When you boot up PlayStation 5 now you have to watch an invasive ad for Grand Theft Auto before you do anything else & while that particular ad doesn’t upset me, the possibility that they could decide to do that with any ad or any message really does.

There is absolutely no reason why we shouldn’t have single payer healthcare, like the rest of the developed world, other than that way too many politicians REALLY like those “donations” from the insurance lobby. 🤬🤬🤬

do you wanna tell math-based ghost-stories, or is the poor little baby 2²

...because they could not wrap their minds around giving their employees money to *not* work even though it meant getting free money from the government. UBI will *never* happen from these people. They will want their free money and still expect their employees to work 100+ hours for chump change

...I've held my nose and voted for centrist Dems more times than I can count because I didn't want the opposing Republican to win. centrist Dems who won't do the same when a progressive is on the ballot are giving away what side they are really on

Except for the Beastiary, I think the principal writing on my next book is done.

Remember, if you see a giraffe in the wild, no you didn’t.

The real learning from this election is that a centrist who has sucked for 30+ years is less compelling than a progressive candidate who has said stupid shit online but actually wants to change things for good. People want real change.

The absolute best part of Gail's bait posts is you KNOW they're bait. You are 183% positive that they're bait, partially because they're Gail. But you still have the kneejerk response to argue with her. Gail's bait posts are works of art.

Someone on the old fart D&D message boards asked "Why don't kids like Old School Games", and the two predominant opinions are 1) Many vocal Old School players are dickheads 2) Children are stupid and like stupid things, while I like only things of real quality.

Hey remember when the GOP was in the minority and stymied a shitload of progressive goals and made Obama’s life hell, and then visibly and loudly, so as to rally their base, planned for when they got in the majority, and once in the majority ruthlessly pursued their goals? That.

The BBC has requested that Donald Trump hand over his phone records from Jan. 6 as part of his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.

Nearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over alleged copyright theft. newjerseyglobe.com/media/nearly...

When Democrats agree not everyone deserves health care & that “access” is fine, all that’s left is quibbling about who gets to decide how many people die Medicare for all

Chaos! ❤️

Ironically, I was thinking about this last night as I drove around down town. You know what IS everywhere? Electric Bicycles.

NEW ACHIEVEMENT: AVERAGE BLUESKY USER! YOU HAVE RESPONDED TO A JOKE WITH ANGRY SINCERITY NORMALLY RESERVED FOR WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS! REWARD: YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SILVER WHINER BOX!

Never been prouder

FTL is one of the greatest roguelikes ever made, and it's on sale right now! 🏳️‍⚧️

Employers: You should be grateful for the opportunity. Employers when UBI comes up: But who will do the mundane, repetitive, or really gross things I don't want to do?

what the dems want is an army of volunteers to do all the basic on the ground boring but necessary fundamentals to help them win but also for the volunteers to 1. never ask for anything 2. never criticize the party 3. accept being spited during campaigns and scapegoated during losses

additionally, if there is ANY possible non racist motive for an explicitly racist action, Alito says you must accept it as the actual motivation. meanwhile, ANY use of race consciousness to prevent or alleviate discrimination is unconstitutional under “equal protection”

They've established a higher standard for proving discrimination than proving murder. Not only do you have to prove discrimination, but you must prove that no other motive, plausible or not, could have existed in conjunction with discriminatory intent.

Been saying this for years. "Wawawa Democrats!" "Y'all control all three branches of government. It is not the Democrats fault that your policies are shit."

Same can be said for DC.

DC Fans Claim Dog From ‘Supergirl’ Not Even Hot https://theonion.com/dc-fans-claim-dog-from-supergirl-not-even-hot/

OMG

The only ones who should be deciding who has Birthright in America is Native fucking Nations.

Friend just sent me this

It's actually easy.

Travis Kelce Utters 2 Syllables Of Wedding Venue Name Before Tranq Dart Strikes Neck

Talk about threatening me with a good time.

So, the spoose and I eloped. Our first rings were bought off a street vendor in Bellingham, Washington. He still has his first ring, but mine disappeared, twice... once, we thought, into a trash bag of dirty diapers, but found in the dishwasher. It remains lost after the second time.

"Oh, George, not the live stock."

"Please provide a list of all future repairs and who will be responsible for the cost of those repairs." "Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter" Senate Democrats launch probe into Trump's failed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool work

This is basically a Democratic campaign ad. Air it as is with no changes.

And instead of spending money on "A.i." ostensibly to save teachers time, why not spend more money on teacher salaries and reducing class sizes to give teachers more time? Play teachers, not fascist tech billionaires.

Like it doesn’t matter who you voted for, the U.S. is now entirely responsible for the wellbeing of Venezuelan citizens and we have to help

It's funny how in the last couple of years several major social media platforms have quietly removed "this user appears to be a bot" from the list of valid reasons to report a post on their abuse forms. I wonder what might have have motivated that particular change.

SHAKESPEAREAN HAIKU Shall I compare thee To a summer’s day? Alright – Thou art very hot.

Generative AI is not only fundamentally based on the rejection of consent, but also *standards*. Artists have been micromanaged and hounded over individual pixels, academics fighting to defend every minute detail of their thesis, etc, and then are tossed away in favor of the get shit wrong machine.

Look, everyone was told to respect Qatars beliefs during the last World Cup, so please respect Seattles right to be gay as fuck.

Lobbyist: "We need to make a choice! Climate or AI! We might lose to..." Me: *smacks climate button Lobbyist: "But we have to open the conversa..." Me: *punches climate button Lobbyist: "But our competitive..." Me: *JUMPS UP AND DOWN ON CLIMATE BUTTON www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Jewish people "practice" by existing. Only intentional conversion to another religion can make a Jewish person not Jewish anymore. "Observant" is what we say for those who adhere to religious laws & customs. Miller is Jewish, as are the many members of his family who condemn him and do good works

Here is your America 250 reminder... The Government, meaning the Civil Service is NOT the Administration. We are non partisan employees just trying to serve the public the best way we can.

I think @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social needs to update the code of conduct to include you cannot record people without consent including the use of meta glasses and other technology #alaac26

"European Jews didn't arm themselves or resist and look what happened to them" remains one of the most offensively ahistorical talking points

The central claim of SCOTUS decisions like Shelby County and Callais is that we’ve made so much progress since Jim Crow and slavery that the VRA’s remedies aren’t needed. The central claim of conservative elected officials is that Jim Crow and slavery weren’t that bad, anyway.