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
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I hope all the new followers who found me in some Michigan sports-related listicle like posts about Dungeons and Dragons.
Glorious. Anybody but Acker 2026.
Challenger launches bid to unseat U-M Regent Acker, accusing him of echoing Trump agenda
www.freep.com/story/news/e...
Challenger launches bid to unseat U-M Regent Acker, accusing him of echoing Trump agenda
www.freep.com/story/news/e...
Challenger launches bid to unseat U-M Regent Acker, accusing him of echoing Trump agenda
Jordan Acker was first elected to the University of Michigan Board of Regents in 2018.
www.freep.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Glorious. Anybody but Acker 2026.
Challenger launches bid to unseat U-M Regent Acker, accusing him of echoing Trump agenda
www.freep.com/story/news/e...
Challenger launches bid to unseat U-M Regent Acker, accusing him of echoing Trump agenda
www.freep.com/story/news/e...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
No bar in Michigan should be serving Yuengling instead of Labatt’s 🤬🤬🤬
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
No bar in Michigan should be serving Yuengling instead of Labatt’s 🤬🤬🤬
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I can't remember the precise wording but someone on here said that the Republican threat to expose Bill Clinton too isn't so much a threat as it is a "buy one, get one free" promotion.
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I can't remember the precise wording but someone on here said that the Republican threat to expose Bill Clinton too isn't so much a threat as it is a "buy one, get one free" promotion.
anyone know how to get a large ornery toddler back to sleep
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
anyone know how to get a large ornery toddler back to sleep
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it is also a story about a man who refuses to ask for directions
Wasn’t the Odyssey a romance novel about some mopey widow refusing to get remarried??
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
it is also a story about a man who refuses to ask for directions
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What if we could work with our public libraries to create + sustain convivial infrastructures for local news, local 🎶, digital equity, and more? I wrote abt lots of communities that are doing this work, bldg networks of solidarity + resistance, modeling alternatives to extractive commercial systems.
I wrote about public libraries as spaces of civic solidarity, common knowledge, and public infrastructure — all endangered by commercial and federal saboteurs
Extralibrary Loan: Making the Civic Infrastructure We Need
Amid a war on public knowledge, libraries are pushing outward, enlarging the commons through new configurations of civic and creative life.
placesjournal.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
What if we could work with our public libraries to create + sustain convivial infrastructures for local news, local 🎶, digital equity, and more? I wrote abt lots of communities that are doing this work, bldg networks of solidarity + resistance, modeling alternatives to extractive commercial systems.
Unbricked my phone this morning for the feel good vibes here.
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Unbricked my phone this morning for the feel good vibes here.
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See what happens when Southern districts aren't gerrymandered in favor of the racists??
Mississippi had six special elections today after a federal court ordered the creation of fairer electoral maps and now it looks like the GOP here might lose supermajority. Which is like a regular majority except it grew up under a red sun, or something.
BREAKING: Mississippi Democrats have now flipped two state Senate seats—putting them on the verge of breaking the Mississippi GOP's supermajority.
Theresa Gillespie Isom has defeated Republican opponent Charlie Hoots, who she leads in the current vote tally by about 2-1.
Theresa Gillespie Isom has defeated Republican opponent Charlie Hoots, who she leads in the current vote tally by about 2-1.
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
See what happens when Southern districts aren't gerrymandered in favor of the racists??
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Democratic party leadership has been on autopilot for ten years, they weren't losing to fascism, fascism isn't popular enough for them to lose to fascism, they were allowing it to fill the void where their leadership should have been. Tonight we're seeing that we have other options. They should too.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Democratic party leadership has been on autopilot for ten years, they weren't losing to fascism, fascism isn't popular enough for them to lose to fascism, they were allowing it to fill the void where their leadership should have been. Tonight we're seeing that we have other options. They should too.
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The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Michael Burry Returns With Two Big Shorts: Palantir and Nvidia
Signs of an AI bubble abound: Stock valuations have become uncomfortably rich, AI-related debt is ballooning, and a sustainable financial model for the technology has largely yet to emerge. Now Michae...
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Nothing about the new world of college football is good.
