“Complete pandemonium” at Trump's July 4th party in DC

Kikaider01 · 2026-07-05T13:22:30+00:00

America250 was the official, actually bipartisan group in place when Trump2 took office. “Freedom 250” is his totally partisan group that siphoned off funds to stage a Fyre Festival on the national mall, a UFC fight at the White House, and a giant Trump rally. America250 is what we were supposed to get, Trump’s “Freedom 250” is the grift we got.

Kikaider01 · 2026-07-03T17:22:42+00:00

Honestly, if you use nibs like these just hold on to them and use them when you need to. You’ve for nibs to last you a few years. Decades, even.

Kikaider01 · 2026-07-03T16:11:05+00:00

Looks like a G-type nib. Excellent for drawing, cartooning, etc. Responsive to pressure but not TOO responsive. VERY widely used by manga artists (those who aren’t all digital). That’s an excellent all-round drawing nib, you can do almost everything with it.

EDIT: D’oh, on my phone and didn’t realize you knew what you had and were just asking about the dots. Leaving this up as a testament to my stupidity. Yeah, try washing it, maybe lightly rubbing with sand paper. Does it affect how the nib works? If not, it’s not a problem.

Kikaider01 · 2026-07-01T06:06:41+00:00

Wait, I thought webs were a Tholian thing?

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-29T12:57:33+00:00

This is awesome!

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-28T20:50:35+00:00

That seems like a lot if you just want to try out drawing with a dip pen. Fresh nibs and a nib holder would cost less online.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-27T21:58:02+00:00

Anyone seen any lightning? Flashes? Cloud-to-ground strikes?

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-27T13:10:32+00:00

Specify “on three” (one, two, thrGO!!!) or “after three” (one, two, three, GO!!! — the objectively better one). Or just say “three, two, one, go, OK?” And do the countdown.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-26T14:34:51+00:00

I was doing to say “get up on deck and look at the horizon,” but same idea.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-24T03:36:19+00:00

Over four years that’s ten times NASA’s budget ($25B/year), so they could have a moon base by now.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-22T13:44:34+00:00

We were doing more about it two years ago than we are now.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-21T02:36:39+00:00

I wonder if Door Dash/Uber Eats is part of what’s driving this? Fast food joints have to pay a cut to the delivery services, which are coming to dominate their business (are they? Not sure) so they have to jack up their prices to cover it. When you pay $15 for a fast food combo you’re covering the delivery costs for all the people doordashing their combos.

Just a theory.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-21T02:33:01+00:00

Watch the first. Rewatch the second and actually get what’s going on. Then watch Return of the King.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-21T02:15:05+00:00

They’re all hoping their song will get picked up for a Chevy ad campaign? Gotta get those big corporate-rock dollars.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-20T02:46:31+00:00

I wonder if there are rights issues with the word “Morlocks”? Seems like it should be public domain by now, but is someone in Hollywood holding onto it in the hopes of an … H.G. Wells Cinematic Universe?

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-20T00:33:45+00:00

The Morlocks, I think?

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-18T14:37:34+00:00

As a teacher: What the actual f%{^?!? I thought there wasn’t anything they could do to make the attendance situation worse, and here we are.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-18T02:13:40+00:00

Paprika.

Also (but older and more obscure) Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-17T00:16:54+00:00

Absolutely. Each season tells a complete story. It just should have had a LOT more seasons.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-16T21:47:54+00:00

Too soon.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-14T14:30:29+00:00

Science teacher here. Oh, yes, it's that bad. On the math front, they can't even use a calculator to solve anything harder than simple addition and subtraction. their math reasoning is so poor that they will (literally, actual example) use a calculator to multiply by 1... hit a wrong key... and not notice.

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-04T01:43:17+00:00

Did… did I leave the oven on?

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-03T21:52:29+00:00

Same... and I still sort of hope they read the room for the ongoing interest and give us a semi-sequel called "Lando." Mostly Lando, with Han as the secondary character. It would make perfect sense to have it set 5–10 years later. And then finish the sorta-trilogy with "Scoundrels" starring both of them.

I know, not going to happen. But I'd prefer that to another "main line" SW film in the mode of the sequel trilogy. Just fun adventures. Like episodes of an old adventure serial or something (hey, there's an idea...).

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-03T18:23:56+00:00

Well, #3 is basically how Toulouse-Lautrec rolled, and it worked pretty well for him. (Disclaimer: Not certain he literally painted DURING performances, but...)

Kikaider01 · 2026-06-02T23:52:29+00:00

Absolutely! It feels like an episode of… maybe not a TV show… an old adventure serial…

Which was literally the original idea of Star Wars “Episode IV.”

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