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Listening to an audiobook about the dropping of the atomic bomb. The narrator's pronunciation of "nucular" is not a credibility enhancer.
January 24, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Listening to an audiobook about the dropping of the atomic bomb. The narrator's pronunciation of "nucular" is not a credibility enhancer.
First? Probably CompuServe comic book groups, where young Doug spent his time and $ badgering Chris Claremont. But the most significant was USENET.
USENET.
Okay, let's get nostalgic
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
January 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
First? Probably CompuServe comic book groups, where young Doug spent his time and $ badgering Chris Claremont. But the most significant was USENET.
Crucan Cadillac. Also recommended.
January 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Crucan Cadillac. Also recommended.
Frederickstad, USVI. Not bad.
January 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Frederickstad, USVI. Not bad.
Own your stuff.
The Bookstore Boom Is Real: Why Physical Media Is Making a Comeback in 2026
Barnes & Noble is expanding again as physical media makes a comeback: indie bookstores are booming, vinyl leads U.S. music sales, and Gen Z is reviving CDs and DVDs as collectibles. At the same time, ...
www.military.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Own your stuff.
On the Venezuela thing. Americans, historically, greatly prefer to have a plausible altruistic (or self-defense) cover story for our military actions. Saying the "fork over the oil" normally quiet part so extremely loud does not appeal to that.
January 5, 2026 at 10:53 PM
On the Venezuela thing. Americans, historically, greatly prefer to have a plausible altruistic (or self-defense) cover story for our military actions. Saying the "fork over the oil" normally quiet part so extremely loud does not appeal to that.
Works not as well for "WARNING: Tobacco Use."
A friend pointed out to me that content warnings in horror books can actually help heighten tension, ala Hitchcock's "bomb under the table" theory of suspense. I have to say, that is not something I ever considered!
January 5, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Works not as well for "WARNING: Tobacco Use."
So now some of my fellow liberals are calling for a mutiny of the Generals. No, goddamnit. If anyone is going to do something to a President who disregards the War Powers Act, it has to be Congress. That Congress is a herd of sheep does not put this in the hands of the military.
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
So now some of my fellow liberals are calling for a mutiny of the Generals. No, goddamnit. If anyone is going to do something to a President who disregards the War Powers Act, it has to be Congress. That Congress is a herd of sheep does not put this in the hands of the military.
"trump being stuck in 1987" is an underrated take. Most of his shit - beefs about the trade deficit, NATO spending, and foreign aid, for example - are from that era.
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
"trump being stuck in 1987" is an underrated take. Most of his shit - beefs about the trade deficit, NATO spending, and foreign aid, for example - are from that era.
Look fellow libs, "international law" is the functional equivalent of Kavanaugh Stops. A flimsy pretext, and the guys with guns can do whatever they want. You want to appeal to something, how about Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution? Similarly toothless, but at least it is ours.
January 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Look fellow libs, "international law" is the functional equivalent of Kavanaugh Stops. A flimsy pretext, and the guys with guns can do whatever they want. You want to appeal to something, how about Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution? Similarly toothless, but at least it is ours.
Hate to be so one-causal about things, but the difference between pardoning one cartel-ish head of state and waging a war to grab an accused one would seem to be oil.
January 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Hate to be so one-causal about things, but the difference between pardoning one cartel-ish head of state and waging a war to grab an accused one would seem to be oil.
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
One of those modernist horrors the fascists are always on about.
December 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
One of those modernist horrors the fascists are always on about.
Waaaay back when, I applied to a legal aid org. The director told me flat out that they needed to hire a non-white attorney. I shrugged and thought, "OK, I will be overworked and underpaid somewhere else." I also thought that was not a great thing for him to say out loud. Because I was a lawyer.
Just want to note that it is pretty much accepted fact in the entertainment industry that white, and specifically white male, TV writers get told by their agents/managers that they weren't hired because "diversity is in," so this stuff 100% does happen *somewhere*.
People - most of whom seem to be white - are disputing stories of white people who were told they didn't get a job bc the company needed to hire a person of color.
The implication seems to be the person telling on the casual racism in white spaces is the only real racist, white people would never.
The implication seems to be the person telling on the casual racism in white spaces is the only real racist, white people would never.
December 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Waaaay back when, I applied to a legal aid org. The director told me flat out that they needed to hire a non-white attorney. I shrugged and thought, "OK, I will be overworked and underpaid somewhere else." I also thought that was not a great thing for him to say out loud. Because I was a lawyer.
