For members of the #GlobalMajority these ... "surprised" and "shocked" responses are ... irritating and a little ridiculous.

It's already exhausting existing in a reality that the majority of the population never seemed to believe was real or even cared about. Many members of the #GlobalMajority have been expressing the truth of their lived reality for a very, very, long time to deaf ears or, more accurately, disinterested ears.

You shouldn't be surprised.
It's the LAST thing you should be.

If you are ... surprised by anything going on out in the world I think you should adjust that emotion to something more realistic and appropriate.

Surprise implies that you have not been paying attention to anything for the past decade.

Surprise implies that you have zero idea of what reality is like outside of your own.

Surprise implies that you don't realize the truth.

I can assure you those of the #GlobalMajority are not surprised by any of this.

Rethink your responses to reality.

#Zephon is no joke.

It's been a while since I played a hardcore 4X. I tend to avoid them to be honest because I'm bad at them ... except for CIV.

I wanted to challenge myself and this world of Zephon is pretty interesting and the gameplay is no joke. No hand holding. No nothing.

https://youtu.be/zZXl5I73vys

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#DeathStranding 5th Anniversary Special Movie from #Kojima Productions

世界中のポーターの皆さんから寄せられる心温まる物語に、心から感謝しています。あなた一人ひとりのストーリーが、きっと誰かの力となり、支えとなり、新たな一歩を踏み出す力になるでしょう。

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥.

https://youtu.be/BWYnwCfm7hk

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The live instrumental band rocking out during a Crazy Taxi run sounds absolutely epic!

You can check out a preview in the video below, which showed the same band rocking out to a recorded run of the game at Summer Games Done Quick (SGDC) 2024.

https://youtu.be/T1sjLtAk3EU

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It’s almost time again for Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), the zany speedrun-fest for a good cause.

The hook for this year’s event is a run of the Dreamcast classic #CrazyTaxi with a live backing band. Funds raised from this year’s showcase will benefit the nonprofit Prevent Cancer Foundation.

AGDQ 2025 runs from January 5 to 12 in Pittsburgh.

Last year’s AGDQ raised $2.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. They have raised $51.8 million for charity over 15 years.

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The Knoxville, Tenn. community was left in shock after a historic building on the campus of East Tenn.’s only Black college was burned to the ground Monday, Nov 4th.

Authorities believe it wasn’t just an errant spark or bad fuse box that caused the fire — they’re looking for the culprit.

The fire, which was reportedly visible from downtown, did irreparable damage to the 100-year-old building on the campus of Knoxville College, leaving the already struggling HBCU further deprived.

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦? 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘢. 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺. - Jac Schaeffer, creator of Agatha All Along

🤞🏾

#CoSoMusic
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Performer/Artist: Kent Nishimura
Title: Human Nature by Michael Jackson; a solo acoustic guitar cover.

Incredible. ❤️

https://youtu.be/U2JFpCiuurs

Mubi has unveiled an official trailer for the documentary film #Witches, made by filmmaker Elizabeth Sankey which is about witches, and their depiction in pop culture and media.

It offers a profound look at the intersections of motherhood, mental health, and the enduring archetype of the witch, unraveling centuries of stigma with an empowering, modern perspective.

https://youtu.be/_qwx5350Bj8

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Black people throughout the country, in more than 20 states, have been getting racist text messages that order them to report to a plantation for slave labor, according to reporting by CNN and numerous other outlets. The texts reference “slave catchers” and “picking cotton,” These hate-filled messages have been received by both kids and adults. The texts appear to be targeting Black and Brown individuals, including students.

#AndSoItBeginsInEarnest

Oupas Design, a creative studio from Portugal, has spent over 12 years crafting playful, custom paper art for brands like Salesforce, Hermès, and The Atlantic.

Founded by three friends—Cidália, Joana, and Sofia—the studio’s work reflects their passion and expertise in paper art, evident in their detailed, whimsical creations that bring ideas to life.

https://oupasdesign.com/

#YomikoReadman would be proud #IYKYK ❤️

#CoSoArt #PaperUsers

Anthony Ventura, an award-winning Canadian artist, is known for his highly detailed and expressive illustrated portraits.

A graduate of Sheridan College’s Illustration program, he has worked with major clients like Playboy, Rolling Stone, Time Magazine, Doritos, and ESPN, with standout celebrity pieces featuring Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Nikki Sixx that showcase his exceptional linework and unique use of color and texture.

https://www.behance.net/EvolveR

#CoSoArt

Congratulations to the Queens of #aespa for hitting a significant Youtube milestone 🎉

Their music video for “Next Level” surpassed 300 million views on November 9. This is about three years, five months, and 22 days since its release on May 17, 2021.

I've not been a fan of aespa's music really but I like their concept and ideas. Actually, Next Level was probably the last time their music made sense 🤣 Their stuff is so wildly different now.

Congrats!

https://youtu.be/4TWR90KJl84

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Elwood Edwards died Tuesday, one day before his 75th birthday.

Elwood was a staple at the Ohio station for years, working as a graphics whiz and camera operator, among other roles. But, it was back in 1989 when he struck gold, earning worldwide fame — and a spot in internet history — as the voice of America Online's "You've Got Mail" message.

He was asked to record just 4 simple lines — "Welcome," "You've Got Mail," "Files Done," and "Goodbye"

He was paid $200.

RIP Elwood

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 ... 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭.

https://thewebrecluse.blog/onrealism/

𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦; 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘮 ... 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵.

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𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥-𝘮𝘢𝘱 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦, 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. - Dann Sullivan

https://lithobreakers.itch.io/notes-on-the-disappearance-of-a-sister

𝘐’𝘮 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵 ... 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧-𝘢-𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵-𝘨𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. - Dann Sullivan