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@shoulderdevil.bsky.social

Provider of unsolicited commentary. Expect nerding out about history, games, and anything I happen to find interesting. He/Him.

created November 19, 2023

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Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

not even uncooked waffles, this is acting like it's absurd you're expressing an opinion on waffles when you don't have waffles *right now* like you couldn't possibly have any thoughts on the subject unless the waffle exists in your field of view.

1/9/2025, 8:21:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I mean, it was never important to them to begin with, they just need to be outraged all the time. Also suspect he's talking out of his ass about the photo details, too. Can't speak for all the ones in AZ, but for the one nearby their peak hours are only ever at night around four specific holidays.

1/9/2025, 8:10:30 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He's got a very, very strange idea of what projection means if he thinks that is in any way related...

1/9/2025, 4:05:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

*grift

1/9/2025, 3:51:44 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Either that or he's flat ass broke and is gonna try to gift a gofundme.

1/9/2025, 3:51:26 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They should, though I also have no reason to believe she actually gives a shit about any of the victims and is just seizing the opportunity to be a bigot.

31/8/2025, 11:41:41 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That's a big part of the ones that do this, but not all of them. The "unschooling" trend is a goddamn shitshow guaranteeing kids getting left behind for life, and made up of everything from conspiracy theorists to the kind of people who fall for every single supplement ad they see on TV.

31/8/2025, 7:55:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Out of morbid curiosity, was this even prompted by anything or was this just her answer when asked a completely unrelated question?

31/8/2025, 7:41:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Agreed. Especially since the weather / lighting's pretty different as well. Something that a closer cropped photo wouldn't really explain.

31/8/2025, 7:39:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I mean, for security detail, not really. I would not be surprised if they just pick up multiples of the same outfit just for whenever Trump hauls them off to the golf course. And given the length of time, it'd be completely possible he's just wearing the same outfit again by chance even if not.

31/8/2025, 7:36:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Outside the station later that day, a protester asked him “How do you feel knowing the whole city hates you?” “The whole city doesn’t hate me,” he answered." Well, he's right there. His fellow racist pieces of shit undoubtely love him. Thing is, they can all go fuck themselves too.

31/8/2025, 7:18:52 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's *like* Twitter, except here we can actually block them and never have to think about them again.

31/8/2025, 7:09:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I know you aren't following me. The site would tell me. Yes, here on Bluesky. And everything you've listed is purely voluntary for both sides, but there's plenty of people who don't respect that and assume they're free to argue someone around to their point of view regardless of any boundaries.

31/8/2025, 7:08:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The fact the vast majority of the censorship they hate the most is literally just free market behavior they claim to love doesn't help with the frustration. Obvious things like "big companies don't want to be known as the nazi bar, they want to appeal to as many wallets as possible."

31/8/2025, 11:31:45 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Was about to say, no reason to box anybody in. Especially not over this guy.

31/8/2025, 5:50:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Tracks with everything I've heard so far. The worst people being mad at it is just a bonus, everyone I know who's seen it has had an absolute blast.

31/8/2025, 5:47:06 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Enjoy whatever you want, as long as you want. Play with action figures in the retirement home. Wear a Spongebob tie to the office. Update your fanfic on break. So long as you're not bothering anybody, you do you. You've got one life, there is exactly zero reason to feel bad about enjoying it.

31/8/2025, 5:45:26 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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She's also the one who took me to see my first Star Wars movie in theaters, and indulged my geeking out over it. And I can practically hear her laughing in response to the idea that you are ever too old to enjoy literally anything.

31/8/2025, 5:28:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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(Tetris and Caesar's Palace were her mainstays, but she did play other things)

31/8/2025, 5:24:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My grandmother is literally the one who got me into video games, bless her. Also inherited her Game Boy. The original one, the big gray brick with the green tinted screen. Because of course she had her own Game Boy, why wouldn't she?

31/8/2025, 5:23:35 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm a little bit wary of anyone overly concerned with being remembered as a hero anyway, especially if that's their primary motivation for doing something. Feels a little red flag-y.

31/8/2025, 3:41:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The only thing that'd upset Trump about six people getting killed in Chicago (or anywhere else) is that he and his cronies didn't get to pull the trigger. Get his ass.

31/8/2025, 1:37:58 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Genuinely starting to wonder if there's a gas leak in whatever shithole the KF crowd's holed up in these days, because this is just getting sad. Like are the big guns gonna involve how many library fines you've picked up for late returns?

30/8/2025, 9:18:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeah, probably one of the regular enemies / stalkers just coming back on a burner. Love to know from where though, if only because I really wanna know if their buddies are as disappointed by their insult game as we are.

