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If you are planning to call MasterCard/Visa/etc to harass them because they didn't want rape simulator "games" on Steam, ask yourself two things:

did I put this same amount of effort into, say, local politics?

am I being honest with myself and others about which games were taken down?

I've put *literal* blood sweat and tears into volunteering for Planned Parenthood, protesting against MAGA in my hyperconservative community, and writing letters to representatives begging them to support reproductive rights. Where were you? Not the fuck there, I daresay. And now you're on the verge of rioting because your rape games aren't accessible on Steam anymore? AND you're lying and saying that it's an attack on LGBT people? Or, if you're not lying, you're falling for that BS?

I don't know why I'm even saying anything, because I know it's hopeless, but maybe a tiny bit of human decency will burrow its way into your stunted brains.

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im so sick of hearing men make the argument that its totally normal to be attracted to 13-17 year old girls because of fertility the falseness of it just angers me so much

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Almost 1% of all children in Australia born in the year 2022 have been forced to undertake STI testing because a male pedophile worked at a series of childcare centres and assaulted countless victims

The corporate childcare center chain he worked for had a policy that prohibited parents from requesting only female staff change nappies

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Landlord wants the grass cut in the middle of a heat wave ohh my god THE GRASS KEEPS THINGS COOL

our yard has more fireflies out of the entire neighborhood, it attracts flycatchers and several insectivorous species I fucking hate lawn culture so much

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i love hearing about the declining birth rate like yesss that is a major problem considering our dominant economic model. a problem i plan on contributing to 👍 joining the war on declining birth rates on the side of declining birth rates

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if andrew tate raped and pimped out young men and boys, women would be incessantly advocating for the victims and men would find a way to blame feminism

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From the article:

Colombia saw a 33% drop in deforestation in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the environment ministry said Thursday, citing stronger community coordination and a crackdown on environmental crime. Speaking at a press conference, Environment Minister Lena Estrada Añokazi said deforestation fell from 40,219 hectares in early 2024 to 27,000 hectares this year. The government identified 18 active deforestation hot spots, including 13 in the Amazon and others in regions like Catatumbo, Arauca and the Pacific north. “In the Amazon’s national parks, deforestation dropped by 54% ... which is a very good result,” Estrada said, highlighting gains in Amazonian parks Tinigua, Chiribiquete and La Macarena.

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white woman: all men hold privilege over all women

literally any masc POC: this is not true

this white ass website: yess I love not taking intersectionality into account. yesss i love forgetting brown people exist and forgetting my privilege as a white person

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thank you leftist man for supporting women's rights to cater to you sexually no matter what. you are so brave. i also really appreciate how you criticize conservative views that keep women from being sexually available to you. as a male feminist truly you understand that the ultimate goal of feminism is for women to choose to do whatever is most convenient for your penis. you are our #1 ally.

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and i don’t intend to imply that liberals always support women as public property, nor that conservatives always support women as private property. they do often cross contaminate. you’ll have conservatives who love brothels, and liberals who believe everything that occurs inside the domestic sphere is fine. liberals get anxious by young women being sex negative and alienated by kink in much the same way conservatives like to doomsday about declining birth rates—women are not providing men their birthright and this pathological behavior must be corrected. at the end of the day, all angles of these tendencies can agree that women being owned by men is the natural order of things. if women don’t reproduce heterosexual ideology, there’s a glitch in the system.

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The censorship problem online is actually getting so out of hand. Like you realize that by censoring yourself you give media outlets the power to censor you and everyone else, right?

I literally saw a video referring to bikini kill as "bikini unalive." BIKINI UNALIVE. we can't even say BAND NAMES anymore. Why make social media age restricted if you're still going to censor everything to be appropriate for children?

And it's really only happening because people are being monetized by social media, and therefore giving control of their speech patterns to faceless websites and apps. We're literally being trained to actively censor ourselves in real time because companies like tiktok and youtube won't pay you if you say "rape" and "murder."

Tl:dr bring back saying fuck and kill and sex and shit

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I’m never wrong

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Feminism aside, I think it’s bonkers the fact that we have lived in a patriarchal society is just completely overlooked in historical contexts and discussions about how certain ideologies/thoughts changed and formed the world. Like the fact that men have exploited women for their reproductive capacity and the way this has formed so much of society and culture for millennia and yet it’s not extensively talked about, and is sidelined as unimportant is wild. It’s all in the fact that men think patriarchy is natural and not an ideology so they are blind to it.

