Sam Vercauteren | ベルコーテルン・サム

If you're choking, I can talk you through doing the Heimlich maneuver with a chair.

Today, I took a CPR/first aid class. So if any of you are having a medical emergency, hit me up.

With the Oscar nominations out today, here’s what I’ve seen so far.

There's nothing funny about the death of Scott Adams, which is a fitting tribute to his legacy as a cartoonist.

Let's not forget, millions of Americans voted for Trump. They are our fellow citizens. So regardless of where we stand politically, it is imperative to reach out and tell each and every one of them that they are stupid fucking assholes.

License to Drive

I feel the same way whenever a stranger says “hi” to me too enthusiastically. No one’s excited to meet me. What are you selling?

I just completed all 12 days of Advent of Code 2025! #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com

The last one feels like a cheat, even though it seems like we were supposed to cheat. I wrote just enough of a solution to get a really good guess at the answer, and the guess turned out to be right.

I just completed "Movie Theater" - Day 9 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/9

I just completed "Factory" - Day 10 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/10

I just completed "Reactor" - Day 11 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/11

(still working on part 2 of days 9 and 10)

Day 8: this crumpled sheet of stickers

I just completed "Playground" - Day 8 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/8

Day 7: this crumpled piece of paper

I’m going to start posting the crappy items I’m getting from my Grinch advent calendar.

Day 5: tiny roll of Grinch tape

I just completed "Laboratories" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/7

I just completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6

I just completed "Cafeteria" - Day 5 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/5

No trick or treaters this year. I guess I gotta eat all this candy and move out of this neighborhood.

My cat was sitting on the couch and I told her “I’ve got to go to work.” She started meowing desperately and ran over to me. Yeah, I feel the same way, kitty.

USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right USC interim President Beong-Soo Kim said in a statement that he had sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education turning down the Trump offer.

BREAKING: USC HAS JOIN THE RESISTANCE!

That’s four (MIT, Brown, Penn, USC) of the nine schools Trump targeted.

Stay tuned! 🍿

#DefendHigherEd
#StandUpFightBack

I mean, when has Jared Leto ever steered us wrong? Except for every time he’s ever done anything.

This is why I always have a bottle of hand sanitizer with me.

I don’t think anyone has actually had a principled belief in state’s rights in a very long time. State’s rights is just the argument you fall back on when you have some policy goals that could never be enacted on a federal level.

MAGA can't expand its base — and Christian music tells us why The songs from Charlie Kirk's memorial exposed a serious problem

Charlie Kirk's memorial was a flop.

The pundit class panicked, thinking it was going to be some huge win for Trump.

But really, it exposed why the MAGA movement can't expand past its base. The thrid rate Christian rock exposes why.

www.salon.com/2025/10/01/m...

Disney+ cancellation screen

But what if my dog gets autism? If it’s severe enough, he may be non-verbal.

America fucking loves the flag. When we were kids, we were supposed to pledge allegiance to the flag every morning at school. And it was the flag itself we were pledging allegiance to. “The republic for which it stands” came second after “the flag”.