Yup. We need to stop being nice to racists. Literally call them racists all the time. Never invite them anywhere. Refuse to buy from them.

Twins have had the #3 pick in two previous drafts. 1991 — David McCarty, college first baseman 1987 — Willie Banks, high school starting pitcher Bad news: Neither pick went well. Good news: They won the World Series in both seasons.

Nearly 40% of newly minted billionaires this year received their wealth through inheritance. This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015. Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.

Over 1 million on day one! They definitely have dedicated fans! If I played this, I'd buy this encounters book so fast my head would spin.

Just two days left to back 20 Cruel Curses. Who doesn't want some new curses to inflict on your PCs? Plus each curses comes with its own plot hooks. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mat...

Welcome to THE BEST BOOKS OF 2025: REVIEWER'S CHOICE!! Reactor's book reviewers have come together to recommend their favorite 2025 reads. How many have you picked up?

Resist✊️

Jalen Hurts with two turnovers on one play!

Good stuff in the update, and looking forward to the AMA.

Movie review Jay Kelly Really good movie. Makes you think some.

Movie review Road House, new version Ummm. No.

Movie review Apocolypto Great movie.

Movie review Troll 2 Good movie. Fun. You will like it most likely.

For all the nice protests and stuff, ICE has not slowed down at all. None of that stuff is working. Until Congress acts, or a governor has their guard resist, it's all meaningless.

and the powers that be chose to put the inferior white player on this committee’s ballot over the superior black player. as it was, so shall it be.

I hate it when I leave the left overs at the restaurant.

#WritingQuestions #indieauthor #amwritingfantasy #writerssociety #wip

Went to a dive bar and listened to a real fun band last night. We should really all do that more often

Yikes.

AI bros calling us "Luddites" like the Luddites weren't right about the textile machinery disenfranchising the workers and all the money going to the wealthy. Being called a Luddite by an AI bro is like being called an adult-fucker by a pedophile

Going to #Scotland early summer.... Looking for unusual recommendations. Got a good list of the usual suspects. Particularly looking for #hikes and small #distlleries. And #birdwatching. Thanks anyone.

Glad to pay my $30 in taxes for USPS. I pay more in taxes for other services that benefit Americans far less.

I don't care if you think that AI can do some really nifty things. It's being rammed down our throats by obscenely wealthy men who are also, obviously, both dangerously right-wing and mentally unstable, and no rational society should be allowing that to happen. End of discussion.

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

It's clear that the rule is law, constitution, and empathy man nothing without everyone playing along. That's no longer going to happen in this nation. Why stay one nation?

Just finished season one of Man on the Inside, and it is really, really, good, as you'd expect. I could relate to so much of the family dynamic, and it was funny.

Hi other tech folks! Does anyone have recommendations for trans-friendly recruiters on the West Coast? I’m a lead product manager with around a decade of experience. Looking to shift back to a salaried position after consulting the last couple years. Reposts appreciated, thanks!

Just looked at the clock to see if it was 8. I don't drink after 8, generally. It's 6. Sigh.

How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?

If Buxton wants to be traded, that's really bad.....

Over on Whatever, I'm doing a series on movies I consider "Comfort Watches" - not the greatest movies of all time, necessarily, but some of the most rewatchable. I'm starting the series with easily the most rewatchable movie of 2025: K-Pop Demon Hunters! whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/01/t...

Every other big business is busy cramming an LLM into everything and meanwhile Costco is the only one that seems to understand that profit = revenue - expenses.

Trump just gave a commutation to David Gentile, a private equity executive who defrauded investors of $1.6B. Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct. A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.

If you'd like some good news on AI, the last few weeks have seen execs across multiple industries strive to hide AI usage labeling on their products because, as many of us have said FOR YEARS, the audience that *doesn't* want AI is substantial and we will reject your product whole hog for using it.

Remember to shop small on Cyber Monday and during the holidays. You'll be supporting your communities and your neighbors, not just padding the profits of some massive corporation or funding the next yacht purchase by a billionaire CEO.

A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself. Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.

(3) The actually-interesting story that the NPR reporter completely flubbed is that THIS ENTIRE "CENTRIST" OUTLET IS 100% REPUBLICANS TRYING TO SEED THIRD-PARTY SPOILER CANDIDACIES TO HELP THEIR PARTY MAINTAIN CONTROL IN 2026. Everyone in the Independent Center worked for Trump, FreedomWorks, etc.

We have an immediate need for an RPG proofreader. This is a paid gig, proofing just over 11,000 words. Experience is preferred. Please email [email protected] with your resume and rate. If you don't have a set rate that's fine - we can talk. Please feel free to share, tag and recommend.

Today remains World AIDS Day, a compassionate acknowledgement of reality that the dirt-simple scumclowns currently squatting atop the U.S. government are conspicuously ignoring because they are fucked in their souls.

Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

90% of my fucking online life is filling out new passwords and fucking authenticating what the fuck have all you big tech fuckers been doing you've been surveilling my online conduct for thirty years now you know it's fucking me trying to login here

Glad I golfed today and didn't watch the Vikings game. Yikes.

I am once again telling everyone to get the fuck off Substack leavesubstack.com

Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores? We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.

Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images. The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.

I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape

Kinda crazy that murdering criminal Pete Hagueseth, who admits proudly to his crimes, isn't currently in custody, awaiting trial. Seems like the sort of thing the Law and Order folks would be all over, but what do I know?

Biden thought he could “heal the soul of the nation” and bring us all together. As optimistic as that idea was, it was wrong. We won’t move forward by unifying. We’ll move forward by trying the corrupt fascists and showing the law *will* be enforced.

It's that magical time of the year we remember corporations could be charging us a lot less for things while still remaining profitable.