17. Used a fax machine as recently as 2013 because some schools were (are?) still in the dark ages

NEW: A Discord community for gay gamers is in disarray after one of its moderators and an executive at Anthropic forced the company’s AI chatbot, Claude, on the Discord, despite protests from members.

Every 3 months, I make estimated tax payments so I don't get swamped/penalized when I file my yearly return. And every time, I am filled with rage. I used to be fine w/ paying taxes, but they've cut all the stuff worth supporting and now I pay for Trump's golf trips and Stephen Miller's gestapo

This broke me. Since his coming out I have admired Jason Collins beyond words. I continue to be grateful.

The Cubs make it harder and harder to be a fan of theirs wgntv.com/sports/cubs/...

Not even if it's free. Never. Ever. And fuck anyone that does.

Conservatives who oppose death with dignity: it is not right for someone to determine when and how they die, death is GOD'S WILL Same conservatives: for example it is god's will for preschoolers to be regularly mowed down by AK-47s

I log on to this here app and learn about new horrors and wonder where on earth the discourse came from and who on earth is saying things like "workers' rights mean allowing workers to have a little racism, as a treat"

i want to be clear about this: worker’s rights also includes the right to be free from racist or sexist or gendered abuse at your job.

I cast my first presidential election vote in 2008, for Barack Obama. Since then I have voted for every Democratic candidate I have been qualified to vote for for federal office. I have never missed a general election. The spinelessness of Democrats this year may be the end of that trend for me.

Bad boss of the yearrrrr let's goooo

I see you don't follow me and I'm not a journalist or any other kind of public figure so I wonder why you felt compelled to snark on my post.

I listened to the clip. I saw the statement from LN's publicist. My guess, LN got pulled in based on something he liked (eg pharma bad); the clip I heard he says nothing anti-vax. The anti-vax part is based on Walker's word. No matter what comes of this, the disinfo movie now has a platform.

My theory for why this is The Christmas Song the last several years is that everyone got tired of the mid-20th century songs and this was the best of the '90s

Close enough

*whispers* I don't think the thing about Liam Neeson narrating an anti-vax documentary is true. 1. the information is from an independent journalist's substack 2. that independent journalist has no or little formal journalism training 3. no other outlet has verified it

BELL JINGLE ROCK JINGLE BELL BELL BELL

SORA?!?

I love my psychiatrist. We talk for five minutes and I get my meds refilled.

This reminds me of when Scott Adams ranted that hey no one actually likes sex! And it's like... hey, dude, maybe... you're just asexual?

It's flipping cold outside!! QTP with your favorite Ice-type Pokémon

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

This would make a great gift for me, in case anyone hasn't shopped for me yet.

🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.

Important: the email address is "[email protected]" The name of the podcast is If Books Could Kill I realize an S could be easy to miss but almost-correct email addresses are a dead giveaway for scams. Look at the email address of the sender before you do anything!

Hey thanks for the shares! So far ya'll have come through in a way that is unsurprising but still really touching!

The reality that scares transphobes — I suppose — is the possibility of fluidity here, that these categories aren't as static as the bullshit binary they learned once. The "biological" truth — all of nature wise — is sex/gender are wildly complicated. Anybody pretending otherwise is a liar.

Stray thought: one of the most important skills I've learned in the workplace is identifying when something is important or not. Which can be surprisingly hard.

A Christmas essential.

it is kinda wild that a leading Senate candidate can just lie like this and more-or-less commit forgery and it's covered like a little "oopsie!" You signed someone's name to an endorsement in fundraising emails without their knowledge! That's insanely disqualifying! On top of being an AI whore!

Ok friends my partner and I are in a SPOT. We’ve both had some unexpected expenses in the last couple of weeks, and some resources that I thought I would have access to via school aren’t going to be available until sometime in the middle of January. gofund.me/54e690bd8

Help out Nick and their partner! A few bucks or a share can go a long way

Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial." "Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."

Synecdoche New York

It is December of 2025. We have to weather THREE YEARS of this crap. Can we not start with hypotheticals of shitty options?

A reminder to anyone in Chicago & Illinois: Raja Krishnamoorthi is the candidate for Dick Durbin's Senate seat who is most likely to be exactly as wishy-washy as Durbin if he gets elected.

I am incapable of reaching C++ in Balatro.

Mehmet Oz can say "eat less" and Sean Duffy can say "add workouts to airports" as policy solutions because their base doesn't actually know very much, but they do know "fat bad" so they will hoop and holler like the idiot children they are

it heckin snowy

he missed it

Fascinated by this person who seems to have submitted AI-generated responses in an anonymous survey Like... you are under no obligation to respond? Why make up an answer?

There are way too few snacks in this office for a Monday

End of an era

It's time

I have thrown my phone out of reach. I am about to log out of socials. If you see me post today, please ask me if I've finished this g-d paper. Much thanks

What's your "how can one album have so many bangers?" album. (No filler whatsoever)