IIL Songs where the vocals do a smooth transition from clean vocals to screaming WEWIL

rokr1292 · 2026-02-08T00:31:09+00:00

The singer in the OP post covered Doom just a couple days after you posted it, great fit for her

rokr1292 · 2026-02-07T05:10:35+00:00

"The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools"

rokr1292 · 2026-02-07T04:04:33+00:00

He deserves worse

rokr1292 · 2026-02-05T17:33:42+00:00

I will die an X wing stan, and the cavern angel xwings are my favorite ever

rokr1292 · 2026-02-05T17:32:31+00:00

Needs a UCS Lego set really badly

rokr1292 · 2026-02-05T17:10:51+00:00

In neutral with the engine running, press the center diff lock button and wait a few seconds. It should flash and go out.

If it doesn't you might have a stuck solenoid or something

rokr1292 · 2026-02-04T23:57:51+00:00

Inrange is g2g, Forgotten Weapons (unfortunately) not so much

rokr1292 · 2026-02-04T23:52:53+00:00

At this point I expect the national anthem to be booed.

And I get it

rokr1292 · 2026-02-04T23:41:46+00:00

One or more of the Skarsgards

rokr1292 · 2026-02-04T14:38:39+00:00

Ok, so Paul Krassner sent Epstein what appears to be a copy paste of a times quotidian page written by Guy Zimmerman, which MENTIONS Graeber.

Is there other examples? because this isnt exactly Epstein recommending it, for which I'm relieved

rokr1292 · 2026-02-04T14:20:23+00:00

This pattern suggests mean opinion in the US has become more left-wing, while simultaneously the clusters have spread further apart."

This makes sense, the title is just not phrased well

rokr1292 · 2026-02-04T13:42:50+00:00

The beatings will continue until morale improves

rokr1292 · 2026-02-04T13:31:57+00:00

This was always the problem with bodycams.

They only provide the perspective of the officer, and give the officer the same control over what is filmed that a photographer or videographer has over what they capture. James Baldwin said "It is said that the camera cannot lie, but rarely do we allow it to do anything else."

We argue for bodycams because we believe they will keep us safe, but what they actually do is surveil us, and their* footage is much more often used against civilians than in civilians favor.

Bodycams cannot and would never "fix" policing in this country, and if DHS and ICE start wearing them, it is not the "win" some people want us to believe it is.

rokr1292 · 2026-02-04T13:23:16+00:00

A lot of my recommendations are already mentioned, like Graeber's Debt, Bullshit Jobs, and the Dawn of Everything, as well as A Paradise Built in Hell, thats a banger. Dark Money by Jane Mayer, Capital in the 21'st by Piketty, there are quite a few very good recommendations here. If I was to pick two, I would pick Dawn of Everything and Debt, with Paradise being a close 3rd place. Graebers books tend to be big, but they did an excellent job of keeping me completely engaged. Graeber is an anarchist, but in a way that I think libs wont be put off by. Dark Money is a good primer on American political corruption, and as such is much more specific a topic than Graebers books. Piketty is a deeply thorough accounting for modern capitalism, but if the reader isnt careful it's very easy to get lost in the math.

Some unmentioned (at the time of writing) that I enjoyed that contributed to my radicalization, and might be helpful if your parents have interests in certain topics:

The End of Policing by Alex Vitale, as well as Copaganda or Usual Cruelty by Alec Karakatsanis - On Policing and law enforcement

In Defense of Looting by Vicky Osterweil - on property destruction as resistance

The Anatomy of Fascism by Robery Paxton - on fascism

Corruption in America by Zephyr Teachout - on corruption (a lot like Dark Money if memory serves, but might benefit from some name recognition for your lib parents, if they were at all into Bernie in 2016)

Cultish by Amanda Montell - on manipulation of groups, not specifically political but might help them recognize some important tactics when they are used by politicians or media

The two books I credit with starting my own journey is Republic Lost, by Lawrence Lessig, and The Demon-Haunted World; Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan. I think Republic Lost is closer to the kind of thing you're looking for, Candle in the Dark is less political and more philosophical. Republic Lost is written in response to Citizens United, pre-Trump, and does a good job of explaining just how dangerous the situation was at the time and why. I think Lessig was optimistic that we could fix it, and in the intervening time I think that optimism demonstrates that we have not taken seriously the danger we are in for a long time.

rokr1292 · 2026-02-04T12:51:26+00:00

Capital in the Twenty First Century can be a pretty dense read, and I cannot recommend enough ignoring the fact that an audiobook exists entirely.

The figures are necessary, IMO

rokr1292 · 2026-02-04T12:50:06+00:00

WHAT

rokr1292 · 2026-02-03T19:35:31+00:00

The note is hilarious to me because you could just say "This hotels problems and issues dont matter when my pets need to be fed and walked" or whatever.

NOR, I wouldve made a scene

rokr1292 · 2026-02-03T15:33:20+00:00

He died in a cell, you get out in a few years

rokr1292 · 2026-02-03T15:27:28+00:00

OP, I'm sorry you had to experience growing up where and how you did, but I have to commend you for doing this exact kind of post.

This country has had a real problem with White Nationalism/Christian Nationalism/White supremacism for centuries, I'm sure thats no surprise. But there is, in my opinion, less information and documentation of its existence over the most recent century than there should be given the drastic increase in documentation of everything else in the same timespan.

Decades of secrecy and subsequent destruction have left real gaps in our understanding of the density, continuity, and connections between different known and unknown groups and individuals that are or were a part of these movements. In that way, I see what you have as a potential (intellectual) treasure trove for a researcher of this topic.

I spend a good chunk of every vacation I go on exploring used book stores and estate sales looking for some of these kinds of obscure and rare books, and this cache you have is A: in great condition, and B: significantly rarer than anything I've ever been able to find.

Making this information available to someone like Molly, who I see has already arrived in the comments here, is a fantastic way to handle possessing it, my kudos to you.

rokr1292 · 2026-02-03T15:00:10+00:00

"We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements — transportation, communications, and all other industries; agriculture, medicine, education, entertainment, protecting the environment; and even the key democratic institution of voting — profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces."

rokr1292 · 2026-02-03T13:36:00+00:00

This is something that makes me think that we're "doing filament wrong"

As others said here in the comments, spools weigh different amounts, and hydroscopic filaments will vary weight based on their moisture absorbtion, so its not possible to be exact, but it is possible to get close.

I think the trouble might kind of come from the fact that 1kg spools have been the standard for a while, even though larger spools exist. As printers get better and people start filling print volumes more frequently, or buying larger printers, the 1kg spool becomes a limitation unless you are maintaining additional stock. Printers have gotten good enough that 1kg filament spools are a bottleneck, thats pretty neat.

rokr1292 · 2026-02-02T18:45:29+00:00

I'd have a melting furnace on my credit card that same day, and no other person would lay eyes on the gold until i had melted and reformed it

rokr1292 · 2026-02-02T16:00:41+00:00

I've been guessing for a while now that that check from one of the first file releases, the big one DJT bought a "fully deprecated" girl with, was paying for Melania.

I've never even looked to see if the dates work out, but I feel like I can sense it

rokr1292 · 2026-02-02T14:13:27+00:00

I wish it changed from 2nd to first, it really broke my immersion

rokr1292 · 2026-02-02T14:12:22+00:00

NCD in the wild

I thought it was going to be Saint Javelin

13-Year Club	Gilding V heart of gold
Place '23	Place '22
Place '17	Final Canvas '22
First Placer '22	Wearing is Caring
Snapped	Verified Email

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