“Curious, how people’s decisions are an individual matter when they’re confronted about them - but those decisions form blatant patterns.” - #Rlain, #WindandTruth, #BrandonSanderson, #StormlightArchive

For in Stoicism, there is no such thing as doing nothing. Everything must be considered that we become aware of, and thus an appropriate course of action then chosen. Not pulling the lever is as much a choice as pulling the lever, and each is the result of reason. Did we reason toward virtue or not?

Oh hello. This Weird AL’s Bigger & Weirder Tour 2025 is goin bananas!

@puddlespityparty.bsky.social is the best possible opener for @weirdalyankovic.bsky.social

I was already aware from YouTube he’s a gifted singer and composer but his stage presence is fantastic! I’d happily see him again with or without Al.

Clearwater / SW Florida sends its love!

In "The Squire of Gothos", General Trelane, retired, appears as apparently now sole resident of planet Gothos. You may call him Squire.

Card of the day: KNIGHT OF BLADES. Author Christan Nestell Bovee wrote, “The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity, and execute with vigor; to sketch out a map of possibilities, then to treat them as probabilities.”
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In "Arena", the Gorn Captain is on the Metron arena world about to face Captain Kirk.

Card of the day: ACE OF RODS. Rods represent energy in its many forms, including action, creativity, desire, passion and spirituality. It is the suit of ambition, drive, enterprise, initiative and risk-taking.
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Putting the burden of age verification on the platform puts a target on its back. If states want to regulate child internet access then states should own responsibility for creating and protecting a verification system. People really need to think about what these laws mean logically.

In "The Squire of Gothos", on the otherwise uninhabitable planet Gothos, the Enterprise landing party finds one small breathable area, hosted by General Trelane, retired. You may call him Squire. Yes, he rather facies that.

Card of the day: KNIGHT OF BLADES. Author Christan Nestell Bovee wrote, “The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity, and execute with vigor; to sketch out a map of possibilities, then to treat them as probabilities.”
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In "Dagger of the Mind", Tantalus V's Dr. Tristan Adams "demonstrates" his mind-altering Neural Neutralizer on Captain Kirk while Dr. Helen Noel is held back by an aide.

Card of the day: FOUR OF CUPS. It has been said by many that the opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. At its extreme, those who completely lack empathy for others are often inhuman and open the door for true evil.
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If you retcon the size, you also need to retcon the mass #StrangeNewWorlds

It’s 2050 and a teen girl is torrenting a .tar.gz file of all the consciousnesses of all the tech bros who uploaded themselves into the cloud in a bid for immortality and modding them into The Sims 4

In "Hollow Pursuits", Lieutenant Reginald Barklay indulges in some lively swordplay on the holodeck during his off-duty hours.

Card of the Day: ACE OF BLADES. Blades represent mental activity, intellect, thought and decision. It is the suit of the deliberate mind and its rational abilities, capable of piercing distraction and illusion to arrive at truth.
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In "Yesterday's Enterprise", the Enterprise-D watches the Enterprise-C emerge through a time fissure from over twenty years ago.

Card of the day: THE CHARIOT. It is said that the race does not always go to the swift, and the battle does not always go to the strong. But that is a good way to bet, especially when the swift and strong racer is you.
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I don’t think we talk enough about isolated thunderstorms. Why are they isolated? Is it by choice? Are they okay? Do they want company but don’t feel comfortable asking? #florida #rainyseason

In "Booby Trap", Geordi creates a holodeck projection of Dr. Leah Brahms, one of the propulsion experts who designed the Enterprise's engines.

Card of the day: ACE OF COINS. Coins represent work, money, home, the physical and the material. It is the suit of both available and potential support, regarding health, wealth, talent and growth.
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So what are we doing #StarTrek? Is the M’Benga thing going somewhere or is this another instance where vigilante justice is cool in Starfleet as long as the other party was despicable enough?

I think it’s a recognition that the origin movie structure is now so familiar that if you can’t make it extra extra novel then just establish the bare bones and bring more context in later in the film as needed. Or in the words of the band Tripod re: King Kong “Get to the F-ing monkey!”

This was the magic of when comics were unbagged on newsstands in grocery stores and gas stations everywhere, and for god's sake, they didn't reset the issue numbers every other year. Jumping in on an issue that grabbed your attention and just having to hang on and catch up with the story was GREAT.

The original axe body spray.

Because I’m not familiar with this organization I thought for a moment @matthewremski.bsky.social and @derekberes.bsky.social were wading in on the backlash to modern artists drawing the eponymous #X-Men character #Jubilee more visibly Chinese. Maybe I need to start my own nerd culture spin off 😅

I would not wish that on anyone. I was in Ireland in June and when I stepped off the plane back into the Orlando air it was like being assaulted by a hot wet towel.

Exactly. The problem with a character like Trump is that because there’s already an astounding degree of weird and disturbing deeds, it invites grifters to shamelessly make up their own evidence free claims to cash in. If the headline is Trump kicks puppy that’s very plausible but show me the tape.

#Superman review:

Give me the saturated colors and unironic idealism. Put that right in my veins. More please.

The final arc of season five begins. Two trailer parks, unalike in dignity, is where we lay our scene.

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The depths of pity I felt for the cashier who had to say “Welcome to Burger King where YOU rule.” #fastfoodgothic #suburbangothic

Real #Idiocracy vibes. The awkward affection, not my estimation of the cashier’s intelligence. I’ve had to shout cringe slogans in my time too.

Both the cameo and the neck wound are deep cuts.

✨✨I cherish the unconditional love and companionship I share with animals.✨✨
#GlimmerInTheVoid #Affirmations #PositiveThoughts #positiveaffirmations buff.ly/ahG74X0

Good sentiment. Worth stealing.

As an appreciator of whimsy, it amuses me that #Ironheart is powered by literal black girl magic. Well played #Marvel well played.