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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 16m

Sonic’s story is literally about a mad villain turning creatures into slave robots against their will, and fighting back against that plight by using speed, wit, sarcasm, teamwork, and magical objects to free those creatures against overwhelming odds.

This Sonic is authentic as fuck.

srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 14h

우리는 대한민국을 사랑합니다! 나쁜 지도자들을 제거하는 방법을 한국에서 배워야겠습니다.

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

South Korea: #NoKings! Thousands of people came to show support to the US democracy!

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 15h

If your goal was to outdo Ri Chun-hee in your enthusiastic delivery of propaganda, you've certainly succeeded.

srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 23h

@sonic.bsky.social @sonic-official.bsky.social Gotta represent.

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 4d

jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...

The dawn of the post-literate society

And the end of civilisation

jmarriott.substack.com

srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 4d

That's wise. I left Florida years ago, with no regrets beyond missing the beach.

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 4d

I grew up super religious, now a secular Buddhist. I always tell people, the one thing that religion does very well is organize communal spaces and shared identity. I think that's why religion is so sticky in the first place, in spite of its many harms. Secular community still struggles with this.

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 5d

Be safe down there. I was born and raised right down the road from you (Pensacola), and we both know the panhandle is a very special kind of crazy.

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 8d

All of these are great, but if I may be so bold:

srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 8d

In no way do I think either of these guys have a real spine, but this one letter has big criticism-under-duress energy.

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 8d

Trump should try reading the rest of the beatitudes that he skipped to pick that one.

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 12d

Nearly 8% of the people on our planet are farmers who produce more than a third of the world’s food on small plots of land...just an acre or two each. These farmers want to work, produce, feed their families, sell what’s left, and stay on their farms (cont.)

Farmers Embracing Smart Agriculture

YouTube video by Classroom Europe

www.youtube.com

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 15d

And, as an #exvangelical, I maintain that most people in the U.S. that have never been in that world have *no idea* how much the corruption of extremist nationalism has infiltrated so-called "Christian" thought. So if you use the generic term Christian, without specifying "what kind"...it's useless.

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 15d

With apologies to C.S. Lewis fans, "Christian", as a term by itself, is mostly meaningless at this point. A Christian living in, say, Cologne, Germany that attends their local Catholic church for holidays would be utterly horrified by the beliefs of a staunch Southern Baptist Christian in Florida.

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 16d

Shout to @heartbreak.one for calling me on my shit.

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 16d

If you need an antidote to your doom scrolling, like I do on the daily, this is pretty damn great: www.lionsroar.com/ubuntu-i-am-...

Also, I now have both a deeper appreciation for the name of the #Linux distro, as well as a deeper frustration that it reduces a rich word down to a piece of tech.

Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are

The African philosophy of ubuntu teaches that we are human only through the humanity of others. Buddhists of African descent explore the synergy between ubuntu and the Buddhist teachings on interdepen...

www.lionsroar.com

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 17d

The VA has no business being the regime's propaganda arm in their emails. This shit is an embarrassment, in a long line of catastrophically embarrassing shit.
@vetsat.bsky.social
@democrats-veterans.house.gov

An official email from the Department of Veterans affairs that praises Trump, and blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 25d

Just a randomly interesting @wikipedia.org article for no reason in particular:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 26d

“We at Disney sometimes try on the politics of the moment if we think it will make us money. We kinda liked these new politics tbh, but…weirdly…it lost us a lot of money, so we’re gonna backtrack to a palatable position that will restore our stock price and income so definitely subscribe kthxbye.”

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 26d

#Exvangelical here. There is a nightmarish slew of wild beliefs that E's propagate that are hard to fathom unless you've been one of them. See also:
- young earth creationism
- dominionism
- Calvinism (not all E's believe this, but that *any* of them do is horrifying)
- Biblical inerrancy

srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 26d

This is an atrocious escalation of violence.

@vetsat.bsky.social @50501veterans.bsky.social

srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 26d

In another life, I did command and control for this same mission set in SOUTHCOM. We had a strict set of rules of engagement (ROE) for suspected drug trafficking vessels/aircraft. There was good reason we didn't just start "taking them out" when they were suspect:
www.reuters.com/article/worl...

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srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 27d

I think there's just a lot of people out there for whom analogy and allegory are just not part of how their brain works. Like, it's just straight up short circuiting if the meaning of the thing isn't "on the nose."

srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 27d

And I freely admit, it very well could just be the escapist fantasy of being able to design and govern in the way that I wish we could see in the real world.

srfaudio @stephenfroeber.bsky.social · 27d

I've been trying the "Anno 117: Pax Romana" demo for the weekend, and that ended up leading to a pre-order from me. I don't know what it is, but just having a beautiful #RTS city builder with some depth has been very therapeutic. store.steampowered.com/app/3274580/...

Pre-purchase Anno 117: Pax Romana on Steam

Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military...

store.steampowered.com

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