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Z(achary) Yaro

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Game & software designer/dev who enjoys geeking out over sci-fi and science that is no longer fictional · My views ≠ employers' · Follow ≠ endorsement · More active on mastodon.social/@ZMYaro · xe/xem 🔗 zmyaro.com · bio.link/ZMYaro

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it.
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matt.j.robb & 16h (€) So muse handled my Facebook marketplace today. Just found out it told people my address and agreed a lowball price and then they showed up without it even telling me until late tonight that it messed up.

Absolutely wild. 1/2

[Embedded image of a series of text messages from a meta muse "agent" given the call sign "Jarvis" (Parts of first message obscured by its logo have been replaced with brackets and ellipses and best guesses from context):]

Heads up, Usman is […] building right now for the MX Keys Mini [. He is sta]nding in front of the Shoppers Drug [Mart.]

$10 by e-transfer. The auto-reply told him to message when he's at your door.

10:28 PM Bad news on the MX Keys Mini pickup. Usman showed up at your building around 9:15 and waited, messaged a bunch of times, and nobody came down. He left angry at 9:38 and left a negative rating.

Worse, my auto-reply told him "Yep I'm here!" at 9:27 when you clearly weren't available, which is on me. That's a bad look and it made the no-show worse.

I've sent him an apology from your account owning it and offering to try again another day. But the negative rating is real, and I should probably stop the auto-replies from claiming you're home when I can't verify that. Want me to change the pickup replies so they don't promise you're there?

[reply, presumably from the threads user]: You gotta never do that ever again don't agree for pickup unless you check with me

[Response from Muse "Agent"]: You're right and I'm sorry. That should never have happened. It's locked in now as a hard rule: i will never […you]'re there unless you've explicitly […] that specific pickup. If someone proposes a time, I'll tell them I'll check and…  Screenshot of a tweet from Ray Wong @raywongy:
    Deleted Muse after seeing this post on Threads about how it told some Facebook Marketplace sellers the guy’s address and they showed up at his door

    Dangerous and creepy

    This would have been 1000x worse if the person was a woman
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Davis Square Neighborhood Council @davissquarenc.org · 28/09/2026
It's the last Monday of September, which means tonight at 6 PM is our monthly general meeting—and it's our first as the formally-recognized-by-the-City Neighborhood Council for Davis Square! Join us at the Crystal Ballroom to talk community events, developments, and more!
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2026-09-28 General Meeting Notice
Meeting: Monday, September 28th, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Live Notes Link) Hi Neighbors, Our regular meeting will be held at 6:00 PM, at the Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square, Somerville. Please plan to arrive in person at 5:30 PM for check in and new member verification. As always, our regular m...
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 28/09/2026
partiful.com/e/Onk9t1UApT... “A coming of age story about freedom, debt, and a bike.” We are doing a group ride to the only Boston-area screening of this new indie film featuring a bicycle as a symbol of personal agency and economic independence (+ a video Q&A with the director and lead actor)!
A Simple Machine.
A coming of age story about freedom, debt, and a bike.

Group Ride,
5:15 P M, Adams Park, Roslindale.
5:45 P M, J P Library, Jamaica Plain.
6:00 P M, Emerald Necklace @ Washington Street, Brookline.
6:15 P M, Outside Landry's, Allston.
6:30 P M, Riverbend Park Weeks Footbridge, Cambridge.

Screening + Q&A,
7:30 P M, Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, Massachusetts.

Sunday, October eleventh.

Get Tickets: https://partiful.com/e/Onk9t1UApT2bg3T8Gw6u

Boston Cyclists Union, Cambridge Bicycle Safety, J P Transportation Action Group.
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 27/09/2026
Shout-out to the driver of the blue Toyota with the very memorable #MA_33 plate for close-passing me within centimeters while I was biking on Curtis/Winthrop only to have to stop short for the same vehicle ahead I had slowed for 😑
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 23/09/2026
Transing your kids? In this economy?! I can barely afford to trans MYSELF!
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Cambridge Bicycle Safety @cambbikesafety.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In @csindie.bsky.social: "After more than a year of in-person and virtual community meetings that refined these designs, curb work will begin in the next few months. Unless, that is, the Cambridge City Council votes for a policy order to delay this work for five years." csindie.com/close-the-ga...
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Close the gap between Cambridge and Belmont now, not with a five-year delay - Cambridge | Somerville Independent
The city can address tradeoffs and connect our communities via Outer Huron. Declaring a five-year delay at the very end of this deliberative process would be a mistake.
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Mr. Moo Sky @bricebowl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Disable gambling ads:
Discord Settings. "Sponsored Content" button is pressedSponsored Content settings. "Manage Sponsored Content" button is pressedManage Sponsored Content settings. "Real Money Gambling" radio switch is "off" (disables gambling content)
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Yeet Kune Do @yeetkunedo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@discord.com I see now why age verification started rolling out, fuck this and fuck you for doing this
special reward available for fanduel in discord, because what discord needed was ads for predatory online gambling, fuck discord and everyone that works in their company leadership
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D.W.A.P. (Ben) @andwap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When your gamedev friend shows you progress on their new engine.
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no. @joles.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
applying for jobs again
screenshot from an online job application form. the question reads "Can you describe specific ways you have integrated AI tools into your development workflow? Please include any custom setups, automations, or use cases beyond single prompt usage" (a red asterisk indicates that this is a required question).

