Nathan Hanson

Mind if I share a screenshot of this to Facebook? I (unfortunately) know lots of folks there who need to realize this.

I suppose the question here is if this will be the event that reminds the American voter that they are electing people with the awesome power to end lives and destroy countries, rather than voting for the funniest doof on a reality TV show.

Watching this week's (excellent) episode of Starfleet Academy has me wondering, how often has Star Trek had scenes with three women characters at the same time? #StarTrek

Conversations I didn't expect to hear while the kids play Minecraft:

9-year-old: "I gave you a simpler contract."

7-year-old: "The simplest of contracts."

Also well worth noting that in fact quite a lot of Americans have died to defend a multicultural economic zone.

What do you think Irish immigrants mustered into the US army in the Civil War were doing? What do you think the members of 442 Regimental Combat Team - mostly Nisei - were doing?

Thank you!

Hey @mikemcmahan.bsky.social, wondering if you could answer a *very important* Lower Decks question my family has? Did you have any sense how long the Historical Bozeman park had been around? We were debating whether the real Zefram recorded the pre-ride video!

I absolutely love Star Trek, but I have to say, it's been a while since I've enjoyed an episode as much as I enjoyed Starfleet Academy today! Can't wait to watch it again this evening! #StarTrek #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy

Such an amazing episode! @trekcore.com did you catch that cloud bit yourself, or were you tipped off?? Never would have caught that!

Ooh, definitely recognized that new alien's voice!

We recently subscribed to Dropout specifically because of VIP, and I just want to say, that as a resident of the Twin Cities it has been a lifesaver to have your work giving us some laughs in the evenings, so thank you for that! Huge Star Trek fan as well so it was great to see Eugene!

Honestly, I long for the day again when I can wake in the morning and not have to brace myself from some new horror committed by a man and his regime who are feeding themselves on the ruins of public liberty.

I've gotten a lot of enjoyment from The Novelizers

I've always enjoyed living in Minnesota, but never more so than now!

I am past 'retrain ICE.' I am past 'reform ICE.' I am past 'abolish ICE.'

I am at 'imprison ICE.'

I could keep going for a while if you'd like haha. I wish I could recommend myself, but I have nothing insightful to share I'm afraid!

Definitely, one of the things I appreciate is that they have communities you can join, "Tolkien Threads" is the one I'd recommend. I'd suggest breecrossroads (Katie from the PPP, who is a great resource for finding others to follow!), kaiakayy, davidthengoldo, elvish_groves, silmarilleanne to start

I don't know if you'd consider it a "classic" in the sense you mean, but the LOTR community over there is great!

It's a fun experience, you do a great job making podcasting newbies feel comfortable!

Just about spit out my water when you called yourself a "basic bitch" talking about this album hahaha

I really enjoyed my time with it, especially being able to play on Xbox. Looking forward to the full game!

Trump: NATO members to face tariffs increasing to 25% until a Greenland purchase deal is struck Trump recently hinted that he may pursue a tariff strategy on Greenland similar to the one he used to force foreign countries to change their drug prices.

A downside to literally no one in this Administration understanding basic economics is that "we're going to raise tariffs until you give up Greenland" is the econ version of "I'm going to repeatedly kick myself in the testicles until you do what I want"

www.cnbc.com/2026/01/17/t...

From a skyway in St. Paul!

Ah got it, thank you! Yeah, the era makes a lot of sense to me.

@floobish.bsky.social, would you be willing to share the thoughts you referenced in this episode re: the burn? I didn't personally have a problem with it, but I'd be curious to hear what you think!

That's so exciting, so much good Star Trek waiting for you between Voyager and Starfleet Academy!