Some gorgeous illustrations in that book!

I didn't realize US folk in the 1950s knew about Dan Dare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Dare

Forrest J. Ackerman, founding editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland & monster movie memorabilia collector, had a tingler and wasn't afraid to use it!

https://youtu.be/xkzoKR8rnQc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_J_Ackerman

Rewatched the 1978 version last year & impressed how scary it still is.

“While I stand by my support for him, I will call out harmful actions when necessary,” she said. “And finally, this isn’t about regrets; I have none.

Well...

Only one response to that:

Online Safety Act vs 4chan

Can they somehow both lose?

Both from the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.

• https://bringmethenews.com/...

Nitpick: it's Parliament who proscribed Palestine Action, not the courts.

Are you sure this is not The Onion?

Pro-tip in case you're unsure:

• "Mary" is pronounced "Mary".
• "Merry" is pronounced "merry".
• "Marry" is pronounced "marry".

You're welcome.

The word is "gammon" :)

Wikipedia - Gammon (insult)

Remember when strangers approaching children and initiating inappropriate conversations with them would be the ones getting arrested, not doing the arrests?

Pepperidge Farm would remember but half its workforce was snatched up and the rest are in hiding.

I disagree.

or skin with low melanin content

Post the address and someone can phone in a bomb threat drag queen book reading by someone who looks like they might be Mexican.

Cory Doctorow on new Bluesky TOS

Well, when you put it like that, I guess Trump does deserve to go on Mount Rushmore.

Don't you feel great again, America?

"Haters gonna hate," says hateful member of the most hateful administration since Jefferson Davis.

https://www.utterlyinteresting.com/...

But in 1944 in San Diego, charged as a tramp meant that the police officer didn't like her being where she was found on the streets. The law (CPC 647e) was only declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1983