panoptigoth
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Great Lakes nomad and occasional metalsmithing. Aura farming @ your library
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Going to need ALOOF WIFE on a nice sweater.
I spent all of my vacation-birthday-holiday rethinking everything in my life and my partner graciously let me do my thing when I wasn’t cooking for our humble thanksgiving (lasagna, homemade choc cake, fresh bread, salad, wine) and it was a much-needed reflection.
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I spent all of my vacation-birthday-holiday rethinking everything in my life and my partner graciously let me do my thing when I wasn’t cooking for our humble thanksgiving (lasagna, homemade choc cake, fresh bread, salad, wine) and it was a much-needed reflection.
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argentina normally: argentina is a white european island amongst the mongrel hordes of the new world
argentina when the falklands are mentioned: excuse me, the falklands are part of the greater argentinian indigenous co-prosperity sphere, it does not belong to the british kkkolonizers
argentina when the falklands are mentioned: excuse me, the falklands are part of the greater argentinian indigenous co-prosperity sphere, it does not belong to the british kkkolonizers
me normally: yeah the UK needs to take a second look at their international history in 20th century politics, especially during the Suez Crisis
me on the Falklands: RULE BRITANNIA
me on the Falklands: RULE BRITANNIA
every time Argentineans post their little crybully rants about the Falklands it's a reminder of the mentality that resulted in their incompetent fascist junta getting hundreds of their own conscript soldiers killed in an unprovoked invasion.
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
argentina normally: argentina is a white european island amongst the mongrel hordes of the new world
argentina when the falklands are mentioned: excuse me, the falklands are part of the greater argentinian indigenous co-prosperity sphere, it does not belong to the british kkkolonizers
argentina when the falklands are mentioned: excuse me, the falklands are part of the greater argentinian indigenous co-prosperity sphere, it does not belong to the british kkkolonizers
Meep is suspicious. Pekoe is delighted. I’m home!
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Meep is suspicious. Pekoe is delighted. I’m home!
I keep wondering “How do we go further than Nuremberg?” and it’s a reminder that I need to read more.
I don’t think America will recover without things like the trial and resulting sentence that needs to happen to Pete Hegseth is fully televised. Everyone needs to see that.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I keep wondering “How do we go further than Nuremberg?” and it’s a reminder that I need to read more.
Ashland, hands down. And it would be a huge bummer.
Question: if Sufjan Stevens did an album about your state, what would there be songs about? (sorry, Michigan and Illinois, you have to sit this one out.
I'll go first for Maryland:
1. Baltimore
2. Harriet Tubman
3. The Snallygaster
4. The pursuit of John Wilkes Booth
5. The Chesapeake
6. Crabs
I'll go first for Maryland:
1. Baltimore
2. Harriet Tubman
3. The Snallygaster
4. The pursuit of John Wilkes Booth
5. The Chesapeake
6. Crabs
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Ashland, hands down. And it would be a huge bummer.
In a part of the country with functioning transit I would be able to take a train from Chicago to Columbus but alas.
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
In a part of the country with functioning transit I would be able to take a train from Chicago to Columbus but alas.
It honestly looks like they don’t spice their foods well.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It honestly looks like they don’t spice their foods well.
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Lord I see what You’ve done for others
But if the court finds OpenAI knowingly trained on pirated books and deleted the evidence to to avoid scrutiny, that could mean actual consequences to the tune of billions of dollars.
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Lord I see what You’ve done for others
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Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
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I’m not trying to be snarky or a doomer but…why would they? Going to school no longer guarantees them a better life, or even a regular life. War crimes are being committed right in front of them, the planet is dying while we invest in oil, and there are like 3 separate disabling plagues
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I’m not trying to be snarky or a doomer but…why would they? Going to school no longer guarantees them a better life, or even a regular life. War crimes are being committed right in front of them, the planet is dying while we invest in oil, and there are like 3 separate disabling plagues
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
John Fetterman‘s issue is he was a loner in high school?
Okay.
Okay.
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
John Fetterman‘s issue is he was a loner in high school?
Okay.
Okay.
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To heal our divided nation I propose splitting Game of the Year awards into two categories:
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
To heal our divided nation I propose splitting Game of the Year awards into two categories:
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
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Graham Linehan is a normal and well man.
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Graham Linehan is a normal and well man.
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When I was at NC state, I had lunch with a visiting scholar from Sweden who was visiting US universities for the first time. He described his experience as touring “hedge funds with football teams.”
That is so much money
5:45 pm on Thanksgiving Eve?
Now THIS is how you news dump.
Now THIS is how you news dump.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
When I was at NC state, I had lunch with a visiting scholar from Sweden who was visiting US universities for the first time. He described his experience as touring “hedge funds with football teams.”
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The French must have a word for the sudden rush of memories unlocked from childhood in an instant, the flood of re-experiencing something totally forgotten.
Whatever the word for that is, it just happened to me.
Whatever the word for that is, it just happened to me.
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The French must have a word for the sudden rush of memories unlocked from childhood in an instant, the flood of re-experiencing something totally forgotten.
Whatever the word for that is, it just happened to me.
Whatever the word for that is, it just happened to me.
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Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
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My book BLACK CROWN is about to get its paperback edition – it's the story of the Kingdom of Haiti, with revolutionary battles, the overthrow of colonialism, palaces and castles and a visionary king. It's like Wakanda – but it's all true! www.hurstpublishers.com/book/black-c...
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My book BLACK CROWN is about to get its paperback edition – it's the story of the Kingdom of Haiti, with revolutionary battles, the overthrow of colonialism, palaces and castles and a visionary king. It's like Wakanda – but it's all true! www.hurstpublishers.com/book/black-c...
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Reform's policy is mass deportations - but they're moaning about a larger number of people leaving the country? Are they sad that they won't get to lock them up and thump them first? It's much cheaper if they leave voluntarily!
(also the main factor here is the *bigger* drop in numbers *arriving*)
(also the main factor here is the *bigger* drop in numbers *arriving*)
YOU WANTED NET IMMIGRATION TO COME DOWN! THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE!
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reform's policy is mass deportations - but they're moaning about a larger number of people leaving the country? Are they sad that they won't get to lock them up and thump them first? It's much cheaper if they leave voluntarily!
(also the main factor here is the *bigger* drop in numbers *arriving*)
(also the main factor here is the *bigger* drop in numbers *arriving*)
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having exactly (1) day out of the year where every amateur chef in America attempts to cook a giant bird and not fuck it up is, honestly, a wonderful and hilarious tradition
November 27, 2024 at 3:01 PM
having exactly (1) day out of the year where every amateur chef in America attempts to cook a giant bird and not fuck it up is, honestly, a wonderful and hilarious tradition
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This is the type of hater energy that will fuel us in the years ahead.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is the type of hater energy that will fuel us in the years ahead.
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This will live rent-free in my head until she’s inevitably fired.
I’m still thinking about Bari Weiss saying that Hasan Piker (extremely popular influencer) is less of a measure of where Americans are than Alan Dershowitz (extremely unpopular Epstein associate, his own neighbors won’t sell him a pierogi)
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
This will live rent-free in my head until she’s inevitably fired.
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I’ve often called this song—“Just Like Heaven”—the finest single of the 80s and meant it. This cover’s arrangement only confirms it for me 💜🔥
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’ve often called this song—“Just Like Heaven”—the finest single of the 80s and meant it. This cover’s arrangement only confirms it for me 💜🔥