Galen
@galenr.bsky.social
Re: Your Brains by @jonathancoulton.bsky.social is on my mind tonight.
We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise.
If you open up the doors
We'll all come inside and eat your brains.
We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise.
If you open up the doors
We'll all come inside and eat your brains.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Re: Your Brains by @jonathancoulton.bsky.social is on my mind tonight.
We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise.
If you open up the doors
We'll all come inside and eat your brains.
We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise.
If you open up the doors
We'll all come inside and eat your brains.
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Nice reminder of why I like to shop online.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Nice reminder of why I like to shop online.
What modern YA books, despite being great and well-loved, are book ban targets? "Very Concerned" parents at the school board only gave me a reading list:
"Frankly In Love" by David Yoon
"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
"Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
"The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Need more recs!
"Frankly In Love" by David Yoon
"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
"Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
"The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Need more recs!
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What modern YA books, despite being great and well-loved, are book ban targets? "Very Concerned" parents at the school board only gave me a reading list:
"Frankly In Love" by David Yoon
"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
"Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
"The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Need more recs!
"Frankly In Love" by David Yoon
"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
"Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
"The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Need more recs!
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Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
I keep seeing people post "feel good" things about setting up tables on their porches with free food for needy people who lost SNAP to get.
Stop that! Don't make hungry/needy/poor people traipse around town playing Starvation GeoCache.
Donate it to food pantries - the places well-known for food.
Stop that! Don't make hungry/needy/poor people traipse around town playing Starvation GeoCache.
Donate it to food pantries - the places well-known for food.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I keep seeing people post "feel good" things about setting up tables on their porches with free food for needy people who lost SNAP to get.
Stop that! Don't make hungry/needy/poor people traipse around town playing Starvation GeoCache.
Donate it to food pantries - the places well-known for food.
Stop that! Don't make hungry/needy/poor people traipse around town playing Starvation GeoCache.
Donate it to food pantries - the places well-known for food.
And following the theme of "emotionally wrecked," big oof to Blue Jays and their fans. That's a hard loss of a really great series.
November 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
And following the theme of "emotionally wrecked," big oof to Blue Jays and their fans. That's a hard loss of a really great series.
Watched Coco with the family tonight. Haven't seen it since going with my 4-year old daughter when it was first in theaters. I remembered pretty clearly almost everything about the movie, but it didn't matter. She's 12 now and I'm emotionally wrecked all over again.
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Watched Coco with the family tonight. Haven't seen it since going with my 4-year old daughter when it was first in theaters. I remembered pretty clearly almost everything about the movie, but it didn't matter. She's 12 now and I'm emotionally wrecked all over again.
So our military is officially privately funded now. k
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So our military is officially privately funded now. k
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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This is fascinating, and helps me better understand why I'm constantly having to turn subtitles off whenever I use a device someone else recently used.
Why many young adults turn on TV or movie subtitles, according to a new poll
A new poll finds that younger adults are more likely to use subtitles while watching TV or movies than are older adults.
apnews.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is fascinating, and helps me better understand why I'm constantly having to turn subtitles off whenever I use a device someone else recently used.
If anyone wants space to heap praise on an evil bastard today, I welcome your Studio Series Megatron thoughts below!
Just opened and I think it’s great - even the cannon and tank mode being “only” 90% perfect doesn’t much bug me with the rest being a solid 100%!
Just opened and I think it’s great - even the cannon and tank mode being “only” 90% perfect doesn’t much bug me with the rest being a solid 100%!
September 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If anyone wants space to heap praise on an evil bastard today, I welcome your Studio Series Megatron thoughts below!
Just opened and I think it’s great - even the cannon and tank mode being “only” 90% perfect doesn’t much bug me with the rest being a solid 100%!
Just opened and I think it’s great - even the cannon and tank mode being “only” 90% perfect doesn’t much bug me with the rest being a solid 100%!
Remember a Kirk worth remembering. Stood for something and helped people.
September 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Remember a Kirk worth remembering. Stood for something and helped people.
