Peter T
@ptran42.bsky.social
Giving social media another spin.
Big ol' nerd, particularly for Transformers, Persona, and Like a Dragon/Yakuza.
Big ol' nerd, particularly for Transformers, Persona, and Like a Dragon/Yakuza.
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Seriously. Imagine you were the head of Amazon and you learned your scheduling was so tight, drivers were pissing in water bottles. I don’t care how mercenary you are, any normal human being would think “that’s a problem we need to address” not “fuck em”.
One of the great myths of our society is that really rich people are rich because they are smart.
They are not rich because they are smart.
They are rich because are broken. Because nothing matters more to them than hording wealth. Because they lack morality, empathy, and social responsibility.
They are not rich because they are smart.
They are rich because are broken. Because nothing matters more to them than hording wealth. Because they lack morality, empathy, and social responsibility.
It’s also virtually impossible to become a billionaire without choosing immorality many, many times.
February 16, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Seriously. Imagine you were the head of Amazon and you learned your scheduling was so tight, drivers were pissing in water bottles. I don’t care how mercenary you are, any normal human being would think “that’s a problem we need to address” not “fuck em”.
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US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
Every new piece of information I find out about 'Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties' and what's been changed/omitted just makes me feel more disappointed in it.
Komaki was narratively important to Kiryu's growth and development, WHAT ARE THEY DOING
Not having Komaki in this game so a celebrity actor can teach Kiryu the tiger drop is so bleak man
February 12, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Every new piece of information I find out about 'Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties' and what's been changed/omitted just makes me feel more disappointed in it.
Wow, I can really hear it in Brennan's voice too.
February 11, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Wow, I can really hear it in Brennan's voice too.
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drowning is impossible. your body is 2/3 water
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
drowning is impossible. your body is 2/3 water
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it is an active choice by the press to frame this overt white supremacist (who literally just bought an autocratic government and killed hundreds of thousands of people) as a serious and credible person making serious and credible promises
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
it is an active choice by the press to frame this overt white supremacist (who literally just bought an autocratic government and killed hundreds of thousands of people) as a serious and credible person making serious and credible promises
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hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
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Fascism cannot produce art that lives because living art relies on unqualified engagement with an other, a challenge to the self. Fascism can only ever conjure an ever more atrociously gilded mirror reflecting back faces that refuse even the realities of time.
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
As the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspired
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Fascism cannot produce art that lives because living art relies on unqualified engagement with an other, a challenge to the self. Fascism can only ever conjure an ever more atrociously gilded mirror reflecting back faces that refuse even the realities of time.
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Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
"Suddenly I have a refreshing mint flavour" is a line that I like to use and paraphrase when the opportunity is right.
No one gets that it's a MST3K line, but it amuses me and that's what counts.
No one gets that it's a MST3K line, but it amuses me and that's what counts.
Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
February 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"Suddenly I have a refreshing mint flavour" is a line that I like to use and paraphrase when the opportunity is right.
No one gets that it's a MST3K line, but it amuses me and that's what counts.
No one gets that it's a MST3K line, but it amuses me and that's what counts.
So this remake really has nothing to say then.
Having played the remaster last summer, the side story of Kiryu emphasising and supporting a trans woman at a bar was wholesome, insightful, and progressive (especially from 2009). Cutting that from the remake amidst the current climate is shameful.
Having played the remaster last summer, the side story of Kiryu emphasising and supporting a trans woman at a bar was wholesome, insightful, and progressive (especially from 2009). Cutting that from the remake amidst the current climate is shameful.
A really excellent, detailed review, that's more explicit about just how much stuff *hasn't* made it into this remake - including the Murder at Cafe Alps sidestory, as well as the sidestory where Kiryu emphasises with a transwoman's struggles
Review: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is a remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken, and ending up with little to show for itself.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
So this remake really has nothing to say then.
Having played the remaster last summer, the side story of Kiryu emphasising and supporting a trans woman at a bar was wholesome, insightful, and progressive (especially from 2009). Cutting that from the remake amidst the current climate is shameful.
Having played the remaster last summer, the side story of Kiryu emphasising and supporting a trans woman at a bar was wholesome, insightful, and progressive (especially from 2009). Cutting that from the remake amidst the current climate is shameful.
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Whether he resigns or not, what I'll remember Starmer for the most is his abject cowardice.
Whatever happens after, though, I will not miss Keir Starmer.
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Whether he resigns or not, what I'll remember Starmer for the most is his abject cowardice.
Working from home today in general silence and then all of a sudden, I hear a loud buzzing sound from the landing as a wasp flies into the office room, before turning around and flying back out.
The wasp ultimately came to a rest on the front door, so I opened it and the wasp just flew away. Huh.
