Fun Fact: Not even CALIGULA had the egocentric audacity to request that he appear on *BOTH* sides of the coin. The best comment I saw about this: Mexico has the peso, America has the #pedo And so I propose that before the coin is even minted we start calling any coin with Trump on it: #ThePedo

Have you ever been so angry about traffic that you gassed a baby? Elsewhere, ICE shot someone because they weren't happy about the traffic (the DHS lied, said 10 cars rammed them and boxed them in) Elsewhere, ICE threw a flashbang into a moving vehicle #ICE is the #Gestapo and #SS rolled into one

Doing normal things is getting increasingly surreal with every step the Reich takes towards causing a civil war. It makes one wonder what was running through the minds of folks in the late 1850s as the country was getting more and more insane. Keeping doing what’s right and fight the good fight!

The Day Of for The Day After, Morning Woe for Evening Laughter

He didn’t end 7 wars or win 2024 by a landslide. There is no war in Portland. Tariffs don’t build strong economies. Vaccines save lives. Tylenol is safe in pregnancy. Crime is not skyrocketing. Facts are not partisan. The only thing unhinged is his grip on reality and the danger is real.

Spread the truth far and wide, cuz right to your face the GOP lied. #Shutdown #GOPshutdown #TrumpShutdown

Trump during the campaign: I never even heard of Project 2025, don’t know anything about it, don’t know who is involved. Trump today:

I don't know if any of my #Undermountain players read my Bluesky so I'll be cryptic and just say: 1. Being a DM is so fun when the next session has big things in store for the party 2. Actions have consequences (such as casting thunderwave in a dungeon or excess mercy on monsters) #DND #5E #D&D

The #Shutdown was inevitable. DOGE was intended to be the tool to remove dissenters (or potential dissenters, we're in the Thought Crime era now) but it was wildly unpopular. The shutdown is the excuse for continuing the purge. They'll be replaced with Trumpist zombies. It's all in #Project2025.

#GameHoleCon attendees who have open slots and want to play the 1st module of the last GHC Adventurer's League run: Whilst all of my other tables are full, I have 4 seats open at one of my tables yet! Linked is the event with a summary! :) Looking forward to playing with you all! #DND #D&D #5e

Fun with my September stats: Liquids 8oz = 1 Daily Water (goal 5): 2.83 Soda (goal 3): 3.53 Milk (goal 2): 1.06 Fruits & Veg Servings (goal 5): 2.06 Sleep Avg: 7.68 Exercise (goal of a total of 5 per week of any type) Cardio - 32 Upper Body - 4 Lower Body - 3 Total - 39 Exercise per week: 9.75

"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them..." U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section III

You don't change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War if you don't intend to start wars. Trump wants that Peace Prize so bad he doesn't care how many people he has to kill for it.

I just tried doing this (with “Yakety Sax”), but can’t figure out how to upload it so the sound works.

I’m “getting excited about new lawn lighting” years old.

Back to reality: Planning and chores. Lots of lawn to mow, but I’ve got a new book with old Audible credits. “What Moves the Dead” by Kingfisher to lean into spooky season on what may be the last grass murder of the year. Head down, blinders up to the world for an hour.

A fun #FolksCon 4 and I’m waiting for the sleepy pills to finish the job. It is always great to meet the folks and spend some time doing the board game thing with new friends Tried a bunch of new stuff, got some hot book and movie recommendations, and a lot of laughs Let’s do it again next year!

When IQ47's Reich was asked what they think of our system of checks and balances, they said that they prefer cash.

Part 1 of the Monty Python RPG one-shot, "Spank the Pope!" on Beer and Board Games with me as Head of Light Entertainment! Part 2 is coming next week, I think? Anyway! Two words of advice: EN. JOY!

The various “adventures” of Goose and Anathema, newly fall edition. Times are tougher than they have ever been in so many ways but the kittens help immeasurably. Even more than our little chaos engines, I have Mrs. T to thank for keeping me from autodefenestration this year. Find your rock(s).

As I was saying…

Just a reminder for no reason at all that correlation does not equal causation. Here are some fun examples of that which also highlight how if you shoehorn different scales of numbers together and disregard the above truth you can come up with some bizarre lies: www.tylervigen.com/spurious-cor...

WOW! Disney did the right thing (at least for now) and has reinstated Kimmel amidst the backlash for their bad choices We need to show companies who feel it is easier to kneel to fascists for money that it's not OK IMO: Protests with your MONEY work best. Rewarding good choices is important, too.

Aside from the corruption, pedophilia, fraud, war criminality, fascism, and general evil… He’s also a grossly incompetent imbecile who is destroying our economy (trillions of dollars in damage so far and we aren’t even 9 months along) Saying Trump is just a dummy is an insult to morons everywhere.

There’s no hiding the political retaliation and weaponization. It’s all out in the open.

Not loving Love this game. These are the flipping BROWNS. Offensive line is playing rough, too, so maybe all those sacks shook him too much. The decisions have been questionable. The penalties excessive Some trouble can be attributed to missed holds constantly by the Browns in the first half.

