Mikl posted:

No, because it seems that Eddie Izzard now identifies as a woman and uses she/her pronouns.

(Good for her, honestly.)

Ted Rall posted:

California Cops Can Kill You Simply Because They “Feel” Like It

California has just passed a law that was originally intended to reduce the likelihood of police shootings of civilians. But it still allows policemen to assess whether or not to kill you based on their “feelings,” whatever that means.

Tags: California, Cops, emotional detachment disorder, mood rings, necessary, police shootings, shamrock green, Steroids, Technology, weirdos New

Alhazred posted:

Does he think that that isn't a thing or something? Because: http://atlantatorch.com/2010/01/frisbee-team-suspected-of-performance-enhancing-drug-abstinence/

Trapezium Dave posted:

First Dog on the Moon: Food! It is the great equaliser. But are you doing it right? Take the quiz now!

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The U.S. has been in a cold war with China for a while now—even though previous American presidents may not have realized it.

China has taken advantage of that. In fact, they have taken every advantage to advance their power while undermining the U.S. They steal our technology, bend trade deals to their favor, manipulate currency, and threaten us militarily. They are used to having the U.S. being their honey pot and they’ve indulged themselves for far too long. Until President Trump came along. Finally, someone is standing up to China—and it’s not just Hong Kong.

Why is Xi portrayed as Winnie The Pooh in my cartoon? Because dissidents in China were using the rotund cartoon bear as a symbol of Xi. He was promptly banned in China to prevent further mocking. Xi wants his own Mao-like cult of personality. He wants to be worshipped. The fat little bear interferes with that. Therefore, Xi must be associated with Winnie at every turn.

Tyrants must be mocked.

—Ben Garrison

Kirschen posted:

Saudi journalist attacks 'anti-peace' Jordan, calls for normalization with Israel!

Technowolf posted:

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Ben Garrison posted:

China has taken advantage of that. In fact, they have taken every advantage to advance their power while undermining the U.S. They steal our technology, bend trade deals to their favor, manipulate currency, and threaten us militarily. They are used to having the U.S. being their honey pot and they’ve indulged themselves for far too long. Until President Trump came along. Finally, someone is standing up to China—and it’s not just Hong Kong.

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Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

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Fister Roboto posted:

Oh god, Stantis is gonna stan hard for Biden.

Right up until he wins the nomination, that is, at which point it will be the same ol' "golly gee I don't know which to choose *votes for Trump*"

Sandpuppy posted:

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Infidelicious posted:

Wait... a good... branco?

galenanorth posted:

The quote seems like a knock at his sundowning, seeing as how Guam isn't a state. I don't know whether the quote is real or Stantis made it up because the actual sundown quotes weren't good enough for him. I don't get any Google results for "biden state of guam", so I'll assume the latter.

Garrison posted:

Guest Post By Ian Garrison, MAGA Millennial

World of Warcraft Classic Hype Shows That People Prefer Uniqueness, Not Socialism

As someone who has played Vanilla back in 2006, I was incredibly excited when Blizzard announced that they would re-release the original MMORPG. Apparently, I was not the only one. Major content creators and social media influencers have made it clear that this wasn’t just another expansion—it was “the ultimate World of Warcraft experience.” Yes, the grind would be real this time, where effort meant something, realm reputation was crucial, and being social in the community was critical. No more would gamers have instant group finders or watered-down mobs. Instead, gamers would have to put in the time, meet friends, join a guild, and tackle Azeroth the way Blizzard dreamed of way back in its release of 2004.

World of Warcraft will always have a special place in my heart. It was the game to play. It proved to be quite addicting. Why was that? The graphics weren’t really the best, and back in the day, a slow Internet almost guaranteed that you were disconnected. It was also a game where players spent 50% of the time walking (until you’re able to purchase a mount at level 40 that is) and getting annoyed by all the Leeroy Jenkins out there. (LOL) So why was it so addicting? Why was World of Warcraft re-released? Why was the hype so incredible?

In this post, we will be diving into why that is and the psychology behind it. In fact, it has far more to do with our current culture now than ever before.



I did not get into the game until 11:40 PM. I logged in at 6:00 P.M. It was just about six hours until the infamous Chewy Human Warrior set foot inside Azeroth again. Even upon access to the Bigglesworth Server, I still had to wait in line for quests.

So what’s going on here? Why the big deal? Was it really just all nostalgia for 30 year olds like me?

What’s going on here is that we are absolutely deprived of being somebody, being special, and being different. We are literally starving to be unique.

In the current game, everybody is the same. All the classes have been balanced out. Even the talent trees. Everybody is special. Everybody is the same. Everybody had Thunderfury, and Epics were a dime a dozen. The game got too easy. Blizzard sacrificed effort for convenience and safety. When one gamer complained about the logistics of building a 5 man group for the Deadmines—BOOM—there’s the instant queue in. Oh, and flying mounts? OK Blizzard, let’s just totally take out all human interaction and totally strip people of those awesome PVP battles in Stranglehorn Vale.

What Blizzard had done was take the journey out of something special.

Remember, it’s all about the journey, not the destination.

World of Warcraft Classic revived the journey. It was a journey full of struggles, mystery, excitement, magic, danger, and accomplishment. It was truly a big deal! And it was fun!

The current version of WOW is not fun. Nor is it exciting.

Our current culture isn’t either. It’s bland. Progressives, social justice warriors, and the entire Fake News all push equality and socialism. This destroys a challenge. Why work harder than the next guy?

What we’re seeing in World of Warcraft Classic is a test: to bring back challenging video games that reward effort, not equality or “balance” as Blizzard previously said.

I find it extremely ironic that video games were the first ones to implement “fairness” and “hand holding”, and now they’re implementing, “be somebody and stand out from the crowd” once again.

Azeroth is once again dangerous, exciting, and extremely rewarding.

Ian Garrison, MAGA Millennial and Cultural Observer

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Tnega posted:

What made WoW successful was that it had a well known company and IP behind it, and was not insanely difficult to start playing, so you had a game where it wasn't hard to know someone already playing. (once again, making it even easier) It also ran on Macs. I do have to wonder how much of the joy and hype is from a lack of micro-transaction bullshit.

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RoboRodent posted:

I really, really don't like Donald J Trump with human fingers.

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Korthal posted:

This whole time I thought this artist was pro trump, but is he just violently anti-democrat instead??

Hihohe posted:

Lol the orcs have been the good guys (at least not portrayed as super evil) since warcraft 3

World Famous W posted:

I beg you all not to start a horde vs alliance derail. Threads have been ground to dust under those heels.

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Feldegast42 posted:

Sucks that I will never get a chance to gank his character because he probably rolled on Whitemane

All the hardcore MAGA kids rolling as alliance / human is a little bit too on the nose