Refracted Grove
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Refracted Grove
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if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
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An immigration agent shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses. https://bit.ly/3IbeDjf
What happened to Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez
An immigration agent killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago. The initial narrative was quickly disproven by witnesses.
bit.ly
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praise for Kirk from liberal pundits is one of the clearest distillations of how ill-equipped they are for this fascist moment, & how devoted they are to a West Wing fantasy of a respectable right/conservative movement that does not exist, and which - like Kirk - almost never operates in good faith
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Raiding homeless encampments is a form of political violence, btw.
The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible.

In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.
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The only thing more predictable than the Trump/Elon rift is Democrats being completely unprepared to take advantage of it because they’re too busy punching young people (David Hogg) in the face.
But VBNMW though - *Peter Griffin voice* and don't say Sinema, or Fetterman, or Manchin, or Cotham, or Bera, or Case, or Costa, or Gillen, or Himes, or Houlihan, or Kaptur, or Moskowitz, or Gluesenkamp Perez, or Suozzi, or RFK Jr. - they obviously don't count.
Gavin Newsom sees his political career going down in flames and his immediate instinct is to make a hard right-wing pivot. Not to help people, or even stand on that famously firm centrist ground, no - his first ports of call are Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon.
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happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!

with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
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Mishima is a cruel one damn Echo what did he do
- no political pluralism
- no meaningful free press
- no independent judiciary
- pervasive surveillance
- repression of dissent

If we think in terms of the most powerful imperialist nations, which one does this describe?

(it's all of them. yes, including that one.)
nah you're getting blasted about what you demand we bear witness to. Not the slaughter of tens of thousands of civilians - a slaughter Dems enabled while utterly failing to stop the guy from getting into office in the first place. Compared w/ bombing tent camps, his inauguration is tame for a horror
A media empire-owning capitalist vlogger is parroting propaganda? I'm so shocked. 😐
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Your class analysis means nothing is you're ignoring the racism
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Bahamut Fayth: You're gay.

Tidus: What are you talking about?

Bahamut Fayth: Everyone in Zanarkand is gay.

Tidus: I literally like women???

Bahamut Fayth: You can like women if you're gay. It's called Bisexuality.

Narrator Tidus: I had forgotten about Bisexuality.
it's not at all surprising to see you pearl-clutching on behalf of the powerful who profit from our suffering and death - it is a perfect microcosm of why and how y'all lost to a shitty reality TV star openly declaring his intention to make himself a dictator not just once but *twice*
I left one pool that was brimming with shit, came to a cleaner pool, and now one of the old pool's most prominent fecal producers is able to stay? As people beg not to let him come here? Why would I wait to just be swimming in shit again? Easier and less energy to not get invested in the platform.
Your honor we call Reevesy Hopperswallop to testify in support of this statement
Ah, so you're real mad about 34 felonies, but when it's *legal* dispensing of suffering and murder in the name of profit, you're all about it.

This is why y'all lost to a piece of shit reality TV star *twice*
"Uncivilized" is letting thousands suffer and die for profit when that suffering and death could be prevented, and to pretend otherwise is fucking ghoulish. The barbaric elite strike again.
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GM: I will make space for your cool quirky PC to RP, but also we are hitting the beats on this 1-shot in 1 4-8hr session or I will die trying.

Player: plot hooks, extra plot hooks, you love em, I got em, getcha plot hooks here!
Describe your GMing style and your playing style each in one sentence.

GM: Strap in for the most heart-wrenching, high-flying Mountain Goats album you've ever heard.

Player: My real, professional job is not knowing what the hell is going on.
Describe your GMing style and your playing style each in one sentence.

GM: "I'm just the GM, I don't get to tell you how you feel, but this could be a touch upsetting."

Player: "All I want is to be large and sad"
Being petty in the face of some pretty legitimate and documented grievances is also very Musk-ish. Are y'all trying to speedrun turning into Xsky? Skyx?