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Basically a deer with a human face. Despite probably being some sort of magical nature spirit, his interests are primarily in technology and politics and science fiction.

Spent many years on Reddit before joining the Threadiverse as well.

  • 'Minnetoba'? Some Minnesotans want to join Canada as tensions flare with Trump administration

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  • Former Minnesota governor says state should seek to become part of Canada

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  • That 47%-for-Trump figure cannot be explained by gerrymandering, it's a state-wide figure.

    Frankly, I'm trying to make a point here too. I'm pointing out how even when Americans are supposedly being "nice" they're often still grounding their niceness in unspoken assumptions of American exceptionalism. A bit of America going "we'll just go join Canada and surely Canada will want to have us" has the same underlying feeling that obviously everyone would like to be American and join America if they could.

  • Former Minnesota governor says state should seek to become part of Canada

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  • We don't want it. Minnesota voted 47% for Trump, and the Democrats are a right-wing party too from Canadian perspective, a massive block of far-right voters like this joining Canada would be devastating.

    Americans need to sort their own shit out, not come crawling to Canada to do it for them. We've got our own issues to deal with.

  • 'Minnetoba'? Some Minnesotans want to join Canada as tensions flare with Trump administration

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  • Minnesota voted 47% for Trump last election. It would be the most right-wing province in Canada if it joined. No thanks.

  • On Polymarket, ‘privileged’ users made millions betting on war strikes and diplomatic strategy. What did they know beforehand?

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  • Exactly. These prediction markets aren't meant to be "fair", they're meant to entice knowledgeable people to expose their knowledge to the world by providing them a way to monetize exposing that knowledge. Insider trading is encouraged here.

  • A look at Moltbook, a social network where OpenClaw assistants interact autonomously, as they discuss consciousness and identity, technical tips, and more

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  • I like that one, very thorough.

  • A look at Moltbook, a social network where OpenClaw assistants interact autonomously, as they discuss consciousness and identity, technical tips, and more

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  • LLMs were trained on our social media feeds, after all...

  • Pierre Poilievre wins leadership review with 87.4% approval

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  • Well, this is a bit of a risky gamble. My first thought is "good, he'll prevent the Conservatives from making any gains given how unpopular and useless he is."

    But of course my second thought is "that's what I thought about Trump running again..."

  • 'Minnetoba'? Some Minnesotans want to join Canada as tensions flare with Trump administration

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  • They're extremely right wing compared to the average Canadian. 47% of their vote went to Trump last election.

    Ask them if they're ready to give up their second amendment rights to join Canada. Ask them what they think about socialized health care. Bet a lot of that eagerness to join will fade.

  • 'Minnetoba'? Some Minnesotans want to join Canada as tensions flare with Trump administration

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  • They should sort their own problems out, not try to get us to do it for them.

    Besides, we don't want them. Too many Americans.

  • Don Lemon Taken Into Custody

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  • If true, then once again reality has managed to surpass even my rather low expectations. Sigh.

  • Panicked Trump, 79, Ramps Up Deranged Hockey Warnings to Canada

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  • Don Lemon Taken Into Custody

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  • IIRC something like 4000 people went into Alligator Alcatraz who are now completely unaccounted for.

    I don't think there's literally a mass grave in Florida to be dug up, personally. It's probably in El Salvador instead. It's early enough that the regime has some concern about keeping things hidden.

  • Don Lemon Taken Into Custody

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  • The American government has been taken over by fascists who are rounding up random people in the street, killing who they want without consequence, and are now blatantly and actively suppressing media coverage.

    But only resist if it's safe to do so. Right.

    I think history will show that America's gone past that inflection point now. It's not safe for anyone to resist. That's the problem. And that's why resistance is required now more than ever.

    Finally, after 250 years, all that rhetoric about what the 2nd Amendment is actually for is being put to a real test. Let's see if the Americans meant what they said.

  • Don Lemon Taken Into Custody

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  • They voted "we're good with whatever the rest decides."

  • Panicked Trump, 79, Ramps Up Deranged Hockey Warnings to Canada

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  • The problem there, oddly enough, is that I wouldn't have believed that headline. I would have dismissed it as a Beaverton article (Canadian version of the Onion) and not read it. Whereas this headline was sufficient to make me click on it to find out what his "hockey warnings" were.

    "China will take hockey away from you!" Is such a completely deranged pants-on-head bonkers idiot thing to say that even now I'm still half convinced that this is parody that has somehow slipped through all the filters that are supposed to keep this serious.

  • What’s a cheap purchase that’s completely changed your life?

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  • Toilet paper doesn't go bad.

  • What’s a cheap purchase that’s completely changed your life?

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  • I call toilet paper "quality control" now.

  • What’s a cheap purchase that’s completely changed your life?

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  • Heh, thirding bidet. I'm still working through the stock of toilet paper I bought as a joke when Covid first hit and everyone was panicking about toilet paper, I bought the bidet right after that and realized I'd be taking a looong time getting through that.

    It's handy for lots of other stuff too, if I ever need to quickly rinse something the bathtub's right next to the toilet so I can hold it there and give it a blast.