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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty

@irhottakes.bsky.social

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Political science PhD student. World’s third best Bigfoot colonial governance simulation expert. Had to drag myself kicking and screaming to she/her, but she/her nonetheless.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · Jan 26

Just going to make today a wiki day for the D&D campaign, I think. Goal is to have all the useful things up and links to the pinned thread here by the end of the day. Character bios and sheets, daily briefs, transcripts of previous acts, etc. People have said it's easy to get lost, want to help.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 5m

Keep on seeing people I know are good people jumping on other good people over something they basically agree upon but word slightly differently.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 7m

I know I keep on saying this but I think we’re all just mean lately.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 42m

Marco Rubio is going to hell.

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Peter Juul @petermjuul.bsky.social · 1h

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 1h

Also, Biden named the first trans four star public health officer and Trump thinks trans people are a public health problem. So even on the specific issue of trans rights, things were not remotely this bad.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 1h

Last year the Secretary of Defense was a black general and now the Secretary of Defense is a washed up National Guard major who the military considered a white supremacist insider threat and said white supremacist is also an alcoholic accused of spousal abuse.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 1h

Ultimately, we as United States citizens have paid taxes from our actual jobs which involve real work to fund photoshopping a Sombrero on SpongeBob to tell lies.

Marcus Bösch @boesch.bsky.social · 9h

Memes serve as a tool of dark participation and are used purposefully “to disrupt, undermine, attack, resist or reappropriate discursive positions pertaining to public affairs narratives in the news” (Peters & Allan, 2021, pp. 2–3)

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 1h

The giant douche was obviously superior anyway because it is a legitimate medical instrument used for cleansing purposes whereas a turd sandwich is the opposite of that.

Joe Bauer @joebauernotsure.bsky.social · 1h

South Park’s “Turd Sandwich vs. Giant Douche” 2016 plot line has a lot to answer for.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 2h

I get that. I wasn't saying you were saying things weren't better. I'm just saying that's how it feels when people say things aren't better. Sorry if I was unclear.

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Henry @henrythedog.bsky.social · 2h

we didn't just decide to kill millions of people by shutting down USAID for no reason.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 2h

It's just demoralizing whatever the motive. Well, fuck. I guess better things aren't possible then.

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To aqui pra procrastinar @euperdendotempo.bsky.social · 2h

Last year venezuelan fishermen could just fish

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Henry @henrythedog.bsky.social · 2h

last year our HHS secretary was not insane and believed in vaccines and wasn't declaring autism was caused by Tylenol

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John @johnlk.bsky.social · 2h

Spousal abuse AND sexual assault!

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 2h

Last year the Secretary of Defense was a black general and now the Secretary of Defense is a washed up National Guard major who the military considered a white supremacist insider threat and said white supremacist is also an alcoholic accused of spousal abuse.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 2h

I will grant that there were always bad things. I will grant that not dealing with the bad things allowed them to get worse. But I refuse to believe everything was always *this* bad, because I remember them being relatively better.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 2h

"This country's on the brink. What allowed Republicans to win last time it was on the verge of falling apart?"

"Uh... *flips through history book* Looks like we burned down Georgia."

"Not sure how that'll help but you gotta do what you gotta do."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Rep. Stutzman on a bailout for farmers: "People are gonna struggle to make it through, but I think President Trump has a plan. He understands that the tariff policies have created some volatility for agriculture."

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SPOOKY Mistress Usili (Sage) 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · 4h

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 5h

I agree and to supplement rather than contest this: Also read whatever weird little seemingly unrelated shit you're into because Your Weird Little Shit (tm) is what makes you you. Christopher Priest's excellent Deathstroke run, for example, draws on Teen Titans and Tom Clancy.

Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 7h

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1579: If you’re going to write in any genre (children’s fiction, SFF, romance, etc), you need to read EXTENSIVELY in that genre. You need to read current authors in the genre. You need to know what’s been done; what tropes exist; how the genre has changed.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 5h

Amazing how the priest seems stronger and the goons seem weaker after the poor guy is kneeling in pain.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 5h

I mean, look, I get that the military has a serious right-wing extremism problem, but *at some point,* if you're a badass operator dude with 50,000 confirmed kills who sleeps two minutes a day, SECDEF has to give real Oblivion's Annoying Fan vibes.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 5h

Sometimes it feels like we're stuck in a Make-A-Wish thing for unlikable children who are sticking around longer than expected.

ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 5h

"Pikachu Actual, Jennifer 1, over"

"Go ahead Jennifer 1, over."

"[inaudible]...smashed and running low on Advil."

"Jennifer 1, can you make it to CVS?"

*static*

"Jennifer 1, respond!"

*more static*

www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...

Pentagon Pete Cosplays After Bizarre General Pep Talk

The Defense Secretary suited up for a new photo op with the troops.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Natasha @natashas.bsky.social · 6h

"We cannot get out. We cannot get out… We cannot get out. The end comes, and then drums, drums in the deep… they are cumming. The girls are fighting."

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 6h

May we have some pictures?

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joyeux noel @aiyaruk.bsky.social · 23h

one of my tumblr mutuals cross-stitches her favorite posts and i feel like we're just a few steps away from a bayeux tapestry of the 00-10's

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