Spanish Inquisition

Spanish Inquisition

@peptopotemkin.bsky.social

Unexpected. "The Christian resolution to find the world ugly and bad has made the world ugly and bad." — Friedrich Nietzsche. “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” — Voltaire

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Connections Puzzle #1234 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got purple. Only got green once it was the only thing left. Still, I git them all... for once.

This Thanksgiving, make peace with your MAGA family members and offer to say grace before feasting. "Gracious Lord, please take our beneficent President to your bosom, right now, this very moment, don't wait a minute longer. Amen."

Here in the US the House and Senate has 535 elected members. They all vote on, and pass laws that affect me. I am represented by 3 of them, meaning I can only vote for (or against) 3 of 535 lawmakers (That's <0.6%). Make it make sense.

Am I the only one who read that headline as the story being about a nihilistic band named 'Mushroom Across Europe'?

Amanda Katz@katzish.bsky.social

Why is this student so upset about the mushroom, though? What could it have done to make her protest across the whole continent

Connections Puzzle #1230 🟩🟪🟨🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Got purple. Did NOT get blue. Someday I'll get all four... someday. Full disclosure: I fell for the trap. I just wish I could've gotten the rainbow version.

Connections Puzzle #1229 🟪🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Almost started with the coveted red herring rainbow, but just missed the yellow. Also, purple eluded me... again.

Wordle 1,951 2/6 ⬛🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 2nd eagle this week. That's 30 out of 1600+ games. Going for the hole in 2 and missing would've made it harder to get a birdie, but as they say: nothing ventured, nothing gained.

In loving memory of the late, great BioWare. RIP, beloved adventure game developer. Oh, all the adventures we went on together. I'll cherish the memories. I even have a soft spot for the games that weren't well received by the public, for I know you tried your best and it shows. #BioWare

Connections Puzzle #1227 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Only one bad guess... because I got very lucky with blue. Didn't get either blue or purple.

Connections Puzzle #1226 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟨 Sorry, but Yellow and Green are the same thing. Did get purple and blue, though.