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O.G. (Original Geek). SFF, photography, TTRPGs, art. 1/2 Sam Vimes, 1/2 Ponder Stibbons.
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Agree. Lately everything Trump does is described as a "distraction." Sending troops to LA is a distraction from the Musk/Trump feud, Musk/Trump feud is a distraction from budget bill, etc. I don't think he puts that much thought into it, he's just a stupid fascist motherfucker who does crazy shit.

submitted 22 hours ago • 18 comments

I'll never forget that Linda Tirado lost an eye and is dying from TBI-induced dementia caused by a cop shooting her in the face by a rubber bullet at the George Floyd protests.

submitted 1 day ago • 17 comments

“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By Ruben Bolling Genius. Click in.

submitted 5 days ago • 26 comments

HAWLEY: Let's see the Trump chart. You don't think it's a little bit anomalous that Trump has so many more nationwide injunctions against him? KATE SHAW: A very plausible explanation you have to consider is that he's engaged in much more lawless activity than other presidents

submitted 6 days ago • 1570 comments

So are we getting another mystery with Cordelia Cupp or what? Does she ever see the Giant Antpitta? How about the calligrapher, is he okay? And how is the carpenter doing with his box breathing and animosity for Tripp Morgan? I love The Residence so much. Have you watched it yet?

submitted 9 days ago • 17 comments

I’ll say this as many times as I have to. No tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself. Not a one.

submitted 10 days ago • 207 comments

We seem to have fallen into a government situation where the dominant political forces in America are Trump and his majority on the Supreme Court. Together, as a political alliance, they are currently and seemingly impregnable. I think they will both act to keep it that way.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Five favorite black and white movies: 12 Angry Men - Perfect film Young Frankenstein - More fun per frame than any other Brooks film The Thin Man - Powell and Loy are couple goals and the banter is razor sharp Casablanca - Actually lives up to its reputation My Man Godfrey - Comedy AND sharp insight

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Add a letter, ruin a movie: W.E.T.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring. They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died. France also gave us this land as American soil.

submitted 14 days ago • 1151 comments

This is a fun read and well worth picking up!

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Its just fascinating to me that Medicaid fraud is treated like its SNAP fraud or benefits fraud when its one of the few welfare cases in which the person doesn't receive the cash from the government, the -provider- does, but all of the cuts are -patient- centric

submitted 24 days ago • 18 comments

Trump fired over 1,000 National Park staff in February, and most still haven’t been reinstated. The $45 million he’s wasting on a military parade for his birthday could have paid their salaries for over a year.

submitted 24 days ago • 88 comments

Happy Goblin Day! It’s taken longer than I planned or expected, but I’m happy to announce that the goblin trilogy has been re-released today in e-book format. Each book is revised and includes a bonus short story, plus brand new cover art. www.jimchines.com/Bookstore/#G... #BookSky

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

What if a South African is mixed race? Can they come too or do you have to be 100% white?

submitted 28 days ago • 990 comments

This is Clarence Thomas's fault for normalizing bribery via vehicles. The RV to AF1 slippery slope.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

If Congress valued the Constitution, it would impeach Trump for bribery. The Constitution bans US officials—explicitly including POTUS—from accepting things of value from foreign govts. Ben Franklin famously gave up a gift from France as ambassador. US institutions now see blatant bribery as ok.

submitted 30 days ago • 51 comments

Am I the only one who saw this photo and headline and thought it looks like ATCs are hanging themselves?

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Discworld QOTD, from Snuff

submitted 31 days ago • 23 comments

Gardening for *PROS*

submitted 31 days ago • 4 comments

When my parents got married, their marriage was illegal in seven states. That’s how recent this shift is: my (still living) parents could not visit some states for the first four years of their marriage.

submitted 32 days ago • 34 comments

Beyond the most meaningful loss, there will also inevitably be fiscal costs and tight times. If you can help this amazing author, now is a good time to do so.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Learned last night that we’re getting a Netflix miniseries on the Garfield assassination with Michael Shannon as Garfield and Nick Offerman as Chester A. Arthur, and how are we not all talking about this? www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...

submitted 42 days ago • 177 comments