Times like these I’m so glad Merrick Garland stuck to “norms” & refused to prosecute Trump for his many crimes. Because yes—while we are facing the very real threat of global nuclear war—at least we don’t have the shame of a former president sitting in prison. Boy would that’ve been embarrassing.
it is so embarrassing that we can’t get trump on the epstein stuff. After access Hollywood and Miss teen USA and the E Jean Carroll verdict, it’s like we let Jeffrey Dahmer go three times and then found him with a hundred human heads and we‘re standing there like are you SURE these aren’t yours
Today I wrote about a good man summarily executed on the streets by Republican death squads, and how, given the inevitable alternatives, even tyrants should hope for a people's liberation from tyranny. www.the-reframe.com/the-shovel-n...
Checked their library of games, glad to see I don’t own any of them. Even more glad to have never even heard of their titles. May they continue on in obscurity.
call us old fashioned but, if you've built a machine that makes child porn, we really don't care if can do anything else.
unplug the machine.
Excellent game with stunning art.
As long as Bob Nelson is on every version, maybe as an unlockable bonus player.
May his relentless terror on opposing QBs reign forever.
I wrote about Nazism in a small Michigan town, and in a large North American country; about the uses of and limits of shame; and on the importance of holding shared standards. www.the-reframe.com/the-death-of...
Has anyone tried taking the 25th amendment out and blowing on it?
Covid is gonna shape American politics for years and years because it was the first time most Americans were asked to make sacrifices and they lost their minds because of it.
Great episode. Thanks for keeping this project going - you do great work.
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I’ve grown up in Chicagoland since the 1980s. As Trump plans to ransack our city & region with illegal military occupation, here are 3 facts he & most of corporate media won’t bother to address—because doing so would undermine Trump’s entire fascist narrative to enable autocratic rule.
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So glad to have found your podcast a few months back. Always a joy to listen to - thanks!
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I’ve never wished a comically giant anvil would fall from the sky and turn a real human into a 2D pancake*
*something I can no longer say
Content warning - what I’m linking to is offensive…
Not to you, but to bigots.
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I saw Brandon Sanderson recommend this recently, which piqued my interest. Getting your recommendation turned it into a must get.
Looks like I have a new mobile game to dig into.
It’s not an earth-shattering revelation, but I think it reframes the conversation so perfectly. Ever since it was shared with me, with each instance I’ve read “<insert entity trying to be better> is woke” I’ve changed it to “<insert entity trying to be better> is offensive to bigots.”
I don’t recall the name of the book @kevinbuist.com shared with me, but I loved its redefining of the word “woke” to “offensive to bigots.”
Succinct and unmasks intent.
The Smithsonian is offensive to bigots
Superman is offensive to bigots
DEI is offensive to bigots
LEGO is offensive to bigots
I’d pay money to watch him eat glass.
Cop : i was hit in the face by a club
Lawyer : u mean a club sandwich right
Cop (through tears) : still a club
“This is alright, you have to understand, because the president is a dim oaf. And when they drive him out to a golf course — where they’ll let him cheat badly — they don’t want him to see anything that’ll send him into a simian rage. I am very smart.”
Trump is announcing Federal control over DC.
White supremacy fascism is when you pardon 1600 violent Nazi insurrectionists who tried to overthrow democracy and beat hundreds of cops, killing several, but then claim DC is violent despite 30 year lows in crime, including a 26% drop last year.
Thanks for using your platform and voice to help get the word out. Multiple cards that are incredibly problematic.
My first reaction was “how? In 2025?”
My second reaction is a riff on @gengelstein.bsky.social -
Me: how? In year n?
Year n+1: still gonna be problematic
Ugh, progress can be slow
Oh wait, wow! Found the artwork in a Reddit linking to a BGG post - major yikes. I’ll definitely be passing on Ace of Spades.
Whoa, thanks for the heads up on this! I only got to play one hand in a quick demo against an evil sheriff. Bummer that there is problematic art. It’s possible what I saw was a blind spot for me, or perhaps it just wasn’t something I came across???
I look forward to hearing what you saw. Thanks!
Remember to shower and wear deodorant!
I just did, so now I can check that off my list.
Leaving for year 12 of Gen Con today with my gaming group.
Thoughts on buying direct from the publisher vs having patience and ordering the game from your FLGS? I’d love to hear anyone with insights as to which is best for the health of the industry.
Loved the episode. Told my wife, “Ace of Spades will be on their anticipated list” only to be proven wrong. If you get around to it, I’d love to hear your thoughts on that one. Balatro meets the tabletop is what I get from it.
