i love living in a big city but we do not get to have a neil the local troublemaking seal or similar and my life is poorer for it

i wish Ramsey Robinson stood a chance because i really do want 3rd parties to take over while we let the Democratic Party implode and collapse the way it deserves but he doesn’t have the juice

first bad Voyager episode, the Cloud. i hope this series isn’t gonna be painful to get through, the Native American clichés are too much already

not a stan-cil

Here are the LA County and LA City ballot measures you need to know about: From a proposed county sales tax to changes in cannabis and hotel taxes, June’s measures aim to close widening gaps between federal funding and local need. lapublicpress.org/2026/04/la-c...

Were they tipped off by the fact that trans athletes weren't a problem for all of human history until conservatives started purchasing every major media institution in 2013 or so

the party of "a whole civilization will die tonight" fake-rending their garments over violent rhetoric is funnier than the entire history of saturday night live

Michael Tracey is obsessed with smearing Epstein victims and reframing the case as a “moral panic.” Last night he reportedly yelled at Pulitzer winner Julie K Brown about Epstein until he got escorted out. If only victim-blaming was unacceptable and intolerable in elite media spaces to begin with.

Them: "think of the children!!!!" Me: omg yes you are so right. we should abolish child prisons, stop funding militaries that slaughter children, ensure every child has access to medical care and healthy food, provide mental health counselors in schoo-- Them: NO WE MEAN CENSOR THE INTERNET!!!

Huelga Pataki #sangitanames

It really isn't fair to expose Alex Jones to Tim Heidecker like this, the media equivalent of giving a medieval peasant Doritos.

the timeless question, "are you the revolutionary artistic vanguard or are you just having fun with your friends." having fun with your friends feels really nice, so you can see why people get this one wrong.

the fact that this is a TJ Maxx parking lot is fucking killing me. why is your lambo even here??? that's what you get for getting in a Maxxinista's way

selecting the window seat and immediately closing the shade to protect my fellow passengers from witnessing the blasphemy of human flight

My favorite art history genre is "Judith beheading Holofernes"

LAPD operates the largest municipal law enforcement air fleet in the nation. 17 helicopters, 90 personnel, costing $128,000 per day ($50m annually). 16,000 flight hours 762,000 gallons of fuel producing 7,400 metric tons of CO₂ annually. 61% of flights are unrelated to high-priority incidents. 🌎♻️

I'm back on the religious psychosis beat with my review on M.I.A.'s latest album where I talk about being right, telling the truth, and conspiracy theories johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/mia-is-right

Hello, this is your long time doctor. Ahead of your appointment, please fill out these 800 forms providing us with information we already have. Thank you

i’m hesitant when we use platitudes like “feminism is for everyone” or “we welcome all” or even words like “inclusive” because any social justice movement or safer space by definition cannot include abusers, bigots, or other perpetually harmful types it negates the function and growth of a movement

what’s your favorite shitty depression food that’s still healthy? i’ll start - tofu straight out of the packet with some soy sauce and chili crisp, microwaved for a minute and on a paper plate because i’m definitely not doing dishes

bad news for me, the guy who uses the world's biggest condom

Tired: "congestion pricing resolves the problem of an ambulance driving to the hospital paying the same cost as the dude driving to buy potato chips." Wired: discouraging said lazy dude from driving/doordashing food with dynamic pricing for burritos

why are food places using tvs as menu boards now. is there going to be dynamic pricing for a burrito

i feel sorry for all the TVs that just get used to display a menu

This is important and shocking news from NYT. And it doesn’t mention the DRC third-country deportation program has already begun. ICE sent 15 immigrants from Latin American countries there five days ago. gillianbrockell.com/breaking-ice...

Over four years after Drakeo's murder, justice remains elusive. As a result, YouTube podcast "investigators" have filled the void, making bold accusations about the perpetrators. For POW, Donald Morrison reported on the latest developments in the case. www.powmag.net/p/drakeo-mur...

WOOF 🚩🚩🚩 Why is @butchware.bsky.social out here collaborating on insta reels with notorious fascist Ex LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s campaign manager Javier Gonzalez???

The suit was filed Friday and on Monday the county started producing records. Gotta be a world record.

Occasionally need to repost this Astro Boy panel where Dr. Ochanomizu's butt looks like the Bernie Sanders logo.

Today marks 10 years without Prince 🙏💜🕊️☔️

Tomorrow marks 10 years since Prince passed. For the first time, I gathered nearly two decadesq of my writing, podcasts, talks & more into one curated resource, including playlists, rarities, a review of every video he ever made, and collaborations I did with his estate. anildash.com/2026/04/20/p...

I have no idea what the actual truth is but it makes me feel totally detached from reality that we basically know nothing about Stephen Paddock and seemingly have just culturally memory holed the worst mass shooting in American history

FUCK IT, WE'LL DO IT DEAD

betty yee just dropped out, who’s next www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...

need to bump this in the case anyone still think current day Katie Porter is still the more progressive Katie Porter from 6 years ago idk what happened either, it’s like covid turned her full pro-lobbyist neoliberal

Get excited. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/b...

A breaking update from @timheidecker.bsky.social.

Hey everybody! I am taking the helm of this classic American institution with @theonion.com and want to know what you fine folks would like to see from us.

every day online i’m forced to learn about a new terrible guy. clavicular, therapy jeff, etc. ban the whole creator economy

there’s too many Steve Jobs movies but i want to see a Matt Johnson directed one where he also plays Woz

Rest in Power to a major figure in the AIDS treatment activism in the 1980s, a time when many were indifferent or looking away.

my room is messy on purpose actually. it’s a political statement. oh you clean your room? you probably like jordan peterson

In 1999, I was playing a decker in Shadowrun, and tried to distract a guard by hacking a water fountain to overflow, and my GM said "why would a water fountain be on the network? That's fucking stupid. No you can't try." Well it's 2026 and I just want you to know, Phil, that I FUCKING CALLED IT!

A helpfull teardown of Flock camera internals and parts by The Center for Human Rights and Privacy. There's some good stuff in here!

What Trump and Netanyahu have wrought:

rae huang is on hood politics, spencer pratt is on rogan, and nithya raman is on pod save america. kind of a perfect summary of each candidate

please mr godzilla my country america yearns for freedom

How a phone's notification database can store messages deleted elsewhere; the continued data center pushback; and Marathon, Marathon, Marathon.

dov charney was a real piece of shit but i gotta say, my american apparrel t-shirts are still in great shape going on 20 years