I had a doctors appointment today and the receptionist said it's no wonder people are killing insurance ceos
We appreciate the event, and as far as the event goes, his head just did that.
The guy himself is a meme 
. A very funny thing happened. Things like "we can't let the right take him from us" or "on this day we are all Luigi" or (sincerely) "don't worry about all those times he retweeted people who are entering the Trump 2024 administration" are whatever you call garbage in a place which cherishes shitposts.
Hello comrades. In the interest of upholding our code of conduct - specifically, rule 1 (providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all) - we felt it appropriate to make a statement regarding the lionization of Luigi Mangione, the alleged United Healthcare CEO shooter, also known as "The Adjuster."
In the day or so since the alleged shooter's identity became known to the public, the whole world has had the chance to dig though his personal social media accounts and attempt to decipher his political ideology and motives. What we have learned may shock you. He is not one of us. He is a "typical" American with largely incoherent, and in many cases reactionary politics. For the most part, what is remarkable about the man himself is that he chose to take out his anger on a genuine enemy of the proletariat, instead of an elementary school.
This is a situation where the art must be separated from the artist. We do not condemn the attack, but as a role model, Luigi Mangione falls short. We do not expect perfection from revolutionary figures either, but we expect a modicum of revolutionary discipline. We expect them not simply to identify an unpopular element of society 
, but to clearly illuminate the causes of oppression and the means by which they are overcome. When we canonize revolutionary figures, we are holding them up as an example to be followed.
This is where things come back to rule 1. Mangione has a long social media history bearing a spectrum of reactionary viewpoints, and interacting positively with many powerful reactionary figures. While some commenters have referred to this as "nothing malicious," by lionizing this man we effectively deem this behavior acceptable, or at the very least, safe to ignore. This is the type of tailism which opens the door to making a space unsafe for marginalized people.
We're going to be more strict on moderating posts which do little more than lionize the shooter. There is plenty to be said about the unfolding events, the remarkably positive public reaction, how public reactions to "propaganda of the deed" may have changed since the historical epoch of its conception (and how the strategic hazards might not have), and many other aspects of the news without canonizing this man specifically. We can still dance on the graves of our enemies and celebrate their rediscovered fear and vulnerability without the vulgar revisionism needed to pretend this man is some sort of example of Marxist or Anarchist practice.
Hotdog Stand Gang
This post was reported for being fake. It might be, it might not be, but here's your reminder to be an adult and not believe everything you read on the Internet, regardless of if it is hosted on CNN or Substack.
Israel's MO is always to take whatever they can get away with. They will not stop unless something stops them.
man 100%ed Fez lmao
I think that picture went out too soon for it to be a situation where the detectives had already concluded the case was unsolvable and they need to go find a warm body to throw in prison to save face.
All the leftist podcasters will be sleeping well tonight.
Every security buffer mysteriously gets filled up with condos, neccessitating an additional security buffer. :thonk:
The Lion of Arwad.
After 21 years of development, FreeCAD 1.0 is rapidly approaching. The project has entered a release-candidate phase, where testing versions are released for last-minute evaluation and bug discovery before finalization. This post links to the RC1 announcement (the big news), but a second 
release candidate has been published since then.
16,651 deaths to get through 'beginner' and 'intermediate' lmao.
For those who live under a rock, Strawberry Jam is a collaborative level pack made for Celeste which contains 111 levels and NINE HOURS of original soundtrack. It embodies the workmanship of over 350 contributors. The levels are split into five categories ranging from 'beginner' to 'grandmaster.'
This is what the final stage of 'intermediate' looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm7zvu0kDro
One month game jam running the month of September, targeted primarily at users of the Fediverse (that includes us 
)
No prizes, and the rules are pretty loose. I know we had a game jam on here once (with multiple entries!), so I figured I'd share this. Hell, I might try to think of a feasible project myself.
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Every morning I wake up, brush my teeth, look in the mirror, and say "I didn't see nothing"