30/8/2025, 9:15:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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(and the books are definitely the newest, because for fuck's sake Black Library I don't have a lot of cash to work with here!)

30/8/2025, 6:31:39 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm aware, I've already gone down enough lore rabbit holes on youtube that involve it. For the moment though I mostly limit myself to the books, the occasional animation, and some of the (video) games.

30/8/2025, 6:30:23 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Damn, if that's the best you've got, you're way out of your league here. And about as hurtful as a Hallmark card.

30/8/2025, 6:28:44 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oooh, congrats! And fantastic work! I don't have the budget (or the patience) for the tabletop, but I do love me some 40K.

30/8/2025, 6:19:43 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I can usually deal if it's for a specific issue, but I'm not dealing with those kind of thoughts just because somebody like Schumer wants to write a stern letter every few days and pretend he's doing something meaningful.

30/8/2025, 6:17:07 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

Sustained anger, especially indefinitely, and my particular mental health situation do not play well together. As in, "the antidepressants may as well be sugar pills" do not play well together. And that doesn't lead anywhere good. Which is why I try to limit it to my own reps most of the time.

30/8/2025, 6:14:12 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If they do I'm honestly a little tempted to just start sending them an angry, insulting email once a day until they shut the hell up. Even if they aren't any of my reps.

30/8/2025, 4:32:22 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Look, with Johnson's choice of words here, I wouldn't be surprised if they not only DON'T do that but instead propose some nonsense to remove the hearts from any Americans not sufficiently loyal.

30/8/2025, 4:30:34 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How the hell did they manage to build* a website that can fail to load an image while also loading a completely nonsensical image? (*"build" in the loosest sense of the word, since I think I recall most of Truth Social being built off Mastadon or something and not credited)

30/8/2025, 4:27:33 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

Almost like gun laws themselves are extremely technical, so anyone who's even remotely serious about any kind of policy changes with them short of "all firearms are now illegal for everyone" or "everyone can now own any firearm they want" would also have to get technical.

30/8/2025, 4:24:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

I hate that I have the personal experience necessary that I have a guess as to how the jalapeño incident got to that point Though in my case I didn't have an air scrubber and had to leave my apartment for a bit instead (after opening all the doors and windows).

30/8/2025, 2:33:51 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

oh god have I done something similar I was sampling some capsaicin extract hot sauces by putting a drop or two on the tip of my finger, was on my way to wash my hands afterward, my eye started itching A very, very, VERY unfortunate decision was then made...

30/8/2025, 1:55:46 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I assume you meant to reply to the person above me?

30/8/2025, 1:44:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

I think there's a whole lot of them with at least one foot in a third option, "we're mad that our non-Trumper friends and family cut off contact with us." Because dear lord do they get bent out of shape about it.

29/8/2025, 11:32:46 PM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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May Paxton have the weekend he deserves after hearing the news.

29/8/2025, 11:00:21 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No clue but it's absurd he's trying to pretend they aren't here. Run into too many of them for this to be the "only liberals & leftists allowed" clubhouse he's trying to pretend it is. Also don't have the head trauma needed to think lists like "Double Digit IQ Libtards" just appeared on their own.

29/8/2025, 5:49:37 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That shit looks haunted, and not in the fun way.

29/8/2025, 5:16:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The first one's clearly a joke, but dear LORD is that second one a terrible idea. Actually I'm not even sure it'd be a good idea to go hang around under the sea on LSD even without the sharks, kinda putting a whole lotta faith in your ability to not mess up and drown.

29/8/2025, 5:09:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Well, it's not like it will ever be used against ME, just the bad people" honestly explains a lot of bad opinions.

29/8/2025, 4:49:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

You're describing the person Schumer is trying to convince to run, not this guy.

29/8/2025, 4:40:40 PM | 32 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

When did Trump ever attend Yale? The one he brags about is Wharton, and that's University of Pennsylvania. (it was also highly likely it was daddy's name that got him in, nobody's had any good things to say about him as a student)

29/8/2025, 4:36:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm *pretty sure* there is a maddeningly extensive document cataloging their bullshit from one extremely fed up Canadian judge I could go looking for after work if you still wanna dive into the madness. It mostly deals with Canadian sovcits, but there's heavy bleedthrough with the US kind.

29/8/2025, 1:53:23 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They're gonna crater the economy and somehow argue it was the democrats' fault, aren't they.

28/8/2025, 11:22:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Damn, they're still going?

28/8/2025, 11:20:35 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We cannot be rid of these bigoted fucks soon enough. And the worst part about this is, even though this is something he can't do, there's still going to be states that voluntarily comply.