Eventually. This is the 5th night game of the season.
November 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Nothing about the new world of college football is good.
I’m sorry but this is a little intense for Sesame Street
youtu.be/5BDVvB7Xx1w?...
youtu.be/5BDVvB7Xx1w?...
Sesame Street: Andrea Bocelli's Lullabye To Elmo
YouTube video by Sesame Street
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October 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I’m sorry but this is a little intense for Sesame Street
youtu.be/5BDVvB7Xx1w?...
youtu.be/5BDVvB7Xx1w?...
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as we reach the SNAP cliff just a gentle reminder to do-gooders that the most efficient use of resources is to contribute to organizations that are already established. unless nothing exists in your area (and it likely does whether you know it) now is probably not the time to stand something up
October 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
as we reach the SNAP cliff just a gentle reminder to do-gooders that the most efficient use of resources is to contribute to organizations that are already established. unless nothing exists in your area (and it likely does whether you know it) now is probably not the time to stand something up
ha ha seriously don’t speak this into the universe
Brian Kelly and Michigan State are made for each other.
October 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
ha ha seriously don’t speak this into the universe
I’m watching a movie about ninjas rather than watching anything on Peacock.
October 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I’m watching a movie about ninjas rather than watching anything on Peacock.
I hate this new world.
Indiana is just too powerful
October 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I hate this new world.
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No amount of GM prep for your RPG night is better than making sure you're excited when your friends walk through the door
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
No amount of GM prep for your RPG night is better than making sure you're excited when your friends walk through the door
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Remember, as SNAP is about to end, the standing rule remains firm:
If you see someone stealing diapers or formula no you didn't.
If you see someone stealing diapers or formula no you didn't.
October 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Remember, as SNAP is about to end, the standing rule remains firm:
If you see someone stealing diapers or formula no you didn't.
If you see someone stealing diapers or formula no you didn't.
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this is inspired by that guy who is telling everyone going to the video store sucked but: the way we have prioritized convenience above all else is a good idea in theory and has made us all insane
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
this is inspired by that guy who is telling everyone going to the video store sucked but: the way we have prioritized convenience above all else is a good idea in theory and has made us all insane
Thinking back to 2021 when someone called Matt Campbell and Billy Napier “shovel-ready” can’t-miss coaching hires as part of a series of idiotic anti-Harbaugh nonsense that they had walked back by the end of the year.
October 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Thinking back to 2021 when someone called Matt Campbell and Billy Napier “shovel-ready” can’t-miss coaching hires as part of a series of idiotic anti-Harbaugh nonsense that they had walked back by the end of the year.
If only it wasn’t being offset by nonsensical conference realignment and subservience to tv networks focused on selling streaming subscriptions.
Almost unbelievable how much better college football is with player salaries, NIL, and the transfer portal. Simultaneously fixed CFB's original sin of unpaid players AND made the on-field competition significantly more entertaining. one of the biggest Ws in the history of American sports
It's a new era of college football where anything is possible:
- Vanderbilt is 6-1 for the first time since 1950
- Georgia Tech is 7-0 for the first time since 1966
- Indiana's No. 3 ranking is its highest ever
All in the playoff mix. This is fun.
- Vanderbilt is 6-1 for the first time since 1950
- Georgia Tech is 7-0 for the first time since 1966
- Indiana's No. 3 ranking is its highest ever
All in the playoff mix. This is fun.
October 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If only it wasn’t being offset by nonsensical conference realignment and subservience to tv networks focused on selling streaming subscriptions.
I was never a fan from the jump but I’ve decided I really fucking hate having the former PAC teams in the B1G. I literally don’t give a shit about these games.
October 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I was never a fan from the jump but I’ve decided I really fucking hate having the former PAC teams in the B1G. I literally don’t give a shit about these games.
Gavin Newsom reminds me of a personal injury lawyer who makes tv commercials with his mom.
October 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Gavin Newsom reminds me of a personal injury lawyer who makes tv commercials with his mom.
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Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.
It’s time to cancel your account.
It’s time to cancel your account.
October 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.
It’s time to cancel your account.
It’s time to cancel your account.