This is what the world needs and it’s what old Alex’s fans deserve. Fingies crossed.

Holy crap I successfully delivered the courier’s rasher, I don’t know if I’ve ever felt pride like this

After intense lobbying, Trump signed executive orders to fast-track data center construction and weaken state-level AI regulations.

AI firms are also pumping huge sums into our elections.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/number-...

brb off to invent pancake shoes

The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed...

"How will you pay for it?"

The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts...

"How much do you need?"

It doesn't have to be this way.

Sandhills at New Mexico’s Bosque del Apache…

dr. robby: we have a patient in er room 1. health is at 1%. ideas, people
me: 1 dose of the correct kind of medicine, stat!
dr. mohan: oh my god. patient’s health is now 100%
dr. robby: do you want to ride motorcycles with me
me: no. i have to go home and post on bluesky — the world’s #1 site

Unfortunately it pertains to countless stories but yes there was one particular scene in an elevator that prompted this.

ma'am I understand that it takes a village to raise a child but this is not a village, it is a casino

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1.5 trillion.

Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.

The military industrial complex is cheering today.

there are signs everywhere saying "pre-check only," there is an agent screaming "pre-check only, pre-check only"

but every single time there's someone in front of me who is surprised, confounded, and infuriated that it's "pre-check only"

This is one of the many Garfield comics that is improved by removing Garfield

The dream of technology is a planet devoid of life where a single iPad asks what minor league baseball team Michael Jordan played for during his retirement and an artificial intelligence responds “splorps”

remember when the internet was pretty much just the GI Joe PSA cartoons

Big deal, nobody knows how to read anymore. Is the world worse off? It is? Well if that were true I'd have read about it somewhere

Fire Emblem Engage OST: Solm Map & Battle Themes YouTube video by NynaSunner

The Fire Emblem Engage soundtrack goes unreasonably hard.

youtu.be/Dhv3_gKj25w?...

Ranking of predators in that first movie

1) raptors
2) Dr Ian Malcolm
3) T Rex

This is a person who truly understands the Simpsons. This is the precise correct take and all others are incorrect.

Deodorant doesn't "roll" on, it slides on, and I'm sick of these lies

Every episode of TOS was about racial discrimination, every ep of next gen was about Riker encouraging bisexual orgies, every episode of DS9 was about revolutionary politics, and every episode of Voyager was about an adult catman hosting a morning cooking show, so, alright, not all of them but most

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:

Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down

Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace

Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs

Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

"Adryllanin" (Rage Outro) YouTube video by ProggerMusic

Hey, a blurb about writing process attached to a video, not sure if I've ever done that before.

youtu.be/sZYvXBsXUME

New year, new record on the way Happy new year, Proggerfriends and Proggerfam! We’re all in need of some good news, and this newsletter is pleased to present the biggest we’ve had in...

First newsletter of the new year, smash that "subscribe" button if you want insider secrets into how to make SO much money working from home just kidding it's an instrumental fusion band.

buttondown.com/progger/arch...

Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.

Hi, Democrats. Every single one of you: run on universal health care and LITERALLY NOTHING ELSE from now until it’s a reality and I bet you win.

Progger "Chronology" coming in 2026 YouTube video by ProggerMusic

Old music is cool and all, but I'm pretty stoked to be releasing some new music pretty soon. Last time Progger put a record out was 2018, so I'd say we're past due. This one is gonna be pretty damn cool, if I do say so myself... #jazz #funk #rock

youtu.be/kWG5SMYEZD0?...

"Dystopia" (Matt Muehling shreds) YouTube video by ProggerMusic

And, since I'm terrible at pacing, here's another one! Matt Muehling blowing stuff up with his guitar on the "Dystopia" title track. #jazz #funk #rock #jazzfunkrock #guitar

youtu.be/QqC14Mrukl0?...

Adryllanin (Aki & Brian shred) YouTube video by ProggerMusic

Well. We have a new record coming. So here's some old stuff! This is a video of my good buddy Aki Ishiguro and me trading shreds on "Adryllanin." #jazz #funk #rock #jazzfunkrock

youtu.be/z_mGz3wjjTc?...

Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm o...

At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.

(Published Oct. 2024)

incredible that the oldest scam in the book — “look away from the greed and poor leadership that destroy your chance to make a career, it is the [blanks] that stole your job!” — still works