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There's three votes for anything on the supreme court. If trump said "I'm the god-king of arrakis" he'd get three votes and a lengthy opinion about the long history and tradition of english common law with regards to the spice melange
February 20, 2026 at 3:41 PM
There's three votes for anything on the supreme court. If trump said "I'm the god-king of arrakis" he'd get three votes and a lengthy opinion about the long history and tradition of english common law with regards to the spice melange
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Again, maybe the most depressing aspect of the past decade has been that it’s made it impossible to avoid recognizing that a terrifyingly large minority of our fellow citizens are just flat out evil.
New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF
A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors
A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.
wapo.st
February 20, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Again, maybe the most depressing aspect of the past decade has been that it’s made it impossible to avoid recognizing that a terrifyingly large minority of our fellow citizens are just flat out evil.
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*TRUMP’S GLOBAL TARIFFS STRUCK DOWN BY US SUPREME COURT
February 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
*TRUMP’S GLOBAL TARIFFS STRUCK DOWN BY US SUPREME COURT
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oh you know you are releasing a good ass product when you have to also release a defensive, question-dodging faq alongside it en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/...
February 20, 2026 at 8:40 AM
oh you know you are releasing a good ass product when you have to also release a defensive, question-dodging faq alongside it en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/...
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the problem is fortnite's success wasn't a matter of luck. it was a literally non-reproducible moment of perfect positioning decades in the making. they think they're buying a hundred million dollar lottery ticket and they're not even doing that
It's worth making explicit that they know that chasing Fortnite won't work 99.999% of the time, and they're ok with that. They know this.
They're ok with risking jobs and livelihoods because they want to hit that 0.001% chance. We are their playthings to try to build an empire with.
They're ok with risking jobs and livelihoods because they want to hit that 0.001% chance. We are their playthings to try to build an empire with.
2022: game developers tell execs chasing fortnite wont work
2023: game develop tell execs chasing fortnite wont work
2024: game devel tell execs chasing fortnite wont work
2025: game d tell execs chasing fortnite wont work
2026: gam tell execs chasing fortnite wont work
2023: game develop tell execs chasing fortnite wont work
2024: game devel tell execs chasing fortnite wont work
2025: game d tell execs chasing fortnite wont work
2026: gam tell execs chasing fortnite wont work
February 20, 2026 at 7:45 AM
the problem is fortnite's success wasn't a matter of luck. it was a literally non-reproducible moment of perfect positioning decades in the making. they think they're buying a hundred million dollar lottery ticket and they're not even doing that
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Remember the Jeff Eastley cover for Manual of The Planes?
Remember what they did to the subsequent edition covers?
I will never understand that.
Remember what they did to the subsequent edition covers?
I will never understand that.
February 20, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Remember the Jeff Eastley cover for Manual of The Planes?
Remember what they did to the subsequent edition covers?
I will never understand that.
Remember what they did to the subsequent edition covers?
I will never understand that.
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website ceviche
I got a reply to this from an LLM bot farming clicks. It said something to the effect of "You're right! Lincoln logs are a great construction toy". 1. this website isn't cooked it's been denatured with lime juice. it's fuckin website ceviche 2. oh yeah AGI's surely around the corner
The power of storylets is that they are flexible, abstract constructs that you can use to build many different higher-order structures with a limited set of rules and connections. They're like [remembering that "narrative legos" has been ruined by Ken Levine] like lincoln logs of storytelling
February 20, 2026 at 4:52 AM
website ceviche
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I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THE ALL SPIN DOCTORS OLYMPICS PLEASE
I think all skaters should have to skate to “Two Princes.”
February 20, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THE ALL SPIN DOCTORS OLYMPICS PLEASE
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I love that there's basically flat 50/50 odds that Toby is shitposting, or that he's somehow had some major role in the production of Toy Story 5 after shitposting about it for ages.
February 20, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I love that there's basically flat 50/50 odds that Toby is shitposting, or that he's somehow had some major role in the production of Toy Story 5 after shitposting about it for ages.
