I’m running another group through the “Secrets of the Greenwold” D&D5e Dungeon in a Box campaign by America’s DM, @adventuringlife.bsky.social We’re on part 6, “Sailing the Harpy Coast,” a series of aquatic adventures for L5 PCs. As always when I run this, I roll to randomly select encounters.

our government combines the impulse control of pete hegseth, the intellectual rigor of rfk jr, and the attention span of donald trump with elon musk’s signature sense of humor

It should be illegal for polymarket to have bets on wars and other important stuff. You should have to bet on events like a big cardboard box filled with loose turtles & strawberries and you have to predict which strawberries each turtle will eat

Consequently, cryptocurrency has become a scam magnet of unprecedented and unstoppable power, and hardly a day goes by without people being ripped off in the most ghastly ways imaginable: www.web3isgoinggreat.com 23/

A sad aside: the days in which one could buy a wrench for just $5 are a distant memory for even geezers like me.

They got the indictment against Raul Castro in Miami a month ago, and proceeded to starve the country of resources until people had nothing to eat and no power. I hate these people with the fire of a thousand suns.

Years ago I saw an ad showing a DJ with headphones grooving at a turntable with no record on it. People rightfully tore into it for gesturing at the vague shape of an activity without respecting it enough to represent it accurately. This is that ignorance & incuriosity at scale, error as intention.

MacFarlane: I'm filling a notebook with misinformation spreading about January 6th today. The idea that these cases were wrongful, no case was overturned, not a one on appeal. And lots of people appealed. They had a 100% success rate for juries at trial.

MacFarlane: I can tell you in the courtroom, watching those cases, there was so much unapologetic boasting about future pardons or future glory from the defendants, even to their own detriment. They knew this day was coming.

It was a political hire. We know that because Bari Weiss had not a single dip of experience in broadcast news when she took over as editor-in-chief at CBS. Now there's some early signs from "senior leadership" at Paramount that they know this. Or some do. Maybe. A bit... puck.news/cbs-news-res...

Blanche: I am the Acting Attorney General! The fact that I used to be President Trump’s lawyer is just a fact. DON’T SAY THE PRESIDENT’S FORMER LAWYER WILL DO SOMETHING—SAY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL DO SOMETHING!

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Scott MacFarlane slams the legacy media over its handling of January 6 coverage: They allowed the space and the void for Trump to step in and try to rewrite it, to craft a different narrative, to flat-out lie.

Once again repeating my stance that if you generate AI images of me and I meet you in person I will punch you in the fucking throat

None of the Frieren posts on social media - mostly cosplay and fan art - prepared me for the reality of the show as an intensely wistful and philosophical take on life as a Tolkien-like elf in a predominantly human world.

I have a handful of podcasts I really enjoy. But I have to admit I’m getting aggravated at the growing number of them that are accepting money from obviously AI-generated and/or AI-read ad copy. I never want to hear those. **Podcasters should know better than to condone AI-generated audio.**

A thread about BG and me In the 90s I played a bit of Baldur’s Gate, really enjoyed it, then got distracted by other games. In 2001 or 2002, I bought a copy of BG to play during a business trip; I got a bit further before the trip ended.

Not content with the distortion and expansion of “roguelike,” the gaming community is now messing with the meaning of “deckbuilder.” Witness Steam’s current ‘Deck Builders Fest’ sale.

I noticed today that I missed my chance to get “Zorro the Roleplaying Game.” It’s been on my wishlist since shortly after it was published in 2020, but now it has disappeared from all storefronts, including the publisher’s. It’s almost like it never existed. Expired IP license, I suppose?

2/ Idea comes from @tessbridgeman.bsky.social @oonahathaway.bsky.social "The administration is trying to have it both ways–arguing on the one hand that we have been in hostilities with Iran since 1979 and yet we are not currently in hostilities with Iran at the moment and thus the clock is paused."

Trump suggests his own supporters couldn’t pass a cognitive test. I took three of them. I'm the only president to take a cognitive test. I don’t think Obama could pass it. The first question is a lion, a giraffe, a bear, and a shark. A lot of you wouldn’t have been able to answer those questions.

AOC says we shouldn’t be using taxpayer money to build Trump’s ornate castle/ballroom while people are struggling to pay for healthcare and rent.

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An illustration of why the appeal to authority fallacy works: my daughter was just complaining how Amazon Prime is obviously using AI to generate false content warnings/ratings for its shows (“Foul Language” for Poirot? Seriously?). So she knows that streamers’ ratings can be AI-generated and bogus.

