#Misc Chat
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toxic spoke
it will definitely be flooding
every sports game for Sunday was moved to today as doubleheaders
eager parrot
I guess the worst part for them would be the flash flooding potential
since their infastructure is just not built for that level of downpour
they don't have the drainage
hoary charm
wasn't there flooding in california last year that got pretty bad?
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"The last time a tropical storm made landfall in Southern California was in 1939 when a storm system moved ashore in Long Beach after losing hurricane strength."
Damn
Not a hurricane per se since it lost strength but that's what i saw yeah
toxic spoke
and this time it's gonna land there probably as a category 2 ...
don't think so it's already downgraded to cat 1
only a tropical storm warning
valid magnet
He's so gonna remove that 💀
blazing depot
While I'm not on the whole Elon hate train, this is kind of a kek
You should get on that
blazing depot
Anything he has said and done on any SNS was Ls
Outside of it is a different story
void pendant
then we have that whole union busting the self made myth him trying to establish "free speech"
you get the whole narcissism experience with him
haughty panther
eLon
valid magnet
EeLon
valid magnet
https://twitter.com/ThePopTingz/status/1693136496046252324?t=bfOLVOw8LdXt9SdkFa6kQQ&s=19 hide your followers when
dire canopy
tbf if I had a twitter account I would probably have 0 followers and tweets as well
but I wouldn't follow him
blazing depot
I mean, any tweet before the name change would still be a tweet, not a "post"
marsh oracle
Seems like neat stuff to add for people that care about this.?
vital needle
https://twitter.com/ThePopTingz/status/1693136496046252324?t=bfOLVOw8LdXt9SdkFa6...
I only have a twitter account because I made one to follow musk, the plan was that I would dm him asking for a a thousand dollars and see if he gave it to me
Because he seems like the person that would do it just for the memes
Then I found out you can't dm elon musk on twitter and I unfollowed him
keen nest
God I love southlake
Never a boring day 
This guy had three flags on the back of his car too all for Trump
And they were wearing a shirt that said "trump won"
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Looks about right
hoary charm
i had no idea how big american pickup trucks were until i drove past a chevy one last week
you could stack two of my car on top of each other and it still wouldnt be as high as this truck was
keen nest
Yeah I purposely have to park backwards in southlake because people will pull up next to me and then it's legitimately impossible to see past their cars
I'd be so happy if SUVs and pick-up trucks were banned from the roads lmao
Create such a massive problem and the solution to it is.... To buy one yourself
Yep capitalism
Create the problem sell the solution
Lifted trucks out here are are great too
oak lodge
I'd be so happy if SUVs and pick-up trucks were banned from the roads lmao
I agree.
grave shore
God I love southlake
🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🔫 🦅 🦅 🎉
keen nest
TAKE AMERICA BACK 🤠 🦅
blazing depot
How is everything he newly introduces bad
Scammers will have a field day with this
nova holly
surely thats breaking some sort of regulations
blazing depot
Since when does he care
keen nest
ELON
void pendant
do they verify anything besides the 8dollars paid?
keen nest
last eagle
verify https://vxtwitter.com/woowachive/status/1500797203631284226
still in disbelief this girl is now debuting under elz7up
keen nest
I guess I'm sending everything in one block on twitter now
void pendant
reinforcing his image 💪
marsh oracle
By misspelling aesthetic
oak lodge
X-Æsthetic or some shit
void pendant
no falling out of the window apparently
variation is the key for living a fulfilling life after all
blazing depot
I mean, the sky is a big window when you think about it
ocean vigil
. shocked
dire canopy
people over are saying that this was the highest window that someone fell out from
well turns out that working for and against putin seems to be a pretty dangerous job
blazing depot
I had expected poison, but a convenient accident definitely not caused by any Russian air defense missiles or anything trumps that
ocean vigil
poison is very 2018, gotta get on with the times
dire canopy
more surprised they had any missiles left
blazing depot
They have enough ground-to-air
void pendant
gotta keep some missiles for the important things in life
blazing depot
Shoulda kept marching to Moscow
void pendant
still disappointed you thought the story would get an surprising twist and then the arc just ends in the most boring way possible
writers being lazy again
blazing depot
At least this is a very Russian way to handle things
ocean vigil
Utkin was there too apparently. Don't think this is the denazification Putin was talking about.
dreamy ledge
some reports say it's possible he was on his 2nd private jet that turned around midair but I doubt when someone wanted an accident to happen that it would miss
nova holly
ngl thats a feature ive been wanting for years
this useless thing has been there as long as i can remember
eager parrot
might break some media archiving tools but it's a nice change
vital needle
people over are saying that this was the highest window that someone fell out fr...
Did it hurt the pride of the czechs to know they lost the defenestration crown?
I voted for her i voted for erika
I love
dire canopy
Well not really Russians do it likeevery now and them to one person they don't like
We make it a group event you know. Fun for the whole family
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Nice
last eagle
@nova holly honestly I agree with that too
Elon doing the W thing for once
dunno if he can keep the streak going with the next change he made
dreamy ledge
third party apps were able to do this for years... fucking elmo
ocean vigil
We make it a group event you know. Fun for the whole family
and we own it, they pretend it's an accident
dusky rapids
https://ddinstagram.com/stories/esquire.korea/3176329025241445420
lol the girl from the small hot blondie tiktok ended up in a kr magazine
haughty panther
serious chat got archived? What's the destination for world politics now?
vital needle
True
oak lodge
last eagle
where were minions in 1945?
vital needle
Hibernating or smth
It was explained in the movie, i never watched it but i heard about it
I love dilma
Dilmother
pale flower
serious chat got archived? What's the destination for world politics now?
