andrewtheblueskier
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Србија, nerd things, some politics. pfp by stairscased originally from chessvariants.com
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![The New York Times
Mamdani Isn't the Future of the Democrats. This Guy Is.
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all the common meanings of "check" are related, but the chess one was probably original
(yes, "chess" is also in the same cluster, and yes, that means it originally came from "shah")
(yes, "chess" is also in the same cluster, and yes, that means it originally came from "shah")
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
all the common meanings of "check" are related, but the chess one was probably original
(yes, "chess" is also in the same cluster, and yes, that means it originally came from "shah")
(yes, "chess" is also in the same cluster, and yes, that means it originally came from "shah")
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another cluster of wildly divergent words with the same origin is mark/march - all of "sign", "German currency", "long walk", and "military song" derive, through variously meandering pathways, from the original meaning "borderland" (as in "Denmark")
the month is unrelated, though (it's from "Mars")
the month is unrelated, though (it's from "Mars")
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
another cluster of wildly divergent words with the same origin is mark/march - all of "sign", "German currency", "long walk", and "military song" derive, through variously meandering pathways, from the original meaning "borderland" (as in "Denmark")
the month is unrelated, though (it's from "Mars")
the month is unrelated, though (it's from "Mars")
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Fifty years ago today the Edmund Fitzgerald set out on her final voyage.
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Fifty years ago today the Edmund Fitzgerald set out on her final voyage.
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They should make a Funko Poppy for Rememberance Sunday, where’s their sense of RESPECT
Funko admits “substantial doubt” it can continue as a going concern amid crashing sales and mounting debt.
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
They should make a Funko Poppy for Rememberance Sunday, where’s their sense of RESPECT
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If you need a bra fitting you should not go to a bra store, the chances the sales clerks know anything are slim
Your band size is your underbust in inches rounded to the nearest even number (eg. I am 37”, so 36/38) & your cup size is the difference between that & your bust (eg. 44-37=7, so F), 36F
Your band size is your underbust in inches rounded to the nearest even number (eg. I am 37”, so 36/38) & your cup size is the difference between that & your bust (eg. 44-37=7, so F), 36F
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you need a bra fitting you should not go to a bra store, the chances the sales clerks know anything are slim
Your band size is your underbust in inches rounded to the nearest even number (eg. I am 37”, so 36/38) & your cup size is the difference between that & your bust (eg. 44-37=7, so F), 36F
Your band size is your underbust in inches rounded to the nearest even number (eg. I am 37”, so 36/38) & your cup size is the difference between that & your bust (eg. 44-37=7, so F), 36F
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"Putin attacked Ukraine, not Russians" fails to grapple with why millions of ordinary Russians were willing to follow orders in a devastating war against Ukraine.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
"Putin attacked Ukraine, not Russians" fails to grapple with why millions of ordinary Russians were willing to follow orders in a devastating war against Ukraine.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
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Get ready for another round of mutual hypocrisy as Turkey pretends to be unaware of any other genocides and Israel pretends to care about Armenians while driving them out of Jerusalem and arming Aliyev to the teeth.
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Get ready for another round of mutual hypocrisy as Turkey pretends to be unaware of any other genocides and Israel pretends to care about Armenians while driving them out of Jerusalem and arming Aliyev to the teeth.
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139. Neon sign at Millies, Hong Kong.
November 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
139. Neon sign at Millies, Hong Kong.
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GTA VII boycotted in Larkhall because of the green grass and trees on the front cover
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
GTA VII boycotted in Larkhall because of the green grass and trees on the front cover
Me in the year 3961 walking in Antarctic forest when I see a snail intently following me
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Me in the year 3961 walking in Antarctic forest when I see a snail intently following me
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I am personally disgusted by this and would like to be on record that if I were presented with this set of facts, I would absolutely vote to convict per the judge's instructions.
The law is the law, and I have as little right to ignore that as a hypothetical prosecutor has reason to strike me.
The law is the law, and I have as little right to ignore that as a hypothetical prosecutor has reason to strike me.
straight-up jury nullification. this guy did it, confessed to it, and the jury instructions explicitly said that if he did it intentionally, it was assault.
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I am personally disgusted by this and would like to be on record that if I were presented with this set of facts, I would absolutely vote to convict per the judge's instructions.
The law is the law, and I have as little right to ignore that as a hypothetical prosecutor has reason to strike me.
The law is the law, and I have as little right to ignore that as a hypothetical prosecutor has reason to strike me.
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If it’s BLT then you must go free
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If it’s BLT then you must go free
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Ha, this Polish saying has already been assimilated into English enough to end up in Cambridge Dictionary, first English-language dictionary other than Wiktionary to include it.
It's become popular in English in the last few years, starting mostly with its use in Orange Is the New Black in 2017
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It's become popular in English in the last few years, starting mostly with its use in Orange Is the New Black in 2017
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not my circus, not my monkeys
1. used for saying that a problem is not your responsibility, or that you have…
dictionary.cambridge.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ha, this Polish saying has already been assimilated into English enough to end up in Cambridge Dictionary, first English-language dictionary other than Wiktionary to include it.
It's become popular in English in the last few years, starting mostly with its use in Orange Is the New Black in 2017
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It's become popular in English in the last few years, starting mostly with its use in Orange Is the New Black in 2017
🐦🐦
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This but with Ireland and Mann under the flag of the Celtic Union
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This but with Ireland and Mann under the flag of the Celtic Union
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Also "glitchless" is a very silly category for most video game speedruns. It all comes down to what gameplay interests the audience, not a highminded definition of what could and couldn't have been intended by the devs
September 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Also "glitchless" is a very silly category for most video game speedruns. It all comes down to what gameplay interests the audience, not a highminded definition of what could and couldn't have been intended by the devs
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Do you state Jewish's right to Israel as an existing recognise?
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Do you state Jewish's right to Israel as an existing recognise?
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this guy is from an alternate reality where din-i ilahi got off the ground you have to be nice to him. its not easy to phase shift
November 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
this guy is from an alternate reality where din-i ilahi got off the ground you have to be nice to him. its not easy to phase shift
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137. sketch by jean-antoine gros of the burning of moscow. he was planning on making a painting showing Napoleon's triumph in Russia but uh. you know. this was the best he could do. he never even got to make this into a painting, the sketch is all we have.
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
137. sketch by jean-antoine gros of the burning of moscow. he was planning on making a painting showing Napoleon's triumph in Russia but uh. you know. this was the best he could do. he never even got to make this into a painting, the sketch is all we have.
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Wait so are they electing Curtis Sliwa as cultural ambassador
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Wait so are they electing Curtis Sliwa as cultural ambassador