Gen X'er. Researcher. Historian. MSTie. One of SOLMatesPod's Literal Dozen. Friend of DeSoto. Wheel of Time reader. Critter. He/Him. Frequently hyperbolic.
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Dear Trans Kids, I'll make you a deal, you fight to stay here and I'll fight along side you. One day this hate and ignorance will end. One day you'll stop being the scapegoat of the wealthy, powerful, and ignorant, and I want you to be around to see that day.
Ok somewhat off the wall and no doubt silly #whereistrump theory. What if heโs not sick and just fled the country? Think about it - with everything coming down I. The next few days it makes sense.
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary. Pffffft. Don't even need to change a thing:
If these motherfuckers are holding onto to VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION until a work day, I am going to be SO irritated that I went into the office. Just sayin...
*Mary Shelley filing her nails in Goth Heaven, which looks sorta like Hell but it's just for esthetics* "Done thaaaat." *looks wistfully in the distance and smiles* "Sort of, anyway. Thanks, Mom."
Every single White House proof of life picture right now. #whereistrump
NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE! youtu.be/hUqkb33WCpo
Happy Labor Day to the union workers who built Americaโs middle class.
You know, sometimes I worry that my over-developed sense of nuance and subtext get in the way of expressing how I feel. Oh well. Something to work on, I guess.
Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in September:
@benjaminahr.mobi : W/R/T "Alien: Earth" The dread is there, sir, I assure you. Ep to ep, it's there. Especially when you remember who the main characters WERE before they became what they are now. Okay, back to #GreatestTrek, I just usually don't get a chance to go parasocial DURING, ya know? ๐
I'm sure there are people who incorrectly assume that his ending will end *waves arms around* all of this. But let's not take joy away from those who need it. We DESERVE the celebration that will ensue. We can deal with the remaining parasites "tomorrow."
Happy Labor Day, comrades ๐ซก
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GUYS GUYS GUYS! I just had an idea. What IF it's like one of those big budget Hollywood action films where there's an ABDUCTION and we need STRONG ACTION PERSON to rescue them, but this is real life so no one gives a shit and they all just let their devices run out of power to avoid the situation?
LOL - SAME! It's yet another way @greatesttrek.com has carved a piece of my brain with a mental-mindmelonballer and replaced it with one of their bits [BITS! BITS! NO MATTER WHAT!] and it's like... I don't even notice when it happens anymore! #GreatestTrek: the Nubbin' Bug of #StarTrek podcasts! ๐
Fucking ACES historical deep cut here:
Man, I get it. I'd have followed Sgt. Apone unto Hell, too. That guy ruled. #RandomShowerThoughts
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
I do not agree. Salt has many domestic and industrial uses, so having a salt pillar that large COULD be useful. Cilantro, on the other hand, is an abomination of every law of both Gods and Nature, and is utterly useless as such. Also, #GreatestTrek obligatory share: youtu.be/bar3GOzDNzg
One week ago, thousands of New Yorkers tried something new. They heard about it last minute. They didnโt know where it would take them or who they would meet. It was free, earnest, even educational. It was the #ZcavengerHunt and it was a thing of beauty.
wife: oh hey u guys are back early me: breadโs woke wife: what? me: *loading a butter knife and getting back in the car* breadโs woke
top tier skeet
"Hey, we saw you from acro-" "HELL YEAH, SOUNDS GOOD, I ALSO DIG YOUR VIBE, LET'S GOOOOOO!" And SCENE. ๐
"HEY, ICHEB! AM I STILL MUCKING OUT SEWAGE WATER IN THE FUTURE? ... ... ... 'CAUSE... I HAVE OTHER SKILLS I COULD BE USING! ... ... ... JUST SAYIN'! ... ... ... OKAY, GOOD TALK!" #GreatestTrek #HeyIcheb!
Oh, I remember that dude. @npr.org would book him for #ATC, back before I stopped listening to them for their bold stand of never taking a stand against belief and opinion being equated with actual Reality.
The Nazgรปl will never catch me, Crow. Iโm the wind, baby.