See the pinned message here for more info
haughty panther
Oh okay. Thanks 
blazing depot
The funny part is, most other places have more effective labor laws and Netflix actually has systems in place to cater to them that do exactly what he pretends to be worried about
marsh oracle
Thats one of those things you arent really supposed to say out loud
blazing depot
Ah right, places outside of the US don't exist in this context, I forgot 
haughty panther
https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1695096196669268188
Lol what the heck.
marsh oracle
Apparently the spanish womens national soccer team is now on strike
Might be my top pick for most "how the fuck did we end up here" moment of 2023
valid magnet
Happens if you kiss a woman without her consent
blazing depot
Actually half of them were already on strike before the WC, they left many top players home because of it
But yeah, now is an even worse situation
marsh oracle
Baffling
But I guess it tracks
You need to be completely detached from reality to even think kissing her there isnt gonna fuck up your life
blazing depot
I mean, like doing a congratulary peck on the cheek like they do for greeting and such or something seems fine, but that was not what he did
harsh heart
static creek
Jfc lmfao
last eagle
Kite always dangerous
clear tide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAE5KoyFEUo longer than a week, but their back from here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl2qYxJRBR0 also the wan show havent watched yet, but assume alot of talking about it
marsh oracle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAE5KoyFEUo longer than a week, but their back f...
Infinitely better response, lets see if the changes stick
haughty panther
yeehaw indeed
last eagle
last eagle
Yeehaww in Maximum Overdrive
nova holly
grizzled bramble
hmmm
void pendant
does the loch ness monster drink enough water?
shadow elbow
the loch ness monster only drinks monster
eager parrot
https://fxtwitter.com/PopBase/status/1695613888023404867?t=lDlEYKYXzL62TtEs5ysTn...
feels like a cover for some other search they're doing
void pendant
i mean there are still some lost atom bombs out there ...
marsh oracle
feels like a cover for some other search they're doing
Damn, conspiracy 2.0 just dropped
blazing depot
https://fxtwitter.com/PopBase/status/1695613888023404867?t=lDlEYKYXzL62TtEs5ysTn...
Man, they just won't leave Nessie alone, smh
valid magnet
Thought we found Nessie already
keen nest
Holy shit I'm coming home from the movies
See a shit load of black smoke
Drove up to see and was kinda hard to tell
I look on Twitter and see this
Wtf
eager parrot
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4nQcIfWkAE9qch?format=jpg&name=large
what's happening here
dire canopy
look at Crimea
eager parrot
but hey at least they didn't forget New Zealand on the map lol
hoary charm
I’d rather Russia forgot we existed
vital needle
My favorite geopolitcal block the BRICSEAEUSI
shadow elbow
how else will I know what the latest tweets are while I'm speeding in the school zone
blazing depot
"Sorry Officer, I was looking at my Xs"
eager parrot
doesn't android auto and apple carplay already have SNS functionality?
pretty sure they at least have facebook 
blazing depot
I mean, they also just have webbrowsers
Let's be real, he just wants to gaze at the X App logo on the screen of his fancy Tesla
Wanna bet that comes preinstalled on all future Teslas and can't be removed
shadow elbow
oh gosh oh fuck my tesla won't let me out until I apologize for saying "tweet" instead of "post"
blazing depot
And if you get ratio'd too badly it drives off a cliff in shame
Automatically of course
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Wanna bet that comes preinstalled on all future Teslas and can't be removed
probably
so you can look at the website imploding while your tesla explodes
perfect balance
eager parrot
many trigger warnings
6 decades, everybody knew it was happening, nobody could do anything
for for those who may not know what johnny's are, basically the original blueprint of the asian music idols and all associated systems
though this report is a lot more upfront than anybody expected it to be
but he's long been dead (2019) so I guess there won't be much repercussions
blazing depot
Accurate
blazing depot
Just don't put likes on questionable shit tbh
dusky rapids
my likes are just loona content to help keep track of what ive viewed alr 
last eagle
valid magnet
Wow there's more criticism than ever towards Hollywood's blockbuster obsession especially since only 6 big movies made it big at all
Would be great if it leads to some changes
vital needle
shadow elbow
yeah pro tip for crime committers and foreign militaries if you play the American national anthem the government shuts down
blazing depot
But then again we all know no crimes can be committed while it plays because of the power it holds,so it balances out.
blazing depot
Probably accurate
oak lodge
that was good haha
trim flicker
lmao
unborn echo
that's a great build up lol
last eagle
pale flower
Oh god :( Rest in peace
blazing depot
Damn
valid magnet
haughty panther
apparently my country getting renamed. sounds fun! 😶
void pendant
naywaland is a better name though
nova holly
when he runs out of things to rename he should start renaming neighbouring countries too
dire canopy
clear tide
https://twitter.com/Dexerto/status/1699494089379479923?s=19
has this already been known? no more skipped adds what...
blazing depot
I mean... money
Too many people using adblock will result in more stuff like this
Good thing I have premium anyway
grave shore
my adblocker gonna be working overtime
marsh oracle
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1699472464076525970 most successful boycott ever?
haughty panther
L-on musk
marsh oracle
Especially when that tweet says theyre joining dozens of other advetisers lmfao
valid magnet
Ofc his bootlickers are agreeing
dusky rapids
so elon is still calling it twitter
blazing depot
kek
last eagle
valid magnet
Oh dear
eager parrot
well if you haven't had enough reason to switch to a google-less chromium or just go Firefox (and variants) altogether, now's a great time!
toxic spoke
got that update a while ago, super shitty but I just turned it off and moved on
grave shore
got that update a while ago, super shitty but I just turned it off and moved on
yeah keep applying bandages and still let google have their market share. why keep using a browser that is trying it's hardest to be hostile towards you?
valid magnet
https://twitter.com/Dexerto/status/1700207380112568635?t=iButnq08cE8nqfdN-oEz9A&s=19 they reduced his sentence to this btw
Crypto our future
eager parrot
Now let's see if the US will do the same to Sam Bankman-Fried
valid magnet
Apparently the Turkish CEO should've gotten 40k years but i didn't see it lol
Multi millennial prison times are more common in Turkey lol
eager parrot
It's good theatrics I suppose, a life sentence is a life sentence after all
At least until we can find a way to make them last the thousands of years in a suspended animation cube or something lol
blazing depot
I mean, usually the main point of these overly long sentences is that there is no chance of getting out early
dire canopy
maybe they will reduce his sentence by half for good behaviour
last eagle
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my child will be named optimus prime
dreamy ledge
... Warhammer 40K calls foul
valid magnet
I think these two should be banned from having kids
The name is deadass from a Genshin Impact event
dreamy ledge
his nickname is Tau, which is also an alien faction in the Warhammer 40K universe.
also, I wouldn't be surprised if he sees himself as the "godlike Emperor of Mankind", which is leader of the human faction in that universe. the dude sleeps with a toy gun by his bed
last eagle
haughty panther
https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1700629091483840601?t=Yzg9JnidogG7kgzACQRKKw...
