Jer

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He/him or they/them. Gaming nerd, comics geek, educator. Interested in ttrpgs, board games, tech and tech education, politics, and superheroes. Mastodon: jer@chirp.enworld.org

A tweet from Ayyan Hirsi Ali (@Ayaan) - Ackman offers exactly what New York needs: competence, economic understanding, and the courage to lead with principle. @BillAckman With an image of Bill Ackman's punchable mug and the text "Bill Ackman for Mayor of New York" superimposed on it
Lindsay and Tobias from Arrested Development on the couch talking to each other: Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people? Tobias: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but... Tobias: But it might work for us.
First page of an article from the March 1981 issue of Dynamite! magazine with a picture of two young women and a guy sitting at a table with a very nicely done miniature dungeon in front of them. The young folks look very late 1970s in their hair and clothing. The heading on the article reads "Are you bored with Bingo? Sick of Sorry? Peeved by Parcheesi? Maybe you're ready for the fantastic fun of Dungeons and Dragons!"
Box art for the boardgame Dungeon! ca 1980
Box art from the early 80s edition of the boardgame RISK
Screen shot from CNN pre-market April 6 at 7:30pm showing drops in the 3 major us market averages of between 3.8 to 5.18%. The CNN market dial at the top shows a range from "Extreme fear" on the left to "Extreme greed" on the right. The arrow is pegging the left side of the dial with the words "Extreme Fear is driving the market" next to it.
Screenshot of Google search result for "does Tom Brokaw enjoy Dune" Yes, Tom Brokaw is known for his love of the science fiction story "Dune" and has even discussed it on the Flop House podcast, including a mini-episode dedicated to his passion for the story. Here's a more detailed look: Flop House Podcast: Brokaw has been a guest on the Flop House podcast, and they have discussed his love for "Dune". Mini-Episode: The Flop House podcast even dedicated a mini-episode to Brokaw's "Dune" enthusiasm, titled "FH Mini 15 – Tom Brokaw's Dune". "Dune" Musical Pitch: The Flop House podcast hosts even channeled Brokaw's persona to pitch a musical adaptation of "Dune" using the songs from "Fiddler on the Roof".
Benoit Blanc from Glass Onion calling out the very thinly veiled Elon Musk inspired villain's plan as dumb. When asked if it's so dumb it's brilliant he snaps back "No! It's just dumb!:
Graph showing the vale of the dollar dropping like a rock between April 2nd and 3rd
From Deep Throat in All the President's Men: "Then there must be something, mustn't there. Look, forget the myths the media has created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand."
Goose meme: Panel 1 goose asking "Who let the market get over-bloated?" Panel 2 goose angrily chasing Tommy Tuberville screaming "Who let the market get over-bloated asshole?"
New Yorker cartoon of a man in torn clothes speaking to kids in similar clothes around a campfire. The man says "Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders."
Quote from a Nazi shithead who Found Out after Fucking Around: “We do this all over the U.S., and we’ve never been attacked like this, man,” the driver told police from his seat in the U-Haul.
Quote from the Columbus Dispatch: In body camera footage Columbus police released Monday, the neo-Nazis told police they had never experienced a response like the one they received in Columbus. They said people pulled guns on them and threw cans and vegetables as they marched, waved flags and yelled racial slurs. One of the officers noted the men were “covered in” pepper spray.
Meme of grandmother in a walker saying "There was a pornstar payoff, couchfucking, mic blowing, a porn funnel squirrel, an onlyfans tax fraud scheme..." and her granddaughter saying "Sure Grandman, let's get you to bed"
BREAKING NEWS headline reading "Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina vowed to stay in the governor's race after CNN reported on inflammatory comments he left years ago on a porn site. "
On debate night, taking the issues seriously meant asking Harris earlier, and at greater length, about why she'd changed her position to support fracking—a rote question about a rote bit of pandering—than both candidates were asked about the totality of their positions on the global climate catastrophe, a subject about which they hold diametrically, world-changingly opposite views. Harris's assignment wasn't to talk about policy; it was to deliver campaign messages while performing a role in a two-person improvised drama.
From the article: The Haitian immigrants in Springfield are doing precisely what conservatives say they want immigrants to do: come legally, work hard, and contribute to their new home. But precisely because these immigrants were doing what they were asked, it was necessary to lie about them. As Vance’s response indicates, it does not matter to him if the scurrilous accusations he was making are true. He does not care. If immigration is bad and immigrants are bad, then even a lie serves a larger truth.