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aspiring non-ideas guy, deadlock enjoyer, occasional new music + vidya reviewer
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As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit

i will never cop for the new era of large language model gen ai. but the old era of advanced curated markov chain gen ai, such as drilbot, was very good. and nobody did it like Deep Leffen

‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson

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Ah, the millennial experience of “every time you get some measure of financial and career stability, the world decides to do something extraordinarily stupid again”

Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain.

How bad are we going to let the world become before we just [REDACTED]

i play red green light

Musk’s Wealth 2012: $2 billion 2024: $454.1 billion Bezos’ Wealth 2012: $18.4 billion 2024: $242.3 billion Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2012: $17.5 billion 2024: $210.1 billion Federal Minimum Wage 2012: $7.25 2024: $7.25 It’s not the start of an oligarchy. We’re in the thick of it.

Lmao they're so scared, this is deranged

Last night, I spoke with Amnesty International's executive director about their new report on Israel's war in Gaza and its conclusion that Israel is committing genocide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPSi...

bandcamp/vinyl friday early today! we got Lockslip today, LA hardcore that just released their EP a little while back. lotta energy here; im usually not big on hc but this shit slaps (plus dat guillotine side B 👀). check out the homies!

It’s so horrifying that as long as a country just keeps engaging in horrors, the push against them almost always diminishes. Trump, Netanyahu, and other fascists have learned as well as taught this lesson well.

bandcamp/vinyl friday! today we have create myself by NOVA ONE. pics dont do this justice; a gorgrous eggplant purple (in my head i call it nintendo purple) transluscent record. a great indie record from 2023, sort of Pity Sex meets Saintseneca. highly rec a listen

oh yeah...its all coming together

The referee system only makes sense in lieu of taking biometrics, if they're going to do that anyway (which they'll never do away with now) it's rather useless and onerous

14-1 in favour of ceasefire, but the US vetoes an end to mass slaughter and forced displacement. Biden's legacy.

“The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters”. - Antonio Gramsci

gonna be doing vinyl fridays to help promote bandcamp friday! on fridays, bandcamp waives fees and bands get way more from a purchase of music. today we have Tigers Jaw - I Won't Care How You Remember Me. fantastic album, hit me as hard as the s/t but different grown-up feelings. gorgeous record!

102 fever

maybe getting the flu and covid shit on top of most likely having covid wasnt a good idea #smugjugsky

no human being is illegal, simple as

this is what peak performance looks like

Here’s the MAGA blocklist my partner runs. You may find it useful.

remembering 4 years ago this day; got so anxious, my heart rate was resting 160bpm and i thought i got covid

HAGGIS 😍

gonna slowly start posting some vinyl from my collection! first up is standards. always been a big fan, i love the sound and instrumentality they get from just two people goin at it

ive known for a while who im voting for

I assure you that thriving is not what we would call it.

Armored Core 6 is a game about 30-40 various "holy fuck" moments but I think "I won't miss." is maybe top 5 all-time things I've seen in a game ever.