I’m thinking the problem here might be that the many people who *recognize* this fact have no power, while the people who have *power* have a perverse incentive to value business as usual to such an extent that they will PRETEND it’s business as usual when obviously it’s not.

It's also a simple "you don't fuck around when vetting your VP". You don't get to leave questions off the list because it's rude to ask them

>do nothing >win

The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally. Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.

it's crazy that there's isopod species spanning from the deep ocean to arid deserts while still looking basically the same. this is a message against fast fashion trend chasing. find a look that is truly timeless and for all locations, like the isopod body plan

very funny thing to make a point of correcting lol

This is who voted against establishing DHS

Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week. ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.

Average Sunday show interview: OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats HOST: how will you pay for it? OFFICIAL: tariffs HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed HOST: thank u for ur time

These powerful pics are really, really good reminders of why it makes sense for those opposing Trump to reclaim ownership of the American flag. If your audience is the giant lower-info middle of the electorate--and it should be--this seems like a really good way to get to them.

“It’s Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil somewhere” I mutter as I open a bottle of Jack Daniel’s in full view of all my coworkers and my boss at 9:16 on a Monday morning.

Hot take: a way more worrying trend for the health of society than marriages or birth rates is the collapse in the number of close friendships people report, and that is quite closely related to the former trend.

Lemix (which ends today) was a very fun ride. Ended up overpowering the monk, doing all the class halls again, and swelling the ranks of my alt army. (By the end, you could level new characters from 1 to max in about 90 minutes.)

Under our Constitution, treaties have the power of law. If Trump breaks a treaty, he's breaking the law. One might even call breaking a treaty high crimes and misdemeanors.

God it would be delicious if Mamdani kicked off a social safety net arms race.

It is odd to see people in the US starting to accept what public defenders have been warning of for years: law enforcement is not actually bound by the law, they rarely face consequences (even for murder), and funding a police state instead of a society where basic needs are met was a bad idea.

This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality

Wife was humming “Away in a Manger” and our 5 y/o son said: “Does manger mean a place to eat?” He's supposed to grow up into a cruel and indifferent boss, not someone who thinks about root-words, so we're looking for a "poop camp" to send him to, where bad kids go to shovel poop

TFW you've spent all week in "brand" meetings, doing constant rewrites of work stuff, and getting emails every time somebody leaves comments on SharePoint, then you go see the guy who played General Zod sing classic REM for two and a half hours because he enjoys it.

Shout out to everyone currently experiencing everything

Still bummed I can't make the Philly Life's Rich Pageant show in March (traveling). Fables last year was a grand time.

Stop callinge them "data centers" and starte callinge them "slop peripherals"

... Ben Affleck cooked here?

Another day, another betrayal of the Constitution meriting impeachment

I don't think many 34 year old just up and pass away....

Wait. The CDC closed its FOIA office?!?

it remains nuts to me that the argument for Newsom is that he's inevitable while he's not even the polling favorite

My man Ronald Reagan was president then

Trying to read more in 2026 and the first book of the year - Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck - was a very quality start. Just your typical "boy meets girl, falls in love, slowly turns into a great white" story, but very well done. www.emilyhabeck.com/shark-heart-...

That’s weird because they’re actually doing that a lot.

BBC covering the important stories today.

Her mother called 911 for help… and got turned into ICE instead. They placed her and her five year old daughter in a hotel and told them not to contact anyone. ICE didn’t want the community fighting for them. Mother & daughter have been deported to Honduras and the local police were complicit.

Cassidy did to public health what McConnell did to rule of law.

Bill Cassidy will always be remembered for enabling kids' deaths to impress Trump & then getting stabbed in the back by the main kid killer's boss. It's a complicated plot you'll struggle to explain to your grandkids (should any of us survive the next pandemic — something Bill helped make possible).

will report back

Cassidy sentenced countless children to death, knowingly, by confirming RFK and Trump stabs him in the back anyway I hope it eats at him every miserable day of the rest of his life

I regret to report that I am STAYING IN THE HOUSE WHERE FRED LIVES and he is SO MUCH BIGGER IN PERSON than I expected

As screenwriter of the Labubu movie I want to clear up some misconceptions. Yes, technically they do eat human flesh, but only necrotic tissue around wounds. Doctors use them to clean up injuries and promote positive health outcomes. Labubus are humanity’s allies, except for evil Labubus of course

has anyone at time magazine played chess before

Daniel Ellisberg followed me for a bit at the old place, then unfollowed. On the bright side, James Cromwell also followed me there and even slid into my DMs once.

Hey, if any of you motherfuckers want Lego sets, you better buy 'em now.

This is a great teaching example for why cross-national comparison matters in social science. People also make “bad choices” in peer countries, but they’re far less likely to end up homeless.

“surprise role reversal” is very funny since vance’s identity is being a lying weasel

Evergreen: “The men who were less-skilled at the game and performing worse relative peers—made frequent, nasty comments to female gamers. In other words, sexist dudes are literally losers.” www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-int...

Russell Crowe loves using his powers for good