Christopher Bird
@mightygodking.com
Lawyer, writer, boardgamer, cyclist, tries-not-to-be-a-dickhead-ist.
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T-dot 4 life (or until something better comes along).
Likes are "I need to check this out later" and nothing else
Email: mgk (at) (BS handle)
(he/him)
It looks very cool and sounds very cool but the thing is airborne wind turbines aren't a new idea and nobody's come up with the answer to "what if there's a sudden storm" yet, which is vitally important for this particular thing
NEW: China is testing a megawatt-scale airborne wind system that captures stronger high-altitude winds, potentially producing up to 10× more energy with 40% less material and 30% lower costs. It could also be quickly deployed to supply emergency power after disasters.
January 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
It looks very cool and sounds very cool but the thing is airborne wind turbines aren't a new idea and nobody's come up with the answer to "what if there's a sudden storm" yet, which is vitally important for this particular thing
this doesn't even come close to fair use, and given that superheroes are the absolute 100% easiest thing to pastiche for your own original work that is honestly kind of amazing
also it's porn so yeah they're going to get sued the moment Marvel or DC notices this, assuming that they haven't already
also it's porn so yeah they're going to get sued the moment Marvel or DC notices this, assuming that they haven't already
Oof. Someone gonna get suuuueed
Batpool #1
In Nocturna City, there are no accidents - only orchestrated eliminations.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM
this doesn't even come close to fair use, and given that superheroes are the absolute 100% easiest thing to pastiche for your own original work that is honestly kind of amazing
also it's porn so yeah they're going to get sued the moment Marvel or DC notices this, assuming that they haven't already
also it's porn so yeah they're going to get sued the moment Marvel or DC notices this, assuming that they haven't already
I suspect this is at best partially correct and would be addressed in any hypothetical "Trump demands an attack on Greenland" scenario by simply firing generals until you find either one who wants their pension more than their self-respect or one who is as crazy as Trump is
I’m pretty convinced any order to attack Greenland or Canada will be disobeyed by military leaders.
Seriously. Not for sure but pretty sure
Trump will find out who the military is really loyal to and it ain’t fatso in chief
Seriously. Not for sure but pretty sure
Trump will find out who the military is really loyal to and it ain’t fatso in chief
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I suspect this is at best partially correct and would be addressed in any hypothetical "Trump demands an attack on Greenland" scenario by simply firing generals until you find either one who wants their pension more than their self-respect or one who is as crazy as Trump is
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any boss enemy in clair obscur expedition 33:
January 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
any boss enemy in clair obscur expedition 33:
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Patrick Stewart seems like a first ballot guy. or Yul Brynner. or Telly Savalas
there should be a hall-of-fame specifically for bald guys. 1st ballot gotta be Gandhi for sure, Frank Black, Mark Messier, Shel Silverstein, KStrass the yo-yo master, am I missing anyone?
January 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Patrick Stewart seems like a first ballot guy. or Yul Brynner. or Telly Savalas
My wife keeps leaning towards me saying "gimme kiss" in a Russian accent.
January 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
My wife keeps leaning towards me saying "gimme kiss" in a Russian accent.
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not a new observation but still striking how many things boil down to the difference between people who get power and go “ok, I better try not to be a jerk” and people who get power and go “now I get to be a jerk”
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
not a new observation but still striking how many things boil down to the difference between people who get power and go “ok, I better try not to be a jerk” and people who get power and go “now I get to be a jerk”
Jesse Ventura is one of those guys, like Curtis Sliwa, who is absolutely authentic. That doesn't necessarily equate to "good" and Ventura has had his share of bad political positions but he is, at least, an actual real human being in an era of political inauthenticity.
For you youngsters out there just finding out about him, Jesse Ventura is not "some kind of lake wizard" but was at one time the governor of Minnesota and before that a professional wrestler
January 11, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Jesse Ventura is one of those guys, like Curtis Sliwa, who is absolutely authentic. That doesn't necessarily equate to "good" and Ventura has had his share of bad political positions but he is, at least, an actual real human being in an era of political inauthenticity.
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For you youngsters out there just finding out about him, Jesse Ventura is not "some kind of lake wizard" but was at one time the governor of Minnesota and before that a professional wrestler
January 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
For you youngsters out there just finding out about him, Jesse Ventura is not "some kind of lake wizard" but was at one time the governor of Minnesota and before that a professional wrestler
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In case anyone didn’t believe in the literacy crisis among the kids, my eighth graders loudly complained about being given a six page story and it took many of them about an hour and a half to read it. And then lots of them said they didn’t get very basic things in the story. And I’m so tired.
