I would submit that a gerrymander by politicians saying fuck the voters and one by voters saying fuck the politicians are two wholly different animals

The DOJ was created to increase the capacity for federal prosecutions during Reconstruction esp. those to be brought under the newly enacted KuKlux Klan Act.

Now the DOJ is being used to prosecute a storied civil rights organization whose central mission has been to expose & dismantle the Klan.

as it becomes clear that Yes has won in VA and gerrymandering will pass, a message to Republican voters:

you brought this on yourselves

you convinced the most fairness-obsessed, That Wouldn’t Be Fair-minded voters in the country to affirmatively vote to put you in the dumpster

you earned this

Doesn't look like Kash's lawsuit against The Atlantic is gonna fare much better.

Love this for him.

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Oh.

A federal judge in Texas just dismissed a lawsuit FBI Director Kash Patel filed against former FBI official and MSNBC analyst Frank Figliuzzi.

The $250 million suit alleged Figliuzzi "fabricated" claims that Patel was frequently in nightclubs rather than being at work...

Worth noting how many organizations like SPLC neutered themselves and the work that they do, trying to avoid this very moment. Especially since Trump won again. But MAGA was always going to come for them. And eventually, we'll all be targets. No matter how much we tried to remain nonpartisan, etc.

@politicalawake I think Pragmata has the potential to become the start of a cultural shift within the gaming industry. The Post Woke era is here

These dorks are gonna lose it when they find out Diana is voiced by a black woman

we all know I have no life, so:

I'm expecting Patch 7.5 to have Golbez get his armor blown up in the same way as Mickey Mouse losing his shirt in A Fragmentary Passage. #FF14

If the first adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness is a Minions movie I think Guillermo del Toro might burn down Hollywood.

A FFXIV Quiz, But the Questions are Annoyingly Stupid - Quizzical Engagement Ep 4 YouTube video by JoCatVT

in case you missed the JoCat Direct or followup post, stream highlights will be going up on the VT channel now, starting with the newest Quizzical Engagement! featuring Mr Happy, Sarah Jane, Dan Floyd of New Frame Plus, and Sena Bryer aka the voice of Wuk Lamat! youtu.be/iTmPdu12gXU?...

trying to convince your friend a character gets better later YouTube video by ProZD

#LiarGame Me defending Nao with my life: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ikG...

Yokoya Norihiko with two mice on his shoulders.

...I'm going to sharpen some knives for when the anime gets to Yokoya. #LiarGame

Kash Patel is suing the Atlantic, because what you really want to do is open up discovery to a bunch of investigative journalists.

It's too hard to find a place for Ben Reilly outside of being stripped of his identity and forced through a nonsensical villain arc where he rejects Madelyne Pryor offering an immediate solution to his problems, but here's some random cousin we pulled out of our asses. He might be the new Vulture.

Until we find out what this random cousin's name is, I'm going to call him Oliver.

Infowars/Onion combo logo in rainbow saying “I support the onion’s hostile media takeover.”

It’s finally happened. After 18 months. Finally, a media merger you can root for.

I'm still setting my expectations to just Venom #258 saying "Yes, their relationship is back on the table."

This is so cute!

My WoL lowkey adopted Gulool Ja, and I adore Yaana as the WoL's second in the raids. Very much "Hey, can I bring my son over for a playdate?"

Art of Gulool Ja and Neyuni walking together as they chat in the streets of Solution 9.

art of Gulool Ja and Neyuni playing video games together. Wuk Lamat and Sphene cheers for Gulool Ja while Neyuni's sisters, Yanna and Eutrope, cheer for her. Eutrope seems confused why both the King of Resolve and the Queen of Reason is at their home, nevertheless she cheers on. Koana seems to have arrived later holding three pizza boxes, taken aback by how the atmosphere in the room has changed compared to when he left the room.

I think Neyuni and Gulool Ja would make really good friends

[ #ffxivart │ #art ]

A graphic comparison of the Flash and Spider-Man's history over the decades. Eight columns have different descriptions. The top row features Wally West, and the bottom row features Spider-Man. "A Young Teen Hero": Wally as Kid Flash / Peter in his early days as Spider-Man. "Grows up after losing his mentor:" Wally holding Barry Allen's empty suit / Peter learning that Uncle Ben was murdered. "His wife loses their baby": Linda and Mary Jane cry, mourning their respective miscarriages. "A devil steals their love": Neron / Mephisto introducing themselves to bargain for Wally and Linda / Peter and MJ's marriages. "His marriage erased": Wally seeking out Linda in Titans: Rebirth, thinking about how Doctor Manhattan's changes to the timeline have erased their marriage and Linda's memories / Mary Jane walking away from Peter on the cover of Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #2, an issue where she does not even appear. "His friendships all fall apart": A cover from "Flash War", with Wally holding his suits as Kid Flash and the Flash, with the tagline "Who remembers Wally West?" / Peter fighting the Human Torch and the Thing in "Dead Language". "Loses everything...": Wally at Sanctuary in "Heroes in Crisis" / Peter in a crater in Zeb Wells's first issue. "Ultimate gets it all back": Wally, Jai, and Irey gather around Linda, who has just given birth to Wade / "Your file was not found" for Peter.

I think about this image sometimes. Obviously some comparisons are going to be broad strokes (Barry and Ben being their uncles, for example), but it's interesting that Venom #258 is going to revisit Dead Language. I expect that will be closer to Adams's Flash run retconning Heroes in Crisis.

Me being extremely predictable and subconsciously imprinting on the Lancer at 5 years old because they're usually the Blue Ranger.

Yu-Gi-Oh! characters from left to right: Takeru Homura/Soulburner (VRAINS), Kite Tenjo (ZEXAL), Crow Hogan (5D's), Joey Wheeler (Duel Monsters), Jesse Andersen (GX), and Shay Obsidian (ARC-V)

Yugioh had the Limit Over Collections for The Heroes and The Rivals, so I think they should have one for the "best friend" characters. Though, with Kite already covered in The Rivals, I'd swap him out in this picture for Shark. Maybe call the set The Allies? Give the lancer types their own set!

Eagerly waiting for the next smash! It’s been 84 years. This illustration was done in 2020 when Sephiroth was released then updated with the full roster when Sora came out in 2021 #smashbros #edwinhuang #samusaran #sephiroth #starfox

Don’t just let it be terrible, LEAN INTO it being terrible, because no one’s going to see it.

I only bring this up because someone mentioned just this week that this trick is useful, but I *still* 30 years in, when stumped, write this on the top of the page.

*Still* using this stupid deflection.

Parody logo of the Final Fantasy series. Text reads "Idle Fantasy" on a white background with woodblock line art style images of Elon Musk's and Jeff Bezos' heads flanking a line art image of a guillotine. Destroy your oppressors and gather their materia.

Super simple art style of Energon Optimus Prime with his Prime Force.

A Grand Day Out

Unless I'm misunderstanding this and it's referring to something else I'm not thinking about, he's listed as "Not Authorized" to practice law.

I doubt it made big news, but it does look like he's been disbarred. mars.courts.state.mn.us/AttorneyDeta...

I think they'll save Meracydia for 8.0, though 7.5 looks to be a direct continuation of Post-Endwalker. While that did mention Meracydia, I think more likely that 8.0 features Corvos.

I hope we use the Key to make another dome like Heritage Found, but by joining part of the Void to the First.