Jonathan Downing
@jondowner.bsky.social
SF-based Dungeon Master moonlighting as a video game lawyer.
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Sorcerer (1977) dir. William Friedkin
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Sorcerer (1977) dir. William Friedkin
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every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
Hard to believe it's already been 50 years...RIP to a real one. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmu...
SS Edmund Fitzgerald - Wikipedia
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November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Hard to believe it's already been 50 years...RIP to a real one. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmu...
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the angry base has been right and the savvy "calm down" caucus has been wrong every step of the way for the last 10 years
This seems significant
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
the angry base has been right and the savvy "calm down" caucus has been wrong every step of the way for the last 10 years
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the new york times relies on its immensely popular games to both drive subscriptions AND generate ad revenue from non-paying subscribers. stop playing wordle, even if it's free.
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
the new york times relies on its immensely popular games to both drive subscriptions AND generate ad revenue from non-paying subscribers. stop playing wordle, even if it's free.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Playing Dispatch and was pretty neutral on Prism, but then the bar fight happened and she has skyrocketed to maybe my favorite Z-Team member. I do have a soft spot for karaoke, though. But for real, play this game if you haven't already.
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Playing Dispatch and was pretty neutral on Prism, but then the bar fight happened and she has skyrocketed to maybe my favorite Z-Team member. I do have a soft spot for karaoke, though. But for real, play this game if you haven't already.
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If I was really rich, I would not complain about mayors refusing to meet with me; I would just buy a lot of Lego sets and spend extended periods in Tokyo, Italy, and France
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
If I was really rich, I would not complain about mayors refusing to meet with me; I would just buy a lot of Lego sets and spend extended periods in Tokyo, Italy, and France
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On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable
I think I feel most Andy Rooney-esque whenever I use motion detecting sink faucets.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I think I feel most Andy Rooney-esque whenever I use motion detecting sink faucets.
Just knocked out the first four episodes of Dispatch, and can't wait for the rest of the game. Really great stuff.
November 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Just knocked out the first four episodes of Dispatch, and can't wait for the rest of the game. Really great stuff.
Recognizing each others' basic humanity and fundamental rights is not a "purity test." If a politician is willing to throw trans people--or ANY marginalized group--under the bus for a perceived electoral advantage, they do not deserve your vote. Full stop.
October 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Recognizing each others' basic humanity and fundamental rights is not a "purity test." If a politician is willing to throw trans people--or ANY marginalized group--under the bus for a perceived electoral advantage, they do not deserve your vote. Full stop.
Among The Outer Worlds 2 character creation's options are 54 eyebrow styles. I'm gonna be here for a while.
October 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Among The Outer Worlds 2 character creation's options are 54 eyebrow styles. I'm gonna be here for a while.
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While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A still from BBC One's "Henri Poirot," a modern detective series following the great-grandson of Agatha Christie's great detective.
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
A still from BBC One's "Henri Poirot," a modern detective series following the great-grandson of Agatha Christie's great detective.
Rewatching Pet Sematary and man so much could have been avoided if Jud had just kept the secret of the evil burial ground that brings back the dead wrong every time but I guess he only had only bad experiences in his life with it so I guess maybe he thought this time it would work. Oh well!
October 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Rewatching Pet Sematary and man so much could have been avoided if Jud had just kept the secret of the evil burial ground that brings back the dead wrong every time but I guess he only had only bad experiences in his life with it so I guess maybe he thought this time it would work. Oh well!
The only thing I can think of watching this is the Auralnauts redub of The Dark Knight Rises as Batman screams "this isn't a caaar" to the Mortal Kombat theme. But with less dignity.
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The only thing I can think of watching this is the Auralnauts redub of The Dark Knight Rises as Batman screams "this isn't a caaar" to the Mortal Kombat theme. But with less dignity.
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I know it's a fool's errand to expect anything from the media but "President posts video of himself dumping diarrhea on America" is an important thing to call attention to for a dozen reasons
October 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I know it's a fool's errand to expect anything from the media but "President posts video of himself dumping diarrhea on America" is an important thing to call attention to for a dozen reasons
Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Big Trouble in Little China...Drew Struzan's posters helped define the perception of these and so many other movies over the decades. A profound loss for the film world specifically, and the art world more broadly.
October 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Big Trouble in Little China...Drew Struzan's posters helped define the perception of these and so many other movies over the decades. A profound loss for the film world specifically, and the art world more broadly.
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I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
October 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
My friend got me a foil Hoothoot card for my birthday. I don't play the Pokemon card game, nor do I know if it's a good card or not. But I've always liked Hoothoot, I like this art, I like my friend, and I absolutely treasure this gift. He knocked it out of the park with this one.
October 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
My friend got me a foil Hoothoot card for my birthday. I don't play the Pokemon card game, nor do I know if it's a good card or not. But I've always liked Hoothoot, I like this art, I like my friend, and I absolutely treasure this gift. He knocked it out of the park with this one.
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What an emblem of the billionaire class—descending on a peaceful city in a private jet on the horn to NYT asking for the place to be invaded by federal authorities because the rent-a-cops you employ for a week to harass a few junkies outside the convention center cost too much.
October 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
What an emblem of the billionaire class—descending on a peaceful city in a private jet on the horn to NYT asking for the place to be invaded by federal authorities because the rent-a-cops you employ for a week to harass a few junkies outside the convention center cost too much.