What Would Kurt Wagner Do?
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TTRPG Fan, Retired Quizbowler, Cat Dad
Used to know a lot of things and sometimes I still do
Profile pic: Aaron Fischer from Avengers Academy #23 (written by Anthony Oliveira, art by Carola Borelli)
Used to know a lot of things and sometimes I still do
Profile pic: Aaron Fischer from Avengers Academy #23 (written by Anthony Oliveira, art by Carola Borelli)
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I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
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And my personal favorite, which I say to this fucking day:
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
And my personal favorite, which I say to this fucking day:
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
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I know more people who quit smoking so they didn’t have to smoke outside in the cold than people who quit going to bars so they could smoke.
I still remember the night they banned smoking inside NYC bars and restaurants. So many articles claiming it would be the end of NYC nightlife.
It was 2003.
Things can change. Faster than you might think.
It was 2003.
Things can change. Faster than you might think.
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I know more people who quit smoking so they didn’t have to smoke outside in the cold than people who quit going to bars so they could smoke.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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RIP rob reiner ❤️
December 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
RIP rob reiner ❤️
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I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
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I present, once more, this MASSIVE DUCK, who I will not be posting on Twitter.
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I present, once more, this MASSIVE DUCK, who I will not be posting on Twitter.
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Not sure there’s any other writer out there who can combine lines like “This is how we should want to be, constantly aware of the sacredness of each other” and “Reds Traveler, the communist tribute to Blues Traveler” into one essay, and that’s only scratching the surface of why you should read this.
Today’s That’s Marvelous newsletter is up featuring some thoughts about Judaism and community and nü-metal and Malört. Lots of umlauts this week. Read it all: www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com/162-malort-a...
December 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Not sure there’s any other writer out there who can combine lines like “This is how we should want to be, constantly aware of the sacredness of each other” and “Reds Traveler, the communist tribute to Blues Traveler” into one essay, and that’s only scratching the surface of why you should read this.
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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On keeping hope right now, from @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on stream with @katmabu.bsky.social.
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
On keeping hope right now, from @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on stream with @katmabu.bsky.social.
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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"we have to keep them away from the children" why? because children aren't inherently bigoted and you need time to plant fear and disgust in their brain?
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"we have to keep them away from the children" why? because children aren't inherently bigoted and you need time to plant fear and disgust in their brain?
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the problem for transphobes is that at this point nearly everyone has met or at least interacted with a trans person and figured out that they're just people trying to live their lives. this is why they want to ban trans people from existing in public at all costs
11% of Britons say they feel 'very negatively' about trans people which just highlights how much this is a top-down hate project with around 95% of the media hating trans people and a high percentage of MPs.
Hello. I’m a “same-sex attracted person” (loathe that description of my sexuality) & I support Trans rights, like the majority of female “same sex attracted people”.
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
the problem for transphobes is that at this point nearly everyone has met or at least interacted with a trans person and figured out that they're just people trying to live their lives. this is why they want to ban trans people from existing in public at all costs
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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This cover fucking rocks, and I genuinely cannot wait for this book. You need to grab yourself a copy
Excited to announce that my next book, I AM THE NIGHT, not only has a great cover but is available for pre-order now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
December 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This cover fucking rocks, and I genuinely cannot wait for this book. You need to grab yourself a copy
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It's Mari Lwyd season
December 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It's Mari Lwyd season
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The way people tell me not to bother speaking out against gen AI because ‘it’s too late’ like I’m sorry tell that to NFTs and other such nonsense.
Interest speaks, fam …
Interest speaks, fam …
Don't ever let anyone discourage you from taking positive action, especially when it involves your principles.
Every little bit helps.
Every little bit helps.
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The way people tell me not to bother speaking out against gen AI because ‘it’s too late’ like I’m sorry tell that to NFTs and other such nonsense.
Interest speaks, fam …
Interest speaks, fam …
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That sound was every elder millennial IMMEDIATELY pre-ordering
Excited to announce that my next book, I AM THE NIGHT, not only has a great cover but is available for pre-order now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
December 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
That sound was every elder millennial IMMEDIATELY pre-ordering
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I'm seeing a lot of "Luigi Mangione might be innocent" takes and I just want to remind you that legally, he IS innocent. Literally every person charged with a crime is legally innocent until and unless a judge or jury finds them guilty. It's not that they MIGHT be innocent. They simply are.
December 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I'm seeing a lot of "Luigi Mangione might be innocent" takes and I just want to remind you that legally, he IS innocent. Literally every person charged with a crime is legally innocent until and unless a judge or jury finds them guilty. It's not that they MIGHT be innocent. They simply are.
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Reminder: women's hockey ☺️
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Reminder: women's hockey ☺️
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I am dead serious when I say that if one of the most vulnerable people in the country can do this with the right allies, no fight in American politics is completely hopeless.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I am dead serious when I say that if one of the most vulnerable people in the country can do this with the right allies, no fight in American politics is completely hopeless.
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I feel this deeply. But, on the other side of the leger, I think that the large cohort of trans people with 5-15 years of life as an openly trans person is one of our greatest strengths in this moment.
We had a taste of something better and we're not giving it up easily.
We had a taste of something better and we're not giving it up easily.
man, the collective grief from older trans people at the violent death of the world we briefly hoped was coming, a world in which trans children would be recognised, loved, and helped...
yeah.
yeah.
December 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I feel this deeply. But, on the other side of the leger, I think that the large cohort of trans people with 5-15 years of life as an openly trans person is one of our greatest strengths in this moment.
We had a taste of something better and we're not giving it up easily.
We had a taste of something better and we're not giving it up easily.