Matthew Appleton
@thetalkingmoose.net
Neurosparkly, geeky, non-normative cis hetero husband, dad, and domesticated weirdo/misanthropic secular humanist. Also fanatical about music, MST3K, Star Trek, SF&F lit, Lego, and the Phillies.
Of course the IOC is selling this. We are living in the worst timeline, after all.
Olympic body criticised for selling Nazi-era Games T-shirt
The International Olympic Committee defends the T-shirt as being part of its Heritage Collection, celebrating styles from all editions of the Games.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Of course the IOC is selling this. We are living in the worst timeline, after all.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
Age verification? My very first McDonald's Happy Meal was themed/branded to celebrate the release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Age verification? My first anime was "Space Cruiser Yamato"
Age verification? On my middle school basketball team we all chewed lemon-lime Gatorgum.
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Age verification? My very first McDonald's Happy Meal was themed/branded to celebrate the release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Get some great fiction and help a charity serving the trans community while you're at it.
I just backed RiffTrax Makes MST3K! — Four NEW episodes in 2026! on @kickstarter.com
RiffTrax Makes MST3K! — Four NEW episodes in 2026!
Mike, Kevin, and Bill are heading back to the Satellite of Love for Mystery Science Theater 3000: THE RIFFTRAX EXPERIMENTS!
www.kickstarter.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I just backed RiffTrax Makes MST3K! — Four NEW episodes in 2026! on @kickstarter.com
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In these crises the Democrats never lead anything. They stand in fear, quaking before the right as they get thousands killed. The party always has to get dragged to the right position, its default is fear and stasis.
February 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
In these crises the Democrats never lead anything. They stand in fear, quaking before the right as they get thousands killed. The party always has to get dragged to the right position, its default is fear and stasis.
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The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it
January 31, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it
I’m certain that if just one Alamo Drafthouse theater near a major US city started advertising today that next weekend it would show a Catherine O’Hara film festival to memorialize her life and work, it would sell massively more tickets than the Melanie documentary does nationwide this weekend.
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I’m certain that if just one Alamo Drafthouse theater near a major US city started advertising today that next weekend it would show a Catherine O’Hara film festival to memorialize her life and work, it would sell massively more tickets than the Melanie documentary does nationwide this weekend.
My proudest moment in assembling a LEGO mini-scene (created during Temu Mussolini's first assault upon America,) and I don't think I can overshare it.
January 31, 2026 at 2:38 AM
My proudest moment in assembling a LEGO mini-scene (created during Temu Mussolini's first assault upon America,) and I don't think I can overshare it.
I'm extremely thankful for the fact that no family members I talk to or deal with on anything remotely approaching some kind of regular basis support the fascist bullshit that is going on right now. Those family members who do support it should be even more thankful for not having to hear my fury.
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I'm extremely thankful for the fact that no family members I talk to or deal with on anything remotely approaching some kind of regular basis support the fascist bullshit that is going on right now. Those family members who do support it should be even more thankful for not having to hear my fury.
Our Cardassian-like, terror-embracing regime currently has me feeling exactly the same as Ensign Boimler does in this scene.
(Despite what Noem, Hegseth, DHS, Bondi, et al. are stating, there are four lights.)
(Despite what Noem, Hegseth, DHS, Bondi, et al. are stating, there are four lights.)
Star Trek Lower Decks There are four lights
YouTube video by EH Mantel
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Our Cardassian-like, terror-embracing regime currently has me feeling exactly the same as Ensign Boimler does in this scene.
(Despite what Noem, Hegseth, DHS, Bondi, et al. are stating, there are four lights.)
(Despite what Noem, Hegseth, DHS, Bondi, et al. are stating, there are four lights.)
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If a Democratic president sent masked, armed agents into red states for political retribution and murdered a licensed nurse and lawful gun owner, Republicans would be demanding impeachment and prosecution for everyone involved.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
If a Democratic president sent masked, armed agents into red states for political retribution and murdered a licensed nurse and lawful gun owner, Republicans would be demanding impeachment and prosecution for everyone involved.
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I’m completely fed up with elected Representatives saying shit like, “Republicans will tell you behind closed doors that they don’t agree with what ICE is doing”.
Playtime is over. Professional courtesy no longer exists.
Name them, record them, and make it public.
Playtime is over. Professional courtesy no longer exists.
Name them, record them, and make it public.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I’m completely fed up with elected Representatives saying shit like, “Republicans will tell you behind closed doors that they don’t agree with what ICE is doing”.
Playtime is over. Professional courtesy no longer exists.
