Marc Tassin

Trump isn't "acting like a dictator." He is a dictator.
Republicans aren't "acting like fascists." They're fascists.
It's time to change how we talk about this.

August 31st, 2025: House Oversight Committee announces plans to interview Epstein survivors on September 2nd.
September 1st, 2025: White House announces that the Republican President is making a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT on September 2nd.
What an odd coincidence.

REHEADLINING:
"Rich person spends millions on philanthropic endeavor."
VS.
"Rich person unilaterally decides how wealth we generated with our work gets spent."
Tax. The. Rich.

This is fine.

So sorry, Matt. My deepest sympathies.

Cracker Barrel Has Fallen by OopsAllSmurph A game of southern zombie horror

We played Cracker Barrel Has Fallen and had a blast. Hat tip to @oopsallsmurph.bsky.social for giving us a night silly fun. And if you're wondering, the Waffle House Staff made it out alive despite the best efforts of their manager to leave them for dead! oopsallsmurph.itch.io/cracker-barr...

When an academic specializing in a historical topic utilizes imagery created with generative AI, they are knowingly inserting false data into the historical record. This willingness to ignore truth brings all of their work unto question.

So where and when? Who is in charge here? @sanders.senate.gov? @aoc.bsky.social ? I'm ready. Shit has gone way over the top. Point us in the right direction. I'm not asking for violence. We pretty much DESTROYED Tesla in a couple weeks. What's the next target? We need some freaking marching orders.

It's worth noting that this appears to be a direct result of Union negotiation. So kudos to CostCo but also to organized workers.

Apparently, we actually DID light the fire.

Same.

I really dislike the word "problematic" for utterly petty reasons. "Problematic" has 4 syllables. "A problem," which could be used in pretty much every situation where "problematic" is used, has 3 syllables. It's an unnecessary linguistic flourish. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

Right??? Every single "It's only FF if you have X" box is ticked for me.

important to be loud about black history month, juneteenth, pride, and every other thing that US government is actively trying to hide this year

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.

I know. I was there in those camps.

YouTube video by FT Depot Comedian (2002) Original Theatrical Trailer [FTD-0589]

Sharing for no reason except that it remains one of the greatest trailers ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGjw...

This is the "I admit I'm not an expert but..." hill I will die on.

Ink and watercolor illustration by Yusef Abonamah. On the left is Wonder Woman. On the right is Superman. Above Wonder Woman it says "IMMIGRANT." Above Superman it says "REFUGEE."

Immigrants and refugees should be welcome in our country.
(Illustration by artist Yusef Abonamah)
yusefabonamah.wixsite.com/illustration...

Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

The CIA published a pamphlet on how individual citizens could sabotage fascist regimes during WWII, and it is now declassified and available for free on Project Gutenberg:

www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184

If you have been struggling to know how to resist, start here.

YouTube video by Schoolhouse Rock No More Kings - Schoolhouse Rock Boston Tea Party

Feels like it's a good time to share this. youtu.be/3R1tZ6l876Q?...

OpenAI says it has proof DeepSeek used its technology to develop its AI model OpenAI believes DeepSeek used a process called “distillation,” which helps make smaller AI models perform better by learning from larger ones.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! I mean... Oh no! Someone stole the stuff they created to build their app? That must be so awful for you, OpenAI. Millions of artists and authors can't imagine what that is like. nypost.com/2025/01/29/b...

A quick reminder to anyone who needs to hear it in these messed up times: Hasbro has a YouTube Channel that plays GI Joe episodes 24/7. Yo Joe!

The one TV Show-a-Day Challenge
"Choose 30 shows that have stayed with you and/or influenced you. One show per day for 30 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just an Image. "

The one TV Show-a-Day Challenge
"Choose 30 shows that have stayed with you and/or influenced you. One show per day for 30 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just an Image. "

The one TV Show-a-Day Challenge: Day 21
"Choose 30 shows that have stayed with you and/or influenced you. One show per day for 30 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just an Image. "

Man. If I had a dollar for every time I accidentally threw a sieg heil...I'd be broke. Because no one accidentally throws a sieg heil...twice.

Everything is insane, so please enjoy this moment of peace filmed in a secluded corner of the ruins of Pompeii. It's better with sound.

The one TV Show-a-Day Challenge: Day 20
"Choose 30 shows that have stayed with you and/or influenced you. One show per day for 30 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just an Image. "

Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Those who study history are doomed to watch helplessly as some other asshole repeats it.

Everything is insane, so please enjoy this moment of peace filmed in a secluded corner of the ruins of Pompeii. It's better with sound.