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Firefly species discovered after 90-year absence: 'Even when things seem lost, they can still find their way back'

Jun 11, 2025 1:40 PM

In October, Monash University master’s student Tan Wei Jack was doing a routine specimen examination of a firefly sample discovered in the dense forests of Bukit Kiara, Malaysia. 

Then he did a double-take. 

“I was examining some previously collected specimens under the microscope and noticed something strange, a feature that didn’t match what I’d just learned about Colophotia fireflies the day before,” Tan told Monash University in early June. “This was the moment I knew that something was different.”

Tan soon realized that he was looking at a Pteroptyx gombakia, or a Gombak bent-winged firefly. The discovery marked the first time that the species had been identified in 90 years — and the first live sighting of the species, ever. 

“Everyone was so supportive. I’m really grateful for that,” said Tan, who studies under the tutelage of Dr. Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh — a leading firefly expert and conservationist. 

“There’s still so much to learn, especially about Pteroptyx gombakia,” Tan continued. “The next step is to study its ecology and figure out what it’s doing in a place like Bukit Kiara.”

Jusoh verified her student’s discovery, saying that the characteristic difference was small but remarkably distinct. 

“The difference was spotted in the firefly’s light-producing organ called the ‘lantern,’ which is located in the insect’s abdomen,” Jusoh said. 

“Indeed, it is truly magical we have this rare group of fireflies living in the heart of our city.” 

Tan said that the fieldwork that his honors degree requires has been fully immersive — and incredibly arduous. 

“The physical fatigue from hiking and the mental fatigue from constantly being on the lookout for a flash of light, all while being in near total darkness, gradually took its toll,” Tan explained. 

“I have come to learn that recognizing your body’s limits and taking appropriate breaks is essential for the long run.”

But his studies have also provided a valuable lesson — one that mirrors the Gombak bent-winged firefly’s return.

“It’s a reminder that even when things seem lost, they can still find their way back,” Tan said. 

In October 2023 — a year before Tan’s once-in-a-century discovery — his mentor gave a TED Talk at TED Women in Atlanta, Georgia, on the importance of fireflies — also known as “kelip-kelip.”

“[They’re] so much more than pretty lights … they are an essential part of a healthy ecosystem,” said Jusoh, who spent her summers surrounded by fireflies on the coast of Peninsular Malaysia. 

“The lifecycle of fireflies keeps the ecosystem balanced. Each firefly, in each indicative life stage, has specific needs for habitat to thrive.” 

She also pointed out that fireflies are an “indicator species.” 

“In a mangrove forest, when you see a population of fireflies decreasing, that could be due to water quality degradation, which can be a sign of a collapsing food chain,” Jusoh said. “Why? Because firefly larvae eat snails, and snails need good water quality to thrive.”

Jusoh said that climate change, habitat loss, and pesticide use have ushered in the global decline of fireflies. 

Fortunately, there are several eco-friendly measures anyone can take, no matter where they are in the world. 

Steps include opting for non-chemical pest management, planting native trees and grasses, and reducing excessive use of artificial lights, which disorient fireflies and actively lessen reproduction rates. 

Even in regions where fireflies do not live, these three measures can help countless “backyard” wildlife species, including frogs, bees, owls, bats, and more. 

Today, Tan and Jusoh continue their firefly studies and conservation through Friends of Bukit Kiara, a nonprofit that leads environmental efforts throughout the forested region. 

“Wildlife and conservation are fields which require a lot of passion,” Tan said, offering encouragement to aspiring scientists. “If you have enough passion, that passion will light the path ahead of you towards the future.”

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i like when people go “why would you harass someone for nudes lol there’s so much free porn 🤪🤪” as if giving every small male child instant access to an infinite library of internet pornography is not the reason they feel entitled to having access to the bodies of all their female peers, too

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I think a lot of what pro-AI people are really wanting is stuff that already exists but they don't know it's out there like

can't format a work email? templates

don't know how to write a resume? templates

writing a thank you card or a condolences card or a wedding invitation? templates templates templates

not sure how to format your citations in MLA or whatever format? citationmachine.net

summary of something you're reading for school/work? cliffsnotes.com

recipe based on ingredients in your fridge? whatsintherefrigerator.com

there's a million more like, guys, we don't need AI, we never needed generative AI

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Men: Why don’t women feel safe around me 🥺

Those Same Men: WHAT DO YOU MEAN STEAM REMOVED GAMES FEATURING INCEST, RAPE AND PEDOPHILIA 🤬🤬🤬