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Board games, fine, but I want to know more about those cool-looking folding tables.

Wow, you weren't kidding. "Perceived content volume", jesus.

Get on the wire, tell them how to bring those sons of bitches down.

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Halloween hangover: waking up on Nov 1 to the GOP Congress having canceled SNAP benefits for millions of Americans.

Most SNAP beneficiaries are kids & seniors. Of the rest, most work in crappy private sector jobs that don’t pay enough to feed their families.
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An epic achievement.

About twice a year, the YouTube algorithm will say, "Hey, how about some robot fights?", and I am always, always up for it.

This was a fun watch.

Hot damn, that looks amazing.

Please join us tonight, rain or shine, for a mass mobilization to make clear:

We want ICE out of New York City.

We won’t stop showing up until they stop abducting our neighbors.

Congratulations, you crazy kids!

I wanted to remind everyone about the "Save AIDS Research" livestream that will go live on YouTube this Tuesday (9/16) at 11:00am EDT. We have an amazing program of 70+ speakers who will be sharing their latest research. Get all the details at www.saveaidsresearch.org.

Top-notch alt text on that image.

For the first time in a while, my spouse and I broke out Imotep: The Duel. It's a tight, quick game where tempo is (almost) everything. Very satisfying.

And the weekend before last, I met some virtual board game friends in person for the first time. Highly recommended.

YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel Tom Lehrer - The Elements - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967

R.I.P. to a legend. And thank you to my parents for making sure I grew up with a steady diet of Tom Lehrer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcS3...

Sandman Mystery Theater

Do you offer local pickup? I've heard good things about that Folia Folio.

Oppose H.R. 4: Trump's Budget Rescissions Package ⭑ 5 Calls The Trump administration’s rescission package, H.R. 4, has passed in the House and now awaits a vote in the Senate where it will only need 50 votes to …

Care about #PEPFAR? Get on the phone. All we have to do is delay a vote until after July 18th. #medsky #episky 5calls.org/issue/hr4-re...

Opinion | Trump Canceled Their Salaries. These Health Workers in Uganda Showed Up Anyway.

Emily Bass has spent decades working on and writing about the extraordinarily successful U.S. effort to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa and elsewhere. Her article on the current crisis in funding is indispensable and eloquent. #PEPFAR @gregggonsalves.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

RFK Jr. says U.S. will stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi Gavi works to expand access to vaccines for children in some of the world’s poorest countries. Health experts say the move could have deadly consequences.

Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children.
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E: Alex Jaffe recognizes them.

"They can be eaten hot or cold."

The first English-language endorsement of day-after cold pizza from the fridge.

Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

A painting of Molly Pitcher on the front lines in the American Revolution.

Molly Pitcher had strong opinions about kings. Happy Flag Day.

but seeing movies in the theater in 2025 is your job

Sneak peak at all of America tomorrow for “No Kings Day” 🍊🦅🇺🇸

News Sites Are Getting Crushed by Google’s New AI Tools Chatbots are replacing Google’s traditional search, devastating traffic for some publishers.

This WSJ story about the decline in search traffic because of AI summaries is so grim. Every single outlet spent 15+ years contorting their coverage to cover the same things as everyone else trying to grab SEO, only for Google to rugpull them, just like social networks did.
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Red and Gold
Foliage
Sweater Weather
Winter Is Coming (Game of Thrones re-theme)
New Leaf (I guess that's more spring than autumn, but if you can secure the Animal Crossing license...)

Seasonal Affective Disorder

That's the solo variant.

Amazing.

Food pantries are wonderful and (unfortunately) necessary. I'm very proud to have this one in my neighborhood.