@fesshole You called in with a case of purralysis.

@retech Okay, maybe you lost track here a little.

I want to give you a moment to read the words you wrote, which @inthehands quoted, and then read how I used those same words in my post.

You've engaged in "moving the goalpost", although I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt that this was not your intent.

@retech I think the important thing to remember is that *we* are forcing *them* to change tactics.

Which means yes, standing in the streets is most definitely hurting them. They can't bring in the numbers being demanded of them. We're slowing them and costing them money.

@inthehands

@retech Yes, we are in an arms race. They've changed tactics.

And guess what? We found out. Because they're being watched. Because people are out there and being alert. And because that open outrage actually makes the media pay attention.

People are rallying against those warehouses, forcing their local gov'ts to refuse approvals. The new offices? Building management can decide the risk is not worth the rent.

@inthehands

@retech Not to mention that morale among DHS agents is absolutely in the shitter, and that is 100% because they have been made crystal clear on how poor their image is to the public.

They get evicted from hotels. Barred from renting vehicles. Good old Bovino got tossed out of a Vegas bar.

It all adds up. Money isn't everything. 2/2

@inthehands

@retech You've missed all the videos of agents retreating and even giving up trying to arrest someone because of the crowds confronting them?

It is almost a certainty that observers have raised the alarm that gives targeted people time to find safety.

And it is people standing toe to toe with them that have brought multiple legal judgments down on them, making it absolutely clear the regime is breaking the law with impunity.

1/2

@inthehands

@JackMcGraw It will be offering an IPO this year. So he's lying out his ass to try to drive up interest.

Of course, he's meddled in stock prices before. No fine is more than pocket change for him.

@zompus @mhkohne SpaceX bought xAI and is going IPO this year.

Elon's spouting his typical empty promises to generate investor hype. It's pretty much all he's ever done.

@DeliaChristina "Wretches and Kings" by Linkin Park might fit in.

@ottaross Your post reminded me I've been wanting to do that. Thanks!

@darwinwoodka

@Sobex David did mention a sort of parody of Yennefer, who chose to look much younger than she was.

In this case, "alive" appears much younger than human aging at 300 years, so appearances are not a great metric.

Edit: E34, we know glamours exist.

@davidrevoy @RandomDamage @lazy

@Sobex Okay, I really have to ask.

She "looks too young for a post-doc"? How many 300-year-olds do you know and how do they typically compare in appearance to post-docs?

@davidrevoy @RandomDamage @lazy

@davidrevoy "statistically" is probably the operative word there, since that's more or less what they are... statistical word generators.

They'll never twist or surprise because they're going for the most likely output from the millions of artists they've been fed (and increasingly, re-ingesting slop).

(Edit: I probably didn't need to say all that, did I? Derp.)

Gotta say the Avian Intelligence mini has been spot-on and a delight.

@RandomDamage @Sobex @lazy

@davidrevoy Maybe if you asked AI to help you with your storylines...

*ducks and runs*

@RandomDamage @Sobex @lazy

@Sobex She took a gap year.

Maybe more than one. Okay, maybe a lot.

@davidrevoy @lazy

@davidrevoy Yep, I checked your site and clicked through the various tags before gathering the courage to act like I knew anything about it

@lazy

@lazy Being somewhat of a new follower, I'm not certain... but I don't think this is Pepper. Pretty sure her hair is brown and she's got more of a whimsical bearing.

Plus Carrot probably would have chewed it to pieces by now.

@davidrevoy