@VioletBackpack

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AmericaPartyX outfit

"Sanctions are disappearing, weapons are diminishing, counterpropaganda is harder to hear. All of that will encourage Putin to go further—not just to try to defeat Ukraine but to divide Europe, mortally damage NATO, and reduce the power and influence of the United States around the world"

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/putin-trump-russia-ukraine/683414/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK38jq6vvO2FygkuCulUcodbA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

America's Great Realignment Toward Putin

Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.

The Atlantic
a blog post by my friend eevee which is, y’know, preaching to the choir about exactly what you think, but. yeah. https://eev.ee/blog/2025/07/03/the-rise-of-whatever/
The rise of Whatever

This was originally titled “I miss when computers were fun”. But in the course of writing it, I discovered that there is a reason computers became less fun, a dark thread woven through a number of events in recent history. Let me back up a bit.

It’s been a tough week everyone. Enjoy 12 seconds of the sounds of a waterfall in the Japanese mountains. And remember, eat the rich.
Sure, Death by Scrolling is @grumpygamer’s first roguelike… unless you count Monkey Island’s insult sword fighting.
The Secret of Monkey Island (DOS VGA)
You wouldn't interact with an AI that had downloaded a car or a handbag.

I'm in a dark place today. You know it's never a good sign when the morning's first song to pop in your head is a little ditty from Ministry: Thieves, liars, murderers. Hypocrites and Bastards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-ThBYx4hvI

Ministry - Thieves (LYRICS ON SCREEN) 📺

YouTube
The Occam/Chekhov/Chesterton Razor/Gun/Fence matrix. Summer’s off to a productive start.

I've decided to become a Unix Time Creationist.

Nothing happened before January 1st 1970 and there will be nothing to be concerned about after January 19th 2038.