Can’t “demonize” a demon. Can’t “witch hunt” when there’s actual witches.
Want to stop getting called Nazis, fascists, gestapo, etc? Try this: stop praising or doing the acts of Nazis, fascists, gestapo, etc.
Want to stop getting called Nazis, fascists, gestapo, etc? Try this: stop praising or doing the acts of Nazis, fascists, gestapo, etc.
A press release to beg people to stop criticizing Trump and DHS & ICE agents who are attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping people off the streets, operating concentration camps where members of Congress are not allowed in, and rendering people to foreign lands they've never been to 🤔
DHS Calls for Media and Far Left to Stop the Demonization of President Trump, His Supporters, and DHS Law Enforcement | Homeland Security
Following the evil act of political violence witnessed in the country last week and two attempts to resist arrest resulting in severe injuries of ICE law enforcement officers—one being drug by a car a...
www.dhs.gov
September 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Can’t “demonize” a demon. Can’t “witch hunt” when there’s actual witches.
Want to stop getting called Nazis, fascists, gestapo, etc? Try this: stop praising or doing the acts of Nazis, fascists, gestapo, etc.
Want to stop getting called Nazis, fascists, gestapo, etc? Try this: stop praising or doing the acts of Nazis, fascists, gestapo, etc.
I’m in Illinois. Here’s what we need.
Kat Abughazaleh to win IL-9.
Juliana Stratton to win Durbin’s senate seat.
Daniel Biss to win governor.
JB Pritzker to win President.
Kat Abughazaleh to win IL-9.
Juliana Stratton to win Durbin’s senate seat.
Daniel Biss to win governor.
JB Pritzker to win President.
September 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I’m in Illinois. Here’s what we need.
Kat Abughazaleh to win IL-9.
Juliana Stratton to win Durbin’s senate seat.
Daniel Biss to win governor.
JB Pritzker to win President.
Kat Abughazaleh to win IL-9.
Juliana Stratton to win Durbin’s senate seat.
Daniel Biss to win governor.
JB Pritzker to win President.
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
Ah well. Can't hit every pitch; can't win every game. There's always another chance tomorrow.
August 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ah well. Can't hit every pitch; can't win every game. There's always another chance tomorrow.
Disappointing lack of result this morning so far. The Pizza Index seems to be less reliable than the NORAD Santa Tracker.
August 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Disappointing lack of result this morning so far. The Pizza Index seems to be less reliable than the NORAD Santa Tracker.
Gonna sleep. Santa Claus won’t visit if you’re not asleep.
August 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Gonna sleep. Santa Claus won’t visit if you’re not asleep.
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Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
August 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
Decided to put Kingdom Slammer into vehicle mode for the first time in probably over a year. I’m reminded how, as fun a toy concept as they may be, weaponizers and the other modular paradores annoy me. This is as far as I could get without looking it up.
August 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Decided to put Kingdom Slammer into vehicle mode for the first time in probably over a year. I’m reminded how, as fun a toy concept as they may be, weaponizers and the other modular paradores annoy me. This is as far as I could get without looking it up.
This is like how I imagine there must be a button mapping for some sort of braking system in Mario Kart, but damned if I know what it is!
it does not matter how good you make your game’s block/parry system; I will not use it. My defense is “punch more.” I cannot be taught
July 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is like how I imagine there must be a button mapping for some sort of braking system in Mario Kart, but damned if I know what it is!
This is great news. The volume and cleverness of his work is impressive and especially as genuinely funny and earnestly insightful his style is.
This week, I’m hosting The Daily Show Tuesday through Thursday.
It’s my first time hosting anything on TV. Ever.
I’ve spent years writing behind the scenes, learning from truly great and talented people. Now, for three nights, I get to sit at the desk and do it myself.
It’s my first time hosting anything on TV. Ever.
I’ve spent years writing behind the scenes, learning from truly great and talented people. Now, for three nights, I get to sit at the desk and do it myself.
July 22, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This is great news. The volume and cleverness of his work is impressive and especially as genuinely funny and earnestly insightful his style is.