It's genuinely incredible, though, how much US headlines read like Louis XVI and Tsar Nicholas II's last days doing everything they could to guarantee only one possible outcome.
Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It's genuinely incredible, though, how much US headlines read like Louis XVI and Tsar Nicholas II's last days doing everything they could to guarantee only one possible outcome.
I need to stop reading so much American political news, it's not going to matter in a year, is it?
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I need to stop reading so much American political news, it's not going to matter in a year, is it?
Ethically I know I should be vegetarian, but every time I walk into a fast food place I revert to being Henry VIII:
"BRING ME THE FLESH OF TWO DIFFERENT BEASTS, DEEP FRIED IN THE LARD OF A HOG"
"BRING ME THE FLESH OF TWO DIFFERENT BEASTS, DEEP FRIED IN THE LARD OF A HOG"
October 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ethically I know I should be vegetarian, but every time I walk into a fast food place I revert to being Henry VIII:
"BRING ME THE FLESH OF TWO DIFFERENT BEASTS, DEEP FRIED IN THE LARD OF A HOG"
"BRING ME THE FLESH OF TWO DIFFERENT BEASTS, DEEP FRIED IN THE LARD OF A HOG"
The miracle of El Paso Elsewhere is that @writnelson.bsky.social's voice acting is so expressive he makes OG-Tomb-Raide-style polygons feel animated.
You don't need to change a render when cracking your voice triggers the Kuleshov effect harder than a hard cut.
You don't need to change a render when cracking your voice triggers the Kuleshov effect harder than a hard cut.
October 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The miracle of El Paso Elsewhere is that @writnelson.bsky.social's voice acting is so expressive he makes OG-Tomb-Raide-style polygons feel animated.
You don't need to change a render when cracking your voice triggers the Kuleshov effect harder than a hard cut.
You don't need to change a render when cracking your voice triggers the Kuleshov effect harder than a hard cut.
My guy, you're why I can't even send mail to my US friends from this continent anymore.
President Trump warns an Australian reporter that he’s hurting Australia because he asked him about his business activity: You are hurting Australia very much right now. They want to get along with me. Your leader is coming to see me soon, I'm going to tell him about you.
September 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My guy, you're why I can't even send mail to my US friends from this continent anymore.
You know, I think if I ever get murdered, I'd take it as a sign I had lived a terrible life if a majority of the people who *liked* me were more excited by the opportunity than sad I was dead.
September 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
You know, I think if I ever get murdered, I'd take it as a sign I had lived a terrible life if a majority of the people who *liked* me were more excited by the opportunity than sad I was dead.
Listen, you can't blame everything on capitalism. Some things are just the fault of industrialization!
September 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Listen, you can't blame everything on capitalism. Some things are just the fault of industrialization!
If Visa and Mastercard create a prohibition capable of giving crypto a general usecase and widespread adoption, all my internal thoughts are just going to be replaced with dentist-drill tier screaming.
July 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If Visa and Mastercard create a prohibition capable of giving crypto a general usecase and widespread adoption, all my internal thoughts are just going to be replaced with dentist-drill tier screaming.
What Elon is doing with Grok right now feels criminal, even though there isn't a law against it.
There should probably be a law against making Mechahitler.
There should probably be a law against making Mechahitler.
July 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What Elon is doing with Grok right now feels criminal, even though there isn't a law against it.
There should probably be a law against making Mechahitler.
There should probably be a law against making Mechahitler.
Just thinking about how "Grandma and Grandpa" have the same prefix, but "Gran" only ever means "Grandma"
June 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just thinking about how "Grandma and Grandpa" have the same prefix, but "Gran" only ever means "Grandma"
"I had the nicest dream. I was screenwriting, working in film again."
"You were saying 'kill me, kill me, kill me' in your sleep over and over again."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
"You were saying 'kill me, kill me, kill me' in your sleep over and over again."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
June 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"I had the nicest dream. I was screenwriting, working in film again."
"You were saying 'kill me, kill me, kill me' in your sleep over and over again."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
"You were saying 'kill me, kill me, kill me' in your sleep over and over again."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
Every time I use something that has "Must be used in a well-ventilated area" on it, I kiss my fingers and raise them to the sky to thank Mother Earth for tanking another one for the team
May 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Every time I use something that has "Must be used in a well-ventilated area" on it, I kiss my fingers and raise them to the sky to thank Mother Earth for tanking another one for the team
New pair of inuit goggles to help with my hypersensory problems. I hate sunglasses because my brain works overtime trying to colour correct, I *cannot* see the blue and black dress as white and gold.
These protect eyes by limiting field of view instead, which feels way better!
These protect eyes by limiting field of view instead, which feels way better!
May 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
New pair of inuit goggles to help with my hypersensory problems. I hate sunglasses because my brain works overtime trying to colour correct, I *cannot* see the blue and black dress as white and gold.
These protect eyes by limiting field of view instead, which feels way better!
These protect eyes by limiting field of view instead, which feels way better!
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remember to be patient with american exceptionalism believers, they are going to be a bit grouchy for the rest of all of our lives
April 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
remember to be patient with american exceptionalism believers, they are going to be a bit grouchy for the rest of all of our lives
A little example of maths for showing how supply chains are impacted by tariffs way harder than their initial number.
It's pretty normal for pieces to cross borders multiple times in complex manufactured goods. Assume five border crossings, with a flat $10 of labour added at each step:
It's pretty normal for pieces to cross borders multiple times in complex manufactured goods. Assume five border crossings, with a flat $10 of labour added at each step:
April 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A little example of maths for showing how supply chains are impacted by tariffs way harder than their initial number.
It's pretty normal for pieces to cross borders multiple times in complex manufactured goods. Assume five border crossings, with a flat $10 of labour added at each step:
It's pretty normal for pieces to cross borders multiple times in complex manufactured goods. Assume five border crossings, with a flat $10 of labour added at each step:
Movie genre is based on colour; If it's green it's science fiction, if it's blue it's crime, if it's yellow it's action, if it's saturated it's romance/comedy, if it's desaturated it's drama. It's that easy.
If you change the colour of the movie you also change the genre. I don't make the rules.
If you change the colour of the movie you also change the genre. I don't make the rules.
March 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Movie genre is based on colour; If it's green it's science fiction, if it's blue it's crime, if it's yellow it's action, if it's saturated it's romance/comedy, if it's desaturated it's drama. It's that easy.
If you change the colour of the movie you also change the genre. I don't make the rules.
If you change the colour of the movie you also change the genre. I don't make the rules.
Reposted by Junta S Thompson
I always put the most effort into the forewords I write, because it's the only part of my books I expect immediate friends and family will read.
I imagine this is how scientists feel about their headlines.
I imagine this is how scientists feel about their headlines.
February 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I always put the most effort into the forewords I write, because it's the only part of my books I expect immediate friends and family will read.
I imagine this is how scientists feel about their headlines.
I imagine this is how scientists feel about their headlines.
I've noticed the phrase "Bicker like an old married couple" really fell off since no-fault divorces began. It's like comparing action movie trends to lead levels.
February 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I've noticed the phrase "Bicker like an old married couple" really fell off since no-fault divorces began. It's like comparing action movie trends to lead levels.
The far-right are mostly anti-intellectual, It's not intelligence they dislike. There's nothing these motherfuckers love more than a smart guy who's enough of a dumbass to share their opinions.
February 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The far-right are mostly anti-intellectual, It's not intelligence they dislike. There's nothing these motherfuckers love more than a smart guy who's enough of a dumbass to share their opinions.
Remembering in 2014 when the production company I was attached to asked me to write my best ad pitch for Apple, who I despised. I wrote the most sarcastic, hateful parody of an Apple commercial I could.
And then they bought it, and it was the most money I've ever earned.
And then they bought it, and it was the most money I've ever earned.
February 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Remembering in 2014 when the production company I was attached to asked me to write my best ad pitch for Apple, who I despised. I wrote the most sarcastic, hateful parody of an Apple commercial I could.
And then they bought it, and it was the most money I've ever earned.
And then they bought it, and it was the most money I've ever earned.
Forgetting to get the laundry from the machine for four hours: "Everyone else deserves forgiveness, except me, I am uniquely irredeemable and should live in a garbage bin with the rest of the garbage."
February 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Forgetting to get the laundry from the machine for four hours: "Everyone else deserves forgiveness, except me, I am uniquely irredeemable and should live in a garbage bin with the rest of the garbage."
Why separate art from the artist? It's way more interesting to know the person who made the piece, good and bad.
Their values are represented in their work either way. Knowing either inoculates you against the negative so you can enjoy safely, or reveals motivations you wouldn't think of otherwise
Their values are represented in their work either way. Knowing either inoculates you against the negative so you can enjoy safely, or reveals motivations you wouldn't think of otherwise
February 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Why separate art from the artist? It's way more interesting to know the person who made the piece, good and bad.
Their values are represented in their work either way. Knowing either inoculates you against the negative so you can enjoy safely, or reveals motivations you wouldn't think of otherwise
Their values are represented in their work either way. Knowing either inoculates you against the negative so you can enjoy safely, or reveals motivations you wouldn't think of otherwise
The most exhausting thing about being a leftist is living in the liberal eternal present. The past is anecdote, not data.
No liberal pundit is ever checked on their record, on predictions from a few years ago, no matter how wrong. When they are wrong, it's only taken as proof their job is hard.
No liberal pundit is ever checked on their record, on predictions from a few years ago, no matter how wrong. When they are wrong, it's only taken as proof their job is hard.
February 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The most exhausting thing about being a leftist is living in the liberal eternal present. The past is anecdote, not data.
No liberal pundit is ever checked on their record, on predictions from a few years ago, no matter how wrong. When they are wrong, it's only taken as proof their job is hard.
No liberal pundit is ever checked on their record, on predictions from a few years ago, no matter how wrong. When they are wrong, it's only taken as proof their job is hard.
No-spoiler Citizen Sleeper 2 review: It feels like the writers only have second-hand experience of people.
The characters are good and interesting, but they never talk to each other - instead taking turns to soliloquy at the player. Without dialogue, just monologue, there aren't any relationships.
The characters are good and interesting, but they never talk to each other - instead taking turns to soliloquy at the player. Without dialogue, just monologue, there aren't any relationships.
February 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
No-spoiler Citizen Sleeper 2 review: It feels like the writers only have second-hand experience of people.
The characters are good and interesting, but they never talk to each other - instead taking turns to soliloquy at the player. Without dialogue, just monologue, there aren't any relationships.
The characters are good and interesting, but they never talk to each other - instead taking turns to soliloquy at the player. Without dialogue, just monologue, there aren't any relationships.