I'm all for the concept of 'no purity tests' on the left, but I draw the line at those who say we shouldn't loudly & fully support fundamental rights for individuals & groups out of fear it's not a winning or popular strategy. What do we win by marginalizing anyone who wants to overthrow fascism?

Friendly reminder to block, not engage with the escaped lab monkeys who come here to fling poo!

In a functioning democracy, masked armed thugs would be treated as criminals, regardless of the presence of badges. Secret Police have no place here. This is not normal. Full stop.

In honor of October, what's a 4-word horror story only someone in your profession would get? "... assesses with high confidence..."

For my fellow Pinterest users, you can now begin to filter GenAI results - go to: Settings > Home Feed Tuner > then scroll all the way right to Gen AI Interests. You'll see lots of radio buttons, so just turn them all off. Not sure how well this works so far, but so much slop there the past year!

As a drama enthusiast & roleplayer, I pride myself in an amateur but passable rendition of various regional accents in English-speaking countries. But the scouse accent is just... Its like they took Sean Bean, got him drunk, put him in a blender, then told him to read a grocery list. In Dutch.

Gosh, they're so... so close to realizing it, yeah?

Stealey Robert McStealerface says asking people for use permission before stealing their life's work would 'kill' the grabby-stealey industry.

Ea Nasir says asking copper sellers to ensure the quality of their wares would 'kill' the shady copper dealer industry.

Tom Homan says prosecuting people who take bribes from undercover agents on camera would 'kill' the bribe industry.

Saruman the Wise says asking Rohan for use permission before sending the Dunlendings into their homeland would 'kill' the 'Going Hence in Bitterness' industry.

The King was heard to say "I don't know what could be worse than the Burgh of Port-of-Land. You don't even have shoppes anymore. They doth not even put panes up. Fosooth, they lay pinewood upon their casements."

The geoluread-faced King in Watching-Town is vexed. When asked by the market cryers if he wished to suspend habeus corpus, he replied: "Whoever is she? She is not mine own sort. I ne'er have met her."

When I want players to sympathize with a villain, but still hate them, I use M-A-D: - Mirrors: While aims may align with the PCs, methods differ. - Ardor: They truly love or believe in a good someone/something. - Damned: No matter the motives or charm, they do one unforgiveable, irredeemable thing.

Your yearly reminder that our right to speak up and protest, an enduring trust in the courts, and our ability to vote without undue restraints ARE the compromise position to the anthropologically and historically preferred method of eating the oligarchs and their families at the first opportunity.

"Your secret is safe with my indifference." Might still hold the record as the baddest quote in the last quarter-century.

Aww man, this one was uncomfortably easy...

List of topics: - Which one of you made fun of my daisy-duke crossfit shorts the other day? - I keep hearing the word 'logistics' and at this point I'm embarrassed to ask what it means. Please explain it like I'm 5. - Do any of you know any women or people of color I've missed we can still fire?

The Gossamer Dragon is one of the rarest breeds of drake; not the best flyer, but it loves to dance in dust devils and summer breezes, hoping to attract a mate.

I was a young cryptologic sailor stationed overseas, watching an old adversary on the other side of the world. It was evening in Japan when the first tower was struck, and we had a monsoonal downpour that flooded our base. My memories of that night are still crisp, half a lifetime later.

Due to Order 66's timeliness, no one was ever held to account for the years and years of youngling trauma from Master Yoda's 'secret wisdom' private sessions...

New DC occupation logo just dropped.

Maisters of Donjons & Destriers also knew the struggle...

Though Democrats lament the eating of children, Republicans herald President Trump's push to eat more children as a victory for child eaters. We at the Baltimore Sun pride ourselves in painting this as a set of perfectly equal and valid viewpoints.

Can my toaster love? Does my ceiling fan experience ennui? Is my phone lonely? Is my electric razor soft-quitting? Are my lightbulbs considering unionizing?

A Northern Refuge, by my lovely wife. Charcoal, 2025.

Worf.

Increase a band! No more diminishing their names! Definitely Seeing Actual Dragons.

Increase a band! No more diminishing! Judas Pope.

Slightly diminish a band: AI Prompt Dragons Huey Lewis and the Washington Post

"Vibe" historians use the word RESEARCH, but they really just mean "stuff I saw on a YouTube history short", and they need to pick a different word. I watched RxCKSTxR do funny voice overs for animals on YouTube but I don't feel comfortable calling that veterinary research...

Not to be pedantic, but the text of the agreement specifically states the "president" in question is the President of Paramount.

In a nutshell...

Universe - give me the strength to go to dinner with my wife and her mother tonight. Not because she isn't an amazing woman, but because once again, my head demons are trying to convince me - with 0 evidence as usual - that my wonderful mother-in-law doesn't like me.

To inspire and lift your Saturday, especially if you, unlike me, get to play TTRPGs this weekend! My favorite Helvegen cover from Kalandra, vocals by Katrine Stenbekk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6by...

A platform which pushed environmental stewardship, UBI, regulating AI & venture capitalism, pre-Reagan-era wealth taxes, ending qualified immunity, nationwide union-building, banning corporate homeownership, & ending religious tax havens would re-energize voters.

Make this a liturgy. Apply it from everything to AI predation to regime collaborators. Repeat it to yourself. Practice it. Pass it on.

Man, Tullius. Your stupid joke present of enormous shoes for Centurion Varro's birthday is really going to make those archeologists scratch their heads one day... share.google/k50YBYQ9yQfl...

And highlighting the lack of consumerism here is key - its a rare bastion of gentleness and community. Public media gives us a very rare, sometimes jarring contrast to late-stage capitalist tv/movies/streaming, and, as you say, it treats children as little adults with intrinsic value.

O.J. Simpson and his knife had a relationship, but there’s no evidence of Simpson's wrongdoing.

I just want to say - @patriciatallman.bsky.social is an amazingly beautiful person. Stuntwoman, actress, writer, and a beloved sight at any convention!

Get in! No time to explain. The dungeon is a mimic.

Not sure how I never saw this before, but... wow!

When I said several years back government employees and federal contractors needed to heavily unionize in a meaningful way, despite decades of precedent against it, the last 6 months has been heart-breakingly vindicative. Mass walk-outs in key, mission-essential departments need to start now...

If you can reach out and help these folks, please do so! This is a nightmare scenario for any small company in our sphere!

You all misheard - he said 'nein' deals in 90 days. Nein. Mission accomplished.

It's #NewComicBookDay Part 2 with a super cool offer from our pal @patrickhorvath.bsky.social !

Ah, my yearly half-second long, 10x per minute, 3-hour long game of *was that a mortar, a 107mm rocket, or an RPG hit somewhere nearby* was a real hoot tonight.