Andy Karlson

Here's the thing. Normally in America you can reliably get 30% of the population to agree to any random bombing of any Middle East territory. That's supposed to be the floor.

Just cracked Suzanne Palmer's The Scavenger Door, the third book in her Finder series. Really fun SF adventure series!

This is real and is still that way.

I'm with you on Last Ronin - based on what I'd heard from several people whose opinions I usually trust, I was expecting something really special. Instead I got reheated Dark Knight Returns.

"How can you oppose war when Khamenei was evil?"

Simple. If you killed Donald Trump by nuking Washington DC, I would not mourn Trump but I'd still say you're an evil war criminal who belongs in the Hague. It's really not hard.

Come on, Simone. Let's talk about your big "but"

Everyone I know has a big "but."

Who's Andy?

Everything about this design makes zero sense for a robotaxi use case.

Listen, i’m going to continue to strongly hold two opinions on this:

1) Fuck the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. the world would be a better place without them in it. Whatever ill fate befalls them is deserved.

2) No enduring good will come from the US doing more war in the middle east

This stuff just radiates fear to me. All these tough guys are so fucking scared all the time.

Meanwhile, apparently the exact date for the start of this war had been planned for weeks. So, as everyone expected, that speech was two hours of bullshit.

Please don't post photos of dead children, or videos of dead children, or yell DONT LOOK AWAY. You are sick. Log off. Touch grass. You have PTSD and are inflicting it on us all. If you are not in media/ a conflict researcher/ etc you do NOT need to consume Horrors. Blocking lots right now.

Madison, Feb. 28, 2026 at 3 P.M., State Capitol: NO U.S. WAR WITH IRAN! – MONEY FOR PEOPLE’S NEEDS NOT ENDLESS U.S. WARS & ICE! 3 P.M. AT THE STATE CAPITOL, FEB. 28, 2026 @pslmadison and others

Anti-war rally in Madison at 3 today:

wibailoutpeople.org/2026/02/28/m...

What the fuck does this even mean

I definitely saw this in print the first time around

And I was a little nervous about the comp environment—we've been a pretty much non-sports family, so I was worried that there might be overly-invested parents or other such ugliness. But it's been incredibly chill and supportive! Two thumbs up, highly recommend.

As someone who has never once been able to solve (or been interested in solving, tbh) a Rubik's cube, watching this kid solve in under a minute is just wild. Plus his average time just now was like 45 seconds, and he was a full 30 seconds out from breaking into Round 2. Thirty seconds!

Greg Landsman will face Damon Lynch IV in congressional primary Cincinnati-area Democrats will have a choice in the May congressional primary.

At least he’s facing a primary challenge:

www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...

Fuck you

PSA: there is an entire universe of competitive cubing and cube-solving influencers.

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

Now watch this drive

Color photograph of the tables, timers, and tall logo screen at the Midwest Cubing Association competition in Madison today

A white fifth grader in a hoodie is sitting cross-legged on convention center carpeting, tossing a "Pyraminx" (a pyramidal Rubik's cube) in the air

Lucas entered his first cubing competition, so our morning has been blessedly full of wholesome distraction from the horrors.

Horseshit, Greg. Being such a bloodthirsty dupe should disqualify you from office.

Even his name says, "is that a beer?"

I think RFK Jr should try polar bear liver next, just big old bloody slabs of it, like a real man.

Lady-types

Dog people

Mitchell

Civil war reenactors

Gavin from Kids in the Hall

Salty Dutch black licorice enjoyers

Dave Foley

Skarsgaards

Camera nerds

People who leave Christmas lights up until Easter

Aerialists

Mustard connoisseurs

Reflexive contrarianism is a hell of a drug

Lots of people making fun of this, but as someone who showers a disabled person, this is a goddamn dream.