NEW: Flight data reveals that the LAPD's "Drone as First Responder" program—sold to the public as a public safety measure—is in fact being used to spy on anti-ICE/anti-Trump protests in Los Angeles.
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ICYMI: Last week for @theflytrapmedia.com I wrote about the recent flood of pull-to-publish Harry Potter fanfic.
I just can't believe that we let these assholes ruin drugs
Discovery is gonna be awesome
A real bummer. I probably would have voted for her on experience.
Demand for Minnesota’s paid leave program remains higher than predicted as debate over the program’s effect on companies continues to sizzle.
Officials predicted 130,000 applications for the entire year; 62,000 people applied by the end of March.
The wild cultural overreaction in the wake of Kirk’s death looks increasingly bizarre the further we get away from it.
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A large white waterfowl with orange feet stands in front of a door. On the door is a cardboard sign secured with tape that reads, "DO NOT LET THE DUCK IN." Adding insult to injury, I think the duck might be a goose.
Whatever you do,
User dratsab huffman asks the question: To amuse myself i researched revacholian nationalism as well as measure head's race theories etc etc and focused my character on "traditionalism". Anyway, ive noticed that if i ever click dialogue options that are in tune with my character's political compass, i lose morale. Whats the point of having this as a mechanic if its going to be so detrimental and feels like the character doesnt believe he actually is this or something... is there anyway to overcome that kind of morale loss?
Recalcitrant Jester replies: Being a fascist is a deeply demoralizing experience. You have to not only radically alter your worldview to make reality fit into your unhinged schema, but that worldview is predicated on the notion that the weakest, most unworthy degenerate worms on the planet are somehow overpowering and humiliating you on a moment-by-moment basis. In mechanical terms too, the lowered morale also reduces your volition score—the more you indulge in your delusions, the less you are able to exercise self-control and self-awareness. The point of fascism being mechanically detrimental—the ludonarrative theme—is that fascism is an unequivocally self-destructive ideology, the practice of which only serves to nurture that self-destructive urge and turn it outward. It's not like Dark Side points in KotOR where you can access cool new abilities and get to enjoy being such a nasty lil rascal; you are not supposed to enjoy being a fascist in Disco Elysium. Fascism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike.
"Facism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike."
Yeah, I’m back. 😉
last repost: I realize it's very difficult to see past The Horrors right now, but the reality is that the vast majority of humanity is fine. decent people trying to live their lives without doing anything especially heinous.
the shitheads WANT you to think most people are like them. they aren't.
Not even 10% of humans are cruel
It's not a zero sum game.
In fact, we can oppose dehumanization and terror on many fronts at the same time.
"People upset by the genocide perpetrated by the state of Israel in Gaza" and "people concerned with antisemitism" are groups with plenty of overlap.
It really disturbs me to open my Popular with Friends tab and see it surfacing a post that suggests otherwise.
to be extra-crunchy super clear, this MAGA group he's pushing back on have all decided to go with antisemitism. "this isn't him, he's being controlled." every one of them.
U.S. Navy destroyer repeatedly warned an Iranian-flagged cargo ship to stop over a six-hour period on Sunday before firing on the ship's engine room, disabling the Iran-bound vessel to allow helicopter-borne Marines to board and seize it, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. When the crew of the Touska, the Iranian ship, ignored the American warnings, a destroyer fired its MK 45 gun into the cargo ship's engine room, Central Command said. On Sunday, Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit were conducting a search of the vessel, which is now in American custody. 1 hour ago
One of the most blatant examples of sane-washing I've ever seen from the NYT.
This was an unarmed cargo vessel in international waters, crewed by noncombatants!
things that cannot breathe or experience muscle pain or even produce lactic acid can do slightly better than a human being at an endurance trial, more news at 11
(robotics are very cool! why do we have to keep comparing robots to human beings! we don't! they can be a separate thing!)
it'll happen for a while and it's tough <3
Just a professor standing in front of BlueSky demoralized because exams my students used to get a mean of 83% on prior to 2020 are now failed in large numbers. It seems that their ability to APPLY concepts to new contexts/domains has all but disappeared.
I love these students & I am worried.
I don't want to shoot videos
I don't want to post tutorials
I don't want to show my process
I don't want to pour varnish
I don't want to turn my canvas
I don't want to record my screen
I don't want to cultivate parasocial relationships
I just want to make pictures and shitpost
Relatives of a 36-year-old man, who was shot by ICE officers in California this month, accused the agency of shuttling him through a slew of jails over a four-day period, actions they said endangered his health and prevented him from speaking to an attorney.
a breathalyzer on every electronic device he can access lmao
I have accepted that I simply do not have it in me to be mean to fake people beyond like, being a really big smartass or giving them a well-deserved smack. Best of luck to you, lol!
literally every day my wife or I go outside with our daughter people go out of their way to be friendly, offer aid or a kind word, no matter where we've traveled. it's nice to remember that hostility as default mode of interaction is not destiny, much as it benefits some to pretend it is
lol lmao I hope I live long enough to actually enjoy how badly these assholes screwed up their entire evil plan because they thought they could ram an entirely new world order through in like, six months with no plan beyond "do it fast"
Maine has officially passed the nation’s first-ever statewide moratorium on AI data centers.
The state legislature voted to freeze approvals for all facilities requiring over 20 megawatts of power until October 2027.
At least 11 other states are considering similar restrictions.
Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded.
“This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.”
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just completely discounting the millions upon millions of people who immediately were like PUT THAT IN ME the very second it was available and who were correct to do so
