The Buser

The series goes *hard* in ways you will not see coming until some folk hit the "Why are these stupid books making me cry" and then there's the audio versions and I look forward to finding out what you think.

As in finishing book 7, or in DNF the series?

Welp. Uncle Sam has spoken.

Off to put the "The views presented here are my own and do not represent my employer" disclaimer we were just strongly advised to use into my bio.

It's a rough time to work for HHS, especially FDA. Do you keep doing the right thing, knowing it could mitigate the damage of the political appointees? Or you find yourself unable to look in the mirror when you have to call those appointees your boss? What if both is true? Where's the line drawn?

That's fucked up.

I hope someone manages to slip one inside his casket, so he can SEETHE for all eternity.

If it needs a repair, I'll be on crutches for four weeks, and should avoid sports major knee stuff for four months.

Maybe I could get a combat cane, and become a fully armed and operational buserstation?

I hope something works out for you, or you get lucky.

They told me my surgery would be a simple outpatient procedure. They'll go in and take a look. If it just needs a trimming, I can put my full weight on it immediately, and should avoid sports / major knee stuff for four weeks.

I'm just hoping that Steam and the various consoles don't insist on edits.

That was my history. Xray to MRI to Ultrasound and hopefully you'll avoid surgery like I'm trying to. Good luck.

Being on the wrong side of 50 with an active lifecycle, but I suspect I tore mine a little on a long, cramped work flight. Doc's hopeful PT can fix it, if not surgery. The cortisone shot helped a lot, but almost killed me. Bodies are dumb.

That's what I've got too!

Yah.

Op wearing a grey T-shirt with an image of what the phrase "May thy riot shield chip and shatter" would appear as if spray-painted upon a wall.

Last week was rough.

Last weekend was rougher.

But one day this will be behind us, and we will remain.

#MayThyRiotShieldChipAndShatter

Source: thehill.com/homenews/sta...

Not just that:

A) hand over information about the state’s welfare programs

B) get rid of immigration sanctuary policies

C) Turn over voter rolls “to confirm that Minnesota’s voter registration practices comply with federal law.”

When she gets what she deserves I hope it's televised.

Once an ICE thug kicks in the door of someone protected by Castle Doctrine, it's going to be the end of *something*, all right.

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:

Fleetwood Mac "On With The Show"
Halestorm "Into The Wild Life"
Linkin Park "The Hunting Party"
Nine Inch Nails / David Bowie "Outside"
Tori Amos "Dew Drop Inn"

Renee Good was a follower of Jesus, who acted in accordance with His ministry.

Jonathan Ross was a Christian who took a job completely at odds with that ministry, and called Renee Good a fucking bitch after shooting her three times in the face.

Preach that sermon to see who squirms.

They'd let you watch, they would invite you,
but the chairs they use would NOT excite you.

Anti-cozy. Anti-whimsical. Neogibait. Smalljammer. Vengeance.

Jonathan Ross murdered Renée Good.

Unlike Derek Chauvin murdering George Floyd a few blocks and a few years away, it's a case of third degree murder, not second.

But it's still murder. And accountability must be had.

Graphic with a blue background and large white text reading “DEAR AMERICAN FRIENDS.” Below is a screenshot of a post explaining that Canada does not have CBS, that a “60 Minutes” episode aired normally in Canada, and stating that Canadian networks are not subject to U.S. government interference. The post ends with “We’re not under a dictatorship. You are.”

This message hits hard.

I've given up arguing with the "You're not allowed to include anything in your fiction that I dislike and if you do it anyway you're endorsing it!" crowd. And as long as publishers cower to their threats of Tweetstorms, we're stuck with them. I stick to buying from authors who don't play that game.

That level of nuance was a casualty of the plague years. While I can understand why there were folk who wanted any 'hope spot' they could find, including in fiction, I think a few went too far and get upset that an author will include (thus endorse!) "bad things" in their "feel better" escapism.

If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation.

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Pretty much.

Some people get to fuck the love of their life on the afterparty couch.

Some people have to settle for the couch.

FWIW, neither Durbin nor Shaheen is running for re-election.

She's not wrong. It's time for Schumer and Pelosi and the rest of the gerontocracy to get out of the way.