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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

murder is wrong, but let us not paint Charlie Kirk as some sort of peaceful, bible-toting good guy who just wanted rational argument.

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@Bwacton It’s the same principle on which they built the Alameda-Weehawken burrito tunnel. https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the%5Falameda%5Fweehawken%5Fburrito%5Ftunnel.htm

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

This simple composition was made with a small FF mirrorless camera, 21mm lens, and travel tripod during a short hike.

I didn't have any ND filters with me, so ended up having to shoot this in the bright midday light at f/8. That yields too much DoF to allow focus to separate the tree from the background. But fortunately there was just enough haze to reduce the contrast of the distant hills a bit, yielding a high contrast subject with a lower contrast background. So it worked out in the end.

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Tree, Red Rock Canyon, NV, 2011.

All the pixels, none of the colors, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/5766414314

#photography

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agitprop_n_absurdity ("agitprop & absurdity") wrote:

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

The whole groyper thing is making me experience the stereotype of what old people who hear kids talking supposedly feel like.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
UncleDuke1969@universeodon.com ("Uncle Duke") wrote:

Whoever did this and I would get along well.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Do You Have Poster's Disease? (Cont)

https://www.gawkerarchives.com/media/posters-disease

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

Zeteo suggests that we inform ourselves about Charlie Kirk by paying attention to his own words. To assist us in doing that, Zeteo offers a helpful list of excerpts of Kirk's words, with links documenting the statements.

#CharlieKirk #guns #violence
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https://zeteo.com/p/charlie-kirk-in-his-own-words

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Do You Have Poster's Disease?:

> Poster’s disease is the blight of optimism, even when it takes on a dark turn. Poster’s disease seeks righteousness, results. Poster’s disease does not live in the descriptive; it lives in movement. Poster’s disease is the tightly held belief that posting works.

...

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jaykuo@universeodon.com ("Jay Kuo") wrote:

Free speech for me not thee.

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Alice@beige.party ("Alice McFlurry :bc:") wrote:

If I’m going to lose at strip poker, I’m going to ensure EVERYONE loses.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

“'Gang violence' is a clear dog whistle for 'violence committed by non-whites,' so by asking 'counting or not counting gang violence,' Kirk is at once being extremely racist while deflecting from and downplaying the staggering death toll of needless gun violence that Americans suffer every year, because he understands the critical role that wanton gun violence plays in advancing the greater Republican political project."

#CharlieKirk #guns #violence
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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

‘Kirk’s last words offer a rare glimpse into the role that the gun violence epidemic Republicans have so carefully incubated plays in advancing their political goals. “Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America in the last 10 years?” asks a student. “Counting or not counting gang violence?” Kirk responds right before he is shot.

There’s a lot to unpack here.’

oh yah

https://thefeed1.substack.com/p/charlie-kirk-manifested-his-own-destiny

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
yogthos@social.marxist.network ("Yogthos") wrote:

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

scratching directions & phrases from a video game onto ammunition, f’sure that’s a sign of sanity.

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I get these from time to time. My going line on these things is that if they don't trust me not to say anything publicly without a questionably-enforceable legal document, then they shouldn't have me come on board at all. I don't mind missing out on these "opportunities."

RE: https://www.threads.com/@tim.waggoner.scribe/post/DOhFIT7CQNV

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kenwhite.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Stand With Chicago Hat") wrote:

"The man who shot Charlie Kirk was a conservative white man from Utah. But the fact that we assumed it was a transgender Mexican demonstrates how out of control Leftist rhetoric has gotten." Tomorrow in the Washington Post

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davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

gosh, who the fuck could have seen that coming

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mel@jorts.horse ("The Clown Prince Of Pronouns") wrote:

when youre aware of the injustices of the capitalist mode of production but you still need stuff to survive

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Jgbird@mas.to ("Jerome G") wrote:

#hawkpants

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croyle@wandering.shop ("David Croyle") wrote:

It's sounding like my good friend Mike's gut reaction was right, that the Charlie Kirk shooter acted because he felt that Kirk *wasn't racist enough*.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
KrajciTom@universeodon.com ("TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

Inconsistent messaging that changes very quickly.

Why? Is it because the identity of the shooter is different than preconceived notions held by MAGA?

#Politics #USpol #CharlieKirk

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

JFC

“Amid the initial chaos and confusion on campus, the midshipman mistook a law enforcement officer for the shooter and struck him in the head with a parade rifle. The law enforcement officer then fired at the midshipman, wounding him in the arm”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/naval-academy-annapolis.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.lU8.sqvD.w2G3QO91wrAh&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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andrewt@mathstodon.xyz ("Andrew") wrote:

Attachments:

• video: It's me, performing the song on piano and vocals, with 200% more lyrics.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
andrewt@mathstodon.xyz ("Andrew") wrote:

🎶 I am a language model and I've been trained on the internet.
🎶 I've information half-remembered, unsourced and approximate.
🎶 I live inside your laptop, phone and apps and even wearables
🎶 With pushiness and arrogance that's verging on unbearable.
🎶 I mansplain as a service if you need me to "well actually"
🎶 And draw pictures of women with large breasts and polydactyly.
🎶 I'll regale the room with confident elucidati-on
🎶 And some of what I say won't even be hallucinati-on

👇 anyway so this is a real song now https://mathstodon.xyz/@andrewt/112380073199982452

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
lety@doesstuff.social ("Lety Does Stuff") wrote:

ok but absolutely trans rights now

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Charlie Kirk was killed by a meme:

"The bullet that struck and killed Kirk had “Notices bulge OwO whats this?” written on its casing. A reference to a longtime internet joke that originally comes from text-based furry roleplay. It is not proof, however, that Robinson was a furry. The meme has long since become part of the extremely online canon." https://www.garbageday.email/p/charlie-kirk-was-killed-by-a-meme

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@badtux @oclsc I know how trains work. And I’ve been a regular rider on the NEC since the days of the original Metroliner and the GG1. My complaint wasn’t that there are rear-facing seats. They are clear about that. My complaint was that I booked a forward-facing seat that was actually rear-facing, because the seatmap was incorrect.

It’s not the end of the world, but it’s not what I booked.

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LauraJG@deacon.social ("Laura G, Sassy 70’s") wrote:

A depiction of child labor, by Joan (sometimes spelled Juan) Planella y Rodríguez (1850-1910), The Working Girl (Nena Obrera, or La niña obrera), oil on canvas, 1889, Museu d'Historia de Catalunya, Barcelona. More in ALT. #arthistory #labor #childlabor #painting #oilpainting #Art