Joe Rybicki
@joerybicki.com
He/him. Writer, video game consultant, virtual tourist. Former Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Other credits: higround.net/#bylines
Punxsutawney Phil: oh yep, definitely see my shadow, it’s right there
Isaac Chotiner: Sure, that would scare anyone.
PP: yeah, you get me
IC: I’m just curious, did you happen to notice the unusual brightness *before* you left your den?
PP: whoah now hang on a sec
Isaac Chotiner: Sure, that would scare anyone.
PP: yeah, you get me
IC: I’m just curious, did you happen to notice the unusual brightness *before* you left your den?
PP: whoah now hang on a sec
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather.
February 2, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Punxsutawney Phil: oh yep, definitely see my shadow, it’s right there
Isaac Chotiner: Sure, that would scare anyone.
PP: yeah, you get me
IC: I’m just curious, did you happen to notice the unusual brightness *before* you left your den?
PP: whoah now hang on a sec
Isaac Chotiner: Sure, that would scare anyone.
PP: yeah, you get me
IC: I’m just curious, did you happen to notice the unusual brightness *before* you left your den?
PP: whoah now hang on a sec
Oh won’t you please
Tell me why the moon is following us, dad?
Tell me why the moon is following us, dad?
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Oh won’t you please
Tell me why the moon is following us, dad?
Tell me why the moon is following us, dad?
Lords of the Files
i think the fairest solution for everyone named in the Epstein files is to just send them all back to the island and never let them leave. and then we send in the wild dogs,
February 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Lords of the Files
I feel like someone’s gotta say something, so I guess it’s gonna be me: https://youtu.be/h2fv9Yq0i_Q?si=FoeH6R5eTlgqLmXX&t=27
I feel like someone’s gotta say something, so I guess it’s going to be me. I’m 100% certain that I either know, have met, or have sought meetings with people who have done horrible things in their lives, too. How about y’all? Association is not causation, and it's not guilt — of anything. (1/8)
February 1, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I feel like someone’s gotta say something, so I guess it’s gonna be me: https://youtu.be/h2fv9Yq0i_Q?si=FoeH6R5eTlgqLmXX&t=27
Oh I’m sure I have, my dude! Only, if I did it’s because they had not already been credibly accused of anything remotely approaching pedophilic sex trafficking.
Hope that helps clear things up!
Hope that helps clear things up!
I feel like someone’s gotta say something, so I guess it’s going to be me. I’m 100% certain that I either know, have met, or have sought meetings with people who have done horrible things in their lives, too. How about y’all? Association is not causation, and it's not guilt — of anything. (1/8)
February 1, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Oh I’m sure I have, my dude! Only, if I did it’s because they had not already been credibly accused of anything remotely approaching pedophilic sex trafficking.
Hope that helps clear things up!
Hope that helps clear things up!
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In case you missed it: yesterday I completed my top 100 board
games of all time list.
games of all time list.
And this concludes my top 100 of all time. Check it out to see which new game was able to make its first appearance on the list all the way up in the top ten - and how impressively high up it did so.
www.zenofdesign.com/the-top-100-...
www.zenofdesign.com/the-top-100-...
The Top 100 Board Games Of All Time, At Least In My Opinion, At Least Right Now, 2025 Edition (Hey, At Least I Finished Before February): #10-#1 – Zen Of Design
www.zenofdesign.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:55 PM
In case you missed it: yesterday I completed my top 100 board
games of all time list.
games of all time list.
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Once again: there is zero valid reason to put a data center in space. In addition to the launch costs and inability to service them, you need significant cooling infrastructure. The only reason to do this is a) you are an idiot, or b) you are grifting money from idiots.
January 31, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Once again: there is zero valid reason to put a data center in space. In addition to the launch costs and inability to service them, you need significant cooling infrastructure. The only reason to do this is a) you are an idiot, or b) you are grifting money from idiots.
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PREORDER GIVEAWAY TIME!!
Preorder BOOKS & BEWITCHMENT from any US vendor in any form before Tuesday & email your receipt to delilahbookplates at gmail dot com. I'll send you a signed, personalized bookplate and stickers!
