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Pearl L
@jadepearli.bsky.social
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pop culture, videogames, democracy, cats! past: brand dev, digital @konami @BandaiNamcoUS. I was there 3000 years ago. Opinions mine. She/her.
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today
meme of guy (morinho) taking off his headphones in disgust
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Text of the Bill of Rights.

Source: billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sour...
US Constitution Amendments First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Second Amendment A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Third Amendment No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Fourth Amendment The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Fifth Amendment No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Sixth Amendment In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. Seventh Amendment In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. Eighth Amendment Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Ninth Amendment The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Tenth Amendment The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. Primary Source by James Madison, George Mason (1791)
October 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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"Comedy is back"
Screencap of a CNN.com headline that reads, "White House Correspondents' Association cancels plans to have a comedian headline annual dinner"
March 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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The Times identified more than 30 frozen studies that had volunteers already in the care of researchers, including trials of: • malaria treatment in children under age 5 in Mozambique • treatment for cholera in Bangladesh • a screen-and-treat method for cervical cancer in Malawi • tuberculosis treatment for children and teenagers in Peru and South Africa • nutritional support for children in Ethiopia • early-childhood-development interventions in Cambodia • ways to support pregnant and breastfeeding women to reduce malnutrition in Jordan • an mRNA vaccine technology for H.I.V. in South Africa
February 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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With alt text added
We're all gonna sit down and do a great computerized system for our control towers. Brand new. Not pieced together, obsolete, Iike it is, land-based. Trying to hook upa land-based system to a satellite system. The first thing that some experts told me when this happened is you can't hook up land to satellites and you can't hook up satellites to land. It doesn't work. We spend billions of billions of dollars trying to renovate an old, broken system, instead of just saying cut it loose, and let's spend less money and build a great system done by two or three companies, very good companies, specialists, that's all it is. They used 39 companies. That means that 39 different hookups have to happen. And don't know how many people of you are good in terms of all of the kinds of things necessary for that. And it's very complex stuff. But when you have 39 different companies working on hooking up different cities at different people. You need one company. With one set of equipment. And there are some countries that have unbelievable air controller systems. And they would've, bells would've gone off when that helicopter literally even hit the same height. Because it traveled a long distance before it hit. It was just like, just wouldn't stop. Follow the line. But bells and whistles would've gone off. They have 'em where it actually could virtually turn the thing around. It would've just never happened if we had the right equipment. And one of things that's gonna be, l'm gonna speaking to John and to Mike and to Chuck and everybody, we have to get together and just as a single bill just pass where we get the best control system. When I land in my plane, privately, I use a system from another country because my captain tells me, I'm landing in New York and I'm using a sys-I won't tell you what country, but use a system from another country because the captain says "This thing is so bad, it's so obsolete." And we can't have that.
February 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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WaPo"s bsky post about it already does the usual media saying but not explaining and hence just normalizing thing
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com The White House late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies in a purge that could clear the way for President Donald Trump to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government. The link preview reads (in part) Trump ousts at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge The dismissals appeared to violate federal law which requires Congress t
January 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Posting a screenshot here bc that subhead is the first I've seen in a long time that actually calls out the illegality of a Trump action and I'm not confident it will be there tomorrow
Screenshot of a Washington Post article Politics Trump ousts at least 15 independent inspectors general in late-night purge The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days' notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general. 35 minutes ago
January 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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came across this comment on reddit.
Violence is shooting a United Healthcare CEO on the the street. Systemic Violence is denying healthcare to someone who needs it. If this young man was denied care in anyway that he thought was vital to his well being, I would argue it was self defense. It is interesting to me that you can take your attackers life if you feel threatened, however you can't defend yourself violently against systemic violence if your life or wellbeing is on the line. I mean if Corporations are considered people in the eyes of the law, and they are engaging in systemic violence, they shouldn't be treated any differently
December 12, 2024 at 9:22 PM
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I mean COME ON LOOK AT THEM
Still from Much Ado About Nothing (1993), where Don Pedro, played by Denzel Washington, and his men arrive at Leonato's house. Among them are Benedick (Kenneth Branagh), Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard), and Don John (Keanu Reeves). Still from Much Ado About Nothing (1993), where Leonato and his family greet Don Pedro and his men. Among them are Hero (Kate Beckinsale), Beatrice (Emma Thompson), and Margaret (Imelda Staunton).
November 16, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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here's a map showing the locations of sinclair-owned broadcast stations.

