there is a certain condescension in the idea that “racism should be publicly unacceptable and come with consequences” is an attack on the “working class.”

ultimately, no one even grieved Charlie Kirk. he was just another thing for the worst people on earth to get outraged over. and when the outrage of real events wasn't enough, they invented new ones. not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.

There has been no debate here among constitutional scholars, historians, political scientists, anyone with a pulse really. Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.

My main beef with player-facing D&D content is that the most popular stuff seems to focus on white room build optimization, when most players I meet need to work on collaboration and roleplaying if they want that AP-style experience they’re usually chasing

I had a great conversation about Draw Steel, art description, accessibility, and much more with @jondenor.com a few months ago, and there is now a transcript along with the episode! I really, really enjoyed this chat and think we touched on a lot of great stuff. goblinpoints.com/2522

we need a new "popeyes chicken sandwich" for everyone to flip out about. it doesn't need to be made by popeye's but it needs a similar huge cultural moment attached to it. i think a chicken fried steak sandwich could do it but perhaps the next sandwich to capture the zeitgeist is unknowable

this is extraordinary. too many people in my profession have circled the wagons around someone who lacks the moral sense of a child

I’ll always feel at least a little let down that Chow Yun Fat was just an ordinary-sized guy

i made a video about the president's gutter racism against somali-americans and how a scandal became a smear became a call for de facto ethnic cleansing

My kids now refer to the Beat ‘Em Up genre of video games as “Dad Games”

They thought it was an act! They assumed Hegseth was insincere in his open advocacy of war crimes because they too are insincere in their beliefs. I also think this is why the media lets so many Trump insanities slide: they assume he is insincere because they are too!

I almost replied to a very stupid take, checked the account profile, saw it was a MAGA engagement farmer, and blocked instead. This is how we win.

Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song ‘Juno’ for a pro-ICE video: “this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”

i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

Me: Look, according to the calendar this really is the best time to start a new TTRPG project! Seasonal Depression: Look buddy, I’m not sure how many times we need to go through this…

They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.

I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...

Strong Floor, No Ceiling is considerably worse than No Rules, Just Right. Can’t believe we’re gonna lose the messaging war to Outback Steakhouse.

conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.

If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime. If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder. It’s that simple.

Corruption in politics isn’t just a moral lapse – it’s a response to a system that rewards access, loyalty and survival over the public good, writes David Higginbottom. #AustralianPolitics #Corruption #Democracy #Transparency #Power

The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet. Run on *that*

Closing the airspace over a foreign country is a de facto declaration of war but we’ve pushed so far into “let’s conspicuously underreact so everyone knows we’re savvy people not overreacting to Trump” that his de facto declaration of war is literally not even being reported on the news

It feels so weird to have 2025 broadly suck so bad but for movies, video games, and the goddamn Chicago Bears be so good.

Btw guys the transcript of the Witkoff phone call really is much worse than you think and I do think you should share it with literally everyone you know

Somehow Bluesky has convinced itself that I am interested in Hazbin Hotel but I assure you, Discover tab, that I am not

I think plenty of it speaks to the state of the media, but an obvious one is that Vox and Vanity Fair barely investigated her and that she managed to commit an unforgivable journalistic crime before getting a book deal and walking into another prestige job, while plenty of others are being laid off

Steve Witkoff helped Russia derail Ukraine’s access to Tomahawk missiles. He tipped off the Kremlin about Zelensky’s U.S. visit, giving Moscow time to arrange a call that convinced Trump to block the deal. Witkoff actively works against Ukraine’s defense, in coordination with Putin’s regime.

new historical marker up in town!

Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club." They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.

Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history? Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.

It’s easy as a TTRPG GM to forget how incredibly paranoid players can get, largely because they don’t know all the stuff that you know. Cut them some slack! Real life is already hard enough

"It's quite an achievement to adapt an IP to a roleplaying game so well that it doesn't matter if you know anything about that IP in the first place..." The Gaming Gang reviews Old Gods of Appalachia and gives it a whopping 9.5!

I think most groups have That One Guy. #ttrpg #dnd #rpg #ttrpgsky #meme #ttrpgcommunity

I think it is a mild form of mental illness that every so often I am struck by the intense desire to build a bespoke setting for a TTRPG

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.

don't threaten me with a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really good time

The new Alien TTRPG stuff arrived today, but it would be irresponsible to GM it for my kids, right? Right?

you know what? good advice.

There is no scenario where it is acceptable for our Commander-in-Chief to call for the murder of Members of Congress. None. If you love this country, now is the time to condemn this loudly and clearly.

An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say "When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."

i believe people when they say linux has gotten better in the last few years. what i'm skeptical of is that linux Guys have improved. i will not use an OS where i'm at high risk of someone calling me stupid for not liking some aspect of the experience. i must be allowed to hate the computer

one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)

it is frankly a *scathing* indictment of the White House press corps

It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one