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January 31, 2026 at 3:05 PM
PREORDER GIVEAWAY TIME!!
Preorder BOOKS & BEWITCHMENT from any US vendor in any form before Tuesday & email your receipt to delilahbookplates at gmail dot com. I'll send you a signed, personalized bookplate and stickers!
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It may behoove us to start asking our electeds if they’re reluctant to impeach because they are also pedophiles
This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.
Decide. Who are you?
Decide. Who are you?
January 31, 2026 at 5:21 PM
It may behoove us to start asking our electeds if they’re reluctant to impeach because they are also pedophiles
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The thing about Catherine O’Hara is she is so hilarious and talented that I forgot she was mortal
January 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The thing about Catherine O’Hara is she is so hilarious and talented that I forgot she was mortal
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"Trump and Steven Miller want a race war. They think they’ll win it. They think white people will tune in for it. Their operating theory is that most white people are viciously racist, like they are, and that most whites secretly pine to live in apartheid South Africa."
Here’s my @thenation.com post on the arrest of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, the violation of the First Amendment, and Trump’s ongoing attempts to change the face of his victims and spark a race war.
The Trump Administration Arrested Don Lemon Like He Was a Fugitive Slave
Lemon’s arrest is not only a clear violation of the First Amendment but a blatant throwback to the Constitution’s long-discarded Fugitive Slave Clause.
www.thenation.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:23 PM
"Trump and Steven Miller want a race war. They think they’ll win it. They think white people will tune in for it. Their operating theory is that most white people are viciously racist, like they are, and that most whites secretly pine to live in apartheid South Africa."
In my headcanon everyone involved in this shares a high five for getting “YES ♥️” on the last bar and goes out for drinks, and then one confectioneer, stumbling home on a dark, windswept night, stops suddenly under a lone streetlight: “Oh.” he says. “Oh, no. What have we done.”
January 30, 2026 at 2:37 AM
In my headcanon everyone involved in this shares a high five for getting “YES ♥️” on the last bar and goes out for drinks, and then one confectioneer, stumbling home on a dark, windswept night, stops suddenly under a lone streetlight: “Oh.” he says. “Oh, no. What have we done.”
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I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
Everyone else is *way* too concerned about looking stupid to notice when *you* look stupid
Go, be free.
Go, be free.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Everyone else is *way* too concerned about looking stupid to notice when *you* look stupid
Go, be free.
Go, be free.
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The Horrors persist but so do--
The Horrors persist but
The Horrors
The Horrors
*sucks air through teeth* Man, that's, like, a lot of Horrors. A lot more Horrors than normal. I was led to expect that-- less Horrors, in general, you know? Is there, uh-- a bathroom? No? Oh, this is gonna be bad.
The Horrors persist but
The Horrors
The Horrors
*sucks air through teeth* Man, that's, like, a lot of Horrors. A lot more Horrors than normal. I was led to expect that-- less Horrors, in general, you know? Is there, uh-- a bathroom? No? Oh, this is gonna be bad.
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The Horrors persist but so do--
The Horrors persist but
The Horrors
The Horrors
*sucks air through teeth* Man, that's, like, a lot of Horrors. A lot more Horrors than normal. I was led to expect that-- less Horrors, in general, you know? Is there, uh-- a bathroom? No? Oh, this is gonna be bad.
The Horrors persist but
The Horrors
The Horrors
*sucks air through teeth* Man, that's, like, a lot of Horrors. A lot more Horrors than normal. I was led to expect that-- less Horrors, in general, you know? Is there, uh-- a bathroom? No? Oh, this is gonna be bad.
New CBS contributors announced
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 PM
New CBS contributors announced
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Not only are these not the worst Brett Ratner stories I've heard from folks, they're not even the worst stories I've heard about him licking his fingers on set.
Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos
The first lady’s documentary was a mess in production—and now it’s struggling at the box office.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Not only are these not the worst Brett Ratner stories I've heard from folks, they're not even the worst stories I've heard about him licking his fingers on set.
