I disagree. Every legit jock I ever knew had zero interest in military posturing, to the point of a deafening silence. They also never pretended to be intellectuals— or they actually *were* intellectuals along with being jocks, and therefore wouldn't have pulled any of this stupid shit.

Still can't believe they gave Alfira all this personality and an entire music video and yet we can't recruit her as a party member. (Yes, I know about the Dark Urge thing. Shut it. Get therapy.)

Appreciate the shout-out to pankration, even if this was the wrong field for it.

I larped for a very long time and I want to thank @dropout.tv and @dimension20.dropout.tv for giving V:tM the dignity and gravitas it deserves.

I agree 100% with Steven Vickers that authors will be falsely accused of using AI in the coming years. In particular, authors like myself whose works were stolen to train AI systems are at risk. When we write in our own unique styles, AI trained on us will quite likely flag us as using AI.

The pattern of Trump 2.0 is super clear. He builds up forces, pretends he's open to a deal, and then attacks anyway. Iran last year, then Venezuela, then Iran again. Everyone on Wall Street and the media who buys anything he says about talks or a cease fire is a blithering idiot.

This is what happens when I know I'll have to renumber my chapters, but doing new numbers while drafting seems pointless.

the degenerate trump ii regime had the gall to libel somali-americans with a welfare fraud conspiracy while systematically defrauding prospective legal immigrants who perfectly followed the rules racists project their own criminal predations and ideations onto others

Dear Authors: Please for the love of god DO NOT use AI to make your cover. Not even if you're in a rush. Not even if you can't afford real art. There are cheap options. You do not want your hero to hold his gun with his thumb and index finger on the SAME SIDE. And you don't want to rip off artists.

Holy. Shit.

Sure looks like market manipulation to me. Again. The fact that so many traders are still falling for this garbage feels like the worst part, except no, the actual harm being done to engineer this is worse than that.

My Duran? Duran.

@simonmaechling.bsky.social #medsky

This repost is a full endorsement. Gillian Anderson is an absolute treasure while Vince McMahon is flaming garbage.

So we've now moved to "ICE at the airports" as an explicit threat to everyone, which acknowledges they're a danger to the public rather than a protective entity. I'm sure threats like this will help their image and encourage further public support. 🙃

Reminder to my readers: If you need a break and space to breathe, I've got you. It's Cozy Shadows time. Anyone else who could use a break: CS isn't the place to start, but if you want some silly, kind, smut-filled polyamorous urban fantasy fun, start here: tinyurl.com/yhvx6syu

Just days ago, Witkoff told us on @cnbc.com that Putin said he WASN'T sharing intel and that we had to "take him at his word."

He's absolutely right on all points. Wish we had more people over here speaking like this.

Birthday shout out to my sister for that time I was in first grade and she found two older, bigger classmates trying to intimidate me after school. She mocked and laughed at them until they went home. They never came back to our neighborhood ever again. One of them fully stopped speaking to me.

She's in smile and nod mode, because she's in the same shit situation as everyone else. And then this hits and she doesn't know what to do with it, because she's in the same shit situation as everyone else. You don't have to be a fan of hers to be mortified. We're all in this shit.

Hey, I know you're suffering because we waged a pointless, massively expensive, forever war that I promised would never happen if you elected us, and we did it without the slightest bit of preparation, which is compounding the pain, but hey, at least a bunch of foreigners are suffering more!

Fully expecting the inevitable narrative of, "America didn't lose the war. Trump lost the war," thus ensuring the country learns nothing from all this. Because like the big banks, American militarism is too big to fail.

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Hero.

OK but I really appreciate the respect for "average Warhammer nerd" here.

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The flag you follow, carry, or wear does not make you the good guy. Shouting that you're the good guy doesn't make you the good guy, either.

It is the anniversary of the My Lai massacre today. I'd say that even more than most years, it's important to remember what happened. And the role Hugh Thompson, an active serviceman, played in both stopping and publicising it. Despite enormous military, political and public pressure to stay quiet.

“legally evacuated to the U.S. after the fall of Kabul”

My girlfriend lives in Canada

This site needs a break. Post 3 good things, none of which are the cessation of a negative. 1. Trust and appreciation from a teenager. 2. Trust and affection from a cat. 3. Beef and broccoli following the recipe from Kenji Lopez-Alt. You guys. Oh my god. You guys.

As we all bookmark this moment and stare into the camera.

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

Pete Hegseth will spend eternity asking himself why heaven is so hot

No, you guys, this makes perfect sense. Obviously the unarmed combat skill issue is holding the FBI back. I mean how many brawls did Mulder ever win on the X-Files?

The screaming, neon-sign-obvious lesson of every geopolitical crisis in my lifetime is that we have to get off oil. Every single time. We have alternatives. They aren't perfect, but they don't have to be. It's 2026 and here we are with another geopolitical crisis.

That this war with Iran is unpopular in a way never before recorded in American history has seen remarkably little attention from the press

Early in childhood, I learned the difference between confidence and bragging. I learned that the guy who talks loudest and proudest about being awesome is usually full of shit and shouldn't be trusted. Then for the rest of my life I haven't understood how so many people don't get that at all.

This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.

So I don't know what to say about this book. Ten years after Saeldian ditched Kell in Baldur's Gate, they're back together for one last job Kell will get everything he ever wanted. Saeldian will lose everything they have except the power that keeps them safe--but it's the least they can do for him.

Strongly suspect that as this war and its negative effects escalate, we're gonna see a massive increase in disinfo and unsourced "news" - starting right the hell now. PLEASE don't share "breaking" news from rando or disreputable accounts who provide no links.

Every goddamn war. Every time. You'd think people would learn, but nope.

key questions for journalists to ask: did the military consider any of the risks to human life or the environment when bombing an oil facility in/near a city of close to 10 million? if US did it, was it a result of hegseth's rejection of the law of war?

Reminder that Tehran has been dealing with such a drought and water shortage that they were talking about moving the capital before all this started.

The tragedy of ttrpgs is that if you really want to play any given game, you'll probably have to be the one to run it. This is doubly true for any game that isn't D&D. Which is all to say I really want to play Outgunned! but sadly I may have to run it to do so. ☹️

Hegseth needs to stand trial after this as a war criminal. Between this attack and the girls' school, there's no ambiguity. He is responsible for mass murder and must be held accountable.

Hi, I taught public school for 12+ years. Teaching hungry students is hell. It's awful for the students, too. It sucks for both sides of that relationship. And oh yeah letting kids go hungry is cruel. "Do you support free meals for students?" is a real basic moral litmus test.

With alt-text: Agree that I hate this is still relevant.