Raikai
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Remember: don't eat the mid tier fast food chicken, don't play the wizard game, don't shop at the hobby store run by the bad guys from Indiana Jones, and don't donate to the bigot bucket.
I know it's a tad early but I know those bitches with the buckets will be out soon. Don't gove them a penny. The volunteers may not know but the salvation army is no ally and actively combative and harmful to many queer minorities especially during the holiday season
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Remember: don't eat the mid tier fast food chicken, don't play the wizard game, don't shop at the hobby store run by the bad guys from Indiana Jones, and don't donate to the bigot bucket.
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And yeah I know people mean "politics" as a shorthand for "news about politicians, especially US national politicians" but when I mean that I say "political news"
To me "politics" is anything regarding the governance of an area. Like regulations to prevent harmful light pollution.
To me "politics" is anything regarding the governance of an area. Like regulations to prevent harmful light pollution.
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
And yeah I know people mean "politics" as a shorthand for "news about politicians, especially US national politicians" but when I mean that I say "political news"
To me "politics" is anything regarding the governance of an area. Like regulations to prevent harmful light pollution.
To me "politics" is anything regarding the governance of an area. Like regulations to prevent harmful light pollution.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
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Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia’s next governor and the first woman to hold the state’s highest office. Her campaign promised to fight the “chaos” of President Donald Trump’s second term and to address cost-of-living issues. https://bit.ly/3JEKGZp
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia’s next governor and the first woman to hold the state’s highest office. Her campaign promised to fight the “chaos” of President Donald Trump’s second term and to address cost-of-living issues. https://bit.ly/3JEKGZp
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
After finishing What Stalks the Deep, I think Shesheshen and Fragment should be friends
November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
After finishing What Stalks the Deep, I think Shesheshen and Fragment should be friends
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A bit louder for those at the back.
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A bit louder for those at the back.
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the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history
Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history
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🚨 URGENT U.S. TRAVEL ALERT 🚨
Heads up, everyone. A critical rule change goes into effect TOMORROW, Oct 14, that will prevent people with an "X" gender marker on their passport from flying to, from, or through the United States. Please read and share!!! (1/9)
Heads up, everyone. A critical rule change goes into effect TOMORROW, Oct 14, that will prevent people with an "X" gender marker on their passport from flying to, from, or through the United States. Please read and share!!! (1/9)
October 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🚨 URGENT U.S. TRAVEL ALERT 🚨
Heads up, everyone. A critical rule change goes into effect TOMORROW, Oct 14, that will prevent people with an "X" gender marker on their passport from flying to, from, or through the United States. Please read and share!!! (1/9)
Heads up, everyone. A critical rule change goes into effect TOMORROW, Oct 14, that will prevent people with an "X" gender marker on their passport from flying to, from, or through the United States. Please read and share!!! (1/9)
thinking about getting myself a fma watch replica bc I almost forgot october 3rd is gotcha day for my baby. Six years with Saoirse.
October 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
thinking about getting myself a fma watch replica bc I almost forgot october 3rd is gotcha day for my baby. Six years with Saoirse.
just because i thought about it and not like I'm seeing active levels of posting about it, but
Stephen Colbert for president 🙅
Stephen Colbert for Narrator/Mysterious Man in a new revival of Into the Woods 🙆
I will not be taking criticism at this time as I am objectively correct.
Stephen Colbert for president 🙅
Stephen Colbert for Narrator/Mysterious Man in a new revival of Into the Woods 🙆
I will not be taking criticism at this time as I am objectively correct.
October 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
just because i thought about it and not like I'm seeing active levels of posting about it, but
Stephen Colbert for president 🙅
Stephen Colbert for Narrator/Mysterious Man in a new revival of Into the Woods 🙆
I will not be taking criticism at this time as I am objectively correct.
Stephen Colbert for president 🙅
Stephen Colbert for Narrator/Mysterious Man in a new revival of Into the Woods 🙆
I will not be taking criticism at this time as I am objectively correct.
