For those not familiar with this, at the SECOND seventh inning stretch, it is traditional to go to the kitchen and make yourself a burger and pour another beer

HE'S INVADING LA, DC, PORTLAND, AND CHICAGO

I do think it's unclear if anything load-bearing snaps, but I do think we're looking at a multi-faceted national healthcare crisis, an AI bubble correction, and a farm crisis

I have no joke and I must scream

Leave Twitter for Bluesky. Leave Bluesky for Mastodon. Leave Mastodon for Klerb. Leave Klerb for Chunk. Leave Chunk for Goobus. Leave Goobus f

Of all the things that never happened, this never-happening thing is now legally barred from ever happening, so at least we got THAT goin' for us

[Ed Note: Needs more 'kinetic' and try to throw in a 'kill chain'.]

...the day to day giant douche canoe, you mean?

...IT WAS REALLY FOUL WEATHER WHEN WE GOT TARRED AND FEATHERED...

"...make everything worse without making anything better", he added (probably)

MY EYES! THE GOGGLES DO NOTHING!

It seems unreal that the head of CMS could be so categorically wrong about the flagship program at CMS. Did he not read the promotional brochure we give to consumers? He shouldn't be fired or impeached, in cases this egregious there should be a legal provision to allow flinging him into a volcano.

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MOM, GRANDPA'S SHAT HIMSELF AGAIN

...so lemme get this straight: the shitposting site has- ...banned shitposting? (bold_strategy_Cotton.gif)

From a branding perspective: 'SNF' or 'FNIA', fucking pick one. Hint: FNIA is stupid. Stop trying to make that happen.

If you've been saving a "butt fumble" joke for years, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE

Joe Rogan ain't real bright

Donald Trump lecturing on Vietnam is just great, can't wait to hear Hegseth explain how to make clean lead came solder joints on stained glass windows and Kayleigh McEnany teach a class on Appalachian banjo flatpicking technique

well that was fast

I was at a party with friends, so I missed this, but hopefully it gets some coverage on the highlight shows, apparently it got a little spicy for a preseason game

excuse me I'll have you know that's DAY TO DAY GIANT DOUCHE CANOE, pal!

When someone says "read the entire thread", what they mean is that the punchline is near the bottom, FBI Director's new nickname just dropped, let's everybody give a warm welcome to Kash "day to day giant douche canoe" Patel.

In fairness, no one could have possibly seen this coming.

On the other hand, maybe they really are immature and unprofessional?

"This first sentence is a lie. This second is also. This third sentence is more complex, consisting of a lie, because of course we want another lie, a third lie, & then have a fourth lie."

All of these are examples of the common UI design failure where things presented as yes/no questions are missing the all-important third option, "go fuck yourself".

Pete Hegseth is the Alpha Male of brand-new lieutenants walking around aimlessly just to get saluted.

Christ, what an asshole.

In retrospect, maybe it wasn't a great idea for big tech to build social platforms that financially incentivize being loudly wrong or bullshit over being quietly right, but now that the Republicans have fully effected Ham Rove's post-fact reality, I have no idea how you un-blow that trumpet.

Hi! I borrowed $300m from the worst people in the world to buy your favourite thing! Now your favourite thing owes me $300m and sadly it looks like it can’t pay me back so I’ve taken it out back and shot it. Anyways, just wanted to ask… what’s your *second* favourite thing?

Before private equity strip-mined it, Sears employed four times as many people as the US coal industry currently does, and yet nobody says "we have to do something to stop private equity". Why is that? Anybody wanna hazard a guess?

Here's my theory: when he was a junior officer, he pissed off somebody flag-rank, and as punishment was forced to write a paper on chain-of-command or insubordination or something anodyne like that, and he's still pissed off about that episode. But now he has the chance to get even for that.

Nobody tell him about church bells in Texas.

it is a little amusing to me that Trump is indicting Comey, the federal official who took arguably the single most effective pro-Trump action in the last 10 years. getting a little chuckle out of that

Tech bros say "AI is here to stay" but that doesn't mean anything! Bronze spears are here to stay! Asbestos is here to stay! Ethan makes a great distinction: AI as a technology *has already failed*. AI lives on as a social purity test that will fade away as soon as those enforcing it blink.

The terrifying thing about this is that it's, like, a farm-sized spiderweb, except instead of containing spiders, it's unexploded ordinance.

I- ...what- ...IF THEY AGREED WITH HIM ON HIS POLICIES, WHAT WOULD BE THE FUCKING POINT OF THE MEETING?

Is it just me, or has anybody else been earwormed all day with the guitar hook and the horn stabs? www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCd...

Trup take srimp

I find myself struggling to understand why, of all the campaign promises to actually keep, he chose "they're laughing at us"?

28 years ago, fresh out of regular Army, driving a truck and going to night school, the radio in my truck was always on the Tony Kornheiser show. I usually like his take on things. Along with the top ten, Scott Van Pelt, and cable-only Monday Night Football, one of the few ESPN things I'll miss.

I realize that violence is never the answer, but couldn't we have just a little Three Stooges slapstick Ross Douthat getting hit over the head with a cast-iron skillet, as a treat?

This is a thing that will disproportionately (almost entirely, even!) affect Black guys. That's it. That's the reason. "No more shaving profiles" = kick out a bunch of Black guys. That's why he's doing this.

It annoys me that media is about to be completely overwhelmed with "How many more times can Baker Mayfield pull this off?" takes, but at the same time: ...holy shit, how many more times can Baker Mayfield pull this off?

Statistically: "I need a gun for protection" is nonsense; if you have a gun, you are much more likely to be killed with a gun than if you don't. And that effect is not just suicide!

If you are certain you will be raptured but realize you have too much money (camel, eye of needle, all that) simply send me all your money and I'll be happy to distribute it for you.

(me, watching football): The Washington State mascot is the cougars, and another word for attractive older woman is bird, which in French is "oiseau", which is why Pullman is sometimes known as "wazoo". (my wife, stone-faced): I'm not even going to dignify that with a remark.

lmao michigan’s workaround on the new covid vax restrictions is to declare that not having gotten a dose of the lasted covid vaccine is an underlying condition that puts one at high risk, that rules www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...

One of the most common failures in UX is that most binary options (yes/no, OK/cancel) are actually trinary, but omit the most important option, "go fuck yourself".