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Science teacher. Former chef. Player of games both tabletop and video. Friend of plants and animals (except mosquitos). New Jersey born and raised. Husband. Father.
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Sure are a lot of sieg heils at CPAC. Even if (BIG IF) it’s just “lol libs get mad when we do the nazi hand”, it’s incredibly stupid and irresponsible. Yes, non-shitheads get mad when you do Nazi shit. Trolling is not a political platform. It is, however, all a large segment of the right has left.

Accurate.

Our time on this tiny little rock is very limited. Be good to other people while you're here. Alternatively, if you can't do that or aren't inclined, just leave other people the fuck alone.

Practicing for surviving our inevitable ridiculous post-apocalyptic wasteland by replaying Fallout: New Vegas.

Barack Obama has 130 Million Followers on X and President Trump has 100 Million. Obama's tweet reached almost 1 million people while Trump's tweet reached 56 Million+ people. Looks like Elon’s “free speech” algorithm has a favorite.

I stand with the trans community. Pass it along.

The richest man on earth, Elon Musk is trying to kill a department, USAID, that helps the poorest people on earth Because USAID has been investigating Musk and his Starlink company — and their ties to Vladimir Putin and Russia THAT is why Musk is attacking USAID

This is so good it made me wish I taught a class on great takedowns so I could add it to the syllabus nymag.com/intelligence...

This has been a wild week, with way more news coming out of the new administration than anyone can follow. And that's likely by design. Here's some of the biggest things that happened this week.

Elon Musk is an evil shithead. The reason he went after USAID is because their inspector general was investigating his shady Starlink bullshit. He is perfectly willing to sacrifice the health and lives of the poorest and most vulnerable just to avoid getting in trouble. gizmodo.com/elon-musks-e...

The Republican party is hiding behind a reckless and ignorant billionaire to steal your healthcare, your social security payments, and your tax dollars. Do not be fooled. Musk could not be doing this without the entire GOP as an accomplice.

YES!

The next time someone claims that they are "pro-life" but vote for Republicans, throw this in their hypocritical face. www.wired.com/story/usaid-...

The real reason for the sudden evil of USAID. Elon is afraid of them.

I hope all the Democratic senators who voted to confirm Marco Rubio as secretary of state are happy now. What a feckless coward.

I saw a huge fox running across the parking lot this morning. I don't know what this portends for the day, but I choose to believe that foxes on the run = shit's gonna get weird. Because that's a pretty safe bet in general.

Trump suggesting literal ethnic cleansing in Gaza. www.reuters.com/world/palest...

The funniest thing about Baldur's Gate 3 was the small but significant crowd of chuds who played drow or tiefling characters and stumbled ass-first into understanding what microaggressions are and why they suck

Every D&D character I make ends up drifting into being a harengon. "Hmm, this dex paladin is good at kiting, but what if it had Rabbit Hop too?" "I like that barbarians get advantage on initiative, but what if I add proficiency to initiative at the same time?" I may have a problem.

Student: “Is my grade going down because of my missed homework?” Me: “Well, it’s not going up because up because of missed homework, that’s for sure.”

I will never forgive this country for putting us through this shit again. Even if we come out the other side okay I will always remember that there is a vein of incredibly petty and venal stupidity that is deeply embedded in the soul of America.

I just do not get why some people care so much about what is in other peoples' pants. It does not affect your life AT ALL. I barely have the time and gumption to handle the real shit in my own life. If you have the energy and inclination to worry about a stranger's genitals you're a fucking loser.

Rubbernecking makes me so furious. Stop looking. There is absolutely nothing you can do that will improve the situation. Just drive you ghoulish idiot monkeys.

Listening to the Behind the Bastards rerun on the Rush Limbaugh episodes is an excellent reminder of how horrible a person he was and how he contributed to the fucked up state of this country. The only bad things about Rush Limbaugh’s death were that it wasn’t more painful and didn’t happen sooner.

The English class across the hall is watching Death of a Salesman and boy does Willy Loman scream a lot.

I started playing Stardew Valley again after a few years and holy crap there’s a lot of new stuff here. There are ostriches now? Why is the rain green? Since when have there been carrots? So many questions…

When exactly did the Nintendo eShop turn into a bizarre fever dream? I saw a game titled “Cop Officers: Police Simulator of NYPD City” next to “Garten of Banban VII” and “Love Furry Girls: Zodiac Dating App” and I think my brain is broken.

Things that happened in last night's DnD session: A slapping contest A sea shanty performance complete with pyrotechnics A monkey chase to get the monkey's jaunty little hat On the agenda for next session: An assassination attempt

Ever get to work and realize that you dressed in the dark, which means that right up until this moment you actually weren't sure that you had put on the correct shirt?

Let's be real: The twelve days of Christmas should definitely be a thing, but it shouldn't be the twelve days after; it should be the twelve days BEFORE Christmas. Because I've been done with 2024 for weeks now.

At the Twenty-Sided Tavern with my daughter and a very good friend!

Wall Street Journal headline: "Manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO Killer Meets Unexpected Obstacle: Sympathy for the Gunman" Now, far be it from me to call the good people at the WSJ out of touch (*pause for laughter*), but if this attitude surprises you, you've had your head in the sand for a while.

Very happy that my daughter’s first hockey game (and mine for that matter) was a home team victory. No place like NYC. Go Rangers!

On the train to MSG to see the Rangers play the Penguins with my wife and daughter. This is my first NHL game and I have no idea what I’m walking into. Should be fun.

I should post a sign like this in my classroom.