New Evidence Suggests Dinosaurs Had Quinceañeras https://theonion.com/new-evidence-suggests-dinosaurs-had-quinceaneras/
Gordon McAlpin
@gmcalpin.bsky.social
Freelance graphic designer, mostly books and TTRPG related things (Beadle & Grimm’s, Brotherwise Games) | animation http://multiplex10.com/watch | portfolio http://gordonmcalpin.com 🇵🇭🇺🇸
With some of the strongest protections for patients seeking abortions and for doctors who provide them, Illinois is—and always will be—a safe haven.
Many women with high-risk pregnancies can’t get abortions in their home states. Illinois welcomes them.
More people travel to Illinois than to any other state for an abortion. A program helps the small percentage who need care in a hospital.
chicago.suntimes.com
🧵🧵🧵 A scandal that hardly anyone knows happened is Trump giving traitor Michael Flynn $1.25 million in your tax money. Flynn, Trump’s 1st national security adviser, pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI but was pardoned by Trump. He sued, alleging "weaponization," and DOJ paid him in March. 1/4🧵
Justice Dept. Settles Flynn’s Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $1.25 Million (Gift Article)
The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.
nytimes.com
The Highest-Grossing Theater for ‘The Odyssey’ in 70MM Hadn’t Screened a New Movie in 35 Years www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
The Highest-Grossing Theater for ‘The Odyssey’ in 70MM Hadn’t Screened a New Movie in 35 Years
The last first-run film at L.A.'s historic Alex Theatre was 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' in 1991.
hollywoodreporter.com
every time a new Insidious movie comes out, i think the same thing: "i thought lin shaye died"
Watch the final trailer for INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER. Tickets on sale now. In theaters August 21.
The group behind an effort to force a statewide vote on Missouri Republicans’ 7-1 gerrymander filed a new lawsuit Tuesday night — obtained by TPM — challenging the Secretary of State’s finding that its petition is “insufficient.”
New Lawsuit Challenges Missouri’s Rejection of Citizen Challenge to GOP Gerrymander
The group behind an effort to force a statewide vote on Missouri...
talkingpointsmemo.com
people always assume i’m mad when i have to communicate via text. i’m just typing my truth, baby.
BREAKING: We’re suing Texas A&M University’s Board of Regents to challenge their censorship policy that restricts instruction on race, sexual orientation, and gender. Public universities can't ban ideas they don't like.
Going to Gamehole Con? If you're a POC and make TTRPG content, join @lyla.bsky.social and me at the POC Industry Dinner, sponsored by @montecookgames.com and @brotherwisegames.bsky.social! Meet creators, find mentorship, grow our industry. 🌽 Apply by 8/23: bit.ly/ghcpoc26 🌽
Have GenCon con crash or FOMO? Checkout Gamehole Con! If you're a POC and make TTRPG content, @glyphtide.games and I run the POC Industry Dinner, sponsored by @montecookgames.com and @brotherwisegames.bsky.social Meet creators, find mentorship, grow our industry. 🌽 Apply by 8/23: bit.ly/ghcpoc26 🌽
Heck yeah! That's my book! Look at her, all grown up and three dimensional 😭!
Brotherwise Games@brotherwisegames.bsky.social · 6d agoMistborn: Legacy is the Mistborn setting adventure that spans both eras of Scadrial. Oppose two eras of evil in this excellent Cosmere RPG adventure. 🗡️🎲🪙 If you’re at Gen Con, you can get your eyes on the books in Room 133!
Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
“While the bank did not accuse the Trump Organization of money laundering, Capital One said Trump's accounts were closed after a monthslong review by the bank's anti-money laundering team…” uhhh… are these not the same thing abcnews.com/US/capital-c...
Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'
Capital One says it closed hundreds of accounts associated with President Trump and his businesses in 2021 "for anti-money laundering reasons," according to a filing.
abcnews.com
it’s interesting how the Internet made journalists stop putting the lede in the first goddamn paragraph to increase engagement, then started paywalling everything after the fourth paragraph, so nothing makes any sense anymore
BREAKING: Sen. Dick Durbin accuses Todd Blanche of lying under oath. He says Blanche told him in his office — with witnesses — that the slush fund was a mistake. In his confirmation hearing, Blanche denied that remark.
INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER. Trailer tomorrow. They’re coming for our world... In theaters August 21.
Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.
GIRL SNAKE CATCHER. she makes a snug little income by securing reptiles for traveling shows SHE JUST GRABS THEM (The Washington Bee, Washington DC, November 8, 1902)
this is why i don't care if WOTC makes Star Wars 5.5E or Jujutsu Kaisen 5.5E or Legally Blonde 5.5E if people play it and have fun, who fucking cares why does anyone fucking care
Chris Hutton - TTRPG Insider@newsnerd.bsky.social · 2d agoThere's this quote from lead designer Greg Bilsland about D&D helping fix the 'global loneliness epidemic" It's something that we're seeing the company lean into with the upcoming LFG additions to D&D Beyond. But it's equally a theme that came up constantly during interviews at GenCon this year.
In light of the “good faith questions” discourse I just wanted to re-up @reveleth.com’s fascinating podcast about the complex (and frequently appalling) history and present of policing sexual biology in women’s sports.
Reo Eveleth@reveleth.com · 2y agoHello new people! My latest project was a 10+ year labor of love and it would mean the world to me if you checked it out. www.tested-podcast.com It’s a narrative, deep, complex and suspenseful story of gender, sports, science, and “fairness.”
me, typing an email to an actual Catholic priest: please talk to me about demons lmk if there's anything i can say to help you feel comfortable that i am a weirdo (good) not a weirdo (bad) lol
The US Department of Justice has claimed in a case involving Elon Musk’s xAI that people should be required to leave the enforcement of environmental laws to the executive branch—even if the executive decides to take no action.
Trump wants the power to stop the public from suing polluters
Trump's DOJ says citizens should no longer be able to enforce environmental laws.
arstechnica.com
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions that may have been affected by the intestinal illness and dehydration.
Michigan reports first 2 U.S. deaths in outbreak of cyclospora
chicago.suntimes.com
now that people have died from the cyclospora outbreak, the joy of weeks' worth of poop lettuce jokes has become tainted