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🏳️🌈🎵🎮📝📽️🎭 once i figure out how to actually finish writing a book it's so over for all of you
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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Because it’s a smash and grab.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Because it’s a smash and grab.
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so far the only concrete thing ai has done is make the entire tech market worse and every consumer facing tech product less usable or accessable
December 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
so far the only concrete thing ai has done is make the entire tech market worse and every consumer facing tech product less usable or accessable
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John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
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Winter Song Part 1 (Thread 1/3)
December 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Winter Song Part 1 (Thread 1/3)
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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Seeing people in the comments saying that To a T was unfun and essentially that he deserves this if he can't make a good game.
Gamers, I don't know how else to say this, artists are not supposed to be punished with financial ruin for making imperfect art. That's such a fucked up idea you have
Gamers, I don't know how else to say this, artists are not supposed to be punished with financial ruin for making imperfect art. That's such a fucked up idea you have
Keita Takahashi (Katamari, Wattam, Noby Noby Boy) has moved back to Japan, and says he may be forced to quit the games industry due to To a T underperforming.
He also says he'd love to work on Katamari again, and for someone to invest in his studio.
(Read more at GamesRadar)
He also says he'd love to work on Katamari again, and for someone to invest in his studio.
(Read more at GamesRadar)
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Seeing people in the comments saying that To a T was unfun and essentially that he deserves this if he can't make a good game.
Gamers, I don't know how else to say this, artists are not supposed to be punished with financial ruin for making imperfect art. That's such a fucked up idea you have
Gamers, I don't know how else to say this, artists are not supposed to be punished with financial ruin for making imperfect art. That's such a fucked up idea you have
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"Lay off CEOs instead": Game Awards protesters fed up with the show and the state of the industry
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Lay off CEOs instead": Game Awards protesters fed up with the show and the state of the industry
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
shoutout to the moron who nearly hit me with his car pulling into his driveway because he didn't use his turn signal and then looked at me like it was my fault. being a cyclist in america is hell
December 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
shoutout to the moron who nearly hit me with his car pulling into his driveway because he didn't use his turn signal and then looked at me like it was my fault. being a cyclist in america is hell
rolled credits on mega dimension! that was fun :)
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
rolled credits on mega dimension! that was fun :)
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I firmly believe you don't create an abomination like generative "AI" without seeing the vast and incredible expanse of all human creativity as nothing but "content".
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I firmly believe you don't create an abomination like generative "AI" without seeing the vast and incredible expanse of all human creativity as nothing but "content".
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Today is the 13th anniversary of Sandy Hook and it is gut wrenching that this country learned absolutely nothing from that horrific tragedy. It is just one tragic piece of news after another today. I am tired. We are all tired. It’s just never ending grief.
December 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Today is the 13th anniversary of Sandy Hook and it is gut wrenching that this country learned absolutely nothing from that horrific tragedy. It is just one tragic piece of news after another today. I am tired. We are all tired. It’s just never ending grief.
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A happy Hanukkah to all my observant friends. May your lights pierce the darkness.
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
A happy Hanukkah to all my observant friends. May your lights pierce the darkness.
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I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
WHAT IS WITH YOUR POKÉMON'S PATHFINDING SPECIFICALLY IN MEGA DIMENSION. I JUST MISSED OUT ON A GOLDEN BALL BECAUSE MY GARDEVOIR WENT RUNNING IN CIRCLES INSTEAD OF JUST USING FUCKING PSYCHIC
December 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
WHAT IS WITH YOUR POKÉMON'S PATHFINDING SPECIFICALLY IN MEGA DIMENSION. I JUST MISSED OUT ON A GOLDEN BALL BECAUSE MY GARDEVOIR WENT RUNNING IN CIRCLES INSTEAD OF JUST USING FUCKING PSYCHIC
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it's important you understand this before trying to invite me to your party
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December 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
it's important you understand this before trying to invite me to your party
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
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Ok so what you need to know about these is that:
BLUESKY RESETS YOUR MODERATION SETTINGS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT TELLING YOU.
YOU HAVE TO CHECK ANYTIME THE SITE UPDATES BASICALLY.
BLUESKY RESETS YOUR MODERATION SETTINGS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT TELLING YOU.
YOU HAVE TO CHECK ANYTIME THE SITE UPDATES BASICALLY.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ok so what you need to know about these is that:
BLUESKY RESETS YOUR MODERATION SETTINGS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT TELLING YOU.
YOU HAVE TO CHECK ANYTIME THE SITE UPDATES BASICALLY.
BLUESKY RESETS YOUR MODERATION SETTINGS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT TELLING YOU.
YOU HAVE TO CHECK ANYTIME THE SITE UPDATES BASICALLY.
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the good that you do persists in this world
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the good that you do persists in this world
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O, horrible, O, horrible, most horrible!
December 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
O, horrible, O, horrible, most horrible!
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"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
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Some of you on here
December 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Some of you on here
HOW DID I CATCH A SHINY HAWLUCHA IN THIS HYPERSPACE PORTAL WITHOUT NOTICING
December 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
HOW DID I CATCH A SHINY HAWLUCHA IN THIS HYPERSPACE PORTAL WITHOUT NOTICING