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George @georgem.bsky.social · 13h

online in general is about the crucial authenticity of our whining and the sinister frivolity of everyone else's whining

Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 13h

Commenter today pretty much nailed it: "Online fandom seems to be build on believing your team will lose and being annoyed when the media says your team will lose."

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 1d

Civil Service History: On Oct. 12, 1979 (Columbus Day), government employee George Sullivan goes in to work for a couple of hours to, in his own words, “take care of some unfinished business.”

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Okay Myfriend @debianxfce.bsky.social · 1d

(primary care physician suddenly getting serious) and is there any necromancy in the household?

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Sam @mardiroos.bsky.social · 1d

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morrowind.txt @morrowind-txt.bsky.social · 1d

%Name cannot serve you if you are not member of the %faction.

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Sam @mardiroos.bsky.social · 1d

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d

What is a Fast-Fish? Alive or dead a fish is technically fast, when it is connected with an occupied ship or boat, by any medium at all controllable by the occupant or occupants,—a mast, an oar, a nine-inch cable, a telegraph wire, or a strand of cobweb, it is all the same.

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QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 1d

what do you even say. what do you even say.

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deus_ex.txt @deus-ex-txt.bsky.social · 2d

Do what you think's right, JC. Only listen to your own conscience.

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deus_ex.txt @deus-ex-txt.bsky.social · 2d

What the hell?

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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 4d

"300 people on their knees — in fear, no doubt — started shouting, 'Free Palestine! Free Palestine!' calling him a génocidaire and a baby killer ... You could see that Ben-Gvir was stunned by that. His people, the police, they were all stunned by it. They expected us to be cowed, and we weren't."

Truthout @truthout.org · 4d

Global condemnation is mounting as hundreds of international activists remain in Israeli prison days after the military raided and captured dozens of boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla. Greta Thunberg told Swedish officials she was held in a cell infested with bedbugs and deprived of food and water.

Journalist on Gaza Flotilla Describes “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody

“They were throwing people’s medicine in the bin in front of them and laughing in their faces,” says Kieran Andrieu.

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Sam @mardiroos.bsky.social · 2d

*waving my hand vaguely* growth, etc. etc.

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Sam @mardiroos.bsky.social · 2d

cheers!

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Sam @mardiroos.bsky.social · 3d

After all, why not? Why shouldn't I have a non-alcoholic beer on a Tuesday?

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morrowind.txt @morrowind-txt.bsky.social · 3d

Construction on your stronghold will begin soon.

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Sam @mardiroos.bsky.social · 3d

lol, exactly

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Sam @mardiroos.bsky.social · 3d

I F*cking Love News

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 3d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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