Tortuous

full of twists and turns (typically used to describe winding dangerous roads) excessively long and complex (typically describing a convoluted argument)

第一の手記.

第一の手記.

@talesofmacabre.bsky.social

the snow seemed like a dirty bandage hiding the open wounds of the city, hiding those irregular gashes of haphazard streets and tortuous alleys, courtyards and occasional plots of bare ground, that form the only beauty to be found in the panorama of our

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Dissonance

1. a state of disagreement or conflict 2. a harsh, discordant combination of sounds; a lack of harmony among musical notes Note: Cognitive dissonance is defined as "the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change."

R. Bumblepoint Badger

R. Bumblepoint Badger

@rick-bie.bsky.social

#50FavoriteSongs
7. Surface Envy - Sleater Kinney
Music hasn't hit me as viscerally as an older adult. Thus the glut of 70s & 80s songs in my top 50. This 2015 banger was the exception. Sludgy guitar, dissonant angry counterpoint, thonking drums. Mind-blowing song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdNgHnLJWgw?v=zdNg...

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Innate

inborn; natural

Mastroify

Mastroify

@mastroify.bsky.social

Leo, under the regal Magha Nakshatra this month, your innate leadership shines brightly—echoing the royal wisdom of the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. As Shukla Dwitiya unfolds, embrac...

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#Leo #LeoHoroscope #SinghRashi #MonthlyHoroscope #MonthAhead

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Edification

the instruction, enlightenment or improvement of a person morally, spiritually or intellectually

DrMindfullofAbolishingFascistIdiocy

DrMindfullofAbolishingFascistIdiocy

@drmindfull.bsky.social

@ms.now 's Peter Alexander is wasting no time trotting out former Bush and Trump minions for our edification. We really need to hear from torturer Alberto Gonzales and Capt. Obvious Mark Esper. Why is Alexander there? To be "good boy" respectful to Republicans? (But still interrupt.)

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Fallacious

based on a mistaken belief

Queer, Earl Grey, Hot

Queer, Earl Grey, Hot

@spaceshipjo.bsky.social

I’m seeing people try to frame adherence to (or not) progressive ideals as a no true Scotsman bit of fallacious goalpost moving but… y’all… “no true (person who is from an area but has other qualifiers as well)” is not equal to “no true (person who is defined by values)”.

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