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Robert Sebastian

@robertthered.bsky.social

Father of four, happy husband, software engineer, MTG player and board game enthusiast, erstwhile philosopher and theologian.
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This absolutely the truth - if you elect Trump, he will try to never leave (declaring martial law, canceling elections if need be), and both the Supreme Court and the Republican leaders have already shown they would support him. A vote for Trump is a vote to end democracy in America.
We need to start talking more about how Trump isn't going to ever leave office once he's back in there. King for life. The supreme court just made every "official" action immune to prosecution. He's going to say everything he does is official and we all know it. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Trump again floats the idea of serving a third presidential termwww.msnbc.com Donald Trump's rhetoric about a third presidential term coincides with Democrats arguing that the Republican is hostile toward our political system.
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Why not… I took a stab at making a #boardgame Starter Pack. Suz’s thread of folks to follow was a big help to me when I got here so I was inspired to try this. go.bsky.app/BqLf8yS
merely rachel's boardgame starterpackbsky.app Join the conversation
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You don’t have to come all the way to my view of things—Biden’s doing the job well while Trump is an incoherent, blustering mess. Just watch the edited and unedited clips Republicans are using to smear Biden side by side and see they think you’re a dupe.
The Republicans Feeding You Cheapfakes Think You're Stupidwww.offmessage.net Their clips are made to hurt Biden, but their flagrant deceptiveness could backfire.
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If you, like me, feel powerless in the face of the mass casualties in Gaza, this charity is working to provide healthcare, education, and aid to kids on the ground there. If you have a few dollars to spare, they can use them! www.healpalestine.org
HEAL Palestine – Health, Education, Aid, Leadershipwww.healpalestine.org
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“What can I do about the the climate crisis?” It begins with improving #ClimateLiteracy. I strongly recommend starting the journey by absorbing Chapter 5 of the IPCC WGIII report — at least the Executive Summary for the time constrained. 😉 Share what you learn! www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w... 🧪
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Does anyone peer review anything anymore? 🧪 Or are we leaving that to SkyNet too, now? When the game is “publish or perish”, this is what happens. (The AI gen text, not the ethics violation - and tbh, I wonder if that actually happened or IT was AI gen, so as to overshadow sloppy oversight.)
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I talked with @humansofmagic.bsky.social about Palestine. As Israel prepares to invade Rafah & shuts down press freedom it is of vital importance to use our platforms to amplify, edcuate, and adgitate people to join us in the streets. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 youtu.be/MgI5Hc6vo7U?...
A Primer on Israel-Palestine with @Spice8Rackyoutu.be An introduction to the Israel-Palestine conflict with @Spice8Rack, Magic YouTuber and political activist. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Ground rules and expectations 6:47 Resources - journalists 9:07 Resources - coordination 10:32 Resources - education 11:15 Resources - books 22:26 How do we know if a resource is legitimate? 32:12 How do we know if an influencer is legitimate? 40:32 Social media has real value (but use it wisely) 49:52 Be well-informed - and take action 53:10 It's okay to be emotional (on the internet) 58:59 Willful ignorance and team mentality 1:03:18 Why the Israel-Palestine conflict is important 1:09:52 Campus protests and institutional response 1:16:15 Student protesters should be commended 1:19:23 anti-Zionism vs. anti-Semitism 1:27:04 Scale of what's happening, business interests 1:35:46 Use of force - the Israeli state's position 1:44:59 Definition of "Nakba" 1:49:44 What needs to happen next? 1:58:25 Israeli government and American dependency 2:08:28 Managing expectations with the West 2:16:38 Final words - call for action --- Spice8Rack's recommended resources: [JOURNALISTS] - WizardBisan1 - on Instagram & TikTok - Eye on Palestine, Middle East Eye - on Instagram & TikTok [COORDINATION] - National Students for Justice in Palestine - on Twitter & Instagram - BDS (Boycott Divest & Sanction) - Palestine Action - Jewish Voice for Peace - Palestine Solidarity Campaign [EDUCATION] - Dr. John Duncan - YouTube - @JohntheDuncan [BOOKS] - S. Englert - "Settler Colonialism: An Introduction" - R. Khalidi - "The Hundred Year’s War on Palestine" - S. Awad, & B. Bean - "Palestine: A Socialist