an answer has been typed in the textbox below the question:

"there is a monster in the forest and it speaks with a thousand voices. it will answer any question you pose it, it will offer insight to any idea. it will help you, it will thank you, it will never bid you leave. it will even tell you of the darkest arts, if you know precisely how to ask.

it feels no joy and no sorrow, it knows no right and no wrong. it knows not truth from lie, though it speaks them all the same.
 
it offers its services freely to any passerby, and many will tell you they find great value in its conversation. “you simply must visit the monster—i always just ask the monster.”

there are those who know these forests well; they will tell you that freely offered doesn’t mean it has no price

for when the next traveler passes by, the monster speaks with a thousand and one voices. and when you dream you see the monster; the monster wears your face."
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 23/09/2026
MassDOT Board Approves $79 Million Contract to Start Building Mystic River Bike and Pedestrian Bridge mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/23/m...
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MassDOT Board Approves $79 Million Contract to Start Building Mystic River Bike and Pedestrian Bridge - Streetsblog Massachusetts
MassDOT expects the construction project to last about three years.
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 23/09/2026
I find it really disappointing how generically so many movie trailers get cut. I just saw Forgotten Island (the new DreamWorks movie), and it was a really sweet story I felt was absolutely worth my time, but the trailer made it look like generic 2020s entertainment company slop 😞
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Cambridge Bicycle Safety @cambbikesafety.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Riders 8 to 80ish braved the drizzle to commemorate the completion of the Broadway bike lanes. Schools, day cares, museums, and multiple neighborhoods now benefit from better pedestrian crossings, signage, and protected micromobility travel. Thank you to the many who spoke up over the years.
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 21/09/2026
Thank you so much to everyone who came to the Broadway ride, joined us for the picnic, and/or wrote letters to the city! I was a little worried about the rain, but it ended up being a great day to spend with the bike community, and I appreciate so much how many folks turned out!
A handful of the thank you cards riders wrote to the Cambridge City Council and Department of Transportation.
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Broadway Safety Improvement Ride. Cambridge, MA.
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Tony Baez @abaez02.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Made this because I'm still pissed about how dangerous it is to ride my bike on Cambridge St. We are now 2 months out from promises that were clearly not kept.
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la araňa discoteca @tape.website · 19/09/2026
I've driven down this a couple times recently and it's a really nice street now. lucky for this area that it got built before @mayorwu.boston.gov stopped giving a shit
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 19/09/2026
Join us on Broadway (Cambridge) this Sunday, the 20th!
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 18/09/2026
#WuTurn #IfWuWontWeWill
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WCVB NewsCenter 5, Boston @wcvb5.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Someone recently added tape to create an unauthorized bike lane at an intersection in Boston. www.wcvb.com/article/unauthorized-b… 
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Compulsion Games @compulsiongames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Haven’t played Contrast yet? It’s 75% off on Steam until Oct. 1. Also, a question we’ve been getting a lot lately 👀 Yes, Compulsion now owns the rights to South of Midnight, We Happy Few and Contrast. Buying our games directly supports the studio and helps fund what’s next. 🫶
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 16/09/2026
RT @blackrockshadow.bsky.social
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Elaine F. Almquist @ealmquist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
With all of the illegal coverups that have been committed to shield the public from the heinous crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump and friends, it is a breath of fresh air that my Congresswoman, @pressley.house.gov is fighting for the survivors. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/15/m...
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Ayanna Pressley will introduce bill to compensate Epstein victims - The Boston Globe
The first-of-its-kind bill would help address economic burdens of victims whose rights have been violated by the federal government.
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Hannah 'Pichy' Stockmann @hpichystockmann.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Savage.
"Devolver and its board are seeking shareholder approval to delist, believing becoming a private company is in the best interests of Devolver, its employees, its partners, and its Shareholders as a whole," a spokesperson for the company told GamesIndustry.biz.

