Beanbag Jolly-Amerika
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Bean (n): An edible, kidney-shaped seed borne in the long pods of a leguminous plant. Dad to two smol humans. Nonpracticing architect, sometimes poet, children's librarian. he/they
In a throw away line I described a planet where the locals referred to all mid-sized fauna as different sorts of “goats” (most quite alien, and not at all goat-like) and the players kept asking follow-up questions: about pack behaviors and vocalizations and fur or scale coloration for over an hour.
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
In a throw away line I described a planet where the locals referred to all mid-sized fauna as different sorts of “goats” (most quite alien, and not at all goat-like) and the players kept asking follow-up questions: about pack behaviors and vocalizations and fur or scale coloration for over an hour.
I saw Rees give a presentation/talk in 2008, and to illustrate how into politics Twitter he was he said that he was voting for Obama not because he was all that enthusiastic about him, but because if he lost, it would break Josh Marshall’s heart. And I still think about that at least monthly.
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I saw Rees give a presentation/talk in 2008, and to illustrate how into politics Twitter he was he said that he was voting for Obama not because he was all that enthusiastic about him, but because if he lost, it would break Josh Marshall’s heart. And I still think about that at least monthly.
Haven’t read Jonathan Strange, but those other three are probably on my (hypothetical) all time top-25 sci-fi list.
January 2, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Haven’t read Jonathan Strange, but those other three are probably on my (hypothetical) all time top-25 sci-fi list.
Said exactly this to one of my own 4.5yo twins last night when she told a toy that was on a high shelf to “get the fuck down from there.”
I’m a librarian. I tell the kids they can say whatever the fuck they want as long as it isn’t a slur or being used for bullying. (But to keep in mind that many grownups probably aren’t going to feel the same way.)
December 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Said exactly this to one of my own 4.5yo twins last night when she told a toy that was on a high shelf to “get the fuck down from there.”
Piece of shit California governors who dream of becoming President only have so many role models.
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Piece of shit California governors who dream of becoming President only have so many role models.
Sweet, sweet sugar dirt.
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Sweet, sweet sugar dirt.
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🧵 I've been a writer for my entire life, and worked very hard to get where I got by 2022. I was making a 100k a year, though I live in an expensive city. Suddenly it was just gone. I had three careers, really, and they all vanished because of AI, and suddenly I was struggling each month to pay rent.
When the AI boom began, copywriters were singled out as one of the jobs most vulnerable to AI. Now, three years later, I wanted to hear from workers on the frontlines of the industry, to hear what had actually taken place on the ground.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
"I was forced to use AI until the day I was laid off." Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry
Copywriters were one of the first to have their jobs targeted by AI firms. These are their stories, three years into the AI era.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🧵 I've been a writer for my entire life, and worked very hard to get where I got by 2022. I was making a 100k a year, though I live in an expensive city. Suddenly it was just gone. I had three careers, really, and they all vanished because of AI, and suddenly I was struggling each month to pay rent.
This is from The Canarsie Courier, January 5 1967. It looks like it’s actually a surreptitious ad for Lionel racetracks. But has that title.
December 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This is from The Canarsie Courier, January 5 1967. It looks like it’s actually a surreptitious ad for Lionel racetracks. But has that title.
Was 12 hours early, then completely spaced and was an hour+ late, but shocked to find Dualis still available, as it was one of the two I was most interested in. So it all kinda worked out anyway.
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Was 12 hours early, then completely spaced and was an hour+ late, but shocked to find Dualis still available, as it was one of the two I was most interested in. So it all kinda worked out anyway.
I thought it was 10am and just went to check and was like, wow sold out in under 8 minutes.
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I thought it was 10am and just went to check and was like, wow sold out in under 8 minutes.
