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@palecur.bsky.social
A dangerous servant and a fearful master. Freedom, joy, choice, consequence. Teneo ea quae fūror.
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dice.camp/@palecur
MLDNI
pronoun.is/he/him
Avi: picrew https://picrew.me/ja/image_maker/447749/ 2k23
dice.camp/@palecur
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The religious right’s “porn is a public health crisis” campaign has exploited this media weakness for years, using faith-based pseudoscientific claims to manufacture consent for censorship, surveillance and sexual repression.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The religious right’s “porn is a public health crisis” campaign has exploited this media weakness for years, using faith-based pseudoscientific claims to manufacture consent for censorship, surveillance and sexual repression.
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the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
they hated Jesus because he told them the truth
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
they hated Jesus because he told them the truth
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
"i got my surgery date" - meh, boring
"The augurs have selected the morn on which i ENTER THE CHIROFANE" - uncompromising, brutal
"The augurs have selected the morn on which i ENTER THE CHIROFANE" - uncompromising, brutal
November 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"i got my surgery date" - meh, boring
"The augurs have selected the morn on which i ENTER THE CHIROFANE" - uncompromising, brutal
"The augurs have selected the morn on which i ENTER THE CHIROFANE" - uncompromising, brutal
this finally explains it. in the US they barely have a point existing.
Americans don't understand the big deal about electric kettles because we're on 120 VAC. Once we see how fast water boils at 230 VAC, there's no going back.
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
this finally explains it. in the US they barely have a point existing.
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combine the hat and beard from look 2 and the rest of look 1 and you have at least 40% of the dudes in portland
Red alert, boys. WSJ says it’s time to start dressing like Steve Zissou.
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
combine the hat and beard from look 2 and the rest of look 1 and you have at least 40% of the dudes in portland
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Grindset tech bros will be like, "yeah man, I'm building the future, I worked 47 hours straight, it was so hardcore"
And you ask what they're building and it's like, "a sex bot that won't stop talking about how good Elon is at bottoming"
And you ask what they're building and it's like, "a sex bot that won't stop talking about how good Elon is at bottoming"
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Grindset tech bros will be like, "yeah man, I'm building the future, I worked 47 hours straight, it was so hardcore"
And you ask what they're building and it's like, "a sex bot that won't stop talking about how good Elon is at bottoming"
And you ask what they're building and it's like, "a sex bot that won't stop talking about how good Elon is at bottoming"
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welcome to real time social media, the actual best place to experience live sporting events
the mute button is over there if you don’t enjoy it
the mute button is over there if you don’t enjoy it
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
welcome to real time social media, the actual best place to experience live sporting events
the mute button is over there if you don’t enjoy it
the mute button is over there if you don’t enjoy it
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Slumber Party Martyrs (flipped), by Robin F. Williams, 2023
November 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Slumber Party Martyrs (flipped), by Robin F. Williams, 2023
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Let him eat cake (in installments)
France’s far-right leader hit by egg, days after flour attack
French far-right leader hit on the head with an egg
Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, was hit on the head with an egg Saturday, just days after another incident in which a protester threw flour at him.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Let him eat cake (in installments)
granted but at least ai isn't going to be a notorious sex pest leading to an interminable lolsuit for trespass against feels
there are no good dubs but i will never forgive amazon for forcing me, like a fey lord trapped between two unbreakable oaths, to defend actual human dub performances against something a million times worse
Amazon has rolled out AI dubbed anime and I’m truly appalled. Like it or loathe it, the medium has a rich, incredible history of English performances. There’s already a million reasons to hate Amazon, but fuck me.
I wanna hear about your fav dub. Your fav VA. Let’s celebrate these folks. 💜
I wanna hear about your fav dub. Your fav VA. Let’s celebrate these folks. 💜
November 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
granted but at least ai isn't going to be a notorious sex pest leading to an interminable lolsuit for trespass against feels
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To paraphrase
“what do you think of cancel culture?”
“I think it would be a good idea”
“what do you think of cancel culture?”
“I think it would be a good idea”
"I'm canceled," he says in the sleek profile they gave to him in the New Yorker while his latest special & his new novel is coming out. A lot of people wish they were that canceled.
Louis CK is not in a limbo of cancellation. He's straight up not cancelled & his "cancellation" became a profitable bit for him.
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
To paraphrase
“what do you think of cancel culture?”
“I think it would be a good idea”
“what do you think of cancel culture?”
“I think it would be a good idea”
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Amazing
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Amazing
just gonna save this for many, many future uses
I'm sorry you're confused. I'm happy to provide data to help alleviate that.
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
just gonna save this for many, many future uses
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just gonna keep self-RTing this one until it’s no longer relevant
anyway if you want to make a resource argument against AI you probably have a couple of years left to do it on electricity.
don’t make it on water and ideally don’t make it at all, there are plenty of other legitimate reasons to dislike AI that won’t vanish on you
don’t make it on water and ideally don’t make it at all, there are plenty of other legitimate reasons to dislike AI that won’t vanish on you
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
just gonna keep self-RTing this one until it’s no longer relevant
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Me & the other freelancers were talkin' 'bout the industry & one of 'em described it as "a subsidized humiliation kink" and I just
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Me & the other freelancers were talkin' 'bout the industry & one of 'em described it as "a subsidized humiliation kink" and I just
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November 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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I know, rationally, that this is a long haul, and that to maintain my ability to function over time I have to measure my outrage and despair at news like this. But I'm having trouble doing that here.
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I know, rationally, that this is a long haul, and that to maintain my ability to function over time I have to measure my outrage and despair at news like this. But I'm having trouble doing that here.
If you see this, post an anime you love.
November 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
If you see this, post an anime you love.
i know this is a beloved game by many but damn i punched out like 10 minutes in. turns out i have a deep allergy to forced-helplessness plots, especially when every single character is kind of hateful and shitty and i don't mind if they get killed really
$1.19 for the original Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. 3 days only. Steam.
www.resetera.com/threads/13...
www.resetera.com/threads/13...
November 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
i know this is a beloved game by many but damn i punched out like 10 minutes in. turns out i have a deep allergy to forced-helplessness plots, especially when every single character is kind of hateful and shitty and i don't mind if they get killed really