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EFFORTPOST Let's Play Civ4: Dawn of Civilization Cute twinks Part 2: Carthago Delenda Est

Happy continued Civilization IV week !g*mers :marseyexcited: We're playing the turboneurodivergent Dawn of Civilization mod that replicates world history. Following last game, we have just recently gone from the "Roman Kingdom" to the "Roman Empire" following the conquest of Greece. We control up to Byzantium (Constantinople).

The Persians (probably) razed Sfard so there's nothing left to conquer there. We need to settle one more city in Anatolia at some point. India (Gupta Empire) has a higher score than us but is behind us technologically. Persia (Achaemenid Empire) is very stable, prosperous, and more advanced than us.

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Athens is a huge boon to us and a Great Person will be born there soon, either a Great Merchant or a Great Prophet. We need Currency for our first victory condition, so hopefully it's the Great Merchant. I decide to go ahead and research Law. If the GP turns out to be a Prophet we'll get Aesthetics which will put us a step closer to Architecture, one of the technologies we need to research first for the third victory condition.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736535820NXUmhg5R9AmT0A.webp

Law allows us to enable Citizenship

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736535820a1D3hRm7Ai4L7w.webp

The High Upkeep is going to suck when our empire gets big, but it will help a lot with getting buildings up for the "Bread and Circuses" victory condition. Hopefully the quick libraries will offset the cost of upkeep a little.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736535227Vu3m2rVwNPvkAQ.webp

Since Carthage opened borders with us when we were in a mutual war with Greece, we're able to spy on them a little. They control the Levant including Jerusalem and their original capital of Surru (Tyre) when they were the Phoenicians.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736535286-wyLfP3Ayfpdjg.webp

Surru is lightly defended, but I have to attack fast because the Phoenician Unique Power allows them to quickly raise mercenaries. They have a Silk Road trade route and built the Great Cothon there instead of Carthage so it will be a strong prize along with the holy city of Judaism.

While snooping around the area we establish contact with the Nubians

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The Roman Empire is stable as heck. We have strongly booming economy (+9). The way economy works in RfC and DoC is based on commerce GROWTH. Not treasury gain, not commerce alone, but the amount of commerce (:marseycoin:) gained per cycle whether it be from citizens in cities working tiles or through trade.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736536510BkSLibp2-lclsg.webp

The coins and bigass money bags are units of commerce, also available through Trade Routes in the upper left (these show the cities we're trading with, right now Athens is trading with Carthagian cities). Athens is rich and we just built a Silver mine in Tarragona, so we're booming. The drawback is that if we can't sustain this growth we'll crash into a recession. Fortunately we also have very compatible civics for the Classical age (Domestic +8).

Most importantly, there is plenty of room to expand. Trade routes be darned, it's time for some Punic Wars :slimespartan:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736538178h-6-6UEXQBh8dw.webp

Surru falls. Even attacking over a river, our City Raider legion take out the defenders easily. The last troops are rushed mercenaries (the blue glow meaning they're so fresh they haven't even been promoted yet) and go down like a b-word.

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Surru is great. The Silk Road trade route disappears once conquered and it's a little cramped next to Jerusalem, but The Great Cothon adds production to their coastal tiles and a Great Scientist is settled there.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736490740JU8N_ZZqfCSIGw.webp

Where Hannibal is successful is in harassing the shit out of our warships guarding the Iberia/Italy coast with a swarm of galleys. Motherlovers are like locusts :marseybee:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736540497Xn_0p-lJ1SDINA.webp

Our Great Person is born in Athens - it was 50/50 a Merchant or a Prophet and we got the Merchant (aka mercenary commander) Pubius Sittius. This will allow us to finish Currency quicker, allowing us to build Forums for our "Bread and Circuses" goal, with some additional spillover to Navigation. With Law and Currency we can now research Politics, one of the technologies required for the third victory condition. Persia, our chief technological rival, can't research this yet so we should be in good shape. If we can get a Great Prophet or Artist next we can blow through to Architecture.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736541964cO0k9xW1XBmxrA.webp

Jerusalem falls next. We now have access to Judaism, our first official religion, giving us access to religious buildings. We could convert to Judaism now, but that would be silly. Jerusalem also has a Great General settled in the city, which is neat, but probably can't be utilized that well because it's not a strong production center.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17364925724m1JHQOLey9dOg.webp

Somehow I missed this :marseydunce: but Carthage had also pulled the Nubians into war with us right after we invaded and they start to come for the Levant. Killing just a few of their dudes gets them back off with miniscule tribute.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736492731FOLE9zFspvhaOg.webp

Fine by me, I got more important shit to do.

