I compiled 40+ holiday art markets in the Bay Area just for you. And I'm getting a bunch of new submissions so I'm adding more! Go find cool shit from local artists!

The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...

Since June, I've been tutoring an Afghan refugee preparing for their citizenship exam. They worked with US special forces for 12 years, and came to the US on an SIV in 2019. 1/5

This is a good read!

Did not have my alma maters playing each other for the ACC Championship in ... FOOTBALL on my bingo card! 😱🤣

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

The Trump administration’s decision to apply pressure to the most amoral cowardly members of American society, big law firm partners and college administrators, is paying big dividends.

@profanity.accountant tell me about myself

Today I learned that when Kia batteries are close to dying, they throw themselves a little funeral party with flashing headlights, lots of clicking and beeping noises, and colorful displays on the dash. Then they lock you out of the car for good measure even when you have the keys. 1/2

Stephen Miller is not compatible with western civilization

Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been. Maybe today should be a day of atonement.

Jim, A Love Story. (Don't sleep on the alt text!)

Pies picked up from Yoder's (including a surprise mincemeat pie for Mom, who was lamenting how "no one makes them anymore.") Looking forward to the first 🦃 day in Virginia in I can't remember how long. My time on the west coast was great but I'm glad that seeing my family no longer involves ✈️.

@bagleycartoons.bsky.social By Pat Bagley.

A lot has changed since my first round of living in Charlottesville, but it's good to know that C&O remains an excellent spot for a special occasion meal. 😘🤤

You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before

you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.

This is just showing off! 😘🤤

Just watched E.T. in its entirety for the first time in 43 years. Conclusions: it holds up beautifully. John Williams is the GOAT. I'm old since the last time I saw it was on original release in theaters. (On Netflix till the end of November if you need something for the whole family to watch)

"To scale." 😂

I feel like I've won the GenX door prize! 😂

Ducky has a wise take here.

I'm new to The Diplomat and I wholeheartedly concur with this message. What a fun show! I'm only 3 episodes in and it's just so juicy.

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

Well played sir, well played.

I think the universities didn’t convey clearly enough to Larry Summers and Laurence Krauss that they were expected to get sexual harassment PREVENTION training

Still going... symptoms still mild and manageable. More annoying than debilitating.

My neighbors just up the street from us own A-squared pizza in Charlottesville, and their youngest was recently diagnosed with leukemia. Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.

Teenagers are old enough to have sex with middle aged men. They are not old enough to be trans. by Megyn Kelly

(alt text for previous repost) "Re: 'There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!': No there aren't, my side is the 'People Who Don't Fuck Children' side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?" — John Scalzi

Whether it’s Barack Obama, appearing in a tan suit or Donald Trump appearing 1700 times in Jeffrey Epstein‘s emails, both presidents made some highly controversial appearances.

Dead.

Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like! 1. Pho 2. Autumn 3. Cats 4. Cheez-Its 5. Ice cream 6. Planespotting from our yard 7. Being retired 8. John Prine 9. Hoodies 10. Naps

We made it 6 years, but our good friend COVID-19 has taken up residence in our house. S has been sick since Sunday, I started getting symptoms Wednesday night despite doing my best to avoid him (including moving into the guest room all week). Basically feels like a nasty cold, thanks to vaccines.

The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.

99% of Republicans understand nothing about intraleft politics. they’re still saying shit like “you won’t be so happy when BILL CLINTON is implicated will you?”

"This could take down Democrats, too." I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office. Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.

This is true. My favorite hoodie is the one that says "Let women run shit."

This is so cool! Even though I live outside of the Cville city limits and couldn't vote for Zyahna, it's been inspiring to watch her candidacy. The kids are alright!

Right, these are the two options: Either they tolerated Epstein's eugenics to get to the sex crimes or they tolerated his sex crimes to get to the eugenics

Our Bird Buddy gets a lot of action from the House Finch community. The AI occasionally identifies House Finches as other birds and sends me an enthusiastic notification. I've been disappointed every time until today. I present our first Eastern Bluebird!

Happy Veterans Day to everyone who’s served, except Secretary Hegseth and Congressman John McGuire. These two are actively working to weaken our force, worsen care for veterans, and kick veterans off of their healthcare.

I made two phone calls in 15 minutes just now. That should do me for the month, right?

1/ Costco is one of the few individual stocks I invested in. And since the stock did very well and pays dividends (that I automatically reinvested) when I hired a financial advisor to help me plan for retirement his analysis: "You're overweighted in tech... and Costco." 😂

SHUTDOWN TAKEAWAY: send home as many federal employees as you want, cut off people's food stamps, let health care system career towards a cliff, but don't mess with air travel, especially with holidays looming.

OMG.

These guys are constantly saying that Dems need to abandon identity politics and run on kitchen-table issues. They get the most kitchen table-ass candidate imaginable, spend months saying he's secretly radical, then as soon as he wins they say he's secretly moderate.

My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

A little warm fuzzy election story that gives me great hope. 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

This is a delight.