max knightley (real)

oh, in that case no prob

one of many reasons why insisting Israel tricked the US into this or is operating it like a puppet is not only antisemitic but also stupid analysis that gets in the way of understanding what's happening and taking action.

Patreon: would you like to hear from a successful podcaster how he managed to grow his audience from hundreds to tens of thousands?

me: fuck it sure why not

Podcaster: so me and my actor friends started this podcast and all of a sudden The Guardian was calling us one of the best shows to listen to

crazy how the first baby step to solving this mess would happen through the abolition and liquidation of the republican party with no compromise

the united states might be the only country on the planet where its military is entirely volunteer based but the majority of discourse around it acts like conscription exists. i hope people can maybe read the room a little when soldiers are currently slaughtering people in west asia again

Michael B. Jordan holding two Actor Awards

I didn't realize everyone who won for the ensemble cast got one and briefly thought they gave him two for winning Best Actor as a bit

[youtube] As a child, I was heartbroken that the Krusty Krab Training Video cut off just before the reveal of the secret formula. I think we all were. Why were the creators making us feel this way? It seemed cruel. But as an adult, I can now see that a story doesn't always have to feel good.

RIP to hundreds of Iranians and one American vacation

What if a woman feared snakes so much that she made an entire car out of snakes? What if the car's speed was powered by her fear? Would you root for her?

really liked this riff so i made it again but with the griffin household in the background hope thats okay op

"listen to local voices" invariably means "listen to this one guy i found who agrees with me that bombing them is good for them"

to be blunt you need to develop a theory of mind that doesn't rely upon finding the first brown person who agrees with you.

1900: [title too racist to print] by ives 'cracker' whitey 1910: gods blade cuts down the sinners by the smiles family singers 1920: married to frankenstein blues by blind soupy fogg 1930: the st lois choo choo train by willard gibson and his orchestra 1940: i will kiss him in heaven (unless you buy war bonds) by elspeth whitey 1950: makin babies by big 'richard' willie 1960: why oh why (did god take my baby away) by the marvelous wonderettes 1970: why'd you leave me bitch by the baby brats 1980: why did you leave, robot girl? by country club 1990: shit by phlegm

the history of music in the 20th century:

"Advocacy groups" is the giveaway here.

We have former NYT staff detailing the deep transphobic bent at an editorial level. We have dozens of examples of articles with scientifically unsound sourcing. We have court cases citing said articles as grounds for stripping rights.

But yeah. Demented.

The NYT style guide

haha, fortunately america is half a decade into an ambitous industrial policy plan of switching our energy grid over to clean solar and wind generated right here in the USA [aide whispers in ear] wait what

The kids don't know about the Amanda Bynes poster hastily airbrushed to avoid implying she endorsed peace

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You would think that, in the nearly 15 years since Ten Desires came out, the Touhou fandom would have either played any of the games that came after it or developed a deep and compelling understanding of all the characters up to that point. Instead they've done some other stuff.

I think a lot about something Zach said to me: "everyone who loves Dark Souls will talk about it like 'this part sucks, this part sucks, this part's AWFUL, this part is cool but kind of half baked, this part sucks, great game though'"

Anyway, I've been doing the blacksmith quest in Majora's Mask.

my fursona/scalie, a bust drawing of anime boocanan as a jackson's chameleon

was talking with @tigerbitch.bsky.social about what fursona i'd hypothetically have and she comes back with the greatest drawing ever

[PANEL 1] a Blue Wizard points at the armored Lord Blasphemous, who has risen from his throne into an awesome battle pose with his two axes Wizard: LORD BLASPHEMOUS! MANY MOONS AGO, YOU STRUCK DOWN MY FATHER - JUST A SIMPLE FARMER! Lord Blasphemous: bro. it's kind of crazy but i remember that guy [PANEL 2] the Wizard and Lord Blasphemous bump fists Wizard: dude THANK you Lord Blasphemous: for real? Wizard: yeah that guy was dogshit Lord Blasphemous: oh no way

I admit, I do not understand why it's considered illegal to shoot back at the countries hosting military bases that are being used to bomb you.

big advantage of prose over music: I have never been in the position of "fuck, this passage SHOULD sound really good, but it's not working. do I need to spend twenty minutes looking for the right font???"

Testosterone is blamed for rape culture because of racist white women, jsyk. it’s nice to see obvious truth confirmed, but do not argue on their own terms with abusive hypocrites—Testosterone Aggression is a racist lie now weaponized to sexually abuse trans men the way it is used to abuse Black men.

my eidolon, BIRDBRAIN, protects me from all forms of attack by ensuring that I am perpetually out of sync with the enemy's movements

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every time one of these markets dissembles and parses and weasels their way out of paying people on a technicality my heart grows three sizes like the grinch. i love to watch these people get scammed on crypto and nfts and gambling. they deserve it and it's funny and it's not my problem at all

a fun thing that's happening with my second novel is that I'll go into a passage planning to subtly tease at something and then five minutes later I'm like "oh this is maybe the gayest thing I've ever written including actual sex scenes" or "wow I knew this guy sucked but he REALLY sucks"