carvenking
@carvenking.bsky.social
unnofficial bluesky representative of fortnite players on Nintendo Switch
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Literally everyone who even vaguely knew what a tariff was said this when they were introduced! You don’t need a team of economists to analyze the situation — no one who lives in reality was confused by this!
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Literally everyone who even vaguely knew what a tariff was said this when they were introduced! You don’t need a team of economists to analyze the situation — no one who lives in reality was confused by this!
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Doesn't it strike you as strange that the people who shout long and loud that America is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles are the very people who don't want Christ's teachings of tolerance, pacifism, and generosity codified in law?
December 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Doesn't it strike you as strange that the people who shout long and loud that America is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles are the very people who don't want Christ's teachings of tolerance, pacifism, and generosity codified in law?
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evangelicals might be the largest grifters to ever exist in human history lol
December 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
evangelicals might be the largest grifters to ever exist in human history lol
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December 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
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(Chris Squire, the bassist for Yes, is generally regarded as one of the finest rock bassists of all time.)
At least the video got savaged in the comments.
At least the video got savaged in the comments.
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
(Chris Squire, the bassist for Yes, is generally regarded as one of the finest rock bassists of all time.)
At least the video got savaged in the comments.
At least the video got savaged in the comments.
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🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
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been getting into tf2
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
been getting into tf2
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Part of the reason I think there isn’t as much pressure around stopping ChatGPT re: suicide/psychosis as compared to stuff like Panera Lemonade is because people are inclined to blame it on mental illness versus the tech, a kind of victim-blaming mentality that fits neatly into just world fallacy
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Part of the reason I think there isn’t as much pressure around stopping ChatGPT re: suicide/psychosis as compared to stuff like Panera Lemonade is because people are inclined to blame it on mental illness versus the tech, a kind of victim-blaming mentality that fits neatly into just world fallacy
aura farming simulator 2025
November 3, 2025 at 5:47 AM
aura farming simulator 2025
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November 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
this game is peak aura farming
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
this game is peak aura farming
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
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Important reminder: it’s a war crime to use tear gas on the battlefield…yet somehow legal for “law enforcement purposes”.
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Important reminder: it’s a war crime to use tear gas on the battlefield…yet somehow legal for “law enforcement purposes”.
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Elon Musk's attack on Wikipedia continues
A tale of two site's takes.
grokipedia.com/page/Gamergate
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate
Big thanks to everyone still on twitter who continue to normalize this... but I know this will never catch on... it's not like his attack on PBS was successful.
A tale of two site's takes.
grokipedia.com/page/Gamergate
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate
Big thanks to everyone still on twitter who continue to normalize this... but I know this will never catch on... it's not like his attack on PBS was successful.
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Elon Musk's attack on Wikipedia continues
A tale of two site's takes.
grokipedia.com/page/Gamergate
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate
Big thanks to everyone still on twitter who continue to normalize this... but I know this will never catch on... it's not like his attack on PBS was successful.
A tale of two site's takes.
grokipedia.com/page/Gamergate
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate
Big thanks to everyone still on twitter who continue to normalize this... but I know this will never catch on... it's not like his attack on PBS was successful.
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I finally finished my essay on the grief of losing my wife Takako and coming back from it.
I hope this resonates with you.
I hope this resonates with you.
Bounce
This is an essay about my own bout with grief.
nobogasawara.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I finally finished my essay on the grief of losing my wife Takako and coming back from it.
I hope this resonates with you.
I hope this resonates with you.
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Seeing so many people with followings not understand what Nintendo of America does.
Maybe it isn't just the Pokémon community that just shares incorrect info as fact about how the companies work.
Maybe it isn't just the Pokémon community that just shares incorrect info as fact about how the companies work.
September 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Seeing so many people with followings not understand what Nintendo of America does.
Maybe it isn't just the Pokémon community that just shares incorrect info as fact about how the companies work.
Maybe it isn't just the Pokémon community that just shares incorrect info as fact about how the companies work.
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Watching these acts of sacrifice to send a message must be an uncomfortable embarrassment for those who still can't quit twitter.
Especially those "good guys" in gaming, the danny and greggies of the industry, who make performative posts but do nothing else.
Especially those "good guys" in gaming, the danny and greggies of the industry, who make performative posts but do nothing else.
just saw a tiktok from a disney adult reading from On Tyranny and asking their followers to cancel their d+ and disney trips omg
September 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Watching these acts of sacrifice to send a message must be an uncomfortable embarrassment for those who still can't quit twitter.
Especially those "good guys" in gaming, the danny and greggies of the industry, who make performative posts but do nothing else.
Especially those "good guys" in gaming, the danny and greggies of the industry, who make performative posts but do nothing else.
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(gritting teeth) critical support to jimmy kimmel
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
(gritting teeth) critical support to jimmy kimmel
playing leafgreen and forgot to fight surge before i did rock tunnel and didnt get back to it until after i had:
>beaten erika, koga, and sabrina
>done both rocket hideouts
>went to cinnabar and revived my old amber
>beaten erika, koga, and sabrina
>done both rocket hideouts
>went to cinnabar and revived my old amber
September 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
playing leafgreen and forgot to fight surge before i did rock tunnel and didnt get back to it until after i had:
>beaten erika, koga, and sabrina
>done both rocket hideouts
>went to cinnabar and revived my old amber
>beaten erika, koga, and sabrina
>done both rocket hideouts
>went to cinnabar and revived my old amber
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
September 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.