Gonna name my kid theatre mechanicus then
dusky rapids
ballad mechanicus
oak lodge
sonnet pseudoscientificus
pale flower
Musk removed the ability to view quoted tweets.... cool awesome thanks
blazing depot
... what, lol
pale flower
Yeah straight up you just can't view them anymore
valid magnet
I hope he eats shit
safe ferry
he took away the thing I enjoyed the most
valid magnet
They also made it a bit harder to spot ads
Before we could see promoted on bottom left
And are more frequent
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https://twitter.com/storm_tuner/status/1701372590521045114
Man got tired of people clowning him on the qrts
He probably kept checking it cause he's a very insecure man
And went "ok i NEED to hide this so i stop checking it constantly"
valid magnet
Community notes, last man standing
clear tide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiP1l7jlIIA not sure where to go, but this is starting
marsh oracle
So theyre trying to tell us that aliens are real but they look exactly like ET, the writers strike is getting bad huh?
eager parrot
Spielberg did have advisors, including a couple of promiment "UFO/Aliens" so-called experts to help him come up with ET's design
but this Mexico thing is very likely a hoax, it's by the same person who faked the previous mummies from a similar region
trim flicker
This is old shit
I remember seeing the same images like years ago
And it was debunked back then
hoary charm
ye its being brought up again cause they have scans and dna
but the dna is supposedly contaminated and/or not really reliable
trim flicker
If scientists really did get in contact with an alien thingie and were actually able to get their dna samples they'd be rushing to write papers on it to get a fucking prize lmfao
shadow elbow
it's not super huge news because we already did that with muppets from space
void pendant
If scientists really did get in contact with an alien thingie and were actually ...
and the first time will be a lot more uninteresting with bacteria or smth of the like
eager parrot
honestly if we ever do encounter aliens and they are as mundane as the grey men portrayals have made them seem
I'd be majorly disappointed
eager parrot
and the first time will be a lot more uninteresting with bacteria or smth of the...
this
we're more likely to spot a rock with a moss-like thing growing on it as first extraterrestial life
void pendant
yeah, nothing humanoid pls this meta is too boring
eager parrot
turns out to be bacterial-like or something
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As long as it's not a Xenomorph
void pendant
we could proof ourselves as warrior then though
trim flicker
True
void pendant
willing to take horrifying over boring at this point
eager parrot
are we all just numb inside and need that kind of excitement in our lives? maybe maybe
shadow elbow
where's our alien bug war I've been promised
void pendant
no this life with little to no prospect for future potential is doing all of us a favour
eager parrot
where's our alien bug war I've been promised
I'd even settle for signs of alien life at this point, find a fossil on mars pls
void pendant
most of us have more hope for possible alien overlords rather than our current ones is my impression
eager parrot
our current overlords are busy planning the next meat grinder for millennials and gen Z
likely in the next 5 to 10 years
void pendant
not bad enough yet?
eager parrot
imo, things are only starting to get worse
void pendant
like at least in germany this whole generationenvertrag thingy wont work out
eager parrot
that's because all forms of social contract are starting to fall apart
we're collectively going from a high-trust society to a low-trust one step by step
and one generation in particular decided to horde everything for themselves without passing it on
breaking the cycle
void pendant
never really have seen society from a view of trust ig thats something I should start doing
eager parrot
too late imo, not much trust to be had now
void pendant
recognizing the absence of trust is also important and thats not something I did before
maybe because I didnt experience the shift from high trust to low trust
eager parrot
perhaps you didn't notice it
void pendant
could also be I am often quite a blind person who is unable to recognize larger shifts
eager parrot
or you did notice it and simply didn't realize the concept you were experiencing or its value
void pendant
quite in general though I daydream too much ig
eager parrot
there's a lot we take for granted
void pendant
or you did notice it and simply didn't realize the concept you were experiencing...
in this case I do not think that this was the case but it sure is in a lot of other cases, actively reviewing learned experiences is not something I do often enough
I think I am also lacking the tools for this to some degree, and should work on building up my skill set in that regard
eager parrot
that's part of self discovery and finding your place in this world
maybe you are too smart and don't need to review stuff you learned immediately upon first exposure though 😄
void pendant
yh if such a person would exist I would like to meet them
I mean to often even consider that I should review an experience I need an experience that contradicts it. Most people dont end their day with lets review all lived experiences this day and order them in. (but likely one of the reasons why diaries are a good idea since they could help with it depending on how they are used)
eager parrot
diaries, journals, etc. are really helpful especially for days you have experiences that differ from the usual norm
void pendant
i started a couple of times but sadly never got into the habit
oak lodge
Greet people who are out of this world everyday
:)
Amazing people, moon people, moon people fans, all that jazz
void pendant
greetings god then
rustic lichen
Yall can someone listen to me rant 😭
pale knot
https://twitter.com/discord/status/1702362670836621351 hahaha its a bit too late for april fools, right?
Twitter
or is this a reference to something i'm not aware of
blazing depot
Unity
runic nacelle
Need at least one of these but they r 33,660 won
😞
The earings in the set r so pretty too
haughty panther
early access to stuff like this makes no sense
blazing depot
I mean... that once again ignores that several things can be bad at the same time with no correlation whatsoever
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Isn't that a thread about media narratives trying to push away responsibility from the biggest culprits tho
blazing depot
Which in turn sets the tone in its very first twt to serve its own political agenda, sure
trim flicker
One tweet vs. an entire media apparatus financed by oil companies aren't really comparable
toxic spoke
that's unfortunate
grave shore
abandoning the project is fine but why make the last version unavailable? makes no sense
haughty panther
maybe because they were sued or threatened
blazing depot
Elon be like "stop improving my website"
last eagle
Opera GX soon™
eager parrot
abandoning the project is fine but why make the last version unavailable? makes ...
apparently due to Twitter's changing ToS
They posted a screenshot of the part that was the final nail in the coffin for them abandoning the project.
