Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/10/2026I went ahead and kicked in for this 622416 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialEugenio Vargas @dmjazzyhands.bsky.social · 14/10/2026REALLY making it hard to want anything to do with WotC products. Between this, firing talented friends of mine, the pivot to mainly using new products to skin other IPs into D&D… BUT as long as they employ people, those people need a union. Sign the petition & support them however else you can. 02010 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialmax BOOser @radbruise.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Catch my new vampire look at the end!!!!! Jess is great to work with - hire them if you need art !!! 022 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialAlex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The moral is, if you’re appointed Ambassador to Greece as an unqualified nepo hire, don’t try to do bonus grifts. The grift is being Ambassador to Greece. You are being paid to hang out in Greece for 4 years. Grift accomplished 603690529 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Harris County TX. He's hospitalized: "ICE claimed the man ran in front of the agents' vehicle and was struck. However, the surveillance video appears to show the SUV veering left through empty parking spaces before running the man over..." abc7.com/story/ice-ru...abc7.comICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say: VIDEOSurveillance video shows the moment an unmarked SUV carrying ICE agents ran over a man during a pursuit at a shopping center in Texas. 26745592187 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/08/2026Jeffries stop short of committing to holding a vote to abolish ICE is he's House Speaker next January, but says he's "committed to dramatically reforming ICE ... the masks should come off, body cameras should come on, judicial warrants should be required." 11371944373 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026If you have enough money that you can blow $100,000,000 on avoiding taxes, you have enough money to pay $100,000,000 *on* taxes that will help your fellow citizens, you self-centered prick. 1295273578181 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is absolutely WILD. Here's the dashboard video posted by @fritschner.bsky.social. Fast forward to about 1 minute. An ICE officer jumps out of a van and pulls a gun on this woman immediately before lying and claiming she "almost ran us over." *profanity warning if watching in public. 35757582700 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 07/08/2026*slams pre-order button* 531120 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 07/08/2026Well, literature (as art and commerce) did a very good job expanding both who are writers and who are readers, and so dudes (especially straight white ones) compete in an industry where they are a market segment but not necessarily *the primary* market segment, and that fact freaks some of them out. 1096293 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialBikeLoudPDX @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Here's a LOT of groups, and people, who are saying we want Burnside to connect people, not be another repaving project only for cars @mayorkwilson.bsky.social @councilorclark.bsky.social @councilorgreen.bsky.social @councilortkl.bsky.social @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social @councilorzimmerman.bsky.social 1226 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/08/2026In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty. 469216923551 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialGhoul-in’ Dickey @colindickey.com · 22/07/2026Please stop arguing about the historical accuracy of an adaptation of a book that has a cyclops and a couple of witches and some giants. I’m begging you. 39499791294 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialStephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk · 20/07/2026New in Trends in Cognitive Sciences: misinformation isn't just about false beliefs. Led by Ullrich Ecker & co=authors Emily Spearing & Renee DiResta our piece argues the bigger threat is indirect—the erosion of shared epistemic standards doi.org/10.1016/j.ti... 🧵 1/10doi.orgMisinformation as strategy: Epistemic consequences and the undermining of shared truthMisinformation influences cognition—shaping memory, beliefs, attitudes, reasoning, and decision-making. While intentionally disseminated misinformatio… 46332 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/07/2026roberts et al have a mental model of racism as being defined entirely by the most atavistic mania of the jim crow south. if it isn’t that, if it wears suits and ties and speaks the language of national security and executive authority, then it not only doesn’t count, *it’s not racism* 733336689 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialJames D'Amato @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I am speaking to the entire anime industry when I say this: I am putting slavery as a narritive concept on a high shelf and you cannot have it until you have proved you are mature enough to handle it. 1466 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialMychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Thank you for helping me on my journey to survive depression 💚 1639083934 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialKwertzy Industries @kwertzy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026"If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better." -- Anne Lamott 6165681175 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialThomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 12/07/2026To be a historian is to speak ill of the dead and the rest of you should take more history classes and join us. 155188764432 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialKristin 🇨🇦🤓 @faierius.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I need people to realize that you can love reading without -reading fast -reading a thousand books a year -reading what everyone else is reading -reading classics and "literature" -reading novels (yes, comics and manga count as reading, as long as they have words) -reading thick novels 631535219 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialJess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · 01/07/2026I just admitted that I only know in broad strokes what “Vatican 2” is and Justin was like “okay so you know when they release a new edition of D&D” 241183217 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialArbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Nothing says happy birthday USA like imprisoning a Team USA Olympic athlete. 1104319941 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialDillin Apelyan - Bob the Builder's #1 Guy @superdillin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026our Improvised Musical Actual Play of Last Train to Bremen has been nominated for an Ennie - this is to this day the most ambitious and scariest One Shot I've ever done and I'm so proud of it it's sick. @rpgmajor.bsky.social @noahcsamuels.bsky.social @oneshotpod.bsky.social 58026 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialGwyllm Llwydd @gwyllm.bsky.social · 27/06/2026“You cannot make billions of dollars without hurting lots of people. And you can’t hurt lots of people without, in some sense, believing that they’re not really people.” Corey Doctorow 202105542829 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialBr. Dr. Ken Homan, SJ @kenhomansj.bsky.social · 14/06/2026As a reminder for everyone saying, "The US had never before scored four goals in a World Cup" that they mean the men's team had never before scored that many. The women's team has absolutely scored more than four goals in a world cup, including in the final. And they also wins things. 