Guys, let's not fall back into same ole, same ole. Until we hear AND SEE otherwise, it happened. If we keep on keepin' on like that... maybe it'll be like that thing with the 10th Doctor, where humanity Tinkerbelled him from a weird gremlin back into his younger form. Only like... in reverse. ๐
Reposting from X. I can't stress this enough. We live in a fascist society. When capitalism strips stories of their context and meaning and sells them back as empty nostalgia, they stop questioning power and become just aesthetics. Thatโs how we forget what they were meant to teach us.
"Did I mention I was a millionaire? The world is dying slow but I don't care. They're lowering my income tax, my CPA saved a lot from that." - @mclars.bsky.social & @megaran.com youtu.be/eX5UNZNxq30
Yeah, it really seems like I missed the party while at my own, but hey... that's okay. It was a joy to wake up to and start reading. I know it ain't gonna happen for years, but... damn is it fun to think about the party breaking out when it does.
Hoooooo-ly fuck, dude. I was JUST quoting that ep in my head LAST NIGHT when I was thinking about Colorado: "Not too soon for me the stars of home." IDK if I'll ever step foot on the front range again, or live in the majesty of the Western states, but Gods I hope to do ONE of those someday.
It's like staying up late to see if Santa is real but we're hoping Santa's dead
For the record @npr.org, that kind of cowardly, wishy-washy, normalizing DRECK is why I stopped listening to NPR. I tell you now: Daniel Schorr and Carl Kassel would be ashamed and HORRIFIED at the marzipan spined reporting NPR is doing on a literal fascist takeover of our country.
NICE.
We still beat the shit out of the sociopathic CEO who willfully, gleefully STOLE A GIFT BEING GIVEN TO A CHILD. IDGAF who's got what money in this scenario; retribution should be delivered.
I was updating by Nerdvana playlist yesterday (a name and concept I blatantly stole from @thatdjspider.bsky.social, who you should check out any time literally ever that she's spinning somewhere), and found THIS fucking gem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxHt...
fuck the cheating CEO, identify this guy so we can all show up at his house
Oh, he can be PERSUADED. Someone should've "persuaded" him right then and there, or followed him for the rest of the day until he could be "persuaded" elsewhere. He won't change without learning, and he clearly needs to learn that some actions require direct and severe consequences.
Everything sucks and is getting suckier, so in order to combat a tiny fraction of it, I would like to profusely thank @mikemcmahan.bsky.social, Brad Winters, and MayDarmon for putting Mariner in a Sabrerunner class starship. I fucking CHEERED. It ain't a Steamrunner, but... close enough to do. ๐
Barely, and only for 94.79452054794521% of it, but TECHNICALLY this applies to me. ๐
When this is all over, someone will. And these animals should be hoping that that happens AFTER it's over and that it's by an officer of a court, as opposed to literally whenever by somone with a more private interest in the matter. bsky.app/profile/b21r...
I've decided to make a point of celebrating Labor Day during work today. Bosses, CEO's, ANYONE in ANY position of executive authority ought to be down on their knees, profusely thanking their workers FOR MAKING THE PRIVILEGED AND OVERPAID REWARDS OF THEIR POSITIONS POSSIBLE. THEY owe US.
a friend just sent me this post (Quotes are turned off), and while it doesn't make what was said better, it makes me feel a bit more safe. This post may have saved my life.
They'll find Pride if they come to our door... ...but they won't be leaving with it. If at all, if I have a say.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ Oh, FFS.
If that someone is your boss, however, who is former military and by all indications conservative as fuck, after you remind them they will: -Not listen -Argue with you -Declare there's no way to fix it IN THEORY, OF COURSE, NOT LIKE AN ACTUAL REAL THING THAT HAPPENED 2 HOURS AGO.
Gods, it's SO depressing knowing that even IF there are programs out there like SETI@Home or Folding, TPTB don't GIVE a shit about NASA or curing cancer, so no one's going to DO anything with that data other than stick it in the Recycle Bin. This fucking sucks. I used to have hope, man. ๐
CAN CONFIRM. The apple cider donuts from the orchard near to where I grew up were fucking PHENOMENAL, especially if you got them just made.
๐ถ I now have more fear and anxiety about tomorrow's episode of Greatest Trek than I've ever had since I started listening to Greatest Gen a decade ago. I'm SO on edge these days, SO scared; a "just asking questions" style joke in poor taste about this issue from Adam would fucking END THIS for me.
