One has to wonder if labels on Soviet fighters were intentionally bad. I'm fluent in Russian. I have used Soviet radio equipment. I have played way too many fighter sims. I have actual flight training. But the fuck is "ВОЛНЫ" (WAVES) switch? 😭 Is this a counter-intelligence measure?

If there are lasers that you can't feel and lasers that cause immediate tissue damage then surely, by the IVT, there must be soft lasers

Yes, because nothing says, "I am in good health," like medical professionals having you take the test three times. Last time I had to take a second test because the first one found nothing was because I ended up in ER. "Doctors can't believe I passed a cognitive test," is hardly a flex.

according to bluesky, working for ice is a protected class against discrimination lol

People thought the «swamp» thing wasn’t real, but «the swamp» to Trump was his administration and the wider government not being willing to execute his illegal orders. And later that they tried to convict him of crimes.

Amazing statement from the chaplain of the MN Timberwolves, I’m guessing in response to the craven press release co-signed by so many local CEOs today (inc the Timberwolves!) calling for the “deescalation of tensions” here but refusing to assign any specific blame or even *mention* ICE / CBP

Forgot to add that this goes hand-in-hand with, "Every accusation is an admission." Right wing accuses honest reporting of lies, because that's what they would do. They claim evidence is faked, because they would fake it. They keep talking about election fraud, because they will commit fraud.

Do not apply Christy's PVC Red Hot Blue Glue (readily available from your local hardware store) to bulletproof glass on government-owned vehicles, as this would be a serious crime. The advice **only** applies to situations where an **unauthorized** violent person has commandeered the vehicle.

Some of the protest signs are similar to anything else you’d see since the start of Trump 2. Others are directed at the concentration camp guards inside.

The majority of them believe that bullshit because it resolves the cognitive dissonance in their own heads. It's a stronger influence than most people give credit to. You've got to create a reality where your shitty behavior is OK because everyone else is just as shitty, they're just hiding it.

I've reached out to all Canadian companies listed here to ask if they intend to continue working with ICE: Hootsuite Roshel Garda Jim Pattison Developments I've also reached out to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social's team for comment on export permits for Canadian sale of armoured vehicles to ICE.

I am being a menace

I love the internet.

Thinking - again, and always - about the Wilhoit quote. About how pointless it has been, in my life, to take at face value what the right wing says it values, and to try to reason with them based on that.

And Minneapolis' Phillips neighborhood is named for Wendell Phillips, a fervent abolitionist. He was once asked why he couldn't turn down the heat in his rhetoric: why are do you always have to be so firery? Phillips' reply: "Yes, I'm on fire--becuase I have mountains of ice to melt!"

As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.

ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.

I have watched the video of today’s murder several times and I am here to assure you that there were several agents restraining the victim when he was shot, and there is no way they were worried he was going to shoot one. Even if he had a gun, and I think that’s not true, he was not free to use it.

Our initial analysis is up. The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot. He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.

To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS: 1) put your phone in airplane mode 2) open TikTok and go to your profile 3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account 4) turn airplane mode off 5) delete your account Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this

That's the reason ICE should not exist. Anyone living in the country undocumented and undetected is clearly not a problem. Courts deal with anyone complying or breaking laws. If someone is refusing to comply courts can already issue arrest warrants. The only function left for ICE is terror.

"Dems don't have the power to -" it passed 220-207. Seven Dems voted for it. They absolutely could have denied it.

Feels weird to be unemployed, but this time not looking for a job, and focusing on what used to be side projects instead. But I've decided to take a stab at the indy dev thing - I heard that's where all the money is, so I guess these are now my main projects. More news when we're ready to share!

Discworld QOTD, from Going Postal "You should promise to do the impossible, because sometimes the impossible was possible, if you could find the right way, and at least you could often extend the limits of the possible. And if you failed, well, it had been impossible."

Call your reps. Let them know that if they vote for ICE funding, you will not vote for them ever again. Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.

If you know anyone who still supports this one or doesn't think it's that bad in MN, please send them this. People need to know.

I only had about five minutes with the demo so far, so this meme take is purely based on the concept. (The demo itself feels pretty good. My only complaint is the dashing against weak enemies mechanic seems to be a bit inconsistent, and I'm not sure how well it works as health recovery method.)

But is goth up or astral?

bus saga

"furries, who are broadly not very bright" lol, lmao even

If you want more people to transition, you have to tell people that anyone can be trans and that the community will support you no matter where you want to take your journey. You cannot get people to transition by harassing them if they aren't "being trans in the right way"

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PLEASE Please Share ! We Need to Take the Power from Trump and his money Tech Guys !! Change today !!!!

Happy 45th birthday to our beloved hero (and style icon), Buffy Anne Summers

Just for the record, and it’s insane that the mad king made me look this up, there is documentation of the US giving up all claim to Greenland to Denmark when we bought the Virgin Islands from them in 1916. history.state.gov/historicaldo...

I have two conclusions from reading through this thread. a) Languages are made up. b) Poorly.

Can't believe that this is how I find out about the discovery of the fourth generation of quarks: switch and verse.

AOC: They gut your healthcare to pay ICE Thugs to shoot Moms in the street.

one of the best things about this whole nightmare has been watching a whole bunch of folks who have clearly never been seriously political in their lives standing up and going, no, absolutely the fuck not, we’re not letting this happen

The best part is it's pink, but still very classy. Looks great for all occasions. Also, drives great. All the benefits of full electric, but it still feels like a proper car. Unlike electrics from another company that shall remain unnamed.

I want Democratic politicians who sound like Mamdani, not like Newsom.

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I do not understand why anyone in the Year of Our Luigi 2026 would care about what Jonathan Blow has to say.

Anyone in Vancouver looking for (non-artist) work? Titmouse Vancouver is looking for a Production Coordinator

I love when you tell people how terrible Newsom is, they're always like, "Well, it's nice to have ideals, but if it comes down to him or the Nazi in the general, *I* am going to vote for him" WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.

Thursday night #gamedev bored tinkering. Seeing many block games taking shape recently, I started thinking what I would want in my perfect block game, and I think I want complete freedom to chisel blocks to any shape. So I put together a proof of concept.

trans people vote at ~75% compared to 54-65% of 20th century gen pop. california’s the biggest state in the country. trans & CA voters are telling everyone *years* in advance “pick someone else—we know him & what happens when he’s your ‘lesser evil.’” can you afford to start in the backfield?

Hey @democrats.org - there is no training or reforming this. ICE is a white supremacist secret police and the only moral thing to do is to end it.

The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors