The only thing more annoying than Will Stancil are people feel the need to dunk on Will Stancil. It's like watching nerds fight over whether Captain Kirk gets more tail than Han Solo.
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Author, translator. Polyglot, polyamorous, polygonal. Knower of things. Mostly real. My posts may be licensed for training data in large language models and generative AI at a cost of US $1000 per word.
She's one of the characters in the first season of The Facts of Life who didn't make it to the second.
Howard Mortman@howardmortman.bsky.social · 2w ago"Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder." -- Haley Stevens
Can I maintain consciousness long enough to read the last 30 pages of this book and also maintain memory of what happened in the morning? [YES] [NO]
A decade after "It's time for some game theory," it's depressing that somebody can name a Twitter account The Capitol Telegraph or Washington News Network, claim Trump is about to declare war on Denmark, and people will spread it as fact.
Walter Sobchak was right, having an ethos is better than not. Someone who does evil because they think it's right at least has a conscience. Somebody like Lindsey Graham who has no preference for good or evil beyond which will bring him power, is an utter void of humanity.
My understanding of evangelicals comes from going to high school with a bunch of them, some of them the children of major players in the Christian Coalition, and getting dragged to basement youth groups.
He is describing Hell and calling it a paradise.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.UN Ambassador Matt Whitaker: "People are enjoying the United States of America because it's an awesome place. We have extraordinary things like Buc-ee's and Chick-fil-A, very convenient to eat in your car while you're having a phone call. It's an amazing country."
If I ever received a call from the school that my child was gender nonconforming, the principal would have five assholes before I was done with him.
Frances Larina@franceslarina.bsky.social · last mo.HR 822 requires trusted adults (school employees, counselors, coaches as well as doctors & other health workers) to monitor children for signs of gender stereotype non-conformance and report them. Non-compliance results in steep fines and criminal punishment. This goes into effect in Idaho today.
Current reading. Sadly it is not about how the Lewis estate decided to reorder the Narnia series based upon a single letter where Jack humored a little boy by telling him it's okay to read the series in chronological rather than publication order.
Things I did not ask for: a commercial with Ice-T's girlfriend telling me how he uses Blue Chew to rail her while he sits there smiling like a guy who's son brought his grandkids to the old folks home for the first time since Easter.
One day Hollywood will get tired of adapting the same five Jane Austen and Brontë novels and give us a film based on Anthony Trollope or Ann Radcliffe, or maybe even Goethe.
No other word has done more damage to the craft of writing in recent years than “content”. Even if you’re using the word “content” ironically, or as a cute little joke, don’t. When someone calls writing “content” they’re pissing on someone’s hard work & passion. “Content” is Technosatan’s henchword.
The reason people hate the Democratic Party is it's run by people who want unwavering support from voters without ever having to engage with what voters actually want.
Jaime Harrison@jaimeharrison.bsky.social · last mo.I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination. Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.
It'll be hilarious if Trump brings back the swamp that was there prior to the western Mall getting drained.
Raw Story@rawstory.com · last mo.The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a new problem: it's reportedly starting to smell.
Vlad Tepes, the descendant of steppe nomads who migrated to Europe and settled on land previously occupied by other steppe nomads who'd migrated to Europe, defended Europe from steppe nomads who'd migrated to Anatolia.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe mask is FULLY off from the man now.
Quick and easy way for President Ocasio-Cortez to ban all AI without Congressional approval.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2mo agoThe US government just issued an export restriction on Claude Fable/Mythos preventing any foreign national from accessing the model even in the US and Anthropic employees. As a result, all access is cutoff for the foreseeable future.
Need something to read this weekend? Try The Duke of Hell, a translation of several medieval tales of terror involving a demon-fathered lord who runs around murdering peasants and stealing from monasteries. www.amazon.com/Duke-Hell-Tr...
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In 2036, FetLife is going to be full of extremely wealthy, recently divorced women looking to make up for a decade without a single orgasm.
Ej Dickson@ejdickson.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy latest story for @wired.com is about the uber-wealthy tech guys and CEOs paying matchmakers $50k to set them up with trad wives. "They're not looking for a bossy bitch lady," one told me. "They want a woman who knows how to respect and honor a man." www.wired.com/story/matchm...
We should outlaw trillionaires. I don't mean we should merely make it illegal to be one. We should outlaw them in the traditional Anglo-Saxon sense of removing all legal protections from them and letting people hunt them in the streets.
Glad I filled up today even though my tank was half full.
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 2mo agoIRAN'S TOP JOINT MILITARY COMMAND SAYS STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSES FOR PASSAGE OF ANY VESSELS
Every political ad in the Oklahoma Republican primary is, "My opponent Chet Whitesupremacist claims to be a Nazi, but he doesn't even support concentration camps for divorced women. Vote for me, Ted Totenkopf, the only real Nazi in this race."
If someone wants to argue that Platner is being smeared by *falsehoods*, then fine. Make your case. Rationalizing it all as “well, we need to beat Trump” is a signal to all voters that Democrats are hypocrites. Winning matters, values don’t.
Graham Platner does not look like someone who has recovered from substance abuse.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoGraham Platner denies stories about his behavior with women as reported by the NYT
I'm beyond court packing at this point. Now I want Dems to pass a law requiring SCOTUS to hear cases in the district they originate, provide no travel funds, and make it a felony for Justices to accept gifts of more than $50. Make these assholes hitchhike to the 9th Circuit.
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEW: The Supreme Court's Republican appointees end civil rights redistricting protections. The majority invoked “our colorblind Constitution” to expand and transform April's Callais decision. Sotomayor, in dissent, highlighted the "grave harms" the majority "inflicts." Tonight, at Law Dork:
I guess Weis is unfamiliar with LBJ's aphorism, better to have him inside the tent pissing out than outside pissing in.
Solomon@solomonrmissouri.com · 2mo agoMake the news clowns fire you Scott Pelley www.mediaite.com/media/news/b...
It's wild that Scorsese came out in favor of AI the same week that the #1 movie in America is about a guy who succumbs to AI psychosis after deciding that therapy is too hard.
