Remember when Joe Biden's son was excoriated for using his family name to get a simple seat on a board of directors in a foreign country? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

"I feel the same as I did 50 years ago. Stupid."

This is tomorrow! And heads up, I (Kenna) will be leaving the PNW, probably forever, very soon. This will be your last chance to come say hi if you want to. I'll miss it here and I've made some amazing memories, but it's time to move on.

The Trump administration's cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and DOGE had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge in New York ruled on Thursday. https://to.pbs.org/4uI8yxr

Volunteers make #PyConUS possible! We're still in need of Session Chairs and Session Runners. Head to the volunteering page and join the PyCon US 2026 team (Pro tip: volunteering as session staff is a great way to meet the speakers!) Sign up today ➡️ us.pycon.org/2026/volunte...

Candidates running for office in Texas primaries have made Muslims and what they call the “Islamification of Texas” the center of their campaigns. The state’s top Republicans have also passed legislation and made policies targeting Muslim organizations and developments. https://to.pbs.org/4wiQLy6

Advanced and Pro users on Sqyre are now able to customize & manage their individual module sets! This huge flexibility in dealing with different #FoundryVTT and module versions. As always, we're continuously rolling out improvements large and small to make your #ttrpg games the best they can be. ⚔️

Drow Trans women!

Pathfinder: Secrets of Grayce by @paizo.com is available NOW on Foundry Virtual Tabletop! This thrilling anthology of 7 adventures is a definitive introduction to Pathfinder Second Edition crafted specifically to be the best possible Foundry VTT experience! foundryvtt.com/packages/pf2...

these Spurs are very fun to watch

-Farm bankruptcies are indeed on the rise...from historic lows, back to still-slightly-lower-than-normal levels. -The US used to grow a lot of crops for export. We can't sell them anymore. We SHOULD cut back on crop acreage. To keep growing the same amount we used to would be absolutely insane.

Fill the shoes of government-created super soldiers fighting against the empowered forces of the Third Reich in Reich breakers, by Shan Wolf, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg thoughtcrimegames.it...

Just this.

We're back tonight with a special episode of Mirado. Tonight, we tackle a haunted brothel, a sister in trouble, and the Amber Auditions, all while the city strains under martial law. We go live at 7:30pm Eastern on Twitch twitch.tv/lookingformo... Come say hi and support the NILC (nilc.org)!

Finally got my hands on the hardcover collection of STARFINDER: ANGELS OF THE DRIFT, the comic miniseries I wrote for @paizo.com and @dynamitecomics.bsky.social! It's gorgeous, and I'm super proud of the work artist Edu Menna and I did to bring this weird and wonderful setting to comics! 🤘🚀🪐

We are honored to officially announce that PaizoCon is uncancelled! The Know Direction Network will host PaizoCon Online 2026. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2026/05/know...

Free RPG Day is just around the corner! Join Maya and the Organized Play crew for Paizo Live NOW on Twitch to get hyped for the holiday AND get Season Announcements for both Pathfinder and Starfinder Society! Watch the stream: buff.ly/4jRllYl

Hasbro have apparently hired a notorious union-busting firm in response to the Magic the Gathering Arena teams attempt at unionisation - Reddit mods have deleted the post If you haven't please sign the unions petition actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcl...

HOT LIBRARY TIP from a friend: if the book you want has a long wait, you can use reciprocard.com to check what other libraries have a reciprocal agreement with yours... and you can get the book (via Libby) from there. I'm in Pittsburgh but the Philly Free Library is reciprocal for me! Check it out.

Meta's tax rate for the first quarter of this year was negative 23%. That's in large part because Zuckerberg's company received a tax benefit from the government of $8.03 billion.

The new guy running the entire US Navy is terrified of witches, who he says have taken over Monterey, CA. I spent this past weekend in Monterey and you’ll never believe what I found skepchick.org/2026/04/us-n...

One reason not to allow a 9-member super-legislature to arbitrarily veto federal election legislation it doesn’t like for purely invented non-legal partisan reasons is that it creates scope for authoritarians to go the next step & simply “postpone” elections.

DjangoCon US brings together developers, contributors, and teams actively working with Django. For companies building in this space, sponsorship offers a focused way to engage with a highly relevant audience. Learn more: 2026.djangocon.us

please, god, I’ve never wanted anything more than this

"I'm not a rapist." 1990: During their divorce proceedings, Ivana Trump alleged in a sworn deposition that Donald Trump had raped her after violently ripping out tuffs of her hair. 2023: A unanimous jury found Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll. The Judge ruled that what Trump did was rape.

Python Tip #117 (of 365): Consider sys.argv before argparse 🧵 If you just need to accept a single argument to your CLI program, using sys.argv is simple: try: [path] = sys.arg[1:] except ValueError: print("Usage: program.‍py path", file=sys.stderr) #Python #DailyPythonTip

We at @blackpythondevs.bsky.social are always happy to support @pytexas.org! fosstodon.org/@kojoidrissa...

Id like to remember the names of all the execs positing that human labor will become obsolete so we can subject them to a tribunal to tech workers.

PSA: never in the history of humanity has a woman cut a man out of her life for being insane and then changed her opinion of him after he found other methods to contact her.

A tax season reminder that Intuit TurboTax lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing. Trump then terminated the free IRS Direct File program established under Biden, just a year after the tax prep giant gave his inauguration fund $1M. Do you see how this works?

$40,000+ raised! Just a little more to go to hit $50,000 for our charities!!!

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While our creatives indulge in the nerdy delights of NorWesCon this weekend, April's Paizo Live has been moved to NEXT WEEK! Tune in next Friday for Pathfinder Troubles in Grayce, the new Pathfinder Beginner Box, and the Starfinder Adventure Anthology, Tales from the Vast!

Pam Bondi got fired. Anyway, I have leftover Chinese food for lunch. Pretty stoked about that, TBH.

oh shit! (good) *looks up new owner* oh shit! (bad) www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Genbu turtle monk

So, when Paizo Printables goes live, if you stick with us for 3 months, you might get a fairly recognizable NPC as a loyalty reward. Oh, there's also a BIGGER mini for the reward, but let's be honest, you all want to have a Queen Abrogail for your games, amirite? paizo.com/blog/paizo-p...

Rage of Elements is 50% off in the Paizo store for the next 3 days. I wrote 30,000 words for this book and it fills my heart with joy. RoE will take you on a tour of the inner planes and is, to me, the elemental book Planescape needed but never quite got store.paizo.com/pathfinder-r...

welp finally got that new video done youtu.be/mmCfOazZCNQ

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if you watch or support this you're a bad person btw. i'm not arguing with you about it either

This is Evergreen. It applies SO often to SO many people.

If I seem snappish or distant? My apologies, I gotta be on my grindset cause I got shit to do, and sadly no time for foolishness or tomfoolery.

Rangers are WiFi access points

BREAKING: @aoc.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov are introducing a ban on AI data centers and other hyperscale data centers. The ban would remain until Congress passes new AI legislation. That legislation must ensure AI is safe, benefits workers, and doesn't raise electricity prices.

Jesse Watters gave some dating advice "treat a woman like crap." He then claimed he was joking. It reminded me of a time he bragged about letting the air out of his co-worker's tires. He was a married man at the time with two little girls. What a Romeo. - clip included

My 4 y/o son: Jesus is very strong Me: Uh yeah. Sure, bud. Son: And green. Me: uh Son: He wears purple shorts Me: now hold on

What's the difference between the Vietnam War and the Iran war? Trump had a plan to get out of the Vietnam War.

I need to talk to more sex workers about this. Hmu pls [email protected]