Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

Apparently the Pope has read Baudrillard.

"I want more trans protagonists in SFF so bad." Working on it 🙏

Tibert, another Black Dog

Enjoy every official animated #TheSojourn short released so far, now collected in one video! youtu.be/HM_UfGvllcY #SciFi #AudioDrama #Animation #ScienceFiction

Every AI commercial is like "Hey AI, what goes good on a sandwich?" and then the AI is like "Have you considered... cheese?" And then the narrator is like: THE FUTURE IS HERE.

The original argument was that some people who showed up on J6 didn’t really know what they were doing, so shouldn’t be punished harshly. But these guys - a jury found that they absolutely knew what they wanted to do, which was overthrow the Constitution. Yet he pardons them.

This is so absurd. You cannot be the head of a LGBTQ org and praise Rowling like this. She's a vile cess pit of bigotry.

species that speak only in puns

My ultimate goal in life is to become the next Tolkien, if Tolkien were a lesbian transgender robot owl woman thing who wrote epics about (mostly) transgender lesbians. Not sure I'll ever accomplish this goal, but it's good to have aspirations/ambitions.

Bloody Queers #25 - nom #art #comics

⚠️ Palantir released what it describes as a vision for “The Technological Republic” in which it argues AGAINST democratic and cultural pluralism and FOR militaristic supremacy enforced by a technocratic elite who produce AI weaponry. These points stand out:

If you're the new lead of a LGBTQ+ advocacy org and your very first act in the job is to express sympathy for JKR in a national newspaper... Maybe... Idk... Just putting it out there... But maybe you're not the right person for the role.

Yet again Donald Trump is acting like a mafia boss on overdrive. Starmer should clearly condemn Trump's threats to target civilian infrastructure in Iran. We all want peace, but bullying and threatening war crimes is not the way to achieve it.

At a time when mass surveillance and autonomous weapons companies like Palantir are openly announcing their plans for violent world domination, it is crucial that our attempts at “big tech reform” don’t actually give them more power—ie via government mandated age verification/identity software

Do you see how democrats enable the slide into fascism Trump and Biden both acted in accordance with US imperialist ambitions. This is a dangerous narrative they are enabling on purpose to excuse US leaders behavior

Wes Streeting is keeping Palantir’s secrets 🤫 https://goodlaw.social/dmxu

It’s okay everyone, it’s just a “conversation” it’s not like one group has had their rights systematically nuked from orbit or anything

You cannot reason or find compromise with people who are so unhinged that even the simplest gesture of support for trans people provokes a shrieking tantrum, and it is pointless to try. Some people really need to learn this.

The feature on the Lady Lucerne plushie that I'm most proud of!

A West Saxon assassin named Eomer tried to kill Edwin, king of the Northumbrians, in his hall by the Derwent #OTD in 626. A thegn, Lilla, leapt into the blade’s path, dying alongside another man, Forthhere, before the assailant was slain. The Lilla Cross 📸Phil Catterall

I'm pretty sure Kezia comes from a well-intentioned place. And I'm all for good faith engagement with people whose minds have been poisoned against trans people. But this is madness: JK Rowling is a toxic sewer of hate, aligned with fascists, and it's unforgivable for Stonewall to praise her.

You win D&D when everyone wants to come back for the next game.

This is single handedly the funniest scene from any Star Trek

Anyone else sometimes feel like their life had a kind of melancholic undertone to it? Just a constant, yearning, ever-present layer of sadness, even in the happiest of moments? (I'm like 90% certain this is just gender dysphoria tbh)

Happy Bread Anniversary

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded. “This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

The Iran war is a grifting memecoin pump and dump, in case it was confusing to you

Hoo 🎶 hoo 🎶 🦉 (Great Horned Owl) #birds #owls

Picard mental health tip: When you lie down to sleep, instead of thinking about your failures, think about your successes.

Farage backs Trump when he should be backing Britain.

the most interesting thing about this story is not the survey itself—which is a year old and has since been retracted over huge problems with the sample—but that media outlets keep trying to push stories of a massive religious revival among the young in absence of any evidence

Grimbard, another goon from the Company of the Black Dog

Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.

it's not "sleeping in being lazy", MOM, it's GIRL ROTTING and it's SATURDAY!!!

While Russia bombs Ukrainian culture, a Czech team is trying to save it - with 3D scanning technology. Churches, museums, memory itself. New piece: robjcameron.substack.com/p/scanning-f...

It’s been a busy week with not one but two releases for Midgard Heroic Battles! Chronicles of Midgard & The Iron Valley campaign both available here: toofatlardies.co.uk?s=Midgard Top drawer layout and art by @handiworkgames.bsky.social as usual. #spreadthelard #miniatures #wargaming #nerdlings

I’m obsessed with the death garfield

This lived long past the 17th century. It's actually one of the games Arthur C Clark has his characters play in A Fall of Moondust while they're trying to kill time and stay calm to await rescue. Also, really loved that book.

Fucking Internet Explorer headline if I've ever seen one

isn't not doing shit like this half of what sun tzu talks about?

An accurate depiction of my brain/thoughts nowadays

"Society needs specialized humanities research—research that delves deeply into literary, linguistic, or cultural topics," says @paulakrebs.bsky.social. We need to invest in humanities research for the advancement of society. #TalkAboutHumanities