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For those of you who haven't heard yet:

REAL LIFE GIANT ROBOT FIGHT!!
🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖
🇺🇸USA vs 🇯🇵Japan!
go.twitch.tv/megabotsinc

Global Politics (-) 

I still can't quite wrap my head around the fact that there is an appreciable number of people around the world who're "on the fence" about whether or not to support neo-nazis

(Context- thing I said earlier: "That ex-neo-nazi's story is important because it might help convince people on the fence")

Multiple times this morning I've heard someone tap 2-3 times on the windows of the house. Like you'd tap on a window to check if anyone's there? So I'd freak out, rush over to the window to see no one there, look all around the house to find no one in view anywhere nearby...

The last time it happened right next to me, and I jumped up and saw a very dumb/confused woodpecker fly off. XD

What _are_ birds.

US Political News (+) 

Send some blessings to Hawaii today!

Yet again, a Hawaiian federal judge has blocked the current Republican Administration's attempts at establishing racist travel bans. ♥️♥️♥️
cnn.com/2017/10/17/politics/tr

Acquired as a military foothold in the pacific, monetized as the US sponsored vacation destination, and now maturing as the judicial front line in the fight against legislative racism. Who could have guessed? :D

Rant about women's jeans 

I hate the pockets in women's jeans.

They're either so small they're useless, or instead of vertically deep, they figure instead women want horizontally deep pockets.

Who the fuck wants pockets that reach to the zipper seam, but aren't deep enough to put more than your second knuckle into?!

WHY WOULD ANYONE INTENTIONALLY DESIGN POCKETS LIKE THIS?! Is this just misogyny in action in the design departments of jean manufacturers? Like.. WHY

Tired: Hot Takes
Wired: Communicating Opinions clearly and being open to respectful discussion around them

It's hard to get work done sometimes in this house because I look to my right and get lost in the serenity of the trees ♥ 🌦️🌲🌳🌿🌲🌳 ♥

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selfie 

At least I'm feeling cute af today 💜🏳️‍🌈

Work vent 

And now to start an 11 hour long meeting about the platform we're being forced onto

Context on Video Essay channel, GamerGate 

If you're unfamiliar with Innuendo Studios, you may have heard of their excellent GamerGate series "Why are you so angry?" Which is in my opinion the best video essay summary there is on the subject.

youtube.com/watch?v=6y8XgGhXkT
"Why Are You So Angry? Part 1: A Short History of Anita Sarkeesian" [9:35] (Part of a 6 video playlist)

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US Politics, Video Essays 

OMG Innuendo Studios is doing a series on the Alt-Right called the "Alt-Right Playbook" and it's already FANTASTIC.

I cannot recommend this channel highly enough. Everything is so well written and presented; with complex concepts spelled out masterfully. I always learn so much from every video posted to this channel.

youtube.com/watch?v=4xGawJIseN
"The Alt-Right Playbook: Introduction" [7:48]

youtube.com/watch?v=CaPgDQkmqq
"The Alt-Right Playbook: Control the Conversation" [10:46]

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