Bourbon Planning, AICP
@bourbonplanning.bsky.social
Urban planner, gardener, hiker, bourbon appreciater, ex-Southerner. He/him/his. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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This is brilliant. That box cover was SUCH a feature of my childhood and I always did wonder about it myself!
"If you put a kid on the cover, you’re telling buyers it’s a kid game. If you put adults on the cover, you’re telling kids it’s a gateway to adulthood. This is basic aspirational psychology. They’ll feel like tiny professors. Or tiny villains. Both sell."
The Mastermind Box Cover: What the Hell Were They Thinking?
- - -INVICTA GAMES, LTD. Packaging Team — Official Minutes Project: Mastermind / New Cover Presentation MARTIN SMITH (Marketing Senior Vice Presi...
buff.ly
December 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is brilliant. That box cover was SUCH a feature of my childhood and I always did wonder about it myself!
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A heads-up state and federal agencies are actively monitoring online activity tied to criticism and protest of the immigration crackdown in New Orleans. That includes social media comments, posts, group chats, and other digital spaces.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A heads-up state and federal agencies are actively monitoring online activity tied to criticism and protest of the immigration crackdown in New Orleans. That includes social media comments, posts, group chats, and other digital spaces.
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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I betcha Santa likes to tell his reindeer that they're part of the North Pole family, but when was the last time they got a raise?
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I betcha Santa likes to tell his reindeer that they're part of the North Pole family, but when was the last time they got a raise?
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few realize that as a cultivar of brassica oleracea, a christmas tree is, technically, genetically identical to cabbage
December 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
few realize that as a cultivar of brassica oleracea, a christmas tree is, technically, genetically identical to cabbage
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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Today I learned that NASA has a collection of free ebooks that can be downloaded as pdfs or ebub format.
The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books!
science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...
The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books!
science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...
Science e-Books - NASA Science
From Earth and the other planets in our solar system, to supermassive black holes and the distant galaxies that contain them, explore NASA science and imagery through our library of e-books.
science.nasa.gov
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Today I learned that NASA has a collection of free ebooks that can be downloaded as pdfs or ebub format.
The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books!
science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...
The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books!
science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...
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El gobierno de Estados Unidos aprueba la destrucción del patrimonio histórico del país: el edificio Wilbur J. Cohen de Washington, un tesoro de la época del New Deal, ha sido puesto en venta y es probable que sea demolido, junto a sus valiosos murales.
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/gsa-...
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/gsa-...
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
El gobierno de Estados Unidos aprueba la destrucción del patrimonio histórico del país: el edificio Wilbur J. Cohen de Washington, un tesoro de la época del New Deal, ha sido puesto en venta y es probable que sea demolido, junto a sus valiosos murales.
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/gsa-...
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/gsa-...
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New Orleans neighborhood association is hosting a training and educational session this Saturday in the interest of protecting ALL
community members.
Details below. Please share.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
#NOLAStrong #StopICE
community members.
Details below. Please share.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
#NOLAStrong #StopICE
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
New Orleans neighborhood association is hosting a training and educational session this Saturday in the interest of protecting ALL
community members.
Details below. Please share.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
#NOLAStrong #StopICE
community members.
Details below. Please share.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
#NOLAStrong #StopICE
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We know everyone is asking for your money this month, but here's a twist: We're NOT asking you to donate in December, we're asking you to spread the word.
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
December 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We know everyone is asking for your money this month, but here's a twist: We're NOT asking you to donate in December, we're asking you to spread the word.
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
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Also, to be clear, when a trans instructor at OU is being punished and targeted for quite fairly grading a terrible essay, it’s bizarre to see academics online debating the rubrics.
That’s…not the problem.
That’s…not the problem.
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Also, to be clear, when a trans instructor at OU is being punished and targeted for quite fairly grading a terrible essay, it’s bizarre to see academics online debating the rubrics.
That’s…not the problem.
That’s…not the problem.
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A trans postgrad has been suspended at OU for giving a poor grade to a fascist's illiterate essay, which, as the postgrad documents in detail, did not even attempt to answer the questions in the assignment.
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
A trans postgrad has been suspended at OU for giving a poor grade to a fascist's illiterate essay, which, as the postgrad documents in detail, did not even attempt to answer the questions in the assignment.
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Three evenings ago I read an article about using ice packs on the forehead to help beat insomnia. The original study was from 2011 IIRC. Apparently if you drop the temperature of your frontal lobe by a degree or so you trigger a cascade of sleepy time metabolic events.
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Just a reminder that ordering books through an author’s @bookshop.org affiliate links supports independent bookstores AND authors.
In other words, your favorite authors get a lil’ extra money, as do actual bookstores (not that one billionaire website). A win-win.
In other words, your favorite authors get a lil’ extra money, as do actual bookstores (not that one billionaire website). A win-win.
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Just a reminder that ordering books through an author’s @bookshop.org affiliate links supports independent bookstores AND authors.
In other words, your favorite authors get a lil’ extra money, as do actual bookstores (not that one billionaire website). A win-win.
In other words, your favorite authors get a lil’ extra money, as do actual bookstores (not that one billionaire website). A win-win.
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Since I don’t want to steal credit from my friend Charlie Pellett, I do want to point out that he is the one that says “Stand clear of the closing doors, please.” I’m the voice that you were hear in the numbered line stations telling you how long before your train arrives.
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Since I don’t want to steal credit from my friend Charlie Pellett, I do want to point out that he is the one that says “Stand clear of the closing doors, please.” I’m the voice that you were hear in the numbered line stations telling you how long before your train arrives.
I love this so much, especially as a trans transit nerd 😊🏳️⚧️
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I love this so much, especially as a trans transit nerd 😊🏳️⚧️
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Everything about this is ridiculous, but it’s especially rich for anyone in this administration to say a damn thing about civility and being nice to each other
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants. n.pr/4oWRh0K
The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Everything about this is ridiculous, but it’s especially rich for anyone in this administration to say a damn thing about civility and being nice to each other
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Elon Musk donated $277 million to Trump so he could steal the federal government’s data, dismantle the nation’s infrastructure, and stop foreign aid from going to nonwhite people. It’s a quid pro quo breathtaking in scope, corruption, and damage, & completely unprecedented in American history.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Elon Musk donated $277 million to Trump so he could steal the federal government’s data, dismantle the nation’s infrastructure, and stop foreign aid from going to nonwhite people. It’s a quid pro quo breathtaking in scope, corruption, and damage, & completely unprecedented in American history.
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Great disruption in Monrovia, California
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Great disruption in Monrovia, California
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DC is enforcing a “crackdown” on streeteries—outdoor seating for cafes—charging the cafes huge amounts of money to keep the facilities in place, and forcing them to use seating that doesn’t work in the winter. It’s a huge self-own, likely to end up hurting businesses, reducing street vibrancy.
Exclusive: Le Dip streetery to come down as D.C. crackdown reshapes outdoor dining
It's over for many D.C. streeteries, as the city starts to charge what you might call "road rent" and other fees.
www.axios.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
DC is enforcing a “crackdown” on streeteries—outdoor seating for cafes—charging the cafes huge amounts of money to keep the facilities in place, and forcing them to use seating that doesn’t work in the winter. It’s a huge self-own, likely to end up hurting businesses, reducing street vibrancy.
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Solid reporting by Texas Observer:
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Our top story, from @liseolsen.bsky.social and @psskow.bsky.social: East Texans are uniting to fight oil waste pits in bucolic areas near Louisiana—all run by an operator who’s been cited for dozens of violations, and a worker’s death.
East Texans Fight Oil Waste Pits Run by an Operator Cited for Dozens of Violations
In bucolic areas near the Louisiana line, residents ask, "Why are Texas taxpayers liable for other states’ toxic waste?"
www.texasobserver.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Solid reporting by Texas Observer:
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.