J. Martin
@gyokusai.bsky.social
All my snark is sincere.
Writer, PhD, Professor of Game Design. Not necessarily in that order. Twitter veteran JAN07–DEC22 as gyokusai, movethirtyseven, & newsoftheend.
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https://mastodon.social/deck/@gyokusai
https://linktr.ee/gyokusai
Writer, PhD, Professor of Game Design. Not necessarily in that order. Twitter veteran JAN07–DEC22 as gyokusai, movethirtyseven, & newsoftheend.
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https://mastodon.social/deck/@gyokusai
https://linktr.ee/gyokusai
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Increasingly Worried Man Hasn’t Yet Come Across Any Guacamole In Burrito https://theonion.com/increasingly-worried-man-hasn-t-yet-come-across-any-gua-1819576083/
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Increasingly Worried Man Hasn’t Yet Come Across Any Guacamole In Burrito https://theonion.com/increasingly-worried-man-hasn-t-yet-come-across-any-gua-1819576083/
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Japanese Christians proselytizing outside of Meiji Jingu during Oshogatsu, the largest time of the year for Shinto shrines, crystallizes why I hate Christianity
January 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Japanese Christians proselytizing outside of Meiji Jingu during Oshogatsu, the largest time of the year for Shinto shrines, crystallizes why I hate Christianity
January 2, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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great journalism means ascribing reliable narrator headline status to an algorithmic parrot built by pedophile white supremacists
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
great journalism means ascribing reliable narrator headline status to an algorithmic parrot built by pedophile white supremacists
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...because they don't want the PRC to annex their territories either.
December 31, 2025 at 5:40 AM
...because they don't want the PRC to annex their territories either.
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A good example of how "lefties" are totally down for imperialism and war, if the PRC is doing it.
The US isn't trying to pry Taiwan from China, because China doesn't own it. Rather, the Taiwanese don't want to be annexed to the PRC, and nations around them are supporting them.
The US isn't trying to pry Taiwan from China, because China doesn't own it. Rather, the Taiwanese don't want to be annexed to the PRC, and nations around them are supporting them.
The U.S. empire is digging its own grave by trying to pry Taiwan from China — every move tightens Beijing’s resolve and edges the world closer to a conflict Washington can’t possibly win. #Geopolitics #TaiwanCrisis
December 31, 2025 at 5:28 AM
A good example of how "lefties" are totally down for imperialism and war, if the PRC is doing it.
The US isn't trying to pry Taiwan from China, because China doesn't own it. Rather, the Taiwanese don't want to be annexed to the PRC, and nations around them are supporting them.
The US isn't trying to pry Taiwan from China, because China doesn't own it. Rather, the Taiwanese don't want to be annexed to the PRC, and nations around them are supporting them.
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what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
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"don't regulate us or force us to pay taxes or install ANY ethical guard rails whatsoever or you'll never see magic space utopia" is the repeated lie, propped up by a shit press
December 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"don't regulate us or force us to pay taxes or install ANY ethical guard rails whatsoever or you'll never see magic space utopia" is the repeated lie, propped up by a shit press
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this dude is incapable of shutting the fuck up
and the garbage U.S. press is pathologically compelled to parrot and stenograph every last brain fart he has until we've all gone mad and tapped out
and the garbage U.S. press is pathologically compelled to parrot and stenograph every last brain fart he has until we've all gone mad and tapped out
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman says in 10 years time college graduates will be working 'some completely new, exciting, super well-paid' job in space | Fortune
While Bill Gates has said the 2-day workweek could come within the next decade, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Gen Alpha college graduates will be too busy planet-hopping.
fortune.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
this dude is incapable of shutting the fuck up
and the garbage U.S. press is pathologically compelled to parrot and stenograph every last brain fart he has until we've all gone mad and tapped out
and the garbage U.S. press is pathologically compelled to parrot and stenograph every last brain fart he has until we've all gone mad and tapped out
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
December 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Japan and China’s diplomatic span over Taiwan is now spiralling into something structural. To mitigate the economic and security impacts of further Chinese coercion, the EU needs to coordinate its response with Indo-Pacific partners, writes Elli Pohlkamp.
