Jonathan Downing
@jondowner.bsky.social
SF-based Dungeon Master moonlighting as a video game lawyer.
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
GWAR covering Pink Pony Club just makes me unreasonably happy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5XR...
GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
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January 18, 2026 at 6:28 AM
GWAR covering Pink Pony Club just makes me unreasonably happy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5XR...
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David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
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honestly humiliating for everyone involved, even people who had to read the story
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM
honestly humiliating for everyone involved, even people who had to read the story
The president's gutter racism aside, Minnesota (like California, Illinois, and New York) is also a "donor state," contributing approx. $50 billion more to federal coffers in FY 2024 than it took in. The lion's share of this difference comes from economic hubs, cities like Minneapolis.
The president is all-but encouraging pogroms against specific Somali-owned businesses, on the grounds that they serve customers who pay in food stamps (much like countless Walmarts in heavily Republican rural areas)
January 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The president's gutter racism aside, Minnesota (like California, Illinois, and New York) is also a "donor state," contributing approx. $50 billion more to federal coffers in FY 2024 than it took in. The lion's share of this difference comes from economic hubs, cities like Minneapolis.
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When my wife asks why I just took $60 out of the ATM:
January 13, 2026 at 12:37 AM
When my wife asks why I just took $60 out of the ATM:
There is nothing stopping elected Dems from focusing on both affordability AND accountability. They can even be related topics (see @aoc.bsky.social's contrasting of ICE's budget to healthcare cuts)! Unless, hypothetically of course, they don't actually care about the administration's lawlessness.
NEW: Kristi Noem is facing by far the most credible impeachment effort of Trump's 2nd term. Some House Dems are fuming.
"Noem is just soup du jour," one told @axios.com. "It's all performative bullsh*t."
Centrists say they want to focus on affordability. www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
"Noem is just soup du jour," one told @axios.com. "It's all performative bullsh*t."
Centrists say they want to focus on affordability. www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
"Performative bullsh*t": Some Democrats fume as Kristi Noem impeachment gains steam
"There's a frustration with all these impeachments," said one House Democrat. "Noem is just soup du jour."
www.axios.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:52 AM
There is nothing stopping elected Dems from focusing on both affordability AND accountability. They can even be related topics (see @aoc.bsky.social's contrasting of ICE's budget to healthcare cuts)! Unless, hypothetically of course, they don't actually care about the administration's lawlessness.
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This. I am done returning to the status quo of what got us here. I want universal healthcare. I want a maximum wage tied to the minimum wage. I want omnipresent, cheap public transit and walkable neighborhoods. I want Supreme Court and police reform, and I want the rich to pay their fair share.
We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right.
January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This. I am done returning to the status quo of what got us here. I want universal healthcare. I want a maximum wage tied to the minimum wage. I want omnipresent, cheap public transit and walkable neighborhoods. I want Supreme Court and police reform, and I want the rich to pay their fair share.
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
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People don't want to accept that the primary reason that we have Trump today is that the previous administration completely failed. It should have never gotten to the point where it was in the so-called hands of the voters. It was already too late by then.
SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
January 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
People don't want to accept that the primary reason that we have Trump today is that the previous administration completely failed. It should have never gotten to the point where it was in the so-called hands of the voters. It was already too late by then.
Apropos of nothing, the State of California contributed roughly $267 billion more to the federal government than it took from the federal government in FY 2024. New York contributed approximately $76 billion more than it took in that same period, and Illinois $63 billion.
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Apropos of nothing, the State of California contributed roughly $267 billion more to the federal government than it took from the federal government in FY 2024. New York contributed approximately $76 billion more than it took in that same period, and Illinois $63 billion.
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new york city is Real America. los angeles is Real America. chicago is Real America. minneapolis is Real America. seattle, portland, detroit etc etc. sick of this framing that it's otherwise. shut the fuck up
January 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
new york city is Real America. los angeles is Real America. chicago is Real America. minneapolis is Real America. seattle, portland, detroit etc etc. sick of this framing that it's otherwise. shut the fuck up
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If you're not willing to arrest the killer, don't arrest the demonstrators.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says 29 people were arrested in downtown last night during a noise demonstration at a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents: "For those that are taking the bait and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences. We're holding the line here all the way."
January 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
If you're not willing to arrest the killer, don't arrest the demonstrators.
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If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
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Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
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January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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Finally some good news.
Ken Burns Announces New 10-Part ‘Mr. Biscuits’ Documentary After Adopting Cat
WALPOLE, NH—Revealing that the series would force Americans to rethink everything they thought they knew about the “cute little fuzzball,” filmmaker Ken Burns announced Friday the release of Mr. Biscu...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Finally some good news.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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The Matt Christman 2017 tweet “This is the stupidest day in American history, a record that will be broken by every subsequent day in American history” is the undefeated summation of the 21st century.
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The Matt Christman 2017 tweet “This is the stupidest day in American history, a record that will be broken by every subsequent day in American history” is the undefeated summation of the 21st century.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Well that was fun while it lasted. See y'all at the next apocalypse.
December 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Well that was fun while it lasted. See y'all at the next apocalypse.
8:38 pm: the SF blackout continues, and I have received reports of mutant coyotes prowling Golden Gate Park. They have human-like hands and eyes, and a rudimentary understanding of tools. Most troubling though, they do not seem to hunt from hunger.
December 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
8:38 pm: the SF blackout continues, and I have received reports of mutant coyotes prowling Golden Gate Park. They have human-like hands and eyes, and a rudimentary understanding of tools. Most troubling though, they do not seem to hunt from hunger.
8:04 pm: the SF blackout continues, and one group of Outer Sunset locals have formed a cult and begun worshipping the spinning rock installation along the Great Highway. They say it demands sacrifice to bring back the light. Dozens have been offered, but the Stone God has yet to provide.
December 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
8:04 pm: the SF blackout continues, and one group of Outer Sunset locals have formed a cult and begun worshipping the spinning rock installation along the Great Highway. They say it demands sacrifice to bring back the light. Dozens have been offered, but the Stone God has yet to provide.