We still have concentration camps in our Country. Of all the awful things our Government continues to do, we cannot forget that thousands of people are illegally being detained without trial in inhuman conditions. Our leaders are monsters, & our Country cannot be forgiven for so many crimes.

Name the Lego-version of the TNG phaser! The Bat-Stamper

I started supporting @maximumfun.org in 2019 because I realized, as I heard about the Drive again & again, I wasn't just listening to 1 or 2 Max Fun shows, I was almost exclusively hearing MaxFun content. Still true today, so I keep supporting. If this sounds familiar, you should too. #MaxFunDrive

My phone just told me that my news feed has a life hack for the ultra wealthy. Weird to call wage theft a life hack, but whatever.

Donnie says the Pope is weak on crime, I say the Pope should call on the Hague to bring Donnie to task for war crimes. I mean I think a lot of Countries should do that, USA included, but I think the Pope could go a long way in showing Donnie he does in fact take strong stances on crime. Just saying.

I find the need to argue again for disbanding the Union. That a madman is allowed to control this much power is mind-boggling, & should never happen again. No Country should be as large as we are. No leader should have the power that he has. "When in the course of human events" & so on, you know?

People deserve to live their lives free & without fear, but certain hate groups have decided that should not be true for our trans siblings. Unfortunately few are willing to defend their rights. What can we do in the face of this? Well, 1 easy thing is to never again consume "wizard school" content.

If you talk about abortion, talk truly about the camps of thought: there is pro-choice & anti-choice. Anti-choicers don't care about life, don't let them deceive others with that lie. If they cared about life they would care about life outside of the womb. They have shown that they do not.

Can't go wrong with duct tape.

Do I know anyone with connections to the CBC? Would love to chat with them about work conditions & see if that'd be a good fit for a job transition that would also help me become an ex-pat.

Looking for a good Country to move to, & by good I mean has some respect for healthcare, science in general, & the LGBTQIA+ community. The U.S. will never be that, no matter how much I rant and rave.

We have no right to be the World Police, especially at this moment with the hypocrisy of it all, BUT ALSO ever.

If you want my vote in 2026 and beyond, you must be willing to go to bat for the Lgbtqia+ community. Don't be a Gavin Newsom.

If & when we manage to safely extract the dictator-in-chief, we must also shut down the concentration camps once and for all. The fact is they were there before Donnie (in lesser capacities), & if we do not strive for better they will remain. Their existence is unconscionable.

Things that we must do better in the US (& what presidential hopefuls should talk more about): Healthcare should be for all, not just the privileged. Healthcare insurance is a scam & must be destroyed. Immigration should be easier. People that want to be here should be able to be here.

Olympic Committee question, noticed that Russia is out of the Olympics because of their war on Ukraine (correct call you made on that 1): why is the US allowed to compete? Our Government abducted the leader of Venezuela just to steal their oil, not to mention the boat crimes. Seems like an easy call

Bad Bunny went out and said through the finale imagery the truth. We are all of us Americans. U.S. citizens don't get to gatekeep that term. Also I want Amerovision to exist. How do we make that happen?

Boy, as a long time pessimistic fan of the Seahawks, I'm struggling to see the way their going to lose this one, but I have confidence they can pull it off with just a little effort.

Gosh it sure would be nice if the only 2 political parties that have any say in my Country weren't both on the wrong side of history at the same time. "Some constraints for ICE" is not the answer, Schumer. But then again, y'all told on yourselves when you threw trans/non-binary folks under the bus.

"Yourself, as a cartoon." I mean currently...

If we are to fix our Country, several things need to be pursued at once. 1st is that ICE be dissolved entirely. 2nd is large-scale police reform & defunding. 3rd is ensure access for gender affirming care for those that want it. 4th is ensure access to abortions. 5th is to universalize healthcare

To any lawmaker currently calling for more training instead of demanding an end to ICE, please understand, more training only makes sense for useful organizations. ICE's use-case is terror, plain & simple. "Better training" only makes them scarier, why would you want that? Evaporate ICE.

Can we please stop saying, "[blank] is a distraction from [blank]"? Cover it all. It all matters, it's all bad, it all needs to be called out, AND it looks real bad when you say in particular that loss of life is meant as a distraction.

If we really want to honor Martin Luther King Jr (and we should), we must evaporate ICE.

Here we are, in a Country under fascist control, & with a mad dictator for a president. He will do everything in his power to stay in power, & his moronic sycophant allies will help him. What can we do? Remove the power, one chunk at a time. It's time to un-unite the States.

