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Shane Bettenhausen

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★ Ex-EGM/1up, blazing new trails in gaming with PlayStation. (Expressed opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.) RESIST / Stay Woke 大丈夫だ、問題ない (He/Him)

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4th Circuit Rules That States Can Compel Trans Adults To "Appreciate Their Sex" Via Care Bans They ruled that states "encouraging citizens to appreciate their sex" through care bans is a constitutional goal, affirming West Virginia's Medicaid ban for trans adults.

1. Horrifying ruling out of the 4th Circuit.

An all-Republican 4th Circuit panel has just ruled that states can compel trans adults to "appreciate their sex" by enacting care bans.

It even directly says that trans adult care bans are legal in the ruling.

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11.03.2026 16:41 👍 1945 🔁 967 💬 106 📌 298
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In other pricey food purchases, the government decided to drop $15.1 million for ribeye steak (again, just in September), $124,000 for ice cream machines, and $139,224 on 272 orders of doughnuts. trib.al/ZSDhd5O

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sure

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GB player would be wild

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yep

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happy trails to the guy behind my favorite portable game ever made

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Japan's Nikkei set to plunge over 7% as oil breaches $100 mark Brent futures spiked 16.1% to last trade at $107.61, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose almost 17.7% to $107.02

Japan's Nikkei set to plunge over 7% as oil breaches $100 mark

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the dive bar near Day of the Devs has upped its game

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nostalgic for earlier times

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Pikachu vs Pikachu (1996)

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these arrangements have brought me solace for decades

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CNN's Dana Bash reports on a conversation she just had with Trump: "He quickly turned to Cuba. He said without being asked, 'Cuba is going to fall pretty soon.'"

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In a new TIME interview, Trump casually acknowledged Americans could face retaliatory attacks at home due to his escalating war with Iran. “I guess,” he said when asked about the risk, adding: “When you go to war, some people will die.” time.com/7382697/trum...

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yep!

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desperately seeking shiny Pinsir or Phanpy

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#BREAKING | Israeli and U.S. warplanes are carpet bombing the Iranian capital, Tehran.

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Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion | TechCrunch A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack.

A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack.

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is this real life?

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Scott Pilgrim EX 🌀 - Launch Trailer - OUT NOW 🎸🔥
Scott Pilgrim EX 🌀 - Launch Trailer - OUT NOW 🎸🔥 YouTube video by Tribute Games

That's what I've been doing for the past 2 years — Scott Pilgrim EX is out! It carries DNA from the SP game I worked on ... 16 years ago, but now fully realized with some crazier ideas & mechanics. I'm proud of the game and our team @tributegames.com. Enjoy!
youtu.be/-MnkUw9FL_Y?...

03.03.2026 20:16 👍 142 🔁 31 💬 9 📌 2

bring this back, cowards!

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Phwoar! Managed to snap these pics of the blood moon this morning through my 10" dob telescope before the clouds came in and swallowed it up.

#astronomy

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