I'm a little worried about the furries in Pittsburgh for Anthrocon. It's 88 degrees, but feels like 96 due to the humidity. I hope everyone is hydrating properly, because it has to be hot in there.
Well, I'm out. Finally saw a Cybertruck in real life while driving around Pittsburgh. Looks as stupid as I thought, and strangely, too big for its design. Also cannot imagine how poorly it's going to do on these hills in the winter.
Did SCOTUS just give us a way out of our "Shitty Candidate" problem? Joe orders a drone strike on Trump. Then gets impeached and convicted and Kamala takes over. Then it's her VS. whoever is picked in place of Trump, while Joe lives out the rest in Delaware. It's a win-win.
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issued this memo today requiring teachers in all schools to keep a Bible in their classroom and teach from it as a historical document.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)
Got my chance to catch up on the last 2 episodes of The Acolyte. Not sure what got people all worked up. It's still only OK, but I didn't see anything to get upset over. Kind of pissed we didn't get to see Wookie Jedi do Wookie Jedi stuff.
“A massive exodus of competence.”
I worry that far too many people are tuned out and unaware of the fascist train speeding towards us.
Must Watch: John Oliver on the Horror of “Trump’s Second Term”
Last Week Tonight touched on this Sunday and how if Trump wins they'll circumvent the protection civil servants have for their jobs and replace anyone who doesn't bend the knee. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX8x...
It sure would be comical if Samuel Alito had recently published an opinion in which he expressed strong feelings about flags and wrote that passersby viewing a flag flying over a building would naturally assume the flag conveys some message on the owner's behalf
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21p...
As a Virginian getting commercials for the West Virginia primary, the Republican Governor's primary appears to be a race to see who can be worse to trans people. It's pretty disgusting.
Looks like the Cameron Station "Civic Association" is encouraging people to make negative comments on the South Pickett Street Corridor improvements. No surprise there. But comments are open if you want to show support.
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How is it, that in the year 2024, there are now two commercials that reference Allen Iverson's "practice" press conference? This happened 22 years ago. Who though it was relevant enough for 1 commercial, let alone 2?
If you have a system in which aid workers can communicate with senior staff to coordinate safe passage and then senior staff doesn’t tell the people pulling triggers, you don’t have a system to protect aid workers, you just want aid workers to think you do.
I got to read a digital ARC of The Fury, by Alex Michaelides. If you like mysteries where all the characters are sociopaths, then I definitely recommend this book. It's actually a page turner and keeps you guessing. You just have to get past the fact that none of the characters are likable.