Caption this:

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The Roman Empire has successfully conquered the Levant and Hannibal has successfully annoyed me enough with his boats. Great Generals are born in both Rome and Carthage, Gaius Marius in Rome and Hasdrubal Barca, brother of Hannibal in Yglgl. Generals can either join individual armies for a bonus and unique upgrades or be settled in a city (like the one in Jerusalem) for a +XP boost to all troops built there.

We come to an agreement. The Carthagians are sufficiently buckbroken now and willing to offer tribute. :handshake:

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We'll turn our attention back to Carthage eventually, but with these buttholes off our back we can benefit from a peace treaty and safely get our fishing ships back up along the coast.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736543293S5en-oFWferSkg.webp

We are now Very Stable with continued conquests and economic growth. We've pissed off the rest of the world a little, but oh well. There's still room to expand, and we have a large army stationed in the Levant. Where to? :hmm:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736559808RaSZaUJQgtUJEA.webp

Oh, you. :marseysquint: You want some free shit, do you? And you're upset because Hannibal was "your friend"?

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736560574sBc4mUhloE0d-A.webp

Time to die :marseyslutshaming:

Egypt is stronger than I expected. We have a 1.5 military advantage (see the diplo overview) but her core is tighter (:gooby:) and her army is consolidated.


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I see Persians at my border and I about shit, but they aren't invading. Darius, the fricking r-slur, is seriously about to resettle the city he burnt to the ground. I don't really want to frick with him. Maybe I could get super lucky and cause this city to flip, but more likely I'll have to settle my fourth Anatolian city in Crete. Unfortunately, these tight borders are probably going to cause some tensions.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17365493970pV1b6U0RaZCuw.webp

With two more Forums built we accomplish the "Bread and Circuses" victory condition ahead of schedule :marseyparty:

Now, we can focus on colonization and conquest.

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A Great Prophet, Claudia Quinta is born in Athens, allowing us to speed up the research of Architecture, one of the necessary technologies for the third victory condition. This is lucky, as Persia has been able to research this tech for a good few turns :marseysweating:

We could have also had her found the Temple of Solomon in Jeruslaem, and embraced a Jewish Roman Empire if we wanted to get weird with it. But I don't want that.


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This was the toughest siege yet. Only one casualty (a City Raider III at 96% win odds :marseyweeping:) but it took a looong time to wear down defenses and had to supply reinforcements and fend off Egyptian chariot raiders constantly running into the Levant.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736550065ZDPOJHalENhRbQ.webp

Surru is suffering and not returning as much $$$ as we'd like due to the ongoing war. It might be worth considering a peace treaty.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17365496540ctGQnNu0zYgJg.webp

As we have researched Politics, we now have the option to let her Capitulate, which she's willing to do after a few turns of War Weariness. She would become a vassal state called the Province of Aegyptus. As fun as it would be to keep Cleopatra as a pet slave, there's little point - with her capital's conquest and me occupying her core she's very unstable, and her land is more valuable directly controlled. However, it is worth it to take a new technology and some gold for tribute for a few turns of peace. The rest of Egypt will probably fracture soon.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736550645JtjzoxaUEIMkeg.webp

And sure enough.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17365523223RuqEfMpOc1AAg.webp

Taking Ra-Kadet is effortless, but annoyingly, the Nubians and Carthagians also had armies nearby. Carthage swoops in and takes independent Waset. I want that :marseymad:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736551842M5ZW1JIOFs7oHQ.webp

I also notice that they now have Heavy Spearmen, meaning they've researched Steel. This is bad. They need to be dealt with ASAP. It's time for a Second Punic War :marseyletsfuckinggo2:


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Carthage settled Alicante in Iberia right up next to Tarragona. It looks easy to take until Carthage starts rushing mercenary Heavy Spearmen. Promoting a Legion to Shock (+damage to infantry) allows them to take it, fulfilling the "Iberia" part of the Pax Romana victory condition.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736553472pTOHrzpI4G_48Q.webp

