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Fight this. Walk the walk. Travel the space. Stare down the ghosts.
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Please remember that for every VE Schwab and Stephen King, there are a lot of banned Black, queer, and POC writers you've never heard of, to whom it is maybe not a badge of honor but a denial of their voice. Being banned is not a marketing opportunity, unless one is already rich.
It's Banned Books Week. Please read widely and bravely.
October 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Please remember that for every VE Schwab and Stephen King, there are a lot of banned Black, queer, and POC writers you've never heard of, to whom it is maybe not a badge of honor but a denial of their voice. Being banned is not a marketing opportunity, unless one is already rich.
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Fun fact: When I went to speak at Broadview while I was still under federal indictment, 3 VERY obvious Feds kept following me, trying to copy these people.
They had riot shields that said “WE PROTECT US” and asked me conspiratorially if I “knew about the plan” which was totally real.
Bro. (1/4)
They had riot shields that said “WE PROTECT US” and asked me conspiratorially if I “knew about the plan” which was totally real.
Bro. (1/4)
Pro-Palestine demonstrators out today in Bridgeview, Illinois
October 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Fun fact: When I went to speak at Broadview while I was still under federal indictment, 3 VERY obvious Feds kept following me, trying to copy these people.
They had riot shields that said “WE PROTECT US” and asked me conspiratorially if I “knew about the plan” which was totally real.
Bro. (1/4)
They had riot shields that said “WE PROTECT US” and asked me conspiratorially if I “knew about the plan” which was totally real.
Bro. (1/4)
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Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk:
How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
Yet again, the Game UI Database is being scraped to the point that it's getting knocked offline. Even Cloudflare's "I'm under attack" mode isn't working.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
October 4, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk:
How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
This cow learned how to moo in two hours and I still can't spell restaurant without autocorrect.
October 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
This cow learned how to moo in two hours and I still can't spell restaurant without autocorrect.
When I say eat a bag of Dick's, this is what I mean.
Five years ago, when a Seattle burger chain raised employee wages & benefits the Reicht wing lost their minds, screaming the result would be $20 burgers & the company would end in bankruptcy. Today, the chain is even more popular than ever. Never let them try to tell you a living wage can’t work.
October 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
When I say eat a bag of Dick's, this is what I mean.
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Now that I have a Superstation I've been plunging into all these great arcade games I've never even heard of. Case in point, I PROMISE you won't be prepared for this shmup's title reveal
September 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Now that I have a Superstation I've been plunging into all these great arcade games I've never even heard of. Case in point, I PROMISE you won't be prepared for this shmup's title reveal
I'm trying to be productive today but the nerve pain in my foot is flaring up. Is this a problem that can be solved with drinking coffee and ignoring the pain? Let's find out!
September 27, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I'm trying to be productive today but the nerve pain in my foot is flaring up. Is this a problem that can be solved with drinking coffee and ignoring the pain? Let's find out!
Ensorcelled Theoden is more fit for public office than Mitch McConnell.
King Theoden (Bernard Hill) Sideeye Glare
ALT: King Theoden (Bernard Hill) Sideeye Glare
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September 27, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Ensorcelled Theoden is more fit for public office than Mitch McConnell.
Ah, sunset and rat, the two genders.
September 25, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Ah, sunset and rat, the two genders.
In a world of Roseanne Barrs, be a Rosie O'Donnell.
September 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
In a world of Roseanne Barrs, be a Rosie O'Donnell.
Yesterday I said the word "boondoggle" to some Irish clients and I can't stop thinking about what possessed me to use the word, which I've probably never said out loud in my life, and how long after the call did the Irish folks spend Googling it.
September 23, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Yesterday I said the word "boondoggle" to some Irish clients and I can't stop thinking about what possessed me to use the word, which I've probably never said out loud in my life, and how long after the call did the Irish folks spend Googling it.