I hope somebody makes a fork of it, I saved the master, but we'll see.
valid magnet
no one will use the fuckin app ever again then
marsh oracle
Remember when he gave the role of ceo to some other person
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CEOs just do whatever the majority shareholders want anyways
marsh oracle
well twitter isnt publicly traded anymore
i thought he was doing this to kill the company without being on the hook for fucking over shareholders but that doesnt even matter
trim flicker
I don't even try to understand it anymore
marsh oracle
stupidity and extreme narcissm i guess
blazing depot
I mean... his other attempts to kill the platform failed. This one wouldn't.
Did he look at Unity and said "Don't you try and take the biggest fuckup in tech industry of the year trophy from me!"
vital needle
blazing depot
Ah yes, the Chinese super city utopia
trim flicker
never see any pics of random cities in china it's all from like beijing and shit
suburbs suck tho
forest sigil
vital needle
This time china will crumble i swear this time it will
trim flicker
china does suck
blazing depot
Just a casual state sanctioned assassination, what's the big deal
haughty steppe
Oh you know
oak lodge
world ain't ready for treachery and ulterior motives
valid magnet
balmy igloo
fuck it
if Martin doesnt want to finish his damn books then i fully support AI doing it
maybe that will light a fire under his ass
trim flicker
Even the AI would sleep reading song of ice and fire
last eagle
hoary charm
i guess the solution to circle tweets leaking was to just remove circles instead of fix it
lame
last eagle
trim flicker
Good
last eagle
Hope this goes well
oak lodge
Entertainment yay!
clear tide
damn, amazon prime is getting advertisements next year 
blazing depot
There's already plenty videos with ads
toxic spoke
damn, amazon prime is getting advertisements next year <:PepeHands:4726902444838...
even when Netflix added ads it was a lower tier and didn’t change your current plan, that’s rough
clear tide
prime video is getting ads on it current tier and their adding another tier that costs 3 euros more without ads.
blazing depot
Cringe levels off the charts be like
https://twitter.com/katie_honan/status/1705208259357839622
void pendant
that doesnt look like the future I would look towards to
blazing depot
That front part is actually a hatch and it will gobble you up
And you'll never get out
void pendant
now I like it more tbh
they can improve on it though with some wood grinder the aesthetics of it would be improved
marsh oracle
is this supposed to mimic the average mobility of the stereotypical american cop or whats going on
void pendant
speed about the same but the endurance is higher
has some problems with sidewalk to road transitions and stairs though
dreamy ledge
ED-209 in the the future
this is ED-001. talks sternly at you
forest sigil
Cringe levels off the charts be like
https://twitter.com/katie_honan/status/1705...
watch this thing not be even remotely useful in doing its job. It's basically just an expensive camera or live stream
cameras are all over the subway network but shit still happens and it doesnt stop
ah, so the actual story
blazing depot
Is this the policeforce version of assembly line robots
forest sigil
good luck to the mayor if the police union has a problem with it
blazing depot
wdym, police unions are famously progressive and open to reforms and change
forest sigil
a strike would last a week tops
blazing depot
See, we got that advantage over the US, our cops aren't even allowed to strike
Comes with what already is superior pay and pension
void pendant
and being able to misuse the police database almost without repercussions 👍
blazing depot
Was about to say
void pendant
employee benefits are important after all
last eagle
Time for police to eat police
forest sigil
the average cop salary here is like $65,000 and in NY it's like $78,000
void pendant
dont know what it is here but being verbeamtet has some nice advantages
forest sigil
apparently the average is around €60,000- €65,000
marsh oracle
make fun of it all you want, this thing will kirby you if it spots you littering
void pendant
i think it will the camera will be graffited before that
blazing depot
Not if it gets you first
last eagle
Hackers going to take advantage of this
void pendant
i bet on the humans on this one someone with their paintball gun from the third story window
last eagle
It's WatchDogs all over again
forest sigil
just put tape over it or spray paint it like professionals do
void pendant
wonder how good percussion therapy works on them
dreamy ledge
"human stop, I will roll to you to give you your ticket. why are you laughing meatsac- I mean human. who is behind me? oh no, my optic has been covered in black paint again"
proceeds to get tipped over
ruby helm
In stage 2 it gets a high voltage taser only to be used in emergencies when public safety is at risk
haughty steppe
blazing depot
Now brand new with ads
last eagle
vital needle
oak lodge
trudeau and zelenski applauding
I'm sure they intended to applaud because of his anti-Russian service... as a part of the Nazi party
😬
pale flower
https://x.com/JuuustinBrown/status/1706400499854123442?s=20
Yeah this is an edit
Apparently they weren't aware of him being a Nazi but clapped because of what you said
oak lodge
I thought so
trim flicker
Amazing
last eagle
gigabrain
eager parrot
It's a little hard to believe nobody put 2 and 2 together in that room, Ukrainian WWII veteran who fought the Russians
lol it gets worse the more I read. this one is worse than just having fought russians on the germans side, he volunteered specifically for the 14th waffen grenadier division of the SS, aka 1st galician, renamed to the first ukrainian division before their surrender. a literal nazi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS_(1st_Galician)
It's definitely hard to believe it wouldn't have popped up on the vetting process given he was invited to their parliament during a foreign leader's visit. Apparently Canada had a whole commission of inquiry about this specific unit.
marsh oracle
tfw you get the resident discord tankie something to post in these trying times
hoary charm
lmfao
vital needle
excuse me sarcophagus is a greek word so I believe you meant sarcophaga
fuck oxford says it follows latin conventions
i hate english
oak lodge
last eagle
things are finally put to the peace... for now
eager parrot
the members will still have to do one final vote to ratify it I guess
sometimes that can go wrong too
dreamy ledge
blazing depot
That whole thing is still very, very stupid.... but nowhere near as big of a deal as people try to paint it as.
last eagle
blazing depot
I'm sure the pr0n people/bots on twt will be delighted
haughty steppe
being excluded from people's following timelines is so stupid
like
you're following that person for a reason
last eagle
void pendant
lets hope twitter doesnt show up in the first few results of the search engine
trim flicker
About to ask chat gpt who outsold
dusky rapids
which of the kpop groups that debuted in 2022/23 will pave the way
blazing depot
mourinho.gif
dusky rapids
actually i can alr ask that now for old groups
haughty panther
BG stans ew
inland dawn
Can someone explain in futbol terms??
