Shadow Hedgie 🌻
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geriatric millennial, like everyone else here
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Migrant in London, citizen of nowhere
geriatric millennial, like everyone else here
I just post to get the thoughts out of my head, follow at your own risk
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Shadow Hedgie 🌻
@shadow.hedgie.social
· Apr 15
Isn't that a crime?
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If you exaggerate about the effects of tear gas or smoke, or just make up some nonsense, or take some pseudoscientific conclusions, or just play fast and loose with terms, you are helping ICE and their fascist tactics
January 17, 2026 at 12:18 PM
If you exaggerate about the effects of tear gas or smoke, or just make up some nonsense, or take some pseudoscientific conclusions, or just play fast and loose with terms, you are helping ICE and their fascist tactics
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Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
January 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
Not sure if that’s true when Denmark can’t be trusted not to trade Greenland’s fisheries away for something they care more about
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Not sure if that’s true when Denmark can’t be trusted not to trade Greenland’s fisheries away for something they care more about
People forget isposting exists
I have a theory that the general epistemic crisis has led to a lot of very online people getting used to communicating primarily through oughtposting and kind of forgetting how to deal with isposting
people gotta chill out about making normative vs. descriptive claims. it’s tedious to have to specify “of course, I do NOT support fire” if you’re talking about a house burning down.
January 17, 2026 at 10:14 AM
People forget isposting exists
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This is why I find eating octopus morally conflicting. They are intelligent in ways we don't understand and can't fully define, but they're also arseholes and kind of deserve it.
We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 AM
This is why I find eating octopus morally conflicting. They are intelligent in ways we don't understand and can't fully define, but they're also arseholes and kind of deserve it.
Eh, at this point people use LoTR references for their company names just to have the aesthetic of a Thiel investee so you can never know
January 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Eh, at this point people use LoTR references for their company names just to have the aesthetic of a Thiel investee so you can never know
There is entirely too much Gender
January 17, 2026 at 4:59 AM
There is entirely too much Gender
there were a few others that were canonized before (like Cassie Bernall) but he's the big one
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 AM
there were a few others that were canonized before (like Cassie Bernall) but he's the big one
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good night and gut shabbos then
January 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
good night and gut shabbos then
they have some VC funding so are OK for now, one revenue stream they have is selling custom domains but that can't be bringing in much
January 17, 2026 at 4:29 AM
they have some VC funding so are OK for now, one revenue stream they have is selling custom domains but that can't be bringing in much
and it's very late so I don't think I'm doing that tonight
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 AM
and it's very late so I don't think I'm doing that tonight
like, pointless debate over distinctions that don't matter very much
January 17, 2026 at 4:21 AM
like, pointless debate over distinctions that don't matter very much
also I might be over the line into debate pervert territory here
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 AM
also I might be over the line into debate pervert territory here
if he's Syrian and living in the West I don't think it's a contradiction necessarily but I don't know his circumstances
January 17, 2026 at 4:15 AM
if he's Syrian and living in the West I don't think it's a contradiction necessarily but I don't know his circumstances
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what the fuck is wrong with streamers
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM
what the fuck is wrong with streamers
and just plain theft
January 17, 2026 at 4:05 AM
and just plain theft
there's other things they likely do that I'd be much more worried about
January 17, 2026 at 4:01 AM
there's other things they likely do that I'd be much more worried about
Matthew is technically female, is it short for that?
January 17, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Matthew is technically female, is it short for that?
that's reassuring
and I guess is another thing about these surveys, the jingoism looks a lot less appealing once you reflect on it
and I guess is another thing about these surveys, the jingoism looks a lot less appealing once you reflect on it
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 AM
that's reassuring
and I guess is another thing about these surveys, the jingoism looks a lot less appealing once you reflect on it
and I guess is another thing about these surveys, the jingoism looks a lot less appealing once you reflect on it
"are Syrians white" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
"are Syrians white" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
How does she imagine it would happen then?
January 17, 2026 at 3:50 AM
How does she imagine it would happen then?
hmm right and then it's like what does a military solution mean. Does "naval/air blockade until they give in" qualify?
January 17, 2026 at 3:47 AM
hmm right and then it's like what does a military solution mean. Does "naval/air blockade until they give in" qualify?
are they complaining about the verification badge? that's hardly collaboration
January 17, 2026 at 3:45 AM
are they complaining about the verification badge? that's hardly collaboration
The Chinese Citizens’ Global Perception Survey suggests decent and rising support for a military solution.
January 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM
The Chinese Citizens’ Global Perception Survey suggests decent and rising support for a military solution.