Head Writer of EXTRA HISTORY. Author of THE INFINITE AND THE DIVINE, THE FALL OF CADIA, and ASSASSINORUM: KINGMAKER for Black Library. Freelance word mercenary. Born Hawaii, live HK. All views my own. He/Him
Robert Rath
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Had a strange experience yesterday in Salem, Massachusetts where the town had a very normal tourism morning then by 11:00 AM was swamped by kilt-wearing Scots who came up from Boston in force after the World Cup game.
(They were all very nice and the Salem tourism folks were happy to have them.)
my nephew has asperger syndrome and is a married rabbi who is widely appreciated for his philosophical writings
If people ever think my use of em-dashes is somehow evidence of AI, I would simply direct them to everything I have ever written ever, and also all of my tired editors and former professors.
UPDATE: Regarding the ruling below, DOJ appealed and is seeking a stay from Judge Kelley.
Kelley today asked for more information by noon Wednesday regarding that request: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
At the First Circuit, meanwhile, the appeal is Docket No. 26-1714.
I’m too young to have seen RAIDERS in a theater, but I grew up with it on VHS.
Finally got the grand old theater experience at the Paramount in Austin, when they ran a print as part of their summer film series (in 2011 for the 30th, I think?).
It happened to be on my birthday and I was overjoyed.
I was 16 during my last visit to Salem, Massachusetts, so I’ve noticed the following changes over the last 25 years:
1) City and NPS especially trying to move beyond “Witch City” to emphasize the maritime history.
2) I can drink now and have money for a hotel.
3) Lot of marijuana dispensaries.
If you’re in Portland, Maine the Warhammer Store has ten bookplates signed by me!
Do I have a disease?
when we did a Rolling Stone print piece on Musk in the trump admin, @andrewperez.bsky.social crunched the numbers to give readers an idea of what the Gargantuan sum Elon spent on 2024 meant to him. Sure, richest man alive but that number was MASSIVE, wasn’t it?
For your average american fam…
Robert Rath
"We have a term for enterprises that look successful because they keep drawing in new investors and keep drawing in new investors because they look successful. They’re called Ponzi schemes." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