January 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
In case anyone didn’t believe in the literacy crisis among the kids, my eighth graders loudly complained about being given a six page story and it took many of them about an hour and a half to read it. And then lots of them said they didn’t get very basic things in the story. And I’m so tired.
No, Tony the Tiger is the only straight cereal mascot. However he is an ally who is friends with the gay tigers from ZOOTOPIA because all tigers know each other. Yes they all know Shere Khan too. No they don't like him, why would they like Shere Khan
Fred Flintstone is the only straight cereal mascot. Barney Rubble is bi.
January 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
No, Tony the Tiger is the only straight cereal mascot. However he is an ally who is friends with the gay tigers from ZOOTOPIA because all tigers know each other. Yes they all know Shere Khan too. No they don't like him, why would they like Shere Khan
I agree they don't have a lot of juice or manpower, but the ability of authoritarian governments to institute martial regimes (even when they don't call it that) is basically dependent on the average person's perception of the risk/reward ratio of standing up for values, so it's not impossible.
They don’t have the juice or manpower for it. This is not late 1930s Germany. There is no state monopoly on media. They are wildly unpopular.
The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
January 10, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I agree they don't have a lot of juice or manpower, but the ability of authoritarian governments to institute martial regimes (even when they don't call it that) is basically dependent on the average person's perception of the risk/reward ratio of standing up for values, so it's not impossible.
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This is something rarely mentioned: violence is a calculation, for all sides. Police run that calculation everytime they consider how to arrest someone, and when you find them say not arresting a compound full of gun nuts, its because the calculation say they will lose officers
"The question that you're basically asking is, can our cops arrest them? From a legal perspective, yes. From a practical perspective...they have bigger guns than we do." That's where we're at.
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
January 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
This is something rarely mentioned: violence is a calculation, for all sides. Police run that calculation everytime they consider how to arrest someone, and when you find them say not arresting a compound full of gun nuts, its because the calculation say they will lose officers
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BATMAN KERB DRILL (1967): Holy PIF! While on a promotional tour for Batman, Adam West filmed this road safety public information film for British kids, in character as the caped crusader, and it's every bit as wonderful as you'd expect.
January 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
BATMAN KERB DRILL (1967): Holy PIF! While on a promotional tour for Batman, Adam West filmed this road safety public information film for British kids, in character as the caped crusader, and it's every bit as wonderful as you'd expect.
ah, I see the weekly anti-Trudeau marchers have a new hobbyhorse now
The fascists have spoken in Nathan Phillips Square today.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
ah, I see the weekly anti-Trudeau marchers have a new hobbyhorse now
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Some congratulations should be directed to director Johannes Roberts, who has made what is the most early January of early January horror movies with WHAT IF THE CHIMP SCENE FROM “NOPE” WAS THE ENTIRE MOVIE: THE MOVIE
January 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Some congratulations should be directed to director Johannes Roberts, who has made what is the most early January of early January horror movies with WHAT IF THE CHIMP SCENE FROM “NOPE” WAS THE ENTIRE MOVIE: THE MOVIE
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A deleted tweet by a Toronto Sun national politics reporter.
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A deleted tweet by a Toronto Sun national politics reporter.
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It would appear that uncritically funding the people that hate us so much that they mint coins commemorating body counts instead of listening to the people who said that the institutional rot within the police is so deeply engrained that they represent a danger to us all has mysteriously backfired.
NOTUS:
Dem House Rep Steven Horsford:
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me. These are the same people that I’m supposed to call to coordinate security or to do support when I have a town hall.”
www.notus.org/democrats/me...
Dem House Rep Steven Horsford:
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me. These are the same people that I’m supposed to call to coordinate security or to do support when I have a town hall.”
www.notus.org/democrats/me...
Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.
www.notus.org
September 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It would appear that uncritically funding the people that hate us so much that they mint coins commemorating body counts instead of listening to the people who said that the institutional rot within the police is so deeply engrained that they represent a danger to us all has mysteriously backfired.
this is quite obvious if you know me
January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
this is quite obvious if you know me
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Please understand what it means when journalists are evacuating their family members out of town.
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Please understand what it means when journalists are evacuating their family members out of town.
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory