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NYT: Israel Launches Attack on Iran as Tehran Scrambles Jets [No link but full text inside] in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

Bad for those involved on the ground. Bad for US Empire.

Bulletins and News Discussion from June 2nd to June 8th, 2025 - Geopolitics and the Gate of Grief - COTW: Eritrea in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 76 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

The fucking gall of the NYT to send me this shit this morning. Immediately pissed me off.

‘Andor’ Showrunner Confirms It Cost $650 Million, So Good Luck Doing That Again in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was having the same thought. My girlfriend was like, "Why would anyone ever dress up as a stormtrooper? They're awful"

‘Andor’ Showrunner Confirms It Cost $650 Million, So Good Luck Doing That Again in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't even realize what scene you were talking about until I googled it. I disagree that it's used to make it more serious and gritty.

Millenials what other odd things did you used to do or that you remember when you were younger in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I feel like yo-yos were a real thing. I thought it was so cool when I learned how to "walk the dog". Actually I remember a really skilled adult yo-yo dude showing up at the scholastic book fair to presumably sell us yo-yos? Fun times.

I asked Deepseek to give me a Marxist Critique of Ezra Klein's "Abundance" in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I feel like it helped illucidate my feelings on why Ezra sounds so full of shit when he talks about abundance.

How Gooners see gaming. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How did you feel about the dialogue? That was the one thing that made me not wanna play really.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why did it take Trump getting elected for everyone to move to bluesky?

US Election Day November 2024 Containment Megathread in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I feel like it's funny but damn the climate is so fucked.

World Demands End to Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestine, in Landslide UN Vote in c/[email protected]
World Demands End to Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestine, in Landslide UN Vote in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Fair enough, clearly I don't know enough about the nations of Malawi and Paraguay haha

World Demands End to Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestine, in Landslide UN Vote in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago (8 children)

These small island countries that consistently echo Washington’s unpopular votes in the UN are essentially unofficial US colonies, and mostly use the US dollar or Australian dollar as their currencies. Together, the six have a combined population of just over 1 million people, making them some of the smallest nations on Earth.

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Wreckers dissolved the Austin chapter of CPUSA (cpatx.substack.com)
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Interview with Rashid Khalidi on outrage forming in the Middle-East (www.youtube.com)
 

Really enjoyed this interview, at least to the extent that it's possible.

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France bans pro-Palestine protests (www.politico.eu)
 

What a wonderful democracy

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What is your idea of the "best ending" in Baldur's Gate 3? (Spoiler Talk) (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I finally beat the game after something like 150 hours of in-game time according to Steam. I tried to play the role of a good guy half-elf monk that wasn't afraid of to use violence to achieve his goals. My major story decisions included:

  • Recruiting all party members (excluding Minthara obviously) and doing their side-quests except for Astarion
  • Saving all Tieflings
  • Romancing Shadowheart because I'm basic
  • Telling the Emperor the entire playthrough that I will consider all of the options until the time comes
  • Not evolving into a half Illithid to maintain my appearance and free-will
  • At the final moment, freeing Orpheus against the Emperor's wishes, leading him to turn against me and side with the Elder Brain
  • Convincing Orpheus to become a Mindflayer
  • Deciding to destroy the Elder Brain/Emperor instead of allowing Gale to explode himself
  • Letting Karlak die in a blaze of glory instead of convincing her to go back to Avernus (as she insisted the entire game)
  • Watching Astarion burn in the sunlight
  • Telling Gale to leave the crown beneath the water and to move on.
  • Telling Lae'zel to go fight Vlaakith
  • Killing Orpheus honorably at his request
  • Living happily ever after as a legend of Baldur's Gate?

Overall, I feel like I achieved my good guy run pretty well. Maybe it would have been better had I convinced Karlach to return to Avernus, but it was hard for me to do that when the only thing she said the entire game was how she never would allow herself to go back. I felt like siding with the Githyanki was better than siding with the Emperor despite not viewing him as entirely evil. At the end of the day, he was a soulless husk of the person he used to be and more Mindflayer than anything else.

I'm curious to hear how everyone else's runs ended.

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I don't remember Mass Effect doing this much capitalist apologetics before. Bummer. (hexbear.net)
 
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