pro tip: the same thing works with games.
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pro tip: the same thing works with games.
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According to MAGA, the two most dangerous things in America are escalators and Tylenol.
[looks directly at the construction of the pyramids of Giza] OK, first of all...
That movie ruled it ways I have seldom scene since. I think Sin City hit the same sort of feel, as did Watchmen in a way. They really brought the feel of a classic comic book into live action.
Share this document on how to engage in the Nexstar and Sinclair protests. docs.google.com/document/u/1...
Allow me take a moment to fly my fanboy flag for my wife: She was just awarded a spot in the 2026 Boston Marathon!
Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"
This is horrific and feels like it should be a bigger deal. Business Insider reports that people who have worked at xAI have seen Grok create images and written material with child sex abuse material. www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...
The framing here is important to understanding what the goal is: if autism is "preventable and treatable", then it becomes the parents fault if a child is autistic. Funding for research, support services, etc will be eliminated.
Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
Most likely, I am going to thin down the left hand side and make that the top, then bore a hole down the center and make this and oil diffuser.
If that sounds odd, I'm often not 100% sure what I'm going to make when I put a piece of wood on the lathe. I just know that the wood grain and color will likely look really cool. So, I start shaping every piece down and let it turn out as it will.
Getting worked up, so here's a timeline glance: a bit of Spaulding Ash that I turned down just now. Probably a candle holder or essential oil diffuser, but we'll see what the final product becomes.
No but take too much of it and the Hat Man will pay you a visit..
Something something broken clock right twice a day..
If you were down with a boycott yesterday, you should be down with a boycott today. It's basic self-defense: Hit them first, and hit them hard enough that they rethink their actions.
"anti-fascist protestors are terrorists" is something that only a fascist regime would say.
Even if you cave and then backtrack, "fuck you, make me" remains the single best way to deal with bullies of any kind.
Ahhhh there it is! bsky.app/profile/mari...
How can anyone willingly associate themselves with this level of brain rot, let alone idolize it?
I didn't think any amount of pressure or backlash could back *DISNEY* cave. Genuinely stunned.
and a retired meteorologist shall lead us
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3... The portal is here. You know what to do: legacy.myfloridalegal.com/Contact.nsf/...
At the Nuremberg trials, Karl DĂśnitz was convicted of war crimes for the sinking of civilian vessels. This is not a complicated question, it's been illegal for centuries.
"this was Gods plan" always assumes noble intentions, and not "this guy was a toxic, hateful stool sample actively stoking violence against the majority of the population"
Every new or revised word is progress, and should be celebrated accordingly. Under the overall circumstances, 1500 is killer, and you should be proud!
Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash. Pam Bondi knew. Kash Patel knew. Emil Bove knew. And they made the investigation go away. A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
"...with rats upon his back" would have definitely been a game stopper through.
Let's see...
I think more than anything, this is proof the average person does not understand percentages.
ICE coming out like the bad guy in an Adam Sandler movie.
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent â and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesnât like.
"hey daddy, you know your new toy you love using and won't shut up about? Think you can use it to make something for me?" Yeah, parenting aside she knew "no" was not an option! My little girl knows me well.
My 7yo asked if I could make her a magic wand to go with her Halloween costume this year. Yes.. yes I can!
Just his way of honoring his dear friends memory.
DOJ has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence âcontinues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremismâ in the US www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
tl;dr here, but read the whole thing anyway: bsky.app/profile/raha...
Wildly important thread here for everyone in general, but for the white people new to protesting in particular.
Thanks! Learning my way around the lathe has been a ton of fun.
âAnti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage. Trans people are afraid to leave the country, let alone leave their houses. The right-wing ecosystem has gladly spent years creating these conditions, while Democrats have by turns avoided saying anything about them at allâ đ đđť archive.ph/ewBhT
Just fine....
A couple bowls finish off and ready to sell. I continue to love this craft, and enjoy playing around with different designs, shapes, andi finishes.
Appeasement in response to repression does not prevent more representation. This is well documented throughout history.
Don Jr and Barron right now:
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"Did you know littering in Opportunity is punishable by death? If not, you also ought to know that complaining about Opportunity's laws is considered verbal littering". ~Handsome Jack, main antagonist in Borderlands 2, speaking about laws in the city of Opportunity. Dunno why, just came to mind.
Breaking: The United States to implement royal insult law.
When the big one hits its going to be nuts Darth.. just an all out blitz
The spalting in this ash continues to blow my mind. For those that don't know, spalting refers to the dark lines appearing in the wood, which is the result of a fungal infection. Fungal colonies release a chemical to seal off their area from other colonies, and those barriers are the black lines.
WaPo has a story mostly sourced to GOP Congressmen complaining that JD, not Trump himself, is selling Big Ugly Bill. Further down it explicitly compares how little Trump did to how much Biden did in 2021. This is the kind of story that can start a flood. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
![Nothing focuses attention â and potentially sways voters â quite like a president traveling into a state to tout his partyâs policies. His allies are careful not to criticize Trumpâs tactics, but some staunch supporters are giving gentle nudges that they would like to see Air Force One moving around more often. âWeâd welcome him in Wyoming. Iâd welcome him to go to many more states to talk about the advantages the American people are seeing,â Senate GOP Whip John Barrasso (Wyoming) said Wednesday. âThereâs so many good things in this [legislation] that a lot of people arenât aware of how many good things are in there.â Trumpâs last departure from Washington to discuss domestic policy came on July 15, when he made a 30-minute appearance in Pittsburgh that focused on promoting energy production and AI technology. He has outsourced the traditional events that most presidents use to promote the passage of big laws to Vice President JD Vance and officials such as Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler. Some lawmakers, however, suggested voters donât pay as much attention when subordinates show up to promote it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreib6xqqqmiqafzral7zuca5frg3gkpuraf4hzcxf75xt3pax6zp6va@jpeg "Click to view full size")
The pupper, he is watching me... From a room away I can feel his eyes boring away through my will, my focus. The pup demands attention, love, and scratches, and I can no longer deny him..
