Kricketoot
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Mostly here to chill and talk about games I’ve played and books I’ve read
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Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
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"Shelley Lewis, who later discussed having a baby with Epstein, showed him the piece about the Gullah Geechee community... alongside the message 'where to find new help'."
Epstein’s ‘British girlfriend told him to recruit descendants of slaves’
Messages released by US authorities show Shelley Lewis discussing their relationship, finances and even having a child with the billionaire
www.thetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"Shelley Lewis, who later discussed having a baby with Epstein, showed him the piece about the Gullah Geechee community... alongside the message 'where to find new help'."
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This one star review of a local convenience store... fair enough
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
This one star review of a local convenience store... fair enough
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This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
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The US cutting off oil to Cuba is truly one of the most depraved acts it is possible to imagine. Hospitals will close, food production will collapse, people will starve. It is urgent for US citizens, and every sane person, to oppose this barbarism with all their might.
February 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The US cutting off oil to Cuba is truly one of the most depraved acts it is possible to imagine. Hospitals will close, food production will collapse, people will starve. It is urgent for US citizens, and every sane person, to oppose this barbarism with all their might.
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A really excellent, detailed review, that's more explicit about just how much stuff *hasn't* made it into this remake - including the Murder at Cafe Alps sidestory, as well as the sidestory where Kiryu emphasises with a transwoman's struggles
Review: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is a remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken, and ending up with little to show for itself.
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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties review: How not to do a remake | VGC
Sega delivers a disappointing remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken…
vgc.news
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
A really excellent, detailed review, that's more explicit about just how much stuff *hasn't* made it into this remake - including the Murder at Cafe Alps sidestory, as well as the sidestory where Kiryu emphasises with a transwoman's struggles
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Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to Pokémon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.
TIME Magazine Reveals Special Edition Pokémon 30th Anniversary Covers.
TIME Magazine Reveals Special Edition Pokémon 30th Anniversary Covers
Ho-oh my
www.nintendolife.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to Pokémon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.
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More of the beautiful 2026 Tokyo snowpocalypse, as seen from Shinjuku. Some major train shutdowns now in effect.
February 8, 2026 at 2:44 AM
More of the beautiful 2026 Tokyo snowpocalypse, as seen from Shinjuku. Some major train shutdowns now in effect.
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man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM
man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
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humongous TW for the video.
its all escalating here. we keep saying this. dont take your eyes off mn
its all escalating here. we keep saying this. dont take your eyes off mn
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
humongous TW for the video.
its all escalating here. we keep saying this. dont take your eyes off mn
its all escalating here. we keep saying this. dont take your eyes off mn
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Hokkaido has only truly been part of the Japanese mainland for the past 150 years. Who lived there before its colonization by the Japanese? And how do the island’s indigenous people, the Ainu, fare today?
The Colonization of Hokkaido: How a "Foreign" Frontier Became Japan - Unseen Japan
How a mysterious frontier island peopled by "barbarians" became one of the four main islands of Japan - and how the original inhabitants suffered as a result.
buff.ly
February 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Hokkaido has only truly been part of the Japanese mainland for the past 150 years. Who lived there before its colonization by the Japanese? And how do the island’s indigenous people, the Ainu, fare today?
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SONIC ADVENTURE #SonictheHedgehog #Sonic
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
SONIC ADVENTURE #SonictheHedgehog #Sonic
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lots of people (on Both Sides™) had fun with Trump's “transgender operations on illegal aliens that are in prison” debate line without stopping to think, even for one second, about the humanity of the actual people involved
NEW: It’s difficult to account for the abuses trans immigrants face in ICE custody after Trump destroyed safeguards, oversight agencies, and data about detainees.
But 3 trans migrants told me what it’s really like: Medical neglect. Solitary confinement. Harassment. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
But 3 trans migrants told me what it’s really like: Medical neglect. Solitary confinement. Harassment. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
ICE Is Treating Trans Immigrants With A New Level Of Cruelty
A HuffPost investigation found how the Trump administration systematically destroyed safeguards for detainees, subjecting them to abuse and neglect.
www.huffpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
lots of people (on Both Sides™) had fun with Trump's “transgender operations on illegal aliens that are in prison” debate line without stopping to think, even for one second, about the humanity of the actual people involved
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I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
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Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
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mamdani is literally the guy from the simpsons treehouse of horror episode who fixes the evil krusty doll
February 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
mamdani is literally the guy from the simpsons treehouse of horror episode who fixes the evil krusty doll
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I love that he just goes ahead and does the things so many people in his position insist we can't just do to make people's lives better.
Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
February 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I love that he just goes ahead and does the things so many people in his position insist we can't just do to make people's lives better.
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Saved you a click: curse of the pizza mummy
Pizza Hut closing hundreds of locations in 2026. Here's why.
Pizza Hut closing hundreds of locations in 2026. Here's why.
Pizza Hut is closing 250 “underperforming” locations as its parent company continues a strategic review of the struggling brand.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Saved you a click: curse of the pizza mummy
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The kind of inconvenience, if not outright discrimination, I think of when I see “Japan is living in 3026”
In today's episode of "let's beat up on foreigners for no reason," The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) announced that tourists will no longer be able to take the test inside Japan - only residents. No indication of exactly what problem this new rule is trying to solve.
February 5, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The kind of inconvenience, if not outright discrimination, I think of when I see “Japan is living in 3026”
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Rumor: A 40th Anniversary Scrunt Celebration is Being Planned by Nintendo Instead of Zelda. https://ow.ly/yQ3W50Y9vEl
"Scrunt changed everything when it was released" - Shigeru Miyamoto
"Scrunt changed everything when it was released" - Shigeru Miyamoto
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Rumor: A 40th Anniversary Scrunt Celebration is Being Planned by Nintendo Instead of Zelda. https://ow.ly/yQ3W50Y9vEl
"Scrunt changed everything when it was released" - Shigeru Miyamoto
"Scrunt changed everything when it was released" - Shigeru Miyamoto
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Kind of an awkward PSA because I've had some artist mutuals recommend these sites/tools, but
"ai image detection" tools are snake oil, and I feel like nobody bothered to scrutinize them.
So I opened photoshop cs6, drew a smiley face, and uploaded it to the "accurate" detector:
"ai image detection" tools are snake oil, and I feel like nobody bothered to scrutinize them.
So I opened photoshop cs6, drew a smiley face, and uploaded it to the "accurate" detector:
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Kind of an awkward PSA because I've had some artist mutuals recommend these sites/tools, but
"ai image detection" tools are snake oil, and I feel like nobody bothered to scrutinize them.
So I opened photoshop cs6, drew a smiley face, and uploaded it to the "accurate" detector:
"ai image detection" tools are snake oil, and I feel like nobody bothered to scrutinize them.
So I opened photoshop cs6, drew a smiley face, and uploaded it to the "accurate" detector:
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if Konami were serious about being back they would localize the Ganbare Goemon collection. as it is, I must conclude they are simply jerking their dicks off.
February 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
if Konami were serious about being back they would localize the Ganbare Goemon collection. as it is, I must conclude they are simply jerking their dicks off.