Cannot stress enough that this is a pitiful action by a weak, scared, pathetic group of insecure, wannabe authoritarians, and they should be mocked until the end of time for wanting to bring in the military over some people protesting them at a Home Depot.

The Krytos Trap, by Michael A Stackpole. Chapter 45.

I don't support any taxpayer money going toward life-saving healthcare for Trump supporters, but thankfully I'm not allowed to make that decision. Trump supporters should not be allowed to retract life-saving healthcare from their political enemies, either.

cis people: please call your senators today. Please please please. this is so critical. we’re begging you

Early infighting between anti-fascist factions is pretty common. Quite a few of them have still managed to form successful coalitions and win. If anti-Trump folks are going to squabble and infight, now is probably the absolute best time. Better to get it worked out as soon as possible.

A while ago, someone on here (I think @scottbot.bsky.social?) compared the way a lot of people treat GenAI now to the way people treated radium in the 1920s and 30s (ooh, let's put it in a health tonic! toothpaste! haemorrhoid cream!). I think about that a lot.

At this point, I'm just angry that people as stupid as Trump and Noem have the ability to go through life not understanding how stupid they are. If there were any justice in the world, they'd be put in a room and told how stupid they were 24/7 until it finally sunk into their stupid heads.

Spent too much time on this

I'm self-conscious about my creative work and never think it's good enough, so I haven't promoted my first solo product much. But I guess I might as well. D&D 5e (2014) subclasses and some other stuff. Should be mostly compatible with 2024. It's cheap! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

I really want to talk about non-political stuff more, but whenever I get talking about tabletop RPGs, I just babble endlessly. So, anyway, I'm playing the Ys series video games for the first time since I played Ys 3 on the SNES. Beat the 1-2 remakes, playing 3 remake, have Origins to play later.

Genuinely baffled about why pundits on both sides are upset about the Qatar plane and taking a stand after ignoring dozens of other blatant acts of corruption. Like, why? What the hell? Crypto scams, selling Tesla on the White House lawn, etc, was fine with them. But this stupid plane matters?

🧵 I am not a political scientist nor a historian. I am not especially learned nor wise. But there is a basic bit of civics that seems to have been forgotten. Many of the protests against the current regime in the US are framed as: "It's illegal. There must be rule of law," or 1/11

A cogent guide to the coming Medicaid debate from @citizencohn.bsky.social. “Republicans would have to acknowledge that Medicaid cuts are a choice…That’s why so many GOP leaders are saying the cuts are a necessity. They’re just hoping nobody will notice it’s not.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.” - Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training

Trans men’s insight on this is so fucking valuable in understanding the nuances of what’s going on with men. We need to be amplifying them, and hopefully cis men can realize what is actually the source of their loneliness.

Goodman Games seem to be knowingly working with fascists again. They said they wouldn't work with Bledsaw back in 2020 when it bacame impossible to ignore the politics he expouses, then started working on this licenced product on the quiet 3yrs ago. batintheattic.blogspot.com/2020/02/conc...

gonna start a video series called SECRETS THE GOVERNMENT IS COVERING UP and its just taped economics 101 lectures

Totally whacking the Doomer (and even non-Doomer) hornets nest here. But I have to give an honest read. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...

The Trump administration oppresses and discriminates against Christians and Americans of faith and restricts their constitutional rights to free exercise.

This is something *so many people* do not understand. And if they ever want to achieve some genuine change, they have to unlearn this behavior.

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

The rate of '00s conservatives suddenly talking about the need for general strikes and abolishing ICE is increasing. Which is good, but so weird. Based on my calculations, we have less than a month before George W. Bush and Bill O'Reilly take a selfie showing off their matching Che Guevera shirts.

the coalition to restore democracy is gonna be a bunch of neocons who like sadaam hussein slightly more than they like donald trump, the hr department (complementary), the professors of the Virginia bar association, the mormons, the episcopalians, and your mom

(through clenched teeth) issuing correction on a previous post of mine, regarding conservative columnists david brooks and bret stephens. you do, under some circumstances, "gotta hand it to them"

All of these spoke to me, deeply.

CEOs upset about Trump’s tariffs sound like mob bosses shouting “I thought we had a deal!” at the Joker.

Every person on Bluesky should know: * Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever * Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies * Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured * Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic www.404media.co/the-200-site...

If they advocate for violence they're a fed (clap clap) If they advocate for violence they're a fed (clap clap) If they plot bloodshed on main They're a cop, a fed, a sting If they advocate for violence they're a fed (clap clap)

The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points. And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.

Correct.

Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth should resign. He recklessly texted operational details of military strikes to a journalist, endangering the lives of American troops and our national security.

D&D 5e thought for the day: With ability scores, the odd-numbered ones are mostly pointless. But with levels, it's the even-numbered ones that are mostly pointless. We should spin off the off ability scores and even levels into their own parallel game where they get the spotlight.

Elbows up, Canada.

Our cultural default will be to sneer at Rachel Cohen, dismiss her as privileged, question her tone, scorn her ability to make a difference, conclude that by working at BigLaw she’s part of the problem. Among other things, that’s a self-indulgence you can’t afford during fascism. /1

Musk is going to animate Mars into a giant rock monster and use it to eat Canada. I'm a rando on Bluesky so you should take my ignorant and baseless rumormongering as gospel and spread panic and doom. Signed, Roughly half the randos on my Bluesky feed.

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

"Primary every democrat" is a wrecker slogan for wreckers and I refuse to traffic in it. Primary the ones who vote against what you want, support the ones who don't.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

10. Here's their names. The Vichy caucus. SCHUMER DURBIN SCHATZ CORTEZ MASTO PETERS FETTERMAN HASSAN GILLIBRAND KING (I) SHAHEEN

Long answer for this one, so strap in. It has always been scary to be a trans person. We had a few years where is was easier--though not for everyone--but even then, we were just safer, not *safe.* It is it very scary now, but it is less scary than it was 20 years ago or 200 years ago.

KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!