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Steve PH

@prpic29

Lapsed atheist, retired civil servant, Bookmonger, TTRPG player since 1982, member Anti Illuminati League. Against authoritarians be they left or right.

Carfax Abbey Katılım Mayıs 2011
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Steve PH
Steve PH@prpic29·
@jmart Yeah, but they need to campaign against the Republicans in congress, not against Trump. Focusing on Trump lets congressional Republicans off the hook.
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Jonathan Martin@jmart·
not the main point here, but has a political party ever been gifted such incredible messaging as Democrats now? President focused on building stuff for himself, naming stuff for himself, enriching self and family plus nonsense games like the below while your gas prices are headed to $5 a gallon because of his elective war.
Daniel Lippman@dlippman

"After this story was published, the White House called the Kennedy Center, and made clear that Maher would not receive the [Twain] prize. ... Karoline Leavitt also then sent us a statement: 'This is fake news. Bill Maher will NOT be getting this award.'" theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…

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Michael Warburton@TheMonologist·
One of the best job applications ever written came from the hands of Robert Pirosh in 1934. MGM loved it, took him on and he went on to become an Oscar-winning screenwriter.
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Steve PH
Steve PH@prpic29·
@J_D_Becerra @SandyofCthulhu Explain that to the tens of millions dead. Were the homes, families, cities, and civilizations they created worth nothing?
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La Nao de China@J_D_Becerra·
@prpic29 @SandyofCthulhu For what? They created an empire that up to this day has some effect on the world! That you don't agree with it doesn't mean they didn't want that, their goal was worthy for them, they were capitalist and entrepreneurs, brisket it all to leave a legacy and amass wealth
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Steve PH@prpic29·
@HistoryBoomer I have some regulars at the used bookstore where I work who lift my mood sometimes for days after a visit. Truly a blessing.
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Carl@HistoryBoomer·
I don't have any weekly moments quite that good, but I have my regular people, and I appreciate them. Those little human interactions matter! Chatting about nothing with my department's secretary, hearing about her vacation, showing pictures from mine. The dude in the school cafe who sees me immediately sticks my blueberry muffin in the microwave, and then we talk about the weather. My two favorite Yemeni bodega guys, the 19-year-old hip-hop-inflected friendly kid, the older, poor English, but super friendly immigrant dude. The two regular cashiers at the Met Museum cafe are always glad to see me. The guy gives me a fist bump, the woman asks about my girlfriend (I introduced them during one visit). And I still miss the whole staff at my regular bar (I knew all their names!), now closed. I don't drink, but I loved their veggie burger. RIP Sugarburg.
Final Cut Tile 🇺🇸@FinalCutTile

I have been going to this Thai food place for 12 years now. It is good, but thats not why I go there. The reason I go there religiously is because the little Thai lady owner. She is an absolute treat, always happy, always smiling, always wants to know how my jobs are going and wants to see pictures. She gives me a Christmas card every year with 1 free meal, she has ordered special peppers to make my extra hot fried rice even hotter 😂 Just being around her for the 3 mins I'm in there each week is like a reset, it changes my entire day because her happiness is so contagious. Even tho I tip well, I still get the better end of the bargain, because I really cant put a price on how much her aura heals my soul when I am in need of it. 🫶

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Steve PH
Steve PH@prpic29·
@SandyofCthulhu Someone who breaks into a OCCUPIED dwelling is automatically a serious threat. If they were just there to steal stuff, they would not be there.
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Steve PH@prpic29·
@CathyYoung63 God should've been more clear about the downside risks...
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Cathy Young 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱
Cathy Young 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱@CathyYoung63·
Is this fully confirmed? It's one man's account of Bush's remarks. Article says a transcript of a "version" of these remarks appeared in Haaretz but no link.
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins@daniel_dsj2110

“Mr Bush went on: "And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, 'Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East'. And, by God, I'm gonna do it."” theguardian.com/world/2005/oct…

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Gina Bellman@Ginabellman·
Who wore it better at last nights Word Theatre event last night? Legend Louis Price who sang with the Temptations and the Drifters blew the roof off with Under The Boardwalk ❤️
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Noah Rothman
Noah Rothman@NoahCRothman·
Yeah but here’s the thing. Deliberately targeting “in amusement parks, resorts and tourist centers” is terrorism.
🇺🇲 Ol' Tanker@OldTankerPhil

@NoahCRothman It's amazing how many people fail to understand the full ramifications of war. People who have no qualm attacking legitimate enemy targets (and even illegitimate ala shipwrecked survivors) and no qualm about collateral damage but arguing the other side doing so is terrorism.