So the new H1B gouge is basically a prompt for bribes. Don’t want to pay 100k? 10k kick backs to corrupt Trump officials will do. As brutal and evil as the Nazis AND as corrupt as a regional Chinese administrator given a blank development check. Disgusting.

Still sick but improving. I was down 10 pounds this afternoon from 2 days ago. Hydrating like a MF now that stuff is staying down. Aside from viruses, there’s a lot to be sickened by this week. Take a break from that briefly for some cat photos. Then get back to resisting fascist arseholes.

Someone is worried the fascist overthrow of our democracy may not work and the same actions might be taken against right wing pundits later. This isn’t Tucker having empathy, it is basic self interest.

Feeling unwell and so naturally most of my feed is foods related. Blech.

Ferocious angels send me falling stars, but I know just how dangerous wishes are.

I noticed my T-shirt collection has become unbalanced in fandoms as more and more of my shirts have aged out of rotation. Saturation: - Classic VGs - D&D - Mandalorian - Star Wars Notable Gaps: - Monty Python (1 down from 2) - MST3k (1 down from 3) - Other Sci-Fi (Babylon 5, Dune, Star Trek, etc)

Tonight is the night! At 6pm I'll be running the Monty Python Cocurricular Medieval Reenactment Programme's one shot adventure, "Spank the Pope" Tickets are $5 and available here: live.beerandboard.com Highlights will come out a week or two after the show. #MPCMRP #BeerAndBoardGames #B&BG #MPRPG

#SCOTUS all-but overruled a unanimous, 90-year-old precedent through an unexplained "administrative" stay this morning, and that's only the second-most-problematic thing it did before lunchtime.

This is frankly one of the worst things Donald Trump has ever posted, which is really saying something

The fight for planning toward normality continues amidst an even heavy back half of next week. Mrs. T requested a favorite of hers for Monday and our local Italian deli has great and reasonably priced sauce, meatballs, and Italian sausage. Civil war may break out but not over my marfredo sauce.

I've been meaning to do this for ages, including last summer where I intended on streaming a D&D one-shot. Coordinating improvisers is hard, so I'm going to coordinate the one improviser I can: ME! On November 16th I will be playing stuff on a stream for 24 hours to raise money for the KIDS!

Rumor has it that the “golf photo” from yesterday was a doctored photo from 2019. … So you’re telling me there’s a chance… #ReleaseTheFiles #EpsteinFiles

I have a #GameholeCon schedule! Thursday (all DM slots) 9am - 1pm: BK-05-01 Paragons of Wrath (FULL) 2 - 6: Paragons of Wrath (Open) 7 - 11: BK-05-03 By Land and By Sea (FULL) Friday 9am - 1pm: BK-05-03 By Land and By Sea (DMing, FULL) [TBD] 7 - 11: Terror Under Tantervale (2 tickets left) #GHC

Truth Bomb! I still haven't quite recovered the love of reading that I had growing up. Forcing yourself to read 2-5 books a week for 2 straight years is definitely reading for pain. Audiobooks are where it's at, though, since I can multitask while listening to them. Next up: The Peripheral!

I know some companies have take home tests which I would consider more intense than the screening I did this morning (before my phone interview with UWCU, which went well, I think)... But an unnamed employer has a 15 minute personality test and then 10 minutes of spatial, math, and grammar puzzles.

The problem stems from people who don't understand the technology (more specifically, current limitations) making business decisions based on false expectations. Example: You can't fire all your junior devs in lieu of AI. 1. You need someone to know what good code is. 2. You need future Sr. Devs.

Safe to say this pressure washer is going to get a workout.

Good to see some recognition coming IAM's way for a change. More often than not if the job is done right, it all just works and the community doesn't know IAM exists. This was a truly Herculean effort and that's probably understating it. Unfortunately it choked out the enjoyable parts of the job.

105 years ago today the Women’s Suffrage movement achieved its goal with the passing of the 19th amendment. Today, Trump and his Cabinet flirt with the very people and ideas that would have Women’s right to vote destroyed.

We made a Boston (S)Cream P-eye for our friend Seth’s birthday!

🎶 She farted so hard, she died But I'm not gonna cry 🎵 Cuz she died doing something she loved! 🎶

Are we great again, yet? It's even worse watching all of this unfold as someone with two brain cells to rub together. I did economic breakdowns in the months leading up to the election and one can never be exact but yeah -- it's going exactly like I saw it going. Only a little slower cuz TACO.

Leaky window was responsible for getting water in the basement while we were up north. Finding out because it poured even worse was a blessing and a curse At least now we know what needs to be fixed. But it's off to buy a wet/dry vac and spend the day mitigating water The joys of homeownership.

Finally got around to painting up the Giant Scorpion mini (my 2nd larger painting). I did a lighter base, then let it dry so I could work on making the carapace look more organic and bug-like. That last sentence was mostly to have the excuse to use the word carapace. Cuz it's awesome. Carapace.