The embargo has been lifted, so I can give a content warning for this weekโs Strange New Worlds. It is for transphobia what โCode of Honorโ was for anti-Black racism. Itโs also sexist, racist and ableist. A character played by a queer non-binary actor is depicted as a predatory groomer for laughs.
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Hey, people make fun of ME for digging "Hudson Hawk," so... we all got those skeletons, friend. ๐
Hey, if he backs up, apologizes, and convinces me he's not going to throw my daughter and her partner under a bus for the titillation and approval of inhuman monsters, I'll give him consideration. My daughter's life and the lives of other trans individuals are non-negotiable, though.
Oh, I don't think he's *stupid.* Trump is an ACTUAL idiot; he gets the moniker in truth. For Newsom, it's just a figure of speech. I should've added quotes around it for him. As for your... POV... on Dark Shadows, well, all I can say is... actually, Picard you take it fom here:
He's a useful idiot, that's his purpose for me right now. Putin's got Trump and the MAGA cult for his useful idiots, now the human beings in opposition have one of their own.
LOL - like that dude even knows which "uncle" is his dad in the first place.
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Crunchyroll started as a piracy website that would steal the work of fansub groups and lock it behind paywalls, which caused Fansub groups to literally encode messages during the "Brought to you in part by these sponsors" segments, warning viewers that if you paid for the subs, you got scammed
Holy fucking shit. ๐ถ This video was educational, instructive, reassuring, and vindicating at the same time. If you're white and haven't seen this, watch it. Yes, even though you're an ally. Watch this. Please. (Also, Newsom can fuck right off in a Primary, but for now he's useful.) (For now.)
You did not, but may I ask a question about your POV? I read your story - I'm so sorry someone put you through that kind of choice. That's what begs my question, but... ya know... I'm not some DeBaTe Me BrO!!1!! douchecanoe, so you can certainly just ask that again, but through a bullhorn at me. ๐
god. damn.
Damn. Now I need to go watch "Errand of Mercy." Banger ep, like I said, even though its twist is something of a repeated theme.
Okay, yeah, just had the few minutes to read this, and... yeah. I'm sold. Mr. Woodward is correct.
This argument is an Absolute Cinema... ๐๐ ๐คฃ #cat #catday #bluesky #animals
It's so weirdly and awesomely meta that you, specifically, are in this specific movie. โค๏ธ
LOL - what timing! I *just* got to the episode with Dax, Kor, Kang, and Koloth in my latest re-watch of @greatesttrek.com this morning; I'll be listening to it otw home later! But first... I must read THIS right now, because "Errand of Mercy" is a BANGER of a TOS ep. #GreatestTrek #Qapla'!
In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.
LOL - oh, I had this answer CHAMBERED, baby. I've put some *thought* into this one. ๐
4) Thousand Island dressing. On its own or in anything NOT a Reuben, it's an abomination. A vile, viscous vitriol that'll stain the shit out of your clothes and possible skin. And also... yuck, it's just gross. 5) Reubens are also grilled. This ain't some soft Wonderbread shit; it's got CHAR.
A Reuben. 1) It's on rye. Rye allergies can be SERIOUS. 2) Sauerkraut is acidic enough to be a battery, it's wet, and it smells to high heaven. Good luck getting the smell off without a shower and/or washing machine. 3) Hot. Melted. Cheese. Great to eat, less so to have in your eyes. Cont...
And also, because it always, always, ALWAYS should be repeated: Gods bless the late Daniel Schorr. I got to meet him a couple times, and complimented him for his role in that film. I didn't tell him WHY his presence was reassuring to me, though; no time for funny drug tales that night, sadly.
TIL I learned that @samreich.bsky.social has a fondness for the film "The Game," which I have the craziest fucking story about seeing for the first time and wish I could tell him. Or Jake Wysocki. Either would probably think it was hilarious. Anyway, DO see "The Game," but DON'T take acid first.
๐๐๐ Legit IRL LOL here in my office at that, just so you know.
More specifically and even more justified: they deserve to hear audible, direct, vocal humiliation everywhere they go, every time they leave their home, FOREVER. None of them have the right anymore to show their faces in public without being made abundantly aware people hate them.
