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Gildedtongue @gildedtongue.bsky.social · 1h

Me: You know, I read Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, most of his short stories, but I never read Twain's "Connecticut Yankee" as a kid. Saw plenty of media derived from it, though.

Chapter 7: So, this is why the Catholic Church is evil.

Me: Aaaaah. There we go. Good on you, Clements.

Gildedtongue @gildedtongue.bsky.social · 11h

Listening to Nick Offerman reading "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"

"It's been three days, and these people have never heard of coffee, tea, or tobacco."

Me: oh God, the DTs would be horrible.

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Gildedtongue @gildedtongue.bsky.social · 1h

"Bring your child to work day" going horribly wrong.

Skipai Otter @skipai.bsky.social · 17h

Uh, this was a really bad thing to do, also put said doctor and employer, aka hospital in a really bad situation with no insurance for said unauthorised personnel in said operating theatre.

Surgeon should lose licence.

www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...

Brain surgeon arrested after 'letting daughter drill into patient's skull'

The neurosurgeon and doctor appeared at Graz-East District Court on Tuesday, both pleading not guilty to minor bodily harm following the incident that allegedly unfolded last year

www.dailystar.co.uk

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Gildedtongue @gildedtongue.bsky.social · 2h

Had a Jackfruit BBQ sandwich that was heavenly.

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M-AAAH!!!-tty 👻 @mattythemouse.bsky.social · 6h

mArGarEt ThAtChEr SaiD…!

Who gives a fuck what the public urinal said? With the power of hindsight, we can now determine that Reagan and Thatcher’s economic policies have been unmitigated disasters for the vast majority of their citizens.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

MCCALLUM: “Margaret Thatcher said socialism’s great until you run out of other people’s money.”

🔥ZOHRAN: “Cuomo had $900 million and gave it to Elon musk in tax credits— I wish the debate were like NASCAR so people could see logos of billionaires who sponsor him on his jacket.”

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Gildedtongue @gildedtongue.bsky.social · 2h

Reps?

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OtterSparx | θΔ 🦦 | ☀️🌕 | 🔙 FWA @ottersparx.bsky.social · 6h

The problem with vegetarian options where I live is that 90% of them are super phoned-in. Seriously, most of them are just some shredded carrots in a tortilla that hasn't been seasoned, nor cooked, nor sauced.

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Gildedtongue @gildedtongue.bsky.social · 2h

As a carnivore that tries their best to accommodate their veggie friends and lovers, you're damned right on that.

Restaurants, there is more to vegetarian than salad, cheese, and tofu.

That said, have been to steak joints that do a mean portobello burger.

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Duhveed @duh--veed.bsky.social · 13h

Years of scientific studies have shown that these are the different types of yeens there are. Both Triangle Ones and Raisins can be more wimpish or wompa.

A wimpy-wompa is a perfect in-between.
There might be ones that fall outside of this spectrum, expect more info from respected sources soon.

Scientific chart of the hyena (yeen) spectrum. From wimpy to wompa. Theres also raisins and triangle ones.

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Alex @alexdz.bsky.social · 12h

"Why do people get upset with remakes? It's not like they replace the originals"

Capcom execs: We replaced the original games, why re-release them?

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Gildedtongue @gildedtongue.bsky.social · 3h

Arriving to the battlefield in your pee-stained colours.

The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 6h

A coat of arms has to be impressive, full of symbolism, it's important, it represents an powerful family or person, so you have to think long and hard about its design and take it very seriously.

Or just put some underpants on it.
Like Lord Jan van Abbenbroeck did;

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Gildedtongue @gildedtongue.bsky.social · 5h

Stan Sakai rarely was one to sugar coat things.

Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 5h

Jeez, this Usagi Yojimbo story I'm reading, about how those in power sought to pervert the teachings of the Bible to further their propaganda, feels frighteningly on-point.

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Gildedtongue @gildedtongue.bsky.social · 5h

Erf. I hope the best for him!

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Dystopian Utopia @dystopian-utopia.bsky.social · 6h

There are very few voters who swing between Republicans and Democrats, there are a lot more who swing between voting and not voting. Many of them are people who don't like either party and don't feel they have a choice that represents them, they won't be won over by status quo centrism.

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PizzaCake @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social · 16h

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Anna Phylaxis @quatoria.bsky.social · 15h

What you see here is the political consciousness of the ICE agents.

They see their mission the same way the Trump administration sees it - as a state of war, not against immigrants, but against cities.

They correctly understand themselves to be at war against Chicago and all who live in her.

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 15h

Agent lobs a gas canister into a residential neighborhood in Illinois for no discernible reason, gassing dozens of neighbors including a baby. The comfort with which they deploy weapons of war is unreal.

Source: www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...

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Calvinboo Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 12h

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Gildedtongue @gildedtongue.bsky.social · 5h

Next month @joabaldwin.com's book comes out.
Then the next Dresden Files in January.
And @seananmcguire.bsky.social's next InCryptids in March.

I am gonna be eating good for awhile!

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onion person @junlper.beer · 12h

very annoying that we had to endure about a month of these people going “calling us nazis hurts our feelings” to then immediately be revealed saying nazi shit and going “yup, we want gas chambers. so what libs”