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@optimismprime01

he/him. big ol nerd of: music/guitar, ttrpgs, pc games, sf/fantasy, politics, food. not here for followers, if i don't follow you you'll get blocked.

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simply incredible to have a guy with Deus Vult tattooed on his arm say jack and/or shit about fatwas

10.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chidi Chili GIF Alt: chidi anagonye going through yet another nihilistic breakdown saying "I'm gonna eat all this chili, and or die trying"

chidi is always a mood. at least it's not the peeps chili....

10.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a yellow vest is smiling and looking at the camera Alt: chidi anagonye from the good place looking at a whiteboard showing the timeline as represented by a stylized cursive "Jeremy Bearimy", and pointing at the dot above the i, saying "this broke me. the dot... that broke me. i'm... i'm done."
10.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay I'm calling it, the Internet has broken my brain.

10.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

i hope i get an invite :3

09.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Catching up on John Oliver after a week on the road and last week's episode starts with A LOT of kash patel. Olympic hockey, Katie Miller show, challenge coins...

... and I've been pausing ahead of each one to chime in to my wife with what I've learned from PTI. So... thanks? I guess?

09.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the goal is for our incredibly lethal lethalwarfighters and their boss at the department of WAAAAAAAAGH too have fun

bsky.app/profile/atru...

09.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the best DST take

09.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

honestly dog the onion should make a video game parody called super vengeance boy

09.03.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you become a fan of Ed Zitron & his "Better Offline" podcasts, you will learn, in quite painful detail and amid much Zitron cursing, that this is not at all hyperbolic.

09.03.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has not ruled out a ground invasion. He has not ruled out a draft. Pentagon is already asking for $50B more for war with Iran. This will not end well.

Stop the culture wars. This isn't red vs blue. It's working people vs billionaires. Stand united. Stop this war. Save our nation & world.

5/5

09.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

4. Trump resigns or is impeached

Consequence: With Trump gone, actual peace negotiations begin. We may even be able to work on global nuclear non-proliferation as was done between USA and USSR in 1984/85. This will require the GOP to grow a spine, which seems unlikely

We Need Option 4 ASAP

4/5

09.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 237 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

3. Israel & USA use nuclear weapons.

Consequence: Definite global war erupts. Potentially billions killed. This is not hyperbole. Experts estimate a nuclear war would result in 4-6 billion people killed within the first two years. It would be worse than any hollywood film can imagine

3/5

09.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

2. Trump conducts a ground invasion of Iran

Consequence: USA will lose. Iran is not Iraq. It is 3X the size with 93M people and a formidable military. Potentially millions killed. Likely global war erupts killing tens of millions of people Sends the world into a global long term recession.

2/5

09.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

There are only 4 possible scenarios on Iran. 4th is the best option for humanity & one Trump would rather die than accept.

1. Trump admits defeat & leaves Iran.

Consequence: Global power shifts to China & Russia. USA is the laughing stock of the world (even more than now). Iran is emboldened

1/5

09.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 248 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 11

this made me cackle all the way through

08.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 2953 πŸ” 622 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 13

the face of someone so convinced of their salvation that the viewer doesn't register as human

08.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been reporting on varieties of fundamentalism and Christian nationalism for 20+years, around US & world, I've seen violence firsthand, and still this is the creepiest thing I have ever witnessed. Every single element of it. I am afraid it will haunt me for the rest of my days.

08.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 289 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 7
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This is an important fact that everyone should know: Real rednecks historically were and should be antiestablishment socialists who hate cops. This guy explains it more brilliantly than I ever could

08.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 1075 πŸ” 387 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 28

My unpopular opinion is that Epstein's suicide and the Trump assassination attempt in Butler are going to be this generation's JFK - a tangle of conspiracy theories attempting to find a "better" explanation for a shocking event that actually played out the way the "official story" says.

08.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 2

Tarrio is, quite literally, a pardoned terrorist.

08.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 10053 πŸ” 3499 πŸ’¬ 431 πŸ“Œ 118
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08.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it's a great use of a few bucks, if for no other reason than the music recommendations.

but there are plenty of other reasons.

08.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a product rep for a manufacturer, and while I'm used to people getting thrilled for free swag and it helping close a sale, I don't ask customers to humiliate themselves for it.

08.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's the free hats. They incinerated their dignity for free hats.

08.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

Glad people are finally talkinga bout white Christian nationalism more...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

08.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 576 πŸ” 198 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 11

If we're only turning clocks back for four months what's even the point

Let this be the last time, just stay on DST

08.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

and if you can't pull through then fucking deal.

08.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

seriously. you're going to have to back in or back out. it's a lot easier to plan for a car in front of you to be backing out than pulling forward, swerving, and then making a three point turn and holding up a line of cars.

if it's THAT important that you be able to pull forward, pull through.

08.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Prison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein’s death, inmate tells FBI One officer said: β€œDudes, you killed that dude.”

Uh...what?

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

08.03.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 1310 πŸ” 504 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 25