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20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · Jan 9

Look, it's simple.

Be kind.
Be curious.
Tell the truth.
Ask for help.
Help others if you can.
Don't hurt people.
If you do, say you're sorry, mean it, and prove it.
Think before you speak.
Say less.
Say please.
Say thank you.

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20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 7h

For years, there was a huge sign in the woods on what appears to be their property: "JOE BIDEN -- CARTEL OWNED, CHINA MADE."

Again, maybe someone else owns the property fronting the road between their sign and their entrance. But maybe not.

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 7h

I drive past these folks' "Virginia Whisky Experience Museum" near Lovingston often en route to visit family in S. Va. Right now, there's a cluster of Republican candidate signs right near the big sign for the distillery. Unless someone else puts those signs up, these folks voted for this.

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 8h

Sylvester Stallone sitting in a swamp, wistfully strumming a banjo: “Why are there so many / songs about Rambo / and how did he kill those guys? Rambo’s efficient / but always elusive / and Rambo knows just how to hide…”

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 8h

No alt text, sorry, but trust me — in this one singular case I am doing you a favor not describing what no mortal eyes should witness

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 8h

Seriously, what am I looking at here and how can I unsee it

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 8h

Thank you. Duly noted.

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 8h

Disney would never let this happen officially, but yeah, Kermit would 100% say and do this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 9h

Any chance this makes it to Mac? I know your overlords in Redmond might feel some kind of way about that, but this game looks beautiful, and I would very much like to purchase and play it. Even eventually!

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 9h

Where were you hiking? I want to know so that I can NEVER GO THERE

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20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 9h

Dude could simply say, "Yes, these chats are bad, and also I think what Jay Jones said is bad." But nooooo, he's gotta stick up for the horrifying Nazi stuff.

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 12h

Riggleman voted against the first Trump impeachment. He's done honorable work since, and I respect that. But let's not pretend he'd be singing a different tune if his own party hadn't booted him from office.

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 13h

"We literally just talked a 17-year-old kid into killing himself, his parents are actively suing us, but good news! We solved all those problems! All fixed! No need for lawsuits anymore!"

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 13h

Oh man, this _is_ them! The exact same people whining in this article that they're innocent victims of the guy they apparently voted for and the party they apparently continue to support! (My apologies if someone else is putting up those plentiful signs on their property.) www.vadistillery.com

Virginia Distillery Co.: The Most Awarded American Single Malt Distillery

Virginia Distillery Co. is the most awarded American Single Malt whisky distillery, located amongst the Blue Ridge Mountains in central Virginia.

www.vadistillery.com

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 14h

Same! @deanhaspiel.bsky.social is one of the great singular voices in comics, melding chunky Kirbyesque fisticuffs with meteor-mass emotion. Really looking forward to what he's got cooking.

Ryan Dunlavey > Baltimore Comic-Con table 118 @ryandunlavey.com · 14h

I just backed ANTIMATTER on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...

ANTIMATTER

A One-Man-thology of Dean Haspiel Deep Cuts

www.kickstarter.com

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20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 18h

This could explain so much about Joe Rogan and his ilk.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 18h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 18h

Perhaps that Virginia Distillery Museum I see all the time while driving south on Rt. 29 will reconsider all the Republican signs it posts on its property.

The “JOE BIDEN — CARTEL OWNED, CHINA MADE” sign was at least entertaining.

Breen Ouellette (he/him) @breeno.bsky.social · 1d

"This was all about some ugliness that we’re not part of. We’re not in politics. We’re just some guys in Virginia making good whisky. But unfortunately, we’re the victims."

Everyone is "in politics" in a democracy.

Tell these American whisky guys to vote harder or cope harder.

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

www.cnn.com

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20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 18h

What if Peter didn’t stop at denying Jesus three times, and just kept on going?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 19h

The Fall of the House of Usher, but it’s my increasingly derelict grill.

A barbecue grill covered in a tattered, lichen-spotted black shroud.

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 20h

Increasingly wishing I had not previously scheduled this community health fair I’m co-organizing for Saturday, Oct. 18. But if you’re in Cville/Crozet, stop by before or after the protest!

Home

getbettercrozet.org

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 1d

This weekend in southern Virginia I saw political signs for candidates named Lawless (party affiliation unknown) and Nixon (which party? Oh, you know the one), which seemed almost a little too on the nose, even for 2025.

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 1d

Sometimes I feel like the guiding design principle of Duolingo is “leave the user always wondering if they have dropped acid without realizing it”

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20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 1d

If you have small pie pumpkins handy, this recipe is pretty dang great.

Do not, repeat, do not try to make it with a regular-sized Jack o’ lantern type pumpkin.

www.pbs.org/food/recipes...

Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good | Recipes | PBS Food | PBS Food

You might consider serving this alongside the Thanksgiving turkey or even instead of it omit the bacon and youve got a great vegetarian main course.

www.pbs.org

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 1d

Who, you may be asking, brought all these festive gourds into our house in the first place

Who indeed

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 1d

… the bodies of her enemies, I presume? I mean, that’s the way _I’ve_ always done it.

(I am joking BlueSky please don’t suspend me)

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 1d

My spouse keeps helpfully reminding me which of the many, many decorative gourds recently brought into our home are in fact edible and in eventual need of preparation, hint hint

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