I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
Draw your sword and choose your second. Lets settle this once and for all.
They are desperate to keep any trans-related angle on this in the headlines, no matter how BS it may be.
Giving up on any kind of euphemism or cute political wordplay to sugar coat things and straight up saying "just kill them" - with zero push back or repercussions - is a perfect illustration of where the right is now.
This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for. But itâs the âviolent leftâ thatâs the problem
Timeline cleanse: The ash tree that came down in my yard recently has some incredible spalting, and I've been having a blast turning it down into various pieces. Anyway, take time to look for joy in the world around you.
Because I believe it's important to share your failures as much as your wins, I present to you all: this fuckin' thing. Hickory piece, started to make a lidded box until it blew apart on me.
âCharlie Kirk in His Own Wordsâ 17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.
yeesh so much disinfo out there about the gunman "Notices bulges, OWO whats this?" - Meme about furries/roleplaying; not political "hey fascist! Catch! Up, right, down x3" - From Helldivers 2, satirical game, you nuke 'fascist' aliens even though you're a fascist yourself; the code launches a bomb
And let's not forget the WTC bombing in '93.
Went from calling for blood to calling for forgiveness as soon as it was revealed the suspect was not, in fact, some hard-left extremist. Imagine that.
Hi, Italian here: well done! This looks absolutely amazing, and I would happily serve it to my Nonna without hesitation.
200y with a 30-06 and a scope can be done by anyone that is willing to spend a few weekends at the range, especially if they read up on how to zero a scope and estimate range. Bare minimum, this is a motivated dude with some spare time and a few hundred bucks to spend.
As someone that axed their accout months ago, I have to ask: what the actual, tapdancing fuckwaffles is going on at that site?!
Post a team you would send instead of Bongino and Patel.
Hot take: if you believe and actively support the idea that some Americans should have fewer right than you, then you are in fact the baddie.
Looks like the cheapest off the shelf 30-06 you could find.
Cat's already out of the bag on this one, but still.. A reminder that "sources say" is not the same as confirmed information.
EXCLUSIVE/BOMBSHELL: @bloomberg.com has obtained **18K** previously unreported emails from Jeffery Epstein's personal Yahoo account. The emails are disturbing & revelatory & reveal new details about Ghilaine Maxwell's role FREE to read www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
And since we're not, straight up murder.
Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).
Losing my goddamned mind. We can condemn political violence without valorizing a destructive, hateful bigot.
In case anyone as wondering about the administration's priorities.
Given the birthday note from Trump, any hits on the word "enigma" through the emails?
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Itâs so surreal seeing prominent right-wing figuresâan influential presidential advisor, the last campaignâs biggest donor, etc.âcall for violence, the GOP president lie and stoke violence, every Dem officeholder condemn it, and mainstream media treat those as the same, or the Dem reaction as worse.
This hagiography of a vile and bigoted person is disgusting. He shouldn't have been murdered and his record of hate should not be whitewashed in death either.
Thank you! Like I said, I've been absolutely loving learning my way around the craft. I've liked woodworking and blacksmithing as hobbies for a while now, but this is on a whole other level for me.
i wrote this post in july two years ago when blue sky had around 200,000 total users and i thought i would ask again tell me what u are doing be proud of what u do and share it here
I started woodturning about a month ago and Darth let me tell you I've been LOVING it! I've been posting everything on IG to keep it in one spot: www.instagram.com/riverstreetc...
If you're surprised by this, you're obviously unfamiliar with Collins' voting history.
They have never, ever expressed anything close to this level of pain and sympathy for school shooting victims.
Glenn Beckâs media outlet The Blaze just gave an interview last month to the person who killed the politicians in Minnesota
I don't remember seeing any calls for violent retribution after a Minnesota state senator was assassinated, and it would have been nice not to see any today.
Ong-Bak is a certified, Grade-A *BANGER*. Tony Jaa more than earned his place on the podium of big screen martial artists.
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
My main observation from the last few hours of monitoring US social media is that Democrats are universally denouncing political violence and calling for calm while MAGA are escalating language and openly lusting for retribution against broad categories of people they identity as their enemies.
When a right-wing man murdered Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, progressives asked MAGA to tone down the rhetoric to prevent more violence. Within hours of Kirkâs murder, motive still unknown, the right is demanding that the government wage a campaign of violence against their enemies.
EXCLUSIVE: @bloomberg.com has obtained more than 100 previously undisclosed emails between UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 through 2010 that reveal Mandelson's steadfast support for Epstein after Epstein was charged with sex crimes đ www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Fedposting [verb]: "(Internet slang, intransitive) To post violent threats on the Internet, ostensibly as an everyday citizen, but actually working as an undercover federal agent as a form of entrapment." Don't accidentally do it, and block those that do.
They are going to exploit the ever-loving *shit* out of this.
