I think you single-handedly got me re-interested in prehistory and the Bronze Age. Which is kind of amusing, since I first found Tides of History while I was trying to feed my newfound addiction to early modernity.

Is this like the "real racism is calling me out on my racism" thing?

Doubly so when they actively chase out and demonize the higher quality candidates. Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney? RINO. The memory of John McCain? Also RINO. Liz Cheney, who voted with Trump >90% of the time, but chose democracy over a coup attempt? Believe it or not, RINO.

Sometimes, I imagine Onion writers looking at the newest bizarre news story and thinking, "How the fuck am I supposed to satirize something this batshit insane?!"

So, uh, yeah, Shohei Ohtani is pretty good.

Does it still count as TOOTBLAN if he was nowhere near the base path?

My favorite is KPS, where the scenario is, "The world almost got torched because @philplait.bsky.social missed the tour." Ok, that's not quite true, but I think head canon is justified in a setting where head *cannons* wouldn't be too far out of place.

I get why it's there, but still...the word "alleged" is getting a real workout here.

One of my neighbors has one of these things, and dear God, I take back every joke I ever made about the PT Cruiser or the Pontiac Aztec. Even my seven year old thinks it looks like something out of Minecraft.

"I cast Power Word: STFU!"