Speaking of this goal, I need to get a settler up to colonize Britain soon. I concoct a plan to get my settler ready in Tarragona, slip a boat and warship through the Carthage controlled Strait of Gibralter while we're in conflict, and have the settlers take a Roman Road to meet and board in northwest Iberia. Did you know you can draw on the map in Civ4? It's so fun :marseycrayoneater:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736553639eMgBwJwwAo-72w.webp

Attempting to go straight for the jugular. Skirmishers harass my weakly defended ballistae weakening the city of Carthage (Qart-Hadasht) while I bring in reinforcements for the final push.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736554361q1q156DdppE_Ow.webp

Good timing too cause these elephant neighbors start trampling my few soldiers guarding the ballistae :elephant:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736554983SDe5uKnk9SpKlQ.webp

The reinforcements land and Carthage is finished :chadmediterranean: The city falls and the empire collapses.


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Now that the Mediterranean is mostly peaceful (save some barabarians and pirates) we can colonize Knossos, satisfying our fourth city in Anatolia, since the Persians settled Turkey.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/173655474440D_sqrjiViySw.webp

I complete the Flavian Ampitheatre in Rome. Tbh these resources could have better been spent elsewhere but I felt like building it in Rome because it's cool. :marseyindignant:.

With Gaius Marius settled there too, soldiers built in Rome are hard as frick and cranked out every couple turns. These gigachad supersoldiers will make conquering Gaul a cakewalk.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736556570yqEDWTn5HRxVUA.webp

We're running out of time, but a two pronged attack from Tarragona and the Gigachads of Rome should make this possible.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736557524bJFtUxDjIDjTKg.webp

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Another Great General is born from the Gallic conquests, Germanicus

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736556757_rR0UCiw0g2Nig.webp

With the conquest of Gaul and the colonization of London we control the territory necessary for our second victory condition, just in the nick of time. :marseymarmotroman:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736558347cjwInCkhWUhdGw.webp

With Pax Romana a motherflipping Golden Age begins :marseygolden2:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736559142aUQfW3RQhxcgwQ.webp

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Orthodox Christianity was founded around 50AD (dunno where yet) and has already started to spread, so Pagan Temples are starting to disappear. The Pagan Religious Victory will probably be unattainable soon, which is fine. We should probably convert to Orthodoxy soon.

If we want to do the Historic Victory, we just need to research a couple more technologies before anyone else. I believe Persia is still our dominant tech rival but I'm sending spies out to confirm that.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1736559005MpPrTSsEGuiYFA.webp

We are incredibly stable. The Golden Age will be a super sweet time to take advantage of, but this ain't gonna last forever. Germanic barbarians are starting to attack. Orthodoxy spreading is going to start to upset some religious unity. The economic growth is not going to be sustained. Our income kinda sucks in general, but we're getting Jails up everywhere which will help with that by reducing maintenance. Eventually, the Eastern Roman Empire will split and eventually France, Spain, and England will start to become their own civilizations. At some point even the Northern Italian City States will want to flip. This will really suck.

Next time we will probably win Historic. I still want to go to space, but things are going to get tougher from here. New plan: next time we will win a Historic Victory and then reload and fail it so we can win a separate Space Victory :marseyastronaut2:

For now though, we will bask in victory for conquering (almost) Trajans borders. :slimespartan: :slimespartan: :slimespartan:

Part 3

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2 years of skibidi :marseyparty:

What are your favourite skibidi moments? Mine is when it was shown to the Russian Parliament

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1739037540c4ZkOLwuHJBcIg.webp .

In series, episodes 70 and 73. The first (second?) use of dialogue in the series was a massive shock.

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President Trump has ordered that all federal DEI employees be placed on leave no later than Wednesday at 5pm ET :!soycry:

!chuds

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:#mjlol:

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[🤓🤓🤓🔘🔘] Boycotting businesses that support Trump?

