Seeing so many people getting interested in D&D because of Stranger Things reminds me of those PSAs after 101 Dalmatians. (w/apologies to @matthewmercer.bsky.social)

Dad: *leaves for the kitchen as they start kissing* Dad: *comes back as they are getting undressed* Dad: Are you sure this is a hockey movie? Me: Oh, yes, it is very much about hockey. Look at that stick handling technique!

Growing up in southern Missouri in the 90s, you learned this early. Oh, that youth minister is wearing a puka shell necklace? Yeah, he probably advocates stoning queer people to death, yo

Friendly reminder that Starbucks baristas are still on strike and still asking you to support them by not patronizing *any* Starbucks in the US. Try a new place! Get a home coffeemaker and a thermos that will pay for themselves with all the Starbucks you won't be buying! Don't cross picket lines!

I mean they definitely WON’T, but they absolutely COULD.

Well, this was just great.

Generative “AI” is the perfect technology for policing because it automates the production of lies.

God, am I NEVER to be free of my inexplicable failure to take the SAT a second time??? If they implement this I’m suing my high school guidance counselor

Tbh given the actual evidentiary basis for fire forensics, you’re AT LEAST as qualified as any official investigator

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

I mean, Paul Simon wrote a whole song about it

But ALSO also if the lemon pigs creep you out… you ain’t seen nothing yet

Guys you are not doing your part to keep me from going bankrupt Please shop Elise’s sale RIGHT NOW

And let me just add that, as far as extremely-recently-made-up-and-propagated-on-the-internet traditions go, New Year’s lemon pigs sure as hell beat gender reveal parties 🤮

If you begin Star Trek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's Eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in a very dumb annual tradition and start 2026 off on the right hoof.

Man, never actually watching Stranger Things (I can’t handle children in peril, jump scares, or gore, I just want Eddie and Steve to kiss) is REALLY paying off, apparently 😬

We made the pigs! It’s a good holiday tradition—not too difficult or time consuming and fun to make & compare in a group. Plus one unanticipated advantage of using quarters (I couldn’t get dollar coins in time) is the wide selection of designs—states, historical figures, etc.

Just like every year, a friendly PSA: “Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.” “Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.” Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.

One of the people they interview literally says it isn’t even about “politics”, it’s about basic moral values, and we’ve known that shared moral values are extremely important in relationships forever so I want to posit that this isn’t even anything remotel new

When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?

Spouse had apparently never heard of lemon pigs until today when I insisted on picking up supplies and now lowkey believes I somehow organized the entire internet to gaslight him Meanwhile I’m pissy bc the bank closed at 1pm, 10 minutes before we got there, so I couldn’t get dollar coins for them

Uggggggh (If you’re in Dane County, YMCA day camp registration opens for members on Friday, 1/2, at 12pm noon, which would SEEM to be comparatively not terrible but ofc they have one of THE worst websites I’ve had to use for this stuff so WHO KNOWS REALLY)

Weird how they never acknowledge that for the majority of US people who can get pregnant, “different political views” specifically refers to “diametrically opposed opinions about whether or not it is sweet & proper [for you to be forced] to die for pregnancy”

hey girl, did it hurt. when you clawed your way out of that carcass

Workshopping my intro spiel for spring classes and considering this line re: LLMs: “If I want a garbled summary of a largely irrelevant argument made by the most mid posters who’ve ever lived, I’ll ask my 7yo about her YouTube history”

have y'all seen this bc i am actually in tears abt it www.tumblr.com/steddieasitg...

FIC: Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death (fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the organizer of the annual Lottery as described by Shirley Jackson)

Shit, I forgot that A wanted me to ask what her Pokémon professor name would be if she were a Pokémon professor and she just roared into the living room demanding an answer So uh What tree name would you bestow upon me and/or my 13yo for Pokémon pedagogy?

Ordered some of these for Limited Edition Valentine’s Bubbling Bath Cauldrons—I’ve also got a couple of LE potion fragrance blends in the works, Passion and Oblivion 😁

Spouse and I are discussing the children’s plans for NYE (to stay up or not to stay up, mainly) 13yo: “I think I’m just gonna… process the new year on my own time, perhaps?”

I was suddenly amped to make bath bombs but it generated a side quest (drilling holes in the bottoms of little plastic cauldrons; don’t ask, just trust me, it’s relevant) and now I’m struggling for motivation again: Adventures in Adult ADHD with Your Friendly Neighborhood Witch Queen

Speaking of alternate history as a genre…

you don't have to cheer a fascist just because they start a fight with a different fascist, you don't have to consider them a part of your "coalition", you don't actually have to do anything except root for injuries on both sides not complicated imo

And suddenly a LOT of academic service committees start to make a LOT more sense

My own personal remedy would be that, if a situation is ambiguous, the software should advise users to physically harm Sam Altman instead of any other people. Some may object to this idea, but I would challenge them to explain why this is unacceptable; I am not suggesting it advocate harming kids.

Reqs? Help? My oldest will be 14 next month & recently expressed interest in alternate history as a genre. She likes sapphic romance, Danganronpa, Delta Rune, Ruby, Murder Drones, & rock band AUs (OFC she reads a lot of fanfic). She also loves Brooklyn 99 (don’t worry, she knows it’s copaganda)

seeing a lot of people wonder why NYT is giving this overt antisemite such a glowing profile but they’re all forgetting their shared interest in ruining the lives of trans people

Don't forget that Ilya cited this as THE usecase he was most excited about.

Tbf a lot of the absolute worst of the worst do seem to instinctively grasp this, based on how many of them have just gone full Bathory

all bluesky not having an algorithm means is that all the adhd hyperfocus sickness of the mind posters finally don't get deboosted anymore; free of our shackles we can force everyone to read 50000 posts about blorbo a day every day

RIP to Sir Gawain caught between impossible expectations and unbearable horniness but I'm different

My dog and two cats love to throw up on the floor and they represent 60% of the household. As a leader I can't just ignore public opinion so I also throw up on the floor sometimes to stay popular

Here’s to 2026

My one resolution for 2026 is to refer to all my meals as either “wet food” or “dry food”

You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.

He ys ridinge a horse He ys emerald and svelte He will get reallye weirde If you lie about beltes The Greene Knighte Ys Cominge To Toun

How to make a joke for all generations 68±1

We found out about the fire when a customer came in, ordered 3 pints of Caffreys, then - as I handed them to him & asked for payment - said 'do you know the roof's on fire?' The roof was thatched. He walked into a burning pub for a Xmas pint. There'll always be an England.

In the hallmark movies where the lady goes back home from the big city, they never talk about the game she must play pretending that the ethnic food in the small town is anywhere near as good as her family thinks it is. Just grimacing while eating mid Thai food.