John K.

I want to like it while I'm watching this season. But JMS had to write for both Lochley and Byron before they were cast, and I think that's fairly apparent.

Babylon 5 5x01: "No Compromises": While I don't hate this episode, I do find the title a bit ironic. On paper, I think certain things work. It's really a question of casting. I'm not a Byron hater, per se, because I think the story arc holds value. #Babylon5

Day 3 of this dryer repair guy setting an appointment time to come finish the repair...and just not showing up. I am rapidly losing what little patience I have left. This is easily the worst home repair situation I have ever encountered. Just zero communication and accountability.

It feels like no one is entirely right or wrong, though Joe should have seen the fallout coming. But it makes them vulnerable at a moment when they need to be a solid team.

Dark Winds 4x03: "Ahááldláádígíí": As much as this episode sets the stage for our favorite trio to explore Los Angeles to find Leroy, it also picks at the secrets between them. In particular, Chee is tested by what Joe and Bern have been keeping from him. #DarkWinds

Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.

Trump 2.0:

-Bombed Iran (twice), Venezuela, and Yemen
-Allowed Israel to repeatedly violate a ceasefire and kill civilians
-Ripped healthcare and SNAP away from millions
-Deployed masked ICE agents to terrorize American cities

The "Peace President."

a slurring Trump in new video on American troops killed by Iran: “Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is. Likely be more.“

Raise your hand if you think we deserve a president that has a better response to American troops dying than “that’s the way it is.”

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A pedophile.
An adjudicated rapist.
A convicted felon.
A pathological liar.
A sociopath.
A malignant narcissist.
A sadist.
A racist.
A fascist.
A traitor.
An insurrectionist.
A war-monger.
A demagogue.
A despot.
An enemy of the Constitution.
An American nightmare.

I had no idea that was Michele! That’s so cool!

YouTube video by Brendon Snyder What Just Dropped? - New Albums Released February 27, 2026

Definitely checking out that new Rob Zombie album. There's also a new album from Motorpsycho that I've added to my list. And on the advisement of a few different people, I'll also be giving the new album from Eye of Melian a chance.

I liked the SAM plot thread the most; The Doctor had powerful moments, to say the least. I liked having Tilly back, but I never read/saw Our Town, so some of the resonance was a bit lost on me.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x08: "The Life of the Stars": The previous episode felt like two B-plots mashed together. This felt the opposite; two strong A-plots that could (and perhaps should) have been their own episodes. #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy

BREAKING: We're suing Kansas for a law that invalidates transgender people's updated driver's licenses and authorizes anyone to sue anyone they suspect of being trans for using the "wrong" bathroom.

House Republicans have just introduced a bill that would result in a NATIONWIDE book ban. Oh, the bill is also specifically transphobic. Contact your House Rep and ask them to publicly oppose this legislation. A few more thoughts in the thread about this action. bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...

If a trans person were caught jaywalking Republicans would be ranting about it every chance they got, meanwhile a trans person JUMPED INTO LAKE MICHIGAN IN THE WINTER AND RESCUED A STRANGER’S BABY and it’s crickets.

the party that wants to require ID to vote abruptly invalidating a thousand people’s IDs overnight seems like a pretty giant flashing red light

FYI for fellow narrative designers/game writers: the studio in question is Sentona Games and it’s my understanding they are currently interviewing to replace me. Be very careful with them. They were very nice to me and easy to work with right up until I needed the money I was promised.

This is a Nazi move. Stripping people of rights, invalidating their IDs, setting them up for criminalization and imprisonment.

If you don't support trans rights, you support fascism.

Good morning. Trans folks and people of color are being systematically targeted by a fascist regime led by a cabal of white supremacists trying to cover their sex crimes. Please uplift and protect vulnerable communities and call your elected officials!

Trans people are not the problem.

If you are concerned about trans people, I'd recommend taking a moment to think about who told you that was a critical issue. They may not have your best interests at heart.

People being needlessly cruel to trans folks? Now that is a problem.

On the other hand, once a certain event took place and communication started, things got dramatically better. And I liked the science and engineering elements throughout. I'm looking forward to the adaptation even more now.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir: I wanted to read the book before seeing the movie, based on the enormous positive buzz. On the one hand, I hated the first-person perspective and struggled for the first 120 pages or so. #ProjectHailMary

This episode is so padded that I'm ready for the season to just be over. This definitely should have been a tight film vs. eight episodes.

Hijack 2x07: "Contact": The penultimate episode of the season stretches things out with a couple small reveals and a couple notable deaths. But if the reveal about the true mastermind here is true, then I'm a bit disappointed. In any case, my theories were effectively debunked. #Hijack

Republicans on the cable shows this morning

-- Suddenly talking again about need to "take" Greenland
-- Hyping importance of "strangling" Cuban government
-- Encouraging Trump to "topple" Iranian regime

The Trump movement is totally out of control. This will not end well.

Today’s commuting pick:

John Wetton: Heart of the Dragon: Live at Shibuya on Air East, Tokyo, Japan: October 1, 1994

Part 1, from the Concentus II box set.

#JohnWetton

They found him. He died.

Another murder by our immigration goon squads