NPR just dropped a great article / interview on this topic today.

In a deeply strange coincidence, all 200 tonnes of rocket ended up landing on the roofs of the most vocal journalistic critics of the CCP living in the US in six different states.

Authorities are saying this is due to the spin of the capsule on re-entry, and the importance of trade agreements.

Condolences to all their…

This is a game where dying feels like a misstep more than an issue with the gameplay, and that’s a good good thing for looter shooters.

I feel ownership over my death, so I know what I need to do different next time. 

Tali is best girl and is in all 3 games. You think they updated her face from that whole stock photo manipulation mess and gave her the time and design attention she deserves as CLEARLY BEST GIRL?

Lol, I’m not that invested. So excited for this game!

With some serious Diablo thrown in for good measure.

Honestly, I’m an OG Diablo player who loved the Gears of War games, and it’s basically the game I would make if I wanted to combine those two.

The cooldowns remind me of the cooldown design decisions of Control, where you sort of juggle between your gun and your…

Because to be aware of our species the way he is, he’s basically both.

My dude monetizes conflict and is in charge of a social network. Honestly no idea how any of those three maintain their sense of humanity and scale with the shit they have a say in.

It’s probably everything they could do not to unhinge their jaws…

That dry ice was some serious alien chittering noises.

I can dig it if it’s a flood or flood adjacent enemy. 

I’ve had a lot of cool conversations on Kinja, The Root specifically, with what I think were regular folks.

Tucker Carlson articles bring out Tucker Carlson Stans, more news at 7.

I’ve watched the mods on this site do their work pretty well since Gawker days (respect, and thanks).

The Root does great work, don’t let…

Agreement.

We saw 9/11 and then a huge number of people supported two wars of profit.

9/11 was an inflection point that the wealthy class of the US absolutely capitalized on to make a buck. Covid is more difficult to profit from ideologically. 

Honestly having a hard time understanding why all people realizing they’re being shafted is somehow a “bad guy.”

Kind of a Tuvok from Korra problem. 

Love the idea of Sam meeting up with a Tuskeegee Airman.

The whole undercurrent of serving a country that fails to recognize your humanity back home (the lending firm) was DOPE.

I am stoked to see where this series goes.

There is a criminal lack of Lovecraft Country in this write-up. 

Don’t feed the troll.

I like smart speakers because music, but HOLEEE SHIT if that thing just... watches me walk across the kitchen at 3 AM to eat shredded cheese out of the bag then the machines will effectively know everything necessary to take us all out. 

He’s a BUSY president, and that’s the way I like him.

We had four years with a figurehead taking heat off of Mitch and Co. while they robbed the bank for their lobbyists.

He’s boring because he’s working alongside the experts he has running different aspects of the White House.

They have previously said that the headset will connect to the PS5 with “only one wire” but this announcement implies communication between the headset and the controllers more akin to the Oculus Quest.

I’m putting money on the first version of PSVR 2 being wired, and then they release an attachment that allows full…

That decision made me shy away from watching it, to be honest.

I can imagine Atwood’s Gilead as an outcome of White Nationalism in the US, but I struggle to see a multi-cultural Gilead.

Misogyny just isn’t the same energy dense fuel as Racism in the US.

Shit.

While the Left figures out who should represent BLM most “purely” the Right is solidifying around openly White Supremacist elected officials and pundits.

The Left’s great weakness in the US has ALWAYS been circular firing squads gatekeeping the MANNER and TONE of Leftism. The Right has no such problems.

This Reddit thread from three years ago discusses this a bit.