If you’re an American should watch the Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown ep on Iran. A deeply humanizing look at a country full of people just like you and me. I watched it after Anthony died and it moved in ways that are hard to relay. I also immediately ran out to try kabob koobideh and tahdig.

Donald Trump is unfit to serve as the leader of the free world. That's why I have cosponsored H. Res. 939 Articles of Impeachment to remove him from office.

I am not one of those who believes that history repeats, but consider the following from Herodotus: the Oracle at Delphi told the fabulously wealthy King Croesus that if he invaded Persia he would "destroy a great empire." Croesus invaded and lost--the empire he destroyed was his own.

Folks, the oracle is telling me if I attack Iran “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again".

was watching the mario movie from a few years back with my son in preparation for the sequel and it does legitimately feel like anti italian discrimination that mario is voiced by chris pratt

The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by @alexbrandon

Do Med-Drones need a buff?

Sometimes readers are skeptical when I tell them that retailers would rather pay for self-checkout kiosks and product lockup systems and all manner of other questionable in-store tech rather than staffing because of an ideological preference for capital spending over labor spending and, well,,,

One of these political leaders has been repeatedly portrayed as an untrustworthy radical hostile to others because of his religious beliefs. You’’ll never guess which one!

But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

if it guaranteed purity and came with harm reduction supplies/info, this would honestly be great policy.

i am hearing that on his deathbed donald trump received the light of Islam and unhesitatingly recited the Shahada. even now he…oh he’s still alive? he decided to just praised allah?

Any Republican in a purple state who switched parties would almost certainly be guaranteed a gazillion dollars in campaign contributions and be lauded as a Hero of the Republic for the rest of time and I think it's worth thinking about the reasons why none of them have

The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means.

I think the opposition party widely expected to make historic gains in the next election(s) has an obligation to explain how they'll stop this and prevent it from happening again or it's reasonable to conclude they don't plan on doing those things, which raises more uncomfortable questions

Saw Ferngully with a rowdy afternoon crowd at @cstpdx.bsky.social today and it was an experience I highly recommend

the thing about it is you care less what people think of you online when you have an actual offline life. I get people mad at me for stupid shit all the time and I log off and spend time with my husband and our cat and we all adore each other. living well is the best revenge, etc

Baskin Robbins Lunar Cheesecake (1969, 2012, 2015, 2019): Green and white cheesecake-flavored ice creams, with chunks of cheesecake and graham cracker swirls. Initially released in July of 1969 to commemorate the Apollo 11 moon landing, it was re-released multiple times for a variety of promotions

For years I've been looking for the right guest to do a pod on this. The car-sales model that is dictated by law in the US -- you must go to a dealership & suffer for hours in order to buy one -- is one of the most nakedly anti-social special interest giveaways in history. Needs to be killed dead.

guys, bluesky is dying. if we don't start getting more likes, a greedy developer will bulldoze the site to put up a parking garage. the only thing that can save it is for a ragtag crew of misfits to put on one last big concert at the community center.

I think every professional sports league should cap salaries at something like $200k and we should have ten times as many teams

It's true that space exploration is expensive and possibly wasteful but we might as well give people something to get excited about because otherwise it appears it's going to be NFTs or whatever stupid shit Elon is blabbering about this week

Despite what some adults seem to think, teenagers are fully human.

once you exceed a certain income threshold politics as most people think of it is basically just a question of taste. all rich people are friends and they all sleep together in one big bed every night

Charlie Browns mom: Waaah wah wah wah waaah waaah waaah wah Charlie Brown: oh, you mean pigpen Charlie browns mom: Wah way. Waaaah wahwahwah wah wah waaah waaaah wahwhawah wah wah Charlie Brown: yeah I get that. It’s pretty bad over there but I don’t think they hit him

@lollardfish.bsky.social is in Salon today. www.salon.com/2026/04/02/n...

Someone sent me this.

I am quite confident that the primary reason for the sustained institutional campaign of backlash and smears against Hasan Piker is because he is currently the most successful leftist streamer in the country

moby-dick, his eyes enormous: from hell's heart you STAB at moby? for hate's sake you spit your last BREATH at moby? oh! oh! the great shroud of the sea for ahab! the great shroud of the sea rolling on as it rolled five thousand years ago!!!!

Elevated door Van Buren, ME

Damn "Last Justice of the Mohicans" is a good line

It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you. If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can. Everyone give this a share after.

Stephen Miller allegedly urged Department of Homeland Security agents to “force confrontations” with protesters in Minneapolis in order to win a “PR battle." trib.al/NcbpdiX

No one, no matter how strong or wise or great, can rightly own and use another.

So I was watching the 1993 Finish Made For TV adaptation of The Lord of The Rings, and thought everyone should see the moment where Gollum falls into Mount Doom.

This is correct but I can say with some confidence that it is also going to suck

Big liberal rally happens? Good excuse to punch left. Streamer is popular? Time to punch left. Antisemitism on the rise on the right? Country completely run by rightwing fascists? You better know what it is baby.

My politics, including Aftermath, all come downwind from Union organizing. Nothing is immediately clarifying as being underpaid for years only to get a sudden 12k pay bump and realizing they could have done that shit any time.

Centrists would rather have genteel fascists than abrasive leftists.

the archaeological record can't prove grown egyptian men WEREN'T taking their model horsies and engaging in turn-based tactical miniature wargames on the weekends

If you're: 1) In the global south 2) Have an upcoming small TTRPG project 3) Would like to access Kickstarter for funding We are doing a test run of the GSIC so if you're interested, DM me. You can see the details here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Same case if you are in the imperial core...

I've finished the first draft of a game. It's at docs.google.com/document/d/1... if anyone is interested in giving it a pass — comments are open. I couldn't stop fucking with the layout so I had to switch to google docs and go text only

Am I the only one who remembers that Nyad was outed as a massive fraud and none of her accomplishments have held up scrutiny?

"After No Kings, Indivisible, one of the lead organizers of the "No Kings" protest, is pivoting to building support for...May Day Strong. The May Day Strong coalition is calling for "No Work, No School, No Shopping" on May 1st." reporting by @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/no-kings-org...

if nothing else, there is something to be said for spending time outside in the sun with thousands of people who share your anger at the state of things

This is less about the No Kings protests which are good and would be even if they accomplished nothing but I am not yet 40 and I have been protesting since high school and been a part of at least three "biggest protests in history" and I guess I would really like to see some results

Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay

you can't be talking like that, white restaurant

On No Kings Day, let’s also remember the local robber barons who keep us all down by corrupting our political system with big money and using their influence to get outcomes that only benefit them. From the very top down to the local level, we need a new political order that works for everyone.

ace watkins we need you now more than ever