Kalpar

Treat people how you want to be treated.

Don’t be shocked when you treat someone like absolute shit and they give it back to you.

Oh sure. Agent to the Stars in particular has a few bits that I cringe at now. If it ever gets adapted for film/TV, I'll do some judicious editing of the story for that medium.

Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing biometrics use and collection. DHS proposes to require submission of biometrics by any individual, regardless...

5. There is a 60-day public comment period ahead of any formal implementation.

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

We know from scientific research that up to 75% of intersex people with varations of sex chromosomes never become aware of this during their life.

You, a boring cis woman, might find yourself in the man section of a DHS holding facility and being charged with fraud just by traveling to the US.

Next time someone gets mad when you say pregnant people and goes “Erm, WOMEN! WOMEN get pregnant.” Go “wow, okay, maybe in your world women aren’t people, but here in civilised society we believe they are.” and watch their brain collapse from the centre like a fucking soufflé.

The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.

A fine example of "AI doesn't know anything, it just picks a statistically good fit for the next word/sentence, with no memory of the previous one." So this one forgets it's supposed to be shilling for pay-us-for-reviews and pivots HARD in another direction.

Opinion | Mamdani’s Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think

The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.

Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.

lol

Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.

Just like never going to Gettysburg in July. 😆

Miss Piggy movie on way from Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Cole Escola The demanding Muppet is set to get her own movie at Disney with Oscar-winning actors producing and the Tony-winning multi-hyphenate writing

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Skyfire Phoenix {2}{R}{R} Creature — Phoenix Flying, haste When you cast your commander, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Its fury sets the clouds alight. 3/3 Illustrated by Greg Staples

Magic Card of the Day: Skyfire Phoenix

Your commander is already awesome. Now just staple a 3/3 with haste and flying to it just for fun! For decks who are all about combat a free creature can warp the game a speed out a win! I love free value with little effort. #mtg

Holocaust Researcher Says Up to 1/3 of Imprisoned LGBTQ+ People Reported by Friends and Family A new exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center aims to shed light on the diversity of LGBTQ+ Holocaust stories.

“I have not found one single instance of a straight person risking, helping, protecting a queer and trans person during this history,” Newsome said. “Not a single one. And that’s a hard pill to swallow.”

www.them.us/story/lgbtq-...

Community Spotlight, This time from the Reddit.

u/HistProfDave - With their work on of our 44187 Demonic Lasher! Excellent OSL and composition of light and environment.

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My classmate at the University of Chicago, don't you know

Temps might be dropping, but supporting your indie bookshop will keep you hot 🔥

😂

“You’re always telling people to support indie bookstores over billionaires.”

Yeah, it’s called having a consistent brand voice and a conscience.

Vote! 🇺🇸

Yeaaaah, that'd be a big (theoretical, to be clear) nope from me. People in their 20s can be awesome as humans but the gap in our life experiences is way too much to be tenable for partnering, and that's before the fact that everyone in that age group is my kid's age, and 100% oh hell no to that

YUUUUUP. I repeatedly tell people that business-related messages sent to me in any way other than email will fall down a chasm and never be seen, and yet people persist in sending them elsewhere. Guess what happens to them? My email address has been public for nearly three decades. Not hard to find!

INKTOBER 2025 - CHIBI MTG COMMANDERS
Day 28 - Flubs, the Fool
#inktober #inktober25 #mtg #magicthegathering #art

Seems like a dirty trick on Libby's part.

Also Harry Potter adults really ought to be ostracised and I mean that with my whole chest because if you can casually support it then that means you’re cool with supporting its creator against trans folks so please go house sort yourself into a bin where you belong.

Hello kids. Great costumes. You can have boring regular candy or, in exchange for a small fee, you can invest in something I'm calling Candy Premium, an AI-enabled solution that

"Trickle-down economics" is basically "let the dragons add your gold to their hoard, because they're bound to let some of it go eventually. Right?"

Though I can't say I recall too many stories where the dragons voluntarily gives up their hoard...