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not to be missed, though:
her coach(?)’s literal cartoon-eyes awooga reaction
her coach(?)’s literal cartoon-eyes awooga reaction
February 20, 2026 at 12:46 AM
not to be missed, though:
her coach(?)’s literal cartoon-eyes awooga reaction
her coach(?)’s literal cartoon-eyes awooga reaction
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There should be a bonus medal for dropping a perfect f-bomb faster than the NBC censors can catch it
February 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM
There should be a bonus medal for dropping a perfect f-bomb faster than the NBC censors can catch it
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There is an extent to which, when the history book is written about this generation, PlayStation is going to be evaluated as having a few great releases but largely wasting these years while the market also fell apart around them for reasons they could not figure out.
PlayStation has acquired 10 studios since 2019.
Three of them are now closed.
Half of them have yet to or never got a chance to ship a game
Many have been hit with layoffs.
Three of them are now closed.
Half of them have yet to or never got a chance to ship a game
Many have been hit with layoffs.
Sony's PS5-Era Studio Acquisition Spree Has Been A Disaster
Bluepoint's reported shutdown is just the latest example of Sony struggling after buying up nearly a dozen studios since 2019
kotaku.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:45 PM
There is an extent to which, when the history book is written about this generation, PlayStation is going to be evaluated as having a few great releases but largely wasting these years while the market also fell apart around them for reasons they could not figure out.
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Like 1) there is no real-world movement that is 100% immune to all types of bigotry
and
2) if you’re either ignoring white supremacist posts by people flying your colors or nodding along, you can’t expect the people being targeted by the white supremacist rhetoric to trust you
and
2) if you’re either ignoring white supremacist posts by people flying your colors or nodding along, you can’t expect the people being targeted by the white supremacist rhetoric to trust you
February 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Like 1) there is no real-world movement that is 100% immune to all types of bigotry
and
2) if you’re either ignoring white supremacist posts by people flying your colors or nodding along, you can’t expect the people being targeted by the white supremacist rhetoric to trust you
and
2) if you’re either ignoring white supremacist posts by people flying your colors or nodding along, you can’t expect the people being targeted by the white supremacist rhetoric to trust you
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can never not post samurai Chester A. Arthur (painted in the 1880's)
February 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
can never not post samurai Chester A. Arthur (painted in the 1880's)
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It’s a cliché to say that of ad-supported software or media that “you are the product.” But I would argue that the correct and more radical formulation is “the advertiser is the customer.” This fact has all sorts of consequences that displaces the user even further from the center of the experience
February 19, 2026 at 10:47 AM
It’s a cliché to say that of ad-supported software or media that “you are the product.” But I would argue that the correct and more radical formulation is “the advertiser is the customer.” This fact has all sorts of consequences that displaces the user even further from the center of the experience
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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
MAY 5TH!!!!!!!
😱 WAX HEADS RELEASES ON MAY 5TH 😱
A N D
WE'RE ALSO ANNOUNCING THAT WE'RE COMING TO PS5 AND SWITCH!!!!!!!!
🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
Me and @rothiotome.bsky.social and the whole amazing dev team that worked with us put our love into this and we can't wait for people to play it! ❤️
MAY 5TH!!!!!!!
😱 WAX HEADS RELEASES ON MAY 5TH 😱
A N D
WE'RE ALSO ANNOUNCING THAT WE'RE COMING TO PS5 AND SWITCH!!!!!!!!
🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
Me and @rothiotome.bsky.social and the whole amazing dev team that worked with us put our love into this and we can't wait for people to play it! ❤️
EXCITING NEWS: we’re *amped* to announce Wax Heads, our new game about running a record store, releases May 5! 💿⚡
check out the new trailer + spread the love 🤘
coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5, Steam, Xbox!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DorB...
#indiegames #cozygames #switch #xbox #steam #playstation
check out the new trailer + spread the love 🤘
coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5, Steam, Xbox!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DorB...
#indiegames #cozygames #switch #xbox #steam #playstation
Wax Heads - Coming May 5th!
YouTube video by Curve Games
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
MAY 5TH!!!!!!!
