Elon and Trump show how wrong sci-fi writers have been about villains.
They are always making them evil geniuses, but it is now clear that sheer stupidity is a core trait of these types of villains. Without stupidity they would be totally different people, and never would have risen as such.
i find it comforting on a deep emotional level that Bruce Campbell sized up our present political moment and decided to become an anti-AI activist
If you like Astronomy Domine you like Primus, I don’t make the rules
The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
this is the energy we have to bring into the next four years
why are "brave truth tellers" always so eager to say something sexist or racist instead of something like "would a clove of garlic taste good in one of those green smoothies"
bf, almost in tears, watching me eat lasagna with a sunchip: STOP CALLING IT AN ADVENTUROUS PALATE! THAT IS NOT WHAT THOSE WORDS MEAN!!
Clover honey mead that I made in 2019! All bottled and ready to sit for a while longer until needed.
Request Ald & Support For rapid response use ALERTA, and include a specific request for ald: observation, de-escalation, survivor support, medical aid, bystander intervention, etc. What is happening Activity- What is happening Location - Where is this happening? Equipment - gear weapons, etc. Request Aid - what response is being required? Time & Date - what is the exact time and date? Appearance - who? How many? What are they wearing? Example - Dec 13 12pm There are four APD Oficers harrassing a black teen on the corner of Haywood & Virgina in West Ash, 3 squad cars on the scene. Requesting aid to observe and record
SPREAD GOOD INFO, NOT PANIC! When reporting or signal-boosting potential threats, make sure you are safe and provide as much information as possible: S.A.LUTE. Size/Strength "5 guys in camo in white Ford" Actions/Activity "circling the block near the JC" Location & direction "heading north on 4th at Main" Uniform/clothes "Camo military uniforms with generic police patches" Time of observation "9:48 p.m." Equipment & weapons "Assault rifles & bear mace" YOUR FIRST PRIORITY IS TO KEEP YOURSELF SAFE!
remember if you see pigs, ICE or fascists organizing in the streets be articulate with you relay of information. remember these acronyms, share them with your comrades. we need to know what we are getting into when we show up to counter them.
Elon Musk doing a Nazi salute during Trump's inauguration festivities is something that, yes, I had on my 2025 bingo card.
@BillAckman: When the insurance companies stop writing policies in your city, sell and move out.
Sell to who, Bill? Fucking Aquaman?
I would absolutely read a 5,000-word deep-dive on whatever high-powered PR agency is charging Mark Zuckerberg tens of millions of dollars to shape his public image as a bootlicking scrub
congratulations to meta platforms for creating the nation’s first sundown social media platforms
A gentle reminder...
When people are like “Trump is going to make people in other countries think the US is a force for evil” it’s like aww, honey
BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces resignation, as Canada officially admits defeat in the Drake vs. Kendrick beef.
Standing in my driveway with my arms up celebrating like an ewok after the second death star at the sight of a city plow truck coming down my block
oh no
And all the sacrificed psykers? You can’t tell me that isn’t a low slow heat, all day every day. I’d try a bite.
Sometimes the right thing to do, the morally imperative thing to do, is hard, and is fraught with potential backlash and risk.
You do it anyway.
my bf calls helping short people get stuff "The Giants' Creed" and treats it as a sacred obligation
I bet the emperor from 40k is perfectly cooked and delicious. All that meat just marinating for 10,000 years after getting braised by Horus? Probably like good smoked brisket, fall off the bone good.
GLP-1 hormone research goes back to the 1970's, its testing to treat diabetes goes back to 1993, phase II clinical trials for Ozempic go back to 2008.
Your desire to see others punished for losing weight 'the wrong way' is ignorant, mean spirited, and most importantly a tired & lousy joke
🔥 @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social : “To see high quality publications bought & broken by rich people is like watching a drunk hedge fund dickhead throw up on a Picasso he hung in his yacht.”
On the “assassination” of the press www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/its-not-lo...
it is so so easy to spot people whose principles are based entirely on theory and who have never been part of an actual real life community or in a position of providing care and support to strangers. absolutely rancid aura off these people
Material Breadality @breadgl... 46m Transmisogyny Hey y'all, could we, white people that is, stop using Arabic words in random conversations. It is weird seeing a conversation between two white people ending in "Alhamdulillah"
actually, it's fucking awesome and sucks to suck for you but the world is changing and your culture and your religion is not the center of it, your language is not superior, neither is your culture, ppl are learning concepts from people around them and embracing them and that's a good thing actually
Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky
i've played like 10 hours of 2025 and it's a huge letdown. graphics aren't improved at all, same boring fetch quests, and they still refuse to implement any of the QoL changes everyone's been asking for
