Penguken

GT ChBE 2020, UDel CBE PhD 20XX, D&D 5e, Anime Enthusiast, Nerd...yup that about sums it up

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

I have a confession and a plea to folks who are flirting with voting Jill Stein.

When I was a 20 year old college student in 2000, I voted for Ralph Nader instead of Al Gore. I loved the progressive message Nader offered, and Bush and Gore seemed kinda the same to someone who was paying peripheral attention.

I've regretted that vote for my entire adult life.

Ultimately, George Bush won by a margin of 500+ votes in the state of Florida over Gore. And that was the ballgame. Ralph Nader peeled 97,000+ votes away from Gore. If only 600 of those 90,000 had voted for the major party candidate that more aligned with their values, things would have been very different.

When I was in my senior year of college, 9/11 happened. The country and western world rallied around Bush's resolute response to the traumatizing terror attacks. I was in NY at the time, and it was a terrifying moment for the nation.

But the consequences of Bush being in office at that moment were immense.

Bush's disdain for his dad's nemesis, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, led him to invent a rationale to invade a country that literally had nothing to do with 9/11. End result? He killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi people, thousands of American troops, and spent over a trillion dollars of taxpayer money in the process.

Beyond the completely immoral and indefensible Iraq War, Bush was a complete disaster as a president. His "No Child Left Behind" effort turned public schools into standardized testing centers. He tripled down on fossil fuels and ignored climate change. His tax cuts for the rich helped contribute to the 2008 economic downturn that led to the Great Recession.

He was a terrible president.

In an alternate reality, Al Gore would have been president in 2001 when terrorists attacked America. Would he have gone into Iraq? Absolutely not. Would he have ignored global warming? 100% no! Gore was perhaps the preeminent proponent of fighting climate change at that time. Would he have passed massive tax cuts for the wealthy? No way.

This is a sliding doors scenario. What would have happened? We can't be sure. But one thing is for sure: those votes for Ralph Nader (in Florida in particular) were EXCEPTIONALLY consequential for the lives of millions around the world. Gore would have offered a more forward-facing, environmentally conscious & peaceful presidency that wasn't so rooted in grievance and privilege.

My point is:

Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will win the election. That is a fact. You might feel the need to submit a "protest vote" as I did in 2000.

Just be ready to wear it when Donald Trump wins, strips away reproductive rights from all Americans, implements an economy-destroying tariff, dismantles the entire federal government, eliminates the Department of Education, prosecutes his perceived enemies, and devolves America into chaos.

There are no perfect choices. But rest assured, there are only two.

Trust me - I've been wearing my vote for a quarter century.

[Dana Goldberg @DGComedy]

If you plan on voting for Jill Stein or Trump because of the war in the Middle East, please watch and reconsider. It’s just 6 minutes and it’s worth the watch.

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

Fact check:

Literally none of our solar panels are coming from China.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

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[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

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[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

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[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

I’m Kamala Harris, and I’m running for President of the United States.

[Tom Cardy @Tomycardy]

Perception check

[Penguken @penguken]

@paizo As a magus player, I’m DEVASTATED at what is being done to shocking grasp. Now what am I supposed to rely on for big bursty damage spellstrikes (and don’t say ignition) 😭

[Penguken @penguken]

@golgariguy @mathimus55 @danaroach @JosephMSchultz OOPS MY BAD! My humblest apologies my Lord

[Penguken @penguken]

@mathimus55 @golgariguy @danaroach hello all! Long time listener, first time stat challenger. I want to challenge Arterial Alchemy for equip cheating decks in red. I love blood in general for the cheap rummage effect, but equip 2 for +2/+0 isn’t what you wanna be doing, but (1/2)

[Penguken @penguken]

It’s mostly run in Vampire decks (which is very thematic), but this card needs more play in decks that care about equipment! Thanks y’all 😊

[Penguken @penguken]

In decks like Syr Gwyn (my fave), Astor, Bruenor, Ardenn/Rograkh, Wyleth, Akiri, all want to/can equip these for cheap/free and add 6 power to the board right away. It almost always turns on puresteel paladin by itself! And when you need to rummage for an answer you can! (2/3)

[Penguken @penguken]

@golgariguy I pulled this from a pack and love it. In my mind, it’s definitely the most fun tutor, cause sometimes you exile what you’re looking for and then your like “OOP…guess I’ll go find that thing I was looking for…a ha ha HA 😳”

[Penguken @penguken]

@weirdcards

[Penguken @penguken]

@ghirapurigears This card is just good. My buddy uses it in Krothuss

[Penguken @penguken]

@mrfitzyfitz My partner has this and I’ve never thought of it like that, she always just runs Bruna, but I’d totally be ok with that. I’d like to see her meld them more :)

[Penguken @penguken]

@ThePixelSlime1 Amazing thread! I’ve never done any pixel art (or digital art) but you and other FE pixel artists inspired me to try. What software is good for doing this kind of thing?

[Koi Carreon 🎏 @lekoifish]

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