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musician, compulsive navel-gazer, comprehensive gamer (video games, TTRPGs, board games, etc) and purveyor of dubiously valuable knowledge.
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If the US survives intact a couple decades from now, there are going to be some *insane* political comedy movies made about this era... and the best part is that they won't even have to stretch the truth; they might even decide to tone it down a bit.

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Just leave this here. No particular reason: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbY2...

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The media reaction to Musk's salute at the inauguration is the largest community theater production of The Emperor's New Clothes that I've ever seen.

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As a tribute to the late David Lynch, here is a video essay by Maggie Mae Fish, explaining how one need not be a shithead to your actors in order to be an auteur director, by contrasting Lynch with Kubrick, who was infamously shitheaded.

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Now that they've already leveled 99% of the area, spending more heavy ordnance to pound the ruins further just results in diminishing returns. So, it's pretty easy and convenient to declare a ceasefire at this point.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

an elegant weapon for a more civilized age

submitted 54 days ago • 37 comments

Just another reminder that mainstream media is trash.

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the other evil rich people must be mad at elon musk. they are savvy enough to pander to racists with anti-immigrant rhetoric on the one hand while behind the scenes making sure it doesn't actually manifest politically in a way that hurts their financials. he lacks the required depth for that

submitted 70 days ago • 24 comments

There is a lot of whining online about 'DEI' and 'Woke' re: the reveal of Ciri as the protagonist of Witcher 4. It's like they didn't play Witcher 3 and/or notice the obvious setup of Ciri as Geralt's successor.

submitted 86 days ago • 3 comments

It's appalling, though probably expected, that Zuck would donate $1mil to Trump (all the oligarchs are getting in line to swear fealty before the crown). It sounds like a lot (and it is), but compared to Zuck's net worth, this is the equivalent of me donating about 33 cents.

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So, some journalists are linking the UHC shooting to... *checks notes* video games. What decade are we in again? Are they trying to summon Jack Thompson from his slumber, to unleash his wrath upon the gaming industry once again? Does this herald "Jack Thompson II: The Jackening"?

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

Altoona (PA) McD security cam footage from earlier today.

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Police are seeking to interview several million immediate suspects

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so you’re saying mass mobilization and a Democratic Party that is willing to actually fight back against a fascist coup leads to positive outcomes? But the American Democrats keep saying we have to work with the fascists who are going to end American democracy otherwise we’re just as bad as they are

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The South Korean president just declared martial law, in the wake of not being able to pass his agenda through parliament, accusing his opposition of being North Korean agents. I guess he's just jumping on the trend first before the new US Prez can get around to it.

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