Strange to have whole days where I’m very worried about my country and what’s happening to it peppered with normal mundane thoughts like “Are the bananas ripe enough for my toddler yet?” and “Time to test the color temperature on this TV.” Feels all the time like having to be multiple people.

And there it is: Russell Vought is confirmed. I wrote a long profile of him, his worldview, his political project: He’s one of the architects of Project 2025, an avowed Christian nationalist, and a radical ideologue of the “post-constitutional” Right. He is at war with pluralistic democracy.

Why is my Bluesky experience right now reading very frightening news about our nation’s economy/political situation and someone saying like “This is a cold, crucial call to immediate action to defend our democracy” and their name is like BigBuster25 and they have a weird muppet pfp

I truly want the price of eggs to come down, but honestly y’all, I can’t remember the last time I used eggs in any of my meals.

Platted 4. The Blue Magic mechanic in 5 seems slightly tedious but I like the story so far

President Trump has promised a “colorblind and merit-based” society, while also aligning himself with those who are brandishing the term DEI as a catchall for discrimination against white people, and using it as a pejorative to attack nonwhite and female leaders as unqualified for their positions.

My dread was well-placed. Getting "Bomb" is proving a major slog

When you have to drive over the snow before you can shovel it

I’m about halfway or so through IV. Dreading farming the summon drops to finish things out but at least it requires zero mental effort. The last two weeks have been so draining

If you’re planning on live-streaming the Super Bowl, lag time could be brutal. Here’s a vintage idea: Get an indoor HDTV antenna. For roughly $20 and with minimal setup, you can enjoy great picture and speed—and avoid missing your team score the winning touchdown🤞 Learn more: nyti.ms/48QogvT

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As of today I have Platinumed the first three Pixel Remasters and it’s on to number IV. I think I played it some years ago but I don’t remember much about it.

Please play disco elysium. Like not to be dramatic but it's a really important piece of art and I'm sure some part of you will change after playing through it. I don't know what the truly moral means of consuming it is and I'm kind of at the point that I don't care just play it if you haven't.

This is what we all should remember.

When I was aiming for the Platinum in the FF1 and FF2 pixel remasters I was kind of just getting through them, but the job system in 3 is genuinely fun to tinker with

This essay is as wonderful as the poem. So glad that Scott and the NYT has been doing these deep explorations into single poems. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

You miiiiiiight need light-blocking curtains. www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

I’m more than okay being legally female under the new administration but as a twin, I’m not sure if this new wording means I and/or my brother don’t exist?

Just saw “A Different Man.” I liked it but there’s something mega frustrating about the main character

So far, Sirius’ new video game music station has played two pop songs that just happened to be in video games. But it’s also currently playing “To Zanarkand,” so, props

Fantasy author: Vorshd’t Spellchecker: what the hell’s that, that’s not a word. Fantasy author: oh sorry right, that should read Vworshz’dt. Spellchecker: seriously wtf man?

Will 2025 be the year that user dissatisfaction with the supreme emphasis on software and data collecting methods from TV manufacturers reaches its zenith? It’s starting to seem like it.

Two days in a row my 2-year-old has pushed me away while she was angry. I don’t react to it in front of her, but inside, my heart breaks a little bit.

I finished Alien Clay just a few days ago - it’s awesome!

Watched “A Real Pain” tonight. Really enjoyed it, very understated but also very human.

one of my incredible wirecutter colleagues lost his home and all his belongings in altadena - lots of people need help right now, but if you can contribute or signal boost every bit helps www.gofundme.com/f/help-micha...

Our CES coverage is up! www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

It’s weird that CES 2025 is already over but I also feel ready to get back into some semblance of normalcy. By which I mean wearing sweatpants more than not.

Happy to have three poems in the new issue of Novus. Here’s one of them.

I play Silent Hill 2 Remake every three days for exactly 7 minutes per session and that is as much as I can deal with right now

I guess it’s time to try to finally use this. But they’re not tweets anymore. What are we going with? Bleets? Skytes? Bluerbs?