28/8/2025, 11:04:56 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But they definitely check the mentor/student box, with the added complication that he kinda sorta killed both of her previous mentors. In front of her. (they did start it, but that's still just a wee bit bad)

28/8/2025, 10:56:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, if he wants to just come right out and say they know it doesn't do anything, they're just choosing not to act... Not sure why he thinks that's better, but I'm not about to interrupt a fascist making a mistake.

28/8/2025, 10:53:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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ESPECIALLY FOR NOX because his "canon" ship is DEFINITELY full of problematic flags but I still maintain they're weirdly adorable together. (especially the way she keeps warning him she will 100% kill him of he becomes A Problem)

28/8/2025, 10:50:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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[looks at my trash fire characters] I'm, uh... I think I'm gonna invoke the 5th, here lol

28/8/2025, 10:48:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The way they advertise it likely isn't, but I'm pretty sure stopping the investigation on that was one of the first things Trump did after getting back in power.

28/8/2025, 10:46:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If I remember right (and I might not), it's some bullshit loophole due to how few cars they actually make. And it's overdue to be closed, because what the fuck.

28/8/2025, 10:45:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He couldn't pass high school economics. Or civics.

28/8/2025, 10:44:08 PM | 8 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

If you'd ever set foot in a library, you'd know they carry both fiction and nonfiction. And if you'd been paying attention, you'd know the book bans the wingnuts keep going for don't distinguish between the two.

28/8/2025, 10:41:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Louder for the people in the back who keep saying he deserves unwavering support when he's earned no such thing!

28/8/2025, 9:13:50 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Weird complaint from a guy whose recent films have been heavily laden with nothing but CGI. But no, making the whole movie out of it couldn't possibly be why it's so expensive, they must be overcharging!

28/8/2025, 6:04:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Best we can do is the thing that's already been done repeatedly, and all the information we could want on how to do it already exists." I would maybe keep workshopping that pitch, if I were him.

28/8/2025, 6:00:20 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, you should probably go have a word with this jackass scolding people for not being more supportive of Newsom. Or, y'know, get better at lying.

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28/8/2025, 5:38:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

also how in the hell is routine celebrity shit "giving MAGA energy" exactly?! Yes, she has a bunch of shiny expensive things. That is true for like every other celebrity with tons of money and not remotely unique to her. What the fuck?

28/8/2025, 4:53:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Slow day at the Financial Times, huh?

28/8/2025, 4:51:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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...I don't even pay that much attention to pop and have heard (I think) exactly two of her songs, but wat

28/8/2025, 4:50:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We're not even in the fucking primaries yet. This isn't "perfect is the enemy of good territory," candidates aren't even decided yet, and you're telling a marginalized community that they should have to rally behind someone they are warning you is a danger to them. Fuck ALL the way off.

28/8/2025, 4:46:05 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Didn't wanna get mocked as yet another Firstname Bunchofnumbers and had to opt for something way more generic and dull, huh?

28/8/2025, 5:32:58 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Having a war about it after the split is also optional, but historically a popular choice. Well, popular for the people making the decisions, anyway. Regular folk, generally not as enthusiastic.

28/8/2025, 5:01:06 AM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm sure, but they're in the extreme minority and should be ignored, just like all the people who insist every game must have mandatory hardcore PvP. Especially in something like FFXIV, which is by now well-known for the sheer number of mods available.

28/8/2025, 4:16:40 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is an utterly insane take (theirs, not yours). The overwhelming response to what's being described would be a mix of indifference and "yeah, well mine's real" so long as it's purely cosmetic and doesn't provide in-game benefits.

28/8/2025, 3:41:31 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That's what all the unreported gifts are for.

28/8/2025, 3:03:20 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Considering you are one of my primary barometers for the Star Trek side of the space fantasy fandoms, I know at least I'm fine with it. I was watching through the end of the last season, but haven't started the new one yet because seeing you less than thrilled with it is giving me pause.

28/8/2025, 2:05:00 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You can still end up with odds and ends and it be somewhat coherent if done right (e.g., focusing on a particular range of years rather than a specific thing, which also tends to be way more budget friendly), but yeah. The only theme to these seems to be "I saw them for sale."

28/8/2025, 1:41:03 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Part of me regrets not asking him to walk me through the scenario in which an ammo change would allow Joe Random, armed with a 100+ year old bolt-action rifle, to win a shootout with even ONE cop, let alone multiple. But the other part of me knows the explanation would only anger me further.

28/8/2025, 1:07:32 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's definitely a part of it, but the craziness goes beyond the people just buying too many guns. I'll never forget the guy who tried convincing me I needed to buy "armor piercing" ammo for my 1903 Springfield ("for when Hillary sends the cops after our guns").

28/8/2025, 12:58:17 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"They sometimes make a good point" is a weak excuse. A broken clock is right twice a day, sure. But we either fix or replace broken clocks.

