I’m not kidding, I was almost emotionally overwhelmed yesterday by people sharing their stories at my table. This is why I take this job seriously, you never know who is reading or what they are going through. Maybe Rogue or Sonja will say something they needed to hear at that moment. ❤️❤️❤️

Based on win-loss, it's hard to fault the poll voters for ranking Vanderbilt #5 in the country. I've been a mild critic of their rank bc I don't think they're reliable in big games. They're amazing at times, but I don't trust them. EVEN SO, I did not expect them to be losing 49-17 at half. WTAF?

I know a lot of ppl would be shocked if Trump arrested Roberts and declared CJ vacant. I would be appalled. I would fight it. But I would not be shocked. My question is to SCOTUS. How would they respond to such an eventuality given Trump v US? I honestly DK, esp if he immediately noms Alito.

Nick Saban and Urban Meyers are famous for their nurturing of student athletes, encyclopedic knowledge of the barriers women athletes face, and sympathy for the issues which affect trans individuals attempting to participate in sports that other people decided must be segregated to their detriment.

Plaintiffs counsel speaks for 5 min, then McCabria in Doe v Kansas asks for a moment before summing up for the day.

CRB is more or less correct, but I think if you listen to everything in context they're trying to say, "The legislature pushed us off the cliff and we're trying to pack our parachute and prepare it for deployment while we're falling, so if you could make the ground farther away, that's great."

This is FUCKING HUGE news out of Kansas. The KDoA "supports" the temporary restraining order. Judge clarifies (through questions) that the KDoA is not requesting a TRO bc the KDoA would be harmed by the law. The KDoA is only saying that this is hard for them to implement and more time is helpful.

"The state is perfectly willing to delay the change of status [in the police database] ... More than willing to delay until a month after... Interesting concession from the state. Also asserts "majority have already complied but the number from earlier was 138 / 390 or so.

Black summer raspberry: the fruit that tastes extraordinary.

Positively pulchritudinous.

Elsa Lemmilä isn't a perfect basketball player, but she sure can Finnish. #womenshoops #ReasonsToBlockMe

You wanna know how wonderful Lynda Carter is? Watch this video where, despite the compulsion of thousands of generations of genetically-honed instinct, Carter manages not to put that baby's foot in her mouth and make growly-chompy noises. Her commitment to non-violence is most impressive.

Been saying for 10 min that Ohio State needs to play more press - preferably randomly, so Minnesota can't predict it - and they finally press & instantly go on a small run. If this stays largely half-court, Minn is gonna win. If OSU uses its press to get fast break points, OSU wins. #womenshoops

You gotta love Wonkette. This is all so great, but one fun tidbit I didn't know about the legislating going on in VA, with inimitable Wonkette flourish:

I am sorry Marlene Dietrich In A Tuxedo. You've had a good run. For decades you were the ultimate hotness in genderfuck communities around the world, and you will always be loved. But the time has come for a new icon, and Growling Lavender-Grey Hair With Pride Face has claimed my heart.

Columbia Administration: "Rape isn't a big deal." "It's that pavilion on the lawn in the quad where students are handing out flyers that donors disagree with that's the real violence on Columbia's campus."

Arike Ogunbowale was out at a club celebrating a major hoops win when she punched a man, knocking him flat. Now, I'm not saying it's OK for a highly trained and super-strong athlete to use her fist to level a guy who is bothering her on the dance floor. But I will say equality is equality, boys.

Washington played 3 good quarters, but UCLA has taken over in the 4th and Lauren Betts seems to be getting her way now. #womenshoops

The Trump Administration can’t even impose its will on Minneapolis when the full force of the federal government was focused on it, but surely they will be able to pacify and remake Iran, a nation of 90 million people halfway around the world.

BOY IT SURE WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD GENERATE ALL OUR ENERGY LOCALLY WITHOUT SOME FUCKED UP SUPPLY CHAIN SUBJECT TO REGULAR WAR-TIME INTERRUPTION. I WONDER HOW WE COULD GENERATE ENERGY WITHOUT FOSSIL FUELS SO THAT WE COULD GUARANTEE OUR NATIONAL SEC, ECONOMIC SEC, AND THUS OUR SOVEREIGNTY?