hmm.... 🤔
November 7, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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hmm... 🤔
map of the US showing locations of sinclair-owned tv stations
November 7, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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something to think about. trump didn't get MORE votes this time compared to last time... it's just that those voters who showed up last time showed up this time too.

on the other hand, there were 15 million votes that Biden had that Harris did not.
Was talking with Jarret Berenstein today and he made an excellent point hadn't realized. Trump will finish with about the same number of votes as he did in 2020. While commentators were stumbling all over themselves to give Trump credit for reaching new voters and forming coalitions and all kinds of other stuff that never happened, the truth is that Trump won because 15 million people who voted for Biden didn't vote for Harris. The good news is that the feeling of dread from Trump growing his base is unfounded. But that doesn't change the outcome. 15 million people made the choice to let someone else decide this for them and the rest of us have to live with that choice. My predictions for this were wrong. I'm not upset about being wrong but I am upset about why. 15 million people decided that apathy or "protest" or indecision was more important than being a part of democracy. There are no more Trumpers than there were 4 years ago. But something couldn't predict was 15 million non-Trumpers who simply couldn't be bothered. Any emotion you're feeling today is valid. I am a mix of sad and angry and frustrated anda dozen other things. Sending all my love and support to those in marginalized communities who need it most. And blocking those who don't.
November 6, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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emergency pizza / emergency gelato
Picture of a chicken pesto pizza Picture of two scoops of gelato in a white paper cup
November 6, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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Oh NOW Bloomberg is going to say something critical about Trump
Screenshot showing notifications from Bloomberg 1h Election 2024 Investors are bracing for a MAGA 2.0 policy agenda that could rekindle an inflation spiral that took years to quell 3h The Big Take Donald Trump's victory was a stunning political comeback. This time he'll be operating with even fewer restraints. X
November 6, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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My life is complete.
Screenshot of the Nintendo Music app showing the user is listening to the Wii Shop Channel theme.
November 1, 2024 at 2:57 AM
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Cat round
October 25, 2024 at 7:21 AM
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Nite nite
Cat with gray fur on head and gray and white fur on body curled up asleep on an office chair with a beige blanket draped on the seat back.
October 19, 2024 at 8:32 AM
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late post but the grumpy lady cat got a haircut.
brown tabby cat lounging on a bed, looking off down and to the right. she seems unimpressed.
September 24, 2024 at 3:07 AM
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When Gamergate gets weaponized

www.wired.com/story/projec...

i mean tbh i feel like fandoms in general are hugely influential on modern pop culture and gamers' influence/impact is underestimated but damn that sucks that the russians realized that first.
The plan lists a variety of audiences the campaign specifically wants to target, including residents of swing states, American Jews, “US citizens of Hispanic descent,” and the “community of American gamers, users of Reddit and image boards, such as 4chan.” The document describes this category of gamers and chatroom users as the "backbone of the right-wing trends in the US segment of the Internet.” In recent months, the Trump campaign has embraced many of the most influential figures within these communities, including many who share deeply misogynistic rhetoric on a regular basis.
September 7, 2024 at 12:29 AM
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I chuckled at Bloomberg piece that clutched their pearls re the campaign accommodating social media creators, decrying how influencers "were not bound by journalistic doctrine against the appearance of bias"

Talk about misunderstanding the assignment!

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It’s a reflection of the campaign’s belief that social media creators are at least as important as traditional media organizations for getting its message to voters. What’s more, some of them — not bound by journalistic doctrine against the appearance of bias — will even make speeches at the DNC in Chicago to rally support for Harris.
August 20, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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this one didn't take as long but still:
san jose, ca to san francisco
san francisco to chicago
chicago to san francisco

it was already here!
July 18, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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I was just wondering this when a package i ordered from san jose went to ohio and then to oakland and to san francisco and then back to oakland and finally to san francisco again which was where it was supposed to go. like why did it leave california at all
USPS tracking history that shows a package from San Jose, CA going to Ohio, then San Francisco, then Oakland, then back to San Francisco (the destination) over two weeks.
July 18, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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i don't need a 5.5qt le creuset
i don't need a 5.5qt le creuset
i don't need a 5.5qt le creuset
i don't need a 5.5qt le creuset
screenshot of amazon product page for a le creuset 5.5qt enameled cast iron pot selling for $319.15 for prime day
October 11, 2023 at 6:20 PM
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Going to be napping off lunch now nitenite
Two plates of food. The left side is a poutine with bacon and on the right is a Korean fried chicken sandwich with tater tots
September 27, 2023 at 8:33 PM
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THEY DID
September 13, 2023 at 11:23 PM