from what i understand, 5 of the ppl discussed in this article, who had signed cards to form a new union, were among the 13 laid off by the mayor this week.

Our English patch for Kowloon's Gate, the surrealist Asian-gothic cyberpunk PS1 adventure game arrives June 9th.

if there's one conclusion that the study of both labor history and imperialism converge on, it is that the richest people in the world are happy to burn money on control, power, impunity. and the "everything is about profit" version of anti-capitalism does not survive serious contact with either

incredible that the orange crush guy sucks so bad that the chance to be in the same room as fuminori abe and abel ferrara is of zero interest to me

We've de-Googled our biz operations and are now working on moving away from data center reliant cloud storage. It was not nearly as technical or challenging as I feared it would be and it's saved us $$$. Always happy to chat with any orgs, fellow bookstores, whoever that are considering it.

nobuo kaneko is one of the most detestable screen presences of all time, you know everyone’s about to have a bad time when he shows up to whimper about how mean another yakuza is

Holy shit, my friend @jeymccreight.bsky.social was beaten nearly to death on the street by a transphobe who recognized him from his LGBTQ advocacy. He started a GoFundMe to aid in his recovery gofund.me/9328f91f2

funnily enough the worst band i’ve ever seen live is also the worst band i’ve ever heard recorded and they share their name with a mostly great game series. there may be a saxophone involved. enjoy solving my horrid riddle.

i have turned the corner from “exercise clears my mind and helps me let go of frustrations” to “i’m actively murderous at most points because i don’t know how to eat while working out this much” which seems like a brag but i am not working out THAT MUCH i think

jesus fucking christ

New merch alert! Let everyone know that you have correct opinions and excellent taste with a Skunk Cabbage Books bumper sticker.

happy belated birthday (May 19) to the prince of grand spectacle on tiny budgets, Albert Pyun if you’re unfamiliar with his work, start anywhere, and check out @declouxj.bsky.social ‘s book

we’re almost a quarter of the way to go here, thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far! could we get to 1k today? we’re only sixty dollars off or so!

If you're in New York City, BAM has a great series coming based on Steven Thrasher's The Overseer Class (out this week, i think?). Includes certified banger The Spook Who Sat by the Door

you can tell you’re aging rapidly when musicians start being known primarily for their second or third musical endeavor and you’re still out there being like “ah yeah jon wurster from superchunk”

counterpoint: it’s very funny to send it to people so they get mad

WOTC and Hasbro can still voluntarily recognize our union at any point up to the NLRB election. We encourage you to sign our letter of support, and make your voice heard. cwa.org/uwotcletter

Instead of voluntarily recognizing our union, they've forced us into a redundant and drawn-out election process, rather than listening to the overwhelming majority of employees who signed our initial letter to management.

Since the announcement of our union, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro have hired Fisher Phillips (a union avoidance firm), and chosen to engage in a daily union-avoidance campaign by sending emails to the Arena team that is spreading misinformation and sowing fear among our colleagues. #uwotc-cwa

Inside you there is a Nancy and a Sluggo

Robbie Fulks and Nora O'Connor Live at Hideout on 2012-03-19 https://archive.org/details/ajc03254_robbiefulks_2012-03-19

me, texting all my friends that they gotta tune into the sports mind melter RIGHT NOW:

let’s goooooooo

sometimes it takes reading a horror novel to remember that horror short story collections are god’s perfect art

I really hope this means we’re in for multiple cycling films over these two days of SPORTS

We're watching YOWAMUSHI PEDAL.

Today, Palestinians around the world remember the Nakba – “the catastrophe” in Arabic – the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians in 1948, when more than 750,000 people were driven from their homes and hundreds of villages and towns were erased. (1/5)

Just got paid today Got me a pocket full of change Said, I just got paid today Got me a pocket full of change If you believe in helping trans people Just step in my shoes and donate to Sinead (we’re at 22% or so! where could we be, with your help, by the end of the weekend?)

extremely unemployed still so we’re watching bosj33 day one and while i understand kanemaru and taguchi play an important part in the round robin tournament ecosystem, you do not have to put their matches back to back. it is very nice this show is only two hours however.

may scarlet imprint follow shortly

they even let me do this, a literal random dipshit

bumping this for the lunch crowd— we’re 1/8th of the way to the goal (thank you everyone who has donated)! if you’re staring into the void on yr lunch break, here’s an immediate way to help someone in a rough spot.

🚨 EDSOURCE GUILD IS ON STRIKE! 🚨 Today—Thursday, May 14—EdSource Guild is on a one-day work stoppage due to the unilateral changes to our insurance and the lack of progress on key contract issues. PLEASE DO NOT CROSS OUR PICKET LINE AND VISIT @edsource.org TODAY! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

In honor of the late Mark Hall I remade his "Guide to North American Monsters" map from his Wonders newsletter.

silence of the lambs is fine and all but monk has an episode where ted levine tries to get a chimpanzee to shoot him with a pistol

Why is the world in love again?

Hi pals, a friend of a friend is in a shite spot and could use some help

i need this to be exclusively Boston suburbs

folks seem jazzed about yesterday's libraries exec budget news. HOWEVER, we at @nycplan.org are not thrilled. it is still 97 million dollars short on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's campaign promise... 0.5% for libraries. he only restored the cut HE made in Jan. budget is basically the same as last yr

monkey’s paw shit: one of my favorite bands sings about the impact of hideshi hino, but the song is not good

hey angels. my dear friend sinead is a chicago-area trans woman looking to escape an unsafe living situation and needs all the support she can get. please share this. please contribute. getting sinead to safety would be genuinely life changing for her and for me. i love her very much.

daijiro morohoshi summoning circle activate

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A reminder about the story of Pierce County Library (Georgia) firing LaVonnia Moore after she approved an inclusive book display: roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/05/l... 📚

Now's a great time to support LaVonnia Moore, a rural Georgia librarian who was fired because she approved a library display (set up by community members) that included a book featuring a transgender character. Her legal case enters the mediation process this week. 📚 www.gofundme.com/f/help-lavon...

no gods no platforms

hey! urgent ask, we need supporters for kiki's law or the protective medical freedom act in illinois. take 5 minutes to fill out a witness slip. i don't care if you mask but you should care that other people have the right to! protect me and my loved ones, protect you and yours:

action movie fans stop recommending movies based on the work of a very famous child predator challenge impossible en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuhir...