"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." - President Dwight D. Eisenhower

If there's one thing I wish they would make illegal, it would be employers who ask for your CV, only to then have you write out all of your employment & education history, along with an essay about your skills. If you ask for my CV, it's all in there. Try reading it.

Good points pushing back on the clickbait, but I'd also add that even if there was nothing in the pipeline, that's also ok. Sometimes franchises do need space to breathe and reorient, there doesn't need to be something constantly in production forever.

That's the Master Chief I know!

This is a great video by @iammrbeat.bsky.social that cuts to the heart of one of the largest roadblocks to improving the US political system: youtu.be/5tGkkXpVZxA?...

So many of these "LoOk WhAt ThEy StOlE fRoM uS" rightist whingefests show people doing the most banal stuff, like picking oranges, gardening, or getting ice cream; things even conservatives can very much still do today, if only they weren't being such colossal whiny babies about it on the internet.

Fuck. Off. This is like requiring everyone to pay a membership fee to Tesco when you only shop at Asda. The licence fee is antiquated, unaffordable for many in the current cost of living crisis, and is a form of direct taxation without representation.

"Families of failed asylum seekers will be offered up to £40,000 to leave the UK under a trial scheme announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood." Previously, on the "Island of strangers"...

"Don't worry, we're not looking to replace talented people like actors, just those pesky visual effects artists, people who famously have nothing to do with bringing a film to life"

All of this! Look at Linehan. He's a more extreme example of it but it's emblematic of this kind of mindset, where he acts like cis women are helpless lemmings who need the valiant men to swoop in and rescue them, whether or not they want/ask for it. There's a major consent issue in there too.

Not content enough to be a "pick me" for right-wing ideologues, Wu decides to descend head first into another passion of the regressive, terminally online sect of USians: being fantastically dumb about history, and commenting on the social structures of other countries they have little grasp of.

I'm not 100% sure if that was the look she was aiming for, but it's too close for my liking... www.ft.com/content/cac2...

I’m growing tired of the ‘these Policies seem to be popular with the voters we’d better adopt them’ approach to politics. Parties should tell us what they believe is right, explain it to us, and then win voters over to their view through argument.

Not being an animal person is fine, but people that make it their personality to excessive degrees like this are red flags to me. Not only that, but if I was dating anyone and they gave me an "ultimatum" to get rid of my cats, I'd get rid of them and keep the cats. That's manipulative as hell.

Best way to respond to tedious transphobes trotting out this bullshit effort in time-wasting.

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Permanent standard time is better, it aligns with the human body circadian rhythm. The US tried permanent daylight savings time in the 1970s, and everybody hated it after the first winter, because it's still pitch black at 9am. I hope BCers are prepared for their new chronic health problems.

Just finished my first watch through of Fringe, and that was a thoroughly enjoyable and great show! Regularly solid, often brilliant, sometimes outlandishly creative and daring, and a select few sparkling gems are some of the best television made.

Given how many times obnoxious MAGA shills called on us pro-Ukrainian voices to "sign up and go fight in Ukraine" - now's your chance to prove your mettle! Go sign up to fight in Trump's war in Iran if you support it.

Pathetic from Starmer. He exercised a glimmer of principle in his initial refusal to allow the US to use British bases to attack Iran but, predictably, Washington demands "jump" and London responds with "how high, master?"

This is not just Putinist apologia, it's a disgusting, vile, evil lie that seeks to whitewash Russian genocidal aggression in Ukraine. A report from CIR *IN NOVEMBER 2024* (so god knows how many there have been since) verified nearly *800* attacks on schools. www.info-res.org/eyes-on-russ...

This has always been a relatively annoying issue on most social media, but dear god if Bluesky hasn't taken this to soaring new heights of neurotic parochialism.

This bears repeating over and over and is in fact quite standard for fascist ideology: “we are big and strong and the bestest ever, but also look how horrible that big strong other guy is, so many big guys I mean all little guys we can easily destroy but they are destroying us for reasons so big.”

if you believe in any form of free enterprise at all, the idea that the Pentagon can not only cut off your contract but designate you a supply chain risk and prevent other companies from buying from you just because you won't build killbots for the government should be terrifying

One thing I realised when I started my Voyager rewatch; most actors on any of the shows took a while to find their character's voice, but Mulgrew plays Janeway with a gravity and confidence as if she'd been doing it for years.

All the bleating about "cancel culture" that went on during the height of MeToo, and what it really amounted to was "sex abusers and creeps can just take a holiday for a few years, but we'll welcome them back eventually"

They trained for 47 days and get to wear military uniforms?!?!

An understated but incredibly vital component of fascism establishing itself that doesn't get nearly as much attention is how it subsumes all arms of cultural expression. Everyone knows it takes control of the media, but just as important is how it takes control of the entertainment.

I'll just say it - with some exceptions - a lot of the starship designs in Star Trek Online are just boring and uninspired. So many are just "take the exact same design of a classic ship, jazz it up slightly, and give it a white-and-black paint job."

Seems to me that turning cinemas into a class-based subscription membership club is one of the things that's doing a lot to ruin cinemas.

Nazi shit.

Reached "Unity" in my Voyager rewatch; a very intriguing concept that certainly could have been executed better, but one disturbingly effective moment is hearing the Borg Collective voice saying "You're safe with us. We won't let you die."

The book industry is doom and gloom these days but at @hubcitypress.bsky.social, sales are up 30% over last year because of three national awards for two weird, short novels. Good things still happen to books, y'all. (Also, a reminder to publish what you love and not only what you think might sell.)

"The men implicated in the Epstein files reinforces that I spend half my life explaining to men that their simplified, optimistic view of other men doesn’t line up with the experience of women and girls trying to dodge sexual harassment, assault and abuse attempts." - Leslie Morgan Steiner

Follow the money. The British far-right have always been lunatics, but they didn't start to become so obsessively Christofascist and anti-abortion until they started receiving large cheques from American donors a few years ago.

Reached Future's End in my Voyager rewatch. I remember earlier criticisms of the episode focusing on Starling being a bit too cartoonish. Now in 2026 he's downright tame as far as narcissistic psychotic tech bros go. Elon Musk makes him look like Mr Rogers.

"Follows two vastly different FBI agents" I'm guessing one agent will be 100% on board with the idea it's aliens, and one will be very doubtful it's aliens.

First Andrew, now Mandelson. Let none of these predators and enablers believe for one second they are safe. Get them all. Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.

Writing helps you organize and clarify your own thoughts. When others read, it helps them do the same, whether they agree with you or not. Both of us probably need the reminder a year from now. This is why it’s valuable to write, even if your ideas aren’t unique.

The European Union has refused to accept any increase of US tariffs after the Supreme Court ruling, saying "a deal is a deal." Meanwhile, yet again, the UK has gone cap in hand to Washington begging to be spared from the tariff increases. Utterly embarrassing.

This is perfect youtu.be/y0hnpCno-rQ?...

Or a little girl.......

We are not the same

I agree with Kira and Odo. Neither of the actors liked it, and I always thought Kira should have ended up with a new Cardassian character introduced to the show (something Nana Visitor herself said would've been interesting for Kira).

Can you name an actor with more range? You can’t.

Casino Royale is so damned good. Zero notes. Just about a perfect film.

Reason #4337757492 why cats are awesome.