after LC deactivates (assume he's ok with that, if not let me know)

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 2h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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timothy faust @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 2h

i have been readier for nothing more my whole life

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2h

The Japanese parent company of 7-Eleven is betting billions of dollars that it can expand its business in the U.S. by making its convenience stores more like the food meccas they are in Japan. nyti.ms/3KTwGve

A photo shows a 7-Eleven store with the headline: Is America Ready for Japanese-Style 7-Elevens?

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 2h

keyboard dropped and L-CTRL fell off, disappearing into some corner of the room. figured id go without until i felt like moving furniture. learning how much i miss it already.

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 3h

it is time once again for the podcasts i follow to please update, i have silence to fill

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Jordan @slclunk.com · 4h

Your standard online liberal who worked at a conservative think tank in college

Peacemaker looking at a mural of hitler and saying “Fuck. How'd I miss that?”

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John Knefel @johnknefel.bsky.social · 3h

Trump, Rubio, Obama, the Nobel Peace Prize committee, leading human rights groups, legacy media, the CIA, and the drunkest man who's ever worked at Fox News are all functionally on the same side of this issue

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

www.nytimes.com

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 3h

A reminder that Ben Gvir was set to be sanctioned by the United States government in February 2024 but was personally taken off the list by President Biden.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 4h

Itamar Ben Gvir is a real monster www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 4h

after spending all year behind the paywall, part 1 of my documentary series FOOL TIME is now unlocked and free to watch for everybody: www.patreon.com/posts/fool-t...

FOOL TIME, Part 1 of 4 | Pretty Good | Secret Base

Get more from Secret Base on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 5h

David Austin Walsh wrote a whole book about how they still had the mid 20th century equivalent of group DMs!

Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 5h

Image of Jack Aubrey from Master and Commander with a speech bubble for the quoted post

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 5h

its hard to get people who arent already regular users to start. i have a few and the one i mention on here has plenty of regulars/is active, but the one i use for my tabletop game is dead except for maybe the day of the game.

Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 5h

right. could do something with a stupid name like a leftist gaming discord, even

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Alan Grofield @alangrofield.bsky.social · 7h

There’s also been a switch from “The Confederacy was all DEMOCRATS, your liberal teacher probably didn’t tell you that, huh?” to “the Godly Southron landowner is the only True American”

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 7h

The main difference between Young Republicans decades ago and Young Republicans now is that the former would say Hitler was bad because he was a socialist, now they'll say Hitler was good because he was a racist.

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Raccoons Hourly @raccoonhourly.bsky.social · 7h

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 8h

Here's the thing about Blue MAGA centrism defenders on this website: they're losing. You can just block them.

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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 9h

“Year in exile”

I’d imagine that someone who didn’t look like her did what she did, they wouldn’t be rewarded with a book deal and an even better job after a year. Not really exile when you win prizes for having a romantic relationship with a source and subject.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 19h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 13h

The way in which these people successfully conspired to jettison Corbyn from not only leadership but mainstream politics entirely, probably convinced them they were right about the country and could get away with this forever; and if Reform suggests anything it's that they weren't cynical enough.

Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 13h

I suspect they think Britain already is irretrievably stupid, cruel, and poor, except for their circle of school chums in politics and media; who discuss amongst themselves in contemptuous group chats how best to manipulate the country into granting them more power.

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 14h

Every time Labour does this I simply cannot understand how they don't see that they are making Britain a stupider, crueller and poorer place, all on behalf of people who will never, ever vote for them.

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 20h

Bioshock Infinite

lex luddy (ichiban appreciator) @lexluddy.xyz · 22h

What's the worst game you finished/rolled credits on?

(games media folks, it can't be something you were assigned to review; this has to be something you subjected yourself to of your own free will)

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 20h

WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass

WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 20h

I mean if its gotta be totally useless Id just buy a bored ape for a billion dollars. Cant get more useless than that.

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 22h

discover page is ass (1/3) bsky.app/profile/gary...

Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · Mar 25

I love how the algorithm on here just periodically dumps people completely outside your wavelength on your posts, in bunches, hours or days later.

Going viral is one thing, you either mute right away or roll your sleeves up and get in those replies.

A trickle of randos missing the point sucks.