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Ben
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PhD candidate @ George Washington University | #PokémonStudies | 🏳️‍🌈
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You have no obligation to defend or explain the behavior of random street protesters. We have a lawless government that is flagrantly violating its legal, moral, even philosophical obligations to us. Everything else is secondary
June 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Ok gang looks like we arrested a bunch of people who haven't committed any crimes so our next order of business is to invent some crimes to charge them with
June 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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May 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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This is what the U.S. does to people, incl. legal residents, who criticize a foreign country's genocide, all while we fund/back that genocide to the hilt. The purest distillation of fascism & the natural disgusting conclusion of smearing people who condemn genocide as terrorists
JENA, La. (AP) — Immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported.
April 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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It’s so weird how we’re all just working like this is still a normal country.
March 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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March 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Today, we are announcing the formation of United Videogame Workers-CWA, an industry-wide union formed by @codecwa.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social 💪🎮

We're launching at #GDC2025 this morning to build a video game industry that works for us. We're done playing.
March 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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they’re arresting people for performing abortions, they’re deporting people for liking pro-palestine posts on social media, they’re sending immigrants to forced labor camps in south america, we are living under fascism right now
March 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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the internet would be so cool if it wasn't evil
March 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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It is quite fascinating to see the level of Pokémon X & Y love and nostalgia now.

The artwork of AZ last week is one of the best performing Serebii posts on this platform of all time.

People often tell me the Pokémon cycle isn't real but I've seen it so many times.
March 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Demi Moore losing to Mikey Madison should be a post-credits scene to The Substance.
March 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Hard to overstate the importance of this: Israeli and Palestinian co-directors of NO OTHER LAND speaking up for Palestinians oppressed by Israel's occupation, calling out US support for its genocide, affirming there is—still—hope for another way. The most vital this year's Oscars could have been.
March 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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My artwork of Feraligatr from the Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2024 has been made into a promo card. Thank you for all your support!
February 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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River ecosystems 🌿
February 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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A thing I wish I could teach people is that the vast majority of very rich people are deeply stupid. They did not get where they are because of ingenuity or talent. They got there because of compound interest on hereditary wealth and being tax cheats.
February 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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going back in time to tell myself this image is going to end the human race
February 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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The Eagles winning because of DEI (a white cornerback)
February 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Has there EVER been a more one-sided SuperBowl???
February 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Kendrick’s American flag motif at THIS MOMENT is subversive. Yes, yes, yes.
February 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Any other Millennials log onto The Internet lately and feel completely delusional that America is being taken over by something called DOGE
February 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Under fascism, no one is safe.

Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.

Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.

Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
February 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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February 6 was the day Mewtwo was born, and this moment will lead him to strike back against his creators as it struggles to find the true meaning of its existence and purpose in life.

Happy Birthday, Mewtwo.
February 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM