A fun fact about the side judge for today's Super Bowl. It's once again Eugene Hall. I wrote about him—and his connection to IRS Criminal Investigations—for @forbes.com in 2023. You can read about him here: www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and this

No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong, it is right. No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness, it is a strength. No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited, it is unlimited.

this is worth a read newrepublic.com/article/2011...

Checks in on the baseball

@alexkirshner.com Week 3 heads up that the Kansas State/Arizona game is another “non-conference” matchup

PHOEBE BRIDGERS: it feels like you played a lot more two-high last year STEVE SPAGNUOLO: that's right, phoebe

The College GameDay crew recounting Lee Corso's apology for saying "F*** it" on air is hilarious. www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

No understanding of Chinese required to enjoy. Probably better without it

This is probably part of why everyone on bluesky is 38 years old: 38 year olds are basically the only people who consider it totally normal to flee a sinking ship and then just casually resume the conversation on the tropical island they end up on. They've outlived dozens of ships.

Let Roger Clemens & his wife play through on a golf course in Arizona. His drive was straight down the middle.

@newap-georgia.bsky.social My therapy for tough days is rewatching 2022 Fiesta Bowl #gofrogs #charitibundibowl

@splitzoneduo.com Catching up on old episodes & regarding the Chick Fil A franchise riff - I have something to bring to your attention.

This is the ONLY April fools allowed this year

Entering rooms like Hailey Van Lith's dad

[the mushroom cloud grows as those around me pray and say their goodbyes] college basketball analyst: don’t need a three here

The IRS was a simple test for DOGE: was it really interested in efficiency and state capacity? If so, you support the tax enforcement, the biggest ROI in govt. Or did it want to minimize parts of the state that bothered billionaires? We have our answer. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

A reminder: The only Texas team to win a CFP Semifinal game remains TCU.

JOE TESSITORE: Welcome to the 47th overtime [Sun rises] [Sun keeps getting bigger] TESSITORE: yes [World engulfed by flames] TESSITORE: oh god yes

cannot get past how miserable watching this game must be if you actually care who wins

This is NOT what America is about. America is about *opens history book* uh oh *Frantically starts flipping though pages* uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh

Let out an audible “WHOA” on that swing

“They go into other communities and unseat people unwilling to do their bidding... You kiss the ring or you’re out.” www.propublica.org/article/tim-...

The indirect benefits of free lunches

Finally, the Biden administration is taking a stand against car bloat. NHTSA has proposed banning SUV/pickup hood designs that are especially likely to cause head injuries. In Fast Company, I explained why this could be a watershed moment. 🧵 www.fastcompany.com/91195993/car...

Post a scene from a film you’ve seen more than ten times.

The Economist has published a deeply-researched story about car bloat -- and it's very, very damning. "For every life that the heaviest 1% of SUVs and trucks save, there are more than a dozen lives lost in other vehicles." Well worth your time: www.economist.com/interactive/...

Under Biden, the IRS has sought to slay turbotax once and for all. www.axios.com/2024/05/30/i...

The phrase “a Bronx tax preparer known as ‘The Magician’” has taken me out www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/c...

"That Direct File exists at all is shocking. That it’s pretty good is borderline miraculous...it’s a glimpse of a world where government tech benefits millions of Americans." www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

an actually good Sydney Sweeney-themed think piece is “The Money Is in All the Wrong Places” by @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social defector.com/the-money-is...

I just got straight murdered by this. Like it didn’t just attack me, I am now dead

The first few notes of Yeah are like sleeper agent trigger words that activate older millennials

biden should have the IRS make a giant check with $300 billion written on it, and then he should hold a press conference touting new enforcement on rich tax cheats with the check as a centerpiece i am not joking

A nation is definitely functioning properly when we drill 5 year-olds for active shooter scenarios and then they do exactly what they're supposed to do while the cops seemingly have no training and fuck up royally -- after we arrange our gun laws to make all of this necessary. Cool country!

Every time I read more about this I simultaneously become filled with rage & desperation.

WHAT A FINISH IN HOUSTON