blazing depot
Pele paved the way
eager parrot
it's only for the paying users that have access to GPT 4.x
a lot of the features in fact are behind paywall
as can be expected
nova holly
bing has been able to use the internet since the start
lmao
bing usually isnt this wrong
where did it pull kandis' company from
trim flicker
whoa limelight mentioned
The tripleS nationalities is funny
They picked 24 different countries
nova holly
three members who participated in the survival show High School Rapper 4
can you imagine
d.ark, hyunjin and tradel all became idols
proud tulip
valid magnet
May he rest in peace
static creek
did you put your name in the goblet harry 
rest in peace you legend and my childhood
clear tide
dusky rapids
dire canopy
I wonder how they want to make an implosion that took like 10ms to happen look dramatic
I expect lens flare in those depths
valid magnet
They gonna put some development into the guys, how suffering the last minutes were
dire canopy
they didn't even feel anyything
they were crushed faster than your brain can respond to the pain
they were crushed even faster than the feedback from your eye to your brain
marsh oracle
thats what they want you to think
maybe they were saved by deep sea sentient beings
haughty panther
maybe they were saved by deep sea sentient beings
shhhh don't spoil the sequel
valid magnet
they didn't even feel anyything
I can imagine that they will be historically inaccurate for drama sake
errant nest
https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1707744895174168810?t=6krANfKvGFZ7QEyaeYf2vg...
I thought the writers strike ended?
static creek
I wonder how they want to make an implosion that took like 10ms to happen look d...
do it the anime sports way
safe ferry
They gonna put some development into the guys, how suffering the last minutes we...
meg 2 is a good movie about it if you think about it
oak lodge
do it the anime sports way
a million lines of thought in one bounce pass.
oak lodge
most normal response to flash flooding
eager parrot
NYC mayors and NY governors have historically been completely out of touch
ironically one of the best mayors they ever had was Rudy Giuliani... and look at where he has ended up now lol
ocean vigil
Slovak elections won by pro-russia populists. At least the full-on nazis stayed under 5% and won't get seats, but still pretty grim result. Last thing this region needed was another country going full orban.
eager parrot
in what way are they pro-russia
ocean vigil
“War always comes from the West and peace from the East” "We will stop all the help to Ukraine" "There is no reason for Slovakia to not be friends with Russia"
add to that the classics like randomly bringing up Soros and campaining against LGBT
eager parrot
if they are populists and have an anti-elite messaging, it's more likely that is what won them the elections as people grapple with cost of living issues, rather than their pro-russia messaging resonating with the people.
ocean vigil
well ofc, the pro-russia part was to differ them from the other populists that were 3rd
eager parrot
from my perspective, there is a spectrum from full adoration for putin, supporting russian annexation of ukraine, being an actual tankie on one extreme (like Belarus), then with India or Brazil trying to woo both sides in the middle, and the countries or parties within them that have thinking processes along the lines of "maybe we shouldn't give unchecked hundreds of billions in cash and advanced weaponry to Ukraine with little accountability" or "maybe we shouldn't torpedo our economy that was previously dependent on Russian energy imports" on the other side of the 'pro-russia' spectrum. Still all pro-russia in essence, but there are clear differences.
what's the system of government in Slovakia like? parliamentary?
ocean vigil
yeah
eager parrot
more French/German or more British in its design?
ah german, parliamentary republic
ocean vigil
one chamber parliamentary, yep
eager parrot
well for all of your sakes I hope the populists don't do too much damage during their time in office
trim flicker
good luck 🫡
eager parrot
as the world saw with Hungary, it doesn't take much to go from a liberal democracy to an illiberal one
ocean vigil
they probably should not be able to do anything close to what Orban managed in Hungary (yet), but one of the biggest Slovak problem was that lot of young people go study to Czechia and stay here after, and the outflux of intelligence will probably increase
eager parrot
time to bring back czechoslovakia 
dire canopy
well getting split was originally an idea of slovaks
ocean vigil
as much as I like my slovak friends, big pass on that
dire canopy
czechs were like ok then during that
blazing depot
Oh hey, I guess the US zombie apocalypse is imminent
blazing depot
I like my zombie post better, sorry
And no, I'm not paying the Zuck for no ads
But offering this is fine
eager parrot
TikTok's starting to test a subscription system as well.
Somehow I feel like this will eventually lead to a decline of all the currently top of the pack social media.
In the long term
as has happened before and will happen again
blazing depot
I mean, this way of doing it doesn't really impact me or most people, really.
marsh oracle
Yet
blazing depot
On Desktop ads get adblocked anyway and on phones you just scroll past them mindlessly
clear tide
insta storys adds are way to frequent i quit using story system
also rumors going around for another netflix price increase 
haughty panther
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/ad-free-facebook-instagram-access-pl...
I like this
not bothered by ads much on Instagram but will gladly accept a change in this direction
blazing depot
Well.... not through shopee
static creek
save your money
marsh oracle
Damn must be going bad for him if he has to deploy the trans people talking point to get some applause
blazing depot
Damn must be going bad for him if he has to deploy the trans people talking poin...
I read about the Tory conference earlier, they're bringing all the current classics
eager parrot
https://vxtwitter.com/SkyNews/status/1709539673259798814
Yes, let's revive culture wars and silly social conservative lines when the economy's going to the shitter, that'll surely distract enough people!
trim flicker
Reviving implies the transphobic discourse died there in any way
eager parrot
at least out of the mouths of the top politicians in the country it hadn't been uttered in some time
void pendant
Yes, let's revive culture wars and silly social conservative lines when the econ...
i mean its a pretty common play across the globe and it seems to work quite well
eager parrot
let alone the prime minister
eager parrot
i mean its a pretty common play across the globe and it seems to work quite well
For sure.
