Marc
@mnvl.bsky.social
Data engineer, philosopher, avid reader, dog person
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Ukraine is not, and never has been, a model of clean governance. That is not why the West has spent some $400bn—and counting—to help defend it. Were Western support to falter, the only winner would be Vladimir Putin
Don’t let a scandal undermine the defence of Ukraine
Outrage is justified. Letting Vladimir Putin win would be disastrous
econ.st
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Ukraine is not, and never has been, a model of clean governance. That is not why the West has spent some $400bn—and counting—to help defend it. Were Western support to falter, the only winner would be Vladimir Putin
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"Une exposition à BD Boum, un mercredi d’échanges au Quai Branly, les bandes dessinées de Taiwan franchissent une étape supplémentaire dans leur parcours de reconnaissance. Le patient travail de rapprochement culturel avec la France porte ses fruits."
www.actuabd.com/Entre-Seine-...
www.actuabd.com/Entre-Seine-...
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"Une exposition à BD Boum, un mercredi d’échanges au Quai Branly, les bandes dessinées de Taiwan franchissent une étape supplémentaire dans leur parcours de reconnaissance. Le patient travail de rapprochement culturel avec la France porte ses fruits."
www.actuabd.com/Entre-Seine-...
www.actuabd.com/Entre-Seine-...
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The US has stepped back from defending democracy.
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The US has stepped back from defending democracy.
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The US plan is to ensure peace by making sure Ukraine cannot defend itself when we attack it again.
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The US plan is to ensure peace by making sure Ukraine cannot defend itself when we attack it again.
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They make games and movies like they used to. So many of them. Same with books.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
They make games and movies like they used to. So many of them. Same with books.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
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Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
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#dnd #funfact
Gygax often claimed that Tolkien and his books had just a "superficial" influence on D&D. According to him, such authors as Anderson, Sprague de Camp and Pratt, Leiber, Lovecraft, Merritt, Moorcock, Vance, and Zelazny were used as inspiration more than Tolkien.
#ttrpg #mtg #gamedev
Gygax often claimed that Tolkien and his books had just a "superficial" influence on D&D. According to him, such authors as Anderson, Sprague de Camp and Pratt, Leiber, Lovecraft, Merritt, Moorcock, Vance, and Zelazny were used as inspiration more than Tolkien.
#ttrpg #mtg #gamedev
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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New background is available!!
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November 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
New background is available!!
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Imagine Epstein calling you dirty
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Imagine Epstein calling you dirty
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you should quit social media if you can.
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
You should quit social media for good
Platforms optimized for engagement warp our politics, erode attention, and harm our wellbeing. Here’s how I minimize time on the (anti‑)social web.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
you should quit social media if you can.
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
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The End of Time 🕰️
- Chrono Trigger (SNES)
- Chrono Trigger (SNES)
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The End of Time 🕰️
- Chrono Trigger (SNES)
- Chrono Trigger (SNES)
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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Oh look, Chinese are openly admitting to abusing the Interpol agency to harass non-Chinese citizens living abroad.
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Oh look, Chinese are openly admitting to abusing the Interpol agency to harass non-Chinese citizens living abroad.
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A plane full of Russian spies and collaborators is heading to DC to meet with the Trump regime.
November 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A plane full of Russian spies and collaborators is heading to DC to meet with the Trump regime.
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Huge Democratic party win across the board, but a lot of European newspapers are just reporting on Mamdami
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Huge Democratic party win across the board, but a lot of European newspapers are just reporting on Mamdami
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
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In our polling with YouGov, since the start of his second term Donald Trump's net approval has fallen 17pts among white Americans (+17 to -1), 28pts among Hispanic Americans (-9 to -37) and 38pts among black Americans (-36 to -74)
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In our polling with YouGov, since the start of his second term Donald Trump's net approval has fallen 17pts among white Americans (+17 to -1), 28pts among Hispanic Americans (-9 to -37) and 38pts among black Americans (-36 to -74)
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I know I am late to watching The Big Bang Theory but if anybody had told me that Sheldon Cooper is a Bayesian I might have done it sooner.
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I know I am late to watching The Big Bang Theory but if anybody had told me that Sheldon Cooper is a Bayesian I might have done it sooner.
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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Joe Rogan is confusing measles with chicken pox
October 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Joe Rogan is confusing measles with chicken pox
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“They’ve got money for ICE and golden ballrooms but not for hungry families” is so easy it’s almost funny
Johnson: Snap benefits is a unique situation. I got a summary of the legal analysis…the contingency funds are not legally available to cover the benefits right now
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“They’ve got money for ICE and golden ballrooms but not for hungry families” is so easy it’s almost funny
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If someone told me I would be quoted in TIME and that the president likely read it, I would assume that would be good...but no, my quote was used to make the exact opposite point as I had intended:
time.com/7304818/us-c...
time.com/7304818/us-c...
The U.S. Must Beware of Taiwan's Reckless Leader
William Lai is lurching toward formal independence, which could trigger a catastrophic U.S.-China war, writes Lyle Goldstein.
time.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
If someone told me I would be quoted in TIME and that the president likely read it, I would assume that would be good...but no, my quote was used to make the exact opposite point as I had intended:
time.com/7304818/us-c...
time.com/7304818/us-c...
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Phone Box of The Day: Isle of Skye, August 1983. Pic: Lasse Nielsen
October 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Phone Box of The Day: Isle of Skye, August 1983. Pic: Lasse Nielsen