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You have to admit it's kind of funny that two of Charles Xavier's most consistent traits spanning multiple iterations of the character are a. always being surprised when non-human-passing mutants reject his liberal assimilationist vision of human/mutant coexistence, and b. being an actual telepath.

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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

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@jenniferadams.bsky.social

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Remember when this sort of thing was satire. youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM

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From page 225 of POST. iftheylived.myshopify.com/products/pos...

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There is a big sale currently on at @drivethrurpg.com and all of our title (except Lovecraftesque 2e) are in it! If you've been waiting to try out Last Fleet or Bite Marks then now is a great time to grab a bargain.

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I know a lot of people are boycotting Amazon, which is great, but it's hurting a lot of trans authors. Trans authors: Drop links to your NON-AMAZON book listings/storefronts. Cis people: Repost, boost, and, importantly, buy. Part of boycotting an evil corporation is supporting the alternatives.

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I LOVE IT WHEN THIS WORKS. Spotted a follow-spammer this morning during this investigation I'm still working on, and it also sounded extremely, extremely suspect like a badly behaving ChatGPT hookup. So I got a nice haiku about a cat.

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“Sorry, chap, you’ve got to take one for the team,” the King said.

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I was reading a newspaper article that included the line "ADHD is not just in the mind - it shows up on brain scans". There's a very interesting version of Cartesian dualiam behind that sentence.

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Kurt Vonnegut writing about the hypocrisy of so-called Christians. #Vonnegut #Writing

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"You don't have the cards, Zelenskyy. You're playing poker, and Putin's playing Magic the Gathering." (And Mike Myers nails Elon Musk.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUpO...

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A major Norwegian fuel company is refusing to provide fuel to U.S. warships after the “shitshow” in the White House yesterday over Ukraine. This is the way. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...

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Y'know, maybe there is something to this whole AI thing after all.

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The U.S. government has put up a submission form for reporting schools who teach kids about “DEI.” It accepts file uploads. Internet, you know what to do enddei.ed.gov

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TIL because the Pope was on Twitter, the Vatican needed to decide what is the Latin word for "tweet". They chose "breviloquia".

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I've said it before, but we're living through a golden age of puzzle games. The @thinkygames.com Thinky Awards had several categories where half the shortlist or more would have been worthy winners. My to-play list is getting ever more out of hand!

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If like me you're struggling to fill this in, ALCS has guidance: www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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Occasional reminder that the oldest fossil traces of hominids (preserved footsteps dating back 3.2 million years or so) were discovered because a palaeontologist and a wildlife ecologist were messing around pelting each other with elephant droppings.

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DOGE's website at the moment.

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Best post of the season.

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It wasn't an "ad hominem". I'm calling you an idiot because your argument sucks, not saying your argument sucks because you are an idiot. Subtle distinction, I know, to understand. Especially for an idiot like you.

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