I remember thinking the people who said reality TV would be the end of the world were being extremely hysterical

I really enjoyed recording this episode and feel like it is a good example of the way I like these to go; we had a conversation, let it go where it did, made some big claims we might not defend in the long run, and soaked in the vibe. Links to the various pod feeds at librarypizza.com.

Legs are pretty sore from therapy today. And folks, I don't mean physical therapy

Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.

bah gawd maggle that bar keeps goin’ up teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/teams/7634

An opinion I increasingly hold, which I am incentivized to believe because its widespread adoption would benefit me, is that expertise in the arts should be understood as something that you need in most rooms and most important conversations.

lol

When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo

This is so real. The professional benefits of being a normal man while working with women are insane, people treat you like a golden god for the most basic level of professionalism and decency. I tell people this is what's happening and it continues happening

I've said it before and I'll say it again: In our home he is called "Ross Dudehat"

This was a ton of fun and I’m trusting Mike that it’s at least like 40% coherent on my end. Editors do magic, you know. Give it a listen!

Thanks to @ed3d.net for joining me on this week's episode of Library Pizza! Come for the eyebrow chat and children with bifocals, stay for the discussions of Battlestar Galactica, SEEING LIKE A STATE, and @dsquareddigest.bsky.social's THE UNACCOUNTABILITY MACHINE.

We're working our way through @connorratliff.bsky.social's The Acting Class. Right now I think this is the one I would tell people to try if they're curious. (It's also the one we're currently watching.)

People on the left talk a lot about their desire to see the Democratic party and its leadership "bend the knee." The "Bernie or Bust" crowd was small and only moderately harmful, but they were explicitly motivated by a desire to demonstrate their own necessity to the coalition so Dems would kneel.

Few things in my daily routine do as much as putting on my socks to remind me that my body is aging and someday will die

This is a beaten man. You did that. Isn't it fun? Keep grinding him under your boot. We have three more years to punish him. Maybe less if he's lucky.

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

God bless the soybean seed company that is currently paying to put ads on my podcasts about how great soybeans are as a cash crop

Lmao

A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative. (Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)

I don't need PERMISSION to lib tf out i'll take it though

Wooo

Love 2 vote in a local election

All right i'll bite. What is New York City

There’s a lot of people who claim to be really into politics but who are actually really into being righteously angry, and they’re pretty shitty sources of information. Anger is addictive and makes you stupid, try to limit it.

I would simply not name my tax increase in a way that seems designed to activate voters' tendency toward loss aversion

I would like to offer my services as a marketing and communications professional to whoever in local government decided to call the proposed sales tax increase (which I will vote for!) "LOST". I can't believe they thought that was a good option.

Seeing Comrade Kristol eulogizing Cheney is weirdly soothing. Yes, people change, but they also suck forever

Not sure how to feel about the person playing loud, soothing guitar music on their phone's speaker in the public restroom as they do their dark deeds. Maybe that's the only way they can make it work. Maybe I should be proud of them for solving the problem

Apparently this is the first time someone has screened all three seasons (plus the movie) in one go. Just finished the pilot.

And now to begin the months-long Twin Peaks rewatch we will be doing in our local theater

The one time I looked at the block lists I was on, every single one of them made sense to me. One was called something like "annoying libs" and I was like, yes, that's true.

when you try to tell me anything

In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.

My shapes guy is listening to the podcast and pointed out that his PhD is in abstract polytopes, not complex polytopes. I am very sorry for the mix-up

Jesus fucking Christ

Man do you ever think about that time Grok declared itself "MechaHitler" and then the next day you somehow still knew people who used that fucking website

criminal liability for individual guardsmen, more and more people are saying

if you've never read it, here's one of the best stories i've been lucky enough to publish (by @mikemeginnis.bsky.social, with an intro from @mdbell79.bsky.social!) www.hobartpulp.com/web_features...

I think it's bad that he is a huge piece of shit

Listening to Twin Peaks: The Return soundtrack while we wait for the homies to roll in for Halloween

I am a brave protest frog

I'm at the point of hoping he doesn't ever really show up. Seems like the book can get along without him now

Do you ever find yourself wondering if Jonathan Strange will ever do anything

Thank you for the kind words! I think it was the perfect amount of silly and also that your feet stayed bone dry, just like you want.

Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.

This is exactly right, and I want to hear Democratic electeds and candidates saying as much. It's a litmus test for Democrats committed to Reconstruction.

they are trying to kill every trans kid in America when these rules actually come out, they will be open for public comment and all of us need to flood submissions, call our reps, make noise, everything including the kitchen sink unconscionable evil

Should I change my name to "Mike Meghostnis" for the next couple days

Thank you for the kind words! I think it was the perfect amount of silly and also that your feet stayed bone dry, just like you want.