Benjamin Franklinstein

If there is one thing we can learn from Brazil is don't let their threats scare or demoralize you.

"The rich are only defeated when running for their lives." - CLR James, The Black Jacobins

They think everybody's a rube or a hick, and a bunch of folks play the part so they can be in on the grift. At least a mark gets attention.

[P] The Montresor at the End of This Book

Society 1989 dir. Brian Yuzna

Organized fandoms act as volunteer pinkertons, and while the creeps enforcing fascist visions are in actuality a tiny minority of most fandoms, loving a of particular franchise/character produces a political ambivalence that often leans towards compliance with corporate aims over artistic ones

Nathan Fielder: And do you understand why that's funny? Elizabeth Holmes: The robots were watching a movie and I thought that was funny. Fielder: Do you get that they're making jokes about the movie? Billy Evans (barely listening, watching YouTube at 40x speed): Lizzie I think you have a call.

I got my blood test back and I don't need an MMR titer. I don't remember when I last got a booster but it was during the Obama years if not before. My mom got me vaxxed as a kid, I've had a booster or two, and here we are. Not that difficult.

How long until Matty Y calls someone a premature anti fascist

Russia has already lost their own army multiple times over, had a mutiny by one mercenary army, is renting another mercenary army from North Korea, is shangaiing troops from "guest worker" programs, and is getting arms assistance from Iran. There has never been a worse time to stop fighting them.

Times have been tough in this Ohio town ever since the woke mob closed the old Cheesecake Factory. So when Vivek Ramaswamy promised to legalize child rape, they finally had something to cheer about again. But then Obama said something elitist.

Disney Prime sends its best wishes to our Brazilian followers.

Just learned about a decommissioned golf course that's being rewilded in Western Massachusetts. The traces of the cart paths are still there and allow people to walk through the 260 acres of resurgent meadows and wetlands. More of this please. thetrustees.org/place/beaver...

The social is predicated on its exclusions.

Servers at the Cheesecake Factory all over the country are mentally preparing for a night flooded w bad tippers

The latest book I'm going to obsess about, telling myself I don't need, and eventually just buy in a spasm of retail therapy:

Well the second episode of the new season of The Lowdown is the most stressful and discomfiting hour of TV I've seen in ages. Well done, guest star I gasped when I figured out who you are.

The GOP thinks everybody is a rube, gurning and goshing at the sight of a Cheesecake Factory on the periphery of an outlet mall.

A lot of people are saying

My first 5 RPGs played: 1. D&D (red box) 2. AD&D (1e) 3. Gamma World 4. Boot Hill 5. James Bond (by Victory Games, I think)

My HMO invited me to participate in a study of a new flu vaccine made with recombinant DNA instead of being cultured in chicken eggs. I'm happy to be able to pitch in even a little bit in the war against stupidity and superstition.

You know, the next Dem admin can just not honor these pardons (if they happen).

A Gallows Day would pay multiple benefits: it would, as you mentioned, reestablish the primacy of the state over these corporations, it would show our allies and enemies we're serious, and it would move some truly dangerous people off the playing field.

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Tonight, the role of Billy Corgan will be played by Bill Burr.

I'm sure it's good that over the past several days I have seen multiple vibecoding people say their individual versions of "yeah this is like playing a slot machine for me and I find it hard to stop and I love that actually"

That's right, DJT might actually be the only president in American history to allow two pandemics to run roughshod over his subjects.

And the eventual book of incredibly weird but completely real pictures from Donald Trump's political tenure grows by one. That thing is already bigger than Storm of Swords.

I know it's a joke, but I wouldn't want any of these other guys tied to a dead franchise like Bond.

Getting some blood work done to see if I need an MMR titer because everybody's fucking stupid.

This is a great deal on a great book.

Remember tree spiking?

I like that Slow Horses is carrying on the grand tradition started by the 90s Poirot series of having someone do a truly execrable American accent. Looking at you, Hugo Weaving.

You know, I grew up poor so now I work and vote in a way that will prevent other people from experiencing that misery. I guess I'm just not Yosemite Sam material.

These geezers should go play outside until the streetlights come on and drink from the hose while they're out there. Toughen em up. Buncha snowflakes.

Just 6 more days until Public Access Fossil Capital!

Amy Acton’s mom to join Harvard’s Institute of Politics.

It is a net good for people who don't care about politics not to engage in it.

Californians, if you haven't already turned in your ballots, remember, yes on 40, no on 41 and 42.

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