The wasp ultimately came to a rest on the front door, so I opened it and the wasp just flew away. Huh.
bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway
Alt: Abe Simpson walks into a lobby, puts his hat down, sees Bart, picks up his hat, and leaves, all without breaking his stride.
From 'The Simpsons'.
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Working from home today in general silence and then all of a sudden, I hear a loud buzzing sound from the landing as a wasp flies into the office room, before turning around and flying back out.
The wasp ultimately came to a rest on the front door, so I opened it and the wasp just flew away. Huh.
The wasp ultimately came to a rest on the front door, so I opened it and the wasp just flew away. Huh.
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IF THIS WORKED, SHE WOULDN'T NEED TO SELL THE TECHNIQUES TO YOU
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
IF THIS WORKED, SHE WOULDN'T NEED TO SELL THE TECHNIQUES TO YOU
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Embarrassing to see adults talk to robots in a public forum. That'd be like if your friend asked a mailbox for directions once. You'd roast him for decades for that shit. Every time the concept of navigating space came up you'd hit him with "Why don't you ask the mailbox?"
February 7, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Embarrassing to see adults talk to robots in a public forum. That'd be like if your friend asked a mailbox for directions once. You'd roast him for decades for that shit. Every time the concept of navigating space came up you'd hit him with "Why don't you ask the mailbox?"
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when you say “duhh ai writing is good actually” you’re the yellow guy. this is u
March 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
when you say “duhh ai writing is good actually” you’re the yellow guy. this is u
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Whitney Cummings, an anti woke reactionary who is fresh off a multi-month long crashout over criticism of her performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, got hired by the Daily Show to say Vote Blue No Matter Who??? What the hell is going on over there?
January 30, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Whitney Cummings, an anti woke reactionary who is fresh off a multi-month long crashout over criticism of her performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, got hired by the Daily Show to say Vote Blue No Matter Who??? What the hell is going on over there?
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This is an amazing idea, I'll tell you hwhat.
I'd like to imagine a world where it was 'King of the Hill' that had a vast library of video game titles:
• Hank Hill's Lawn Management
• Lawn Mower Grand Prix
• Peggy Hill's Cooking Mama
• Bobby Hill Beats Up Arlen
• Dale's Bug Hunt
• Pro-Pain! Online
I'd like to imagine a world where it was 'King of the Hill' that had a vast library of video game titles:
• Hank Hill's Lawn Management
• Lawn Mower Grand Prix
• Peggy Hill's Cooking Mama
• Bobby Hill Beats Up Arlen
• Dale's Bug Hunt
• Pro-Pain! Online
D'you ever get a stupid idea in your head and then you can't do anything else until you get it out? 🎣
February 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This is an amazing idea, I'll tell you hwhat.
I'd like to imagine a world where it was 'King of the Hill' that had a vast library of video game titles:
• Hank Hill's Lawn Management
• Lawn Mower Grand Prix
• Peggy Hill's Cooking Mama
• Bobby Hill Beats Up Arlen
• Dale's Bug Hunt
• Pro-Pain! Online
I'd like to imagine a world where it was 'King of the Hill' that had a vast library of video game titles:
• Hank Hill's Lawn Management
• Lawn Mower Grand Prix
• Peggy Hill's Cooking Mama
• Bobby Hill Beats Up Arlen
• Dale's Bug Hunt
• Pro-Pain! Online
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Exactly—people need to understand the implicit threat here, especially given that we live in a society where we’re regularly told that unhoused, disabled, or out-of-work people don’t deserve to live.
“A company that promises—however jokily—to do your thinking for you is, not even subtly, also threatening, somewhere down the line, to scoot you off the stage for good.”
What Do Commercials About A.I. Really Promise?
If human workers don’t have to read, write, or even think, it’s unclear what’s left for them to do.
www.newyorker.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Exactly—people need to understand the implicit threat here, especially given that we live in a society where we’re regularly told that unhoused, disabled, or out-of-work people don’t deserve to live.
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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this is literally the critique of crypto that was offered when it was launched, so please, fuck off into the sun
"We've basically funded an elite global pedophile ring since 2015. I feel sick."
Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein
The crypto community is reeling from the discovery that Epstein was a huge backer of early Bitcoin efforts.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
this is literally the critique of crypto that was offered when it was launched, so please, fuck off into the sun
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Full on concentration camps. "We don't know half of what's going on in the camps, but we know enough" is echoing from 85 years ago.
Kelly Vargas writes about what happened to her, her husband, and their 6yo daughter in the family camp in Texas.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
My Daughter Lived the Liam Ramos Nightmare. It Turned Out Worse for Us.
The constant threats took a toll on my health. My daughter’s health deteriorated even faster.
slate.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Full on concentration camps. "We don't know half of what's going on in the camps, but we know enough" is echoing from 85 years ago.
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Idiots listening to idiots.
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Idiots listening to idiots.