John PrAther

Yeah I said it.

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest. There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day. What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid. It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

I'd play that

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

hopefully this can just convince me to cull my social media addiction

It's absolutely exhausting losing your entire friend base and connection to the world every time a tech autocrat decides to endanger the rights of marginalized people for a payout.

If you would like I'd be happy to screen cap some of the good ones so you have a little motivation to look at on a dull day.

Honestly? I just read through them. A lot of praise for you and what you do there, and some decent discussion. Some of the people that disagree with your point are being cordial and discussing.

There is also, of course, a sack of asshats who pretty quickly let you smell their breath.

Bold of you to assume *sobs uncontrollably*

One of my favorite interactions while working at a pizza place was having an online order request "Draw Teemo on the box."

I wrote on the inside lid "buy wards noob."

I do not think bluesky is to blame for the incredible number of reading comprehension flubs. I just think people who are still on social media are trending stupider on average.

Note: AI wants to correct "stupider" to "stupidly."

I genuinely fear for what the world looks like in 30 years.

It's a way for a publisher to tell you to go away at a convention 🤣

4 panel comic Panel 1: A Purple person is standing holding a clipboard. A Blue Person sits at a laptop. Blue Person: Woohoo. I’m the CEO of a social media platform. Panel 2: Purple person: We should hire a PR person to interact with the public Blue Person begins to type on laptop and says: Nope. Gonna do all that myself Panel 3: Purple person looks concerned and says: Really…but… Panel 4: Purple person: You’re such a whiny little fucking baby

I'm fast

G : if i was at "the upside down" i wouldv [sic] stopped it _ : Breh my will was there and seh got like 20 diseases in 2 hours lol not worth it G : rip to ur will but im different

rip to ur will

It's a good piece of social commentary. In such a brutal society, sometimes we need an easy win, to give us this little boost; to keep us going.

I do see those crop up from time to time on my instagram. Sadly, Instagram doesn't push content you enjoy anymore lmao

First cocktail I ever made was an espresso martini at home, and I was told my all 3 it was the best they had ever had.

I'm just built different (wrong)

YouTube thumbnail showing three ladies in yoga pants bent over. Emphasis on their rear posterior

First video I see.

If the glove fits, aw fuck it I'm guilty

let's break open a glow stick and pour it in the cheats mountain dew. I hear you have to get your stomach pumped for that

Where can I go on the Internet to be filled with joy?

I'd trust that fact. They work at a pharmaceutical company.

There are very few cookies I will protest, as long as I know what I'm biting into first. Raisins instead of chocolate chips is the classic. They're great! Just not when I thought they were chocolate chips.

BORN TO PLAY HOBBY IS A FUCK Back Em All 1989 I am raccoon mask 410,757,864,530 UNPLAYED GAMES

generals gathered in their masses

Is Misa! Mary, Mother of Jeesuss!

You're playing against the best of the best, wouldn't your stats be lower on average for these games? (Speaking as a dude who loves stats but doesn't know sports)

I'm going to make things complicated and disagree for the sake of chaos.

It's a common misnomer. The bowl ends, but there are many of them

Nice titmouse. Tufted?