I think we need to be able to balance the reactions "this is another expression of 250 years of American imperialism" and "what do you MEAN we kidnapped the president of Venezuela and renditioned him to the US and are now claiming to run the country" Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

If you tell me that this is a distraction from the Epstein files I will block you into last week. For fuck's sake, people in other countries are actual human beings who do not deserve to be murdered. They are deserving of our attention and care. Their violent deaths should not be on our hands.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

an “inherent power” to respond to an “imminent” attack is just a license for aggressive war on the president’s whim

This year and every year striving to become your one and oni, DDT using their Ilusión perfectly #ddtpro #wrestlesky

I feel like I'm losing my mind at all the "Grok apologises for" headlines when the "statement" was a response to a user prompt for an apology. (The sexualised image does appear to have existed, so that part of the reporting is reasonable, but it's not an indication of any intent to change)

New AIWeirdness post: ChatGPT will apologize for anything, including stuff that didn't happen. It's not reflecting on stuff it did wrong, it's improv. www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...

If ADHD/autism is a new age invention then why is my forty year old boombox's first option when you push the Mode button "repeat one track"

Kicked Out of the Finnian Cycle After My Lord's Wife-To-Be Cast Her Geass Upon Me?

I lost the post but I saw someone talking about how isekai anime/light novels invented the "kicked out of the hero's party" whole cloth, and I mostly agree but also that happened to my buddy Diarmuid ua Duibhne.

you don't know me

With the way the sliding timescale works in the Marvel universe it's plausible that Doctor Doom based his supervillain identity on MF DOOM

happy new year everyone!

Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:

my 2025 year in review

Happy new year everyone! Today is the ONLY DAY you can read this post and have the intended experience. wadapan.substack.com/p/fateball

drunk (half of one somewhat generous dram of whisky) and I have something very important to say: covers are great I love to hear a song through the voice of someone who loves it I love to hear how it sounds to them

I get to post the best image I've ever made again. Happy New Year's!

My sincere wish for all of us in 2026 is we all keep makin' art! Good, bad, stinky – it doesn't matter! Let's keep making things. ✏️💨

I was really expecting to be excited about 2025's imminent demise because it's been the worst year I've had in about a decade, but it turns out I'm actually dreading 2026 more lol I just don't want to acknowledge any of this happening

Just a reminder, my next novel, Radiant Star, is available for pre-order wherever fine books are, uh, pre-ordered!

Lots of people looking back on their year finding things to be proud of and I'm happy for them but I don't think I can say anything good about this year that wasn't wrestling. I lost the most satisfying job that I've ever had and ended up with a job that makes me think I should give up lol

Not only a perfect denouement, it was the end of an era. Thirty years ago today, this strip was published.

listened to the song again for the first time in years because of this post and it really strikes me that the song is not only horny, it's also angry. sir mix-a-lot was fed the fuck UP

suddenly reminded of the time i was earnestly explaining the appeal of the takarazuka revue to a very proper, very elderly british lady and she stops me and says sweetly, 'i know, dear. i went to a girls' school'

@marisakabas.bsky.social managing to concisely lay out what's going on, without screaming and cursing like when I do it

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

went to the austin kinokuniya and the store manager sure is Going Through Some Shit. also man bro should not be running a bookstore bro should become an artist

Adding to the collection of theropods with weird hands described this year. Duonychus, Mexidracon and the already posted Manipulonyx.

"hypnoplay in the pokemon world must be---" hypnoplay in the pokemon world would fucking blow. taking five turns to put your gf under with your 60 accuracy ass.

I think I'm getting sick again and I am so annoyed about it. Just let me enjoy not being at my evil job that sucks

Mass Effect style dialogue wheel except the only dialogue options ever offered are "No, yeah, for sure." and "Damn, that's crazy"

I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.

Mamdani will be sworn in in the station that inspired the Turtles lair in TMNT 2: The Secret Of The Ooze

Bringing back the black, white and red Kick Nazis tee cos I only ever did one run of these! Preorders are open, nab one here: bozoroboshop.etsy.com/listing/7565...

Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up. I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.

Tripped over a bollard and ate shit in front of the tourists 👍 Liam accidentally rubbed it in by noting I'd almost gone a whole year without doing that, too...

it is a god time for best boy... i haven't drawn him in so long

As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative

All else aside, I ALSO dispute the idea that non-fiction &/or communications writing is not "artistic creation." Writing is creation, whether emotional lyrics, an engrossing novel, a taut screenplay, a rich science/history/non-fic book, a deft memo, a snappy ad, or an effective announcement.

time for the biggest challenge: scheduling time to watch more wrestling shakespeare with someone over betwixtmas

I am actually embarrassed my VR Troopers shitpost was inaccurate but it's too late now. My lack of Metal Heroes knowledge is a matter of public record now

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

With all the glad tidings of the season, Jun Kasai drives Gedo to the mat to close the greatest celebration of FREEDOMS, Blood X’Mas #pw_freedoms #njpw #wrestlesky

Just found it on my timeline today.