Joe Rybicki

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Writer, videogame consultant, virtual tourist. Former Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Other credits: higround.net/#bylines

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Every picture of JD Vance looks like he just got done yelling at his mom for buying the wrong kind of Doritos

Every picture of JD Vance looks like he’s sitting at a kitchen table waiting for Chris Hansen to enter the room

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Every picture of JD Vance makes it look like he just got finished furtively wiping his mouth clean after drinking a can of Hormel Chili out of a Thermos.

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the yoga instructor tells me to engage my core. i toggle the swtich and feel my power levels rising. core engaged. plasma vents at 34%. within minutes my shoulder mounted turbo canons will be armed. namaste.

Having been the recipient of attempted “gotcha” questions from Lester Holt on my first and so far only appearance on live national television, please allow me to say:

HOLT: The question is are you seeing what they saw in the debate, which was moments frankly where you appeared to be confused BIDEN: Lester, look, why don't you guys ever talk about the 28 lies he told? Where are you on this? Why didn't the press ever talk about that?

Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threadswww.threads.net HOLT: The question is are you seeing what they saw in the debate, which was moments frankly where you appeared to be confused BIDEN: Lester, look, why don't you guys ever talk about the 28 lies he...

Who wrote this and why is he not turning down the heat on political discourse like my senator JD Vance says??

Trump’s new VP nominee, in 2016.

As an Ohioan, I can assure you that when you say “JD Vance,” most of us will respond with “…Oh! That guy! Is he still a thing?”

Glad to see they welcomed her with the cabbage on top of that Minecraft build

Like a harbinger of doom, Liz Truss has arrived at the RNC.

Mainline Antiques Roadshow for the Next Twenty-Four Hours Straight Challenge 2024

I have a lot of emotional baggage from my upbringing, but I have to say that there are times when I am so grateful for Funeral Director-Grade Gallows Humor. Thinking of my dad and brothers with love right now. Xoxo

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Today's the debut of my SBJ Gaming newsletter. The focus will be on the sports video games, but we'll also touch on esports and sports VR gaming as well. I'm starting with EA Sports College Football 25, a game that NIL first killed then brought back. www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/SB-Blogs/New...

SBJ Gaming: Relaunch of EA Sports College Football reflects generational changewww.sportsbusinessjournal.com

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those arguing that taylor swift can't be a role model because she is an unmarried and childless woman at 34 are doing a great job of arguing that children need more women role models who are unmarried and childless at 34

All I’m gonna say is that I continue to be delighted when others discover what an absolute shitcanoe Walther is. Homeboy was too much of a tool for The Week. THE WEEK! Anyway, happy Day That Led to Us Having the Ability to FUCKING VOTE. Goodnight.

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Hillary headlines in 2015. Don't let the media fool you again. Image Courtesy of angry_staffer.

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I'm old enough to remember when everyone agreed it would be unprofessional and unethical to diagnose Trump as a sociopath

Hey. If you want an escape from the world and you like puzzle games, Chants of Sennaar is exquisite. It’s on Game Pass and for sale I think everywhere else? Just won a Gamescom award and absolutely deserved it.

I was thinking about this yesterday and I think this is what galls me the most. It’s not just that he’s an awful person; it’s that he’s awful in so many small and sad ways. Like, he’s not even impressively bad. And yet he’s not just celebrated but *venerated* by a bizarrely large segment of the U.S.

Just at the most basic level it is really unhealthy to have to thought about Donald Trump as much as everyone in America has over the last nine or so years. Spending a decade of my life thinking about a super boring, super shitty crook and all the bad stuff he's doing or might do. It's embarrassing.

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I kinda feel like now that the Supreme Court has declared it legal for a president to straight-up murder people they don't like, it's probably even more important to not elect people who seem extremely inclined to murder people they don't like

Oh, well as long as it was for a good cause

Google says its greenhouse gas emissions have surged 48% in the past five years due to the expansion of the data centers that underpin its AI efforts (Financial Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

The Jesuits did not include this context

If you said "slave trader" you are correct! Robinson Crusoe was on his way to Africa to buy a bunch of "prisoners with jobs" to work his sugar plantation. But because he was a trusted community leader, he was also buying some workers for all his neighbors. Did you learn that part in high school?

Hey, new-ish subscriber here; can anyone with experience with (HBO) Max point me toward the “never put Bill Maher’s smug, shitty face on my screen again” button? I assume I’m just overlooking it. Thanks!

I can’t. I just…I just can’t.

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In a highly DRAMATIC move, Chuchi BOLTED out as his people left to catch a plane to move across the country. Chuchi is safe but about to be homeless. Can anyone care for Chuchi for just 3 short weeks til his people fly back to rescue him? [San Francisco Bay Area/E. Bay] @darthbluesky.bsky.social

What's your favorite film adaptation of a Shakespeare play, Bluesky?

Why is Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters being so antisemitic?

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued this memo today requiring teachers in all schools to keep a Bible in their classroom and teach from it as a historical document. (Via KOCO 5 News)

If Joseph Robinette Biden his own damn self called me with a poll I would probably not pick up, but I’m damn sure gonna vote for the dude in November

Oh.

OK, I’ve seen like 1.5 eps now but I’m reasonably confident HBO/MAX’s “Ren Faire” is the batshit documentary you hoped to see after binging Tiger King. It’s a documentary directed like a mockumentary and shot like a horror film. Every minute makes me think I’ve gone insane. I hatelove it so much.

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Tips to beat the heat: 💧 Drink water 👕 Wear light and loose clothing 🏡 Stay indoors ✊ Dismantle the fossil fuel industry

I need someone else to watch Ren Faire on MAX to help me figure out if I’m losing my fucking mind. Is this Spinal Tap: Midsommar or am I having a weird reaction to the apple fritters my wife brought home yesterday?

Holy shit, are you telling me that more toys were bought for a population of 258.3 million than for a population of less than 22.4 million?! OH GOD WHAT WILL WE DO

Adults bought more toys for themselves than for any other age group last quarter for the first time ever, surpassing toys for even the historically dominant preschooler market.

Adults are flocking to the toy aisle even more than preschoolers | CNN Businesswww.cnn.com Adults bought more toys for themselves than for any other age group last quarter for the first time ever, surpassing toys for even the historically-dominant preschooler market.

If you haven’t checked this out yet, and you like the tactical turn-based strategy that Firaxis is known for, go go go. I probably put 150 hours in, completed the main game and all DLC, and I still can’t bring myself to delete it off my Xbox because I haven’t maxed out all relationships.

guys midnight suns is now free on the epic game store so you HAVE to play it because i WROTE ON IT