⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce)
benroyce@mastodon.social
<p>𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕪𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕨𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟</p><p>i am a hothead and a loudmouth</p><p>ᵗʰⁱˢ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ˢᵒᶜⁱᵃˡ ᵐᵉᵈⁱᵃ ᵃᶜᶜᵒᵘⁿᵗ ⁱ ʰᵃᵛᵉ<br />ᵃⁿʸ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ "ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵉᵉ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵉᵈⁱᵛᵉʳˢᵉ ᵒʳ ᵒⁿ ᵃⁿʸ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵖˡᵃᵗᶠᵒʳᵐ ⁱˢ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵐᵉ</p><p>i live near <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RochesterNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RochesterNY</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rochester" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rochester</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NY" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NY</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FingerLakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>F
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#LakeOntario " #LakeAmerica" #Trump bullshit is an insult to #NativeAmerican peoples Says me? Says #JCSeneca, president of the #Seneca Nation, of the #Haudenosaunee ( #Iroquois) Confederacy A blistering good read: https://sninews.org/2026/08/28/seneca-nation-president-addresses-president-trumps-call-to-rename-lake-ontario/ "We will always call Lake Ontario by the name derived from the language of our ancestors – the name that, like the strength and influence of the Seneca peo...
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There's a country with an #election in 2026 where the opposition is #centrist, not #leftist Messing with the election, corrupt manipulation, by its authoritarian leader, figures in the election So what's the point of voting? Well the point is better, not perfection Btw: I'm not talking about the #USA I'm talking about #Hungary, where this is just announced: https://www.portfolio.hu/gazdasag/20260926/magyar-peter-bejelentette-2027-tol-jon-az-eddigi-terveknel-is-szigorubb-va...
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#Strömstrad #Sweden #Sverige #firefighter playing "the floor is lava, extra super advanced mode" I couldn't do this. Hanging by one arm for that long? I don't know if this is training. It could be #firefighters bored and giving each other crazy challenges, I'm not sure
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In the #USA important #midterms are coming up " #Trump is going to mess with the #election" "On a particular issue, both sides don't offer me anything" "The #Democrats are going to win, they don't need me" etc #Perfectionism and #cynicism, as well as #MAGA, is how we creep towards #fascism Another country earlier this year was facing similar/ worse prospects of meddling The people showed up And look at #Hungary now: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/new...
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You don't have to like your job But there are worse jobs out there
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Say you have 2 districts 1. votes 60-40 for #Republicans 2. votes 55-45 for #Democrats So you move district borders around Now you have 1. 54-46 for Republicans 2. 52-48 for Republicans This is #gerrymandering This is the #USA's stupidity But! What if you have a deeply unpopular president? If you never moved the districts, #voter sentiment swing might leave one Republican district But *now* you lose both districts This might happen in #Texas: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/othe...
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I despise "it's just a prank bro" #influencers I despise #pervertGlasses However What if someone used the glasses, on #Meta employees, as an act of #satire? Amazingly, Meta: 1. shows why we are all here on the #fediverse away from corporate control, 2. and shows why their pervert glasses are so wrong: "Meta removes stairist's [sic] critical video of employees filmed with company's glasses" (for "bullying", from #Instagram) https://nltimes.nl/202...
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#Crow Mutual Aid #Crows #Bird #Birds #Corvid #Corvids
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I have no argument with #Zelensky's words But I would have gone with " #Diesel prices are high because you started a pointless #war with #Iran you fucking moron. It's not #Ukraine's fault" I don't have the emotional tenor to be a politician “Diesel may be important to some, but lives are more important to us”: Zelensky reveals in a phone call #Trump asked him to stop strikes on #Russia's #oil #refinery s #UkraineWar #Hormuz #oilCrisis #energy #Putin
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@randahl@mastodon.social it's funnier than that there's no microphones because there's no press pool, as you note, due to his temper tantrum but, hilariously, he keeps bloviating his bullshit and {relief} no one can hear his mental vomit #trump
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I don't know what's going on but it's provocative "Classified Breakfast" Oil on Canvas Ale Vas 2026 https://www.instagram.com/alevas.artist/ #NotAI #Art
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Nice method #techbros #techbro #misogyny
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"BUT MUH PURITY!" Fuck you, loser If you don't #vote, you're not a #leftist A leftist has an ideological goal and acts to achieve it "The #candidate sucks" Did you vote in the #primaries? No? So why does the candidate suck? An inert turd tut tutting everyone is not serving ideology They are serving a psychology: Self-validation at the expense of real world stakes (or validation from vote-suppression troll campaigns) Are you blue in the pie chart? Then YOU...
