What’s really striking in Saruman’s speech to Gandalf is how broadly (and unusually for Tolkien) relevant it is. Take out the one specific reference to the Elves and Númenor and it is just an absolute classic rationale for collaborating with evil in the confidence you can ultimately direct it.
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If you have a book, it's never been easier to have merch. Authors need to think more like bands.
The stupid thing sells the smart thing. And even if it doesn't, at least you've sold the stupid thing.
www.mulebooks.com/store
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
17.02.2026 13:36 — 👍 12376 🔁 1647 💬 153 📌 72i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.
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Games are being played with your right to vote. I know it's not possible for everyone, but I'm making sure I got all my paper work in order. Voter registration, certified copies of my birth certificate, Real ID, and U.S. passport.
And the start of early voting is marked on my calendar. No excuses.
Let's do this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...
🎯
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"The challenge is not to stay in business; it is to stay in journalism.”
Me, last year. www.cjr.org/feature/thir...
Wind, solar, and electric vehicles made huge strides in 2025.
For the first time, wind and solar supplied more power than coal worldwide, while EVs accounted for more than a quarter of new car sales.
Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune
Venice Film Festival, 1961 bit.ly/k41Nye
Steve Rude is one of comics greatest artist- mentored me a bit through mail when I was a kid- check out his store, buy a little something, get a commission #comics
02.01.2026 22:22 — 👍 77 🔁 43 💬 2 📌 0You know what AI can’t do? Service Design — or any task that lives in the gaps between systems, people, power, and context.
23.12.2025 17:42 — 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0You too!
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A color photo of Cooke
Batman says “I’ll be seeing you, Clark.” Clark responds “Take Care, Bruce.”
The Spirit and the Rocketeer. The are being admired by each others girlfriends with hearts floating around. They also have lipstick stains on their faces.
Today is the birthday of legendary artist & writer Darwyn Cooke (Nov. 16, 1962-May 14, 2016).
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In our upcoming game Ratcheteer DX—a PC update of the classic Playdate Season One title—you can switch between four retro color palettes. Try them out on the game's website!
🔧 ratcheteer.com
Two boxes of Gain brand powdered laundry detergent of the island breeze scent variety. Both boxes contain 2.6 kg of powder, but one claims to contain 89 loads while the other only contains 80
You're probably sick of hearing about dishwasher powder...
so let's talk about laundry detergent. I'm a lazy ass who can't be bothered to throw away old boxes sometimes but look what that laziness hath wrought.
just why exactly is one box good for 80 loads but the other does 89, hmm?
Master Control Program has just endorsed Andrew Cuomo
04.11.2025 01:12 — 👍 266 🔁 30 💬 7 📌 36truly classic
03.11.2025 13:32 — 👍 177 🔁 44 💬 1 📌 0
Bring a non-perishable food item to Acme Comics 2150 Lawndale Drive in Greensboro NC this weekend and get half off your purchase in the Vintage Comics Room!
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
I've spent a lot of time looking at these three Kirby panels.
30.10.2025 04:41 — 👍 57 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 0
One of various views of Lake Michigan from the Port Washington Harbor. // Image captured at: 2025-10-27 11:42:22 UTC (about 24 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Port Washington: 44.34 F | 6.86 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: ESE at 9.954 mph | 16.02 kph // Humidity: 86%
Current* conditions near Port Washington, WI:
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A programmable remote with the name "VCR Co-pilot"
ugh even in the 90s you couldn't escape AI being jammed into everything
24.10.2025 07:04 — 👍 443 🔁 68 💬 9 📌 4
Star Trek TOS art, featuring floating heads of Kirk, Spock, and Bones.
Poster for Blade Runner, featuring floating heads of the characters.
Poster for Back to the Future Part II, with Doc and Marty both lifting shades to look at their watches with the Delorean nearby.
Poster for ET, with ET in the woods reaching for a floating UFO, with the lights of a city grid in the background.
RIP Drew Struzan
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NYCC 2025: Acme Comics named the latest Image Comics Select Retailer Award Winner #comics #nycc #nycc2025 @lordretail.bsky.social
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Lessons from being online since 1995
1. Brandolini's law:
"The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it."
2. Chill before serving. (Mine)
3. It's irony when the actor or observer is "confidently unaware."
4. On the Media's rules.
Robert Redford on the phone, plus Dustin Hoffman. From All the President’s Men
When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.
16.09.2025 16:18 — 👍 13541 🔁 3142 💬 348 📌 211enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
03.09.2025 20:22 — 👍 29162 🔁 8575 💬 507 📌 650I hate that AI has ruined em dashes for those of us who love and use them
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
