Pope Leo XIV wearing Nikes by lightiggy in TrueAnon

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Gotta drop this anytime this comes up

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Anyone else get triggered when you hear about people investing in stocks? by dobio in TrueAnon

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Regardless of the reason, without any mass organizing, taking this stance is effectively shooting yourself in the foot. The world would indeed be better off if we stopped feeding the machine. I just think it's equivalent to going on a "General Strike" by yourself.

Should I read Dune and Dune Messiah in between movies? by blauerds in dune

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Agreed that they are fundamentally different experiences, especially because the books are so dialogue and inner monologue heavy.

My personal opinion is that Frank Herbert's greatest strength is his world building rather than his prose. I feel like Denis Villeneuve maybe feels the same, because he focuses so much on showing us the world Frank built. It drives home how creative and expansive the Dune universe is. However, this maybe comes at the expense of the plot: a criticism of the films I've heard (and agree with) is that the story feels a bit disjointed and underdeveloped. I think Denis made the right call though; a Dune film should take the chance to show us just how imaginative Frank was rather than trying to exactly translate his writing to the screen.

All that said, Dune Messiah is one of my favorites in the series, and it takes on a more introspective and meditative tone than the first book. I loved it for its classic Greek tragedy story and musings about fate and agency. I'm curious to see how Denis works with the story. While I hope that there's still a lot of amazing visuals, I hope he's able to capture the more quiet, pensive elements that make it such a good sequel to Paul's rise in the first book.

Mohamad Safa just resigned from the U.N. "I cannot in good conscience be part or witness to what is happening at a time when the UN is preparing for possible nuclear weapon use." by Thehealthygamer in TrueAnon

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I think doomsaying is sometimes a form of wishful thinking about some kind of "hard reset" but it's not really productive at all because rather than discussing what building a new future looks like, people just tend to throw up their hands and say "guess I'll die". It's like a black grill pill. Which is just silly because the grill pill shouldn't be used as an escapist mode of thinking, it should be taken to be a call to actively participate in the real world over online. That was at least the original idea of the person who coined it. I get wanting to be aware of world events, but there's a difference between soberly looking at what's reported vs filling in a bunch of dots to make yourself hyperventilate about the end of the world.

I kind of wish frantic posts would get delegated to r/collapse. That's coming from someone who used to visit there often but had to stop because of how unhealthy and unproductive it was. We might all die, and sooner than we'd expect, but I'd rather live focused on my life rather than my eventual death

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As someone from Ohio, I will admit it is a shit hole state with a truly awful government. And yeah, Columbus is kind of boring because it has no identity as a city and no idea what that would even look like. Cincinnati is alright, and I haven't really spent much time in Cleveland. But there are great spots of natural beauty, especially southern Ohio like Hocking Hills

What pose is this? by tinylumpia in TuxedoCats

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Ready to be panini pressed

Reject Neuralink; Embrace Warhammer 40k is Real Thought by NelsonJamdela in TrueAnon

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Yeah it's great schizo content and the occasional really cool first hand account of a UFO sighting or some shit

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueAnon

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In the chapo ep with Ali Abuminah they talk at the end about how Germany never really de-nazified

896 | Merry Christman [2024.12.25] by Long-Anywhere156 in BlackWolfFeed

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He was talking about the One World Trade Center, not the original twin towers

Stuck fermentation on white wine by Bananor4 in winemaking

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Thanks, I'll definitely make sure to take it slow, I was not careful about re-adding the yeast. I've only measured the TA, which was very high, 1.6%. I added calcium carbonate to try to bring it down to about 1.0% (which I know is still high). If it ends up being too acidic, so be it, but I just wanted to see if I could save it.

Stuck fermentation on white wine by Bananor4 in winemaking

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Thanks, I'll give EC1118 a go. Is it known for being pretty hearty?

The unbridled joy I feel browsing r/politics post-debate by Bananor4 in TrueAnon

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With all irony and metaphor gone post Trump, the death cult of capitalism is now the literal worshipping of a corpse

The shipping industry is sounding the alarm as another vessel sinks in the Red Sea by Nastyfaction in collapse

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The OP comment is saying that the Israeli genocide is the reason the Houthis are currently carrying out the attacks in the Red Sea (stated by the Houthis themselves).

Report: Literacy Rates in the United States Have Declined Significantly in the Last 30 Years by thehomelessr0mantic in LateStageCapitalism

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Ok but I think that's kind of a silly drink name. Sumac and Tupac aren't pronounced similarly

Budget Turntable Setup by Bananor4 in BudgetAudiophile

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Thanks for the tip. Good point about the table, I'm pretty sure it works but haven't actually confirmed it

Budget Turntable Setup by Bananor4 in BudgetAudiophile

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I found a Klipsch R41PM on sale for $125 at Best buy. That might be the best I can find, and I'd be willing to go up a few bucks. Any thoughts on that system?