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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 3h

It literally isn't, though. Protest *is* by definition performative. It is the performance of dissent. Often stylized performance of dissent.

The internet decided performative = bad because people mistake shit they read on Twitter for actual theory or whatever.

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 7h

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1-8 in die rolls. 5-4.

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 8h

4-4.

0-8 on die rolls.

Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 10h

(I am 4-3.)

Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 10h

OH AND SEVEN IN DIE ROLLS FUCK IT I WANT NINE

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 11h

...I am 0-6 on die rolls today.

Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 15h

I pray this is the last month of Titan being the best deck. WOTC could do something extremely funny on the 10th.

Play Magic @playmagic.com · 16h

The US Regional Championship taking place at #SCGHouston is live! Check out the Modern metagame more than 1,000 players are navigating as they attempt to qualify for the Pro Tour!

Coverage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCKo...

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Josh "A-Horror-iand" Fagundes @anoriand.bsky.social · 2d

I was gonna do my "Movies suck for kids nowadays because they only release blockbusters; We need more Dunston Checks In" essay, and that's a real thing I stand by, but thats just a microcosm of this: We are sucking all of the childhood away from kids and selling it back one subscription at a time.

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Josh "A-Horror-iand" Fagundes @anoriand.bsky.social · 2d

You wonder how kids end up in the radicalization pipeline but at no point do you examine the fact that they're being robbed of every place where they could have just been a kid, a teen or whatever. Yes, parents need to be involved but it's made *infinitely* harder when everyone has to be an island.

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Josh "A-Horror-iand" Fagundes @anoriand.bsky.social · 2d

The decline of third spaces and hangouts, such as malls, video rental places, arcades & skate parks has been a direct result of the rise of convenience and has also been objectively bad for society as a whole. Its not that everyone HAS to socialize, but having no option to without bars is a failing.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 2d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 2d

So we're just handing the nomination to JB? I am cool with that but more people need to realize Newsom sucks.

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 2d

CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot sellers to ensure their products do not harm children before marketing to them.

Silicon Valley's capture of our political institutions is all but complete

The tech lobby kills off two key California AI bills, and why it matters. Plus: How Sam Altman played Hollywood with Sora 2, organized mass social media deletions, and more.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 2d

Frey remains an embarrassment to Minneapolis. Run his ass out of town. Do not rank that prick.

Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 3d

After the Mayor vetoed the Labor Standards Board, he had a letter read out loud in our council chambers where he said he would bring a proposal forward together in January 2025 with a unified vision and that the work “doesn’t end here."

It’s October. He didn’t. He lied again.

Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 3d

Minneapolis is a union town! Workers deserve a living wage and an affordable home. Mayor Frey turned his back on workers when he vetoed the Labor Standards Board and proposed gutting co-enforcement. As Mayor, I'll champion workers, and ensure our workforce can stay in Minneapolis.

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 3d

I WILL cry

I get it

But I will be sobbing in your replies

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 3d

I can for sure be trusted with a Gundam.

Autumatopoeia @isreallytwodogs.bsky.social · 3d

If I was a Gundam, I'd fly up and beam saber all the stupid space shit Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have. I'd go full space bully.

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 3d

An excerpt from a paper I wrote at LSU:

Still true. magic is included with "if shit sucks hit da bricks!"

though weirdly modern is no longer the "this sucks i want to do other things" format for now so we always have that.

A screenshot from a Word document that reads: "An aside: If you don’t like what you are doing, and it is financially feasible to stop, then stop. Even if it isn’t feasible. Just think about it. For example: You. The Magic player reading this. You. Do you hate playing against Lurrus of the Dream-Den in Modern? You should take a break from Magic. Or from Modern. Or don’t. Just think about it."

I think it's kinda nice lol.

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 4d

Least shocking leaked chat of all time

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 5d

Diabolical nickname.

charles (young QB agnostic) mcdonald @fourverts.bsky.social · 5d

little too much byron rightwich as the game trends though

Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 5d

Sure! I've been playing one GD01 Gundam and an extra Guntank explicitly to be able to crack bases through a paired Aile Strike. The GD01 Gundam really overperformed in testing but I couldn't talk any of my friends into playing it in Dallas or LA bc they're YGO players who will never turn down draw 2

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 5d

OH! Okay! Yeah, that tracks a lot with my own testing! Show was often a liability to see in multiples, and the 16-L2C1 deck was the build I felt most at ease with on the play.

And, super secretly, having so many small doofuses made the Unicorn Banshee 02 (DM) endgame MUCH better/more consistent!

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 5d

Circling back! What was the sauce?

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Carmen Klomparens @carmparens.bsky.social · 5d

Trans rights!

Fat Kid Deals @fatkiddeals.com · 5d

This Dominos is in an old Pizza Hut building 😭😭

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 6d

(To be clear, Justin has been bad. But idc who this side of Josh Allen makes this offensive gameplan look even remotely decent.)

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Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.com · 6d

"Gotta play the field position game!" and then the Broncos immediately march downfield to get back where the Jets punted. When your defense has been terrible all season, counting on it to keep playing well because they have so far is really short-sighted.

Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.com · 6d

Analytics can account for the other offense not being great I promise!

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 6d

This offense will do the exact same thing anyway. You could put prime Aaron Rodgers back there and this offense averages 18 a game on 170 passing yards a game.

It's structurally miserable.

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Six5ths @six5ths.bsky.social · 6d

Who said "you gotta establish the run!" first? I need to go back in time and save football!

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