Should I trust the coffee from the automated machine at the car dealership when its display has spelling mistakes?

Working for a living is exhausting.

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Normal, precedented events continue to occur in January 2026.

Working for a living is exhausting.

One speaker said today’s events were “astounding.” Not the wanton violence. That part of the day was “predictable,” he said. The “astounding” part is that there are people who’ll stand together against the violence and for their communities, all over the country, despite the regime’s rhetoric.

Felt good to gather with 100-200 other people for this vigil. None of us knew we’d be doing this tonight just like Renee Nicole Good had no reason to think her life would end today.

Join us tonight at Fountain Square to protest the brutal killing of a rapid responder in Minneapolis by ICE. 🕢 Wed 1/7, 7:30 PM • Evanston, IL Our hearts are with Minneapolis. In fear and grief, we choose community and action. We keep each other safe.

Working for a living is exhausting.

Working for a living is exhausting.

Some final thoughts on Stranger Things, season 5. The Duffer Bros. delivered. It wasn’t perfect but it was damn near close. If you want every plot line and every character to have a clearly articulated resolution, you are confused about what narrative means. #strangerthings #strangerthingsfinale

The only way this song could be better is if the skit at the end was a separate track.

Reminder to anyone with school-aged kids in your life: be sure to wish them a ‘Happy 2026-7’ 🫴🏻🫳🏻 today as they return to the classroom.

Working for a living is exhausting.

Reminder to anyone with school-aged kids in your life: be sure to wish them a ‘Happy 2026-7’ 🫴🏻🫳🏻 today as they return to the classroom.

Hey folks, you can preorder my new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves at a 25% discount right now from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stuar... (and it's also discounted at bookshop.org, if you prefer that!). Published in April!

the administration wants to frame this (bizarrely) as law enforcement. but if law enforcement conducted a raid for a suspect and killed 40 people, including an unknown number of unarmed civilians, it would be treated as a clear disaster like Waco.

Would be nice to wake up without thinking how there’s a DKs (or other HC/punk band) song that applies to the moment we’re in.

Today marks the end of 52 Tuesdays of posts on The Tall Rob Report, so I figured I'd run down some posts that I enjoyed from the year. 🧵 1/ Here's the landing page for the blog:

OSU lost! I made the right choice. Nerd side up going into 2026!

Currently at the Gateway Film Center in Columbus OH to watch The Finale of #strangerthings with my family. Chose to do so instead of watching the Buckeyes’ bowl game tonight b/c I am feeling the need to lean (even more) into my nerd side than my jock side in 2026. More Stranger Things thoughts 👇🏻

As the MTV situation is not a shutdown, Jello's work is not done www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGqw...

Today marks the end of 52 Tuesdays of posts on The Tall Rob Report, so I figured I'd run down some posts that I enjoyed from the year. 🧵 1/ Here's the landing page for the blog:

I'm reaching here, but there's a lot going on with Will. He can access the "hive mind" and he has come to terms with his romantic, if not sexual, desires. The "hive mind" could be the heteronormative society that he is now rejecting. That firm rejection is why he's a now a sorcerer. #strangerthings

As far as plot line resolution, the biggest challenge that remains is how to satisfyingly bring closure to the coming-of-age aspects while also explaining the reasoning behind how the sci-fi / horror elements of the show work. #strangerthings #strangerthingsseason5

Couple few thoughts on Volume 2 of Stranger Things, Season 5. The twentysomethings and thirtysomethings in my life tell me the internet doesn't like the most recent set of episodes. I'm so glad I don't know what they're talking about. The show is doing what it should be doing. #strangerthings

Couple few thoughts on Volume 2 of Stranger Things, Season 5. The twentysomethings and thirtysomethings in my life tell me the internet doesn't like the most recent set of episodes. I'm so glad I don't know what they're talking about. The show is doing what it should be doing. #strangerthings

Billionnaires are so funny. I think they think being liked is something you can purchase at the cash register.

Some thoughts on my experience reading the book by the guy who lived in the Home Alone house before, during, and after filming. 👇🏻

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!

Some thoughts on my experience reading the book by the guy who lived in the Home Alone house before, during, and after filming. 👇🏻

For this week’s entry on The Tall Rob Report, I went hyper-local. The guy who owned the Home Alone house self-published a book about the whole experience. Maybe people will stop speculating about Peter McCallister’s career now that the owner of the house has identified himself. Read my review:

Gladys and Pip support @katmabu.bsky.social for IL-09

Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right by @adriennemassanari.bsky.social, reviewed by Megan Condis in Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture. On GamerGate, QAnon, tech, democracy, online discourse, and how US politics got to this point. septentrio.uit.no/index.php/el...

RIP Old Orchard Theater in Skokie RIP Evanston Theater I and II on Central St

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It was fun to run into Lennon while playing Crusader of Centy.

Working for a living is exhausting.

My hopes of a DOGE BOYS v. MUSK final have been dashed!

They're saying they want to drop MWTV because we showed over 400 definitions of the word ‘set’ on our hit show “High Definition.” If you love MWTV shows, it's time to tell Spectrum, "No."

Working for a living is exhausting.

Look who’s at the door

Lütke skating into the second round only to run into the Thiel buzzsaw. Looks like it’s struck midnight for this Cinderella.

It’s fun to play retro games, even if they’re far from perfect. Striking the balance between doing so out of historical obligation and doing so because you enjoy fun can be tricky. Played through Nextech’s Crusader of Centy last weekend and had enough fun with it to write it up for the blog.

Working for a living is exhausting.

Working for a living is exhausting.

Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie was the draw for The Dick Van Dyke Show but Morey Amsterdam is incredible in this clip. #dickvandyke #dvdondvd #dickvandyke100

Again, The Dick Van Dyke Show on DVD is a gem. Lovely packaging! #dickvandyke #dvdondvd #dickvandyke100

Again, the lenticular covers of these box sets of The Dick Van Dyke Show are exceptional. Hard to imagine packaging being this involved for a similar release these days unless it was a special variant or something. #dickvandyke #dvdondvd #dickvandyke100