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Tariffed Enough Already @tobycharleston.bsky.social · 14h

Yep, it was this one

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MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 1d

This has info I used too, but I couldn't fit it in the first reply
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_Ba...

El Paso Border Practices Influence the Holocaust | Texas Story Project

In 1917, the mayor of El Paso, Tom Lea, sent an alarmist telegram to Washington D.C. demanding a quarantine, claiming that “hundreds [of] dirty lousy destitute Mexicans arriving at El Paso daily [woul...

www.thestoryoftexas.com

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MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 1d

El Paso, Texas's "disinfecting plant" forced Mexican immigrants to strip them be sprayed with gasoline, kerosene, sulfuric acid, DDT, and Zyklon B. The Nazis directly cited its use of Zyklon B, a main component in the Nazis gas chambers.
El Paso continued doing this over 5 years after WWII ended.

El Paso Border Practices Influence the Holocaust | Texas Story Project

In 1917, the mayor of El Paso, Tom Lea, sent an alarmist telegram to Washington D.C. demanding a quarantine, claiming that “hundreds [of] dirty lousy destitute Mexicans arriving at El Paso daily [woul...

www.thestoryoftexas.com

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videah θΔ @videah.net · 1d

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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RaeRaq - <Avarice Aspect> @tailfluffmomster.bsky.social · 2d

Go build a cute factory - a friend helped with this one I promise it's accessible
It's like Harvest Moon but swap the farming with machine automation
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 2d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Tarragorn @aragorn-estragon.bsky.social · 4d

Portland Frog:

a close up of a man 's face with a slight smile on his face

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a slight smile on his face

media.tenor.com

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 7d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 5d

Installing TOR and a torrent client would be good too. If your VPN stops working, you could use either to get a new one.
Downloading a torrent without a VPN isn't anonymous. But anyone can start a torrent, so it's the hardest to block and could be a last resort.

MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 9d

Me spending $300/month on electricity because I want to wear warm clothes even though it's summer in Texas.

MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 11d

Why do people even go to help forums when seeing another person not knowing something offends them?
And if that really makes someone angry, the solution is to make sure the person knows that thing.
So even with that toxic attitude, offering their advice is the best way to handle it.

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MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 11d

I wonder how many people are using AI for information because most help forums are so hostile to beginner questions.

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MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 12d

There are lottery vending machines at Walmart and gas stations where I live now. I want to vandalize them so badly for the same reason.

MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 12d

I miss a lot of things about being a kid.
Being dragged to stores for hours was not one of them.

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MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 14d

Fun fact: Linux has a second mascot, Xenia, who is a trans fox girl
xenia.efi.pages.gay//

Original Xenia design by Alan Mackey in 1996.
An anthro red fox wearing a black shirt with "Linux" on it, jeans, and large round glasses.

Xenia redesign by Cathodegaytube in 2019.
An anthro red fox wearing a black shirt with "Linux" on it, jeans, and large round glasses, and holding a keyboard.

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Chikn Nuggit @chiknnuggit.buzzfeed.com · 16d

We all love a silly little guy

#animation

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MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 17d

A while ago, I got a tech support scam call and just played along. The guy was getting mad that clicking an exe didn't run it. I hung up when he started arguing that exe files run on Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS, and Android.

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Debbie 🐉🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈@🇵🇹 @debbiedragoness.eu · 21d

sudo chown proletariat means_of_production.txt

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Lizzi 🐦‍⬛🌸 @spiritcrowart.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you so much for saying this. Intentionally posting untagged NSFW removes the power of consent from the viewer, who might not want to be jumpscared by it in public or just want to avoid it altogether. It's fine if people want to post their properly tagged NSFW in protest-

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Nomax @nomax.bsky.social · 23d

See the thing about my art is that every piece is non-consentual.

I just want to make sure that the characters depicted suffer as much as I do painting it.

Serves those fuckers right.

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Tardor Jet @tardorjet.bsky.social · 22d

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MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 23d

Do people even want thinner phones?
I just want one strong enough to not break when dropped without a case, and has a replaceable battery that will last a full day after a year of use.

MagnusVesper @magnusvesper.com · 23d

Setup Jellyfin and Jellyseerr, and your computer will find the videos for you.
There's a Jellyfin app for smart TVs that can connect to jellyfin on your computer and play the videos it has too.

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Part Time Dragons @parttimedragons.bsky.social · 23d

What would you transform into?

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