					
					

Most Based Comments

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So you are a fascist that believes only those that share your opinion are worthy?G'head downmarsey this. Just realize that those that do are the reason y'all lost the election. (-53)

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No way you won't support a person cause of who they voted for. For them it makes sense. In fact Trump is even the better candidate. Imagine saying I'm not going to eat somewhere because of their beliefs and say their in the wrong. It's not like they're doing anything illegal or wrong. Respectfully, frick you and anybody who cares about political beliefs in a business, it's doesn't affect whether they can make a good product (-32)

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I think these people should be punished for what they voted for. (24)

So you want to "punish" people who don't agree with you? Indirectly punishing their employees, families and their local communities. You remind me of a young Austrian man who just wanted to be a painter. (-33)

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Explain exactly, how supporting the Constitution is the "wrong side of history"? I'll wait. (-8)

Red herring. No where did I mention the constitution, but if you're going to bring it up in regard to this post about Trump-supporting businesses, then I'll say this: Trump has repeatedly violated the constitution:* Using his political power to profit from his businesses while in office (Emoluments Clause) * Enlisting foreign governments to investigate his political opponents (Ukraine 2019, for which he was impeached)* His administration repeatedly refusing to comply with subpoenas to Congress* Falsifying business records to hide illicit activity (Stormy Daniels hush money case, overvaluing his real estate) * Conspiracy to overturn an election (denial of 2020 election results, fake electors plot, pressuring political allies in key states to reject election results, asking Georgia officials to "find" votes for him)* Incitement of insurrection/riot. Denied the 2020 election results, spread misinformation about voter fraud, encouraged supporters to march on the Capitol during the certi... (21)

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The op has clearly made this "us v them". I don't care if a politician cares about me. That's not the role of government. Never has been. I don't think you know what the word fascist means. G'head, go look it up. Who i history jailed his political oponents? (-1)

We're talking about two different things. You're using false equivalency. OP doesn't want to support businesses who are directly contributing to the rapid and violent decay and destruction of this country. That is his free market right. What you're doing is acting like a sore winner by using childish, bullying taunts. But whatever, it's par for the course, I don't care about any of that. Here are the 14 "early warning signs of fascism" made famous by a poster displayed in the US Holocaust Museum:Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalismDisdain for the importance of human rightsIdentification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying causeThe supremacy of the military/avid militarismRampant sexismA controlled mass mediaObsession with national securityReligion and ruling elite tied togetherPower of corporations protectedPower of labor suppressed or eliminatedDisdain and suppression of intellectuals and the artsObsession with crime and punishmentRampant cronyism and corruptionFraudu... (5)

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These people don't support bigotry. The problem with you extreme left folks is always categorizing people as something evil when you have a disagreement. Grow the frick up. (0)

Your group literally got offended bc target sold pride flags. Flags you didn't have to buy lol. But we need to grow up? And yes you support bigotry. Sexism. Racism. Homophobia. By voting Republican. They are already talking about repealing gay marriage. Why? Never mind the attack on trans ppl. I'm not even talking about bathrooms (which us stupid) or sports (yall don't care about women sports. You just hate trans). I'm talking about the trans men and women who have loyally served our country. The ones who wanted to enlist. And they can't. Taking a woman's right to choose to carry a child even during r*pe. Placing an unborn child's life as more important than the mothers. The fact women have died from pregnancy complications. These Ice raids. Fine round them up if you have to. Nobody is denying illegal immigration's problem. However referring to all of them as criminals, animals? Treating them like less than human? Harassing actual citizens. Potentially scaring chi... (2)

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Anna Kasparian from TYT goes nuclear :marseydarkfoidretard:

First Anna goes off on discount Anna Kasparian (Emma something, the r-slurred host of pod save america or similar podcast, doesn't matter which one they're all the same):

>You're a nepo baby rich b-word, frick you as a staff, record label and as a motherfrickin' crew

Then some dumbass tried to pin her as jealous of... hasan the r-slurred host of pod save america (all the same, doesn't matter)

Well, surprise, that dude hasan is the nephew (actual nephew, not an nword euphemism) of Anna's long time co-host Chunk Yoghurt and she spills the beans on how he's scared of his viewers and secretly hates them

Hope you enjoyed the post, have a nice day dramatard :marseyletsgo:

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Clearly, this vidya is unoptimized trash. It couldn't be that my 1000 series card is nearly a decade old now. No, no, it's Id that have let themselves become jeeted and r-slurred. I don't want to play anything my 1080 can't run... BUT I ALSO REALLY NEED TO PLAY DOOM DORK AGES. But since I can't it's shit and a flop. Gigaflop! If I keep calling it a flop it definitely will flop. No I do not have sour grapes.

