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We will also have an update on the Pat’s Labor hiatus but I promise we’re all hankering to talk about the 2nd Pat Labor movie!!!

Btw, I wrote a little something for Rogue’s brand new subscriber newsletter this week!

large eddie munster got me on that powdered dish detergent for life

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I don’t *love* the studio system, but hundreds of expert artists in various fields (often unionized!) coming together to craft a multidisciplinary piece of art is both something to mourn if we lose it and worth fighting to preserve!

it seemed like a self-evident point even if it was conveyed a little too sentimentally, but to get this kind of reaction is so telling!

it's The Sea Captain's unexpected pathos that gets me www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKMp...

I'm auctioning off two of my New York Rangers jerseys to benefit the @nilc.org. Auction is open for two weeks.

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a screengrab from the X-Files intro with what appears to be a mirrored image of an egg leaking a liquid in a strange way, with the words "Paranormal Activity" superimposed on top.

really hoping the new Coogler X-Files finally explains what the fuck those leaky eggs were from the intro

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so excited to announce our temporary residency at Side B in Astoria! coming very, very soon—more details tba: noborders.beehiiv.com

(obvs combined with regulations/bans on data center construction)

feels like a popular and achievable presidential campaign promise could be to have the government install and operate enough solar/wind/batteries to literally wipe out power bills for most households? wouldn't be shocked if it cost less than the ACA and could be done in 1-2 years at this rate

omg, this is like reading the transcripts from one of those trump election fraud cases that like 60 judges laughed out of court in 2020

hmmm, i wonder what experience this Ron Coleman guy has, he seems so incompe-OHHHHHHH

and yeah, it still rules, the soundtrack is forever lodged in my brain, and it looks *incredible* in uprezzed widescreen

i bought a fancy android handheld that can do lots of emulating but tbh it's my Burnout 3: Takedown machine

i know some people were upset at the AI subplot on The Pitt this season but I think it's useful for understanding the characters. For example, I knew two episodes ago that the annoying new med student was a self-absorbed asshole because he was the most excited about the AI charting app

the only thing i've ever really wanted to stream was antiques roadshow but i still never got around to doing it... so i'm glad someone funnier and more talented is!

roadshow's about to come on

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gonna join the Golden Snake in the War on Cars

This was a ton of fun, thank you to @comicsbeat.bsky.social and also to our Temporal Culture War fans who've made it possible to do this silly podcast!

This Friday at 5pm Central, we're streaming an ICE Out charity stream from the MinnMax Studio with @giantbomb.bsky.social to raise money for VEAP - a nonprofit who is stepping up with meal delivery and rent assistance to immigrants in Minneapolis.

You can donate right now! bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis

ha, thank you, love to have a more specific name for this aesthetic

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A blue Encarta Encyclopedia 99 box depicting a glass cube full of things like fish, trains, a cello and the Sagrada church.

I feel like digital encyclopedia box art sums up a lot of it

Dragon Age games lack agency, and that's the whole point All that matters is who you love, and how you do it

the one and only @susanapolo.bsky.social wrote about dragon age and the way it handles player choice and it's SO GOOD y'all it's SO GOOD www.mothership.blog/dragon-age-g...

trying to imagine federal goons beating one of those right wing "Malheur Occupation" guys to the ground and then firing seven bullets into them at point blank range while several people record it happening, there woulda been tribunals in a week

i think if i had, say, the political power of a governorship, i might go down to the scene of the execution of one of my constituents and personally demand the feds leave or arrest me

you either have legitimate authority in your state or you're powerless, may as well make it clear which

Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position

I've been getting an incredible response on this video, so the lovely folks at Rogue had me guest-blog about the experience and what devs can do to help their games stand out!
Pro tip: don't be an Easy No!