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"Personalist" is key. Trump foreign policy doesn't have a coherent vision; "isolationist" springs to mind because he's dismantling alliances, but he's also imperialist, routinely threatening and meddling abroad on a whim. It's all less an ideology than a reactionary's emotional urge to cause damage.

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“For me, an all-day bender means going to work and sitting next to Ann, who routinely talks my ear off about the benefits of Herbalife while offering me a Jammy Dodger.”

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"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."

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Bechdel test? lol there are literally no men in this book.

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Jimmy Carter had to give up his fucking PEANUT FARM. And we get...this bullshit? Goddamn insanity.

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Not that I’m disagreeing with the sentiment, but I’m just asking for a little more discernment from y’all. This is an AI generated video from Google Veo. In fact, you can see the Veo logo on the lower right corner of the clip. Y’all, be careful sharing stuff y’all are fooled to believing is real.

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Also: these "alt" fake government accounts have definitely dabbled in Q-adjacent conspiracy fodder posts, skeeting shit like a series of numbers, followed by "please ignore." What the fuck even FOR, fuck outta here with that shit. Whoever's running these accounts are grifter assholes.

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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie -Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds. -Hold on to the things that bring you joy. We all need that more than ever. -The Lurking Horror decided to sweep by tying dusting cloths on their pseudopodia. Chaos ensued. ❤️ Auntie Jilli

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Reminder that a Bluesky scroll asks more of you that the hand-holdy, drip-fed shit you might be used to on other social media, shoving unasked-for accounts in front of your eyes. Y'gotta go looking, and subscribe to feeds, for maximum enjoyment. Feeds like this one, maybe.

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For the month of June, SPRING'S ARCANA and THE SALT-BLACK TREE--the DEAD GOD'S HEART duology--are $2.99USD apiece in ebook across all platforms. torpublishinggroup.com/springs-arca... torpublishinggroup.com/the-salt-bla...

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This is what your reposts and signal boosts can do for independent artists.

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The heart of the universal loathing for Diamond, right here. Comics, as an industry, does not print money, and hasn't done so for 75 years. To quote Too Skinnee J's, "we does this cuz we loves this." The invoices owed to/stock kept from small pubs by Diamond right now could be enough to sink them.

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77.5 MILLION acres in AK This is one where we might be able to yell enough to force a change of course. Talk about your favorite moose hunting spot or salmon trips. Ask our congressfolk if they really want to be the "anti-hunting, anti-fishing, and anti-feeding Alaskan families" reps.

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So, what that orange blivet did for steaks, airlines, casinos, and military parades, he’s now going to do for smartphones? This should be interesting.

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Very good thread. Creative folks, read it.

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I am not a doctor, but I am confident that if you use the "biometric scanning" feature included with the Trump Mobile telehealth benefit, which advertises "27/7 access" to doctors "all from your own homw," to determine your heart rate and blood oxygen, you are 100 percent going to die

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Hey, remember when banana prices go up to (a) blame Trump and (b) blame Chiquita, who laid off its entire workforce because of labor disputes, because they’d rather subjugate people than pay a marginal subsistence wage.

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Look at these fuckin dorks Not one of these guys thought they looked cool in the mirror, they’re all petrified and hopped up on adrenaline Faces hidden, emboldened by group think, fully KKK brained

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The new nonsense with Diamond Distributors has reminded me of the situation with Boundless/Unbound, the failed publishing crowdfunding site. For a brief overview on what this actually looks like for creatives: LPer/novelist NerdCubed is out an estimated £40,000. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLWs...

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If you are too young to remember the Iraq War, you'll hear "no one protested" and "no one knew they were lying." Millions of people knew they were lying and protested. The press not only did not want a record of mass dissent; they did not want a record of mass knowledge of lies.

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Got to be weird to try and go out in a blaze of right-wing terrorist glory when you know all your besties on racewar dot net will instantly call you a blue haired gay commie cuck false flag as soon as you reach room tempature

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@schiff.senate.gov heads up, Senator.

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Hey California, call your state legislators and tell them you want Newsom's budget rolled up and shoved up his ass

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They've been trying to take remote work (the best thing that's happened to me in my entire working life) away from us since we got it and now we're supposed to believe it makes us commit literal violence? I...

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Trump says mass deportations are urgent—but not if they mess with his donors’ pockets. ICE was told to back off farms & hotels 'cause it was bad for business. But LA and Chicago? Open season. Please be for real—this is the weaponization of government against cities that refuse to bow down to him.

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Patreon is raising the percentage it takes from new creators (again), from 8% to 10%, on August 4. People with existing Patreon pages get grandfathered into the old rate. If you're thinking about making a page, best to do it and publish it now.

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I have been encouraged by communitea members to ask for help in paying down the debt that has made building up an operations buffer impossible, thus causing small setbacks to become critical. We've never been so popular, yet never more precarious. Here's the ugly side of a bootstrapped indie: 🧵

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Essential point in this exchange with @willsommer.bsky.social: Trump-Miller have to target noncriminals for deportation because it's the only way to get the numbers they need to try for "full-scale ethnic change." Terror is central to this. Will is very good here: newrepublic.com/article/1968...

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I've received some information from a local about the individual accused of being the SLC shooter (who did not fire, was shot by 'official' security who also hit and killed an unrelated person He'd done armed protesting before. Dressed more radically. Was a little awkward. no more than that

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Happy papa day papas!! #frogart

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you are worthy 🧡🐸 #frogart

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You know, it’s not like I’m half-assing this, I am actually trying my best despite the fuck-ups.

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made this for my Tumblr ages ago and I feel like y'all would appreciate it too

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time for my new favorite tumblr post

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Some of you have been curious about what I have planned next. I asked my manufacturer to make samples/prototypes of matching elbow brace similar to the knee braces. Thumb splints (with support plate), hand supports and another style of wrist braces & wheelchair/workout gloves.

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Update: We've removed the paywall for all ye who enter.

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Senile Dick Durbin, who has pushed multiple bills that would effectively force feed the internet to only the biggest of big tech companies while destroying the open parts of the internet, picks today, of all days, to brag about his "bipartisan" efforts here.

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...do you think maybe there's something a US Representative can do about that other than posting on social media, Mr Swalwell? Are you going to do any of those things?

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