Daily Brazilian thread

:marseyhesright:

Anyways come laugh at poorstrags and thirdies.

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Some data chud just nuked Bill Kristol's (neocon war criminal) government scamming :marseyxd:
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Now he's forcing them back into the office AND to accept the brave and valid innoculations. Reminder that :marseydarktrump: was a massive supporter of le covid vaccines

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-publicly-defends-covid-19-vaccines-slams-mandates/story?id=81914671

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2021/12/23/trump-still-likes-the-trump-vaccine-495540

:marseybiden: even praised him for getting the vaccines done

https://nypost.com/2021/12/21/biden-praises-trump-for-operation-warp-speed-getting-covid-booster/

also part of the $500billion AI "stargate" project is going to be for devoloping vaccines

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-mrna-vaccine-cure-cancer-ai-2018701

:marseychud: and :marseyschizotwitch: in shambles

https://old.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/1i83n25/trump_revokes_biden_executive_order_that_had/

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All of my raccoons met a tragic end.

!coons

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being a sensitive young woman is torture

					
					

i'm at my big firm corporate girlboss job and one of my coworkers said something about grad school - i missed a deadline last month, guess that's a sore spot for me - and i just started crying. tried to hold it in but all i managed were tears silently sliding down my face. had to slip out after a minute when it didn't stop.

literally been slinking around the office and hiding in the bathroom for an hour trying to stop crying. once, i thought i was in the clear, but when i put my hand on the doorknob to the meeting room it started up again.

i'm so annoyed because i'm a totally competent person otherwise. i'm not even really ""emotional"", like i stay pretty girlboss professional eloquent deadpan all the time - which makes it even worse when i turn into a blubbery red-eyed swollen-faced mess.

all my life i've been someone who cries at the drop of a hat - in elementary school, during ballet class, at parties, etc etc. one of my exes would get so mad at me when i cried and accuse me of doing it to derail whatever stupid fight we were having and make him feel bad. i kept swearing i wasn't doing it on purpose and i tried my best not to cry but he never believed me. i do try!! i hate crying. it's embarrassing and it's a waste of my time. i'm missing an important meeting right now :( i have to go collect my laptop that's been sitting there abandoned. what do i even say? nothing? say my tummy was upset?

Good lord this woman is a MESS. Someone casually mentioned grad school and it caused her to cry for the rest of the fricking day.

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Spooks leaving little clues in Wikipedia: Real

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_past_and_projected_GDP_(nominal)

I was browsing this page because I was searching for UK's GDP and came across this:

IMF projections for 2020 through 2029

A 196 countries have their projected GDPs, but some countries' data mysteriously disappear halfway through: :marseyhmm:

Pakistan disappears after 2024

:#marseynukegoggles:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1738949467pH4z27c0jedPig.webp

Venezuela disappears too

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1738949467bsmHkblc8Z1TDg.webp

:#marseycommunistgenocide:

Only a select few others also drop off: Syria, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Palestine, Afghanistan

I'm sensing a pattern here:

Guys is this about annexing Gaza, setting up a base in Palestine and obliterating all these countries ?

!chuds !burgers

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If you've ever wanted to see Pizza get owned and flail miserably, here's your chance.

https://rdrama.net/post/336707/pizzashill-3-minutes-after-getting-dumped/7689385#context

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Tomorrow's protests are gonna be a shitshow : VaushV

					
					
					
	

				
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Sheila Does Not Know....

...RUSTY HAS TESTED NEGATIVE FOR ANY LIVER OR KIDNEY ISSUES! :marseypraying: :pray: :marseyimmaculate: :marseyexcitedgif: :marseyletsgo: :letsfuckinggofast: :marseyjam: :marseyheart: :marseyfluffy:

I am very calm about these matters, but it is a big relief! :marseybow:

!animalposters !cats

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does the fact Elon musk is so r-slurred he thought he could lie about being good at poe cause anyone else alarm?

this guy is running around with the president (also r-slurred, to be fair) and actually dictating policy to some extent. Does anyone here know how absolutely bat-shit insane Elon's poe lie attempt was?