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Waving a tiny hammer and sickle flag in the world's saddest celebration as I root for capital against fascism
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Waving a tiny hammer and sickle flag in the world's saddest celebration as I root for capital against fascism
I planned (joked about?) running for Congress when I turned 25 (the constitutionally-required minimum age), but went back to college instead. I have thought about it again pretty much every cycle for the 25 years since.
This is my district.
This is my district.
The now open NYC Velazquez district lines up really well with the Commie Corridor! Comrades rise up!
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I planned (joked about?) running for Congress when I turned 25 (the constitutionally-required minimum age), but went back to college instead. I have thought about it again pretty much every cycle for the 25 years since.
This is my district.
This is my district.
Buy Rory’s shirts. I’m wearing this one today.
By popular request I have added this shirt to my reprint store
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Buy Rory’s shirts. I’m wearing this one today.
When your “economic philosophy” leads to this conclusion (inevitably under extractive capitalism), the only moral response is to question the assumptions of your system. Most economists however, are mind numbingly stupid or evil. Or in Larry’s case, seemingly both.
Wow and I always thought the most damning citation of Larry Summers was the epigraph from *Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor* (2011)
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
When your “economic philosophy” leads to this conclusion (inevitably under extractive capitalism), the only moral response is to question the assumptions of your system. Most economists however, are mind numbingly stupid or evil. Or in Larry’s case, seemingly both.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I bought the “eyeball flower” blanket for myself, and one of my twins (before she was a year and a half old) claimed it as her own. So I got this one for the other twin. So soft and so weird.
A blanket with another Jessica Hayworth banger design. This will keep you warm and make all your friends ask "where did you get this???"
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November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I bought the “eyeball flower” blanket for myself, and one of my twins (before she was a year and a half old) claimed it as her own. So I got this one for the other twin. So soft and so weird.
This seems to be measuring religious affiliation, and I suspect a lot of secular Jews fell into the “none” category. (If asked if I was Jewish, I’d say yes. If asked my religion, I’d say none.) And secular Jews likely split closer to the other way.
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This seems to be measuring religious affiliation, and I suspect a lot of secular Jews fell into the “none” category. (If asked if I was Jewish, I’d say yes. If asked my religion, I’d say none.) And secular Jews likely split closer to the other way.
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This is the only Bill Ackman I recognize
November 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is the only Bill Ackman I recognize
I just recently received the Fuedum upgrade kit, shipped by them.
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I just recently received the Fuedum upgrade kit, shipped by them.
“Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper, oil on canvas, 1942.
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
“Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper, oil on canvas, 1942.
Eight years ago today, in Havana, I took what’s maybe the best photo I’ve ever taken.
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Eight years ago today, in Havana, I took what’s maybe the best photo I’ve ever taken.
OED dates the use of aunt to refer to “a woman who is regarded with respect or affection similar to that often accorded to an aunt [in the traditional sense] despite not being linked by this specific kinship” to 1750.
October 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
OED dates the use of aunt to refer to “a woman who is regarded with respect or affection similar to that often accorded to an aunt [in the traditional sense] despite not being linked by this specific kinship” to 1750.
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Trying to get to 1000 letters by tomorrow... actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!
In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...
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October 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trying to get to 1000 letters by tomorrow... actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
I mean, one guy running for mayor is antisemitic, and one guy running for mayor killed her grandfather. And they’re the same fucking guy, which makes it pretty easy not to vote for him.
October 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I mean, one guy running for mayor is antisemitic, and one guy running for mayor killed her grandfather. And they’re the same fucking guy, which makes it pretty easy not to vote for him.
There’s a card game I played like 10 years ago, but that I recall fondly because while you’re collecting mythical creatures, there’s also a card with just a cute bunny in it that’s worth almost no points. And the only win condition that mattered to me was whether or not I got the bunny card.
October 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There’s a card game I played like 10 years ago, but that I recall fondly because while you’re collecting mythical creatures, there’s also a card with just a cute bunny in it that’s worth almost no points. And the only win condition that mattered to me was whether or not I got the bunny card.