Man, video games remain undefeated when it comes to introducing me to war poems that will hurt me |D Latest one introduced me to Alan Seeger's "I Have a Rendezvous with Death"

Not exactly thrilled to wake up to find some copyright trolls are going after the shark scientist I follow...

On the list of things we did not need or want the most...this

Good lord does this sound insufferable. www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

This shit right here is why I'm not just done with @nytimes.com , but actually went and downloaded a browser extension that prevents me from getting to their website at all. Because fuck 'em.

Finally picked up the Arbites DLC for Darktide, and it's everything I wanted it to be. Specifically whoever they have reading lines for the Maul persona. Because oh boy was that a perfect casting decision.

So, definitely loving the new job so far. No customers, no phones, just listening to my music and processing paperwork.

Maid of Steel does wonders as a pre-work warmup good lord youtu.be/fTqB-kWVnBA?...

Winding down for the night (morning?) and, yup, Jonathan Young's still doing 40k things.

We already DID THIS We even used the GOP's preferred team to do it! And we know they were the preferred team because they had no relevant qualifications, the GOP hired them anyway, and then they fought tooth and nail to keep them working!

Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...

I’m still losing over this story about a hospital calling the police on a cancer patient they kicked out who died two hours after crashing his car when they told him to leave www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

Very much not a lawyer but I would cry ANIME level tears on the spot, at bare minimum, if I ever faced this in court from a judge. Very respectfully, holy shit.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 is on sale for like $11 and change over on Steam, if you like party RPGs (or Larian, given Baldur's Gate 3) definitely go pick it up. The ridiculous bullshit you can get up to continues to be incredible, and Pet Pal remains one of the best perks you can ever pick.

This is who runs this account

Sometimes the algorithm gives you cool shit. ...which may or may not also be just a little bit unreasonably dangerous. (because seriously, anything caught between the magnets on the final version at the moment of failure is something you're just not going to get back)

Anyway, prompted by some discussions with a couple separate people on here, one of my favorite Abney Park songs that gets to the heart of what I think is most important as we all grow older: Don't lose sight of the importance of enjoying yourself. What anyone else thinks about it is irrelevant.

Unemployment tentatively ended for a second time now, with a start date of 2/10. New bosses tried squeezing me into a start date of 2/03 but client said no dice. Still, I'll take what I can get, I'm not about to complain. I've got enough stashed away I can deal with an extra week.

Do with this advice what you will.

Bad things are happening for trans people in Kansas...

It’s easy to forget since he’s still a high public official but Homan straight up took $50,000 in cash from undercover agents on camera and then nothing happened

The sickle cell part is especially infuriating. Because you just know she died in agony, and these monsters simply did not care. She deserved so, so much better than this.

Once you start noticing it you can't stop: when the real Trump falters and is incapable of defending his administration (more and more frequent) the actual Trump is "subbed out" of news coverage for an invented, imaginary, often explicitly hypothetical version of Trump who is reasonable and cogent

Killing time by catching up with bands I love to see what they've turned out recently, and I'm happy to report that Bad Religion continues to not disappoint. Well, continues to not disappoint anyone but the people laboring under the delusion they aren't political, but fuck those people.

Writes columnist @betsyphillips.bsky.social: Dear ICE agents — when politicians finally get scared of being associated with you, they will abandon you. They will denounce you.

Historical detour from everything being awful to appreciate that "put a honkin great big gun on it" is, in fact, one of those things Americans can put forward an "I LEARNED IT FROM WATCHING YOU!" defense for.

The Formerly Tragic Tales of Trescrie page 21 is up! We're so close to the length of a floppy comic! trescrie.zoemaxine.com/comic/21/ Also, the siblings meet again! #trescrie #webcomics

Dealing with the "you're hired lol nvm, sorry" rug pull by going back and listening to the one band I would ever consider labeling as an outright dopamine factory also drinking, but between the two Electric Callboy's doing most of the heavy lifting, here.

All I've got is a bachelor's in history and I'm not published anywhere, so I'm loath to answer like I'm any kind of authority, but. I've got my guess and I'm definitely grabbing popcorn while I wait to see if I'm right 🍿

GUESS WHAT COMPANY JUST GOT A "RESTRUCTURING" ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY AND HAD TO RESCIND THE OFFER LETTER I ALREADY ACCEPTED

Does anyone want to hazard a guess as to *why* they surrendered in six hours? If you guessed "they were so woefully outnumbered and ill-equipped that there was no other choice," give yourself a pat on the back.

Oh thank goodness, unemployment's almost over. Still have two interviews later this week I plan to attend, and if there's an offer with those I'll have to make a decision, but otherwise I've already got an offer letter for a position that starts next Monday.

I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place

lol loving the new welcome message outside the employee parking entrance to the ICE headquarters in Phoenix. “FUCK ICE” “PIGS WORK HERE”

...oh shit, Warhammer 40k has tabletop RPGs I don't know why I didn't think to check that until now, other than maybe a subconscious desire to protect what money I have left.

MAGA has to be the only group of people I've ever encountered who take the stolen valor approach to martyrdom. This shitlord's not tweeting via Ouija board yet somehow thinks he's been lynched.

Used to work in that neighborhood (in that same plaza, no less) and I cannot tell you how ridiculous it is ICE is trying ANYTHING there. I've legit seen people beating the hell out of one another in that parking lot PURELY for the fun of it. ICE needs to GTFO while people are asking nicely.

Hey, MIGHT be the worst? Down here we have a long tradition of selling or trading any athlete that starts to show even the slightest sign of talent. Our approach is basically just the same approach Uwe Boll had toward cinema: duds only. Also: Agreed, fuck ICE.

I guess Steve Bannon wasn't enough for this charlatan, now he's gotta go and feature Ben Shapiro. Seriously, ANYONE still rooting for this piece of shit to have a future in the Democratic party (or any political future at all): Disrespectfully, fuck him and fuck you.

Incredibly disappointed she didn't try to take a page from history here and get up to chemistry shenanigans to keep the damn thing out of his hands.

remember, a college student who gets an F because she wrote "because Jesus says so" in an essay she didn't do any reading for is tyranny but a dean losing her new job because of her beliefs is freedom. what are you not getting about this.

Just finished watching a spectacular video essay on Andor S2 that I feel obligated to share. It's 2+ hours, so definitely plan accordingly. Not because it slogs, but because those hours will go by FAST and if you have anything else going on you WILL miss it, it holds your attention that well.

i know this isn't exactly mindblowing but i'm fucking mad that it's easier to become an ice agent than to get a us visa slate.com/news-and-pol...

Welp, getting into the Space Marine II multiplayer / Operations even more now, so. Consider this an open request for anyone who wants to get a regular thing going.

Considering I've yet to see protests turn into mass casualty events, I can confidently assure the gutless worm representing Texas that this *IS* the civil response. He's just a fucking coward and a fascist, so he feels personally threatened by anything short of total subservience to the state.

Gmail welcoming the Gemini era? That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...

Decided to give Space Marine 2's Operations a go for the first time today (with bots), and WHEW. Feels good killing a Hive Tyrant as the last brother standing, on a mortal wound, out of ammunition for everything but the pistol. Even made it out with the armory schematics and gene seed pickup |D

Call your reps. And keep calling until this nightmare ends. Emails are routinely ignored, the only thing that lights a fire under their asses are the office phones blowing up.

No. More. Fucking. Wars. Impeach the bastard now. Do it again every single day. End this madness.

If I had to pick one, I'd have to go with something that just doesn't feel complete *without* the music video, to me. Which isn't a dig at the music, the video's just that damn good.