_American Hero_, by Larry Beinhardt, the book the movie was based on, purported to present evidence that the First Gulf War was a deliberate collaboration between George H.W. Bush and Saddam Hussain to buoy each of their flagging political positions. It was very "this is fictional, or is it?".

btw, this is on kindle daily deal for $1.99 today, it’d be cool if you reposted this to spread the word. i think most people consider this one the best of my three books and i uh kinda think they’re right a.co/d/0dSehwyt

Just a few days away from the Fight Ice with Dice charity auction! Come check it out! fighticewithdice.com

Not related to comics, but I often think this sort of thought when car companies say "we're not making station wagons because consumers don't want them," or when college presidents say, "we're only offering online courses because students want them." You can't buy what isn't available for sale ...

re: hockey, Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers ever to live, gave up three years in the prime of his life — years in which his fighting would have been at peak; actual money incalculable — rather than fight in an unjust war, so noping out on grandpa’s burger bash should be an easy choice

Hey @rendernev.bsky.social - it's Wentworth the Returning!

This was my view this morning for crossing guard duty. And, you can't hear a picture, but there's a carillon of bells in the background; either a church or Cornell, I'm not sure. Very pretty!

#ttrpg So, I just dropped my players into the Shadowfell. The Shadowfell has rules. One is, don't eat anything that's offered to you. One of the books they looked at suggests that you can bring food in with you, as long as you don't stay too long (the food will shift to Shadowfell food). 1/3

I got to about 1100 before I ran out of language. I could probably have parsed it if I wanted to put in the effort - I had a required class in Old English in undergrad. Also Chaucer!

I considered posting an image of my diss acknowledgements, but they were actually boring. I think in my MA thesis I thanked a faculty member for "making the process more interesting" - which was, of course, a snide comment about said faculty messing me up.

Stack o’cats.

A place for pondering. #art

As sometimes happens, it's a week without a whole bunch of money, so we're having scratch pizza instead of ordering in. I think it turned out pretty great!

@ltimonin.bsky.social and I refer to highly sugared coffee drinks from fast food places as cofeve. H.L. Menken coined the term "Gamelialisms" but he didn't say they weren't quotable.

A very good thread. Americans need to stop falling into the "one simple trick!" trap - our problems are systemic and require a systemic approach to address them. Electing one person one time, attracting or repelling one business - it's not enough. It's a long fight.

If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President.

So, I don't have the means to watch the Olympics (I guess I could set up a VPN? I don't care enough.), but even just watching the play by play, I can tell that the Canada v Czechia game was excellent hockey.

Can't. Thrashing madly, as parasites might in your blood...

Shrove Tuesday! Pancakes for dinner! And @ltimonin.bsky.social made scallion pancakes also, for Lunar New Year.

I have a theory about this. In the 1850s and 60s, beards were a sign of the abolitionist movement. Critics of the movement called men involved in it "womanish," because the abolitionist movement in the US had a lot of prominent women leaders. 1/4

You can also buy dice from my shop - cinniharpyscrafts.etsy.com I am planning some special dice in collaboration with an artist friend to help pay off some remaining vet bills on my CareCredit card. Again, I am so sorry and ashamed to ask again. I truly hope this is the last time. Thank you.

Have we tried rolling their pills in crushed up cat treats?

The Ghost Brothers wish you a happy Valentine’s Day. 💌

I mean, I'd eat any of them, but the Worst one has to be the coconut.

The Canadian Coast Guard was once part of the Dept of Fisheries - I'd support the US Coast Guard getting added to the Dept of Fish and Wildlife as well...

just installed this, and the "try Gemini" button vanished from Gmail - delightful!

Above the sea: the ghost of a fool. His ship was full of them. #art

It's game day! I'm going to trap my players in a semi-abandoned mine full of monsters! Ummm. Their characters - I'm going to trap their CHARACTERS in a mine. #ttrpg

Question for #skystorians: I'm teaching my students about Callie House (link below), and her efforts to force the government to disburse the $68 million collected as cotton taxes between 1862 and 1868 but never added to the Treasury. How would I check to see if the money still existed? 🗃️

My players, after drinking totally innocent tea from a nice little old lady...

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

Pepper looks like she's the Bad Cop in a film noir...

I don't really care super much about figure skating, but I have a new favorite figure skater...

100/100, would eat

Is the Chronicle still bothering to collect salary information on adjuncts or do we need to do another Google spreadsheet?

Congratulations, Glendon! Thank you for this art share and all you do for the community here. My name is Mike. I work with traditional media, usually creating art with fantastical themes.

I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers. Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now: bit.ly/4a2VtHw

Daffodil would like you to know that @ltimonin.bsky.social and I abandoned her with the children, who beat her with sticks and then murdered her with the vacuum cleaner, and now she is dead in the bedroom where no one pats her or pays any attention to her at all.

Good thread. In New York, folks should know that poll workers are not volunteers, we get paid to be there. I dream of a time where there are enough people interested in working the election that my boss says "hey, you want to work a half day instead of the whole thing?" 1/4

As always, the answer to "what should I do if I'm worried about Rs loudly announcing their aspirations to try & ratfuck elections?" is go volunteer to be a poll worker or an elections observer. That is, if you actually want to so something beyond just wallowing in despair & untreated anxiety online

I was going to do this, but as I started listing classes it became clear that I was super focused - no really fun classes, just History and English and then more History. I did sit in on the first session of an economics class by accident, and I did take a class in linguistics taught by a blind guy

🦀 ANNOUNCEMENT 🦀 I don't have much to give BUT I am GIVING AWAY one (1) Daggerheart Core Set, (4) Final Fantasy commander decks and a Draw Steel Core Rules PDF Bundle raising funds for the Minnesota Freedom Fund. Tickets are $5 but you can donate any amount here: 🎟️ tilt.fyi/8RCqUl7NDk (1/3) 🧵

Lou Wilson et al could have told a wacky story about cheese heists in space, but noooo...

There's also a petition for the illustration and concept art program. I took the intro to concept art at Algonquin back in 2013 (its precursor), which lead me into the animation industry with a job. Seeing this get axed as well would be incredibly awful. c.org/C75xgLXj6f

All of this. It's not a sport, this isn't little league, you're not running up the score - get them all.

I was right, the disaster about undid me. A delightful read that took me back to my undergrad and reminded me why I'm at a community college instead of a 4 year (and mostly happy) and an adjunct instead of tenured (not so happy about that).

Fun fact: In 2nd grade, my friends decided that Timbit was my wrestling name, and someone drew me as the Timbit mascot. @ltimonin.bsky.social sometimes use Timbit as a nickname for our children.

Kurosawa's Muppets Take Manhattan

Holy shit.