HACK THE PLANET

Last year, I posted about an incredible event in 2023: a megatsunami in Greenland triggering an initially baffling 9-day seismic pulse across the whole planet & a terrific piece of collaborative international scientific detective-work. Now there's a sequel. And holy hell, it's even BIGGER. 1/

Rubio doesn’t come across as the biggest monster in this administration, but there’s a valid argument that he is. Demolishing USAID was a slow moving atrocity. He must never be freed of responsibility for it.

"So what needs to happen now - and it needs to happen now - is that Democrat-led states need to set aside procedure and redraw the maps. New York, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Maryland, and Colorado need to get it done. Do it in 2026 if possible. By 2028 is non-negotiable."

Do I need a sterling silver rotisserie chicken charm? The answer may surprise you.

For years, Hungary's Viktor Orban gerrymandered his opposition out of power. But in the end, all the dirty tricks in the world couldn't save him from sinking approval ratings and massive voter turnout. There's a lesson here for us.

“I don’t know therefore it must be aliens/ghosts/god” hang on hang on, you know it’s ok to stop with just “I don’t know,” right? It’s perfectly reasonable not to know

Siouxsie Sioux performing at St. German, Cornwall, July 31, 1982 Photo by David Corio #punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #siouxsiesioux #punkrockhistory

Tonight…

One side is like “can we disenfranchise all the Black voters by this weekend” and the other is like gotta follow the rules that govern the rules that control the rulebook

Hey, everyone! I have great news, because My Action-Heroes #TTRPG is back in print at @drivethrurpg.com and fully updated! You can get it in print or as a PDF at the site now! Pick up my game today! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

If you have a chance to play in Sharang's game, say yes. Trust me.

Tonight's #cocktail is a black manhattan. (No pic, I drank it before I thought to get a photo, imagine a rocks glass with a single big ice cube, a dark drink the color of coffee filling the glass) The way I make a black manhattan is rye whiskey, amaro Averna, and orange bitters. Sweet and complex.

Mozarella cheese and crackers is a perfectly reasonable dinner, right? Right? ... Shut up, I didn't ask you

!!!!

Whichever Democrats take power again - and it will happen, someday - they better be street fighters. We need to shut this shit down by every procedural trick and abuse of the law that the GOP pulls. I know, I know, the Dems aren't fighters of any kind, much less street fighting brawlers. But.

Agreed. It's not possible to reconcile "rule of law" with "one week the GOP SCOTUS will nullify a 43-year-old statute so they can allow racial gerrymandering, then the next week the GOP VA SC will block voter-approved redistricting and have themselves a laugh by citing the SCOTUS liberals' dissent."

virginia voters should call their delegates and senators and demand that they ignore this illegitimate ruling

I haven’t crunched all the numbers myself, I am but a simple country politics nerd, but my understanding is the weakness of gerrymandering is if there is a wave election against you it can backfire catastrophically

Folks, pls don't share photos godforsaken Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social thieves circulate. Screenshot of a tweet looks like crap. No credit to photographer, a Black man. Support @nashvillebanner.bsky.social! Credit: Martin B. Cherry/Nashville Banner nashvillebanner.com/2026/05/07/t...

Does anyone know who took this photograph? This is quite a shot.

Give me your favourite Non-Trek performance from a Star Trek actor: Patrick Stewart as Macbeth www.youtube.com/watch?v=pusU...

i don’t think that most non fat people realize how bad things are for fat people right now because of GLP-1s we are now basically seen to be choosing to be fat for fun, basically the body positivity movement is long dead

My office’s updated AI policy for LLM generated code is “Even if you generate it with Claude code, it’s still you on the git blame.”

Okay but what if you’re sick

Meanwhile I had a four figure electric bill, love it

As someone who LOOOOVES data, give this a look. Easy way to get hype for your favorite TTRPG. Also it's a good chance to abide by a rule my sociology professor taught me in grad school; if you want good data/survey results, make sure to respond to surveys in kind. It helps everyone.

There was no greater and more effective advocate in the VA redistricting fight. It's 1000% clear what Trump is doing here.

Hearing the lead-in as I was pulling into the parking garage, I knew I had to leave the car on and listen. I knew I would hear the fabulous @wxmanms1.bsky.social speaking sensibly about NWS upheaval and its potential impacts on forecast accuracy. And I was not disappointed!

Look y'all. The TTRPG space is a small world. Be kind to one another. Support each other.

46 years ago "Holiday in Cambodia" is the second single by the American punk rock band Dead Kennedys, released in May 1980 with "Police Truck" as the B-side. #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #deadkennedys #history #punkrockhistory

I prefer 16 count aida cross stitch cloth (16 stitches per inch of fabric) so that's usually what I design for. However, it's also not what's easily available, and my wishing won't make it so. Here's the Andor pattern compressed slightly to fit 14ct aida better for a 5x5 frame ko-fi.com/s/87cd5a2054

Nemik's manifesto from Andor is having a moment for very good reasons. A couple weeks back I designed a cross stitch pattern of it with my heart. This version I designed with my brain, so it's actually a size and shape that will fit a 5x7 frame on 14ct or 16ct aida cloth. ko-fi.com/s/8e5fbf75cc

[spy movie where ceiling fan in the baddies' office sputters out, one of them tries to fix it, oh shit there's a wireless camera lens]

I will second the vote for Vivaldi. It is my daily driver browser, and it gets rid of a lot of Chrome's problems. Lots of options to it while avoiding opting you in automatically to crap you don't want.

Ivermectin? Who are we to tell patients and doctors what's effective and what's quackery Antidepressants? ADHD meds? Insulin? GLP-1? Stop polluting our gene pool you sicko, to the camps with you

Kennedy's goal here is consistent with all of his other policies aimed at undermining proven health interventions: he believes the people who benefit from them are defective and he wants them culled from the population. It's comic book villain logic, specifically Viltrumite logic.

Hey #TTRPG ers! I've played OCB and had a great time. If you like heists, sticking it to the man, and people being more powerful together than they are alone it might be for you. Whitney knows how to design great games and this one is well worth backing! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

WotC declined to voluntarily recognize our union by Friday, May 1st. While we're disappointed in this delay, together we remain strong in our convictions. We look forward to sitting down at the bargaining table so we can make Arena better for workers, for Wizards, and for our players. #UWOTC-CWA

Hey siri what does joy look like

Someone out there decided it would be a good idea to put a German Shepherd in charge of babysitting a bunch of Doberman puppies and they were 100% correct

I have mentioned before I have a bit part in a local production of R & G Are Dead, and we are in frequent and intensive rehearsals. My character dies on stage twice, once as an actor and once for “real.” I am on the wrong side of 50, and I am _feeling_ the falls, let me tell you.

If I recall my omens correctly this portends the great eight year reign of the glorious khan. Soon we will ride with @nomads.bsky.social

I had the chance to interview @rustysellsword.com about the new Cortex Community License! Thanks for taking the time to answer all my questions, Cam! #TTRPG #RPG #Cortex

I still haven't picked this one Scum & Villainy yet. But for your dogfighting needs, I think I can safely recommend Tachyon Squadron. evilhat.com/product/tach...

Gods I remember those. If it hasn’t already been done someone could make some money releasing Bluetooth speakers in this form factor.

There are taking points right wingers all know are bullshit. They might even admit to non-right-wing loved ones “Yeah it’s bs but you know what I mean, right?” They know everyone knows it’s bullshit. Like “You have to show id when you walk into a restaurant.”