It's not just that they get rid, the closest thing the UK has to a national religion is the feeding frenzy when they realise the PM is a lame duck where everyone at all levels of all parties moves in to get a bite or two in and they eat their prey alive before choosing the next tribute as PM

funny thing is, i've been looking through the rest, and we don't have that many crabs otherwise. we do have "What If We Kissed In Front Of The Limited Fujimi FreeStudy 241 Evangelion Edition American Crayfish Unit 1 Model" from 2022, is that anything?

o rly

I was really excited to share this image of a particularly superb owl, given that today is #superbowl Sunday, but unfortunately, it soared away with its bedtime snack before I could get the photo...

the thing i'm waiting for with the ai romance novel lady is for another scammer to figure out that purely ai-generated material w no human authorship is generally not considered to be protected by copyright in the US rn, and saving themselves the 45 mins per book by reselling hers

i’m gonna put this in the background of my podcast videos and claim it as a write off

very excited for next week’s new rash of sudden retirements for family reasons

😃😃😃 Say the line, Bart… 😔 “spend more time with my family…” 😆😆😆 YAY!

yeah, Bluesky is kind of an anomaly in this regard (in a mostly positive way)

Anybody know a modern manufacturer?

This right here. They don't watch sports. They just don't. The people in control are Trump and Vance. The popular people online are nerds who should've gotten swirlies. Streamers. There's no sports to be found with these basement dwellers. And that's the American Right.

I am at least partially responsible for Clippy de Bergerac. I am not sorry.

Other gems that didn’t make the finalist list: - Clippy de Bergerac - Sophomoric Mischief that Demonstrates a Casual Attitude toward Private Property - Pranktuary Moon - Investigative Shitposting - Kidz Bop II: Book of Shadows - The Call of Cthlulu Lemon - SIC SEMPER YOUR ANUS

“That’s a lot of carcinization jokes” buddy you should see the spreadsheet

“ICE delenda est“ is the product of several strains of culture overlapping in a beautiful way, and possibly the best political name that this process has every come up with

It’s that time again: the Graduate and Alumni Scav Hunt (GASH) team name nominations are out. Here’s this year’s contenders: 1. It's Pronounced “JASH” 2. Correlation is Carcinization 3. Trains, Trains, and Automotrains 1/

the summer olympics really do need more war-inspired sports like winter biathlon. maybe they could do jousting

“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”

Yet again, we’ve stumbled upon my favorite of all niche topics: what fictional media best represents your field and why?

You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.

1. this is bullshit 2. it is a good thing that an outcry against extremely racist stuff led to a bullshit excuse rather than a defense on the merits

I keep saying we should take a note from cyberpunk(ttrpg) and take the current internet, shove it into a network isolated basement, and start the fuck over

Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.

CONCERT MOVIE NIGHT

This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So: In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.

It is debatable whether Shakespeare wrote this (the play is an amalgam and I personally am not convinced of the attribution to Shakespeare because the rhythm is wrong) but it is indisputable that watching Sir Ian is a fucking masterclass in dramatic interpretation every goddamn time

the Barbara Kruger mural the chase is happening in front of reads: "WHO IS BEYOND THE LAW? WHO IS BOUGHT AND SOLD? WHO IS FREE TO CHOOSE? WHO DOES THE TIME? WHO FOLLOWS ORDERS? WHO SALUTES LONGEST? WHO PRAYS LOUDEST? WHO DIES FIRST? WHO LAUGHS LAST?"

Going to start appending (this is how men behave) to every batshit Reddit post I find

Remember this is a guy who named a programming system that he developed after a porn actress because he thought it was a funny way to mock a female pioneer in his field.

Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind." This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students. yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...

Read this whole astonishing document. it should be taught as an object lesson in what volunteering to assist a fascist government does to your mind, body, and soul.

life comes at you fast

JUST IN: SCOTUS declines to take up challenge to Gov. Newsom's redistricting effort in California.

Well, no shit.

Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...

Nothing like picking up Girl Scout cookies while Mindless Self Indulgence “Bitches” blasts on the car stereo

"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.

one thing that would be cool, when prominent creators turn out to be terrible people, would be if we didn't have to go through this performative dance of insisting that their work was never good in the first place.

starting to do research on a subject you know nothing about is like me: "okay. first question: how do lawyers work?" source: "um... well, what kind of lawyer are we talking about" me: *writing down enthusiastically* there are types of lawyers

hard to overstate just how much Houston nailed it with the dunking astronaut logo

Abolish ICE and fire all agents is the moderate position.

trusted moot

Absolutely perfect sign from a protest in Maine. It's hard to see, but at the bottom they wrote, "We're really concerned..."

Oh, this Wormtongue thing is catching on!

THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND

This is federal judge speak for “big mad”

Some notes: Yes, that’s a typo on the month. Date is correct on page 1 and other docs. Also, the scripture: Matthew 19:14 ~ Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” John 11:35 ~ Jesus wept.

Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...