Something that shouldn't need to be observed but apparently does is that the images and videos of Andrew Tate being put into handcuffs has instantly made being associated with him more scandalous for politicians even though the facts of the case haven't changed and he hasn't been convicted.

there are a lot of things about our current cultural moment that are extremely depressing but the extent to which the right tried to canonize charlie kirk and managed only to turn him into a meme (derogatory) is genuinely encouraging

Discworld QOTD, from Moving Pictures

"Oh wow she's really in the closest. It's time for...Advanced Forcefem" [contrives a situation where a closeted trans woman, to maintain her cover, has to pretend to be masculine and the rest of the people in the room laugh at her and tell her to 'stop being silly, just be yourself girl']

The moral panic over cancel culture brought us state censorship. It’s not the only cause, but it’s a big contributor. They will never, ever admit that this is partially their fault. But it is. Exaggerate, repeat the same few anecdotes, claim a national crisis — that got results. Congrats.

Just make it exist, first. You can make it look good, later. #pixelart #gamedev

"Be evil. Google Will Protect you."

"If you just compromise enough, that's how you make progress! We have to compromise on issues!" John Fetterman: "If the Democrats take a position against funding genocide, I'm out of the party." Funny how "compromise" is always us having to compromise with fascists, never the other way around.

Twice a year, Hawai'i experiences a strange moment where the sun appears to be exactly overhead & anything that is completely vertical casts no shadow. Let's learn about Lāhainā Noon, subsolar points & 'Kau ka lā i ka lolo', meaning "the sun rests on the brains."

Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.

it's sooo funny that the marvel movies eventually replicated the exact thing people disliked about the comics and preferred the movies for: overstuffed event crossovers that intimidate readers, demand you look at a whole bunch of other shit to know the story, and don't even tell a good story

Have you heard all the buzz about this mathy language deciphering game?

as someone with a child who has Big Feelings I promise - I promise! - that when he is screaming in public we feel Really Bad and are doing our very best to help him so it stops as quickly as possible and yelling at us will do absolutely nothing but make the situation worse

when we said “bring back shame” this is exactly what we meant none of these assholes should be allowed to buy coffee in peace

all of you are so cute and little in my phone like tiny, digital pets

Sunday Scaries

No one: The menacing chain chomp:

The "defund the police" cost Democrats countless elections claim always sits awkwardly with the fact that peak "defund" activism was 2020, the year that Democrats won their first federal governing trifecta since 2008.

REPRESENTATION OF DIVINE INSIGHT: IMPORTANT COSMIC MESSAGE FOR TWILIGHT SPARKLE twilight sparkle, forced to wake up at 2 am: buh REPRESENTATION OF DIVINE INSIGHT: DON'T REINVENT CALVINISM FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES twilight sparkle: twilight sparkle: okay REPRESENTATION OF DIVINE INSIGHT: GOOD

exact same dynamic with 'look we HAVE to get hard on immigration to win' and how 'no kids in cages' and hitting trump on border cruelty was running hot in 2020 and oh hey they won. meanwhile in 2024, running on being pro border wall and backing an extreme hard right border bill - did not help dems

like, I know people get mad when you say liberals prefer fascists to leftists but they keep saying it

brain: all the world's a stage and i'm sucking dick in the bathroom during the intermission of king lear me: no we're not brain: all the world's a stage and i'm looking up the sliders wikia while eating half a rotisserie chicken during the intermission of king lear me: that's better

New NJ law criminalizes interference with trans healthcare share.google/xT0wTeUXv9Bf... Some good news!

New: Late last night, Taylor Farms quietly posted an official recall notice We now know that the parasite-linked iceberg lettuce was shipped to Walmart & food distributors in 27 (!) states It was for some reason still being sent out up until Thursday July 16 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

The way this recall has been handled so far is absolutely bizarre. Instead of listing brand names, Taylor Farm used internal abbreviations for all the products impacted I was able to get Walmart and Sysco to confirm their products were impacted, but the lack of details is a nightmare for consumers

a few good Jessica’s

jc denton: you know, back in the day, cowboys used to kill people who got inauthentic picante sauce. new york city sourced picante sauce was the highest offense. alex jacobson: i think those were just commercials, JC. jc: then why is my memory of them so vivid?

loki: you know i didn't actually fuck that horse thor: then why did you tell everyone you fucked that horse loki: to play tricks on them, of course thor: tricks convincing them you fucked a horse for an end goal of what? loki: loki: you know how sometimes you just start saying things? thor: no

zelink

Sneaks Resplendent

I swear to god if I see one more person talking like writing or reading kinky fiction is some kind of moral failure that deserves brigading you will see me on the evening news "erm well that author's work contains [kink] and [kink] is mildly problematic sooo" shut the fuck uuuuuuup

funny how on this scroll it's not pronounced at all like the spelling...

People have a weird bias towards clean packaging, like ooo if a company did this, it couldn't be too dangerous right? Friends, I'd snort an unknown white powder out of a punk bar unisex bathroom before I'd touch this shit. Read the trip reports below.

Uh, Anime Matsuri has partnered with one of those kinda gas station over-the-counter "legal" drugs that sound designed to try to fuck you up, sometimes in not great ways, and they're just handing this out at the event for free?????

Bethesda's announcement was mainly just "we're working on stuff" without timelines or definitives. The last time they announced Elder Scrolls VI was eight years ago and we've seen exactly fuck all since then. This was damage control over the layoffs, and shitty damage control at that.

Regulation is good. Safety rules are good. Without them capitalists are going to kill us all. Would be great if people with power were willing to say these basic things.

beginning to suspect building society atop "what's in it for me?" was a misstep

new housing crisis driver just dropped: * 28% of America's 3+ bedroom homes are owned by empty-nest boomers, who are upsizing in retirement rather than downsizing * Millennials with children own just 16% of such homes www.wsj.com/economy/hous...

oof yikes. thanks for letting me know. unfollowing now. I really enjoyed his travel vlogs, but wasn't aware that he blinded Poseidon's giant son bringing the curse of the sea-god down upon his homesick and war-weary men.

God forbid a girl has a hobby.

game changer and chill aka dropout with your cock out

Millennial Grey, a color palate dictated by the fact that millennials were unable to purchase housing and landlords enforced a neutral colour pallet. Enjoyed by nobody, the name was another attempt to blame Millennials for things older generations did.

oh you mean the relief she feels when she finally can stop anxiously waiting for the other shoe to drop? ;) yeah i've got ptsd Pretty Trans Service Dog

there’s something here that i can’t quite articulate about how part of the reason the great RTO revenge of the bosses has so damaged their public images is because no one believes they actually value flesh and blood human relationships, and most of them haven’t even bothered to argue that they do

very thorough and helpful statement, be sure to read the linked info. i love silver sprocket and i have loved working with them over the years, and i hope to be able to continue to in the future once these matters are resolved- standing fully in solidarity with the co-op and other artists 🫡

Walking in on my dad watching Heavy Metal when I was I-want-to-say five?

you're not in the party anyway you fucking plant

its always annoying when they can't be bothered to find Some Rich Asshole and have to tap in some think tank ringer from the Not Inconveniencing Rich Assholes Institute