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."

Anne

Anne

@anniebonannietn.bsky.social

It is the most bizarre, dissonant experience to watch the video of the shooting in MN yesterday and have people - the so called "leaders" as well as their Kool-Aid drinking acolytes - explain that I didn't see what I saw. People watching the same video explain it confidently as something it's not.

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Candid

to be truthful and straightforward; frank

Sir Meow 🔜 Furnal Equinox

Sir Meow 🔜 Furnal Equinox

@sirmeow.gay

Candid Billy time but I've been dealing with behind the scenes stress + watching the news stress and it's gotten so bad my dissociative disorder started peaking it's ugly head even though I'm on meds and I haven't had more than 4 hours of sleep a day for the past week đź’€

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Innate

inborn; natural

N. A. Dawn, Author

N. A. Dawn, Author

@nadawn.bsky.social

“The Night Heron” by Alice Towey in @asimovssfmag.bsky.social is a case study in elegance without ostentation: unassuming #prose lit by the innate vividness of her characters’ words and actions.

#Simplicity is an #art, and Towey is a master.

#writing #sff #scifi #shortstories #fiction #booksky

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Fallacious

based on a mistaken belief

@spirulina.bsky.social

I wish we had more leftist content about how the phrase "illegal Immigrant" is itself a fallacious term. There are many (long) paths for undocumented residents to gain citizenship. Forcibly deporting a law-abiding person is not normal & calling them illegals is just a method of manufacturing consent

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Oscillate

1. to move or swing back and forth 2. to swing or vary between different opinions or beliefs; waver; alternate; yoyo; seesaw; wobble

Jordan Shinespark, Poochyena

Jordan Shinespark, Poochyena

@shinesprkluxray.bsky.social

Finally got around to playing Halo ODST’s New Covenant mod. It oscillates between “woah that’s almost Bungie if you fixed the lighting” and “hahaha this needs a lot of polish, wow.”

The second level, which should be 2 levels frfr, gave me Metroid Prime 4 flashbacks.

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