Introduction" - B. Bashir, & A. Goldberg - "The Holocaust & the Nakba" - A. Lowenstien - "The Palestine Laboratory" - A. Davis - "Freedom is a Constant Struggle" - F. Fanon - "The Wretched of the Earth" - J. Abusalim, J. Bing & M. Merryman Lotze - "Light in Gaza" In the conversation, we referred to @kylehill as "Phil" -- sorry, Kyle! --- Humans of Magic with James Hsu [LINKS] My Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/humansofmagic My newsletter → http://eepurl.com/b121Xf My website → https://humansofmagic.com/ My Twitter → https://twitter.com/humansofmagic My Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/humansofmagic/ My Tik Tok → https://www.tiktok.com/@humansofmagic [AUDIO PODCAST] Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humans-of-magic/id1122286222?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ASeECQ27mvdlIy2obxxDL?si=7o798AG6RUa8YfU7YHJrLA&nd=1 Google Podcasts → https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjQzMjEyMTIyL3NvdW5kcy5yc3M SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/humansofmagic [MY BOOKS] Humans of Magic → https://www.amazon.com/Humans-Magic-Interviews-Games-Greatest/dp/1697457886/ Magic: The Addiction → https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Addiction-20-Year-Gaming-Journey/dp/1532963874/ #palestine #israel #currentaffairs
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NYPD: we found a book at the site called Interview With A Vampire which suggests the protestors are in contact with vampires
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Police arresting journalists and professors but standing aside while violent militants attack peaceful demonstrators... We're just going through Ziblatt & Levitsky like it's a damned to-do list.
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Government workers reprogrammed a 47-year-old computer with the memory of a Commodore64 and which is currently sitting 15.1 billion miles away despite a 22-hour time lag. Elon Musk, meanwhile, can’t make a pickup truck that can drive in the rain. Viva socialism. blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024...
NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth – Voyagerblogs.nasa.gov
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UN report confirming war crimes by Israel against Palestine. www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org
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If you haven’t watched AOC’s speech about Gaza I really recommend it. “This isn’t just about Israel or Gaza. It’s about us.” www.instagram.com/reel/C403pJZ...
548K views · 60K likes | Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on Instagram:www.instagram.com 60K likes, 3,053 comments - repaoc on March 22, 2024:
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A brief reminder that after obliterating the homes/hospitals/schools/refuge of Palestinians, Israel is now starving them to death. Not my opinion, FACTS based on their actions. And this after decades of removing their rights/land despite the greatest number of UN Resolutions. Just sickening. 😥
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Keep up the pressure on politicians to reverse course
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Starting again today! Come join me at the turn of the hour! Lets explore some spookums and raise a shittone of money!
YOU lot raised $20,000 for the PCRF in this video. I couldn't be more proud of the folks who watch my stuff. I'll be getting back into streaming Fridays at 1pm GMT (8am EST) playing Pacific Drive & raising money for Medical Aid for Palestine. Come join me then, click below!
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Live NOW!
YOU lot raised $20,000 for the PCRF in this video. I couldn't be more proud of the folks who watch my stuff. I'll be getting back into streaming Fridays at 1pm GMT (8am EST) playing Pacific Drive & raising money for Medical Aid for Palestine. Come join me then, click below!
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A grand raised in a little over an hour. Bless you all. Please donate if you enjoy the video.
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The Washington Post spoke to six families across Gaza about their daily struggle for food. Ninety-three percent of people there face “crisis levels of hunger,” according to a report published in late December by a U.N.-backed international consortium.
Gaza’s desperate hunger: Families struggle to fend off starvationwww.washingtonpost.com Unable to find flour, some families have resorted to eating animal feed. Many people are only eating once a day. Aid agencies warn that famine is looming.
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Open Letter: Bosnian Genocide & War Survivors Condemn the Genocidal Actions of the Israeli Regime. Hundreds of us, from all backgrounds, cities & professions, have come together to condemn the ongoing genocide & crime against humanity in Israel.
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