valergain 🌹
@valergain.bsky.social
Definitely an Elf IRL| Marxist | RPG and GSG enthusiast| (he/him). Profile picture by @iara-art.bsky.social
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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The deck is stacked in about 10 different ways to give extra power and money to rural areas, but it's never enough. Right wing propaganda continues to tell them they are out upon victims powerless against the mighty cities.
Stage 5 pundit-brain is watching an innocent woman being killed by agents of the state and going, "hmm this says a lot about the urban-rural divide in America."
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The deck is stacked in about 10 different ways to give extra power and money to rural areas, but it's never enough. Right wing propaganda continues to tell them they are out upon victims powerless against the mighty cities.
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that crazy lady giving trump her medal in a big gold frame saying "i am giving my award that i won to a strong and handsome boy, signed me" is such a great story because any outcome is equally funny: either she just bought a presidency for a framed certificate or he's going to fuck her over anyway
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 AM
that crazy lady giving trump her medal in a big gold frame saying "i am giving my award that i won to a strong and handsome boy, signed me" is such a great story because any outcome is equally funny: either she just bought a presidency for a framed certificate or he's going to fuck her over anyway
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they deserve each other
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuela's Machado says she presented Trump her Nobel Peace Prize to recognize his commitment to her country.
January 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
they deserve each other
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there’s stuff circulating about Wikipedia and AI; I’d ask that you dig into this thread before getting concerned.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
there’s stuff circulating about Wikipedia and AI; I’d ask that you dig into this thread before getting concerned.
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Pathfinder : WoTR fancomic - Did you know?
saw this interaction in game and i knew i had to draw it lol
Also not used to drawing furry characters so sorry if she looks weird lol
saw this interaction in game and i knew i had to draw it lol
Also not used to drawing furry characters so sorry if she looks weird lol
January 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Pathfinder : WoTR fancomic - Did you know?
saw this interaction in game and i knew i had to draw it lol
Also not used to drawing furry characters so sorry if she looks weird lol
saw this interaction in game and i knew i had to draw it lol
Also not used to drawing furry characters so sorry if she looks weird lol
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a few years ago a student in office hours told me i seemed like a sigma male and i asked him what that meant and he said it's a guy who is so confident he doesn't care about being an alpha and i said "well i guess in an absolute sense that's true" and he was like "that's such a sigma thing to say"
January 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
a few years ago a student in office hours told me i seemed like a sigma male and i asked him what that meant and he said it's a guy who is so confident he doesn't care about being an alpha and i said "well i guess in an absolute sense that's true" and he was like "that's such a sigma thing to say"
You can say that again!
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
You can say that again!
Calling this finding out we're all into BDSM
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Calling this finding out we're all into BDSM
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hm. this chart actually says the old world is doing really good
The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be reborn. Now is the time of Will Stancils.
January 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM
hm. this chart actually says the old world is doing really good
Do you ever kind of think about how Tales of Valiant was dead on arrival
January 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Do you ever kind of think about how Tales of Valiant was dead on arrival
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My hottest take about the birthrate is that we could have way fewer humans and that would be fine. We'd have to plan policy around it, yeah. But there were a quarter as many humans alive 100 years ago as there are today. There were like half as many 50 years ago. Gradual decline is okay.
January 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
My hottest take about the birthrate is that we could have way fewer humans and that would be fine. We'd have to plan policy around it, yeah. But there were a quarter as many humans alive 100 years ago as there are today. There were like half as many 50 years ago. Gradual decline is okay.
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the coupling break happens in the mid aughts before the rise of smartphones and really even The Apps. main cause is clearly blizzard changing warcraft from an rts to an mmorpg
and the main reason seems to be that smartphones and social media have driven an epic collapse in coupling and marriage. not great in terms of basic human flourishing www.ggd.world/p/why-is-fer...
Why is Fertility Collapsing, Globally?
Something dramatic is happening everywhere all at once: fertility is plummeting, with major implications for economic growth and social stability.
www.ggd.world
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
the coupling break happens in the mid aughts before the rise of smartphones and really even The Apps. main cause is clearly blizzard changing warcraft from an rts to an mmorpg
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deathbed conversion to pdf
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
deathbed conversion to pdf
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scott adams said one of my youtube videos was bad one time. now he's dead. i think there's a lesson there
January 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
scott adams said one of my youtube videos was bad one time. now he's dead. i think there's a lesson there
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that is, if you're concerned about birthrates, which i am not really. it'll be alright
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
that is, if you're concerned about birthrates, which i am not really. it'll be alright
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i am hugely skeptical about the importance of smartphones & social media wrt fertility, but to the extent that they are important, the horse has fully bolted, there. there's no rolling that back. trying to take away phones is just 'undo decades of social change, please' hiding under a sheet
it frankly is kind of taboo to discuss these questions on the left, but this piece also doesn't get into the actual most promising policy ideas (limiting smartphone and social media use to the greatest possible extent) www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
i am hugely skeptical about the importance of smartphones & social media wrt fertility, but to the extent that they are important, the horse has fully bolted, there. there's no rolling that back. trying to take away phones is just 'undo decades of social change, please' hiding under a sheet
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"You guys need to stop obstructing us, that's why that lesbian b*tch is dead!..They literally said, have you not learned? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch!"-2 ICE protesters arrested for legally following ICE tell our @jtcestkowski.bsky.social ICE slandered Renee Nicole Good. MORE⬇️
January 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
"You guys need to stop obstructing us, that's why that lesbian b*tch is dead!..They literally said, have you not learned? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch!"-2 ICE protesters arrested for legally following ICE tell our @jtcestkowski.bsky.social ICE slandered Renee Nicole Good. MORE⬇️
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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30% is as low of a number as you’ll ever see on an issue this politicized in the Trump era
"Do you think the ICE agent should face criminal charges for shooting the woman in Minneapolis?"
All:
Yes: 53%
No: 30%
Yes Among:
Democrats: 90%
Independents: 54%
Republicans: 14%
YouGov / Jan 11, 2026
All:
Yes: 53%
No: 30%
Yes Among:
Democrats: 90%
Independents: 54%
Republicans: 14%
YouGov / Jan 11, 2026
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 AM
30% is as low of a number as you’ll ever see on an issue this politicized in the Trump era
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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>when a song has a male-female duet and they're singing different lyrics at the same time
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
>when a song has a male-female duet and they're singing different lyrics at the same time