Name them, record them, and make it public.
Playtime is over. Professional courtesy no longer exists.
Name them, record them, and make it public.
So much anger over this. Trump and his goons have committed a desecration upon the city I love most.
(gifted article)
(gifted article)
The slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been removed following Trump administration push
President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed.
share.inquirer.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
So much anger over this. Trump and his goons have committed a desecration upon the city I love most.
(gifted article)
(gifted article)
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Agree with most of these.
My one addition would be:
If you spot a follower re-posts or writes a lot nasty stuff or views you view as beyond the pale, block them. Even if they never post them in reply to you.
Because they'll be pushing YOUR posts to other people with those views, who may reply.
My one addition would be:
If you spot a follower re-posts or writes a lot nasty stuff or views you view as beyond the pale, block them. Even if they never post them in reply to you.
Because they'll be pushing YOUR posts to other people with those views, who may reply.
Rule 1: You don't need to justify your decision to block someone.
20 top tips for staying sane on social media.
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20 top tips for staying sane on social media.
www.edrith.co.uk/p/staying-sa...
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Agree with most of these.
My one addition would be:
If you spot a follower re-posts or writes a lot nasty stuff or views you view as beyond the pale, block them. Even if they never post them in reply to you.
Because they'll be pushing YOUR posts to other people with those views, who may reply.
My one addition would be:
If you spot a follower re-posts or writes a lot nasty stuff or views you view as beyond the pale, block them. Even if they never post them in reply to you.
Because they'll be pushing YOUR posts to other people with those views, who may reply.
Hell is empty, and all the devils are here -- in the US and employed by ICE.
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Hell is empty, and all the devils are here -- in the US and employed by ICE.
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democrats REALLY gotta stop neville chamberlaining this shit
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 AM
democrats REALLY gotta stop neville chamberlaining this shit
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RT if you would sooner dig your brain out with a fork than open a ChatGPT tab.
RT if you have zero interest in knowing how to open a ChatGPT tab 🙄
RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
January 22, 2026 at 9:47 AM
RT if you would sooner dig your brain out with a fork than open a ChatGPT tab.
Holy freaking mitzelplicking *what-in-the-ass*!?
When I'm done work today, I'm going to have to pull out my Blu-ray of Labyrinth and pause the screen at the right moment on my bigscreen TV so I can properly get close to the referenced pictures to examine them for myself.
Damn.
When I'm done work today, I'm going to have to pull out my Blu-ray of Labyrinth and pause the screen at the right moment on my bigscreen TV so I can properly get close to the referenced pictures to examine them for myself.
Damn.
Wait. Wait. What.
I don't often use the phrase "mind blown," but this video did just that.
www.instagram.com/reel/DTVyOE0...
I don't often use the phrase "mind blown," but this video did just that.
www.instagram.com/reel/DTVyOE0...
January 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Holy freaking mitzelplicking *what-in-the-ass*!?
When I'm done work today, I'm going to have to pull out my Blu-ray of Labyrinth and pause the screen at the right moment on my bigscreen TV so I can properly get close to the referenced pictures to examine them for myself.
Damn.
When I'm done work today, I'm going to have to pull out my Blu-ray of Labyrinth and pause the screen at the right moment on my bigscreen TV so I can properly get close to the referenced pictures to examine them for myself.
Damn.
Another day, another email sent to the DNC telling them to grow a set and start acting like a real opposition party that sincerely cares about democracy, civil rights, our standing in the world, and global stability.
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Another day, another email sent to the DNC telling them to grow a set and start acting like a real opposition party that sincerely cares about democracy, civil rights, our standing in the world, and global stability.
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Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
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we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
Exactly one year later, and this post is not just still living rent free in my head. America is also experiencing accelerated decrepitude progressively more quickly.
Well, America, we had a good run. I mean, mostly. Okay, not entirely. *flips through a history book* You know what, forget I said anything.
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Exactly one year later, and this post is not just still living rent free in my head. America is also experiencing accelerated decrepitude progressively more quickly.
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Hey, remember when the illegitimate regime in what remains of the White House illegally invaded a sovereign country and kidnapped its president
January 19, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Hey, remember when the illegitimate regime in what remains of the White House illegally invaded a sovereign country and kidnapped its president
The absolute most defining Gen X thing for any of its members is the moment you realize you are now older than every single member of the Traveling Wilburys was when their "Handle With Care" was a hit.
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 AM
The absolute most defining Gen X thing for any of its members is the moment you realize you are now older than every single member of the Traveling Wilburys was when their "Handle With Care" was a hit.