๐FUHHHHHCKIN' THIS.๐
Capcom might think the picture on the right would drive everyone away from sexxxytimes thoughts... ...but what MY theory presupposes is: monster fuckers are openly and vocally A Thing now? Soooooo... I don't think that's gonna work out like they think.
No new pictures, where are you mentally? The same place I am every day, MSTie... Tryin.'
I will also add: folks who are a little autistic, OR who may not be AWARE that they're a little autistic. Not me, of course. I was thinking of... a friend... from college... in Canada. You wouldn't know him. Anyway, yeah, #Murderbot fucking rules.
LOL - I was actually going to go with something similar: "IT WAS CROW'S DECISION"
OBJECTION: facts not in evidence. They were NEVER human. They're just *shaped* like them.
Ya know... they ARE some of the very few certain things. And to that point, I think I need to start preparing for the inevitable. I have NO plans at ALL, nor any supplies, not really. Gods know what the stores will be like; they'll be swarmed, I'm sure. I need to prep my bar for That Day ASAP. ๐
Look, itโs definitely in a smoke filled alleyway in New York City at around midnight and a couple of trash cans got knocked over in the process ๐ #80s #nostalgia #synthwave #musician
Came in here to say the exact same thing. I LOVED Folding; I thought it was a great idea. Very reminiscent of the old SETI@home program. I'd let it run whenever I could.
Also, "Romulins?" Romul I ns? Yeah, I'm going to take advice from an unhinged Undateable who can't even spell check the focus of his completely normal grudge.
Well, *that* is one of the weirder rando-rants I've seen. What the hell happened? Did he get turned down by a Dabo girl cosplayer he was being creepy to at STLV a couple weeks ago? O.o
Fuckin' @optimstie.bsky.social, I swear! That was LITERALLY the first one I thought of! And if I hadn't been yammering to a hot news editor on BSky 10 minutes ago, I mighta got it! Dumb ole optiMSTie, being all cool and clever and smart and hot like that news editor. "IT AIN'T HALF FAIR, MAN!"๐
My day has been mercilessly and merciFULLY busy today, so my ability to sit at my desk and Wonkettate has been limited. I see that the lead story is about Mamdani now, though, so I'm uh-gonna go check THAT shit right now because Mamdani fucking RULES. Like @wonkettemedia.bsky.social! ๐
Evun werse, tho, is the Noids on are right flank. Them weird, big eared jak-rabut monsters do all kinda of hollerin and actin out, and when we done cross thare lines one time, haff are men were plum earuhtatered to deth. Ah fear it may kwite a sum uh time be four this war's over.
*Ashokan Farewell plays* Mah dearest Lucybell Whitney, Ah write t'yoo frum the frunt lynes of a troolee turrible battle. We are suhroundid on all sides. To are left flank are miles of Hutt warriors, far more fearsome than those slug things Billy-Joe Mark-Wayne likes frum them Star Fight movies.
RIGHT. THERE. WITH YOU. I immediately did the math in my head. I knew I could make it to NYC in ten hours, IF I drove straight there, only stopped for gas, and was 30 years younger like I was when I actually DID that in 1995. ๐
I WISH I COULD VOTE FOR THIS MAN!!!
๐๐๐ I know that's not @samriegel.bsky.social, but... ...is that Sam Riegel???
This guy would've happily looked the other way when a busload of Jews disappeared into that weird camp, as he insisted whatever was going on in there was a fair trade for him not having to stand by any convictions.
Also, and I cannot stress this enough, you suck as a person for having anything to do with anything this fucking bigot created right now. We ALL know what she is by now. IT'S VERY APPARENT. You either care or you don't, and if you don't then *I* suggest a Heather's cocktail to fix what ails you.
Setting aside the valid points made in the comments, I ALSO would say that I find this pairing as gross, weird, disturbing, and morally bankrupt as any other between victims and their tormentors. If you're pairing Draco and Hermione together, your soul and your sense of justice are utterly broken.
Yeah, I should've added a disclaimer. And maybe taken my meds before posting. ๐ It ain't all of 'em. Just more than a few who continually ask to just go hang out, on one day's notice with no details about when and where, and then get all up in their feels when I say no can do.
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