https://bit.ly/4a8luWf
https://bit.ly/4a8luWf
Managing a rivalry: The latest Japan-China escalation and what Europe can do – European Council on Foreign Relations
Japan and China are heading towards a new, albeit contained, rivalry. To mitigate the economic and security impacts of further Chinese coercion, the EU needs to
bit.ly
December 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Japan and China’s diplomatic span over Taiwan is now spiralling into something structural. To mitigate the economic and security impacts of further Chinese coercion, the EU needs to coordinate its response with Indo-Pacific partners, writes Elli Pohlkamp.
https://bit.ly/4a8luWf
https://bit.ly/4a8luWf
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RIP Claudia Cardinale. Much like Robert Redford, she was a rare case of a beautiful performer with a filmography full of bangers who did NOT become right-wing later in life. Here she is punching fascist Brigitte Bardot in the face in Les Pétroleuses (1971).
September 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
RIP Claudia Cardinale. Much like Robert Redford, she was a rare case of a beautiful performer with a filmography full of bangers who did NOT become right-wing later in life. Here she is punching fascist Brigitte Bardot in the face in Les Pétroleuses (1971).
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"Starbucks baristas are struggling to make ends meet. Many rely on SNAP and Medicaid because they don't receive enough hours to pay their bills or access benefits... [T]he average barista receives just 19 hours of work per week, leaving them one hour short of the cutoff to receive company benefits."
"It’s a pretty bleak state of affairs... if, even at the 'best' job available, you can’t get stable hours & your bosses can crush you when you dare ask for better."
A bargaining delegate for @sbworkersunited.org, explains why almost 4K baristas are on strike.
A bargaining delegate for @sbworkersunited.org, explains why almost 4K baristas are on strike.
Striking Barista on Starbucks' Endgame: “They Don’t Want Working People to Have a Voice"
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for Starbucks Workers United, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
inthesetimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"Starbucks baristas are struggling to make ends meet. Many rely on SNAP and Medicaid because they don't receive enough hours to pay their bills or access benefits... [T]he average barista receives just 19 hours of work per week, leaving them one hour short of the cutoff to receive company benefits."
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i love furniture restoration videos because they show how quality is important and you can get some really beautiful, overlooked furniture if you learn certain skills
IG savedbydesign.tn
IG savedbydesign.tn
December 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
i love furniture restoration videos because they show how quality is important and you can get some really beautiful, overlooked furniture if you learn certain skills
IG savedbydesign.tn
IG savedbydesign.tn
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DEVIL: You shall stay forever young, but this picture of you will bear the marks of your sin!
DORIAN: Can I hide it?
DEVIL: Well, yes, but—
DORIAN: And there are no other consequences?
DEVIL: This… This picture will become so foul!
DORIAN: Again, probably I’ll hide the picture.
DORIAN: Can I hide it?
DEVIL: Well, yes, but—
DORIAN: And there are no other consequences?
DEVIL: This… This picture will become so foul!
DORIAN: Again, probably I’ll hide the picture.
July 2, 2023 at 3:01 PM
DEVIL: You shall stay forever young, but this picture of you will bear the marks of your sin!
DORIAN: Can I hide it?
DEVIL: Well, yes, but—
DORIAN: And there are no other consequences?
DEVIL: This… This picture will become so foul!
DORIAN: Again, probably I’ll hide the picture.
DORIAN: Can I hide it?
DEVIL: Well, yes, but—
DORIAN: And there are no other consequences?
DEVIL: This… This picture will become so foul!
DORIAN: Again, probably I’ll hide the picture.
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Happy 14th anniversary to this youtube video
December 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Happy 14th anniversary to this youtube video
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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You know who banned Christmas in North America?
Puritan Christians in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Puritan Christians in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
December 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
You know who banned Christmas in North America?
Puritan Christians in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Puritan Christians in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
December 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
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I don't know why I sometimes think of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Just idly daydreaming, I guess.
I'm sure the 22 million people whose healthcare premiums will triple in six days are delighted by this news, you inhuman fuck.
December 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I don't know why I sometimes think of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Just idly daydreaming, I guess.
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we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
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- Black-throated Tit (Aegithalos concinnus) in Taiwan
- Photo courtesy of @Joinus12345 Instagram
- Photo courtesy of @Joinus12345 Instagram
December 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
- Black-throated Tit (Aegithalos concinnus) in Taiwan
- Photo courtesy of @Joinus12345 Instagram
- Photo courtesy of @Joinus12345 Instagram