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"On right-wing social media website x" is a fitting framing

We packed to go on a family trip with military precision, and we are packing to go home like a pack of raccoons interrupted mid-heist.

101 pooping puppies puzzle, perfecty prepared, photographically preserved.

Photos from a family outing to Old Town. Sometimes it's fun to go to the places only tourists go to. One of the gift shops struck me as a quite beautiful space, but it felt like any one thing I bought would just become clutter as soon as I left the store, the spell broken.

While many of us spend this weekend feeling grateful and expressing gratitude for many things, let's not forget our most vulnerable. Harm to one of us is harm to all of us.

Join us Dec 4th as we stand in solidarity to show the country "San Diego Unites Against ICE!"

Garlic bread!

Thanksgiving aluminum pan is handing out some solid personal advice.

Apple cobbler. Cobbler is less work than pie and it's low key better.

Sweet potatoes are ready to go! Apple cobbler coming later.

All tired out after a busy morning of being dogs.

Finally, Omega. Same list of bands, but now Kate Bush's score has been increased to 500,000 points. Maybe they wanted a top score that was harder for players to beat. Or maybe they just played Hounds of Love on repeat all summer and got hooked. ALL HAIL KATE BUSH!

Gigas Mark II: Kate Bush joins the scoreboard at the top of the list, Run DMC booted off the bottom. Run DMC's 10 points read to me like a "de minimus" amount in a will - included to let a relative know they weren't forgotten, the deceased deliberately chose not to give them anything. (2/3)

Evolution of a game developer's music taste, as documented in default high scores on a series of Arkanoid clones in 1986.

Part 1: the high score names from Gigas. Boston, Queen, Gabriel, Heart, and Run DMC. Not a bad list, honestly. (1/3)

Li'l dog captured mid-bark.

YouTube video by dumplechan Arcade Single-screen Elimination Platformers: A Retrospective

I made a video retrospective on arcade single-screen platformers. What made this genre flourish, and then fade away? How is Bubble Bobble similar to The Binding of Isaac? And where does the farting penguin come into the story? Tune in to learn all this and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=phiW...

We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon

Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/L3BLUA1g

Several of us know people who have lost homes in wildfires (or had near misses ourselves), so legislation to preserve healthy forests and prevent wildfires hits close to home.

Today I joined other volunteers from @cclusa.org for a lobby meeting with the office of @sarajacobs.house.gov. We had a chance to push for action on energy permitting reform. We also spoke in favor of passing the Fix Our Forests Act when when it comes back to the House.

This weekend's democracy homework - 20 GOTV postcards headed to Florida. #PostcardsToVoters

San Diego only has perfect soup weather a few times per year. This weekend is one of those times. It's raining buckets out there. A perfect day for a new soup recipe. Red lentil and spinach soup with roasted red pepper, served with sourdough toast.

Little dog is plumb tuckered out.

Dank Zine telling me to go through with digital detox December

Snoozing.

Yes! I send a lot of emails about this, and quite a few companies and YouTubers and charities exited X this year. The more of us doing it the better.

Yes, we are still boycotting Tesla.

"You won't BELIEVE #4!"

Chicago part 2! I gave two talks, attended a zillion talks, tried the unicorn blood espresso. (What did it taste like? A little more bitter than Medusa tears, a little spicier than goblin juice...)

YOU ARE IN TERMINAL KNOWLEDGE.

> GO WEST

YOU ARE IN AN OPERATING SYSTEM. IT IS VERY DARK HERE. YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE EATEN BY A GRUE.

> INV

YOU HAVE ONE DOCKER CONTAINER (FULL OF WATER) AND A PUBLIC KEY.

Chicago part 1! Ate vegan Philly cheesesteak egg rolls (amazing) and a taco combo. Met lots of co-workers in person for the first time. And played shuffleboard.

WE DID IT!

I knocked a lot of doors to help get out the YES on 50 vote. So glad to see it pass by a wide margin. Tears of joy.