Ken☆
@mandatorytopic.bsky.social
He/him. Engineer.
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This is madness! The “no new wars” president is taking us to war with Venezuela.
Bombing ships in the Caribbean, as an ongoing operation, without congressional authorization, crosses the line into an unconstitutional use of military force.
Bombing ships in the Caribbean, as an ongoing operation, without congressional authorization, crosses the line into an unconstitutional use of military force.
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is madness! The “no new wars” president is taking us to war with Venezuela.
Bombing ships in the Caribbean, as an ongoing operation, without congressional authorization, crosses the line into an unconstitutional use of military force.
Bombing ships in the Caribbean, as an ongoing operation, without congressional authorization, crosses the line into an unconstitutional use of military force.
That first Kamen Rider anime slapped tho
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
That first Kamen Rider anime slapped tho
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It is odd to me that, like, you'd think it'd be parody if you said: to be clear, they only like the bad bits of Western Civilisation -- but that turns out to be true. They like the rapacious imperial murder, but not the art or intellectual achievements or civil liberties, etc.
i mean what are these "western values" these guys are so hopped up about? they are directly antagonistic to western europe. they don't believe in civil liberties. they reject democracy. and don't get me started on christianity, they hate their white neighbors almost as much as the brown ones
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It is odd to me that, like, you'd think it'd be parody if you said: to be clear, they only like the bad bits of Western Civilisation -- but that turns out to be true. They like the rapacious imperial murder, but not the art or intellectual achievements or civil liberties, etc.
Trying to catch up with several anime I dropped cause I know they get good later but for each I REALLY dgaf about what is currently happening, thus the drop 😭
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Trying to catch up with several anime I dropped cause I know they get good later but for each I REALLY dgaf about what is currently happening, thus the drop 😭
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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That is just gruesome. I look forward to living long enough to see Pete Hegseth marched into the international criminal court in The Hague.
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
That is just gruesome. I look forward to living long enough to see Pete Hegseth marched into the international criminal court in The Hague.
Bro they REALLY gotta go to fucking jail
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Bro they REALLY gotta go to fucking jail
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Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Speechless
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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Official data is in this week, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 30% compared to last year!
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Official data is in this week, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 30% compared to last year!
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I guess it’s clear why the lawmakers needed to make that video
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I guess it’s clear why the lawmakers needed to make that video
I have 0% hope but it is actually very important that these people go to jail
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I have 0% hope but it is actually very important that these people go to jail
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“.. with that said, when you get under the hood of the public hyperscalers and neocloud names, it’s clear that not all balance sheets are the same.” 👀
“.. with that said, when you get under the hood of the public hyperscalers and neocloud names, it’s clear that not all balance sheets are the same.” 👀
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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“.. with that said, when you get under the hood of the public hyperscalers and neocloud names, it’s clear that not all balance sheets are the same.” 👀
“.. with that said, when you get under the hood of the public hyperscalers and neocloud names, it’s clear that not all balance sheets are the same.” 👀
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GOLDMAN DESK: “.. it’s not yet time to worry about the inability of these companies to access capital. .. our work suggests the core hyperscalers can add around $700bn of financing before their net debt load is > 1x 2026 EBITDA.” [Pasquariello]
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
GOLDMAN DESK: “.. it’s not yet time to worry about the inability of these companies to access capital. .. our work suggests the core hyperscalers can add around $700bn of financing before their net debt load is > 1x 2026 EBITDA.” [Pasquariello]
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Currently watching the official VHS tape recording of Anime Festival Orlando 2, featuring Steve Bennett, Doug Smith, Wendee Lee, Pikabellechu credited under her full real name, a shot of Gerald, and old cosplay skits of the era. Absolutely none of this seems to exist at cons now. Better capture this
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Currently watching the official VHS tape recording of Anime Festival Orlando 2, featuring Steve Bennett, Doug Smith, Wendee Lee, Pikabellechu credited under her full real name, a shot of Gerald, and old cosplay skits of the era. Absolutely none of this seems to exist at cons now. Better capture this
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Ordering no quarter, as Hegseth effectively did, isn't a newfangled modern war crime. It was understood as a crime as far back as the Revolutionary War. Washington threatened to do reprisals over it. The bad guy in 'The Patriot' is (very loosely) based off a British officer who was notorious for it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ordering no quarter, as Hegseth effectively did, isn't a newfangled modern war crime. It was understood as a crime as far back as the Revolutionary War. Washington threatened to do reprisals over it. The bad guy in 'The Patriot' is (very loosely) based off a British officer who was notorious for it.
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Trumpism and Trumpists are incompatible with American culture and traditions and should be purged.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Trumpism and Trumpists are incompatible with American culture and traditions and should be purged.
oh happy thanksgiving btw
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
oh happy thanksgiving btw
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EVE "Lazy Cat" music video is now online. Great work by Xiao Han (aka Off Script) & Ian Zhang.
Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTp...
Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTp...
November 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
EVE "Lazy Cat" music video is now online. Great work by Xiao Han (aka Off Script) & Ian Zhang.
Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTp...
Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTp...
logging into facebook was a mistake
(happy for this guy tho)
(happy for this guy tho)
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
logging into facebook was a mistake
(happy for this guy tho)
(happy for this guy tho)
Looks like Zootopia will be the first Disney movie I go see since... The Incredibles 2?
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Looks like Zootopia will be the first Disney movie I go see since... The Incredibles 2?
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Middle class / professional YIMBYs priced out of their own communities are speaking from their own lived experience, and have more legitimacy than college-educated, white shoe lawyers claiming to speak on behalf of "communities in greatest need of housing affordability."
Yes, this is famously why YIMBYs are definitely representative of the communities in greatest need of housing affordability. /s A number of YIMBY groups have even changed strategies around urban housing to be better partners... that was because this is still a very real issue!
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Middle class / professional YIMBYs priced out of their own communities are speaking from their own lived experience, and have more legitimacy than college-educated, white shoe lawyers claiming to speak on behalf of "communities in greatest need of housing affordability."
My monthly Citypop dance night is cancelled because apparently thanksgiving thanks priority 😭
November 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
My monthly Citypop dance night is cancelled because apparently thanksgiving thanks priority 😭