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IF I'M LONELY, WELL YOU KNOW I'M GONNA BE, I'M GONNA BE LONELY CUZ OF MY TRANSPHOBIC VIEWS
September 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
IF I'M LONELY, WELL YOU KNOW I'M GONNA BE, I'M GONNA BE LONELY CUZ OF MY TRANSPHOBIC VIEWS
Post your fave Power Rangers/Super Sentai Team.
Wrong answers only!
Wrong answers only!
September 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Post your fave Power Rangers/Super Sentai Team.
Wrong answers only!
Wrong answers only!
Maybe you do, but I'm not like other girls. I'm much worse.
*Frothing at the mouth with excitement*
HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO!
med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO!
med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds
Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.
med.stanford.edu
September 22, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Maybe you do, but I'm not like other girls. I'm much worse.
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If there's one thing you can count on with Gavin Newsom, it's that he will make the wrong choice right at the worst time, every time.
The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount
The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.
www.wsj.com
September 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
If there's one thing you can count on with Gavin Newsom, it's that he will make the wrong choice right at the worst time, every time.
Shall I move some heavy furniture around by myself instead of asking my friends so that I don't feel guilty burdening them on their day off? Most assuredly.
September 20, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Shall I move some heavy furniture around by myself instead of asking my friends so that I don't feel guilty burdening them on their day off? Most assuredly.
Name a Pokémon, wrong answers only.
September 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Name a Pokémon, wrong answers only.
RIP Sarah Winchester you would have loved The Sims.
September 20, 2026 at 4:28 AM
RIP Sarah Winchester you would have loved The Sims.
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I’ll take any excuse to recirculate this
September 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I’ll take any excuse to recirculate this
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part of this is obviously national political conditions but don't underrate the extent to which a bunch of these incumbent republicans have never had to run a competitive general election campaign and basically do not know how to do it
Kansas Senate (Emerson)
🔵Adam Hamilton: 45%
🔴Roger Marshall: 43%
🟡David Graham: 4%
9/15-16
Link: emersoncollegepolling.com/kansas-2026/
🔵Adam Hamilton: 45%
🔴Roger Marshall: 43%
🟡David Graham: 4%
9/15-16
Link: emersoncollegepolling.com/kansas-2026/
September 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM
part of this is obviously national political conditions but don't underrate the extent to which a bunch of these incumbent republicans have never had to run a competitive general election campaign and basically do not know how to do it
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They're out there redacting bumper stickers now, nothing with words is safe!
September 18, 2026 at 5:50 AM
They're out there redacting bumper stickers now, nothing with words is safe!
Decided to watch a Hazbin reaction video YT recommended. Within seconds the reactor referred to the lead character as "bitch." Thumbs down video, asked YT to never recommend the channel again. Casual misogyny is a mighty powerful ick. Don't care of he ended up liking the content, he led with bitch.
September 18, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Decided to watch a Hazbin reaction video YT recommended. Within seconds the reactor referred to the lead character as "bitch." Thumbs down video, asked YT to never recommend the channel again. Casual misogyny is a mighty powerful ick. Don't care of he ended up liking the content, he led with bitch.
If you can be convinced that any group of people is subhuman and/or not deserving of equal rights, then you can be convinced that ANY group is subhuman and not deserving of equal rights with compelling enough evidence. Compelling evidence doesn't have to be good, it just has to make you feel a way.
As a footnote, if a mechanism exists to deprive ANY group of civil rights—no matter how reviled they are, and by however many—then that mechanism WILL eventually be weaponized against YOU.
You do not have to be trans or pro-trans to be against deprivation of anyone's rights.
(PS: I am pro-trans.)
You do not have to be trans or pro-trans to be against deprivation of anyone's rights.
(PS: I am pro-trans.)
Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
September 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
If you can be convinced that any group of people is subhuman and/or not deserving of equal rights, then you can be convinced that ANY group is subhuman and not deserving of equal rights with compelling enough evidence. Compelling evidence doesn't have to be good, it just has to make you feel a way.