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We don’t talk enough about how weird—just weird!—it is that so many GOP and admin officials spend so much time just standing around the Oval watching Trump do stuff. All of these people have jobs! Sometimes important ones! But just being the awkward backdrop of the Mad King’s rantings matters more.

I cannot help re-mourning my lifelong-closeted gay father, b. 1924- d. 2013, every time I hear Heated Rivalry's characterizations discussed. Though grateful for Gore Vidal, Auden, et al. as icons, he was much more a Jacob Tierney kind of guy. He would've loved Tierney like I love Tierney. IYKYK ❤️‍🩹

#TrumpPillagerInChief 🧵This is just dangerously whacked: "Trump might be recalling a speech he heard at a golf-club event last year, where a speaker placed Trump in the frame of historical figures such as Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan." Trump - Pillager in Chief

Also, *rubs temples* guys, it's not a mystery why Schumer and Gillibrand would endorse Platner while not endorsing Mamdani: he's going to be the nominee and they want to win control of the Senate. It's that simple. bsky.app/profile/sahi...

Cartoon by Andy Marlette

Yup. Now do diesel, the way practically every darned thing gets practically every-darned-where. If you think gas is high…

4/29 Billionaire donor to Collins SuperPAC is responsible for bankrupting mills in Bucksport and Jay #maine #MEpolitics

Posting the YT version of this short film because Vimeo is giving me the are-you-a-human blues. This choreographer, Damien Jalet, blows me away. He's got good Pina Bausch mojo, i.e. full body dancing. Steps, schmeps. Stay for the last three minutes. You won't be sorry. HT @dieworkwear.bsky.social

To quote a Vimeo commenter, this short Romain Gavras/Damien Jalet film "should have 7 trillion views." vimeo.com/1186905520

Adam D. Thompson, The New Yorker

This is a masterclass in close quarters choreography. Off to watch the whole film…

If you're a Heated Rivalry fan – though not necessarily part of the fandom – you might appreciate the analysis by YT's @Glitchgestalt. youtube.com/shorts/z1bCt...

Do any Boston-based Loons want to come with me to the Fenway Heated Rivalry event in August? All my IRL friends are normal, sadly.

Imagine being a punk or an activist and not using your local public library on the reg. How embarrassing for you.

Not just “any number of lifetimes,” more than 80 lifetimes, i.e. 8000 years, of spending $1 per second, 24 hours a day. 8000 years ago we’d barely moved past hunting/herding to growing grain. Primate brains suck at comprehending more than three or four zeros. #banbillionaires

We need Medicare for All. Period. No more choosing between rent and insulin. No more medical bankruptcies. No more profit margins built on healthcare for working families. Healthcare is a human right. I'll fight for it in Congress.

The Supreme Court hears a case on Apr 27 that could dismiss thousands of lawsuits against Bayer claiming its weedkiller Roundup caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The EPA considers the herbicide safe. Bayer argues that the EPA’s decision overrides state-level legal claims, insulating it from lawsuits.

Get the fuck out of my state and never come back, thanks.

There hasn’t been a bigger smash on TV recently than HEATED RIVALRY, created by two people with chronic illnesses, Rachel Reid and Jacob Tierney. There is also a push right now to get you to believe that people with chronic illnesses are useless drains on society. Which table sounds more fun?

For many years, I worked with someone who was shot in the head during an assassination attempt at the Washington Hilton Jim Brady spent the rest of his life trying to make sure other families didn't experience gun violence Instead of addressing that deadly scourge, Republicans want a ballroom

The fear of AI job loss is palpable. So let's fix unemployment benefits. In my latest newsletter, I write about AI fears, AI fearmongering, and try to explain what we know and what we can do. www.kedits.com/p/what-are-w...

#Measles update: The confirmed case count this year has risen to 1792 cases as of 4/24/26. To put that in context: In just under 4 months, 2026 has racked up 78% as many measles cases as were confirmed in the entirety of 2025. Only 10 were contracted abroad. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...

We are delighted that “Scam Inc”, our investigative podcast hosted by @suelinwong.bsky.social, was a winner at this year’s @peabodyawards.bsky.social. Listen now to discover how this sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry operates: econ.st/42wUKcQ

If you haven't watched all of Heated Rivalry yet... what's stopping you?

History will look at how a small number of rapacious and malicious plutocrats, with the full complicity of a thoroughly corrupt and intellectually bankrupt political party, caused the epic collapse of the greatest nation on the planet.

This describes what is known to have happened last night in terms of how security is supposed to work (tho it doesn't address JD getting evacuated before Trump).

Too bad no reporters where on the scene

tfw you loaded up on fuel to fly to pakistan and then the boss tweets that you’re not going anymore

Hannah Pingree is here on BlueSky and posted this in response to the veto.

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Let’s not go overboard. Nobody needs a Ross Douthat of anything.

Ah yes, my favorite kind of satire: Advertising!

Week. Month. Year.

Anyway I hope they have a good time ignoring the afflicted and comforting the *extremely* comfortable tonight

In education, there has always been a tendency to brand those who rush to uncritically embrace technology as leaders. The sooner we reframe that, the better.

Firefighters in Japan struggle to contain Iwate blazes with over 3,000 evacuated reut.rs/3QqFYBP

Gotta love Carol! ❤️✨

Hey @hrnews.bsky.social , any news about an official Crave DVD release? I have excellent Luddite friends who have no access to streaming platforms. All I see now are pirated Chinese versions.

The music in Heated Rivalry acts like the Chorus in a play. The songs tell the story.

💔💔💔 RENEE GOOD & ALEX PRETTI did NOT deserve to be executed in the streets by ICE! Trump and his murderous Gestapo must be brought to justice NOW!

In case anyone wonders why the Peabody Award winning gay hockey story has an impact on straight women, I give you Amanda Montei. Jacob Tierney both broke & healed my heart. #heatedrivalry #patriarchykills open.substack.com/pub/amandamo...

the day before cbs has pete hegseth as its guest for the white house correspondent's dinner, hegseth fired the stars and stripes ombudsman for not being pro-trump enough the mainstream media is a fucking disgrace

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

When DOGE arrived at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the operatives had no real background in nuclear issues. They boxed out experienced hands, forcing resignations and massive exodus of talent. Over 400 people have since left or been forced out. Our full story: https://propub.li/3OBQMwk

Sniff, dab. ❤️

This is your regularly scheduled periodic repost of my all-time favorite graphic. Thank you, carry on.

Since 1952, women have competed head to head against men in dressage. Jumping and eventing followed. Mother of two & nominative determinism example Ros Canter wins just about everything she enters. olympic.ca/2025/03/05/i...

Must-read for California voters. Bianco's bid for governor is 100 percent whack.

Trump is a Russian asset