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I was going to write "thanks Obama" as a sort of callback and then I realized someone could take it wrong and then I realized Obama really should be thanked for his efforts (even if they did fall short of universal healthcare) but alas. Anyway. Thanks Obama.

First day in 15 years without health insurance. No I cannot afford $900 a month geez whiz golly. Looking forward to bankruptcy.
#aca #healthinsurance #2026isgonnabegreat

Would you like to know how to make a zine? Here's easy step-by-step instructions on how to make your own without the use of a computer by @thorazos.bsky.social

A slice of apple pie taken from the top down. The pie is drizzled with caramel sauce and has a streusel top.

Haven't posted a picture of pie for a while. Well now it's apple pie season! We covered our with salted caramel sauce and didn't quite know what to do with ourselves after.
#pie #foodporn

This this this this this this.
This.

The River Rises.

This seems apt on a day like today.

YouTube video by Jess Craven 101 Here’s what it was like in Downtown LA (Spoiler alert: Trump is lying to you)

Here’s what it was like in Downtown LA today.

(Spoiler alert: Trump is lying to you)
youtu.be/to9wEgUCIpQ

The thing they don't tell you when you turn off ai for Gmail is now alllllll your email goes into one box. Still not turning it back on.
#fuckai

Like I said. Cool. Super cool, in fact. ❤️

Well you just got cooler.

Total. Badass.

Excitement!

This is flippin adorable.

The 37 Best Cult Documentaries, From Strange to Sinister From utopian communes gone wrong to the true stories of megalomaniacal leaders.

For anyone who’s lost a family member or friend to the cult of conspiracy theories on platforms like Facebook and X, these documentaries can offer a window into an all-too familiar psychology — or, for others where the draw is less personal, might simply scratch a voyeuristic itch.

Books are an amazing invention, from writing on parchment to the printing press, I bless the creation of books! #booksbooksbooks #booklover #bookstagram #booksky

This.

I am thoroughly convinced that all music algorithms are broken. No playlist is safe from eventual Margaritaville.
#enshitification

This trend of putting icing on a scone really needs to fecking stop.

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope: "Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is — we're here on Earth to fart around And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."

Kurt Vonnegut man

A painting of a bird beside the text "i don't think you understand exactly how fuckin' pissed we all are"

It's all of those things and more.

I can hear the monching from here!

" On April 5th, a 54% tariff goes into effect on a wide range of goods imported from China. For those of us who create boardgames, this is not just a policy change. It's a seismic shift. At Steve Jackson Games, we are actively assessing what this means for our products, our pricing, and our future plans. We do know that we can't absorb this kind of cost increase without raising prices. We've done our best over the past few years to shield players and retailers from the full brunt of rising freight costs and other increases, but this new tax changes the equation entirely. Here are the numbers: A product we might have manufactured in China for $3.00 last year could now cost $4.62 before we even ship it across the ocean. Add freight, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution margins, and that once-$25 game quickly becomes a $40 product. That's not a luxury upcharge; it's survival math. Some people ask, "Why not manufacture in the U.S.?" I wish we could. But the infrastructure to support full-scale boardgame production – specialty dice making, die-cutting, custom plastic and wood components – doesn't meaningfully exist here yet. I've gotten quotes. I've talked to factories. Even when the willingness is there, the equipment, labor, and timelines simply aren't."

Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating

I finished #thesiltverses and now I don't know what to do with my life.

The thing about so-called generative artificial intelligence is, the intelligence isn't artificial. It's real. It's OURS. The techbros stole our intelligence (our data, our thoughts, our stories, our art) and used the software to regurgitate it and spackle it together into digital particleboard.

They have their work cut out for them if so.

A picture of a black and white tuxedo cat with his head on a pile of books.

Grunt the Book Helper.
#cats #tuxedocat #books

Photo of a black and brown goat with short, curling horns and snowy white ears. He looks like he is smiling.

Eeyore might just be the biggest love bug of all the goats. He loves people so much and will walk beside you like a huge happy dog! His favorite thing is getting scritches all over his shoulders and back. ☺️

Not to mention how it effects the city that surrounds these universities. Lost jobs means less money to spend in stores and restaurants. Fewer students means housing crashing. It's all one big snowball that can wipe out a community.