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Socialist, Southerner, biomedical engineer, PhD, he/him, War Eagle and Go Braves

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If it's not a politician's job to motivate people to vote for them, why do they spend so much time and money trying to do exactly that?

07.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, he’s in the Epstein files

05.03.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m going to unionize against you Jon

23.02.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't like the guy either, but from what I can tell he hasn't posted over there in at least 2 months.

23.02.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

is sinophobia woke?

22.02.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Edmund McMillen Wants You to Ask the Uncomfortable Questions A frank conversation about Mewgenics, troubled childhoods, and anxious parenthood

I asked Mewgenics' creator, Edmund McMillen, about all the touchy topics bubbling up in the game's discourse.

Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?

16.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 278 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 15

Loved the interview. The vulnerability shown by both you and Edmund make this a real standout interview. And unique among all the release interviews Edmund gave for Mewgenics (Edmund himself seemed to agree at one point). Really happy to support this show on patreon!

17.02.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/did:...

15.02.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

many people are saying

15.02.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

finally a use for LLMs bsky.app/profile/elia...

14.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I unironically think one of the House or Senate should be decided by sortition.

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November 11, 2025: β€˜I don’t know if I will or not.’

Laura Ingraham informed Trump that all of his public ruminating about possibly winding up in the bad place wasn’t sitting well with the MAGA faithful.

β€œA lot of Christians were sort of sad to hear that because Christ came to forgive our sins, if you believe that as Christians, and they opened Heaven to all of us,” she said. β€œSo don’t you believe that?”

Trump said he was just joking when he talked about going to hell, and attacked the New York Times for failing to understand sarcasm. But he didn’t actually say he’s confident he’ll go to Heaven.

β€œI was kidding, I was having fun. I don’t know if I will or not, I don’t know,” Trump said. β€œI was having fun, and they made it, like, serious.”

    🚨TRUMP ON β€˜GOING TO HEAVENβ€™πŸš¨

    β€œI was being funny, sarcastic. I said, β€˜I’m never gonna make it to heaven, I don’t think I qualify.’ I was kidding, having fun. You can’t be sarcastic as a politician anymore.” β€” @POTUS pic.twitter.com/7IPyn9ay30
    β€” Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 11, 2025

November 11, 2025: β€˜I don’t know if I will or not.’ Laura Ingraham informed Trump that all of his public ruminating about possibly winding up in the bad place wasn’t sitting well with the MAGA faithful. β€œA lot of Christians were sort of sad to hear that because Christ came to forgive our sins, if you believe that as Christians, and they opened Heaven to all of us,” she said. β€œSo don’t you believe that?” Trump said he was just joking when he talked about going to hell, and attacked the New York Times for failing to understand sarcasm. But he didn’t actually say he’s confident he’ll go to Heaven. β€œI was kidding, I was having fun. I don’t know if I will or not, I don’t know,” Trump said. β€œI was having fun, and they made it, like, serious.” 🚨TRUMP ON β€˜GOING TO HEAVENβ€™πŸš¨ β€œI was being funny, sarcastic. I said, β€˜I’m never gonna make it to heaven, I don’t think I qualify.’ I was kidding, having fun. You can’t be sarcastic as a politician anymore.” β€” @POTUS pic.twitter.com/7IPyn9ay30 β€” Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 11, 2025

Forgot the alt text. It's here.

11.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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This is the closest he's come to having that pointed out but it was Laura Ingraham and Trump just immediately turns to it being a joke taken out of context by the media and Dems. nymag.com/intelligence...

11.02.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In what way is this "very clear"?

11.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This will so insanely cool

10.02.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

gatorade is owned by pepsico but it's the coca cola of the sports drink market. powerade in turn is owned by coca cola, but it's unquestionably the pepsi of sports drinks. this should be plainly obvious to all

09.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 5135 πŸ” 617 πŸ’¬ 127 πŸ“Œ 46

Beautiful routine! Coincidentally, I watched Interstellar on Friday which he was skating to.

08.02.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Checked out their website and they are also flat earthers lol

07.02.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't believe she's apparently had like a dozen of these weird bad cooking takes the past few days?

06.02.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Calling white people tacos a "complicated" meal is a *wild* take lmao. The most complicated part is literally just sauteing ground beef

06.02.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lol wait, was he? I missed that.

30.01.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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I admit I very recently found this site, but so far removepaywalls.com has been easier to use, more consistent, and faster than the usual archive sites. Good to have multiple options in your pocket though, so bookmark both!

30.01.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Jamelle, this is extremely besides the point, but I'm unsure where else to ask. What glasses are those? Been looking for some in this style so I'm curious. Your style, as always, is on point!

27.01.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ursula Le Guin Once Said She's Rankled by J.K. Rowling's 'Reluctance' to Credit Other Writers? The β€œHarry Potter” series and Le Guin’s β€œEarthsea” series both depicted schools for wizards.

The archived link to the full essay isn't working for me. But here's a source. www.snopes.com/fact-check/j...

26.01.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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You can't forget Ursula K Le Guin who was the first to do a fully realized "wizard school" in young adult fantasy. Le Guin also publicly criticized Rowling for exactly this in an essay.

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This looks amazing, brings a tear to my eye just seeing it πŸ₯²

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