Mike Myler

Are Americans aware that down here in Mexico we’ve been getting bombarded for months with ads of Kristi Noem telling us to our face that we’re out welcome in the US, and that these ads even found their way into our national TV broadcasts

Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it

Daguerreotype image of the hand of fishing boat captain and slavery abolitionist Jonathan Walker showing the “SS” (for “Slave Stealer”) that the US Govt branded on his palm after he tried in 1844 to help runaway slaves in Florida find freedom in the West Indies (Massachusetts Historical Society) 🗃

A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.

This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵

Let me get this straight: the Administration that is sanctioning a Brazilian Supreme Court justice over allegations of censoring American free speech is [checks notes] censoring American free speech?

on Jaws 3 and I think I've figured it out: these are just not very good films

fact: wife loves donuts
issue: wife is having a bad day
solution: buy box of donuts

true problem: all of my day has been walking into the kitchen to get a donut then saying "no do not have another donut" then walking back out x595689 times

As the TTRPG media sphere contracts, we're expanding -- Rascal is hiring a news writer!

We're running a short 2 week pledge drive, offering a 6 month, 25% discount, celebrating our Diana Jones Award... nomination... in order to support this new hire.

If you are in the #Pittsburgh area and keen to buy my grandma's 2010 sebring (66k miles, just passed inspection, heated seats, rearview camera) get at me.

is it like a shoreside version of dirt bike kids kinda thing?

watching Jaws 2 for the first time and whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat is with this every teenager having a sail boat thing?

I know it was a different time but like seeeeeeeems like a lot of kids with boats. Far too many.

Suspiciously too many.

not DeadJournal?

Remember when Vice President Harris bought a few quality cooking items at a French cookery store with her own money and legacy media melted down?

J.D. Vance literally used the Army Corps of Engineers to manipulate a public waterway, so he’d have an easier time kayaking and it’s a blip on the radar.

Oh by the way, don’t forget you can ask your library to order nearly any book you want to read but don’t want to buy. And as authors we love libraries buying our books & readers being able to access them through libraries.

Screenshot of a Twitter post from Gravantus @Gravantus Watching an old Twilight Zone episode where a man becomes obsessed with a devil machine coin fortune teller. The machine gives generic answers but he becomes paralyzed, unable to make a decision without consulting it. Anyway, some of these episodes are a bit farfetched. Attached are two images, one of ta devil coin fortune telling machine with a sign saying ot ask yes or no questions. The second image is a stock photo of a phone with the ChatGPT logo.

for the late crowd

ICE is hiring! US immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for highly motivated, morally indifferent individuals to join our team. Open positions include: Senior Goon Racism Enforcement Office Unmarked Van Driver (Part-Time) Experience with children a plus usajobs.gov

From this month's edition of The Onion.

Fox News Decries Woke Casting Of Indian Man As Star Of ‘Sankranthiki Vasthunam’

Fox News Decries Woke Casting Of Indian Man As Star Of ‘Sankranthiki Vasthunam’ theonion.com/fox-new...

How is the M&M 3rd party market? #RPG #TTRPG #MnM #MutantsAndMasterminds

Crucible City!

*yearns*

I am working on a piece about awards in TTRPGs, what we expect from them, how we relate to them, what function they propose to serve and which one they serve. So if you want to share your experiences with awards, feel free to contact me.

Silent prayers were held in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, marking 80 years since the atomic bombing of the city by the US on August 6, 1945.

mRNA vaccines are one of the most important tools we have for preventing future catastrophic pandemics because we can update them more quickly than any other vaccine technology in response to new emerging viruses & variants.

RFK Jr cancelling millions in mRNA research makes the world far less safe.

#TypooftheDay: "Warhammer 401(k)"
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"In the grim darkness of your own future, there is no realistic option to retire."
#TooTrue

A Gallup popularity chart showing the Pope at +46, Bernie at +11, AOC at -4, Trump at -16, Musk at -28.

Two most popular politicians on this list are Bernie (the rare double-digit positive opinion) and AOC. Elon Musk is one of the most unpopular people in the world.

Corpse Explosion from Level Up 5E is pretty epic a5e.tools/spell/corpse...

If Shadow of the Demon Lord qualifies, Hateful Defecation is hard to beat

Graphic that reads: Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant 10 grants at $200 apiece Applications open until August 31 bannerless.games/grants

Hello again, tabletop RPG designers! The second Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant is now taking applications!

I'm looking to award up to 10 grants at $200 apiece.

Applications open until the end of the month. Apply here: bannerless.games/grants

If you're going to send me something written by an LLM then save us all time and resources and just send me your prompt instead. I'll value a text that says "Heartfelt condolence message with reference to a list of events" more, because this way I at least actually know what you were thinking