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many of you won't fall for this, but just in case: the #usa and #denmark has a deal about #us #military in #greenland since 1951 nothing has changed or rather, an example: #trump used to howl about the trade agreement between usa #canada and #mexico. so he made his own one. because it had "trump" written on it in crayon in his second term, he howled about the previous deal, that he made it's all bullshit for people who don't pay attention and to satisfy a narcissist h...
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" #Australia and #NewZealand could follow #Canada into associated #EU membership, #Metsola tells Euronews" It seems EU is becoming #Eurovision 😆 (I'm just making jokes, I think this is great) https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/17/australia-and-new-zealand-could-follow-canada-into-associated-eu-membership-metsola-tells- #Europe
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"Saudis tell European refiners they’ll get no crude next month" The world has to transition to #GreenEnergy and it is transitioning to Green #Energy (too slowly) But Not like this Sudden major supply disruptions are not easily handled This is an "oh shit" moment And it's not just about #Europe And it's not a one-off Alarmism, like complacency, is a mental trap I don't want to do it However... 😬 https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/saud...
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Attention #fediverse / #mastodon We're entering #election season in the #USA. The #midterms That means something for you: You will see an increase in #trolls Messages along the lines of "Nothing ever changes, both sides the same, waah" #cynicism And "The candidate is unideal. Allow me to amplify and manufacture high holy outrage on the point" #perfectionism All of which is designed to suppress the #left #vote and help #MAGA You have been warned. Brace yourself...
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did anyone want to hear a #Shakespeare speech castigating nativist cruelty against #immigration? of course such a speech exists: bigoted malice against #immigrants is not new. the wicked have long yoked the ignorant and indecent for power it refers to a real event: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_May_Day it is called "The Strangers' Case" speech from the play "Sir Thomas More" here delivered by #IanMcKellen from memory (#Gandalf, #Magneto, etc) on "The Late...
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#LukasGraham statement on the #EdSheeran drama well said Lukas 👏 👏 👏 A LARGE BAG OF MONEY IS NOT FREE SPEECH https://www.instagram.com/lukasgraham/ #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #music #Christiania #Denmark #RobertKraft #plutocracy #FreeSpeech #Pink #Macklemore #LoopTour
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It is said the #USA has #gerontocracy problem But I assert we have a #necrocracy problem (searching... oh wow, that's a real word) Jokes aside, I think you could classify this as #ElderAbuse #Republicans aren't letting go of #MitchMcConnell because they don't want his seat to go to the #Democrats Let the man retire https://www.reuters.com/world/us/frail-looking-mcconnell-returns-us-senate-after-three-month-absence-2026-09-14/
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Update on the #Macklemore #EdSheeran #Pink #RobertKraft drama I think we can call this the "you're canceled" uno reverso maneuver: "no, you" In solidary with Macklemore: #Finneas quit #AaronRowe quit #LukasGraham quit Ed's own backing band, #Beoga, quit 💪 😤 All of his opening acts on his #LoopTour So Ed reaps the taste of ash in his mouth over his desire to be "neutral" on #genocide https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/finneas-aaro...
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I told him that if those words were more offensive than tens of thousands of Palestinian children being killed by Israel, then there was a fundamental disconnect between where those people stood and where I stood. But he couldn't get past his public facing, "I don't take sides." And I get why people don't. Taking a side can cost you. Money, brand deals, sponsorships, festivals, private shows, relationships and access. I've lost all of those things. 7/x
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed Effective communication on an important topic https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/ 1/x #Palestine #G...
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"Cadeira de Pernas Cruzadas" (Crossed-Legs Chair) By Brazilian artist and designer Luiz Philippe Carneiro de Mendonça https://www.galeriaalphaville.com.br/leiloes/178/lote/160
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if you're going to have a rage warehouse, it has to be ire proof that just makes sense
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#Texas could elect a #Democrat for #governor It's close She could also lose to #GregAbbott If that fills you with dispirit so you resolve to not turn out... well, then you're part the problem #Vote! Voting alone will not fix this country But doing all the other things, and not voting, that's just foolish Even as just a matter to make the other struggles easier " #GinaHinojosa could be Texas' first #Latina governor. Here's her story" https://www.usatoday.c...
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Little known fact: before #TerryCrews was a famous #actor, he was a #portrait #artist As a teenager in #Flint #Michigan he was a courtroom sketch artist. He got an #arts #scholarship to college but switched to #football. His #NFL football career was meager, he was constantly cut from rosters. So to survive financially he did locker room commissioned portraits of his teammates Talk about range Anyway here he is hand sketching #SofiaVergara https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcztcUSgZav/
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#Turtles out there being goofy and enjoying themselves, smh (/s) #turtle #wildlife