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"Oh, s#*t" time was way underestimated or not factored in at all.

I'm not mad, I'm just saying that I'd rather my stuff show up way early if things go well, than the countless updates that detail that XYZ went wrong. Fecal matter occurs, I get that, and estimates are just that, but when 12 of 15 outstanding KS are a year or more overdue, I think perhaps the 2/

After some napkin math on all the outstanding Kickstarters I have that are well past their estimated delivery dates, I wish more KS would pad their estimates by a year minimum, then multiply by two. More people need to add "Oh, s#*t time to their estimates because there's often an "Oh, S#*t. 1/

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One of the best films for candidly illustrating just how silly racism is. Sure, other parts haven't aged well, but damn if it still doesn't make me laugh.

Washington the US government also took over 2000 people of Japanese descent from 13 Latin American nations and placed them in camps scattered across the US.

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How a popular Peruvian soft drink went ‘toe-to-toe’ with Coca-Cola Inca Kola outshined Coca-Cola for decades, gaining a foothold during WWII through bodegas owned by a spurned community.

An interesting tale. Many don't realize that while most of the people of Japanese descent sent to internment camps came from California, Oregon, and 1/

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me beyond belief. Congrats Mike Pondsmith and @rtalsoriangames.bsky.social a long overdue and much deserved accolade. /3

But Mike was the first or nearly so with so much in TTRPGs, the life path comes to mind. Anyway, I can recall my elation when I found out in 1990 that Mike was Black in a time when players and GMs who looked like be were very rare. To find out the maker of one of my fave games was Black thrilled 2/

Although I'd been playing TTRPGs for 12 years when Cyberpunk hit, it was the first TTRPG that spoke to my soul in so many ways. It's been a lifelong fave. Pondsmith should have been in a longtime ago and I can't help but think an AAA video game based on his work put him over the top. 1/

occupied a villain about to die to highlight their hubris, see the staircase scenes in The Untouchables and Disney's 1993 Three Musketeers. Anyway, like always be skeptical of always and never they're often not so assured as those who use them make out. /3

first year film school rule of thumb, there are many exceptions. The dynamic can be inverted as in Kubrick's the Shining where although higher and ostensibly giving orders Shelly Duvall's character doesn't have the power in the scene. The higher place on stiars can also be 2/

Man passionately explains the meaning of staircases in movies and now people can't unsee it ​Once you hear this explanation, you start seeing it everywhere.

Um, no. The second someone says something like "every single time" your BS meter should be going off. There are almost always exceptions (see what I did there). While the person higher on a staircase having more power in the dynamic is a decent 1/

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And I know BDave is aware it was done to him, I call it out as done for people who claim it just happened, as if there was no intentionality.

So sorry, this was done to you (and let me be clear, it didn't just happen, it was done), and glad you spoke up!

Word!

If our "leaders" are willing to shut down to prevent the release of a list of pedophiles then they are more worthless than I imagined. I don't care who's in those files, GOP, Dem, independent they all need to be exposed.

Johnson Shuts Down House To Block Epstein Vote Johnson accused the Democrats of using the House’s rules committee as a “political battering ram.”

Draining the Swamp, my Black tail feathers! This stinks of a cover-up and shows the GOP is just as corrupt as they claim their detectors are.

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"You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common: they don't alter their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views." The 4th Doctor, "The Face of Evil Part 4. To be clear, that's directed at the people the "Twain" quote is directed towards. /4

of research returns no evidence that Twain said or wrote anything resembling this phrase. In a world of misinformation read as fact, everyone needs to be careful about their facts. Any way here's a quote people can verify from someone who though fictional is still rather wise. 3/

the thing then it's likely a false attribution. Even if you have a source, you should follow up. The same is true of any quote but the four names above have a scary number of false attributions. Many variants of the above quote have been attributed to Twain, as with many other quotes, but a bit 2/

While I love the sentiment I have to put my pedantic historian hat on. If while out in the wild and woolly internet, you see a quote attributed to Twain, Churchill, Voltaire, or Jefferson the odds a very high that they did not say the thing. If the quote is not accompanied by where they said the 1/

Skydance CEO met with FCC chair ahead of "Late Show" cancellation The meeting came two days before CBS abruptly announced that it is canceling "The Late Show."

The chances that this isn't to placate a President who hates criticism are slimmer than the humanitarian compassion of a 1%er. Allowing a President shutting down dissent is one key step on the road to a total dictatorship.

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Kristi Noem announces new TSA security lane for families and military members The new security lane for military members comes amid broader changes Noem is implementing to TSA policy.

Meanwhile, some children born on bases overseas toservice members have been deported. So the "honor" for families and service members only for some.
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Exonerated in Alice Sebold’s Rape, He Lost a Chance to Tell His Story Timothy Mucciante, a former lawyer convicted of fraud, helped exonerate Anthony Broadwater of rape in 2021. Soon after, their friendship fell apart.

I can only admire how this man stays positive after all he's been through.
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YouTube video by Al Jazeera English Former colonial ruler France hands over its last military bases in Senegal

Don't think for one second that colonialism ended in the 20th Century, it is alive and well. Its remnants still ravage Africa, Asia, and more, and many people around the world are still ruled by colonial powers.

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A headline from Fox News reads: "Texas Attorney General sues US Masters Swimming after controversial trans athlete controversy in San Antonio" the sub-header reads "Female competitors expressed shock and betrayal after discovering they competed against a biological male." By Jackson Thompson

Ah, Texas and Fox News, what a team. Where bigotry and ignorance are expected and controversies are controversial. 🙄

Senator Hawley Aims to Roll Back Medicaid Cuts He Voted for in Trump Policy Bill The Republican senator introduced a bill Tuesday that would block restrictions on key strategies that states rely on to finance Medicaid and double a rural hospital fund.

People in red states voted for these guys. It's callous and maybe a bit cruel but maybe the losses in GOP states, that many people said would be some of the hardest hit, will open some eyes.

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Texas man joins Russian army to "earn respect," gets lied to as he is sent to front line instead of welding job - Euromaidan Press Derek Huffman, a Texas man who relocated his family to Russia in 2025 seeking "traditional values," has been sent to combat in Ukraine despite assurances he would serve in a non-combat role.

My sympathy meter must be broken. Oh, nope, it's just reading zero.

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