13115072306 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialDetroit Breakdown @detroitbreakdown.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Nothing says “dying civilization” like gladiator fights at the capitol for the emperor’s amusement. 460154194186 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialDr. Tessa Fisher @tessafisher.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Every time data centers are brought up, I'm reminded of a recent meeting I had with a person working in that sector who mentioned how important power demand modeling was, because they projected if the grid were to go down in Phoenix during peak summer, 30,000 people would die in the first 24 hours 191264451 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialGennifer Hutchison @gennhutchison.bsky.social · 02/06/2026You know what's wonderful? People making stuff, telling stories, creating art in so many ways and then sharing it with us. I feel so grateful. 115630 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialRuss @pappyparki.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Our government will give sports teams billions of your tax dollars for stadiums, billions to build fossil fuel plants, billions to corporations to improve profits. Our government will not give taxpayers solar panels to reduce utility costs or build great public transit. Our priorities are against us 17739381157 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialfuckface "squeaky" from:me @skeet.best · 27/05/2026@johnrogers.bsky.social it turns out a billion dollars really *is* a loose nuke 011 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The future of the American Dream is going to be young men training to beat each other up for money in the ring like Gladiators, or trying to make a quick buck through sports gambling, or making it as an "influencer" on social media. Amazing for our kids, right? 1211539253 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 12/05/2026The Purcell Principle means it always too late for courts to fix something racist and never too late for states to do something racist 6459711817 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialDoremus Schafer @doremus-schafer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026A general, a historian, and an economist are discussing Iran: General: Overwhelming military force is the only way to break the stalemate! Historian: Iran is extremely unlikely to relinquish the leverage which this threat gives them. Economist: Let us assume that the Strait of Hormuz is open... 221008192 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialKevin Erdmann @kevinerdmann.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Holy crap, guys. His approval rating is down 300%. 240114211515 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I would submit that a gerrymander by politicians saying fuck the voters and one by voters saying fuck the politicians are two wholly different animals 46102162359 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialJames D'Amato @oneshotrpg.bsky.social · 18/04/2026To celebrate entering the last arc of our campaign, I made the cast of Skyjacks custom watches based on their characters. The purple and white is for Jonnit, the red for Orimar, and the small gold and purple for Gable. All with the Uhuru Jolly Roger positioned under 12 o'clock. 55610 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialZack Loup 𓃦 @straysongdog.com · 18/04/2026We all known A*azon tends to sell books bellow list prices, but I've recently found them selling books at below WHOLESALE prices. I know this because I own a store. That's fucked up. Anyways, support your local book stores. Shit's tough. 1284154753 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialNella @nellachronism.bsky.social · 12/04/2026The nice thing about Amazon threatening to brick my 2012 Kindle is that I’m free now. They’re taking away my Kindle. I don’t have to get a new one. I can get another e-book reader for all my library loans. It’s very liberating. 1363060293 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12/04/2026I missed @reactorsff.bsky.social posting this update to their policies re: use of "AI," but I am happy they did, and not surprised by their position. It's a good position! reactormag.com/practices-re...reactormag.comPractices Regarding "Artificial Intelligence" - Reactor 130835 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialWesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Always exciting to see the Avignon Papacy in the news 22148981210 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialEric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 07/04/2026The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted 58191825297 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Every city that provides public money to build a sports stadium should demand that the building be named for the city or the team in perpetuity. It’s ridiculous that some corporation that provides MUCH less money for “naming rights” than the public has put up gets their dumb name on the building. 2842865 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialValerie Sirenko @valeriesirenko.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Sometimes I buy a book even though I won't have time to read it because I want to make a tiny vote for, "Yes. I want this. I'll pay money for this. Please put more of this in the world." #books #reading #booksky 381280134 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 31/03/20264. -Even if you think you're going out of your way not to put "politics" into your work, you are. Who you are in the world, what you think of it, and what you aspire to say your work is *inherently* a social/political stance. Writers can't help but be "political" because all writing is commentary. 276086 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 31/03/2026The singular "they" has been around longer than English has had codified grammar, so really, anyone who fumes about it can go fuck themself www.oed.com/discover/a-b...oed.comA brief history of singular ‘they’ 291635315 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Honestly cannot think of a time I knew less what was going to happen at court than I feel ahead of oral arguments on birthright citizenship tomorrow. The fact that this is getting a full hearing instead of a 9-0, per curiam, benchslap is already beyond disturbing. 12566931221 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialBradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 23/03/2026ICE officers getting paid for standing around doing nothing while TSA employees work without pay is a pretty succinct summation of where we're at right now 14557701787 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.social🏳️🌈Gosh Darnit of the New Jersey Darnits😷 @goshdarn.bsky.social · 28/02/2026"At least I won’t fuck up my kid the same way my parents fucked me up,” I say as I fuck it up in some whole new, unforseen different way. Coming up with new ways to fuck up our kids is like the parent Olympic sport. I don't know of anyone who gets it right 100% of the time. 1992877180 0
Reposted by @kindjar.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 24/02/2026This is true in rougly the same sense that a guy on the subway reeking of urine, screaming, and waving a knife around is “feared.” 265181994 0
