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I sometimes make things on the internet. he/him

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Me reading Legend of the Jade Phoenix when a guy taps Adian's 'mech to spin it around then double-taps it in the back armor like a boss: "Damn. He's good."
Me, learning how to delete cockpits in Mechwarrior 5: "Actually, I think I could do that." #Battletech

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It's weird to search a trending topic on this site and find so many folks I've already muted posting on it. Maybe...just not engaging with that.

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Celeste Pewter's avatar Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social
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There are many things that infuriate me about the pundit class right now, but probably one of the top on my list: Project 2025 has posted their plans for every single federal department on their website. They have a training academy for prospective appointees. Where are the hard hitting op-eds?

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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Listening to the Subspace Rhapsody soundtrack and thinking about how all the trauma in the world and being Khan's grandniece didn't make me connect with La'an, but her singing a sad song in her quarters and carrying the weight of her job did.

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Comics in the Golden Age's avatar Comics in the Golden Age @comicsinthega.bsky.social
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Happy birthday to Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes!

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Dr. Lucky Tran's avatar Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.bsky.social
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Due to the fireworks, New York City's air quality is the worst in the world tonight.

When AQI is low, it's a good idea to wear a mask to protect your health.

But this could soon be a crime, as one of the mask ban bills prohibits masks at "lawful assemblies."

#NoNYMaskBan

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luke the myoclonic jerk's avatar luke the myoclonic jerk @coolhand.bsky.social
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The Epstein grand jury records that were unsealed today contain some entirely unsurprising revelations

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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In a race that's literally about saving Democracy, they want to have a tiny council of electors front someone who's never even won a primary. The idea is irrational at first glance.

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Sean's avatar Sean @publichealth.bsky.social
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never forget the usa today “heatwave” infographic

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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I love Seth Meyer's Second Chance Theater, but chosing to show anything that was too bad for the Will Ferrell era of SNL is playing with fire. There are horror movies that start with less ominous choices.

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United Farm Workers's avatar United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social
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Solidarity with those affected as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall. Jamaica is home to thousands of farm workers who come yearly to the US on H2A visas, hundreds of whom are UFW members. From deadly heat to extreme storms, farm workers are on the front lines of climate crisis.

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Jeramy Neugin 's avatar Jeramy Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social
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Hillary headlines in 2015. Don't let the media fool you again. Image Courtesy of angry_staffer.

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Mark Chadbourn's avatar Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social
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Morning, Bluesky. Big day in the UK today. Enjoy the sun on the way to the polling station. Venceremos!

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Four Years Ago Today's avatar Four Years Ago Today @fouryearsagotoday.bsky.social
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In a baleful 4th of July speech to a crowd of about 3,700 people at Mount Rushmore, Trump rails against Democrats and warns that “angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders, deface our most sacred memorials and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities.”

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The largely silent ad, which will reportedly air in battleground states across the country, features a sequence of headshots depicting politicians, former Trump White House officials, journalists, and seemingly random average Americans with big red X’s over their faces.

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bucolic twink's avatar bucolic twink @boldfashioned.online
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I did this it took me 5 minutes and was more productive than many other things

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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Whatever shape it is, we know what methodology we're NOT using to find out.

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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I swear to gods if you people spend weeks handwringing about an 'open convention' and 'finding a replacement' and they end up keeping Biden and leaning into Harris like I suggested in the first place, I'm...actually going to be more amused than anything else.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈's avatar David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social
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Today is the only day you can repost this

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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I haven't read the RFK Jr. news, but I'm less concerned by a guy going to country where they eat dogs and eating a dog. Broaden your horizons. I'm more interested in a presidential candidate saying, he's got "so many skeletons in my closet." Why would you say that?!

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And what is the president going to do? Ignore the judiciary? No, that would be ille--oh wait.

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Mr. Am I Being Detained 's avatar Mr. Am I Being Detained @gonebabygone.bsky.social
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Just a funny comic for pals to read!!

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iucounu's avatar iucounu @iucounu.bsky.social
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these Tory election leaflets are becoming increasingly desperate I feel

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Popehat's avatar Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social
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There are two elements to the immunity decision that are particularly extreme in a way that many will miss: (1) motive is irrelevant and (2) immune acts are not just excluded from prosecution, they’re excluded from evidence. /1

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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An extreme hypothetical in which a president violates federal law has got to be trolling, right!? He did that shit!

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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Except Russia, which is--obviously--happy to assist them with no preconditions except that they get power or burn the country down trying. I've been asked, "What good is standing on principle if you die?" Well, the good is not dying like the GOP, shitting the bed & taking everyone with you.

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Republicans are happy to undermine the credibility of our institutions because their policy is scorched Earth. If they can't run America, they will burn it down. Denigrating the courts, the White House, our history...whatever gives a dying political wing a grasp at power with their lich hands.

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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I feel like one branch of our government should be above the politicking. It should be respected and trusted. Not because we're supposed to respect and trust this or that institution, but because it's earned that trust through sober, prudent action.

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I had thought that expanding the Supreme Court was a radical move. One that's failed in other countries and risks escalation, especially if it gets filibustered in the senate, uncorking the bottle without actually succeeding. But damn:

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Before, you could have maybe restored public trust in the court by having Kavanaugh and Gorsuch step down, and having a quiet, conservative court. Now four out of nine justices are tainted in the public eye and the court whines about it but doesn't particularly care.

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Was talking to a friend lately that McConnell's hold up of Scalia's seat and Kavanaugh's meltdown in the Senate, were the real start of the public's mistrust of the Supreme Court. I don't think the issues with Alito and Thomas would be so large if trust wasn't already eroded.

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Philip Bump's avatar Philip Bump @pbump.com
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Good day to be someone who recently argued that the contested convention commentary is often driven by self-importance.

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Vicci Ho's avatar Vicci Ho @vicciho.bsky.social
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I have boxes of CDs in storage in Hong Kong and it prob contains every single CD from indie bands between mid-90s to 2010s. If someone who knows someone in HK who'd want it for free, let me know? Feel free to share far and wide. Photos are a sample of what i had, ignore the number!

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò's avatar Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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you know shit's gone sideways when the Financial Times is endorsing the Labour party

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Mike McMahan's avatar Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social
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All of Lower Decks season one is up for free on the P+ YouTube for a limited time (USA).

A great way to intro a friend to the Cerritos!

youtu.be/jTQnkijDtRQ?...

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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Anything that leans that far into the asthetic without thinking of function or maintenance is frustrating. It's ultimately cheap and lacking in vision. Just put a 20' pic of the CEO in a convertible in the lobby.

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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If I ran the Labour Party, my slogan would be, "The Tories are afraid we'll fix the UK."

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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Well, just the presidents that administrate legally. If you want to delegitimize governing, make enforcing the law illegal.

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VanVelding's avatar VanVelding @vanvelding.bsky.social
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Hexarchy was on sale, and it's been wishlisted for a while. After checking that it wasn't in early access I got it. It is unambitiously 'Civilization with cards.' Just a waste of money. It's only using the cards as a way to limit turn options, but the options are just as complex as before.

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