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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 6h

This feels like a step beyond from Pizzagate even. Like, at least Comet Pizza was a physical location that existed.

Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 6h

How can they even say this shit with a straight face? They invented an imaginary terrorist organization out of whole cloth and keep talking about it repeatedly as if it's a thing despite there being zero evidence of it ever being a thing aside from them just talking about it???

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 10h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 4d

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Dalton @daltonherriott.bsky.social · 5d

@kaelanramos.bsky.social Do you remember playing this classic arcade cabinet

Gwimbly: The Arcade Game from ZAM Studios' website

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 5d

Lol of course it's a classic 👌

Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 5d

Super racists subscribe to the belief that even the dumbest & most talentless white person has more value than the brightest black person. Barack Obama broke these peoples' brains with the fact that he's the classiest, most elegant president we've had since I'm not even sure when.

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 5d

I was disappointed with Obama's presidential terms. Didn't live up to the hype and he could've fought harder for the people who believed in him; however, he's literally the only president in my adult life who was well-respected among the rest of the world. Everyone else has been a walking punchline.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18d

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 6d

Update on "Who Goes Nazi"
"MAGA appeals to people who need to feel special, who need enemies to blame, who need simple answers to complex problems. It attracts those who mistake confidence for competence, who confuse being loud with being right, who think that admitting uncertainty is weakness."

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 7d

*cough*

www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/w...

Who Goes MAGA?

With apologies to Dorothy Thompson, whose 1941 essay in Harper’s, “Who Goes Nazi?” remains a worthwhile read on the cultural archetypes of who is drawn to fascism, and who would never go down such …

www.techdirt.com

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 6d

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max. @maxidango.bsky.social · 9d

female convict scorpion

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Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 9d

Give folks their flowers

No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier

"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · 9d

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

Mo: Do you remember the first time you met someone who said they loved your work on Mega Man 2?

Tateishi: You’re the first, in 2013. No one else has.

Mo: Wow. I’m surprised. I don’t even have a follow-up question… how could no one come up and say something.

Tateishi: …

Mo: Now that you know how big Mega Man 2 is outside of Japan, do you look fondly back at the soundtrack?

Tateishi: Yeah, my thoughts have changed since I met you and became more aware of how people felt. But even when I was at Konami, I didn’t even bother telling anyone I did Mega Man 2. So the fact you came all the way to Japan to tell me these things makes me very happy I worked on the game all those years ago.

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 9d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

“Fascism is a political system built on control, fear, and loyalty to a strong leader. Fascism attacks democracy.”

A quick primer on fascism and anti-fascism:

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 10d

It's actually kind of breaking my brain right now just how popular and beloved this character archetype is. These are works of fiction, so that's whatever, but it provides insight into how fascist leaders can be so appealing to people in the real world.

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aecides.bsky.social @aecides.bsky.social · 10d

I play Star Trek online. I spot a Trump fan almost every time I log in.
Star Trek.
Like...how MASSIVELY do you have to miss the point to be enough of a Star Trek nerd to play the online multiplayer, but still support Trump?
Usually I'm very against gatekeeping fandoms but...in this case...

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 10d

*subjective lol

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 10d

"looks cool" is objective, but the principle is the same:

a silver car is driving down a road

ALT: a silver car is driving down a road

media.tenor.com

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 10d

Now thinking about how many Star Wars fans were disappointed to see that, behind his veneer of strength and supposed badassery, Darth Vader was just an old loser hiding his health problems. That was the point, my dudes. Fascism is how weak men feel strong.

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 10d

Considering how many people miss the point of these movies, I think George Lucas needs to make another set of special editions just to turn the subtext into text.

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 10d

And then if I try to explain it or pull up information on it, I'm the one who looks like a conspiracy theorist nut job. Very cool.

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 10d

Need someone to help me understand how The Republican party basically released their whole playbook on what they were going to do once they were elected, have been following it to the letter, and yet I can't find a single conservative voter irl who knows what Project 2025 is or what's in it.

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 11d

Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival

www.avclub.com

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 11d

“Anti-woke” “free speech” comics only ever wanted to use slurs in an environment of impunity where people were afraid to criticize them.

The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 11d

Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival

www.avclub.com

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 11d

Had to bring in a friend to confirm if these were real. He said it's legit.

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Kaelan Ramos @kaelanramos.bsky.social · 12d

Correct 💯. Notice I said politicians (inclusive) and not just the Republicans.

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