I try to avoid using Orwellian tropes in my work, because they get overused in political discourse, and often misused. But when the right keeps using the law to remove books and forbid teaching on subjects that make them uncomfortable[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis cops set off a weekend of protests across the country. This follows weeks of protests in Atlanta against “Cop City”, a School of Americas style training camp to make police even more oppressive[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If Congress is so concerned about fiscal responsibility and the federal deficit, then they should return federal taxation and spending to pre-1980 levels. Check out this chart from a Marketplace report on the history of the debt ceiling. Notice the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When a leaked document suggested Hasbro has plans to change the terms of its open gaming license, Dungeons and Dragons fans responded with petitions against it and subscription cancellations to its online service. Oops. Hasbro has announced the company won’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I hope everyone enjoys the holiday season, whatever holiday you celebrate. I am taking next week off to spend more time with family and friends. Keep safe and sane and a little silly.
Is it a “tridemic” or a “tripledemic”? Tridemic is simpler and scans like pandemic. Tripledemic is clunky and grates my ears. Tridemic it is. So a few days ago the CDC finally recommended masking again in the face of a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week’s Fetch comic is inspired by the Andor series on Disney+, but I decided to set it in the other Star franchise. The debate about both Trek and Wars has been roughly the same since either of them rebooted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Has he really ever left? I think his return to the campaign trail is bad for politics and the country. But I don’t think it makes things any worse than they’ve been since he became President in the first place,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I haven’t left Twitter yet, but I’m less engaged as I revive a Mastodon account I created a few years ago but quickly forgot about until many people started fleeing Elon’s sinking ship. I don’t know if Mastodon is the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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