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My article on surveillance reforms pending before Congress, just published: Bogus “Antifa” Designations and FBI Warrantless Access to Americans’ Communications Guarding FISA Section 702’s “Back Door”

Today, these Dems likely to hand Trump-Kash Patel FISA Section 702 power to access Americans' emails, texts, calls without a warrant @meeks.house.gov @jahimes.bsky.social @adamsmith.house.gov "undecided" While Trump admin appears poised to abuse such powers against bogus "antifa" affiliates.

Truly remarkable how many people have told the Pope, in some way or another, to "shut up and dribble." Or corrected him on the Bible, despite their thin education on theology. Or told him to stay out of US affairs, despite him being a US citizen. The hubris is amazing.

An amazing line from John Yau: “The faucet never stopped crying, one pathetic tear at a time.”

Khanna: I believe it’s making us less human. When I grew up, I used to read and write. Now, if you don’t say something in a 30-second video, no one will read your speeches.

Khanna: They’re saying this technology is going to be bigger than nuclear, bigger than electricity, bigger than aviation. Last I checked, we have an FAA for aviation, nuclear energy is regulated, and electricity is regulated.

Sanders: The people have got to determine the future of what happens in our country and in the entire planet, not a handful of extraordinarily wealthy, arrogant, anti-democratic multibillionaires. That’s what they want. They have their goals. They are not our goals.

JJJ: [sees spider-man has a new costume with an incredibly bright neon green deal going on with too many patterns and no clear direction] JJJ: forget the met gala piece! got a new headline for the style section! SPIDER-MAN: GAUDY OR TASTELESS?

I went out to release the chickens this morning and got caught in a sudden sprinkle, getting quickly wet enough that I had to change my shirt. That drizzle has continued, turning into a full shower. The rare rain in the Spring is always welcome: the rhythm of water drops and the smell of petrichor.

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Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky: Bondi deserved to be fired. But we’re really worried about Todd Blanche stepping in. He is not a suitable attorney general. He gave Ghislaine Maxwell a sweetheart deal. He has not listened to survivors.

Defense Department officials contradict Hegseth's rosy narrative on Iran war outcomes. “I can’t imagine what the U.S. could offer or threaten Iran with at this point that generates a satisfying outcome.” www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

I perk up whenever Avignon is mentioned, but for a much sillier reason: I played Archbishop Monselet in a university production of “Red Noses” decades ago. The conflict between the two papacies is important context for Monselet in that play.

Rebellion has offered a preview of my solo book The Wailing City, which is part of the Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age KS www.kickstarter.com/projects/reb...

frustrated, you leave twitter and turn on MSNBC. but 80% of its programming is now about big pants. so you open the new york times and it too is just about how you should wear big pants. you watch the new paramount film and every character is wearing the biggest pair of pants you've ever seen

Reporter: How is it taking care of the Iranian people if you are bombing them? Trump: The Iranian people—when they don't hear bombs go off, they are upset. They want to hear bombs

A good advisor tells you the truth. A great advisor tells the truth in such a way that you accept it. A bad advisor tells you only what you want to hear, however false it may be. The President has seemingly surrounded himself with bad advisors.

This isn't legal analysis. It's idiocy: "A White House official added that electric plants are legitimate military targets because destroying them could foment civil unrest, complicating Tehran’s path to a nuclear device." That would be an F on a bar exam. And WSJ does a good job exposing it. 1/

Lee on Epstein Files: We’re not going to stop “bitching” about this. Why is somebody who has a lot of money able to buy this much protection? Why should you be able to get away with heinous crimes like this if you’re a president, a prince, or a CEO?

When you see this, I implore you to post a picture from whatever device you’re using with no explanation.

I ran my group through a troll ambush: 6 trolls, 2 venom trolls, and 1 spirit troll vs 4 L14 PCs. We ran out of time last week, ending the session mid-combat. This week, I forgot 2 of the trolls’ special abilities, making it (unintentionally) much easier for the party.

Frost: What Blanche said, I think he was fed that by the administration. He's been told to say, hey, listen, we're moving on beyond this…. but we're not going to move on because the law has been broken. The law that was voted on by damn near every member of congress to release the files

One of the chickens laid her egg early, squawking while still in the enclosure I built for the quail, in what I first took to be alarm. No danger, just an egg. It’s a lovely rainy day today: a welcome respite from the Spring heat.

My Solo TTRPG inspired by Latin America is now published by @spacepenguinink.bsky.social Buy it here: spacepenguin.ink/products/dun... It took me years to make this! It has over 30 illustrations inked by hand, and rules to play short campaigns in an original setting #TTRPG #soloTTRPG #rpglatam

MSNOW Reporter: I want to show you this ice sculpture. The whole idea of this is that the crown is going to melt throughout the day