Richard
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He / him. LDN. If I try to practice my garbage Standard Chinese with you I apologise in advance. Ask me about my cat.
I'm concerned I spend more time reading about politics than is good for me, but at least I'm apparently extremely far away from as bad as I could be.
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I'm concerned I spend more time reading about politics than is good for me, but at least I'm apparently extremely far away from as bad as I could be.
That's a dangerous level of adorable chonkitude in that first photo
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
That's a dangerous level of adorable chonkitude in that first photo
And then an interception immediately after! Even when they make plans the Saints are such an unserious team.
November 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
And then an interception immediately after! Even when they make plans the Saints are such an unserious team.
Now to be fair we're all slightly less than one first down per quarter, which I think is higher than zero?
Aaaand there was a turnover while I was typing this
Aaaand there was a turnover while I was typing this
November 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Now to be fair we're all slightly less than one first down per quarter, which I think is higher than zero?
Aaaand there was a turnover while I was typing this
Aaaand there was a turnover while I was typing this
tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
That's honestly just one of the normal meal deal sandwiches in the UK.
Definitely only get that one from a shop you trust, though.
Definitely only get that one from a shop you trust, though.
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
That's honestly just one of the normal meal deal sandwiches in the UK.
Definitely only get that one from a shop you trust, though.
Definitely only get that one from a shop you trust, though.
Me, for the past 20 years, (screaming): READ BOB ALTEMEYER, EVERYONE PLEASE, HOLY SHIT.
I think people like him get high scores on the Dangerous World scale, every waking moment of every day. I think he thinks full-throated fascism is an appropriate and proportionate response to everything.
I think people like him get high scores on the Dangerous World scale, every waking moment of every day. I think he thinks full-throated fascism is an appropriate and proportionate response to everything.
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Me, for the past 20 years, (screaming): READ BOB ALTEMEYER, EVERYONE PLEASE, HOLY SHIT.
I think people like him get high scores on the Dangerous World scale, every waking moment of every day. I think he thinks full-throated fascism is an appropriate and proportionate response to everything.
I think people like him get high scores on the Dangerous World scale, every waking moment of every day. I think he thinks full-throated fascism is an appropriate and proportionate response to everything.
"He's not far right, he's mainstream!"
It's possible to be both. That's how we got the LAST group of notable antisemites.
It's possible to be both. That's how we got the LAST group of notable antisemites.
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"He's not far right, he's mainstream!"
It's possible to be both. That's how we got the LAST group of notable antisemites.
It's possible to be both. That's how we got the LAST group of notable antisemites.
IIRC, Bob Altemeyer actually found in the authoritarians that it's easy for right-wing authoritarian followers to manage cognitive dissonance because they're extremely good at compartmentalisation.
November 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
IIRC, Bob Altemeyer actually found in the authoritarians that it's easy for right-wing authoritarian followers to manage cognitive dissonance because they're extremely good at compartmentalisation.
In other words, I think if you told her Trump loved liberty like four hours later she'd say SO DO I LIBERTY WOOO!
I don't think she really hates liberty, I just think she doesn't think about anything but obedience.
I don't think she really hates liberty, I just think she doesn't think about anything but obedience.
November 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In other words, I think if you told her Trump loved liberty like four hours later she'd say SO DO I LIBERTY WOOO!
I don't think she really hates liberty, I just think she doesn't think about anything but obedience.
I don't think she really hates liberty, I just think she doesn't think about anything but obedience.
I imagine there's a kind of person who hears 'X is incompatible with (name of team I am on)' and just reflexively blurts out 'fuck X' instead of having a brainthought.
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I imagine there's a kind of person who hears 'X is incompatible with (name of team I am on)' and just reflexively blurts out 'fuck X' instead of having a brainthought.
I'm a saints fan, my dad is a browns fan.
As far as I can tell, it's a time-honoured NFL tradition to take a struggling team and ask "who is the biggest piece of shit we can blow 110% of our budget on all at once?"
As far as I can tell, it's a time-honoured NFL tradition to take a struggling team and ask "who is the biggest piece of shit we can blow 110% of our budget on all at once?"
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I'm a saints fan, my dad is a browns fan.
As far as I can tell, it's a time-honoured NFL tradition to take a struggling team and ask "who is the biggest piece of shit we can blow 110% of our budget on all at once?"
As far as I can tell, it's a time-honoured NFL tradition to take a struggling team and ask "who is the biggest piece of shit we can blow 110% of our budget on all at once?"
The right's entire platform is like that Tim and Eric sketch where they advertise a house to one specific guy except instead of a house it's PPE contracts and instead of Jim Boonie it's Matt Hancock's best mate.
They have ideas, it's the broad appeal they struggle with.
They have ideas, it's the broad appeal they struggle with.
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The right's entire platform is like that Tim and Eric sketch where they advertise a house to one specific guy except instead of a house it's PPE contracts and instead of Jim Boonie it's Matt Hancock's best mate.
They have ideas, it's the broad appeal they struggle with.
They have ideas, it's the broad appeal they struggle with.
Which was the longer period of time, Avrana Kern waiting to hear from her apes or how long it's been since covid?
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Which was the longer period of time, Avrana Kern waiting to hear from her apes or how long it's been since covid?
And so just fucking maybe we don't get safer when we get less free.
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
And so just fucking maybe we don't get safer when we get less free.
Turns out if you think "hey I'm gonna kill a guy and not necessarily think through the consequences" you also don't stop to think through the precise configuration of the modern surveillance state.
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Turns out if you think "hey I'm gonna kill a guy and not necessarily think through the consequences" you also don't stop to think through the precise configuration of the modern surveillance state.
The first sentence of this post should come with a warning about the signs of a stroke because trying to parse that scared the shit out of me.
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The first sentence of this post should come with a warning about the signs of a stroke because trying to parse that scared the shit out of me.
Kickstarter and COVID: two equally deadline-phobic Phenomena
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Kickstarter and COVID: two equally deadline-phobic Phenomena
Reminds me of Andrew Bird's Christmas in April, only it isn't pandemic related; it's just normal kickstarter turnaround related.
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reminds me of Andrew Bird's Christmas in April, only it isn't pandemic related; it's just normal kickstarter turnaround related.
Epstein:
Just goofin'. New penis goofin'.
Just goofin'. New penis goofin'.
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Epstein:
Just goofin'. New penis goofin'.
Just goofin'. New penis goofin'.
There's one NPC in the entire game that accidentally is allowed to purchase nasty hankies for one copper, and suddenly they're a Sonic- or Mario-level mascot.
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
There's one NPC in the entire game that accidentally is allowed to purchase nasty hankies for one copper, and suddenly they're a Sonic- or Mario-level mascot.
Dependent? I think my original comment is evidence of why Bluesky needs an edit button.
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Dependent? I think my original comment is evidence of why Bluesky needs an edit button.