Anyone that has ever played the game would have instantly realized he had no idea what he was doing, yet he still decided to stream himself playing.

the level of just pure r-sluration this requires is off the charts.

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Bay area rationalist death cult, or something? The Zizians

Not sure how many people follow the rationalist types but you probably have heard of or read stuff from Aella, a strangely neurodivergent self-described "whorelord" who loves using big data to do things like share her orgy planning performance.

https://old.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/1id8pd7/string_of_recent_killings_linked_to_bay_area/

https://sfist.com/2025/01/29/suspect-and-possible-cult-member-makes-court-appearance-in-vallejo-killing-as-further-links-revealed-to-other-murders/

I haven't gotten that much into it but looks like the homicidal members have a disturbingly common trait. Assigned male at birth, perhaps :marseyhmm:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17382777419ykSs4VwzCGnaA.webp

Somehow Republicans and Christians are involved

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1738277670aJc_9CMtsb9CvA.webp

Although this group is based in the bay area (Vallejo mostly, I think) they're associated with murders in PA, VT (including a border patrol officer recently) and faking their deaths to avoid court.

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Marsey :marsey: cheats on fat Rusty :adore: :hump: with Serena :sneedbuddy: and it causes fat rusty to seethemax :derpinarage: beyond belief

@Rad_juju !animalposters

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Ted has forced my hand, I didn't want to do this.

Look at all this cool shit

I've seen like 4% of the update content

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1738211886VZ4Q1l0PeSA0fQ.webp https://i.rdrama.net/images/1738211887hQKUb_Cehu6CZg.webp https://i.rdrama.net/images/1738211889TXUTvJeVOzUp4Q.webp https://i.rdrama.net/images/1738211890gGHOtuOZ9wvAFA.webp

I even found an underwater cave on a gas giant??????

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Overlanders are Loosing Their Primary Food Source, Soy Feed :soymad:

					
					

Hello my fellow Mobians it is I Elias Acorn, King of the house of Acorn with fresh intel from Robtoniks Robotropolis. The dastardly Robotonik forces his overlander subjects to eat nothing but liquid soy feed in order to save money for his cruel schemes, but it seems his Soylent factories are starting to run out. One over lander notices:

Shortages, discounts at supermarkets, no refunds, service delays. Is this it?

To which this astute Overlander noticed:

When I posted my concerns about their financial health 3 months ago, soylent_team replied saying:

We promise we aren't going anywhere. There have been some bumps this year, but hang on with us, we promise we are here to stay! [1]

In August, their CEO said:

We have integrated and created efficiencies through our shared service platform for our brands over the course of 2023 and 2024 allowing the Company to now experience tremendous retail expansion, topline growth and higher margins. [...] If you look at any of our portfolio companies we are winning because we have extremely unique products and brands with defensive moats and scaling distribution [2]

However, their accountants sounded less upbeat when they wrote in a recent filing:

substantial doubt exists related to the Company's ability to meet its obligations as they become due within one year [3]

[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/1fq0sju/comment/lp3iwpu/?context=8

[2] https://investors.starcobrands.com/press-releases/detail/93/starco-brands-announces-insider-stock-buy-back-plan-and

[3] See "NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN" here.

This overlander wonders how Doctor Robtonik's mean bean soylent machine could have ever run into problems:

It must take a special kind of incompetence to screw up such a fabulous company. I mean, the Soylent founders built a great tasting, nutritional product, gained a loyal and enthusiastic following, expanded the product line, went international, and were a market leader. They had every advantage! Now look at them - a struggling unit of a penny stock company that can't meet its commitments. What a bloody shame.

Im sure eating nothing but soy feed and motor oil is nutritious

This sad overlander is so dependent on the soy feed he is now unable to eat normal food:

I would die if soylent went out of business

While Robtonik serves other forms of gruel to his subjects it seems they are somehow even worse then the dreeded soylent

They really need new ownership under someone that cares about the brand and the company's original vision. The Starco buyout was the beginning of the end. At the end of the day, Soylent's original powder is the only product I have been able to drink daily for years and not have any issues. If anything it is consistent. I tried Huel as an alternative due to the shortage and I HATED it. It tastes like plain oatmeal with 20 packets of Splenda and is so thick you need a spoon to consume it (not to mention it gives me a painful stomach ache). So is Soylent going under? I honestly don't know, but I do hope that someone competent can right the clearly sinking ship that is the Soylent brand.

