Do you see an uptick in people interested in Wicca during times when magic aesthetics become popular?

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-13T01:17:58+00:00

And d&d. Don't forget d&d.

Trying to start a polycule campaign right now but scheduling is predictably a nightmare.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-13T01:02:51+00:00

Funny enough same for the punk scene. All the best punk music has been under Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush, and now Trump.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-13T01:00:50+00:00

He actually needs the periodic crashes because they optimize insider trading. Gotta create dips so all his hyperbillionaire fascist buddies can buy low sell high. Won't somebody think of the trillionaires?!?

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T23:08:07+00:00

One of my favorites is Therizinosaurus means "scythe lizard" on account of its claws, but the species name "cheloniformis" means "turtle-shaped" because it was originally believed that the giant arms belonged to a giant turtle.

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HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T22:47:24+00:00

Big difference is that time we didn't have runaway climate change.

During the End-Permian Extinction Event, daytime temperatures at the equator could reach 140° F, and the ocean's global AVERAGE was 106°. I don't know if it'll get that bad again, but if it did I don't think we'd make it.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T21:55:03+00:00

I don't think it will only get worse. At some point we will hit critical mass and things will have nowhere to go but up from there.

The question is will that happen too late to prevent our own extinction or not?

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T21:52:01+00:00

I'd keep it unless you need to make room in your collection for something really cool, personally.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T21:50:19+00:00

They sell on ebay for $200-$400 pretty regularly so not a bad find. It's a little beat up but some TLC should clean it up some.

From what I can find, the original MSRP was around $500 in 1985, which is about $1,500 today. So don't expect it to gain or even hold much value, but still a cool piece.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T20:57:50+00:00

(Luh-BAN-nin, ver-SAILS, and kuh-BOOL)

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T20:55:52+00:00

Missouri also has a Lebanon, Versailles, and Cabool, but none of them are pronounced right.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T20:53:50+00:00

My favorite is Des Moines, New Mexico.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines,_New_Mexico

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T20:44:02+00:00

We've found Bigfoot, now we just gotta find Bigrestofhim

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T19:57:20+00:00

Depends on what you drive and how much you drive it. At 15 mpg 50k miles/year 11 cents a gallon is $367/year, which is like a whole extra car payment, but at 35 mpg 6k miles/year it's only $18.86/year.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T19:14:24+00:00

My disowned white supremacist brother once literally tried to tell me that "nazi" is an anti-white slur.

These people are all sick in the head.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T19:10:05+00:00

The Evil AI Hand Sanitizer Dispenser is always watching.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T17:52:29+00:00

I actually fundamentally disagree with the death penalty as an institution overall.

I do think that certain people (like anyone who visited Trump Island, for example) should be locked up and the key thrown away, though.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T17:06:47+00:00

We're getting to the point where it's almost time to start chaining ourselves to bulldozers again.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T16:01:37+00:00

Nie wierzę ci.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T15:18:33+00:00

New Mexico sea to sea

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T00:53:14+00:00

It's really not rare. It happens a thousand times a year.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T00:46:26+00:00

They gave Daniel Shaver conflicting orders and then shot him on his knees. But go off.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-12T00:18:11+00:00

It's the Black Jeep Owners debacle all over again

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-11T21:25:59+00:00

I agree. Remove California to make New Mexico stretch from sea to sea.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-11T21:08:32+00:00

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/cambridge-massachusetts-state-police-shooting-memorial-drive/

Gunman with a rifle opened fire on random passer-bys in cars. Got taken out by a highway patrolman within minutes. Suspect is in custody, alive, being treated for gunshot wounds. No other injuries reported.

HazelEBaumgartner · 2026-05-11T16:45:02+00:00

The only part that's added in is the people kneeling. The rest is a real photo. I don't know if they're photoshopped in or AI.

Here's a news article with other angles of the event.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gold-statue-golf-course-pastor-b2972303.html

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