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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 2h

Perennial

People on the side of The People always ended up disappointed, in any case. They found that The People tended not to be grateful or appreciative or forward-thinking or obedient. The People tended to be small-minded and conservative and not very clever and were even distrustful of cleverness. And so the children of the revolution were faced with the age-old problem: it wasn't that you had the wrong kind of government, which was obvious, but that you had the wrong kind of people.

As soon as you saw people as things to be measured, they didn't measure up. What would run through the streets soon enough wouldn't be a revolution or a riot. It'd be people who were frightened and panicking. It was what happened when the machinery of city life faltered, the wheels stopped turning and all the little rules broke down. And when that happened, humans were worse than sheep. Sheep just ran; they didn't try to bite the sheep next to them.”

Terry Pratchett, Night Watch

Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 4h

For real tho we got like Mike Johnson, Lindsey Graham, what is up with the South producing so many weak, subservient men who are happy to prop up bullies who tell them how to think and what to say

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

really can’t say enough about how mike johnson is a sniveling little coward of a man. a bayou-bred pushover with a dignity deficit that would embarrass renfield

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 4h

Please do not pirate books, you're harming artists, not corporations

5uki5en5or @5uki5en5or.bsky.social · Apr 29

evergreen

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 1d

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 23h

I have to congratulate the BlueSky moderation team for implementing technology that prevents us from ever accidentally seeing anything that maybe looks like a butt, you know that horribly lurid bit of genitalia they can show in a PG-13 movie

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 23h

I really want to thank you all so much. You helped out me and my husband more than you can know, and I am so, so grateful.

www.gofundme.com/f/he-kicked-...

Donate to He Kicked a Cybertruck! You Will Believe What Happened Next!, organized by Ryan Campbell

So as many of y'all know, back in April, I foolishly decided … Ryan Campbell needs your support for He Kicked a Cybertruck! You Will Believe What Happened Next!

www.gofundme.com

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 1d

chng.it/VPHW889jwh

My coworker’s son was shot to death by police in the middle of the street. He was unarmed but he was black. She’s asked me to share this petition.

Sign the Petition

Governor Newsom Sign AB572 - Protect Grieving Families From Coercive Police Interrogations

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 2d

Can't you graze flesh placidly

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good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · 2d

OPENAI LAWYER: so how does this sound. 'user x' pays us $3 to generate a video of elsa suffocating him with her ass. from that, you will receive a princely 50¢

DISNEY LAWYER: i am going to shoot you with a gun

bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 2d

i think we are going to find out at some point these guys invented cocaine 2 and have been on it all along

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 2d

Oooh, I'm genetically wired to basically go blind from macular degeneration in my later years, I wonder if this treatment could prevent that

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 2d

Bonus flavor!

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 2d

normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 4d

Well, I think he might've been a bit disappointed at HOW rudimentary my skills are, but I liked him and his tips are already helping.

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 7d

Pretty popular with us queers

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 7d

I meant more, like, BEING a jock

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 7d

Dragons can fly, geez Lisa, read a book sometime!

I pick up books like you pick up beers.

Then you have a SERIOUS reading problem!

🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 7d

-Oh come on, Homer, you'll like Japan. You loved Rashomon!

-Thats not how I remember it!

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 7d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah I can tell you're gonna need lots of training

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 7d

cw: nsfw furry art

LipeOW0 🌹 @lipeow0.bsky.social · 7d

"And that's why jockstraps are mandatory in the locker room. Makes "training" with Coach more efficient!"

Oc: @melancholy101.bsky.social
& @thependrake.bsky.social🩶 (2/5)
#Furryart #Nsfw ✨🐯🐺✨

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Dragon Fitness @dergmuscle.bsky.social · 7d

Catching practice went really well yesterday! It's wild to be able to do things that three weeks ago seemed impossible to me! I'm so amped. I've never trained for something like this and been able to see improvement before!

First coaching lesson tonight!

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jon rosenburger @jonrosenberg.bsky.social · Feb 5

Oh no! We forgot to learn from history

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 7d

seems pretty aggressive about butt-shaped things, and I know it's an algorithm doing it to my stuff cuz it happens immediately.

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 7d

I can run ok at least

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 8d

They don't have to worry about him cutting off their funding anymore, that lever is GONE

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 8d

Not to give them undeserved credit but my guess would be their algorithm thought the woman's dress in the right-hand side of the YouTube thumbnail was a naked butt

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Pen Dragon @thependrake.bsky.social · 8d

Just said he's real busy. I have my first tomorrow instead.

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