ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.

Hey nerds. Do y'all like heavy doom metal that's mostly D&D themed with exquisite melodic vocals? Then maybe Purple Lung is your new favorite band, too. purplelung.bandcamp.com/album/mystic...

You also need some background reading, courtesy of @robotviking.bsky.social... ...or re-read the entire Silmarillion. 😰

My utterly improbable but extremely logical idea is that the world should set aside two non-state zones for the winter and summer olympics, build them into tourist and cultural destinations, and hold the olympics only in those places. It would solve (and, hilariously, create) so many problems.

Highly experienced writer, researcher, technical writer, business analyst, editor, available now for full-time work. I'm a world-class researcher. I'll find information you didn't know existed. I'll trace primary sources like a scent hound. Then I'll write a damn interesting article about it all.

Hey local friends, the community pantry I've been working at is having a fundraiser at the rad mojito bar across the street. They've got amazing samosas too. Plus make your own charm bracelet. This Wednesday, Feb. 11, 5-8 pm. (I don't think I'll be there due to a prior commitment, unfortunately)

Bally's 1979 Dolly Parton pinball machine accurately depicts the era of the singer's career when she possessed the Phoenix Force

Prescient 400 years ago, equally damning today.

Did you know I have a new band? rabbitprince.bandcamp.com

Breaking: Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan said Friday he plans to sign an executive order "soon" that would ban city cops and other employees from calling federal immigration agents like ICE on migrants. Migrants, he said, should feel safe using city services. www.investigativepost.org/2026/01/16/b...

While the job search continues, I'm also looking for freelance work to keep the wolf from the door (or maybe buy the wolf treats?). Science writing, marketing copy, pop culture stuff, sports, medical/environment, tech, automotive. I've done a lot!

While the job search continues, I'm also looking for freelance work to keep the wolf from the door (or maybe buy the wolf treats?). Science writing, marketing copy, pop culture stuff, sports, medical/environment, tech, automotive. I've done a lot!

I've run more JSTOR searches than a forever PhD. I read the engineering report on failed welds in the Hyatt Regency collapse. I cross-checked contemporary newspapers to see what the weather was for the 1st cross-country road trip. To research Spam, I ATE SPAM.

Highly experienced writer, researcher, technical writer, business analyst, editor, available now for full-time work. I'm a world-class researcher. I'll find information you didn't know existed. I'll trace primary sources like a scent hound. Then I'll write a damn interesting article about it all.

My friends at KnowledgeOwl and @thenotboringtechwriter.com let me share my thoughts about elegant design as it relates to games, knowledge bases, and, uh...chairs. My first published writing in a few years! www.knowledgeowl.com/blog/posts/e...

And The Dude, who DID abide

If you had "choked to death on a pie weight he accidentally baked into a croissant" in the Ed Grabianowski death pool, I'm terribly sorry. You came very close to a big payout tonight, and I doubt you'll get another shot at it.

Merry Shriekmass to all who celebrate.

True facts.

Bro, how sure are you that you're not detritus?

You don't have to be a member to tell SFWA how you feel about AI.

My friends at KnowledgeOwl and @thenotboringtechwriter.com let me share my thoughts about elegant design as it relates to games, knowledge bases, and, uh...chairs. My first published writing in a few years! www.knowledgeowl.com/blog/posts/e...

Cash donations are always welcome: wscsbuffalo.org/donate/ I will say that the pantry's cash tends to go toward human food staples and necessities (which totally makes sense), hence the lack of pet food. I will come to you to pick up any unopened pet food donations this week. 🤘

Local friends, I've been doing shifts at my neighborhood food pantry, and last week I noticed they only had a few bags of puppy food; no adult dog food and no cat food at all. And there was definitely a need for it. If you have some non-expired pet food available that you could donate, please DM me.

First time I saw The Mothman Prophecies (in a Kansas movie theater), the film broke and burned through just as the bridge collapse started. No one was really sure if it was part of the movie or what, and it was deeply weird and freaky for a second.

All Them Witches with King Buffalo in Toronto last night.

Well I can't let Grover down

For over a decade, I've been fighting for WNY's working class. Now, I'm ready to take on Albany and fight for our future. Get to know me and hear what our movement is all about before our canvass launch THIS Saturday, Dec. 6. RSVP 🔗 in bio.  WATCH:

So the Flash famously has a nemesis named Reverse Flash. DC comics also has a character named Cowgirl. Just putting that out there.

What's extra funny is I just had a conversation about this exact topic with some friends recently. I completely forgot that I'd turned it into an article once.

maybe i am going insane

I took a few decent photos at this local wrestling show, but this one is definitely my favorite

My Spanish publisher, La Biblioteca de Carfax, brings horror gems from the US to Spanish readers—Graham Jones, Due, Keisling, Pugmire, Barron, Ketchum, Langan, Koja, Gran, etc. I’d love to work with/help a publisher interested in bringing Spanish gems to US readers.

In our first candidate endorsement since 2021, we are proud to endorse Adam Bojak for NYS Assembly. @bojak4assembly.bsky.social Our full statement: buffalo-dsa.org/statements/b...

I live in a 19th century brick building that's burned at least twice and was a semi-abandoned drug den for multiple decades. I've never experienced anything remotely ghostly except for the old man I occasionally see sitting in my office when I walk past the doorway.

I think it's quite clear now, more than ever before, that abolishing ICE is the compromise position. Fascism must be met and pushed back; if a single inch is given, ten are taken. NO MORE.

Our new song produced by @facudotcom.bsky.social debuted Halloween. Theme is 'introductions' and first impressions can be Brutal. Shadows need light to exist, but on the dancefloor you only need to be: you. #musicsky #frenchtouch #futurefunk #musiciansky youtu.be/08aLG48rfpk?...

Oil regulators claim Oklahoma's wastewater incidents are under control. But our reporting with @readfrontier.bsky.social shows the state is still dealing with dozens of instances of toxic waste spewing out of the ground, one of which killed about two dozen cows in Sept. 🔗 https://propub.li/4oWsppu

Fairly certain I'd end up in a fistfight with Harlan Ellison.

The problem with digital ID cards isn't what you think. Here's why Britain and other nations should stop pushing digital ID apps, right now. My latest for @newscientist.com, now free from the paywall! www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

You know how fun it is to grab a random stick and throw it in a river and just watch where it floats? Let's crowdfund a project to radio tag 10 logs, drop in them in Lake Superior, and build a website so we can track them all. We'll pick log teams and see who goes over Niagara Falls first.

I'm convinced that the rodeo is only popular because it's the only sport where you might see a clown die.

I had this argument with someone at a party recently, but when I said "it's a portmanteau of BIO-graphical PIC-ture" I sold him the first syllable stress.

Just a reminder, your favorite incredibly thorough researcher and expository writer (we'll assume for the sake of argument that that's me) is looking for full-time work, but open to freelance work too. Also a published writer of horror and fantasy fiction, with experience in tabletop RPG design.

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

I really honestly think there's something very beautiful about telling your daughter she doesn't have to defend you. To be that confident in accepting that you were wrong and that it was shitty of you, and to do better. That kind of vulnerability moves me. And it's from one of the dorks in ICP.