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Network: Beware the Ides of March

Today is March 15th. That means the Ides of March are upon us. On this day, the Roman Senate banded together to assassinate the tyrant Julius Caesar, stabbing him twenty-three times. Though he became a martyr at the time, it was an act of necessity, and his killers acted in the name of the republic. Though it's unfortunate that Caesar's demise paved the way for the Roman Empire, I cannot deny the allure of its history and the art and cultural iconography it spawned. I do, however, still favor the Greek pantheon and myths over their Roman counterparts.

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a holiday we can all support murdering the living shit out of fascist dictators

I'm trying to bake a cake with red filling so that we can take part in stabbing and cutting it. Red Velvet seems suitably regal.

Red Velvet's just chocolate with red food dye in, which makes it... almost commentary? Huh. In any case, you have my stabbing arm, Brute.

You raise a good point. The artificiality of the color adds an extra layer of depth. You're welcome to a slice, of course, assuming it doesn't go up in flames. I have a recipe on my laptop, and Hiro is overseeing me, but I don't want to fall to my own hubris.

It's something that's perceived as high-class or better than the alternatives, but really the only difference is something completely artificial and constructed. Well done.