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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜?

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Amateur photographer, voice actor, scribbler. Volunteer railroader, professional machinist. Also a snow leopard. May contain sarcasm and adult content. Outshopped 1985 Chicago area. INTP-A Discord: SynchroScore https://www.youtube.com/c/SynchroScore

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · Apr 10

I read the news today, oh boy...

(will be on repeat until further notice)

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 5h

My respect for CNN began to sharply drop when they hired Scott Jennings, former personal propagandist from Mitch McConnell and Professional Wrong Opinion Haver.

Nice to quote @vexwerewolf.bsky.social too.

Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 6h

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 6h

Also the version with the artist's notes. Again, wonderfully happy with is this from @infurnationale.bsky.social

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 16h

I need to see about getting video of my Selectric III on here.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 16h

I suppose so. I never really cared for his music, too hokey. My tastes are quite a bit older; here's a sampler from my channel.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 17h

It's the eyeliner.

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 19h

Not that I really shopped there to begin with, but I'm definitely not shopping there even harder now.

Signed, the son of two NEA members.

David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 1d

Exec3: What if, while we targeted our advertising towards lanyard-class staffers with an occasionally overdeveloped sense of noblesse oblige, we argued that the NLRB was unconstitutional?

Exec1 and Exec2: Okay, now it's starting to get warm in here.

Trader Joe’s Follows SpaceX in Arguing US Labor Board Is Unconstitutional

Grocery chain Trader Joe’s is joining Elon Musk’s SpaceX in arguing that the US labor board, which is prosecuting cases against both companies, is unconstitutional.

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 19h

I'm gonna have one, but blow bubbles out of it.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 19h

Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 1d

I propose that the first person to respond to one of these press conference claims with "With all due respect, Mr. President, are you delusional, senile, or just flat-out lying?" should get like twenty Pulitzers.

iain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 1d

The NYTimes wisely hired Anna Griffin, one of the best journalists in Portland, as the head of its Pacific Northwest Bureau

President Trump continued to describe Portland, Ore., as a city on fire Friday even as residents enjoyed the first fall rain and the lone demonstrator at the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building was dressed as a pink Care Bear. While taking questions from reporters in the White House, Mr. Trump said that “every time I look at that place, it’s burning down” and claimed that when store owners in Portland need to make repairs, they “build it out of plywood.” Buildings are still constructed with wood, concrete, steel and other modern construction materials in Oregon.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 1d

Two fun facts. First, the title of this film inspired the title of The Simpsons episode "22 Short Films About Springfield", which gave the world "Steamed Hams". Second, I made my own little film about Glenn Gould.

youtu.be/d626QuvpNMM

Ludwig van Beethoven -- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major -- Score

YouTube video by SynchroScore

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 1d

A few weeks ago, nobody had heard from Donny in a while, and people were hoping that he would die.

Earlier this week, Dolly's sister asked for people to pray for her, and lots of people prayed, hoping that she wouldn't die.

Be like Dolly, not Donny.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 1d

Laughing to keep from crying is still a valid strategy, as far as I'm concerned.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, I would never wear any shirt like this in the first place, because it would reveal too much, but...yeah, this is complete garbage.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 2d

Or in my case, they can't fathom the idea of somebody who doesn't know how to do any of that stuff and types everything using Notepad because he finds Microsoft Word is too annoying and complicated.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 2d

Lies: 1 in 5 Chicagoans is in a gang.

Fact: 1 in 5 Chicagoans knows a guy who can help you with that.

🏳️‍⚧️ Aster the Disaster 🏳️‍⚧️ @trainfox1000.bsky.social · 2d

Lies: 1 in 5 Chicagoans is in a gang.

Fact: 2-4-6-8 Motorway by the band Chicago

Punk on Bus Lives!🚍📻 @punkonbuslives.bsky.social · 2d

Lies: 1 in 5 Chicagoans is in a gang.

Reality: 1 in 5 Chicagoans have performed in the musical, "Chicago."

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 2d

This sort of impractical unhinged foamer wishcasting nonsense, I don't know why anybody listens to them.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 2d

They really are some petty bitches.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine being such a fragile little snowflake that you're triggered by a person wearing a hijab in a video game. You need to go to your safe space, poor baby?

Incidentally, I will now consider buying this game.

No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 3d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 2d

I'll take a stab at it.

DEI means: "Anything that portrays a person who differs from my ethnicity, religion, political views, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression in a positive manner."

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 3d

The only correct take on a fundamentally anti-human technology.

Screenshot of David Simon interview
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 3d

I need to get cycling again, get in better shape. Also: teehee!

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 3d

I am glad I haven't the faintest idea what's going on here.

Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 3d

Looks fun, shame I haven't heard of it before now. But I hope to do more explorations in the future.

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 3d

I think that's also the only part of the network that I'm missing. And what's this app? That looks like it could be interesting.

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 3d

Just the place I've found myself in, recently.