Kinda terrified of getting the flu this season. I've put on a bunch of weight over the past year, which doesn't help the apnea any. It's supposed to be really bad. Hopefully can dodge it for once, just a couple months left in the season.

Honestly, it has to be a weird time to be a figure in pop culture due the president being Literally The Worst. Like, Elmo can say sharing is good and somebody in his X mentions will say “Elmo, you rotten son of a bitch. This goes against everything President Trump stands for.” And that’s not wrong.

ok this is a lot. even for me.

Going forward, I'm going to repeat this anecdote to anyone even remotely interested in Canadian political history. That's hilarious lol

Just tell them McDavid is gonna go sign with Toronto if Alberta separates.

i have complicated feelings about the red scare because a) the second red scare mostly targeted random innocent people and also b) the reason there was no one guilty left to target is that the first red scare mostly swept up all the soviet agents trying to infiltrate america

@penny.hailey.at You are my first known bot follower I haven't blocked. Not sure what to make of you, but you're certainly interesting. A bit scary too, perhaps.

OK, the gaming industry in its adolescence was also gross and weird, but you have to admit that this is at least funnier than the divorced dad GamerGate energy

The kid is eleven and he's probably the best actor on that show. It's crazy.

This kind of language is very much out of character for Jeffries. I'm pleased, to say the least.

This from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social is why all the talk of Trump being dovish or isolationist, or on the flip side as a tough hawk, was always just wishcasting from people who hold those views themselves. Which is why the administration is an incoherent grab bag, the absurdity of Rubio and Gabbard.

The actual answer to this question is 'because 13 year olds only use vacuum cleaners begrudgingly, usually at the direct behest of their parents'. It is decidedly not an EXTREMELY contentious point about free speech rights that plenty of "reasonable people" would disagree with.

Oil production in Alberta is higher than ever been, but that hasn’t resulted in a job booms like we’ve experienced before. The UCP has been effective at deflecting criticism toward Ottawa, and the flippant and tone-deaf responses by some Trudeau-era ministers strengthened their argument IMHO.

Actual fresh Pagliacci joke just dropped (a day ago)

I would really recommend anthologies of any genre merely on their own merits as well, on 'let kids develop their own tastes' grounds. They already have to spend enough time figuring out what society wants from them.

You know what gets me about this? I've been making a conscious point of not recommending the British Fantasy Author's works, and despite the effort I catch myself doing it, all the time. I hate what he did. I hate him for it.

Francis Fukuyama's thesis is actually about the carcinization of political systems where liberal democracy is the crab

Oh, this is a 'fun' one. Here's the very brief version: -Internal Nexon team figures out how to fix what sucks about Tarkov -Nexon tries a Nexon, sticks their fingers in it trying to wring it dry -Team leaves, ports the broad premise on legally grey grounds -The game is a massive hit (1/2)

Because you played 'franchise' when you were younger, and maybe you're interested in revisiting it in a new light. It makes commercial sense. It can make artistic sense, too. Why not? Dad of War is obviously the type example, but there's plenty of others.

I will be very upset if Carney humours this. Emmett is completely correct.

Also the role is Kos Mos, who was one of the main characters from Xenosaga. Future Redeemed established that all the Xeno games share a continuity. (This could also just be a badly labeled Xenosaga remaster or something)

There is a uniquely delightful sort of amusement in seeing a meme you can't really comprehend. Oh, that's a DOGE! I know that one. Cute.

It is a bit on point that the current dumpster fire is, in part, because of an actual dumpster fire.

Ever see a post so real and on point it caused you to physically flinch

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There's always Czechoslovakia, but I can't imagine Alberta's secession looking like that

Anyway, missing the discourse of the day and having the best one I've had in weeks carries an unsubtle moral, which I will likely absorb with all the media literacy of your average Sicario fan

I feel like it should not be that difficult to understand why filming people setting dumpsters on fire in a place that is currently occupied by a fascist paramilitary is a bad idea. I do. They're dicks. Sure. You're also inviting disproportionate retribution. This administration revels in that.

Having to wait till you're 35 to start your life is...not a great state of affairs

Interestingly, I asked Jeff Rath about this last week and he thinks Smith is only paying lip service to the separatists for political reasons and is actually "subtly undermining" the cause.

Still holding out hope for The Renationalization of Money

How did this work out for David Cameron, again? Remind me, I'm a bit rusty on goings on over the pond.

Tough times for the industry, to put it mildly. Can't do much, but I'll do what I can. Windblown is an OUTSTANDING follow-up to Dead Cells, and if you're even casually interested in roguelites, you should buy the Early Access immediately.

If I was gonna cosplay a Sith Lord it'd be Darth Bane, send post

Ask Historians is well known on Reddit for their high quality moderation. It's one of the few places on the internet where lazy, clickbaity slop will get removed for being low-quality. It's not perfect, but well worth your time if you're interested in history and on Reddit.

This is why I try to be kind to cranks, because cranks believe in things

So believe me I understand this is deeply frustrating and unfair, but a march that does everything right and still gets tear gassed is a successful march that is winning. A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.

The way my dad described these situations is “rooting for injuries”.

Platner is a great example of what I was worried about. But instead it's increasingly expressing itself through an awesome & inspirational mass consciousness that transcends politics as usual. I wish we did not have to be in such straits to need such a response but it is wonderful to see

I wish SAD lamps worked for me. Tired of this every winter.

I like this framing. I like it a lot.

I also don’t think they’re going to hit a state with a senate election this year

I can't find a single land acknowledgment in these emails

In a way, Ariely replicates perfectly

Currently sitting outside my house with a broken keychain, waiting for someone to drive over, because absolutely no one in this neighbourhood knows each other I don't want to make the world about my lousy day, but I do think this represents something of a common systemic problem

There are a lot of people on social media who need to learn that you don't have to be a viscerally unpleasant person in order to be a leftist.

Gonna go out on a limb here and suggest the constant left/centre-left feuding on this site is not helpful or healthy for pretty much anyone. I don't presume to have a solution, and I'm not suggesting it's new, but it's especially depressing in this climate.