Projecting the 2025 NFL playoff field: Ravens miss out, Chiefs' AFC West reign ends, NFC's surprise top seed

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2025-nf

We didn't have a rule for this on #GardenStateSocial but I'm making it official on our server rules.
We will not allow accounts for companies that are not based in New Jersey.
I was already blocking account that signed up for this purpose. When you ban them and allow the email notification to be send they often auto respond claiming to have followed all the rules…

As you may have heard, the russian-populist party #BSW won no parliament seats in Germany's 2025 federal election, as they had failed to reach the 5% threshold by only a few thousand votes.
However, you might be surprised to hear that, in a somewhat Trump-like manner, the party then proceeded to spread myths and sought a recount. Though, next week, parliament will expectedly reject the re…

Rückschlag fürs BSW – Wahlausschuss plädiert gegen Neuauszählung der Bundestagswahl
Bei der letzten Wahl hat das Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht den Einzug in den Bundestag knapp verpasst. Das BSW legte Beschwerde ein. Nun hat der Wahlprüfungsausschuss getagt und empfiehlt keine Neuauszählung.

A day without work with the worker calling in sick.
Seems to be better today though.
We have shelves in the closet and another frame is in construction here. Presumably for the window doors.
Painting has begun. Colour would ideally be half a shade darker but getting varnish for pine in blue seems to be surprisingly tricky. Maybe another coat will help but don't want to lose the wood grain under it.
Might have tried to get a slightly more pale wall if I'd known. So many things you don't really know until you see 'em.
Feels like I'm being gassed, opened up all the windows and doors. This paint takes a long time to try and apparently stinks up the flat while it does so.

Series B, Episode 08 - Hostage
VILA: So this all your fault.
AVON: How do you arrive at that conclusion?
VILA: I'd still be on the ship if it wasn't for you.
BLAKE: Shut up. We must conserve the air for as long as possible.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/208/606 B7B2…

'Crisis': The fallout from Trump's surprise plan to close Kennedy Center (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2026/02/02/trump-kennedy-center-closure-nso/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260202/p152#a260202p152

The #PoisonPill Request: How One Bad Request Can Kill Your Entire Fleet
https://systemdr.substack.com/p/the-poison-pill-request-how-one-bad

Trump has rewarded his “favorite president,” Javier Milei of Argentina,
with a $20 billion bailout;
vowed to “take back” the Panama Canal;
demanded that Mexico take a tougher line against drug trafficking and migration,
or else face crippling tariffs;
leaned on Brazil’s Supreme Court to drop a case against his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro;
endorsed the conservative candidate in Honduras’ presidential race;
and pressed countries across t…

Opinion | Don’t Be Fooled by the Silence in America’s Backyard
Latin Americans have proved surprisingly acquiescent to U.S. aggression — but that won’t last forever.

Many are surprised as the owners/managers of big high-tech companies have embraced and paid de facto bribes to trump.
I was part of the silicon valley (and Boston) era when those now-huge companies got started.
Having observed many of the people who controlled those then-new companies, I am not surprised that those companies are now institutions of political reaction and economic concentration.
Back then the Silicon valley was filled with cocaine and money-worshiping people…

Made Stuff

Made 11 Wordcloud Tarot shows.

See them here
The target is like 25. So about half as many as target.
Some good, some great.
See them here
Not enough. The target is like 6.
Meh.
Target is for 2026 to be the next one anyway really.
I do have a script and all the assets needed to animate it, but I have become unhappy with the script and failed so far at rewrites.
Should get it done next year at some point I'd hope.
Overshooting the target of zero there. surprise new entry in the projects list