I try not to judge random parents I see in public but the other day I saw a woman with three kids and the middle one, about 7 or 8, was chewing on a plastic bag, just completely going to town on it, ripping pieces off with her teeth and chewing them like gum ...ma'am!

Things I will block accounts for: - Bigotry - Oppression Olympics - Being an asshole generally - AI imagery and/or puffery - Spam - Excessive stupidity* * Excessive stupidity is stuff like not understanding The Onion is satire or mansplaining people's own jobs to them

I haven't been watching the Artemis II mission but I just tuned in for the distance record and teared up because humans are traveling far OMG and then the astronauts named two craters which is totally my jam ("Integrity" and "Carroll" for the record)

oh no it escaped containment

I said smart things so you should listen

If you're on LinkedIn a lot you can spot these people because they'll post something like "you used to spend 8 hours on a blog post" and no, *you* are spending 8 hours on a blog post. Most of us get that ish out in a half hour because it ain't that deep

So, was this story written by AI? 1) This is not in Far Rockaway. It's in Broad Channel. 2) "Dead End" is not a street name or any place. It's just a dead end. You could say it's just a short wire piece, but they actually reported it on air! There's a video! abc7ny.com/post/queens-...

I love having map markers I don't bother to label because it's always a fun surprise when I go check it out

It looks like trenchcoats are back in again but I have a sneaking suspicion it's all the guys who used to wear them in high school that had to stop after Columbine

"How dare [corporation] cancel [thing I like]!" So you're going to cancel your subscription, right? "Oh, I never subscribed; I just pirated it." Congrats, you're one of the reasons it was cancelled. Why would a corporation keep something around no one is willing to pay for?

a cool tree I saw today

catching up on manga and er, things really took a turn in Kurumizawa's Folly, huh?

More thoughts on the untimely demise of Starfleet Academy: I already said the show looked expensive. With Paramount cutting costs left and right, the odds were stacked against SFA. Given that Paramount cancelled Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks, two *successful* shows, SFA's death was inevitable

I can only hope the untimely murder of Starfleet Academy means that karma will transfer over to live action One Piece and get us like six seasons

Funny I didn't sleep at all last night

TIL that when your SNAP benefits are stolen, the state will do absolutely nothing No, really. Your card gets replaced but the money is just gone despite there being a record of where it was spent. There's wide scale fraud being committed and the state just shrugs and tells you to suck it up

I'm really trying to be optimistic but the world is really punching me in the ovaries a lot lately

I'm convinced the Chalamet controversy is a work because the interview was almost a month ago and no one said shit until like a week ago and now ballet/opera sales are up

Still bummed about No Other Choice not getting any nominations, but the Oscars are petty like that

Finished One Piece live action season 2. It's good, but not great, mostly because the source material is just a bridge between two major arcs that *are* great.

As a person who lives on the B16 route, I can confirm it is very bad and should become sentient so it can feel bad about it too

New York perfected this decades ago

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Saw Hoppers last night. It's good, but it was exactly the movie the trailers promised and I had no interest in. But I enjoyed it anyway. I hope they give Daniel Chong more work. And it was better than Elio, though I'm still disappointed that no one went to see that.

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If you're enjoying a lazy Saturday, spend it with us as @lampbane.bsky.social and @iamscifi.bsky.social discuss this year's #ToyFair, including how the current world climate may have affected the industry, visits to Mattel, Hasbro, Spin Masters, LEGO, Funko and more, and some NYC geography lessons!

oh have we finally acknowledged that Firefly was actually kind of bad? oh thank God because I've spent 20 years feeling like I must be crazy, only slightly vindicated when Joss Whedon was finally outed as a creep after years of red flags but now the work itself is getting an actual reappraisal

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I'm not reading comics on a MacBook Neo. So yeah, there is still a reason to buy an iPad and I'm sure there are others.

Today I made hot chocolate, with whole milk, cinnamon, chili powder, and whipped cream on top Then I found out cigarette beetles had gotten into my chocolate... in the most unpleasant way I am not having a good night

If AOC is our best option in 2028 of course I'll vote for her, but I'd rather she stay in the House or, even better, make the switch over to the Senate The real power is still in Congress; Paul Ryan knew that and stayed in Congress, laying the groundwork that lets Trump do what he's doing

I think I've largely given up on fighting on the proper pronunciation of "Latinx" but tonight I heard someone say "Latin E" Latin. E. I thought the whole point of "Latine" was that it was supposed to be easier to say and yet... am I being trolled? This feels like a hate crime

Pokémon Winds/Waves may be the first time I choose the Fire starter Pokémon in 20 years

Happy Pokémon Day, everyone. It's the big 3-0, which weirds me out because I worked on the 10th anniversary. I'm old. We're all old. Except for Ash Ketchum, I guess. He's always 10.

One of 50 in existence, legitimately belongs in a museum. I don't wanna know what importer paid for this and I can't imagine how crushed they must be.

Happy Pokémon Day, everyone. It's the big 3-0, which weirds me out because I worked on the 10th anniversary. I'm old. We're all old. Except for Ash Ketchum, I guess. He's always 10.

Pawpaws, not because I had one and hated it but because I *haven't* had one even though they're native to my area because they're delicate little bastards that can't be sold in stores

Just a reminder: It's "canon" and not "cannon" when referring to stories/continuity/etc. You may say spelling doesn't matter but believe me it does, because "headcanon" and "headcannon" are two very different pictures

To wrap-up my movie-going week, I saw Kokuho. It was good.

I'm happy I finally have time time to feature the "Tales from the Frontier" comic, seen in #StarfleetAcademy's "Come, Let's Away".😊 I have assembled all the pages seen in the episode but as a special gift, here's the cover and back page of the comic, provided to me by its designer: Stu Pearce! 🧵 1/4

this is what Luke meant when he wanted to go to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters

The new Toy Story is LeapFrog slander

Saw Wuthering Heights today. Enjoyed it. No it's not accurate to the book but if I wanted that there are a gazillion other adaptations to watch just let me have my super horny version please

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Scarlet was not the cinematic war crime some folks have made it out to be. The story is a little weak and the animation is alllllllll over the place but it's still an enjoyable little piece. My real question is who did Mamoru Hosoda piss off that this got shelved as much as it has been

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Go Kazakhstan!!! 🥇

You cannot claim to be about holding tech accountable and telling the "truth" about it if you're still setting up on Substack