“Mullin is an ultra-conservative, white-passing Cherokee who has been an advocate for both tribal sovereignty and for encouraging tribes to assert that sovereignty by allowing private energy production on their lands.” www.hcn.org/issues/51-21...

When someone doesn't want your chemical and you inject it into them anyway, that's not called "delivering medicine" (tough or otherwise). That's called poisoning someone.

The ability of @washingtonpost.com and other media outlets to endorse this woman and so many of Trump's other nominees is testament to how unserious they are, and how poorly those at the tops of these orgs think -- when they do.

I've been writing about this for a while now. See my critique of how CNN covered a notorious trans-hater running for NC gov:

Mandy Gull-Masty apparently took her courses in public administration from Rick Snyder.

"British female track and field athletes are being asked to cover the cost of their own £185 sex tests if they want to compete internationally" A tax on women courtesy of the Gender Critical. You know feminism /s 🙄 archive.is/2026.03.05-1...

Sorry folks. I just posted something about Elena Parent which turned out not to be true. She decided to retire, she did not lose her bid for renomination (the Georgia primary election is on May 19th). We can speculate that it's because she thought she was going to lose, but we don't know that.

Keep Josh on speed dial folks. Do try to be respectful even when outraged. Remember that he's not the one who made whatever decision it was you don't like, but he is the one who is best positioned to convince BlueSky to undo it.

Good info about holding US attorneys accountable through bar disciplinary actions. I'll just add that I think bars are ridiculously toothless anyway. For many years I've been saying we don't disbar nearly enough lawyers.

IMPORTANT!

If BlueSky was an echo chamber, no one would disagree with me and that noisy, annoying vegan who said I couldn't be vegan since I didn't include vegan in my profile wouldn't even exist on here.

Niki Caro's *Atalanta*

I believe @lilymarswrites.bsky.social is having Waffles over to her place for the party. I hear Lily is preparing acacia leaf salad with spicy Pseudomyrmex ferruginea vinaigrette. Food is served at 4pm. Baby picture viewing begins at 4:30 sharp.

Republicans Find Rock Bottom In Texas With Rep. Tony Gonzalez www.wonkette.com/p/republican... By Marcie Jones @marciej.bsky.social

Okay, Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi and the next book in this thread - We Are Not Like Them - both sound great. Amina sounds like a banger and We Are Not sounds heartbreaking and thoughtful and just plain good.

Have you noticed how the “debate me” bros go radio-silent when you reply to them with reasoned arguments? Ben’s screenshotted OTHER people talking about this post, but not this one. He’s likely muted me.

yes, this. I mean, if you follow me you probably know this, but how can my echo chamber echo chamber if it doesn't even echo?

Right then. That's another library I can add to my collection of followed accounts.

Look, I'm not saying that Multnomah County Library is more corrupt than your median petrostate, but I come to MCL's thread each Thursday for unbiased book recommendations & I get this? The prejudice bleeds from my screen like an eyeball after a mixed metaphor high sticks a lit major below the belt.

Bluesky without context. Trust me. You need the context.

i remember this scene from the barbie movie.

@wonkette.bsky.social You need to acquire permission to use this pic on one of your posts. It'll come in handy. You know it.

Gonna make you click through if you want to read/hear the Stephen Miller quote, but I wand to add the strongest reinforcement my voice can provide. My go-to example is that Hitler gets to choose the pronouns the court uses to address him at his trial for crimes against humanity. Nothing less.

"Baby's first serial killer kit!" LOLOLOLOLOL

I mean hear me out White people, close your eyes and imagine a world that tells you, no matter how qualified, experienced or leader focused you are. People won't vote for you because you are white... This is what you tell Black people all the time as an excuse for why "people won't vote for them."

I have kissed Carol Queen, Nina Hartley, and Annie Sprinkle --- each on entirely separate occasions from the others.

I am very bad at "guy" because I have no fucking clue what this is even for. Cishet guys, I am honestly curious and will not slam honest replies respectfully worded even if I don't like the content of the answer. What do guys (you or others) get out of this? Can't you see all the boobs you want?

Aww. What a sweetie.

serious violations of the rules of customary and treaty law concerning IHL and LLW, criminal offenses for which there is *individual* responsibility. But NOWHERE in there is "offended some rando on the internet" as either a war crime, or an element to a war crime.