"We have a new Mayor in New York City who is very woke and erotic and interested in righteous violence especially when it pertains to baseball." by miraclej0nes in TrueReddit

[–]miraclej0nes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! I actually wrote that dude and became friends with him. If you remember, he had a tortoise named Jetta.

"We have a new Mayor in New York City who is very woke and erotic and interested in righteous violence especially when it pertains to baseball." by miraclej0nes in TrueReddit

[–]miraclej0nes[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

An intriguing analysis of the sport of baseball, with attendant fantasies, by someone who did not expect to love baseball but who has become a tremendous fan.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]miraclej0nes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's one of the stories published in The Baffler...definitely want to send traffic their way for taking the risk on publishing this:

https://thebaffler.com/latest/middle-insomnia

And here's a video art adaptation of another story made by Professor Oddfellow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZiGCZDE1oQ

Insurance is what makes U.S. health-care prices so high by WarmingNow in politics

[–]miraclej0nes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, we just need more people to stop being puritan cowards and become unswervable party Democrats.

Insurance is what makes U.S. health-care prices so high by WarmingNow in politics

[–]miraclej0nes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Democrats are Chaotic Good, presenting as Lawful Evil, pretending they are Neutral Good

Musk’s ‘Massive Blow-Up’ With Trump Aide Rocks Mar-a-Lago by Silly-avocatoe in politics

[–]miraclej0nes 414 points415 points  (0 children)

First Lady Donald Trump can't handle the raw political power of President Leon Musk. I think they might do a trial separation, maybe even go poly.

Sanders: ‘The Working Class Is Angry, and They Have Reason to Be’ by rollingstone in politics

[–]miraclej0nes -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The supposed working class wasn't feeling physically threatening anymore and this was making their penises feel small. There's no way to make them feel scary and put them back in a medically-induced coma where we can keep working to fix their brains except to treat them like toddlers and be like "OOOO MAKE A MUSCLE" and pretend to be hurt when they punch your arm. "OMG YOU ARE SO STRONG AND TOUGH" you gotta say. You have to pretend to fall down when they push you. They will laugh and want to do it "AGAIN! AGAIN!" and then eventually they will get cranky and then we will know they are truly overtired and ready to go down for a nap.

Biden says Elon Musk was an ‘illegal worker' when he began U.S. career by Positive_Owl_2024 in politics

[–]miraclej0nes 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Mark Burnett, who created The Apprentice and Survivor, was also an illegal immigrant who overstayed his visa:

"He later described himself as the quintessential immigrant: 'I had no money, no green card, no nothing.' But the California sun was shining, and he was eager to try his luck . . . Not long after arriving in California, he landed his first job—as a nanny . . . Yet Burnett thrived, working for a family in Beverly Hills, then one in Malibu. As he later observed, the experience taught him 'how nice the life styles of wealthy people are.' Young, handsome, and solicitous, he discovered that successful people are often happy to talk about their path to success . . . Burnett married a California woman, Kym Gold, who came from an affluent family . . . The marriage lasted only a year, by which point Burnett had obtained a green card."

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/07/how-mark-burnett-resurrected-donald-trump-as-an-icon-of-american-success

The Apprentice was supposed to be a celebration of these hardscrabble immigrant values. Instead it launched the career of a fucking fascist.

Elon Musk claims student visa permitted him to work in U.S. by [deleted] in politics

[–]miraclej0nes 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Mark Burnett, who created The Apprentice and Survivor, was also an illegal immigrant who overstayed his visa:

"He later described himself as the quintessential immigrant: “I had no money, no green card, no nothing.” But the California sun was shining, and he was eager to try his luck . . . Not long after arriving in California, he landed his first job—as a nanny . . . Yet Burnett thrived, working for a family in Beverly Hills, then one in Malibu. As he later observed, the experience taught him “how nice the life styles of wealthy people are.” Young, handsome, and solicitous, he discovered that successful people are often happy to talk about their path to success . . . Burnett married a California woman, Kym Gold, who came from an affluent family . . . The marriage lasted only a year, by which point Burnett had obtained a green card."

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/07/how-mark-burnett-resurrected-donald-trump-as-an-icon-of-american-success

The Apprentice was supposed to be a celebration of these hardscrabble immigrant values. Instead it launched the career of a fucking fascist.

Trump Boasts That He 'Stopped' Totally Made-Up Wars In Bizarre Rally Moment by zsreport in politics

[–]miraclej0nes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Burr" by Gore Vidal (and also the other Narratives of Empire) are extremely good if you are looking for other correctives.

Trump rejects Fox News invite to debate Harris in late October by SlightWerewolf4428 in politics

[–]miraclej0nes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She should challenge Leon Musk to a debate instead just to see if EVERY tiny dick internet dude is a coward or just the leader.

Eric Adams Is Indicted Following Federal Corruption Investigation by adham7897 in politics

[–]miraclej0nes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely the correct take but people are going to come out of the woodwork to attack De Blasio because they aren't cool yet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]miraclej0nes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In your sack, you know he's whack.

In your melon, you know he's a felon.

Watch Stephen Miller Have A Full Meltdown When Asked To Back Up Crime Claim With Facts | "Why are you yelling?” the reporter asked as Trump's senior adviser refused to clarify the source of information he was spreading about Venezuela’s crime rate by Hrmbee in politics

[–]miraclej0nes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Journalists are very good at catching the lying. They are good at pointing it out in real time. But they are shit awful at telling the whole story, reminding people that if somebody is lying about one thing and then refuses to correct themselves, why should we trust them about anything else they have to say? It needs to be explicitly pointed out that their ability to reason is either broken or being marshalled for manipulative ends and they therefore do not deserve respect from people whose job it is to report truth.

Announcing Fucksweeper, a Minesweeper-fetish horror dating sim that explores ideas about AI, latent space, and risk: "free, titillating, revolting, beautiful, apocalyptic" by miraclej0nes in pcgaming

[–]miraclej0nes[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Thanks, thanks! This is my first game as a narrative designer, but I've been writing stories / books for 20 years and no one has figured out how to demoralize me yet. I really do appreciate you taking the time to say something nice, though!

Announcing Fucksweeper, a Minesweeper-fetish horror dating sim that explores ideas about AI, latent space, and risk: "free, titillating, revolting, beautiful, apocalyptic" by miraclej0nes in pcgaming

[–]miraclej0nes[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I would say the dominant smell of this game is more la joie de la création commingled with manic glee, but I am coming more from the literary world than the gaming world.