U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration: Pentagon Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration "effective immediately," a spokesman for the Department of Defense said.

I'm glad Phelan is out. Cao as acting is absolutely terrible.

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#Returnal Biome 5 (second part). Because precision dodging in combat needs some underwater floatiness.

Woke 2: Empathetic Boogaloo

I'm doing my part. #Virginia

Just read and advert for "Children of Dune" too quickly and thought it was "Chicken of Dune".

Now I'm intrigued

Maybe once I clear out my backlog.

Same!

That tv attachment would have been a lifesaver to (much younger) me.

Recipe?

It's good to have an achievable 5 year plan.

Is that Blue's retirement plan?

a teenage mutant ninja turtle is sitting under a tree in the woods and saying woosaah . ALT: a teenage mutant ninja turtle is sitting under a tree in the woods and saying woosaah .

Finally got to the Biome 3 boss in #Returnal. Got about halfway before dieing (as expected). Didn't expect to get absolutely hacked in Biome 1 two times in a row right after.

If you need a laugh, go ahead. #Behindthebastards did an episode on Clavicular recently.

@iwriteok.bsky.social breathtaking in its simplicity of execution.

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He didn't want to jump into anything brand new because he didn't want to be overwhelmed or overstimulated.

It was Starfield. Starfield that was 6 months after release.

I remember when a coworker, who didn't play video games for over a decade, finally got back into playing via xbox gamepass in early 2024. He was very excited to tell me about a decent, semi old game he just started.

I do enjoy FFXII, but that damn spear only existed to sell guides.

Ah yes, another FFXII player.

Biome 2 is nice

Ordering food too spicy is required during a portcall in Thailand.

Pilot: "We are cruising at 30,000 ft and have a bit of an emergency. Is there a Medieval scholar in the house?"

@lollardfish.bsky.social raises his hand and is ushered to the cockpit.

Pilot: "Can you explain to my copilot why he shouldn't use the Avignon Papacy as a reason to ignore ATC?"

Pucker factor was high #Returnal

C. I'll try for myself an few times, but I don't have the luxury of spending 3-4 hours solving a single puzzle.

The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back

Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted

Returnal is so difficult it made my PS5 crash and restart mid run.

#Housemarque seems completely dedicated to stress immersion.

Dunno. Never played the originals, but I hope this still comes with a rumblepack.

a woman in a pink dress says " i 'm only happy when it rains " in front of a group of people ALT: a woman in a pink dress says " i 'm only happy when it rains " in front of a group of people

Pollen season has me like

Here we go #Returnal

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