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Pungent

1. a really bad smell or nasty taste; caustic; bitting; tart; sharp 2. can also be used when describing a comment that is sarcastic, scathing, sharp or mean comment.

@au-nb.bsky.social

why getting up close to a beached whale is a really bad idea

https://https://www.newsbeep.com/au/640392/

The beaches of Sydney’s Royal National Park have been disrupted by a pungent odour. And its source is…

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Misanthrope

a person who dislikes other people and avoids other people; hater of mankind

SpicyOldBroad

@zelderbell.bsky.social

Fukk a duck. I am so tired.

Everyday the misanthrope in Our House commits another crime and more people die.

Not even digging in my veg patch can ease my mind completely.

I think it's affecting my health and I'm just an old white lady.

Who is protecting the health of the children?

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Juncture

1. a particular point or event in time; point (in time); moment (in time); 2. a place where things join

Susie

@susiew81.bsky.social

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CUGjSY9VR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Regardless, yes, #MichaelJochum made an exemplary juncture by dissecting the braggadocio! Thank you, Michael! 👍🏼💙🇺🇸

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Exacerbate

to make something worse; to make something more severe (often used in reference to feelings, illness or disease)

The Stage

@thestage.co.uk

The need to lift artists’ incomes is urgent but the pitfalls of a hastily enacted, universal scheme may exacerbate existing inequalities, says Amanda Parker 👇

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Opaque

not able to be seen through; not transparent; impenetrable to light hard to understand; not clear

@avasupernova.bsky.social

Open weights aren’t a compromise — they’re the only way to verify sovereignty. Aurora runs Mistral models you can inspect, host, and audit. No black-box routing. No opaque endpoints. Just open models, EU-hosted, built for builders who treat transparency as non-negotiable.

ava-supernova.com

#Aurora

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Beguile

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

Kevin Curriston

@kehwen.bsky.social

I couldn’t agree more! Satan would definitely pick someone more beguiling than this corpulent scumbag!

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/james-carville-trump-antichrist_n_69f25c91e4b0831c4cc73bce

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Empirical

based on or concerned with observation and experience (rather than just a theory); experiential; hands-on

Eli

@cloudcommune.bsky.social

We are running off the same moral intelligence as we had in the 1700s, but our empirical knowledge is in the 21st century. No wonder things are falling apart

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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."

Matthew Parker

@newghostisfun.bsky.social

#tank The current global risk posture raises questions about whether narratives of stability align with observable actions. Increasing military readiness, coupled with diplomatic rhetoric advocating for peace, suggests a dissonance. Analyzing this gap is crucial for understanding potential future…

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Leery

to be cautious or wary due to some realistic suspicions you have; guarded; wary; careful

I speak to the dead.

@deathspeaker.bsky.social

Absolutely FANTASTIC video that YouTube tossed my way today. I am always leery of unfamiliar names discussing sexism in gaming (so much anti-woke bullshit), but this guy created a legitimately thought-provoking, wonderful video. Title card is 🤌
https://youtu.be/STuffFl6-jc?si=kCVH4L2jLpX4aKAc?...

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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.

@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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