Today, on Unsolved Mysteries of Lewd: Why would anyone draw the legendary "dick sucking monster" with a ball-gag? Doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose? (The DSM, if you don't want to google it, is a weird hybrid of the big-lipped plants from Mario Bros. with some kind of scalie.)

The Republican Administration has every reason, EVERY REASON, to assume "work with us" and "give us everything we want, and accept you'll get nothing in return" mean the same thing. After all, it's what Democrats do nowadays. Cowardly, compromised (or kompromatized), or corrupt. Take your pick.

I've been there, and yeah, they're adorable. But a penguin colony is quite possibly the most horrific smell I've ever experienced.

Reminder: For every woman who has reported using a gun in self-defense, five other women who owned guns were killed with their own weapon, usually by angry male "intimates."

Why does this sound like a(nother) ridiculous comedy I would write for nobody to ever read? #Scriptsky

SNAP embarrassed him. So now he's against SNAP. SNAP is now the James Comey of government assistance programs.

Some Republican ran the numbers, discovered the tax revenues blue states derive from cannabis sales, and decided that the backlash from this and the increases in opiod dependency and crime would be less than the pain they'd inflict. www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15...

Quick reminder: when you take into account mining, ore storage and processing, commodity fuel transport and storage, and long-term storage of mining waste, electricity from coal uses (and by orders of magnitude degrades) more land than solar or wind per MWh. ourworldindata.org/land-use-per...

Also, today I learned what men who sexualize My Little Pony call what happens to a mare's nipples when she's pregnant, and the phrase is, to my mind, so utterly revolting I shall probably have trouble sleeping tonight. "Teats," I could handle. That phrase.... no. *Shudder*.

Today I learned, thank you Omaha, that the first hairs on your body to lose their pigmentation and turn grey... are your NOSE hairs. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/...

So the greek word "Ophidia," meaning "snake," was applied to eels. Snakes were assigned "Squamata." But it turns out that the wrong eels, not real eels, but "cusk-eels." True eels were assigned "Anguilla." Taxonomy weirds speciesism.

At the cafe recently, a young man who has his own waxed mustachios and dagger beard passed by and said to me, "I have to say, that is some excellent facial hair. Your goatee is perfect." And I had to say, "It's not a goatee." "It's not?" "No," I explained. "It's a van Dyke."

It's nice that every once in awhile (MTW for one, TTh for the other) I get to hang out with literary peeps and talk about the books we're all enjoying together, sit in awe of one character's arc or the author's ability to make avoidant, sarcastic people highly sympathetic, and not be "political."

Wait, Ace Frehley died a month ago and I somehow missed it? www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it. They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR? www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...

The reason everyone thinks establishment democrats hate progressives more than they hate nazis is that any time a progressive criticizes the party online, establishment democrats with anti-trump messages who never engage with nazis will show up to denigrate progressives all day.

“A backbench player took the ball and ran it into our own goal, giving the other team a point. Why are you so mad? Let’s work together!” Do people hear how that sounds?

Father forgive them for they know not of Lore

Just putting this here for funsies. youtu.be/05SoxjT452Y?...

Rich people whine that electricity production no longer isolated to distant smokestacks and toxic mines where only poor people will be affected: www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Things (other than corporations) that are also people: bengoldhaber.substack.com/p/unexpected...

"I tried vibecoding a protocol. ... It was a horrible experience. I have no sense of accomplishment or growth. ... I fucking hate this. I can not help but feel disgust and shame. Is this what programming is now?" github.com/jackdoe/pico...

I hope Josh is correct, but it's not just about power. It's about sincerity and values. Moxon has a great comment about Mamdani: "He's not embarrassed by who and what he is, or by what NYC is." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...

Neither the Constitution nor this new, creepy loyalty oath mandate loyalty to capitalism, at any rate. www.miamitimesonline.com/education/lo...

Emboldened by having control of the CDC, anti-vax nuts embrace label "anti-vax," vow to bring back death and disease. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

Remember when the right freaked out because someone suggested in the future "You will own nothing and be happy?" The Republican Administration wants you to never, ever, own your home. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Maybe don't talk to the New York Times ever. lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

Reminds me of the title pattern in hentai: "The story of a witch who summons a demon to [beep] her." Blunt and uncomplicated. Which is ironic because the one thing AIs won't do is absorb "adult content."

To influence the current world, "you must write with clear structure, announce your intentions, and include as many formatted sections and headings as possible. Today, you must get AIs to notice you, which means you must write like AIs do." #FuckThat theamericanscholar.org/baby-shoggot...

An aluminum fire destroyed $2 billion in commercial- grade materials, halting building of the Ford F-150 Lightning. www.caranddriver.com/news/a690746...

it's collaborators vs non collaborators

Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect: "The cognitive bias of recognizing the consistent failure of journalists to accurately describe domains about which you are knowledgeable, yet continuing to trust reporting in other areas despite acknowledging that failure." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Ma...

America stood up to Donald Trump on November 4th, you these assholes said, "Sit back down and let your betters tell you what to do." Fuck y'all.

You do not need to be working with people who's whole goal is to wreck the United States. Who have already destroyed our medical research infrastructure, literally ripped the core right out. Who have said at every turn they want to deprive Americans of life, liberty, and prosperity.

Hard to believe this was last Wednesday. newrepublic.com/article/2027...

Great news, everybody! The ACA is materially undermined, no concessions were secured on any other front, and Donald Trump will be able to declare this a personal win. But poor people did starve for about a week there, so there's that.

YOU never even STARTED fighting

Dem pols really have 0 fear of their base and that kinda has to change.

Squishy Democratic Cave-In.

Followup commission for Annonymous deer boy a few months ago.

People sometimes comment about how rigidly gendered pairs skating is, but I think that's kind of missing the point. Pairs is by necessity already using athletes who are one if not two standard deviations from the mean. There's a reason it's the poster child for human sexual dimorphism.

How is this not just some kind of zaitech ponzi scheme making it look like they have a market when they're not bringing in nearly as much from outside? www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Your are three times more likely to have a "cardiac event necessitating medical attention" from a COVID infection then from vaccination. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.” aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

The age of self-help is over. The only thing that can save you now is becoming a furry.

Absolute queen shit

Firefox unveils it's cutest, most adorable mascot yet. Furries will love it. I worry it was made with AI. I worry there will be porn. www.firefox.com/en-GB/kit/

Ok that's pretty funny.

It's sportsball time again, and Darnold puts it down into Smith NJ's hands with the kind of throw Russell was known for, getting a touchdown in the first possession and eight plays. Woot! #Seahawks

Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments. My response ⬇️