starweasel [it/its, comrade/them]

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Cake day: January 27th, 2022

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  • “The premise, which they didn’t dispute, was ‘We’re talking about potentially the most destructive technology ever invented — what if we sold it to Putin?'” an exasperated Hedley told The New Yorker.

    Why build such a place? Simple. The Umbrella Corporation derived its primary income from the sale of viral weaponry, something that’s impossible to test in the real world. They re-created the center of New York, simulated an outbreak, showed it to the Russians and sold them the virus. They simulated an outbreak in Moscow, sold it to the Americans. An outbreak in Tokyo, sold it to the Chinese. An outbreak in China, sold it to the Japanese. Exactly. Everyone had to have it. The Umbrella Corporation built a new arms race.

    this is literally the plot of resident evil retribution (2012). idk if its “near comic book villany” this is plagiarized “video-game-adjacent-movie villany”. on brand for the ceo of plagiarism machine i suppose.