Mommas don't raise your babies to grow up to be chuds

Been dieting for two weeks and finally dropped an entire .4 pounds. Yay? But weight is just calories in calories out. Sure.

"A Recipe for Flan" is the name of my next AI written novel

It's me "Open your mouth and you're suddenly the focus of a penetrating stare which declares: what you're about to say had better be interesting." -- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

The point, to be clear, is not “Trump will rig the elections, woe is us, all is lost.” The point is he’s made it very clear he will absolutely attempt to rig the elections, and we need to be ready for that.

Yes I will be fighting back against the unjust firing by @washingtonpost.com. I have filed a grievance and will be represented by none other than the amazing @katiephang.bsky.social and an incredible legal team. Journalistic freedom is a bedrock of a healthy society and is worth battling for.

Release the #HomanFiles Release the #EpsteinFiles

very funny that the feds found some scammers and immediately trumped it up so they could claim they disrupted a terrorist cell, like no, dude, they were gonna text your grandma about her Medicare bills

In a fascist regime, corporate interests and aims are as subordinate to the state as individual persons’ interests and aims are. If fascist nationalism is defined, as it is by Republican Fascists, in terms of white Christian patriarchy, then corporations will be forced to serve, promote, and […]

We were all Zelenskyy today.

Kind of beside the point but nonetheless: We need MORE pain relief options, not fewer. Acetaminophen isn’t even very effective. People who are serious about providing effective alternatives that are also safe and non-addictive should be advancing research into cannabis related compounds.

One reason I do not think Trump is going to create a 1,000 year reich is because he failed to cancel a middling funnyman and immediately pivoted to trying to outlaw not having a headache.

Hollywood Reporter- Jimmy Kimmel may be returning to ABC Tuesday night, but his show will remain dark in a large swath of the US with Sinclair saying it’ll preempt the show on its 38 ABC affiliate stations […]

BBC: Super typhoon hits Philippines as thousands evacuate https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge223y2e9eo #ragasa #tropicalwx

oh my....

One survivor, Carolyn Andriano, testified at Maxwell's trial that Kellen took nude photos of her before an appt that turned into sexual abuse by Epstein. She was found dead of an overdose in a Palm Beach hotel room in 2023. While Kellen was given immunity in Epstein's infamous plea deal.

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If that's actually the policy, a) it's good news for Canada, obviously; b) it'll be kind of grimly funny for Trump to end up privileging Mexican temporary workers over those from most of the world; c) it'll introduce *weird* distortions in US hiring practices.

I wouldn't count on this being anything more than an oversight that will be corrected soon, but the Trump $100,000 fee for H1-B visas does not appear to apply to the parallel TN visas for Canadian and Mexican nationals, a system that was created under NAFTA and maintained under the USMCA.

Gotta love Penzeys. Time to stock up on fennel and rosemary.

LA Times - California Gov. Newsom, signing bills to protect immigrants in schools, hospitals and other areas targeted by federal agents, accuses President Trump of turning the country into a “dystopian sci-fi movie.” https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-20/newsom-signs-immigration-bills

Disney has lost nearly $4 Billion in three days from combined stock price collapse and cancelled subscriptions. #canceldisney

Top Ten Maxims I Really Wish the Left Would Follow: • Say what you mean • Stand up for what you believe in • Ignore the trolls • Maintain cognitive framing • No performative politics • No purity tests • People power works • Love conquers hate • Big tent wins • We are all in this together

Google Warns H-1B Employees Not to Leave the U.S. I love the smell of panic in the morning. Alex Heath: “President Trump’s executive order targeting H-1B visas has thrown the tech industry into chaos.” “Inside Google, employees with H-1B status received an email last night warning them not to […]

Apparently some newbies around today who are not familiar with how social media works. If I offend you mute or block me. I'm allowed to swear dammit.

We have lots of long-term evidence about the impacts of unconditional income that go back as far as the Mothers Pension program where we learned decades later of the positive impacts it had on their kids. Interestingly, we even had a 20-year group of recipients in the 1970s that ended after 9 years.

[Canadians stepping back from US] https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-big-step-back-from-us-data-1.7637651

Bravo to this parent for saying it exactly right! ““There is no comparable requirement for boys to confirm their gender,” said another parent. “Once again, the onus is placed on girls to be monitored and regulated, reinforcing the idea that female athletes are the ones who need to be verified.”” […]

Stephen Colbert tonight is also a must-watch on Kimmel’s firing (and the gutless corporations and people who did it, and why) as part of Trump’s blatant slashing of Freedom Of Speech (and any criticism or dissent) in the United States. Please watch and share. #Kimmel #Colbert #Trump

I anticipate that once they take away the HBV birth dose, they will use this as a basis to manufacture evidence about aluminum salt adjuvant safety while simultaneously claiming these vaccines have to go because the public doesn’t trust them.

Cancel your Hulu/Disney+

I just earned a toaster oven as a reward for recruiting my twentieth newcomer to Antifa.

Something that bothers me a lot is when people conflate "having compassion and understanding for people who hate you" with "letting people who hate you do whatever they want to you". It's possible to have firm boundaries and to take urgent, protective action while also believing that everyone […]

when I used to talk about the perils of billionaire media consolidation there was a segment of folks who thought I was being hyperbolic and looked at me like I was a toddler making a dookie on the wedding dance floor they don't look at me like that no mo

Keep 'em coming Via Kyle Griffin: House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia says he'll be launching an investigation into the Trump admin, ABC, and Sinclair "amid ongoing efforts to censor opposition to the President of the United States."

When people don't understand what the CONSTITUTIONAL speech protections mean, it makes it easier for conservatives to erode them and pretend they're just doing the same things liberals do when they criticize speech they disagree with vociferously and in large numbers.

New ABC lineup just repeat showings of Swan Lake

Time to find a new ice cream... https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/greenfield-ben-jerrys-resignation-1.7635874 Speaking as someone who was a customer of Ben & Jerry's back when their empire was a defunct gas station in Burlington, Vermont...

@thetnholler.bsky.social In what world is it pro free speech to Censor a show you don't like? They are literally canceling a show, then calling it "anti-cancel culture." #kimmel #jimmykimmel

I did it. So can you.

Dear media: we can pirate what we want we do not need you. You might try remembering that.

This isn't even that hard a decision. Buh-bye Hulu/Disney+! (https://trakt.tv, in case you're wondering).

Brendan Carr must resign.

#uspol Theeere it is: The ABC affiliate chain that started this whole Kimmel thing is up for FCC approval for a huge merger, so the FCC chairman ranting about revoking licenses over this meant they knew where their money had to stand. via [ […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Seeing lots of people talking about canceling their Disney+ subscriptions. If you happen to have some extra money around that used to go to Mickey Mouse... small indie media sites like mine could always use some assistance. Especially these days. www.techdirt.com/support/

this is quite genuinely insane, and I want to believe the backlash to this will be severe

Union that reps the musicians on Kimmel: “This is not complicated — this is State censorship, happening in 🇺🇸… a direct attack on free speech… we stand with all those who will be out of work because of government overreach.”

@timothyjchambers I cancelled mine. The kids didn't care. I'm saving $40 bucks a month thanks to corporations eagerly caving to fascism.