This is why in the Kingdom of Knothole we only eat the finest real foods like Uncle Chuck's chili dogs rather then this technological abomination. Source Speed Freedom Fighters may you win in your quest to free these poor souls

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[🔥🔥🔥🔘🔘] Trump supporters have made me no longer proud to be an American

					
					

Most Based Comments

Basedness: 🔥🔘🔘🔘🔘

Same, I am embarrassed AF to be American (-3)

Basedness: 🔘🔘🔘🔘🔘

They don't even want freedom for themselves. What they want is the people they dislike to suffer more than they are. They know they'll lose things they love from all this, but as long as those dirty non-christian gays, or trans, or blacks, or immigrants are having a worse day than they are, then they will be happy. It's worse than you think. It's all about seeing how many people they can make more miserable than they are. (80)

It's not worse than I think, it's worse than I'm willing to admit out loud in the hopes that I'm wrong. (22)

Basedness: 🔘🔘🔘🔘🔘

They aren't the Americans. We are. Believers in the constitution and the rule of law are the only true Americans. Don't cede that to them. (2)

Angriest Comments

Angriness: 😡😡😡😡😡

they say they love america but:they hate science experts they hate the medical expertsthey hate the mediathey hate the citiesthey hate poor people they hate the entertainersthey hate california and new yorkthey hate schools and universitiesthey hate the teachersthey hate the government they hate the experts they hate everything about america "loving" the flag doesn't make you a patriot. (42)

Angriness: 😡😡😡😡😡

Lmao Reddit continues to lose elections for us.Seriously, Democrats are normal people - but Reddit is such an embarrassment.Genuinely not sure you folks go outside of a space that isn't propping up your every viewpoint.Have you ever considered how the other side feels about the plethora of decisions our Democrat presidents make?Wait, let me guess:"Everything a democrat does is good - and everything a republican does is bad - that's fact!!!! Therefore they are wrong no matter what."That's literally the argument Reddit democrats use. We've lost to the "worst literally ever Hitler Nazi common male feminist bad guy orange man" twice now.It's not because of him. ITS BECAUSE OF YOU. Stop being a pathetic groveling baby and try being understanding of people who don't share your opinions (Can't wait for the "their opinions are racist and threaten my existence" bullshit).We will continue to lose elections as long as we continue to act like insufferable pestilent children. (1)

Angriness: 😡😡😡😡😡

I'm scared honestly. I knew he was a threat from the beginning but that he was too weak last time to pull it off. Not enough backing, but now, he's got so many people pulling his strings. He's not senile, he's owned. They are keeping him out of prison, he's knows his time is limited and he doesn't want to spend what he has left in prison, paying for his crimes. I'm ashamed that so many people are defending the obvious actions of a nazi sympathiser. I'm ashamed that after 2016, I learned that there were so many nasty and racist people in the world. They were just really good at hiding. After the 2016 win it was like it was ok to be hateful again and since then it's only gotten worse. I'm scared for anyone who isn't a white male, and if you're not one of those white males then once they find out, you're screwed too. There is no shame anymore, they don't hide their faces anymore. They're out, loud and proud of it. I'm scared for my daughters, and any women, me included but for the most... (1)

Biggest Lolcow: /u/pgrechwrites

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Number of comments: 4

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delayed, power out so I'm going out to lunch Making new badges for DKD events please hold

ETA 1-3 hours cuz occupied atm

!badgemaxxers

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The Reddit + Canada honey moon is CANCELED

					
					

Slaaaaaaapfighhhhhhtt!

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskCanada/comments/1ik35o9/comment/mbl2wwq/?context=8

Ahaha now they are doggin on their universal healthcare

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:marseydisgustnotes: COMMUNITY NOTED Me giving @pizzashill belly rubs after a long night of embarrassing himself.

Community Note by @sit_on_my_face

This is a raccoon not a user of this website.

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what in the frick

!firearms

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