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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 2d

Goose chasing man meme.
First panel: Voice off frame says "Antifa has been around since Weimar Germany."
Goose says "Who were they fighting?"
Second panel: Goose chases after man shouting "Who was Antifa fighting in Weimar Germany?"

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 5d

Black AND Lavender Lahore pigeons? Very tempting.

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 5d

Let me get this straight. The judiciary must not intervene *while* the executive breaks a law, and the president cannot be prosecuted *after* breaking the law?

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 8d

Because they pine for the good old days when things were even less fair than they are today.

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 12d

The EA execs got tired of being the most evil people in the room.

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 12d

EA has announced it is being acquired and taken private in a $55 billion deal involving Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and Affinity Partners, which is founded and led by Jared Kushner www.theverge.com/news/787112/...

$55 billion EA buyout hands Madden over to investors including Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner

EA will be privately owned once the deal closes.

www.theverge.com

Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 18d

Points are points.

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 19d

I can't bring myself to wish this on another human being.

Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 21d

Note: I'm not a lawyer, but this is what I would do if I wanted to be able to sleep at night. Is this the best legal option?

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 21d

Step 1: Get the letter telling you to do the illegal thing.
Step 2: Show it to a lawyer, and verify the thing is illegal.
Step 3: Don't do the illegal thing, and accept your punishment.
Step 4: Sue the government.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23d

Trump: Jimmy Kimmel is next

Trump admin: We will definitely exploit this murder to censor our critics

Carr: ABC must fire Jimmy Kimmel

ABC, minutes later: We have suspended Jimmy Kimmel

Anti-cancel culture crusader: I sure wish this clear business decision didn’t look so much like censorship!

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 23d

Exactly. Trump's not the "planning" type, but there are people willing to use him that are.

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 28d

Or bougie.

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 28d

Elon Musk:

a man dressed in a hot dog costume with a yellow sausage

Alt: a man dressed in a hot dog costume dropping his arms and saying "Perfect"

media.tenor.com

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 28d

Fake picture. Do better.

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 28d

live shot of Helldivers PR team

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · 29d

Based burger bro

Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's only heartbreaking if there isn't a phase 4.

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · Sep 9

We are brain poisoned, to some extent, into believing that meritocracy exists. So, anyone we recognize with valuable skills must be rich.

That's false. The skills that capitalism values don't match human values. We assign great worth to artists that move us, but the market doesn't.

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · Sep 1

You're telling me all-you-can-eat shrimp Jesus is real?

AI generated image of Jesus made of shrimp underwater

Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · Aug 28

Damn Lindsay, going straight for the throat on this one.

Lindsay Ellis @lindsayellis.bsky.social · Aug 26

youtu.be/QwpanShgOp4?...

The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel

YouTube video by Lindsay Ellis

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · Aug 26

Are there any good videos showing what it's like on the ground there? Might be helpful to make it more real.

Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · Aug 25

Toaru, you say? I would have some catching up to do...

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · Aug 25

That's a very Nyack way of putting things.

Freeway sign that reads "Nyack So Nyack"

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Nova, but spooky @diceynova.bsky.social · Aug 22

Gonna start referring to productivity software like people talk about video games.

"Oh yeah Google Docs is a Cloud-bases Word-like."

"Trello is a Lanestyle Jiracore Tasklike"

"Only weaklings need to use a Pomodoro to get through Sheetstyle work."

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Pi @therationalpi.bsky.social · Aug 22

Participation trophy.