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Foment

to instigate or stir up (usually something undesirable); provoke; agitate; fan the flames

@actwithcourage.bsky.social

TIME TO UPDATE OUR STREET SMARTS
During the Viet Nam war, the FBI/DOJ spied on Citizens,
paid Informants and hired "Agent Provocateurs"
Their JOB was to enrage protesters, instigate fights,
incite mob violence
Their JOB was to foment trouble and free Police/Troops to break heads and make arrests
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Belie

when an appearance fails to give the true notion of something; contradict; be at odds with

@srandallc.bsky.social

the loveliness of innocence, akin to summer's day,
can soothe away the cruel cares of experience.
the good will of a smiling child, the angel of release,
will grief appease, and grace belie the shadowed night.

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Trenchant

to be vigorous or incisive in expression or style; having energy; to be vigorous; cutting incisive or keen (more often used)

double🎧drat

@doubledrat.bsky.social

Figured out my costume - guy with fraid band aid on his right index finger. Subtle but trenchant.

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Puerile

childishly silly or trivial; immature; infantile; babyish

Georgeous McGeorgeface 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈🇪🇸🇮🇨🇳🇴

@georgeous.one

New season of Ghosts. Enjoying the puerile sharding jokes.

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Livid

incredibly angry; enraged; infuriated; outraged

@fascistsfightme.bsky.social

Giovanni Gentile just fought me over filing a Freedom of Information request about Area 51 snacks! I am livid!

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Beguile

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

Kiyoko

@kiyoko17.bsky.social

#tavqotd #bg3

For the longest time, Elendar believed soulmates to be a work of fiction. A trope in poetry to beguile an audience.

Never the less, he seems to have found his.

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Transgression

act that goes against a law or rule; offense; crime; sin

Winged Weaver

@wing3dweav3r.bsky.social

New in Threads of Fate & Frost: Daenerys V.

The brutal climax of Targaryen exile in Vaes Dothrak. Juxtaposing Daenerys's mystical assimilation with Viserys's fatal transgression of sacred law violently removes the Beggar King, anointing Daenerys as sole heir.

#BookSky #DaenerysTargaryen #KhalDrogo

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Indolent

to be lazy; to want avoid activity or exertion; lazy; idle; slothful; loafing; languid; sluggish; lethargic

第一の手記.

@talesofmacabre.bsky.social

granting no space to think or feel, why did the soft, indolent earth thus greet me with the shock of a steel plate? did the soft earth turn to steel only to show me my own softness? that nature might bring home to me

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Pervade

spread throughout all parts of something; to fill

Esther Schindler

@estherschindler.bsky.social

"The tendency to prioritize favorable, new, or statistically significant findings over negative or inconclusive results is known as positivity bias, and its various forms pervade practically every aspect of the scientific process."

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Kinetic

relating to motion; resulting from motion

Volker Buzek

@vobu.bsky.social

You know it's that time of the year: 🧔 Movember is here!
(it’s an initiative to raise awareness for men taking physical and mental health screenings seriously)
I'm going full beard kinetic 🧔‍♂️ in Nov and will harass all participants* in my meetings for donations.
→ https://movember.com/m/vobu?mc=1?mc=1

* joke

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