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SPIDEE is a great program fighting bigotry in schools in the Dayton area, but funding cuts have hit it hard. Three schools--including my kids'--are in danger of losing their programs. They've posted a fundraiser to help with a pretty reasonable goal. Would appreciate y'all passing this along!
SPIDEE | NCCJ of Greater Dayton
Students Promoting Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity through Education SPIDEE Through NCCJ's SPIDEE programming, students are given the opportunity to develop leadership skills and grow in their person...
nccjgreaterdayton.org
the past week or so of Kid Rock Everywhere has reminded me yet again that on top of being a loathsome little shit he's also just a historically bad musician. of the three I hate most I'll say "All Summer Long" this time.
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
One of the great tragedies of Mid 90's Dad In His Forties Ric Flair was that he started wearing things off rack because years of tax trouble make it very difficult to contribute being CUSTOM MADE
I think I owned that same button-up Flair has on so either I just owned a cheap version of what he’s wearing, or he got mustard on his real shirt and had to run into a Kohl’s real quick.
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
legitimately one of the worst and most baffling UI decisions to ever get widespread adoption is the constant enshrinkification of critical text
Kids, if you're making a game and want to run it on a steamdeck or switch

your text size needs to be bigger

no, bigger

c'mon coward, bigger!

what is this, A GAME FOR ANTS? BIGGER
February 8, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Man. It shouldn't deter anything that's going on right now and obviously the protests need to continue, but one of the ICE goons is eventually just going to lose it and open fire on a crowd and it'll probably be sooner rather than later, huh.
February 8, 2026 at 12:24 AM
googles Observer Award Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic 2010
It’s always kinda fascinating when Dave Meltzer wants to play the useful idiot, like in claiming that WWE has been apolitical because they don’t air any of the Triple H/Trump stuff on TV.
February 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
*eddie vedder singing evenflow voice* super bo-owl
February 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The cynical side of me says there was EASILY a world where Kirk getting ventilated mid-racist joke marked exactly that sea change if this entire movement wasn't entirely driven by bloody-minded spite. On the other hand without that they literally have no guiding philosophy.
It's really funny that The All-American Halftime Show was announced months ago when elites were banking on a real right wing sea change, only now moms are hurling abuse at ICE, and folks are brushing up their duolingo so they can sing along with whatever Bad Bunny performs on the real halftime show.
February 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
lol this guy got suspended
weird hill to die on but at least somebody gets to notify your mama
February 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Remembering that post that suggested average voters who feel remorse should have an onramp to redemption whereas media dipshits who enabled Trump should be shot into the sun and I'm feeling this really hard right now
As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
February 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
February 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Dave is a lot like Jericho in that he's very smart about exactly one thing (the one thing that Jericho has historically been very smart about) but can you imagine him, like, putting together an IKEA desk
"...this chant, which really wasn’t all that loud..."

???
February 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
the dottlerrrrrrrrrrrrr
Yet another reason why gen 8 is overhated
February 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"you should see the drivers where *I* live" buddy get 'em on the plane to the games. drive like shit or get off the pot.
coming up with a new idea called "driving like shit olympics". no more bland, unprovable statements like "california drivers are the WORST" allowed. whichever state wins every 4 years gets a moonshot-sized public transit investment to get those fuckers off the road
February 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
occasionally I look through my Facebook Memories to see cute stories about my kids and I found this from TEN. YEARS. AGO.
February 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
look in my eeeeeyes, what do you see
a dying soul in a-gonyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
I sometimes play a WWE-themed puzzle game on my phone to pass the time (I don't spend money in it and would switch to an AEW one if there was one). Anyway, this is the character model for their new CM Punk. Brutal.
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
lmao come on dude
February 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
the focus group:
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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WWE fans: "We watch for the stories & promos, not just great pro wrestling. Sorry, sickos."

Cody Rhodes: "Welcome to Smackdown. I got the biggest Blackest dick!"
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 AM
References

* Kevin uses electricity to turn on the lights to scare off the Wet Bandits
* A brief power surge causes the McAllisters to sleep in, as their alarm clock did not have electricity
* The McAllisters' automatic Christmas lights [link] seemingly use electricity, but this is not confirmed
electricity | home alone wiki | fandom
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
so funny to not say dick because it's a no-no word and then immediately follow it up with the most racist thing I've heard since the official white house twitter account last night

incalculable H E Double Hockey Sticks energy
This man has literally zero self awareness. I honestly can't decide between Cody Rhodes or Dwayne as the most out of touch person in wrestling. He really doesn't understand that nickname was ironic cause he was trying to explain racism to a black man in AEW. But this got a pop in WWE...
February 7, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Honestly the contrast between how poorly Tycho has aged vs how spectacularly Strong Bad has aged shows that it was never difficult to not be a terrible writer relying on cringe slurs and shit like that. Skill issue, get on the level of The Brothers Chaps
Every time Tycho is about to speak they should flash this image on screen beforehand
February 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
if The Beautiful People joined AEW today their name would be Rayney Skies or some shit
It's fine as long as they come in with their own name and not some Jeri-Show shit like KayRoyce Inc.
February 7, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I go back and forth between Tiger Millionaire (for being the best "wrestling as it is" episode) and DuckTales' The Rumble for Ragnarok!, which is sillier but full of smart references and realistic moves and the stakes are "if we don't win then Jörmungandr the World Serpent will devour existence"
Steven Universe still has the best Wrestling episode IMO. The Outrunners are even in it.
February 6, 2026 at 10:47 PM