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RefinedPlat

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AKA RefinedPlatinum. Creator of Refined Platinum and Refined Gold, both Overhaul and Coarse editions. Link to Refined Platinum! (No room to fit HG, check the pinned it's there!) https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/refined-platinum-release-complete.534483

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · Jan 18

Refined Platinum and Refined Gold are FEATURE COMPLETE
It's been a long road since 2021 and there's a little bit left to walk. But for now I have a massive update for you all!

Check them out right here!
Platinum
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Gold
www.pokecommunity.com/threads/refi...

Platinum hack: - Refined Platinum Release [COMPLETE] - The PokéCommunity Forums

Notice: Current version is v6.0 as of 1/18/2025 Do you enjoy Platinum, but find it a little underwhelming? Wish you could spend a little more time with the cast and crew? Like the dex, but never feel...

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 20h

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4qadGZG

MIT president rejects proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 24m

They took a wrong turn on US1

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 3h

This was the promise of the Sanders campaign as well. Time and age has perhaps blunted some of that but that was the idea at the core of that run: there are better ways.

They were so afraid of it. They are afraid you and me and the world that is possible. Which we *will* have.

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 3h

It has been upsetting watching the establishment hurl itself at Mamdani but I think the other way to read that is that there really is a *better* politics possible and he shows that it is REAL.

We could have this.

They wouldn't fight it so hard if it wasn't achievable.

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 1h

I wonder if Tim Buckley finds these funny.
I've heard he's a much more mature person as a dad than he was as a teen in the olden days

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

This is the thing. Republicans blocked a standalone Dem bill in the House to pay the troops because they thought it would weaken their ability to just get Dems to fold on the clean CR.

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 2h

That sound you just heard is Johnson and Thune loudly shitting themselves. He just completely eliminated their leverage

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

Trump says he’s ordered Hegseth to pay the troops during the government shutdown.

“We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS.”

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 2h

Okay so Salada is just a mythical Pokemon

RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 2h

People talk about how modern Pokemon is built out of duct tape and chewing gum but G1 Pokemon is on a whole other level.
I don't know if it's GB stuff or what but everything is broken it is almost literally impossible to beat the game without glitches happening

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Juno @jsketch12.bsky.social · 15h

Finally.

The fabled Down with Cis Bus.

Elliot 🥕 @nameoftheyear.bsky.social · 19h

LOSING MY MIND AT THE PHONE NUMBER ON THIS BUS IN FRONT OF ME

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 4h

Two well-known voice clips from Super Mario Sunshine are Mario saying "Aren't I done yet?!" and "There's more?!" in an exasperated way, long presumed unused. However, there is actually a way to hear them in-game, as they have a chance to play when he enters a level at low health.

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 2h

So Salada was made to justify a spin-off?
Or the spin-off was made to justify Salada?

RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 2h

So it turns out you can just use a NoAI version of DuckDuckGo by default.

On Firefox go to about:preferences#search
At "Search Shortcuts" hit "Add" and add in

DuckDuckGo NoAI
noai.duckduckgo.com?q=%s&noai=1&...
(Keyword is optional)

Then set it as your default on the top list

%s at DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo. Privacy, Simplified.

https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=%s&noai=1&t=h_&ia=web

RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 15h

Congrats internet person :D
Huge step, I hope it goes well!!

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 15h

Is this about FFT? Because monsters will just constantly produce eggs no matter what I don't think there's an option to "Spay" them or whatever.
That said you can literally kill your own monster units if you want to get loot out of them.

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 1d

When I was your age, searching for a phrase in quotes returned results for that exact phrase

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Ningendo GirlBoy™️ @mrnotfresh.bsky.social · 1d

so i guess im responsible for this parking lot ferret now 😭

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 15h

Are you sure that, right now, you are not actually on fire? 🤔

RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 15h

We found a new organelle, we have a vaccine for a specific kind of cancer, the zinc nose swab COVID research is coming along well I think I should check on that actually

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 20h

Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”

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Spooky Matt Grote @mattgrote.bsky.social · 20h

I cannot stress enough how important it is to have an enormous cat

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Tara Goddard, PhD @drtaragoddard.com · 19h

It brings me joy to think about some small manufacturer of inflatable animals being *extremely* confused when their sales suddenly jump 500% in a weekend.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Michael Tripoli @triloboii.bsky.social · 1d

A Girl and her Dinocrocuta

Messing around with some new brushes

#paleoart #sciart

Digital illustration of a young girl with a backpack cuddling with the giant miocene hyena Dinocrocuta on a solid yellow background with pink hearts. She is hugging the hyena's head warmly, and the animal looks content

Digital linework of a young girl with a backpack cuddling with the giant miocene hyena Dinocrocuta

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 19h

I’m so overjoyed at how in a single, stupid, silly action, these folks are:

1. Forcing media attention on how there is clearly no “insurrection” in Portland

2. Making both ICE and the White House look like absolute clowns

3. Taking frog memes back from Nazis

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

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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