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Nerdy dilettante; fond of games, cats, and enthusiasts, in no particular order.

Scadian, neo-hellenist, leftist.

Nonexistent accounts whose posts are merely the product of my troubled mind DNI.

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If you wish you had a succinct, mainstream explanation of the horrors of Trump's Project 2025 you could send to your friends and relatives, People magazine has provided one. Please spread this link. No matter how bad you think it is, it's worse. people.com/what-is-proj...

What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan Threatening Everything from the Word 'Gender' to Public Educationpeople.com Donald Trump's far-right allies created Project 2025 as a blueprint for his possible second term. The controversial plan would push a Christian nationalist agenda that dramatically reshapes the U.S. g...

In yet another wildly dangerous nonsensical ruling, the SCOTUS has ruled that it is perfectly constitutional to pass laws making it illegal for people to just exist... ssnews.page.link/TkvydaWGh8y4...

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This just in- SCOTUS has ruled that actions taken during riots don't count as obstruction of governmental proceedings. ssnews.page.link/mWqMKptxAobG...

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Just so disgusted by the (all but 2) Republicans and 62 Democrats (see below) who voted to ban US officials from acknowledging the death toll in Gaza. clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024313

Remember back when the stranded spaceship would have been the main item in the news?

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They asked a small select number of customers to take a survey about a new charge

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We live in a police state and the sooner more people recognize it, the sooner we can overthrow it

Holy fucking shit

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A Texas woman has been charged with attempted capital murder after trying to drown a 3-year-old Palestinian-American child at an apartment pool complex, after making racist and Islamophobic statements to the child's mother, who was wearing a hijab and modest swimwear. www.cnn.com/2024/06/22/u...

A woman is accused of attempting to drown a 3-year-old child in possible hate crime incident | CNNwww.cnn.com A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racial statements, according to p...

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Not All Cops Are Bastards Just This One Specifically

Giving a cop the mugshot treatment because he arrested a rich person who was guilty and acting like that’s totally normal should be a moment that open’s people’s eyes to the jig.

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Israel opposes rebuilding Gaza's water infrastructure because terrorists could drink some of that water

Israel Opposes Rebuilding Gaza’s Internet Access Because Terrorists Could Go Onlinetheintercept.com Israel destroyed much of Gaza’s internet infrastructure. A Saudi proposal to rebuild it was watered down after Israeli and U.S. protests.

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This was one of the favorite tactics of southern segregationists governments. It’s why freedom riders buses were bombed and so many organizers were disappeared and murdered. It’s ‘good’ (effective) if the state’s goal is to let civilians do the dirty work of eliminating dissident

there are a lot of ways for the state to suppress dissident speech. one particularly bad one is by having armed agents of the state stand by and do nothing while partisan-aligned thugs or paramilitary groups beat you because of your speech, and then have the DA decline to prosecute the assaulters.

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Profiting from the labor of immigrants while vilifying them for political gain is particularly craven. But that’s standard operating procedure for the GOP these days. 👇🏽

Earlier this week, a judge temporarily halted Iowa’s TX-style immigration law. Even though they’d never admit it, the GOP lawmakers who passed this law to boost their anti-immig cred must be secretly relieved. They know immigrant workers help keep Iowa running. americasvoice.org/blog/judge-t...

Judge Temporarily Halts Iowa’s Texas-Style Immigration Law - America's Voiceamericasvoice.org A recently signed Iowa law endangering long-settled immigrants and U.S. citizens of color alike has been halted for now. This week, a federal judge temporarily paused the state’s anti-immigrant SF 234...

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It is both a call to the bodhisattva and a DDOS attack

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man in my lifetime HIV has gone from a death sentence to a disease that could be eradicated biology kicks ass

New injection is 100% successful at preventing HIVwww.cnbc.com

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Ever have one of those days when you've got a bit of free time, but you can't decide what you want to do? Try Operation Brownie Pockets, the game designed to to solve "I dunno, what do YOU wanna do?" (free to print-n-play; available for purchase) #OBP

A NEW WAY TO PLAYwww.operationbrowniepockets.com Operation Brownie Pockets is a roleplaying game, but it’s not like other games you may have seen or played. It's a Massively Multiplayer Meatspace Role-Playing Game—this means your inventory contains ...

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Thankfully we have vultures everywhere

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As private equity buys up mobile home parks, Michigan ranks second highestlink.mlive.com One in 10 mobile home parks in Michigan are now owned by large private equity investment firms.

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Idk how the Dems expect people to react to their suing to keep the green party off of ballots, but I know that if I were going to vote green and Dems took the option away from me, I would be too insulted to vote Dem even if they would otherwise be my second choice. The left is not the enemy, libs.

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Lower Decks fans are the BEST FANS.

Oh my gosh youtu.be/gN9UTXOICaw?...

Every Star Trek Cast Says “Save Lower Decks”youtu.be Join the #SaveLowerDecks campaign. Make your voice heard. This video was made by the folks at Facebook.com/savelowerdecks✔ SUPPORT ✔▶Patreon: https://www.pa...

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there are frequent reminders that palestinian lives just don’t count in the west, but an operation that killed 200+ to save 4 hostages being celebrated like it’s a success is a visceral one

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me: well, at least I can get some rest my small cat, looking at my larger cat: now I shall stage a great war

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My sister illustrated her cat’s adventures with an IKEA bag earlier today

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Can you imagine being Chinese or Pakistani and seeing these images? "Damn, our best people joined them." this is the USA's SUPERPOWER!

Imagine learning about how America kicks all sorts of ass because our diversity is our strength then being like "but that's bad"

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"The strong do as they will, and the weak suffer as they must" are words neither Hitler, Mussolini nor Tojo would have found objectionable. This is the political company Israel's leaders are keeping these days.

Israel is more or less using the Athenian position from the Melian dialogue, which undercuts every last word they've ever said about the Holocaust.

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And please give to The Hero Initiative if you can. George's favorite charity. www.heroinitiative.org/donate-to-he...

Donate To Hero Initiative ⋆ HERO INITIATIVEwww.heroinitiative.org

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#Colombia halts coal exports to Israel in protest against war in Gaza #FreePalestine on.ft.com/4ei4eNZ

Colombia halts coal exports to Israel in protest against war in Gazaon.ft.com Decision by country’s leftist president follows move by Turkey to suspend trade ties

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We're so close to the start of our first Cartoon Camp of the summer: join us for one or more week-long session in June, July, and August. Loads of creative fun for ages 10 to 15; full and half-day options. For dates and details, visit cartoonart.org/calendar