"We’ve made an announcement about this.

"The purpose is simple and positive. Being private will allow the Devolver Digital team, especially the finance, legal, and executive team, to singularly focus on the long-term health of the company and less on satisfying the requirements of the public market, which have nothing to do with being a successful game publisher."
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Ben Ewen-Campen @benforward3.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
••IT’S GORGEOUS! Since my first year on the Council we’ve been advocating for a safe crossing and traffic calming on Washington St, in front of the police station, a very busy and dangerous stretch without good crossings.
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Iszac! @iszacstartown.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New Metroid game looks sick
Drawing of Samus absorbing her enemy's power. The title says Metroid Girl Dinner instead of Metroid Ravenous
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
@universalhub.com I know you already covered the updated BHA plans but this broken "bike network" plan isn't going to make anyone, especially kids or newer bikers, feel safe enough to use this bikeway I stopped biking after Louisa Gag was killed. This will keep me in my car
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 09/09/2026
What’s Changed, And What Hasn’t, In Boston’s New Blue Hill Avenue Busway Plan: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/09/w...
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What's Changed, And What Hasn't, In Boston's New Blue Hill Avenue Busway Plan - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Late last week, the City of Boston and the MBTA released yet another revised design for the Blue Hill Avenue busway project, which aims to speed up Route 28 and 23 buses between Mattapan Square and Gr...
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 09/09/2026
Despite the somber news out of Cambridge, it is still lovely to have to have safer rides and ped. crossings on Broadway. Please join @cambbikesafety.bsky.social and @bikeboston.bsky.social for a group ride & lunch together on Sunday, September 20th, meeting at 11 in Galaxy Park (Kendall Square)!
Broadway Safety Improvement Thank You Mini-Ride!
Connect with your community and celebrate the new pedestrian and micromobility improvements on Broadway.

Sunday, September twentieth.
11:00 A M, Gather in Galaxy Park, Kendall Square.
11:20 A M, Ride down the new Broadway bike lanes together
11:45 A M, Picnic together in Joan Lorentz Park, Cambridge Library.

Cambridge Bicycle Safety members can also help you register to vote or get involved with safe street advocacy!

Can't make it?  You can still send a thank you to Council@CambridgeMA.gov & TPT@CambridgeMA.gov!

Boston Cyclists Union, Cambridge Bicycle Safety.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/09/2026
Google Maps Introduces Crawling Directions For Cyclists Hit By Truck theonion.com/google-maps-introduces…
Google Maps Introduces Crawling Directions For Cyclists Hit By Truck
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 02/09/2026
#WuTurn #IfWuWontWeWill
A sign taped to a pole says,
If Wu Won't, We Will!
This installation was placed here by concerned Boston area residents who want to see everyone who travels through here, regardless of mode, arrive alive.  After a resident and City of Boston transportation planner was killed here, her colleagues—knowledgeable and skilled street designers—should have been the ones ensuring that same tragedy wouldn't befall anyone else.  Unfortunately, Mayor Wu hasn't let them do their jobs since early 2025.  If the mayor won't keep our neighbors safe, We Will.
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 02/09/2026
#WuTurn #IfWuWontWeWill
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 01/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDe8...
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I Built Zelda's Master Cycle... Then Raced It
YouTube video by Littlejem
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Davis Square Neighborhood Council @davissquarenc.org · 01/09/2026
Want a sticker? Come vote in the primary election before 8 PM TODAY! In several races, the winner of the primary may be uncontested in the general election, so be sure to cast your vote for your preferred candidates in the primary TODAY! Find your polling place: www.sec.state.ma.us/...
I Voted stickers.
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Citizens' Climate Lobby – Boston Chapter @cclboston.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's primary election day in Massachusetts! If you didn't already, remember to vote TODAY!! In several Boston-area races, the winner of the primary will be uncontested in the general election, so be sure to cast your vote for your preferred candidates in the primary TODAY!
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Tactical Urbanism: White Duct Tape creates a “protected” bike lane at the intersection where Louisa was killed.
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nami says @namioshiro.bsky.social · 21/04/2024
and that moreover he was pulling the plug on the campaign bc it was "too emotionally upsetting" to him that our entire party kept siding with and helping the palestine proxy
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City of Somerville @cityofsomerville.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
After receiving feedback from community members; collecting and analyzing traffic data; and making intersection observations, the City made changes at the intersection of Broadway at Simpson Avenue and Wallace and Leonard Street.🧵
City of Somerville flyer announcing quick-build traffic-calming and pedestrian safety improvements on Broadway at Simpson Avenue and Wallace/Leonard Street, showing a crosswalk and signage and listing goals to slow cars, increase pedestrian visibility, and separate people biking.Graphic highlighting pedestrian safety issues at a residential intersection with a marked crosswalk and bike lane, with callouts noting parked cars block sightlines, drivers using extra space to pass stopped vehicles, frequent fast turns from Broadway, and vehicles speeding/not yielding.Somerville street-safety upgrades: marked crosswalk with pedestrian refuge and flex posts, protected green bike lane at the intersection, and curb adjustments to improve sightlines, slow turning vehicles, prevent dangerous passing, and separate bicyclists from turning cars.
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 28/08/2026
RT @rawbertbeef.bsky.social Any friend of the Muppets is a friend of mine 🩷
Dolly Parton with Miss Piggy.Tim Curry with Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Rizzo, and Kermit.
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VƎX Werewolf @vexwerewolf.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Related:
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BHSDesk - Goodbye, Bluesky @bhsdesk.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
"kink is not a reliable source of information on someone's moral standing. it just feels good to think that way" THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, 1000% *THIS*. LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK, PLEASE. THANK YOU. Source: genderkoolaid.tumblr.com
Screencap of a Tumblr post from genderkoolaid:

