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A lot of folk are at least tangentially aware that most breeders mixing mutations to create hybrids are misguided at best, and usually fairly unethical, but how many of you were aware about dominant blue eye in cats ALSO being a sign of crossbreeding for looks rather than health?

The context here, of course, is that the “local broadcasters” Carr is egging on are actually huge conglomerates with a pending merger before his office that would give them (and him) vast control over all broadcast television stations

Law enforcement officers remember police officer killed in CDC shooting in Atlanta Weeks after David Rose was killed while responding to a shooting this month at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, officers are remembering the DeKalb County police officer as a courageous leader who pri...

You know who was also a young husband and father—not to mention ex-Marine—who died, not attacking others to make himself rich and powerful, but to save the lives of others?

David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.

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A schedule for Gamehole Con, for participants to choose events with @thehealerdm . Schedule for Jonathan Connor Self- Thursday, October 16 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM RV-DC-DES-TRC-01-01 Blood on the Canvas (Tier 1) (Hall A:126) Gamehole Con POC Industry Dinner (Military Ridge (Marriott):315,316,317) Friday, October 17 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Promoting Mental Health through Games (Kegonsa:221) Saturday, October 18 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Can I really do this for a living? Careers in Tabletop Gaming (Mendota 3:211) Adventure Design and World Building for Kids (Military Ridge (Marriott):315,316,317) Writing Games for Convention Play (Military Ridge (Marriott):315,316,317) Creating Inclusive Gaming Spaces (Kegonsa:221) Sunday, October 19 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Building a Better Table: Telling Quality Stories Inspired by Real World Cultures and Events (Kegonsa:221) Building a Better Table: Telling Stories of Loving Relationships (Kegonsa:221) RV-DC-DES-TRC-01-01 Blood on the Canvas (Tier 1) (Hall A:126)

As the President of D8 Summit Charities, and with the generous support of @tabletopgaymers.bsky.social , I keep very busy providing pro-quality panels to gamers and creatives. This year is no different – except I snuck a few games I’m running in there too. Let’s roll dice and share stories together!

Somehow my partner thought it was a realistic option that I'd be able to go to a concert a mere day after getting (hopefully) the bandage off & more freedom to walk/sit upright.
Sigh.

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AI is EVERYWHERE. AND IT SHOULDN'T BE! ESPECIALLY NOT IN THE TTRPG SPACE! I'm kicking off a new series where I talk about different tools to help GMs that ISNT AI!

#dnd #gmresource #ai #saynotoai #dontuseai #ttrpg

How are children raised on ChatGPT supposed to understand that it’s not trustworthy? How are people told it’s “artificial intelligence” supposed to believe it’s not intelligent? When your boss forces you to use it, how is it your fault for being susceptible to its intentionally manipulative design?

Bush administration created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), took us from the largest budget surplus in history to the at-the-time largest budget deficit, and blatantly lied us into not one but TWO foreign wars.

On our way to GenCon! Just doing today this year.

If you're at SDCC and want my eternal adoration, swing by the Nickelodeon booth and grab me a Legend of Korra promo card?

Baby Dolphin Break

This week, I’m hosting The Daily Show Tuesday through Thursday.

It’s my first time hosting anything on TV. Ever.

I’ve spent years writing behind the scenes, learning from truly great and talented people. Now, for three nights, I get to sit at the desk and do it myself.

Funny how all that protect women’s sports energy went out the window as soon as WNBA players showed up with T-shirts bringing awareness to the lack of financial equity they have in their league.

It’s easy for us Americans to get caught up in how bleak shit is right now, but some pretty good stuff is happening in the big picture.

Good news! Puff does not currently have pancreatis. There are signs she had it in the past but not at the moment. She has been eating well, and when she goes to her September glucose check they will also do some additional blood work.

😕

People didn’t “used to be fine” without air conditioning during heat waves in the U.S. - a lot more people *just died*.

According to this study, air conditioning has cut heat deaths in the U.S. by around 80% since 1960.

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Every short story writer I know has now walked from Analog, Asimov’s, F&SF, Hitchcock’s, and Ellery Queen magazines, some pulling stories already licensed.

The new contracts are terrible. Read that list again. This has gutted the market for short genre fiction.

#WritingCommunity

They know it.

A long hair tan, brien and blsck tabby cat sits upright on a metal table that has a white vinyl pad on it. She us facing slightly to the left. Green eyes wide, white whiskers tilted slightly down and tailcutved along her side.

Waiting on a second opinion and details but Puff may have pancreatis. Possibly caused by her diabetes (diagnosed 18 months ago). She turned 11 a couple of months ago and is our eldest

A skeet from someone saying: I do not believe any of those 8 pursued legal action.

Just to be clear, this is rape culture, pure and simple, and I’m begging people to remember one (1) thing about the US legal system before saying shit like this.

We knew people were going to die. We knew that people would be killed.

What is law-enforcement doing and what are our elected officials doing?

it is funny how many people affiliated with the secret police have had to say "stop making fun of the secret police, the guy in the tac vest that covers him like a training bra is a hero, he tracked down and subdued two hospice orderlies using only the W-2 forms they file annually"

Luckily the track record
of priests standing up
for the vulnerable in the face of armed masked thugs in unmarked vans turns out pretty … wait i’m
getting an update…

amtrak’s marketing team gets it

1. He killed my friend Ward Harkavy 2. He hasn’t lived in NYC for 30 years 3. He was behind “Vote For Cuomo, Not the Homo” in 1977 (his dad v. Koch) 4. He defunded the MTA 5. He covered up killing 12,000 New Yorkers in nursing homes 6. He killed New Yorkers by delaying Covid vaccines at Met Stadium in a dick wagging fight with de Blasio 7. He’s harassed at least 13 women (& blamed it on being Italian!) 8. He’s Netenyahu’s lawyer! 9. He ran interference for Harvey Weinstein! 10. He sued for his women accusers’ OB/GYB records!

10 reasons not to rank Andrew Cuomo *at all*

Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.

But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.