😱 WAX HEADS RELEASES ON MAY 5TH 😱
A N D
WE'RE ALSO ANNOUNCING THAT WE'RE COMING TO PS5 AND SWITCH!!!!!!!!
🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
Me and @rothiotome.bsky.social and the whole amazing dev team that worked with us put our love into this and we can't wait for people to play it! ❤️
MAY 5TH!!!!!!!
😱 WAX HEADS RELEASES ON MAY 5TH 😱
A N D
WE'RE ALSO ANNOUNCING THAT WE'RE COMING TO PS5 AND SWITCH!!!!!!!!
🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
Me and @rothiotome.bsky.social and the whole amazing dev team that worked with us put our love into this and we can't wait for people to play it! ❤️
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Sen. Jake Hoffman (who works with Turning Point USA through his company 1Ten) introduced a bill that would create a Charlie Kirk memorial license plate, and here’s how the bill says the specialty plate money will go to TPUSA without actually saying the money will go to TPUSA:
February 18, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Sen. Jake Hoffman (who works with Turning Point USA through his company 1Ten) introduced a bill that would create a Charlie Kirk memorial license plate, and here’s how the bill says the specialty plate money will go to TPUSA without actually saying the money will go to TPUSA:
Reposted by Joel Bernstein
The tech oligarchs pushing AI do not care if you can afford a computer, because they do not truly love the computer. aftermath.site/ram-prices-hdd...
I’m Tired Of These Useless Jackasses Making The Computer Expensive
RAM, flash memory, and HDDs are unaffordable because of a bunch of greedy idiots that do not love the computer.
aftermath.site
February 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The tech oligarchs pushing AI do not care if you can afford a computer, because they do not truly love the computer. aftermath.site/ram-prices-hdd...
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Joe Pesci: I'm funny how, like I'm Jestermaxxing? I mew you? I increase your PSL levels? I'm here to fuckin' mog you? Whattya you mean funny? Funny how? How am I funny?
Martin Scorsese watching the film: *looks ahead, he never blinks*
Me: it’s better right?
Martin Scorsese: *he never blinks*
Martin Scorsese watching the film: *looks ahead, he never blinks*
Me: it’s better right?
Martin Scorsese: *he never blinks*
February 19, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Joe Pesci: I'm funny how, like I'm Jestermaxxing? I mew you? I increase your PSL levels? I'm here to fuckin' mog you? Whattya you mean funny? Funny how? How am I funny?
Martin Scorsese watching the film: *looks ahead, he never blinks*
Me: it’s better right?
Martin Scorsese: *he never blinks*
Martin Scorsese watching the film: *looks ahead, he never blinks*
Me: it’s better right?
Martin Scorsese: *he never blinks*
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how dare other people merge PRs while im trying to merge my PRs
February 19, 2026 at 7:36 PM
how dare other people merge PRs while im trying to merge my PRs
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Do you get why "[American political party] should declare no confidence in the government and hold new (i.e., early) elections" is really funny?
Like on a metatextual level: do you have enough of a contextual grasp on what you're speaking about to understand why that's extremely funny?
Like on a metatextual level: do you have enough of a contextual grasp on what you're speaking about to understand why that's extremely funny?
It’s actually really funny to me how all these super smart people explain to anyone asking that „this really shitty system was designed this way for a reason and that nothing can ever change you moron“ and at the same time wonder why nobody wants to vote for their candidates
i propose to bring to the floor a motion of no confidence in his excellency the president's government!
February 19, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Do you get why "[American political party] should declare no confidence in the government and hold new (i.e., early) elections" is really funny?
Like on a metatextual level: do you have enough of a contextual grasp on what you're speaking about to understand why that's extremely funny?
Like on a metatextual level: do you have enough of a contextual grasp on what you're speaking about to understand why that's extremely funny?
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Fleuron Dinkus is my Star Wars name
February 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Fleuron Dinkus is my Star Wars name
Reposted by Joel Bernstein
Reposted by Joel Bernstein
Was trying to remember a Will Forte quote from Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and accidentally figured out how to make Google’s AI tool shut up
February 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Was trying to remember a Will Forte quote from Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and accidentally figured out how to make Google’s AI tool shut up