28/8/2025, 12:53:00 AM | 12 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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...wait did you recently change your bio to follow the lyrics to The Unkillable Soldier or am I just really, REALLY slow to notice things again?

28/8/2025, 12:50:18 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If I'm being honest, that sounds like it'd make too much sense to come from him.

28/8/2025, 12:27:35 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe it'll be the first concern she actually does something about? Nah, you're right.

28/8/2025, 12:11:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh hes fine, just let go for not getting enough positive reviews from the sharks. He tried arguing it was because sharks lacked the dexterity to accurately follow the button prompts, on account of the fins, but they didn't wanna hear it.

27/8/2025, 11:30:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, the biggest reason for that would be that the President has absolutely no part to play in the ratification or changing of amendments to the constitution. They don't ratify them, they can't veto them, and the only way to change them is to pass another amendment to do so.

27/8/2025, 11:05:49 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Also kinda misses the point that this all tends to happen as part of a process. You start with something unpopular and work your way up, you don't start making authoritarian power grabs with popular things people will rush to defend.

27/8/2025, 10:50:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sorry (but not really), but I'm gonna have to go learn more from a paper that didn't bend the knee to this shit.

27/8/2025, 8:32:50 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Look, I'm rooting for the little guy too, but let's be careful not to put too much pressure on them. There can't be a lot to eat in there, and this is a big ask for an invertebrate on an empty stomach.

27/8/2025, 7:26:17 PM | 13 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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"you didn't disclose you were a smoker or were previously a smoker, our decision would have been different if you'd told us so now you owe $X" that kind of thing

27/8/2025, 7:13:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don't *think* I've seen it go higher than just a few, but I'd still be extremely reluctant to use one of the categories they're still legally allowed to charge you more for. Especially since if they really wanna be bastards, I'd be terrified of them deciding I owe them more for past bills.

27/8/2025, 7:12:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Pretty sure my previous plan with the employer before that did too, but I can't even remember who the carrier was for that one. For all I know it could have been the same one.

27/8/2025, 7:09:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don't know if they've changed that recently then, or if it's just my employer plan that's special (definite possibility, given how the insurance system "works"), but mine unfortunately counts in years.

27/8/2025, 7:08:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That, but it's also important that it's always a big strong man with tears in his eyes. You can't just have anyone going up to him in tears, they've gotta be real tough guys.

27/8/2025, 6:57:27 PM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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(the former smoker part, not the physical inactivity one)

27/8/2025, 6:53:52 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeeeeeah, would also strongly suggest people not try to go for that one unless it's true. Aside from fucking with your medical care, it's also very likely to cause your insurance to immediately raise your premiums. And telling them "I only said that to get a shot" will only make the problem worse.

27/8/2025, 6:53:00 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wait, why do you think that part would leave you out of the conversation, but not the part where he's addressing CNN? Are you one of the people who greenlit this nonsense?

27/8/2025, 6:38:29 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

And twice that for Columbine. Not a great track record so far.

27/8/2025, 6:35:40 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

This is extra frustrating when it's a media where things like corporate sponsorships are already a thing. They have a working model of how to do what they (ostensibly) want *right there* and they're over here reinventing the wheel to make it even shittier.

27/8/2025, 6:23:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

(as in: I'm not sure if there's any actual authority this administration could point to for an argument to defend this or if this is just more of the usual "I do what I want" with absolutely no attempt to even base it on the law)

27/8/2025, 6:04:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

...this one I *definitely* need to ask a lawyer about the legality of, if only because I vaguely recall railways in the US actually DO come with some level of government control, but I don't know if it extends to the stations or if it's just for things involving freight vs passenger prioritization.

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Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm just here for my pretendy funtime stories, what anybody else likes is their business and it makes life so much simpler. Hating on OCs has always bugged me though, since ffs, practically speaking the only thing separating them from canon characters is who created them.

27/8/2025, 5:50:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

Seen a couple myself, too. Including some absolutely bonkers takes that Elon "hacked the election" with Starlink, somehow. They didn't like it when I pointed out he may be a fucking asshole, but he's not a wizard and what they described is impossible.

27/8/2025, 5:08:01 PM | 6 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

For what it's worth, enjoying it so far. I've also been pleasantly surprised by the kinds of things the show's actually stopping to think through. Not saying it's some kind of high art, just the kind of "our characters might not think about the implications, but we have to" kind of thing I enjoy.

27/8/2025, 4:33:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

The only Americans I know who'd ever dare to have that kind of gall are all MAGA.

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Profile picture Shoulder Devil (@shoulderdevil.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh, you are not wrong. The eventual pivot to how the (black) American should be more grateful for the work of (white, Canadian) Liberals really sells it.

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