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was talking to a gay friend yesterday and commenting on how jacked hes gotten. we chatted a bit about the arms race (ha) among gay men to be as ripped as possible and to what extent this manifested elsewhere in the queer community and he compared it to one of his transbian friends picking up archery

A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar: A Journey of Self (and Sexual) Discovery

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Navigating the sometimes fraught & contradictory worlds of gay culture as a trans gay man, from Grindr & gay bars, to saunas, sex &, ultimately, falling in love.

How is Mastercard Preventing Payment Fraud at Scale? Announcing Threat Intelligence at Money 20/20 US, Mastercard showcases its latest technology in preventing fraud, combining insights from Recorded Future

MasterCard is marketing its new MasterCard Threat Intelligence platform to issuers & acquirers. A source familiar w/ MasterCard’s internal operations told me MTI is flagging anime, VTubing, adult content, tabletop, video games as potentially “high fraud risk”

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always the danger of trying to intellectualize "its just late and im tired"

feeling bad about myself but not quite sure why or what over

law school was obsoleted a while ago, yall gotta get with the picture. the only thing that matters is whether or not you can turn off the rare earths spigot

this is so funny because the majority opinion is just gonna be "TRUMP = GOD" in 96 point font

Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe EU grant applications hit record in 2025 amid surge in interest from American academics

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Link to the extraordinary intervention, which has likely been influenced by the outside groups which have been agitating to censor the truth about the Gaza Genocide all year.

His "NPOV working group" is part of his attempt to force Wikipedia to deny the genocide.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ga...

This message is from me, Jimbo Wales, founder of Wikipedia. I believe that Wikipedia is at its best when we can have reasonable discussion rooted in a commitment to write articles that reflect a neutral point of view. I believe that's especially important on highly difficult or contentious topics. I was asked point-blank in a high profile media interview about this article, and I answered with transparency and honesty: this article fails to meet our high standards and needs immediate attention. As many of you will know, I have been leading an NPOV working group and studying the issue of neutrality in Wikipedia across many articles and topic areas including “Zionism”. While this article is a particularly egregious example, there is much more work to do. It should go without saying that I am writing this in my personal capacity, and I am not speaking on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation or anyone else! I assume good faith of everyone who has worked on this Gaza “genocide” article. At present, the lede and the overall presentation state, in Wikipedia’s voice, that Israel is committing genocide, although that claim is highly contested. This is a violation of WP:NPOV and WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV that requires immediate correction. Remember: "This policy is non-negotiable, and the principles upon which it is based cannot be superseded by other policies or guidelines, nor by editor consensus."

A neutral approach would begin with a formulation such as: “Multiple governments, NGOs, and legal bodies have described or rejected the characterization of Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide.” What I’m asking for Be bold and start editing (WP:BOLD). Move from debate to concrete improvements immediately. Assume good faith (WP:AGF). Avoid personalizing disagreements. Focus only on text and sources. Attribute, don’t assert (WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV). The lead and body must not declare a legal conclusion. Present who says what, with attribution and dates.

Balance by due weight (WP:UNDUE). Include significant, high-quality sources from all sides—governments, courts, NGOs, commentators. No side should speak in Wikipedia’s own voice. Use the best sources (WP:RS / WP:V). Prefer primary official statements and major secondary coverage. Avoid synthesis (WP:SYN / WP:NOR). Clarify scope. Separate factual reporting on conduct and casualties from legal characterization. Editors with strong, policy-compliant sources who have felt sidelined are welcome. Your participation is needed now. Editors are reminded this article falls under the Arab–Israeli conflict topic area; all participation must comply with the corresponding editing restrictions and civility expectations. By focusing on verifiable sources and neutrality, we can quickly deliver an article that meets our standards for contentious topics. — Jimbo Wales Jimbo Wales (talk) 16:03, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales is trying to use his name to convince Wikipedia editors to deny the Gaza Genocide, recognized by many human rights organizations.

Although he's not seizing control, this is an extreme attempt to sway Wikipedia content in violation of its founding principles.

lol when they said the kh1 lp was a one off i was immediately like "yeah right"

This is meant to stop stores from charging more not less. This is such a perversion of what this rule is meant to do.

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

its good and not only because of the massive budget lol

adorno got me feeling zesty i think

this is how i view most intra-fandom disputes

imagining a post about how dodgers fan structurally oppress blue jays fans

yeah agreed basically lol

a funny thing: ever since ive transitioned waiters etc always hand my wife the check

Once again:

Israelism

Several lawmakers said Thursday that the Pentagon relayed that it did not need to know the identities of those being targeted in the attacks, or if those killed had been trafficking drugs. “What they told us is they have to show a connection to a designated terrorist organization or their affiliate, and as long as they can show that connection, they believe they are authorized to strike,” Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-California) said in an interview. But such connections could be as much as “three hops away” from a known drug trafficker, Jacobs told reporters after the briefing.

Off the top of my head, in terms of degrees of separation I managed to get from myself to *Jimi Hendrix* in "three hops," this is a WILD assertion to make

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jesus thats scary

rikku would say this probably

"the dialectic of enlightenment" is a great book for explaining why engineers are Like That

i want cymbals so i can do a full rimshot with the drums

do ittttttt

gabe going soul patch mode

his enthusiasm is infectious

watching cracking the cryptic like its 2021