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@longwayback.bsky.social

the middle of the venn diagram that is national security issues + geek culture. hellsite veteran. chaotic disaster bisexual. she/her. (header image by a softer world)

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"The move was sparked by the president's longstanding interest in boots converging with his longstanding interest in human faces"

12.08.2025 00:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A kitten napping on a shelf of DVDs.

A kitten napping on a shelf of DVDs.

This is why physical media is still so important.

09.08.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2187    ๐Ÿ” 613    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

bath & body works? good for you my flexing pal. one for two on a good day over here

11.08.2025 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 563    ๐Ÿ” 85    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

when the world is caving in on you, and you are surrounded by darkness on all sides, remember that you are a light source yourself, and that you are allowed to celebrate your joys and accomplishments and progress even in the face of horrors. they will still be there, and you should be too.

11.08.2025 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 86    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Skinner looking down disdainfully, probably at Bart

Skinner looking down disdainfully, probably at Bart

Me, who went through the Common Core at the University of Chicago in the 1980s, when someone says I have no respect for the classics

11.08.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 415    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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A China Coast Guard ship barreled into a Chinese navy destroyer on Monday as the two vessels chased a Philippine coast guard ship in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. wapo.st/45yJk9D

11.08.2025 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 588    ๐Ÿ” 163    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68    ๐Ÿ“Œ 43

oh that is not gonna buff out

11.08.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If youโ€™re in DC and seeing National Guard/Federal agent activity, reach out via Signal at marisakabas.04

11.08.2025 11:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1287    ๐Ÿ” 605    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

It's actually only COIN if it involves a "David" (Galula, Kilcullen, Petraeus). Otherwise, it's just sparkling colonial repression.

11.08.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character says witchcraft in front of a curtain Alt: Judge Frollo recoils in horror crying "Witchcraft!" at this man crinkling his parchment paper.
11.08.2025 04:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

WAIT WHAT

11.08.2025 03:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am a big fan of "Madame Lan is closer in age to LQR than her husband" in any iteration ๐Ÿค

Even though I didn't have them romantically together in my neglected ML lives AU, I loved them as accidental co-captains of the "protect the Twin Jades at all costs" club

11.08.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tired: Lex Luthor becomes president

Wired: Guy Gardner becomes president

10.08.2025 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 129    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Aw man, Army just spent so much time and money cozying up to so many garbage influencers and podcasters for the 250th, Iโ€™m shocked no amount of scraping and groveling protects institutions from the capricious ire of the clownly specter of What If Gollum Tried to Make Himself Sexy Like Bugs Bunny.

10.08.2025 09:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 130    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจPAGING MY DRAGONCON FAMILY๐Ÿšจ

I ordered mine; get yours!

10.08.2025 01:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

today is a lovely day to remember Luke Goss in Hellboy 2

09.08.2025 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Trans people existing does literally nothing negative to your lives you crybaby wimps.
Your life is getting harder and costlier because of the oligarchs, not trans people"

Sticker spotted in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA

09.08.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10973    ๐Ÿ” 4349    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47

The government is tyrant-maxing. Itโ€™s giving despot

09.08.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1529    ๐Ÿ” 299    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland

09.08.2025 07:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13552    ๐Ÿ” 2664    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 285    ๐Ÿ“Œ 166

This is effectively a ban on trans scientists getting federal funding, straight up. Itโ€™s also effectively a ban on all scientific work that includes trans people.

08.08.2025 01:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 982    ๐Ÿ” 434    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

another vote for Alien Isolation! I spent so much time hiding in that game

09.08.2025 04:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97 Lovell was also the first astronaut to go to space four times and part of the Apollo 8 crew, the first to launch on the Saturn V rocket and first to orbit the moon.

He didn't get to the moon but he got his crew home, and that was the more remarkable task.

www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...

08.08.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5288    ๐Ÿ” 917    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 117    ๐Ÿ“Œ 59

Group C for the whole Club that was looking at hurrr, I presume

08.08.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
BABYMETAL x @ElectricCallboy - RATATATA (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by BABYMETAL BABYMETAL x @ElectricCallboy - RATATATA (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

this is how we're getting to quitting time, folks #BABYMETAL youtu.be/EDnIEWyVIlE?...

08.08.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When you say "AI is absolute shit" people will say "that shows you don't understand AI and how it's supposed to be used" and I will say "I'm not talking about AI in some imaginary rainbow world where it's used right and not fecklessly monetized, I'm talking about our world, fucknuts."

08.08.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2314    ๐Ÿ” 434    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 79    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

One of the nicest things about nature is the bird orb. Extremely pleasing to see an animal so shaped ๐ŸคŒ

08.08.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why I left The Washington Post โ€œDemocracy Dies in Darknessโ€ โ€” but what if the lights are going out from within?

Holy crap. โ€œThat quest earned me a one-hour meeting in April 2024 with Will Lewis, the then-new publisher of The Post. During our discussion, he asked me: โ€˜What should The Post do to appeal more to Fox News viewers?โ€™ glennkessler.substack.com/p/why-i-left...

07.08.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2645    ๐Ÿ” 875    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 118    ๐Ÿ“Œ 104

HAPPY BABYMETAL ALBUM RELEASE DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

08.08.2025 05:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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