It's the first thing they pull out of the bag
regardless of which side of the political spectrum they are on
in US, it's always race wars, LGBT, abortion and guns
trim flicker
It's been working in england at least as iirc polling shows that opinions on trans people shifted a lot after their heavy push into this rhetoric
eager parrot
the cards that get pulled when they need a distraction
in Europe, add demonizing immigrants to the list as well
although the US does plenty of that as well
but compared to Europe, dear lord ...
trim flicker
The same anti-trans rhetoric isn't working as well in the US iirc (when it comes to shifting opinions) but that doesn't stop republican states from passing anti-trans bills so
eager parrot
the US with regards to this is more divided along state lines as well as the typical urban vs. suburban and rural divide
I wish we could just go back to live and let live
with neither side pushing their rhetoric or opinions and behaviors too far, and everbody just tolerating everybody else
void pendant
wonder will the rhetoric will be used in full swing in germany
eager parrot
Germany seems to have other issues that are far higher on the list of priorities for people
they might not need this
and you have a lot of conservative christians so it might not even work
at least from an outsider's perspective reading german headlines, the discourse there seems to be heavily focused on a mix of affordability, immigration caps, support for EU and NATO, as well as whether the current stance on Russia is the correct one.
but also an undertone of whether Germany slowly deindustrilizing is the right move, jobs are a big focus.
void pendant
that is true atm, but I dont doubt that it will become a talking point in the future
but yeah immigration just has a way better pull atm
eager parrot
I don't pray often, but I'll pray for Germany as you get closer to the next elections both at the state level and federally.
Y'all will need it 😭
grave shore
in Europe, add demonizing immigrants to the list as well
the whole right wing here basically revolves around "immigrants bad, taxes bad"
eager parrot
It's not surprising, that seems to be a common and popularly held belief among many in Europe, and the uncapped refugee crisis of the past 15-20 years contributed a LOT to that.
A lot of European countries were completely unprepared for vetting, accepting and integrating massive incoming immigration and refugees.
grave shore
yep
void pendant
and learned apparently nothing about integration in the past 2 decades
i remember a refugee accommodation being built in the forest with a bus stop being added for it buses came every hour and it was on a mountain bycycle access was/is hard
eager parrot
There's also something to be said about the difference between an immigrant and a refugee.
One willingly moves to another country, and often tries to assimilate.
The other had no choice.
So perhaps they are less willing to integrate, and why would they when they can just be within their own demographic bubbles.
void pendant
its a complicated issue no one really wants to address bc no one has an answer
eager parrot
Well, not answering it ends up in a Sweden scenario
where the left wing who ruled for a long time loses severely and the country goes from one of the most relaxed immigration and refugee policies to one of the strictest in Europe overnight.
void pendant
i mean the afd is also getting like 20% in polls now?
eager parrot
Yep, you're seeing it happen in Germany slowly, despite all the stopgaps against right-wing rising up
whenever either side pushes a lot, whatever policies or rhetoric or action, there's a backlash.
And all the other parties in Germany, even your equivalent of tories, trying to desperately exclude afd from everything ends up making afd look like the ONLY real opposition, and that seems to be appealing to some.
void pendant
we should thank merz then he seems to be quite open with working with the afd
eager parrot
of course, if CDU wants to be in power again, they'll probably will need to court the far-right lol
and they are the closest in terms of ideology with afd
I was just reading this yesterday, the headline is perhaps a bit too sensationalized but the points seem to be valid in the article: https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-bewildered-about-how-to-halt-the-rise-of-the-afd/
nova holly
its a complicated issue no one really wants to address bc no one has an answer
alternatively you could just ship them to rwanda
marsh oracle
I mean yea immigration played a role but ever since 2016 a decent chunk of conservatives went completely off the rails
nova holly
thats our solution
eager parrot
I mean yea immigration played a role but ever since 2016 a decent chunk of conse...
that right-wing backlash since 2014-2016 is a phenomenon across the west.
marsh oracle
Sure but its not limited to Immigration
eager parrot
imo it's just controlled opposition and culture war distractions but what do I know
marsh oracle
Even the concept of 15 Minute cities are apparently now a new attempt by the new World government to control citizens or some shit
void pendant
of course, if CDU wants to be in power again, they'll probably will need to cour...
you seem quite up to date with german politics, just wanted to edit (CDU) after merz
marsh oracle
Just feels like a decent chunk went so far into anti establishment rhetoric that they left reality
eager parrot
you seem quite up to date with german politics, just wanted to edit (CDU) after ...
I'm Danish, I did my undergrad in Hamburg, my parents can't stop talking about German politics whenever I visit, so I kind of just picked up the habit lol
trim flicker
It really does seem like Donald Trump becoming president gave energy to a lot of ultra right wing people across the globe lol
marsh oracle
And idk how you ever get those people back
How are the americans doing anyway? Did the alarm system test activate the covid vaccine death trigger yet?
eager parrot
the irony of course is that if you go back 20-30 years, "anti-establishment" in the west meant left-wing
and now that the establishment is left-wing, anti-establishment is right-wing
void pendant
alternatively you could just ship them to rwanda
that isnt possible since passports are sometimes thrown away and national identity can often not be verified
marsh oracle
and now that the establishment is left-wing, anti-establishment is right-wing
Honestly a master class in manipulation considering moderate right parties have been dominating a ton of West european governments for decades
eager parrot
moderate right is just another word for center to me
the spectrum averages shift after all lol
like the Democrats in the US would be classified as right wing in many European context
at least pre-2015 Democrats lol
marsh oracle
I would say across west europe its pretty close
Idt the tories are too far off from the german cdu
Including both importing american republican culture war rhetoric recently
eager parrot
US culture war exportation is our biggest crime 😦
since it doesn't really work elsewhere but it gets implemented by the conservatives elsewhere anyway
marsh oracle
Well, if we leave out the invasions of foreign nations for made up reasons, sure
eager parrot
lol
trim flicker
Wasn't the anti-trans stuff actually mostly imported from england instead this time
eager parrot
oh that's another thing I've been seeing in German circles, calling US occupiers 
void pendant
Well, if we leave out the invasions of foreign nations for made up reasons, sure
yeah hopefully we learned at least in that aspect out of our past
marsh oracle
England does feel like the terf home town
trim flicker
Helps when the local widely known billionaire author promotes these hate movements
marsh oracle
I looked into gb politics a bit today and its pretty terrible lol
Lets isolate trans women in their own hospital rooms while we barely have enough rooms for like 70% of the population xdd
Pretty much culture war stuff to distract from actual problems in its purest form
nova holly
tory party conference was worse than usual somehow
bring back may dancing
hopefully the labour one next week is sane
eager parrot
labours and tories in the UK are both insane lol
marsh oracle
4(?) Pms
eager parrot
the fact that the country works at all is a wonder
eager parrot
In this case though, with regards to UK politics, it is aptly applicable though
they are both so utterly incompetent
nova holly
yeah
marsh oracle
Nah
eager parrot
and push for the craziest of their sides' ideas appealing to the smallest of minorities on the left or the right
marsh oracle
One of them has actually been in power and has been fucking over the country
eager parrot
Labour was in power for a long time too
People don't just forget
And look at their last leadership problems in the previous big election
marsh oracle
The tories have been in Power since 2010
eager parrot
In British parliamentary systems with first past the post electoral districts, people USUALLY don't vote for who they want in power, they vote to oust who is in power.