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I love the Olympics, so this project was a very fun one.
After a LOT of parsing through @graze.social nodes, I've created feeds for each of the individual Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports that you can find now on @olympics.richferro.com!
After a LOT of parsing through @graze.social nodes, I've created feeds for each of the individual Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports that you can find now on @olympics.richferro.com!
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 AM
I love the Olympics, so this project was a very fun one.
After a LOT of parsing through @graze.social nodes, I've created feeds for each of the individual Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports that you can find now on @olympics.richferro.com!
After a LOT of parsing through @graze.social nodes, I've created feeds for each of the individual Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports that you can find now on @olympics.richferro.com!
This is a good point. When I was in grade school (in the mid-‘80s), half a block from my school was The Center for Parents and Friends of R— Children. Their use of the term was nothing but positive and supporting.
Half a block away, ours was…not. We helped turn it into a slur—by using it AS a slur.
Half a block away, ours was…not. We helped turn it into a slur—by using it AS a slur.
Respectfully, no. I think it's perfectly okay to be ashamed of past behavior even if at the time it was acceptable, or at least tolerated. Also, bluntly, there has never been a time in my life where the "r"-word was not used as a slur, even when it was legitimately used clinically.
I don't use it today and haven't used it in decades, but I don't think it's worth being ashamed about doing so in the past. There was a legit use of the it before it got overwhelmingly corrupted by jerks using it as a slur. I'd rather say I'm proud of what I say now than ashamed of what I said then.
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 AM
This is a good point. When I was in grade school (in the mid-‘80s), half a block from my school was The Center for Parents and Friends of R— Children. Their use of the term was nothing but positive and supporting.
Half a block away, ours was…not. We helped turn it into a slur—by using it AS a slur.
Half a block away, ours was…not. We helped turn it into a slur—by using it AS a slur.
This is far from the biggest problem here, but just in case you might misunderstand what “stays at border” means, here is CBP’s jurisdiction (source: www.southernborder.org/100_mile_bor...)
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
This is far from the biggest problem here, but just in case you might misunderstand what “stays at border” means, here is CBP’s jurisdiction (source: www.southernborder.org/100_mile_bor...)
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It's pretty wild to expect people who are already skilled in one artistic discipline to somehow become renaissance performers who can master every discipline.
Acting, filming and editing are all disciplines in their own right and it's not fair to expect everyone in the world to have to master them!
Acting, filming and editing are all disciplines in their own right and it's not fair to expect everyone in the world to have to master them!
I just wish making comics and posting art was enough.
I don’t want to subject my face & voice to public scrutiny for a revolving door of video trends I have to *shoot & edit myself,* & hope that it makes me hashtag-relatable enough to sell a book. I want my book to relate to ppl on its own merit.
I don’t want to subject my face & voice to public scrutiny for a revolving door of video trends I have to *shoot & edit myself,* & hope that it makes me hashtag-relatable enough to sell a book. I want my book to relate to ppl on its own merit.
As more and more creators are expected to be on camera to promote their comics, can we talk for a second about how this opens up female creators to intense harassment about their looks?
Not to mention a lot of "You only have a career in comics because you're good looking" comments?
Not to mention a lot of "You only have a career in comics because you're good looking" comments?
January 27, 2026 at 12:07 AM
It's pretty wild to expect people who are already skilled in one artistic discipline to somehow become renaissance performers who can master every discipline.
Acting, filming and editing are all disciplines in their own right and it's not fair to expect everyone in the world to have to master them!
Acting, filming and editing are all disciplines in their own right and it's not fair to expect everyone in the world to have to master them!
Dear Argentina, please let us know when you run out of printer paper and staples, we’ll help you keep those telephone poles covered
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Dear Argentina, please let us know when you run out of printer paper and staples, we’ll help you keep those telephone poles covered
Photoshopped but worth it
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Photoshopped but worth it
Oh no! Won’t someone think of the [checks notes] …murdering kidnappers?
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Oh no! Won’t someone think of the [checks notes] …murdering kidnappers?