@ifycomedy.com Listened to latest TV Chef Fantasy League, was inwardly screaming "Wombo Combo is a pizza! A pizza!!" Specifically a pizza offered at the Round Table Pizza chain, & I remember that from childhood so not a video game reference originally. Apologies if I missed you saying this in pod.

Hey folks of Minneapolis!! If you need a tow truck, don’t use Cedar Towing & Auction !!!! One of their tow truck drivers attempted to drive his truck through the protest of people today while proudly wearing his MAGA hat

U.S. citizens are under attack from our own government. This is the reality in 2026. "Then they came for me" is now, & no one in the Government that actually cares seems to know what they can do to fix it besides shrug their shoulders. "Next election" they say, not "here's what we do right now."

The U.S. Government is really out there kidnapping foreign leaders, huh? Donnie, the Peace-Monger, really showing how he earned that coveted Fifa Peace Prize (Through threats, I'm sure). I hate reliving history, this sucks.

Dune 3: I Don't Like Sand. It's Coarse and Rough and Irritating and it Gets Everywhere

Hey @fifaworldcup26.bsky.social, just curious what next year's plans are for that coveted peace prize. Like, are you going to give it to Adolf posthumously, or is it reserved for living leaders of genocidal fascist regimes?

Make a Bond film casual Casino Paysanne

We had a very Trek Christmas, it seems. Thanks to @greatesttrek.com for offering up the fun puzzle. We'll have a fun time assembling it... or stacking the pieces, if we accidentally touch the wrong piece first. Either way, it'll be "incredible".

Access to healthcare for all citizens is a bare minimum requirement for a functional Government. Preventing access to healthcare that has proven to save lives again & again is the move of a sadistic & awful Government.

Looks like that new Fifa Peace Prize doesn't work. I can only assume that was the intent, right? You give it to a warmongering dictator, it turns them into a fan of peace? Well, Fifa needs to go back to work on the efficacy of that enchanted amulet.

You get 1 teacher to teach you magic

Any shred of happiness that I still had left for any part of Disney is gone. OpenAI? Really Disney? You want to hurt the Earth more than you already have, & for the sake of absolute garbage, no less? I hate unchecked capitalism so much.

Dictator Donnie's clown-car regime has just committed another International crime by seizing another Country's vessel. Rest of the World, the US is being run by a criminal organization, we need your help, we need you to stand up to our regime and tell them no.

Trans rights are human rights. If you want my vote, this has to be something you believe AND will stand by. And it is shocking to me the number of politicians who've not been willing to do so.

Gift shopping feels more frustrating this year. I don't think its the prices, though I'm not sure what it is that is making the experience more aggravating.

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LoTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

Has the World Health Organization made a strong recommendation yet that people avoid travel to the US to protect their health? I'd like to avoid it myself, unfortunately I'm stuck here while the current administration purposefully endangers our health, our lives, & our livelihoods.

Last night I had my 1st podcasting dream. Unlike most stage dreams, it was rather pleasant. I think I was a guest on @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social, given that he & @jessethorn.bsky.social were there. I imagine we were solving theatre disputes. Or ttrpg disputes, maybe. Anyway, it was a nice dream.

Our sister podcast, "Capes and Caverns", has released a new episode today! The battle in the cabin in the woods (not that one) continues, but can the Labcoat Trio resolved this fight with diplomacy? Find out now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Just got told by my podcast hosting site that the episode of "Capes and Caverns" coming out soon might get pulled because of copyrighted music. The music in question? From Kevin MacLeod, which we licensed through Creative Commons. AI is garbage & should not be used to scan for copyright.

How can I choose just 1, Paul? How?! ... I guess turkey, then, only because licorice of any type has not been a staple at my family's feasts. ... But both can go away.

After a couple months' hiatus, the actual play podcast "Capes and Caverns" returns this Friday! I'm letting you know now so you can catch up by the end of the week. Hear here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Post an image of your favorite Starfleet Captain (Wrong answers only)

Any Government worth a dime would ensure that every one of its citizens has access to healthcare. Not insurance, but actual healthcare. A Government is only as healthy as its citizenry, & boy howdy is the U.S. Government sick.

I'm behind on podcast listening so I just got to the reprise of @greatesttrek.com's episode covering "Mudd's Women". I really appreciate that some new edits found their way into the episode, & they didn't just slap a new intro/outro onto it. "Crystals!" is always a delightful drop to hear.