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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 8h

Oh my godddddd this would have ATE

Vapor Weyve @nymphomachy.meangirls.online · Aug 2

Tweet too long.

“If HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS had filmed a season in the 2010s, there definitely would have been an episode where Hercules and Iolaus travel to the city of Ur—which looks like a New Zealand suburb—and discover there that Salmoneus has been placed under arrest by the King for fraudulently selling lousy copper. Hercules investigates and it turns out Salmoneus is just a wholesaler and the crappy product is the fault of his supplier, an absolute dirtbag merchant played by guest star Keenan Ivory Wayans.

Hercules beats up the merchant's goons to discover evidence of his shady business practices and the evidence saves Salmoneus from getting his hands chopped off but the king respects the merchant too much to punish him for his fraud. Salmoneus fecklessly screams out as he departs on horseback with his companions that he's going to write a formal complaint about his poor customer service, and the merchant just clutches his gut laughing and finally shouts back "And who shall ever care, that humble Ea-Nasir had a displeased customer?" Fade to credits as Salmoneus seethes”

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 12h

Its so funny how republican men are so obsessed with blue/purple haired women who arent thinking about them at all

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Sean Padilla says #ProtectJhordin @seanpadilla.blacksky.app · 16h

They said Ms. Rachel is virtue signaling

Clitasaurus Rex 🦖 @naiijah.bsky.social · 17h

what did the last person you blocked say to get blocked?

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30 to 50 Feral Hamburgers★ @hamburgerjack.bsky.social · 14h

It's really bad when International people buy the lies of the United States and think the law or churches will help people.

It's few and far between. That's why this country is like this.

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 17h

They wanted to delude themselves into safety so bad. "They not like us" and look where it got you? Beat up by gestapo

The Nana Yaga @nanicoolj.blacksky.app · 19h

"I thought ICE was only going after Mexicans"

When have you ever known any type of militia that is targeting a non-white group to not also attack Black people!?

They treat us like they get extra credit for beating our ass all the time. HOW ARE YOU SHOCKED!?

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Arif "Felonious Munk" Shahid @feloniousmunk.blacksky.app · 17h

You a real chickenianado if you can eyeball the cooker's ethnicity by looking at the bird.

Mik | Graphic Designer + Strategist @oksoboom.blacksky.app · 17h

Did the Peruvians grill this? Looks like their handy work.

🇬🇭 Ms. Sausage(s) 🎭 @debbiecakes.blacksky.app · 17h

Look at this delicious and perfectly grilled piece of chicken 🤤🤤

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 17h

Club 5k Run and then Club PS5 for the after party

ᴾᵃᵖⁱ ᴄʜɪᴄʜᴏꜱ ᴬᵏᵃ ꜱʜᴀᴍɪʀ ᴍᴏᴏʀᴇ 🥷⃤ @igotyoedges.blacksky.app · 19h

Yall hitting the club tonight??

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 17h

With the way things are going 4 is the lowest im going

Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 20h

3 or 4 for me.

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monique @thejournalista.com · 21h

I don't know who needs to hear this (probably people making the comparison), but American racism was the blueprint for Nazis, not the other way around.

Hope this helps.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

You know how there’s been this big push towards encouraging older people to do puzzles, cognitive games, and to learn new things to keep them from succumbing to dementia?

Wonder where that’s gonna go with the rise of “outsource your cognitive functions to AI, it’ll be convenient” culture

SteveIsDamaged @steveisdamages.bsky.social · 1d

Cognition is like strength. Use is required to not just gain, but maintain. The more thinking and cognitive work we offload, the duller we become as a result.

It's like deciding you'll use a mobility scooter without need and then figuring out a year later that you can no longer walk.

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 18h

Lmao wait WHAT

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 20h

Most of John Woo's and Jackie Chan's catalogue was available only at Asian video stores which duped the films from PAL to VHS for rental (which was legal at the time).

HEAVY METAL only occasionally showed up on late night paid cable and could only be watched on recordings of those showings.

Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 21h

throwing this prompt from Twitter in here. what examples you got?

tweet by @Caol_MacCormaic that reads, uncs of film twitter: what are some movies that are canonical now but were basically unknown when we were coming up? like Come and See or Possession. inversely: what are some movies or filmmakers that seem to have fallen off? (Takashi Miike comes to mind)

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Teorema @teorema.bsky.social · 21h

This isn’t just about immigrants. This is an attempt to sabotage the infrastructure and economy of a major American city the regime doesn’t like.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 21h

ICE went after rideshare drivers at O’Hare today, according to statement from Illinois Drivers Alliance

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Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · 21h

Tylenol causes autism? Ok, let me know when you're ready to hear the real deep cut conspiracies

Image of the Hobbit house from Lord of the Rings juxtaposed with the Tubbytronic Superdome from Teletubbies.

Image of the four hobbits from Lord of the Rings juxtaposed with the four teletubbies.

Image of the eye of Sauron from Lord of the Rings juxtaposed with the baby in the sun from the Teletubbies.

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 21h

They want games to be all action all the time with talking during the missions that they can ignore

30 to 50 Feral Hamburgers★ @hamburgerjack.bsky.social · 21h

Absolutely crazy to see people trashing a day one game and then admitting they skipped all side quests, dialogue, cut scenes

...

That is insane. That's crazy 😂😂😂

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 21h

Yesss

Skin Care Bully @skincarebully.bsky.social · 21h

*ahem* I have a question. *taps mic*

I have an overstock of butters and oils that I really want to use out.

If I make some body butters and sell them for like $15-$20 is that cool?

They’re gonna be hydrating as well.

When the stock runs out, that’s it!

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 21h

Without saying Voltrom, whats your favorite giant robot

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 21h

Expect firings very soon

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

Here's the full memo.

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 21h

He wanted to be above somebody so badly. He found out Blackness is always a "probable cause" to the state.

cam rodriguez 🔎 🇲🇽 @camrodriguez.bsky.social · 1d

Both sentiments from Jackson and Johnson aren't

too different from those expressed by a Black bystander in the viral video of the feds placing a Black man in a chokehold in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood: "Y'all supposed to be out here choking Mexicans," he said.

Jackson described the happiness he felt when he

first heard U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was coming to Chicago. He said he felt that the migrants were "slowly taking over" South Shore and said the building eventually had majority immigrant occupants.

After the South Shore raid, Jackson said his feelings have changed because ICE "had mercy for nobody."

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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 1d

Oh but the timeline told me we were supposed to listen to black women. We ain't gonna hear her out? 😂

Give it up Deelishis you look like a man..🧍🏾‍♂️ @blackranga.blacksky.app · 1d

I hate so much that she is a Black person.

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TAKA! TORA! BATTA! @sourcedumal.bsky.social · 21h

Exactly! Black faces in high places is not going to save her!!!!

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 1d

Now we're seeing confirmation of the NSO acquisition.

Mark my words, this is the path through which Pegasus gets put on Americans iPhones & Androids.

This dictatorship-in-a-box belongs nowhere near our constitutional rights.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group.

NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

techcrunch.com

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hungryghoast @hungryghoast.bsky.social · 22h

It's called The Prosperity Gospel

Lizzie Kodpuak née Acid Lich (Gröbnerpilled era) @acidlich.bsky.social · 23h

Imagine if we gamified evangelical Christianity i utter and then immediately realize the evangelicals would love this

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Keyah (banned era) @sapphic-film-nerd.bsky.social · 22h

Palestinians are parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, grandparents, and cousins. They love their families. Palestinian families have been erased. Children have been orphaned. Parents lost their kids

Obama chose dehumanization when he said the suffering of "Israeli families and the people of Gaza"

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Bobby @kingbobbydeal.bsky.social · 1d

can we at least collectively stop using A.I images and videos… like let’s draw the line somewhere

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