I cant say im surprised ao3 has let me down on my need to see Thirty or Forty Years Old Maj'el being a mentor figure for Elnor, but I am disappointed and i guess starting the timer for when i get fed up and write it myself
September 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I cant say im surprised ao3 has let me down on my need to see Thirty or Forty Years Old Maj'el being a mentor figure for Elnor, but I am disappointed and i guess starting the timer for when i get fed up and write it myself
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i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended
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Jesus christ. It angers me deeply how not a single damn person in power who wants to at least pretend like they give a shit shout trans people will read even one damn book about the history of sex segregation in sports, cause you’d see how it’s all just sexist bs. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Kamala Harris cites concerns about trans athletes in her book
The Trump campaign attacked Harris over her positions on transgender rights. She says they were misconstrued.
www.politico.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Jesus christ. It angers me deeply how not a single damn person in power who wants to at least pretend like they give a shit shout trans people will read even one damn book about the history of sex segregation in sports, cause you’d see how it’s all just sexist bs. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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he was just a podcaster!!! my god
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
he was just a podcaster!!! my god
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ah, well
a good arbiter of how close we are to bad hybrid regime shit is if the political comedy shows start getting pulled for whatever reason
September 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
ah, well
Using instruments of the state (fcc and licenses) to pull a critical comedian off the air is authoritarian ass bullshit and if you think there's any room to both sides this block me now for both of our sakes
September 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Using instruments of the state (fcc and licenses) to pull a critical comedian off the air is authoritarian ass bullshit and if you think there's any room to both sides this block me now for both of our sakes
You best start believing in authoritarian hellstates Miss Turner... you're in one
September 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
You best start believing in authoritarian hellstates Miss Turner... you're in one
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The Free Speech President has now pulled two of the three major late night hosts off the air through threats and intimidation because of their jokes. Obviously I’m behind Jimmy Kimmel 100% in the face of this fascist garbage. Speech against this admin isn’t just being chilled, they’re freezing it.
September 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Free Speech President has now pulled two of the three major late night hosts off the air through threats and intimidation because of their jokes. Obviously I’m behind Jimmy Kimmel 100% in the face of this fascist garbage. Speech against this admin isn’t just being chilled, they’re freezing it.
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now is the time for every media personality to stand up and speak out, because what this shows is that nothing will save you
they’re coming for all of you, unless you’re a true believer your days are numbered and your bosses are eager to comply
do something you can be proud of on your way out
they’re coming for all of you, unless you’re a true believer your days are numbered and your bosses are eager to comply
do something you can be proud of on your way out
September 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
now is the time for every media personality to stand up and speak out, because what this shows is that nothing will save you
they’re coming for all of you, unless you’re a true believer your days are numbered and your bosses are eager to comply
do something you can be proud of on your way out
they’re coming for all of you, unless you’re a true believer your days are numbered and your bosses are eager to comply
do something you can be proud of on your way out
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Fucking hell. And let's be real about this; puberty blockers *are* the olive branch, the "compromise" position. Delaying puberty isn't what trans kids want, they *want* to transition, but even this "maybe try *not* being trans til your older" position is apparently too much for the centre
September 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Fucking hell. And let's be real about this; puberty blockers *are* the olive branch, the "compromise" position. Delaying puberty isn't what trans kids want, they *want* to transition, but even this "maybe try *not* being trans til your older" position is apparently too much for the centre
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Political violence is evil, killing people is evil, a country with more guns in it than people is broken, and what the government is saying about political violence right now being a primarily leftwing phenomenon is factually, statistically untrue. They are using this moment to rewrite history.
September 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Political violence is evil, killing people is evil, a country with more guns in it than people is broken, and what the government is saying about political violence right now being a primarily leftwing phenomenon is factually, statistically untrue. They are using this moment to rewrite history.
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oh we're supposed to go back to normal and pretend that major players in our government and media didn't spend multiple days telling us democrats deserve to be hunted like dogs in the street because their favorite podcaster got ganked? not me, thanks! some people don't forget!
September 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
oh we're supposed to go back to normal and pretend that major players in our government and media didn't spend multiple days telling us democrats deserve to be hunted like dogs in the street because their favorite podcaster got ganked? not me, thanks! some people don't forget!
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now that they have a guy in custody that isn't the evil gay abortion loving democrat they were initially blaming, it is important that you not forgot who your friends, family and colleagues showed themselves to be this week
September 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
now that they have a guy in custody that isn't the evil gay abortion loving democrat they were initially blaming, it is important that you not forgot who your friends, family and colleagues showed themselves to be this week