MrVerbal
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When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
So liberals at all levels are having a good crack at "most dysfunctional political party in australian history" but for those who know more than I: who really wins it.
Big Mal's 30 seconds of politics doesn't really count on grounds of being an independent. #auspol
Big Mal's 30 seconds of politics doesn't really count on grounds of being an independent. #auspol
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
So liberals at all levels are having a good crack at "most dysfunctional political party in australian history" but for those who know more than I: who really wins it.
Big Mal's 30 seconds of politics doesn't really count on grounds of being an independent. #auspol
Big Mal's 30 seconds of politics doesn't really count on grounds of being an independent. #auspol
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Y’all have got to stop trying to teach people magic with edh
Pope Leo XIV Will Have Lunch With 4 Trans Women in "Unprecedented" Meeting
https://www.them.us/story/pope-leo-xiv-lunch-trans-activists-alesia-nobile
https://www.them.us/story/pope-leo-xiv-lunch-trans-activists-alesia-nobile
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Y’all have got to stop trying to teach people magic with edh
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The Bus starts in one hour from this post! We'll be joined in studio by these wonderful guests over the course of the next week. Read more about each on our blog: desertbus.org/2025/events/...
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Bus starts in one hour from this post! We'll be joined in studio by these wonderful guests over the course of the next week. Read more about each on our blog: desertbus.org/2025/events/...
The only net zero the libs are keen to commit to for 2050 is seats held
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The only net zero the libs are keen to commit to for 2050 is seats held
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Since apparently there is James Bond discourse, here’s the simplest way to get out this self-imposed “how do we unkill Bond” mess.
YOU DON’T *NEED* CONTINUITY, FFS
Keep the same actors for M, Moneypenny, Q, Leiter, and Lashana Lynch as 008 or whatever number.
New Bond.
Set it in the 60s.
EASY.
YOU DON’T *NEED* CONTINUITY, FFS
Keep the same actors for M, Moneypenny, Q, Leiter, and Lashana Lynch as 008 or whatever number.
New Bond.
Set it in the 60s.
EASY.
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Since apparently there is James Bond discourse, here’s the simplest way to get out this self-imposed “how do we unkill Bond” mess.
YOU DON’T *NEED* CONTINUITY, FFS
Keep the same actors for M, Moneypenny, Q, Leiter, and Lashana Lynch as 008 or whatever number.
New Bond.
Set it in the 60s.
EASY.
YOU DON’T *NEED* CONTINUITY, FFS
Keep the same actors for M, Moneypenny, Q, Leiter, and Lashana Lynch as 008 or whatever number.
New Bond.
Set it in the 60s.
EASY.
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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you could not waterboard this out of me. “we didn’t understand why people use steam”
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
you could not waterboard this out of me. “we didn’t understand why people use steam”
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YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A PLANT
October 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A PLANT
AUKUS really has the feel of a kickstarter that is being run for a company that has failed several previous deliveries, but this time, for sure, they'll deliver.
or a ponzi scheme. Except those end up paying money out to early investors.
or a ponzi scheme. Except those end up paying money out to early investors.
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
AUKUS really has the feel of a kickstarter that is being run for a company that has failed several previous deliveries, but this time, for sure, they'll deliver.
or a ponzi scheme. Except those end up paying money out to early investors.
or a ponzi scheme. Except those end up paying money out to early investors.
Perhaps if you're going to get your nazi tattoo covered up*, take some experts to be sure the new one isn't even a little bit the sort a neonazi might get.
*also, I would simply not get the initial nazi tattoo.
*also, I would simply not get the initial nazi tattoo.
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Perhaps if you're going to get your nazi tattoo covered up*, take some experts to be sure the new one isn't even a little bit the sort a neonazi might get.
*also, I would simply not get the initial nazi tattoo.
*also, I would simply not get the initial nazi tattoo.
"Do you want to stay logged in?" the machine asks.
It won't listen. It doesn't care for the answer.
but do you *want* to.
It won't listen. It doesn't care for the answer.
but do you *want* to.
October 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"Do you want to stay logged in?" the machine asks.
It won't listen. It doesn't care for the answer.
but do you *want* to.
It won't listen. It doesn't care for the answer.
but do you *want* to.
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*clears throat*
*clicks on megaphone*
FUCK. GEN AI.
FUCK GEN AI RIGHT INTO THE SUN.
*clicks on megaphone*
FUCK. GEN AI.
FUCK GEN AI RIGHT INTO THE SUN.
October 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
*clears throat*
*clicks on megaphone*
FUCK. GEN AI.
FUCK GEN AI RIGHT INTO THE SUN.
*clicks on megaphone*
FUCK. GEN AI.
FUCK GEN AI RIGHT INTO THE SUN.
Spider punk
Spider punk
Does whatever a spiderpunk does
Kicks a cop
Hugs a badger
Pisses on
The grave of thatcher
Watch out
It's a Spider punk
Spider punk
Does whatever a spiderpunk does
Kicks a cop
Hugs a badger
Pisses on
The grave of thatcher
Watch out
It's a Spider punk
September 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Spider punk
Spider punk
Does whatever a spiderpunk does
Kicks a cop
Hugs a badger
Pisses on
The grave of thatcher
Watch out
It's a Spider punk
Spider punk
Does whatever a spiderpunk does
Kicks a cop
Hugs a badger
Pisses on
The grave of thatcher
Watch out
It's a Spider punk
honestly, if I get on a plane and see the pilot at all I'll wonder what is happening, I don't think I've seen a pilot while on the plane in over 20 years.
September 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
honestly, if I get on a plane and see the pilot at all I'll wonder what is happening, I don't think I've seen a pilot while on the plane in over 20 years.
Luckily, nothing has historically ever
gone wrong when people tried to invade poland.
gone wrong when people tried to invade poland.
September 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Luckily, nothing has historically ever
gone wrong when people tried to invade poland.
gone wrong when people tried to invade poland.
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Hollow Knight Silksong immediately crashed EVERY store last night when it launched, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and Steam. New story from me with huge thanks to the excellent @astroblob.bsky.social who secured one of the ONLY interviews with Team Cherry. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... #silksong
Australian-made Hollow Knight: Silksong crashes global stores on launch
After years of silence, Team Cherry has released their sequel to one of the most successful Australian-made games of all time, which is expected to break records.
www.abc.net.au
September 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Hollow Knight Silksong immediately crashed EVERY store last night when it launched, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and Steam. New story from me with huge thanks to the excellent @astroblob.bsky.social who secured one of the ONLY interviews with Team Cherry. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... #silksong
The makers of Star Citizen have 3 days to announce the funniest possible thing.
September 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The makers of Star Citizen have 3 days to announce the funniest possible thing.