marsh oracle
Its been 13 years lmfao
Yea thats all well and good
But
The tories are actively fucking shit up
eager parrot
I guess I'll let Brits actually comment on that matter, Labour lost for a reason so badly over and over in the last 13 years.
marsh oracle
Theres no way a party should be able to hold onto power over the last 2 years like they did
nova holly
people dont want another tory government, but they also dont want a labour government, cause media has been making kier starmer look like an idiot endlessly for years (as they have every labour leader prior)
eager parrot
Theres no way a party should be able to hold onto power over the last 2 years li...
Well they had a majority the last 2 years, who was going to oust them?
You can't hold a vote of no confidence in a majority unless the ruling party's own MPs want an election.
This is part of the issue with first past the post.
marsh oracle
They had to switch out their pm multiple times cause they couldnt hold onto that majority lmao
nova holly
same party, different pm
eager parrot
That's not quite how it works. The ruling majority party's leadership resigned/was ousted by the party themselves, so they picked a new leader, and that leader automatically becomes PM.
marsh oracle
Obviously I understand that probably no party would willingly give up their majority and call for an election
nova holly
we havent voted on a pm since cameron
eager parrot
It's a fundamental flaw of the UK parliamentary system, which I believe has been exported across the commonwealth, Canada, Australia, NZ, etc.
ocean vigil
may, bamm bamm, the lettuce lady and the guy now, that is...bleak
marsh oracle
CDU would be looking just as bleak if they had won last time to be fair
Of course the tories did still somehow get the largest number of seats which is a miracle in itself
nova holly
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/10/04/rishi-sunak-makes-prison-joke-about-nicola-sturgeon/
i forgot about that
scotland isnt having a great time either
marsh oracle
Are they holding another independence referendum soon?
nova holly
nicola sturgeon and her husband are both being investigated for embezzlement
marsh oracle
Ah
I suppose thats just become part of the natural life cycle of a lot of politicians
blazing depot
but compared to Europe, dear lord ...
I think you've missed the part where Trump got elected exclusively on immigrant scare tactics (and Hillary hate)
I forgot the exact term, what was it? Trek of doom? Convoy? Idk
Not to speak of the concentration immigration camps with kids in cages and whatnot
marsh oracle
Nono the convoy came later I think
blazing depot
It was definitely used for one election
marsh oracle
But has been making a regular return every 2 years around election season
Its like magic
blazing depot
Suddenly, CONVOY OF GANG MEMBERS APROACHING BORDER
marsh oracle
Looking back still kind of bizarre that somebody won with "im building a wall to mexico and making them pay for it"
Cant wait for the 2016 nostalgia trend to hit, it was definitely a year
blazing depot
I mean, unless they throw him in jail it might happen sooner than you think
Or he might become speaker (lol)
marsh oracle
eh i dont see him winning again, he already lost against the same guy once
blazing depot
Yeah well, that guy is clearly too old for this shit
marsh oracle
yea but its not like time stopped for trump either
trim flicker
Already lost once and now the momentum is lost after the failed insurrection attempt
Republican party is constantly infighting and they're also really divided on supporting Trump or not
Not to mention the many many indictments and other charges lol
marsh oracle
strangest part is all the trump supporters running in the republican primary
why would anybody want you over trump?
blazing depot
The funny part about this, most of those wouldn't even stop him from being elected, even if he sits in jail
trim flicker
Well hopefully Taylor Swift telling people to go vote helps
trim flicker
Yeah not even a meme
Think her ig post made over 35k people register to vote
And they're mostly young and vote democrat so
forest sigil
Yeah well, that guy is clearly too old for this shit
so is Trump if you want to go by the age metric
Reagan was 77 when he left Office and Trump is exactly that rn
all I know for sure is Desantis is not getting the nom cause his polling sucks within his own party.
blazing depot
The only people who like de Santis are Floridians for some god forsaken reason
forest sigil
Floridians dont even like him that much anymore
there is already Desantis fatigue with his 2024 campaign and many just want him to go back to being governor
trim flicker
Doesn't help that the guy has like negative charisma
blazing depot
Who else could even possibly run though
forest sigil
literally only Desantis, Trump, Haley, and Ramaswamy
mind you the last 2 have less than half of what Desantis is polling
and he's polling around 14 %
it's really just gonna be Biden V Trump again. If something happens to Biden then it will be Kamala Harris v Trump
blazing depot
Every time I read stuff about Ramaswamy it's things that make me go "Are you sure this dude isn't using a Mission Impossible facemask and is actually just Richard Spencer in disguise"
forest sigil
also mind you this is if you believe RFK Jr. is atually a viable candidate for Democrats which lol
even then he's running independent
forest sigil
I dont want to get started on him, just a bigger waste of time than anyone else
blazing depot
Is anyone in that family even still alive?
oak lodge
yes
forest sigil
I know one is an ambassador to Australia
haughty panther
waaah so much text
blazing depot
But do people still care about that family
haughty panther
discord summaries to the rescue
forest sigil
yes
oak lodge
the Kennedys are best swept under the rug lol
blazing depot
Realistically speaking
forest sigil
yes
blazing depot
But why
forest sigil
name brand
and they still get office positions off the name
grumpy qanon realistically believed JFK Jr would be reanimated from the dead to lead the republican party
blazing depot
The whole dynasties in US politics thing never ceases to amaze tbh. For a nation that built itself on rejecting dynasties they really seem to want them in power
forest sigil
happens
blazing depot
grumpy qanon realistically believed JFK Jr would be reanimated from the dead to ...
But he wasn't even....
oak lodge
people in establishments also like to pick those that were in their fraternities so 
blazing depot
You don't wanna mess with Gamma Pi Alpha
oak lodge
Alumni, all that shit
blazing depot
(random Greek letter generator be like)
blazing depot
Well, his kids are Kennedys, so there's that
forest sigil
well some of them
blazing depot
The marital ones, yes
forest sigil
the non-martial one looks more like him than the others
what's even crazier was that he got the repbulican nom in california
last eagle
blazing depot
Can't wait for a city court judge in bumfuck WY to halt that
marsh oracle
gonna be the supreme court lol
haughty panther
https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1709610660999389480?t=RNaBcohDAtr6yS-i0yphyw...
Cancel me instead
blazing depot
You're not a loan
void pendant
Cancel me instead
will try my best 
trim flicker
Nice
Biden admin been doing some surprisingly decent stuff recently so hope this passes
Even tho it probably won't
haughty panther
I hope he remembers all the good work he has done
forest sigil
they are doing this through already implemented pland and programs
Public Service Loan Forgiveness has been a thing for years
forest sigil
this is basically a "hey if you've already been doing this or a part of this for years, then we are just wiping the slate clean"
forest sigil
the only thing that is relatively new is the income driven repayment plan. But that's just another repayment plan for people that already have been paying for years.
I think it's like if you make $40,000 - $50,000 a year then your monthly loan payment is only $150.
if you're only part-time then it can go down to $0
livid frigate
https://vxtwitter.com/SkyNews/status/1709539673259798814
it really is terf island
livid frigate
oh that's another thing I've been seeing in German circles, calling US occupiers...
the US is an occupying power in Germany
vital needle
I love watching the US elections, I am more hype for it than the olympics
forest sigil
happy for you
eager parrot
haughty panther
bruh
eager parrot
dw, they'll abandon this one like the last 10,000 things they have abandoned
haughty panther
google graveyard
forest sigil
Twitter
last eagle
Epic L
oak lodge
the repo job
ruby helm
They'll reintroduce it as twitter
"Do you remember that werid period in 2023, where twitter was briefly known as "x" ? "
Also after being kicked out Elon will post a statement like "My work revolutionizing X has now been fully completed, with improvements in every area, I will now leave the small details to a new management team while I move on to other bigger and more important projects."
trim flicker
wild that bullets just fly into people's ankles like that
eager parrot
https://x.com/guardianworld/status/1709631990142824931?s=46&t=DjB4Js2bXrPRH5Ps3Z...
the subtitle of that article though "...which human rights groups say is unlawful"
trim flicker
Wym improve readability
That just makes it worse cause now you need to tap on a post to see the amount of interactions
haughty panther
He wants you to spend more time in the app, the best way to do so is to make you click on every post
Atleast thats the only thing i could think of
eager parrot
This is the kind of strategy that mobile game app makers and previously MMORPG makers and such deployed
but worse
just increasing the number of clicks for arbitrary reasons
or taps in case of phone apps
marsh oracle
That just makes it worse cause now you need to tap on a post to see the amount o...
The guy just removed headlines from embeds because of the aesthetic, hes too far gone
blazing depot
Did he get ratiod again
trim flicker
Not really
The only thing he did recently was test the twitter livestream function i think
And it was pretty bad
Not only was he playing diablo 4 which is already pretty bad
But he also set up stuff wrong and his audio was all fucked up
And some other issues iirc but ir was pretty uneventual
blazing depot
Turns out livestreaming properly isn't that easy, huh
If only he had IT guys who could help him set things up
pale flower
Oh boy
pale flower
:[
eager parrot
Things just popped off in a very scary way in western Israel near Gaza border, stay safe out there anybody in the region.
The videos on Twitter are brutal in a sickening way.
😔
So far seems to be concentrated in Sderot and Ashkelon.
pale flower
I'm from Israel
eager parrot
Hope you and your family are safe
toxic spoke
:(
pale flower
This is likely gonna become a bigger thing so might be better to make a thread
Idk if I'll be in it a whole lot but yeah
eager parrot
yeah I don't know if I have the heart or stomach for the details and the pictures and videos.
it's bad.
it'll be days before this all reaches mainstream news, but it's bad.
pale flower
A lot of it is also false info being circulated (on both sides as always) but
Yeah this is really terrifying
static creek
jesus christ stay safe dayana
pale flower
Thanks friend ❤️ Been doing my best, been a crazy morning
haughty panther
this all sounds so horrible and scary. stay safe yall
valid magnet
dear god, stay safe and i hope this will be over soon
pale flower
❤️
pale viper
I hope things end soon, and I hope y'all are staying safe
trim flicker
https://vxtwitter.com/MattBinder/status/1710350718387810482
In less fucked up news, for anyone who was wondering why Elon chose to change how news articles are presented + why he wants to keep only the view counters
Just making clickbait misinformation easier to do and less identifiable as ads
All happening before next year elections
Didn't EU recently call for Twitter to have better standards on fake news cause they were like, worse than Facebook on that front too recently? lol
This will certainly help x)
blazing depot
Still praying for the banks actually impounding Twitter as they were said to consider recently
trim flicker
Speaking of didn't Elon recently endorse the AFD lol
blazing depot
I mean, I wouldn't be surprised
Stick to your own country's broken politics, fuckface
marsh oracle
also posted "covid isnt real cause we cant see it" memes, safe to say at this point that hes legitimately stupid with a hefty dose of overconfidence
trim flicker
I mean, I wouldn't be surprised
Ah looking it up he retweeted yet another far right account that was talking about how immigration is "european suicide" and calling for the afd to win and stop that
And yep not surprising
blazing depot
also posted "covid isnt real cause we cant see it" memes, safe to say at this po...
[insert "Always has been" meme template here]
marsh oracle
Bring back the years where the richest man on earth was at least kinda doing charity things instead of tweeting white nationalist shit
Cant even call it dog whistling anymore with how non subtle this shit is
blazing depot
Ah yes, the good old days when he offered to help rescue some people from a cave and called the rescuers pedos when they told him his tech wasn't suited for the job
marsh oracle
Yea when he wasnt the richest man in the world, musk has always done really dumb shit, but with less of an audience
toxic spoke
I just noticed they change the Home icon so it's not a birdhouse anymore
eager parrot
https://vxtwitter.com/MattBinder/status/1710350718387810482
In less fucked up ne...
give it a week and ublock will find a way 
I deleted twitter app on everything, just use the browser version now