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Steve PH
Steve PH@prpic29·
@SandyofCthulhu The idea of Tom is fine. He just has no place in the story. Every single time I reread LoTR, I skip Bombadil.
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Sandy Petersen 🪔@SandyofCthulhu·
Of course I can conceive of a great mysterious good. What, in my analysis of Tom, is bad? Is Tom NOT a deus-ex-machina? Does he drive the story forward? Let me make a counter example. Ghan-buri-ghan is just as goofy as Tom. But he fulfills a storyline need, and gives a glimpse of the secret Old World, and of the Good that would be destroyed by Sauron. While I also don’t think the movies need Ghan-buri-Ghan, I think he’s just fine. Not the ham-handed unwelcome intruder of Tom. Let me give an exam
Huckleberry Spyder@crescendogames9

The guy who arguably made H.P. Lovecraft great can't conceive of a good that is beyond human concerns and simply exists. So, sorta a flip of the eldritch horrors of Lovecraft. Interesting.

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Steve PH@prpic29·
@SandyofCthulhu Fellow Islamic Republic hater here. But, I am worried that we will trigger a civil war. The civil war in Syria led to ISIS, destabilized the region, and triggered a refugee crisis that impacted much of the world.
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Sandy Petersen 🪔@SandyofCthulhu·
Yes. That is the point. The Islamic Republic must fall.
Raylan Givens@JewishWarrior13

🚨 NYT: The elimnation of Ali Larijani is causing anxiety among many regime officials in Iran. “There was a widespread feeling of anxiety that Israel would not stop until all Iranian leaders were killed and the Islamic Republic fell." Two senior Iranian officials described their security concerns: one said he received calls from other officials worried about the safety of Iran's leaders and their own. Everyone wondered, "Who will be the next target?" he said. Another senior official said he trembled when he received the news of Larijani's killing.

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Steve PH@prpic29·
@HistoryBoomer Let it go. Idiots. They are all Idiots. Think about all the better things you can do with your time.
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Carl@HistoryBoomer·
Ah, the nefarious THEY aren’t reporting crime anymore.
Randy Haven@Realestfinds

@HistoryBoomer When they stop reporting crime, data doesn’t match what people actually see. Moron

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Steve PH@prpic29·
@HistoryBoomer I appreciate you fighting the good fight here, but honestly the folks you are arguing with are not really engaging in good faith.
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Carl@HistoryBoomer·
Total crime is more important than per capita??? You live in a village with 1 murder a year. I live in a city with 300 murders a year. But my city has 8 million people and your village has 20 people. If I were you, I’d be scared. Per capita is more important.
Jon Snow@JonSnow50616798

@HistoryBoomer Bad way of looking at it, because total crime is a more important stat than per capita crime.

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Steve PH
Steve PH@prpic29·
@PulpLibrarian Is this the place where wieners fight to the death to gratify bloodthirsty crowds?
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Pulp Librarian@PulpLibrarian·
Lui-Lui und sein hund! Poster for the 1890 Wiener Colosseum.
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Steve PH
Steve PH@prpic29·
@DamonLinker Well if loving Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is wrong, then I don't want to be right!
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Damon Linker@DamonLinker·
I regret to inform most of you that most of your judgments about films are wrong.
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Steve PH@prpic29·
@jonathanchait Like a lot on the right, he has turned into a parody of himself.
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Steve PH@prpic29·
@SandyofCthulhu Also, given the opportunity, a pig would eat you. Ham is not only delicious, it is also self defense.
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Sandy Petersen 🪔@SandyofCthulhu·
It's because ham is magical. The old Welsh legends discuss how pigs were stolen from the Underworld and brought to us. This is possibly a memory of when the first domestic pigs arrived. Think about how amazing pigs are: 1) they take up almost no space, unlike cows, goats, etc. You just keep them in a sty next to your house. 2) they cost almost nothing to feed. You give them your literal garbage, or drive the herd to some beech mast. Free. 3) EVERY single bit of them is useful. Intestines, liver, brain, tongue, ears, feet. Yum. 4) they taste fantastic. Solid proof that pigs come straight from God or possibly Faery. I personally believe that God's denial of swine to the Israelites was done as discipline and denial to strengthen their spirits. Conclusion: pigs are magic.
Judianna@Judianna

Can someone please clear this up for me? Ever since I can remember, the traditional Easter dinner menu has centered around ham. Ham. Jesus was Jewish. The math isn’t mathing here.

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