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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 14h

History shows us what happens when corrupt Kings destroy palaces and temples to rebuild for their golden visions and it often ends in flames and looting and razing when they die, just speaking as an archaeologist here, nothing whatsoever to do with anything modern *clutches pearls*

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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hell yeah they're doin skaven shit

Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump shelled J.D. Vance's security detail.

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Dragon Cobolt @dragoncobolt.bsky.social · 13h

every time trump does anything, the thing that goes through my head is: "How the fuck did the democrats lose to this?"

what...kind of...fucking incompetent do you have to be to LOSE TO THIS

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 15h

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 16h

The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 17h

Someone went there:

"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"

via @futurism.com

futurism.com/future-socie...

It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It

He's spent the past month delivering four high-octane lectures in San Francisco's downtown waterfront on the antichrist.

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Fossilized Tree Resin @jamberee13.bsky.social · 3d

She’s a 10 but I think she might be immortal, I think she’s been in these woods a long time. She knows what the destroyed stone dwellings were when they stood. She knows the exact place rare plants grow, knows each root and stone like she placed them herself.

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k_the_(spo)okayest @ktheokayest.bsky.social · 4d

What's the best one liner in movie history?

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Dragon Cobolt @dragoncobolt.bsky.social · 4d

Today has been one fucking thing after another, but I did finally hammer the "humanity" system for my Cenobite TTRPG (think like vampire or werewolf, but you're playing a cenobite) so that I like it!

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hot dogs are charcuterie sandwiches @riothobbit.bsky.social · 5d

gallows are a type of platform

Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 5d

Promise me that yall aren't going to platform the eventual "repentent ICE agent" stories that will come out...

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 7d

When Mike Johnson or another national leader repeatedly claims they haven’t seen relevant things in the news, an appropriate reporter reaction would be “Holy cow, how do you not know?!? How can you do your job without knowing what’s happening? What are you doing to fix your ‘not knowing’ problem?”

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 7d

I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 7d

OK there's my Unhinged Literary Opinion: Pratchett is the greatest humanist/philosophical writer of our era.

Micah @rincewind.run · 7d

and since he really does have a quote for everything, in the wise words of Sir Terry Pratchett: “Susan hated Literature. She’d much prefer to read a good book.”

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Adam @adamid82.bsky.social · 6d

I am pretty sure that second one is the Leagues of Votan, just in the middle of the galaxy not the edge.

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 7d

Time to tune in to some analysis from Antifa expert…Chef Andrew…Gruel?…founder of…American Gravy Concepts?

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truemetis.bsky.social @truemetis.bsky.social · 6d

Zombie apocalypse averted cause they were eaten by feral hogs. Now it's a wild pig apocalypse and it's much much worse.

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Adam @adamid82.bsky.social · 6d

Do it for the people (person)

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 6d

Referring to global history during the 'Victorian era', but de-centering Europe:
The Meiji era of Japan lasted from 1868 to 1912.

So:
"Cowboys were roaming warrior-gunmen who managed cattle empires for the noble class in early Meiji-era America."

"The Meiji Emperor 明治5年. Albumen silver print. Uchida Kuichi was the only photographer granted a sitting by the Emperor Meiji and in 1872 Uchida photographed the Emperor and Empress Haruko in full court dress and everyday robes. In 1873, Uchida again photographed the Emperor, who this time wore military dress, and a photograph from this sitting became the official imperial portrait (Ishii and Iizawa). Copies of the official portrait were distributed among foreign heads of state and Japanese regional governmental offices, but their private sale was prohibited. Nevertheless, many copies of the photograph were made and circulated on the market. (Kinoshita). Published in the Japanese book, Meiji Tenno gyoden (Tokyo: Kaneo Bun'endo, 1912)"

CREDIT: Uchida Kuichi - Tenno Yondai No Shozo "天皇四代の肖像", published by Mainichi Shinbun Sha 毎日新聞社, 1999.

"A historical photograph of a group of cowboys from the American West, likely from the late 19th century. The photograph appears to be a promotional image for Buffalo Bill's Wild West show"

The name "Johnny Baker" is written at the bottom, either as the photographer or labeling a gentleman in fancy hat holding a long rifle.

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Adam @adamid82.bsky.social · 6d

I can totally see Picard piloting a mobile suit with an overt British Knight aesthetic.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 7d

Biden let Bibi play him for a fool, to his face, badly damaging his own political standing and that of his party, all in service of a genocidal campaign of retribution

all out of, as far as I can tell, a devout belief that Israel can do no wrong

that is his legacy and he brought it on himself

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 7d

i do not have a lot of tolerance for people whining that Netanyahu fucked Biden over in order to get Trump in office so he could do whatever he wanted. yeah. he absolutely did that. that was obvious before 10/7.

there is no person on Earth more incompetent as a foreign policy thinker than Biden

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 7d

"Columbus Day:" No one wants it. No one wants to celebrate it. Perfectly decent Monday in October saddled with the name of a rapist.

"Titus Pullo Day:" 100% participation. Wine flows freely. Someone says "THIRTEEN!" and everyone responds. Boring old October Monday turned great fun.

A picture of Ray Stevenson as Titus Pullo from ROME

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Adam @adamid82.bsky.social · 7d

The Obelisk at Team Labs Tokyo.

A large red and black obelisk towers over several puny humans.

Adam @adamid82.bsky.social · 7d

Team labs Tokyo.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9d

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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 9d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 9d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Adam @adamid82.bsky.social · 9d

Honestly, it was kind of the best possible outcome for everyone, with the possible exception of the father. The mother and siblings were doomed from the start.

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Adam @adamid82.bsky.social · 10d

I have the same thing with psi rating with the psi armor.

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