ChaseTriesAgain
@chasetriesagain.bsky.social
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Lapsed writer, TTRPG-er, taker of naps, maker of things. Views are my own and do not reflect the views of Turner South and the Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (But they'd agree with me if they were based.)
Lapsed writer, TTRPG-er, taker of naps, maker of things. Views are my own and do not reflect the views of Turner South and the Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (But they'd agree with me if they were based.)
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h ey found goood spot 4 DeathStar2. gonna have to mu urder sum koalas tho.
Reme mber tht time i killed teh younglings.
"master skywalker there r 2 many of them. what r we goo ing to do?"
hahha
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h ey found goood spot 4 DeathStar2. gonna have to mu urder sum koalas tho.
Reme mber tht time i killed teh younglings.
"master skywalker there r 2 many of them. what r we goo ing to do?"
hahha
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Gods above and below, if you're letting me upload a resume to 'autofill' the application...don't make me then type the entire resume back out.
I mean, I'm gonna do it, but I'm gonna complain the whole time.
I mean, I'm gonna do it, but I'm gonna complain the whole time.
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Gods above and below, if you're letting me upload a resume to 'autofill' the application...don't make me then type the entire resume back out.
I mean, I'm gonna do it, but I'm gonna complain the whole time.
I mean, I'm gonna do it, but I'm gonna complain the whole time.
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The vibe shift today is, I think, due to the fact that New Yorkers were on the offensive instead of the defensive.
Usually with protests, demonstrators have to defend the space, defend their right to march, etc. They get beat up and pushed around and antagonized into chaos and trauma.
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Usually with protests, demonstrators have to defend the space, defend their right to march, etc. They get beat up and pushed around and antagonized into chaos and trauma.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The vibe shift today is, I think, due to the fact that New Yorkers were on the offensive instead of the defensive.
Usually with protests, demonstrators have to defend the space, defend their right to march, etc. They get beat up and pushed around and antagonized into chaos and trauma.
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Usually with protests, demonstrators have to defend the space, defend their right to march, etc. They get beat up and pushed around and antagonized into chaos and trauma.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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George Lakoff and I pushed this simple and reasonable idea years ago. When I returned to journalism, I realized the problem. Editors care more about SEO and controversy (=clicks) than about whether the headline is destroying truth. Incentive is to bait engagement at all cost.
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
George Lakoff and I pushed this simple and reasonable idea years ago. When I returned to journalism, I realized the problem. Editors care more about SEO and controversy (=clicks) than about whether the headline is destroying truth. Incentive is to bait engagement at all cost.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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Well, it's after American Thanksgiving. You know what that means:
A FULL BARRAGE OF HALLOWEEN ADS! Christmas won't expect an ANTICHRONAL ATTACK on its TIMEWARD FLANK.
I WANNA SEE SKELETONS DANCING IN THE SNOW GODDAMNIT. FILL THOSE BASTARDS SO FULL OF CHRISTMAS SPIRITS THEY'LL RUN FOR THE DOORS
A FULL BARRAGE OF HALLOWEEN ADS! Christmas won't expect an ANTICHRONAL ATTACK on its TIMEWARD FLANK.
I WANNA SEE SKELETONS DANCING IN THE SNOW GODDAMNIT. FILL THOSE BASTARDS SO FULL OF CHRISTMAS SPIRITS THEY'LL RUN FOR THE DOORS
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Well, it's after American Thanksgiving. You know what that means:
A FULL BARRAGE OF HALLOWEEN ADS! Christmas won't expect an ANTICHRONAL ATTACK on its TIMEWARD FLANK.
I WANNA SEE SKELETONS DANCING IN THE SNOW GODDAMNIT. FILL THOSE BASTARDS SO FULL OF CHRISTMAS SPIRITS THEY'LL RUN FOR THE DOORS
A FULL BARRAGE OF HALLOWEEN ADS! Christmas won't expect an ANTICHRONAL ATTACK on its TIMEWARD FLANK.
I WANNA SEE SKELETONS DANCING IN THE SNOW GODDAMNIT. FILL THOSE BASTARDS SO FULL OF CHRISTMAS SPIRITS THEY'LL RUN FOR THE DOORS
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They call it godshatter. Kid smokes a bowl, wakes up 3 days later transformed into a biblically accurate angel, warped into a enormous vortex of innumerable ribbons of eyes and shit.
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
They call it godshatter. Kid smokes a bowl, wakes up 3 days later transformed into a biblically accurate angel, warped into a enormous vortex of innumerable ribbons of eyes and shit.
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I cannot even begin to express my rage at this lie
reading this through me back into my pandemic EMT life, attempting to resuscitate a child experiencing a cardiac arrest secondary to COVID while a father says “we heard that the vaccine was riskier than COVID for kids” and a mother wails in agony
reading this through me back into my pandemic EMT life, attempting to resuscitate a child experiencing a cardiac arrest secondary to COVID while a father says “we heard that the vaccine was riskier than COVID for kids” and a mother wails in agony
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I cannot even begin to express my rage at this lie
reading this through me back into my pandemic EMT life, attempting to resuscitate a child experiencing a cardiac arrest secondary to COVID while a father says “we heard that the vaccine was riskier than COVID for kids” and a mother wails in agony
reading this through me back into my pandemic EMT life, attempting to resuscitate a child experiencing a cardiac arrest secondary to COVID while a father says “we heard that the vaccine was riskier than COVID for kids” and a mother wails in agony
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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tfw u need seven samurai
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
tfw u need seven samurai
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Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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I mix it up from time to time but ALWAYS include:
“Everybody Eats When They Come to My House,” Cab Calloway
“Cornbread and Butterbeans,” Carolina Chocolate Drops
“Shine On, Harvest Moon,” Rosemary Clooney
“Autumn In New York,” Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
“Travelin’ Prayer,” Billy Joel
“Everybody Eats When They Come to My House,” Cab Calloway
“Cornbread and Butterbeans,” Carolina Chocolate Drops
“Shine On, Harvest Moon,” Rosemary Clooney
“Autumn In New York,” Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
“Travelin’ Prayer,” Billy Joel
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I mix it up from time to time but ALWAYS include:
“Everybody Eats When They Come to My House,” Cab Calloway
“Cornbread and Butterbeans,” Carolina Chocolate Drops
“Shine On, Harvest Moon,” Rosemary Clooney
“Autumn In New York,” Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
“Travelin’ Prayer,” Billy Joel
“Everybody Eats When They Come to My House,” Cab Calloway
“Cornbread and Butterbeans,” Carolina Chocolate Drops
“Shine On, Harvest Moon,” Rosemary Clooney
“Autumn In New York,” Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
“Travelin’ Prayer,” Billy Joel
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Looking for past Garfield Macy's balloons. Found a new reaction image
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Looking for past Garfield Macy's balloons. Found a new reaction image
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Brother I have fucked with all manner of compter shite for decades and never once did misusing the software make me kill myself and I installed Windows 3.1 on a 286.
OpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software. More:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Family Suing OpenAI Over Teen's Suicide Blasts 'Disturbing' Response From Company
OpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software.
www.rollingstone.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Brother I have fucked with all manner of compter shite for decades and never once did misusing the software make me kill myself and I installed Windows 3.1 on a 286.
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Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
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Fantastic start, of course, but it's funny to start this very American tradition with a British woman singing a song written by British composers for a musical about British class relations in the 1960s.
#MacysThanksgivingDayParade
#MacysThanksgivingDayParade
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Fantastic start, of course, but it's funny to start this very American tradition with a British woman singing a song written by British composers for a musical about British class relations in the 1960s.
#MacysThanksgivingDayParade
#MacysThanksgivingDayParade
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If love were audible it would
snore like the dog, snuggled
against my leg in this bed, taking
more than her fair share
of space, except
her fair share is everywhere and
everything. She gives
me her affection and her
attention. She is waiting
at the door for me
when I come home. She is
perfect.
snore like the dog, snuggled
against my leg in this bed, taking
more than her fair share
of space, except
her fair share is everywhere and
everything. She gives
me her affection and her
attention. She is waiting
at the door for me
when I come home. She is
perfect.
If love were audible
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
If love were audible it would
snore like the dog, snuggled
against my leg in this bed, taking
more than her fair share
of space, except
her fair share is everywhere and
everything. She gives
me her affection and her
attention. She is waiting
at the door for me
when I come home. She is
perfect.
snore like the dog, snuggled
against my leg in this bed, taking
more than her fair share
of space, except
her fair share is everywhere and
everything. She gives
me her affection and her
attention. She is waiting
at the door for me
when I come home. She is
perfect.
As is my tradition, I will be live posting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow. I will be watching it on my local NBC affiliate delayed to start at 8:30 a.m. CST as the good Lord intended.
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
As is my tradition, I will be live posting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow. I will be watching it on my local NBC affiliate delayed to start at 8:30 a.m. CST as the good Lord intended.
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Tom 🐶
Baby male Terrier mix
Adoptable from Fresno Humane Animal Services (Fresno, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/tom-79687608/ca/fresno/fresno-humane-animal-services-ca2390/
Baby male Terrier mix
Adoptable from Fresno Humane Animal Services (Fresno, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/tom-79687608/ca/fresno/fresno-humane-animal-services-ca2390/
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Tom 🐶
Baby male Terrier mix
Adoptable from Fresno Humane Animal Services (Fresno, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/tom-79687608/ca/fresno/fresno-humane-animal-services-ca2390/
Baby male Terrier mix
Adoptable from Fresno Humane Animal Services (Fresno, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/tom-79687608/ca/fresno/fresno-humane-animal-services-ca2390/
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I wonder if tech creeps are gonna do what the automotive industry did when they invented the crime of jaywalking to shift the blame for safety issues onto the public
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I wonder if tech creeps are gonna do what the automotive industry did when they invented the crime of jaywalking to shift the blame for safety issues onto the public
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This fact makes me feel less guilty about having to struggle to provide for my kids during the lean years
TL;DR: the *actual* poverty line in the US for a family of four with two young children is about $140,000, and there isn't much improvement in quality of life between $40K and $100K.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This fact makes me feel less guilty about having to struggle to provide for my kids during the lean years