was waiting for the wave of “ooo those weird asians” bs. spoiler: it wasn’t the bamboo, it was the building cladding, the same as it was at grenfell

I can't remember if I ever posted this here before so here's me doing it again I guess!

Happy Thanksgiving

Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇

Very interesting thread of in-court reporting on Palestine Action hearing, by the estimable @lizziedearden.bsky.social. Even if government wins, it is facing what is called rather "anxious scrutiny" from the bench. Suspect government lawyers are not delighted by how hard the judges are pressing.

Last night was a lovely meal with the OH. Tonight the game was cancelled, so staying in with her. Tomorrow, we're meeting workmates for a night out. Quite the birthday week!

📜 Collective Petition of the Wallachian Boyars and the Christian community, expressing their satisfaction with the administration of Governor Mati (Voivode of #Wallachia) and requesting the extension of his term of office, 1634. #17thCentury

So I the Thursday night group what #rpg they wanted to play after Christmas and... surprisingly the answer was DUST Adventures. They want to bust some Nazis. I'll do the usual shortlist, but this could be an interesting season.

I'm not shocked. Of course they did. This will be one reason why the UK government has been falling over itself not to use the g-word.

Hong Kong authorities have launched a citywide inspection of housing estates undergoing repairs, after suspected substandard materials were identified as a possible cause in the deadly Tai Po fire. In full: buff.ly/xS1X4JJ

Spent the last month mapping the blogosphere by its links. The graph is finally ready Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky? elmc.at/mapping-the-... To check out the graph directly follow this link: graph.elmc.at

Completely, and in my experience when removed from the immediate sugar rush of a right wing propaganda operation screaming in their ear all day, people tend to revert to at least an economically leftish median. And that's why these papers still run despite making no money.

This banger from the academia / writing / research meme stash definitely has wider applicability but I do really like using it for coaching, mentoring, and workshop activities when we talk about the importance of saying 'no' to things as researchers. #academicchatter #academicsky #PhDchat

Black Friday sale happening now for my stores. Tons of items at 30% off including a bunch of TTRPGs

Not only are there a metric buttload of great games in here (Monster of the Week! Blades in the Dark! Thirsty Sword Lesbians!) but if you dig down into the Gate section, in the Worlds in Shadow book you’ll find Crimeworld, which is me puking out Heist and Con 101, for #ttrpg use or whatever you want

My entire life in one cartoon, you might ask? This little masterwork, from the latest Private Eye.

Properly surprised to find these in a 30+ year old box of assorted junk earlier, along with my deodorant tank... Blister is still sealed, so they're probably the most valuable minis I own. Going to have to open it though!

Such a lovely dinner with the OH last night. Duck pancakes, sweet and sour pork, soup bao, fried lotus root.

It certainly does seem like a bunch of 'people' are saying the exact same thing. Not weird at all.

"But doctor, racism IS my politics!" I don't dislike him because he's a nice guy who rescues kittens. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

oh no did the jews have the temerity to say poles weren’t entirely innocent victims again

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

Yeah, not surprised. Same thing happened with Iraq. But hey, it's not a genocide, amirite? The Western nations definitely didn't fund and protect a genocide? www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...

1900s America even

She is carrying JD Vance’s child lol

reminder that they filed a lawsuit to prevent using things other than turbotax

"This is a good deal if you have a set up like ours, but we won't benefit from this because we have a setup like ours." is such a wild statement if you stop and think about it.

Some people say 'accused'. Given everything from before I was born, plus Iraq/Afghanistan, I'd call it 'calling it what it is'

I am going to be thinking of this as the Quintessential LA Joke for years now.

Here's a longer report for Rascal on DriveThruRPG's new shipping program for physical books, and how several folks in the tabletop industry see it as a bad deal for them altogether

From a couple of nights ago. This new camera is pretty good.

This is my favourite game. Every part of it sucks, but each part sucks in a way that GESTURES TOWARD something that would be awesome were it not undermined by every other part. It can't be improved because everything that's terrible about its load-bearing. Did I mention it's the best game ever made?

Happy birthday to me! (from the OH, decided to ask for it after the @sskorkowsky.bsky.social videos.)

‘Outdated and ever less fit for purpose’: five takeaways from the carer’s allowance report

Man, I remember that first time round. I wonder *why* they are so wrong? What mechanism could possobly be behind that?

Good

Israel, which has obliterated most of Palestine’s archeological and heritage sites, including ancient churches, mosques, and temples, has suddenly discovered an urge to protect one from Palestinian ‘neglect’. It just so happens to be in the West Bank. www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...

I do like semi-melted chunks of cheese in a corned beef hash, but I think I prefer baked beans overall.

If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch. We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Still looking for the workshop rent of £900 by Wednesday, so any and all orders appreciated! heresyminiatures.com/shop heresyminiatures.etsy.com Up to 33% off (if you order in next 24 hours) and £5 extra off if you spend £50 using code TAKE5OFF #miniatures

just remember that supporting trans rights is statistically the winning position and people who oppose trans rights haven't been doing so hot in the polls

Who is this fulfilment of the worst antisemitic tropes for? Because I can see who is going to benefit and I'd rather they didn't.

Here's the thing: the problem here isn't that NVIDIA is doing circular accounting (necessarily), it's that receivables are growing and so is inventory, which makes people worried things are being shipped without payment. It could be fine! I believed things were fine more before I read this memo.

I mean I guess it’s sort of fun after a decade of people insisting everyone and everything even mildly critical of the democratic party is Russian, to find out instead that a ton of them seem to be Indian and Nigerian and not trying to destabilize America for Putin just make some money

This is actually really cool. This is a farmer who rescues sheep that would otherwise be culled because the can't be breezed, and donates profits to queer charities

Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...

I think we’ve seen the difference between stuff the lads don’t much want to discuss and things they will deliberately hammer over and over, again and again all day every day, until the public are puking blood when they hear about it, demanding it all to stop and go away.