put together battleship model and made it into weird landscape

good thing we do not have any ocean based military activities in motion right now

The way I sometimes think about the Trump project is that it's taking all the little authoritarians in the country - cops; bosses; right-wing local governments; patriarchal fathers - and started knocking away whatever constraints the federal government had previously imposed on them.

It's one of the oldest questions in American politics: can D+2 states pass Proposition Put All Republicans in the Contraption faster than Democratic representatives can die of Being 900 Syndrome?

FDR was willing to use power to force radical reforms in ways I think it makes perfect sense to yearn for. But while the New Deal was great and I’m very glad he made it happen, it was not aimed at supporting a multiracial working class and we need to be real about that

Many such great composers however all of that must have been so annoying

There’s some striking similarities between Führerprinzip and unitary executive theory in that they are the same

Congress shouldn't be God's waiting room.

"Professor Hacker agreed in 1996 to give up tenure and salary at Queens if the college hired two assistant professors to take his place. He became a pensioned professor emeritus and continued to teach there until December."

It took years (!) by my nearly full rebuild of COMP/CON, the Lancer companion app, is complete. It is, I think, a lot better in every respect. Please give it a try, it's something I've worked extremely hard on.

I have always been significantly better informed because of Tommy’s work and I feel very bad for him that he is being slowly tortured by having to explain all of [waves hands] this instead of more A* best practice analysis, but you should read and support his work anyway

First world queers, notice who your fucking enemies are.

POKOPIA: Hello Eevee 🥰 I made you a beautiful home inspired by the Spanish Riviera. Please do not think of your Very Dead By Now Trainer. here is a gamer bed

TOMODACHI: Asuka and Crazy Frog are getting divorced!!!! fucking nice

Study of the Heads of Two Old Men, by Philippe de Champaigne, 17th c, 📸 by @adampantozzi

I wonder how much of a philosopher's output is an attempt to rationalize why they themselves are such a freak? I only ask because reading Kant and it's like oh yeah you definitely never left your backyard

Doctor to patient: "Try to reduce your stress level, and if you somehow succeed please let me know how in God's name you did it."

I thought this felt relatable

“CONAN HOLDS YOUR PRIVACY SACRED Our encampment processes personal data, wielding the power as cautiously as Conan wields his sword. Should you wish to cover your footsteps and forbid us from sharing your secrets, strike at the 'I wish to cloak my presence' rune. I WISH TO CLOAK MY PRESENCE”

Completely tossed at the official conan the barbarian website’s cookie notification window.

Warren is providing us with an answer to the question "If Democrats were presented with a bigoted populist candidate who had some ability to win elections that other Democrats couldn't, they would turn that down, unlike Republicans, right?"

look, at this stage it's not *that* implausible for a senior Democrat to attempt to run from beyond the grave.

texture on the Misriah casing that reads “KILL FOR MOMMY…”

good morning this is a real texture in Marathon

The Jeff Gerstmann Show 202: Smokable Cheeseburgers with Austin Walker Austin Walker is here so we can finally get some Marathon talk on this podcast! Also, he’s got a new tabletop RPG in the works called Realis! We’ll also talk about Call of Duty leaving Game Pass,…

This week I'm joined by @austinwalker.bsky.social to discuss his (and my) obsession with Marathon, his upcoming TTRPG (an actual book!), Pragmata, the new Jay & Silent Bob game (?), Call of Duty leaving Game Pass, and more. Get it ad-free at jeff.zone or find the video version here.

winnie the pooh getting hammered and waking up the next morning wearing pants

how i'm entering silicon valley after the Great Unraveling

Breaking news now Trump extends ceasefire with Iran, saying the country's 'fractured' leadership needs time to put forward a unified peace plan goose meme who fractured the leadership? who fractured the leadership?

It is impossible to understate how weird these guys are.

"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Hasan Piker?"

Unfavorable: 15%
Favorable: 7%

Never Heard Of/Have No Opinion: 79%

Echelon / April 2026

Games of Berkeley has been on a roll for 46 years. What’s its secret? From the Rubik’s Cube craze to many waves of Dungeons and Dragons fandom, Games of Berkeley has navigated countless fads and passions and built a legacy of table-top togetherness.

A new article about Games of Berkeley!

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It’s cool that they came up with a single little word — “agentic” — and you immediately know whatever they are talking about is simultaneously bad for individuals, society, technology and the environment all at the same time. you don’t have to pay attention to anything surrounding that one word!

a mockup of the dual covers of OUTLAWS X CORPORATIONS

OUTLAWS X CORPORATIONS is a book in conflict with itself. Printed in a unique tête-bêche format, the book is split into two opposing halves, one concerned with freedom and the other control.

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"mark millar licks goats"