I'd bet we are midway through at least the 9th consecutive decade of "man's alienation from ..." think pieces.
Ding ding ding
My sense is that the “male loneliness crisis” is not really about addressing men’s emotional needs but rather the relatively newfound absence of having someone to perform domestic labor for you quietly in the background now that there is a longer gap between your mother and your wife doing it
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I'd bet we are midway through at least the 9th consecutive decade of "man's alienation from ..." think pieces.
I was thinking about going back to the Church, but the possibility of the Chicago Diocese's acts of contrition frankly terrifies me.
December 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I was thinking about going back to the Church, but the possibility of the Chicago Diocese's acts of contrition frankly terrifies me.
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🎶 I heard there was a secret Ford
That bargain shoppers all ignored
But you don’t really care for savings, do ya 🎶
Hello. This is the ghost of Leonard Cohen, inviting you to come on down to Ghost of Leonard Cohen Used Cars.
I, of course, didn’t expect the afterlife to be this way.
That bargain shoppers all ignored
But you don’t really care for savings, do ya 🎶
Hello. This is the ghost of Leonard Cohen, inviting you to come on down to Ghost of Leonard Cohen Used Cars.
I, of course, didn’t expect the afterlife to be this way.
December 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🎶 I heard there was a secret Ford
That bargain shoppers all ignored
But you don’t really care for savings, do ya 🎶
Hello. This is the ghost of Leonard Cohen, inviting you to come on down to Ghost of Leonard Cohen Used Cars.
I, of course, didn’t expect the afterlife to be this way.
That bargain shoppers all ignored
But you don’t really care for savings, do ya 🎶
Hello. This is the ghost of Leonard Cohen, inviting you to come on down to Ghost of Leonard Cohen Used Cars.
I, of course, didn’t expect the afterlife to be this way.
When I was very young, my grandma and great aunt took me to see Disney's Robin Hood. They spoiled me! Popcorn and even the picture book they had in the lobby. Plus the time with them. Aunt Mal would be gone a few years later, but we had another 40 or so with Grandma.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
When I was very young, my grandma and great aunt took me to see Disney's Robin Hood. They spoiled me! Popcorn and even the picture book they had in the lobby. Plus the time with them. Aunt Mal would be gone a few years later, but we had another 40 or so with Grandma.
I arrived late to napping. Like hell I am giving it up.
The list of things we are supposed to quit grows longer every day:
Alcohol
Sugar
Milk
Driving
Napping
Carbs
The only replacements being offered are weed, pharmaceutical and xenophobia/racism.
Alcohol
Sugar
Milk
Driving
Napping
Carbs
The only replacements being offered are weed, pharmaceutical and xenophobia/racism.
December 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I arrived late to napping. Like hell I am giving it up.
Mark Kelly here, gonna keep spamming you until you give up on what you believe in and decide I do in fact belong in jail.
Mark Kelly here from another burner phone, I got your number motherfucker - you think you can just keep blocking me lol?
Mark Kelly here, reaching out one more time to test how many fake spam numbers you will allow me to text you from before you decide to block an American space hero
December 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Mark Kelly here, gonna keep spamming you until you give up on what you believe in and decide I do in fact belong in jail.
Land of Lincoln lives up to its tradition as a free state.
A Small Illinois City at the Center of a Seismic Shift in Abortion Access
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Land of Lincoln lives up to its tradition as a free state.
Rich guys who read science fiction was once seen as a prescription for great things. (Primarily by SF authors.) Now confirmed as inspiring failed attempts at dystopia.
So much of the money that once went to newspapers now gets siphoned away to fund doomed endeavors like this:
".. It looks like an admission of defeat in ..Zuckerberg's bet on virtual worlds. The cost has been $77 billion in operating losses in the Reality Labs division since 2020. Perhaps that's why investors cheered the reported move that Meta's cutting the department's budget .."
- @barrons.com
- @barrons.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Rich guys who read science fiction was once seen as a prescription for great things. (Primarily by SF authors.) Now confirmed as inspiring failed attempts at dystopia.
You want to inspire healthy patriotism in young Americans? Let them witness the success of those who have striven to become Americans.
Elevator pitch: watching a citizenship ceremony and passing a citizenship test should be a mandatory middle school field trip
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
You want to inspire healthy patriotism in young Americans? Let them witness the success of those who have striven to become Americans.
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Five (this one courtesy of @seanpdailey.bsky.social)
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Five (this one courtesy of @seanpdailey.bsky.social)