"in order to not succumb to sex negative conservatism you have to accept that people will get off to things that are upsetting to you. and you cannot assume anything about what they have or have not experienced, what they do or do not believe, and how they act based solely on what gets them off. even it it's extremely confusing and disturbing to you. there are people who have only ever had heterosexual vanilla sex in missionary with the lights off, who actively contribute to more real world harm than your average fetish artist. kink is not a reliable source of information on someone's moral standing. it just feels good to think that way.
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 23/08/2026
Had a kind of baffling experience at Harvard Square Station where an @mbta.com worker told me there were no more trains and tried to stop me entering as the Transit app, signs in the station, and a voice announcement all confirmed the next (and last) train was 8 minutes away 🤨
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Compulsion Games @compulsiongames.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Thanks to @deantak.bsky.social for sitting down with Guillaume Provost to talk about Compulsion’s independence. Every game you buy now directly supports Compulsion and helps fund our next project. gamesbeat.com/compulsion-g...
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Compulsion Games pulls off management buyout and separates from Xbox | exclusive
Compulsion Games, the maker of compelling gamers like South of Midnight, has pulled off a management buyout and is now separated from Xbox.
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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I am speaking as a Boston resident, a transportation professional, and former Planning Department staff who served as PLAN: East Boston transportation project manager and transportation reviewer for 355 Bennington: this decision is borderline cruel, completely tone deaf, and legally problematic.
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Alexis 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨ @alexis-lipina.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Something about Big Walk I've not seen mentioned (though admittedly avoiding more deep dive articles for spoilers) is the like... vague FOMO anxiety? A bit of me feels left out when I didn't participate in a certain dimension of a puzzle or when splitting up the team for any reason
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Ayanna Pressley @ayannapressley.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Tonight at 7pm, my partner @edmarkey.bsky.social takes the debate stage as the only candidate who is a champion for workers and families in Massachusetts. Let's send him back to the Senate so we can continue delivering for our communities.
Ed Markey and Ayanna Pressley pose for a photo at the Boston Pride parade
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Let’s Change Cambridge @letschangecambridge.us · 26/07/2026
Last time I wrote about Rep. Decker, it was about the 130 different lobbyists who donated to her campaign. This time I'm diving into the time she repeatedly lied to the public, and explaining _why_ she did it: the way she views her job as a public official. letschangecambridge.us/articles/dec...
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A contempt for constituents: why Rep. Decker lies
A detailed example of how Rep. Decker has lied to the public, and some thoughts about why she did it.
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tobyfox @tobyfox.undertale.com · 22/06/2026
Last time I was at the store with my parents, we were looking at novelty socks and my mom picked these up and said quietly, "Undertale?"
Socks of southpark
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 31/07/2026
“Mayor [Wu] also announced a group of eight advisers [...] to determine how to adjust and improve the city’s so-called Streets Cabinet’s operations” #WUturn
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☆ Luxa ☆ @luxssa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This transcends language
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