When I say I'm for open borders I actually am for them.

John Fetterman always has this facial expression like he’s dissatisfied with the flavor of a live bird he just ate

a thing about these “priorities” is that they cannot be achieved without comprehensive Supreme Court reform, which means THAT is your actual priority

Daniel Drezner@dandrezner.bsky.social · 3w ago

Klein asks Allen what liberals should prioritize if they win the trifecta in 2028. Allen suggests the following: 1) Putting an end to Citizens United; 2) Creation of national service; 3) Ending gerrymandering

26. The best Talking Heads song without a member of the Talking Heads in it is, obviously, Brian Eno's "King's Lead Hat" but Robert Fripp's "Under Heavy Manners" is the best with the actual David Byrne. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_0B...

Under Heavy Manners — Robert Fripp (and David Byrne) (1980) vinyl album

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Reclining Your Seat on an Airplane is an Act of Evil

Reclining Your Seat on an Airplane is an Act of Evil - Lawyers, Guns & Money

If there’s one thing I believe in my life, it’s that one should do everything they can not to inconvience another person, particularly a stranger. It’s my very strongly held belief that if everyone believed–and this is correct–that they are the least important person in the world, then the world would get along much better. […]

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I disagree slightly here. I don't think Klein is into this stuff, I think he values what he sees as civility and collegiality with far-right racists as fellow "intellectuals" more than he does having values, and that effectively makes him a useful idiot for promoting their views.

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · last mo.

I think that it is insulting to everyone including Ezra Klein to continue pretending that he's this idiot child with the memory of a goldfish and start accepting him for who he is- a guy who's into this stuff but also wants to be liked by everyone

34. Frank Zappa is often right about things. The problem is he's a complete asshole about it.

27. If you ever need evidence about how much straight guys think about penises, I give you the complete Frank Zappa catalog.

22. The later Zappa bands were often filled with younger musicians who were fans first or hired guns. Zappa was a shitty, demanding boss. The vibes were always off. The "fun" is forced and sometimes cruel. Compare the later Halloween shows to the early ones. Night and day.

13. "Freak Out!" is also good because it contains a good mix: satirical hard rock, doo wop parodies, sound collages, a genuine blues rock protest song (that he would never duplicate again). A bit of everything.

12. Where do you start with Frank Zappa? "Hot Rats" all the way. All instrumental, the only vocal is Captain Beefheart's righteous "Willie The Pimp." "Peaches En Regalia" is, by his own admission, the only thing he wrote that nobody had a bad thing to say about. The production is AMAZING.

1. We can argue about "best" all day long, but Frank's Roxy era band is the most talented collection of musicians in rock history. George Duke was the third vocalist on the call sheet. Chester Thompson was one of two drummers. All three Fowler Brothers! RUTH FUCKING UNDERWOOD!

Can we normalize Sega Dreamcasts?

Please be on the lookout for an Emergency Transmission from @timheidecker.bsky.social this evening on theonion.info. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Let me tell you a story. When I was a child, I suffered from night terrors. It was always the same dream: I could hear my family and neighbors wailing…

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Dear new Apple CEO, You could do a lot worse than relaunch the iPod as a budget-friendly (under $400, you can do it! ) delivery system for serious music fans. Two T of storage, ability to play FLACs, real headphone jack. You have no idea the goodwill this would generate.

Wait, Shermer wrote a book called "Truth"? And here I thought skepticism was about the weight of evidence. And then the contents look like both-sides centrist bullshit.

Jack Graham@timescarcass.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The new mainline IDSG is now available a few days in advance for patrons. @danielharper.bsky.social & I go through some astonishing conversations that Michael Shermer had with various people including Douglas Murray. www.patreon.com/posts/156467...

Even trace amounts of exposure to the LessWrong discussion boards is actively harmful to your mental health. Cordon it off for 10,000 years.

Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)@iwriteok.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Gwen Danielson, who lived with Ziz (of Zizians fame) during the Rationalist Fleet days and left the group shortly before the killings started, has made a blog post. Tl,dr: "My understanding of Ziz's beliefs...contradict with the deaths that actually happened." www.lesswrong.com/posts/mbrmZm...

Absolutely over the moon about this. If you've not read my HUGO NOMINATED book-length essay on Sandman, it remains free to all at www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-cud...

The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)

4/21/26: Since this is getting some new eyes, I feel like I should probably offer a bit of context. This essay is part of a larger work, Last War in Albion, which traces the history of the magical war...

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Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Related work (cont) Last War in Albion: "The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)" by Elizabeth Sandifer ( @eruditorumpress.com) Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by @susanamorris.bsky.social (Amistad) 18/

Gonna spend the next two years spamming every elected Dem about the concept of "damnatio memoriae." Chisel his name off every inscription. Build over the various Trump Towers like they're Nero's Golden House. Remove him from physical memory, not to forget but as a sign of disrespect to the man.

NPR@npr.org · 4mo ago

The seven-member body, whose ranks are composed of Trump appointees, was expected to approve the arch. The proposed monument strongly resembles Paris' Arc de Triomphe, but almost 100 feet taller. n.pr/3O5czfK

"MLP-Music has only scratched the surface with its Bandcamp offerings, partly due to the fact that many of the master tapes are missing, so they have to track down source material on vinyl records, compact discs, and cassette." How MLP-Music Became the Internet’s Largest Collection of Arabic Music:

How MLP-Music Became the Internet’s Largest Collection of Arabic Music

A mind-blowing array of music that spans regional styles.

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I'd like to share a discovery with you. Behold: Axel フ

Satellite Cop ”JEFF”

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REALIS, the science fantasy TTRPG I’ve been working on for the last five years, is now live on Kickstarter! 55 Player Classes 150+ NPC Classes 29 Factions 20 Example Moons of Realis GMing and Prep Guidance Over 100 incredible illustrations from 17 artists! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

Realis

A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker

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There's garbage in the water. There's poison in the sky. I guess it won't be long before we're all gonna die

Realis—the moon-hopping TTRPG by @austinwalker.bsky.social—lands on Kickstarter April 2026! Featuring 55 classes, 150+ NPCs, 100+ illustrations, expanded GM & homebrew guidance, and much more, bookmark the campaign today at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru... | teaser art: @decassette.bsky.social

I think it's obvious that the problem is they've hired the wrong Jon Taylor from the internet's nerd spheres. We have a solution ready for the Neopet people when they are ready to hear it.

Foucault's Pudendum@kaitave.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I've joked with some folks before that the implosion of the Neopets RPG is their chance to step up and take a shot at it, but it seems like there really IS an opening now since John Taylor of Geekify has been sent to whatever the Neopets equivalent of the Phantom Zone is

If you're a comics addict and you want to understand how the apocalypse happened, there's never been a better time to catch up on @eruditorumpress.com's 10yr project, LAST WAR IN ALBION, which frames the collapse of the West in the context of the Alan Moore - Grant Morrison feud Essential stuff!!!

which goes to something i always say: elections aren't just competitions over who can meet the criteria voters have - they're debates about what those criteria *should be*

production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA