Tony Kowalski
@tkowalski01.bsky.social
Snarky old man. Occasional posts about TTRPGs, Michigan football, bourbon and parenthood. Also replies to his wife’s posts when she’s in the next room. #goblue
I need to watch CASABLANCA again.
I am watching CASABLANCA.
I am feeling so unhinged about CASABLANCA.
I am feeling so unhinged about CASABLANCA.
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I need to watch CASABLANCA again.
A lot of people talking about curling but no one is mentioning Men With Brooms.
February 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
A lot of people talking about curling but no one is mentioning Men With Brooms.
Christ democrats don’t make me vote for Abdul www.metrotimes.com/news/politic...
El-Sayed stands alone in Michigan’s Senate race by calling to abolish ICE - Detroit Metro Times
The three Democrats vying for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat agree that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has grown increasingly brutal under President Donald Trump, but they are sharply divi...
www.metrotimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Christ democrats don’t make me vote for Abdul www.metrotimes.com/news/politic...
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Tend to the part of the garden you can reach.
Tend
to
the
part
of
the
garden
*you*
can
reach.
I needed that reminder, and maybe you do, too.
Tend
to
the
part
of
the
garden
*you*
can
reach.
I needed that reminder, and maybe you do, too.
February 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Tend to the part of the garden you can reach.
Tend
to
the
part
of
the
garden
*you*
can
reach.
I needed that reminder, and maybe you do, too.
Tend
to
the
part
of
the
garden
*you*
can
reach.
I needed that reminder, and maybe you do, too.
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This Weeks Onion Magazine: ‘I Don’t Know How And It’s Not My Event’: Simone Biles On Her Decision Not To Snowboard At The Winter Olympics
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This Weeks Onion Magazine: ‘I Don’t Know How And It’s Not My Event’: Simone Biles On Her Decision Not To Snowboard At The Winter Olympics
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Anyway, you can preorder a Brody King ABOLISH ICE shirt here, all proceeds go to the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee: edgemenstore.com/collections/...
BRODY KING
Edgemen Store
edgemenstore.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Anyway, you can preorder a Brody King ABOLISH ICE shirt here, all proceeds go to the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee: edgemenstore.com/collections/...
Brody King is about to become the next Stone Cold Steve Austin.
www.cagesideseats.com/aew/417710/b...
www.cagesideseats.com/aew/417710/b...
Report: Brody King was kept off AEW Dynamite due to ‘F*** ICE’ chants
The decision was reportedly made due to concern about Donald Trump’s bad reaction.
www.cagesideseats.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Brody King is about to become the next Stone Cold Steve Austin.
www.cagesideseats.com/aew/417710/b...
www.cagesideseats.com/aew/417710/b...
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This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
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Draw Steel: Heroes review gamingtrend.com/reviews/draw...
February 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Draw Steel: Heroes review gamingtrend.com/reviews/draw...
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Casual reminder that a fully funded National Endowment for the Humanities was once a bigger economic driver than any of America's national sports leagues.
Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Casual reminder that a fully funded National Endowment for the Humanities was once a bigger economic driver than any of America's national sports leagues.
I miss Mongolian BBQ.
Don’t anyone show this to Susan or I’m never gonna be allowed to get an outdoor wok burner
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I miss Mongolian BBQ.
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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
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nooooo people.com/catherine-oh...
Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...
people.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
nooooo people.com/catherine-oh...
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Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.
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Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.
January 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.
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I understand this, and I have moments where I feel this. But I think it’s dangerous to allow yourself to internalize this. I think it’s the path to dehumanizing both yourself and other ppl, and I’d like to explain why. A thread:
I don't expect social media to help me navigate this, but I want to put it down: even after all the genuinely horrendous things I've seen the past few decades, I've always thought there is no one beyond redemption, and everyone starts off basically good. I don't think I believe that anymore.
January 25, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I understand this, and I have moments where I feel this. But I think it’s dangerous to allow yourself to internalize this. I think it’s the path to dehumanizing both yourself and other ppl, and I’d like to explain why. A thread:
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So you say a few words. You make a gesture. You remember an important date. A small price to pay for what you get in return. For what you get in return, it's a steal.
January 25, 2026 at 2:23 AM
So you say a few words. You make a gesture. You remember an important date. A small price to pay for what you get in return. For what you get in return, it's a steal.
I just read the Wikipedia summary of Marty Supreme and lord Jesus why would anybody want to watch that shitshow.
What was your Best Movie to pretend watch and read about on wikipedia? 😉
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I just read the Wikipedia summary of Marty Supreme and lord Jesus why would anybody want to watch that shitshow.
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Paraphrasing @jasonkirk.fyi here but if you’re gonna fill my childhood with Sunday School stories about loving the weak and poor don’t blame me if I paid attention and took those lessons to heart.
Ben Luhmann, who filmed this, is one of the two high schoolers from a conservative Christian family I rode along with in Chicago when they were searching for ICE agents there.
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
January 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Paraphrasing @jasonkirk.fyi here but if you’re gonna fill my childhood with Sunday School stories about loving the weak and poor don’t blame me if I paid attention and took those lessons to heart.
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2025 Indiana - Washington Generals turbomorphed into the '90s Bulls. What a ride
2024 OSU - lost to a Michigan team with a garden gnome for a quarterback and a Tex Avery cartoon wolf-ass head coach
2023 Michigan - Best thing to ever happen to the sport
National Champs before this don't matter
2024 OSU - lost to a Michigan team with a garden gnome for a quarterback and a Tex Avery cartoon wolf-ass head coach
2023 Michigan - Best thing to ever happen to the sport
National Champs before this don't matter
January 21, 2026 at 7:11 PM
2025 Indiana - Washington Generals turbomorphed into the '90s Bulls. What a ride
2024 OSU - lost to a Michigan team with a garden gnome for a quarterback and a Tex Avery cartoon wolf-ass head coach
2023 Michigan - Best thing to ever happen to the sport
National Champs before this don't matter
2024 OSU - lost to a Michigan team with a garden gnome for a quarterback and a Tex Avery cartoon wolf-ass head coach
2023 Michigan - Best thing to ever happen to the sport
National Champs before this don't matter
I want to make it clear: I am happy for Homefield and absolutely no one else in this alternate reality where we currently find ourselves.
The Indiana Hoosiers are National Champions.
January 20, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I want to make it clear: I am happy for Homefield and absolutely no one else in this alternate reality where we currently find ourselves.
I enjoy video games where the creators couldn’t figure out water so if you try to swim you just die.
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I enjoy video games where the creators couldn’t figure out water so if you try to swim you just die.
Bo Nix’s success under Sean Payton should cause serious reconsideration of Drew Brees.
January 18, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Bo Nix’s success under Sean Payton should cause serious reconsideration of Drew Brees.
Only six shelves of bottles what is this fucking amateur hour?
Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:
January 14, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Only six shelves of bottles what is this fucking amateur hour?
In a world gone mad it’s good to know that other people find Yellowstone as ridiculous as I do.
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In a world gone mad it’s good to know that other people find Yellowstone as ridiculous as I do.