Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social . First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and Grogu

An all-time great McSweeney’s. I shudder to think how monstrous my snake would have been…

Orioles re-examining all medical and training processes: new astrological charts will be drawn up for all players on the 40-man to determine propitious times to bleed them

It’s three

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

THAT'S RIGHT, MOTHERFUCKERS, I WON A WEBBY AWARD. Here's my 5-word speech. #webbys

Name a song with "girl" in the title but replace girl with squirrel if you'd like: Jesse’s Squirrel

Slightly increase a band Thompson Triplets

The sequel we deserve

Gulf States Fear an Emboldened Iran Is Taking Advantage of a Hesitant U.S. The likely conclusion in Tehran, Gulf governments fear, is that further escalation pays off because Trump is so intent on extricating himself from the war that he will ignore renewed Iranian attacks on America’s allies.

Slightly diminish a book From Here to a Long Time From Now

I don't need you to like me, I need you to like YOU. YOU deserve guaranteed healthcare in the richest, most powerful country in the world.

Well, they've finally struck home. #ICE has detained my former #umich student, Yousif Azizi, a PhD student in public policy at Virginia Tech w/a valid visa. He was arrested while taking his children to school in Maryland. After multiple transfers, he is in a detention center in Arizona.

The true professionals wait 10 years then take half.

I disagree with the last item. Trump should have to under a woman of color landlord. That would be more justified.

I don't give a rats ass about how long he's been a Democrat. Everything Conway has said and done tells me he's NOT gonna let trump slide unlike the Merrick Milquetoast Garland/Biden Administration. The Dems failed big time in the interest of letting "by gones be by gones". Fuck that!

At this point I’m thinking Doofensmirch is more capable than most republicans and he should set his heights higher than the TriState Area.

Like a lot of small businesses in our region, Firestorm has been in financial distress for the last year. Hurricane Helene was our tipping point, but local cost of living increases, inflation, and higher occupancy costs are huge contributors. 1/9

They did it to themselves. I would have bought something the size of an old Saturn or Mercury Tracer all electric. Instead they wanted to make electric F150’s for 60k. So when the BYD comes in at the size and price of a Saturn. Ford and GM can go bankrupt a second time. No bailouts.

I’ll be honest about what I don’t know—but here’s what we do know: allies are backing away from us, Iran now holds leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices are rising, and global fallout is growing.

IMHO in the best Interview mag pieces, you can hear the voices of the two celebs the whole time you are reading. This one is very fun. flip.it/yHT8Op

Is there a reason Iranian drones are attacking oil tankers with explosives instead of thermite? Seems like huge fires would be more damaging.

Evil Periodic reminder that guillotines are the moderate solution

"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS

The visuals/design are still top notch. The problem are the scripts/directors chosen to work and the interference from management. It’s not that the sparkle foxes weren’t well done, it’s that the sparkle foxes were a stupid plot device. Lucas totally owns Jar-Jar and the racist trade federation

"This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood” (Is 1:15)."

Nothing makes me madder than when the deli cuts Swiss cheese with no holes! I don’t want your defective cheese. It ruins the whole experience.

It is reddish but it is nowhere in the vicinity of delicious.

Gamer gate was a shit show from the very beginning and anyone who attempted to justify the behavior of people involved can go eat a bag of dicks. Baldwin included. He’s a jerk in real life and his acting credits are playing jerks. I have now given him more attention than he deserves.

Did you miss the part where his actions directly targeted her?

Divide the papers up and make each student randomly write 1 page critique and check references for two papers. Compare the critiques and reference checks. Hallucinated references are an automatic D.

In many ways we are all spinoffs of the big bang theory

Can we get another weevil picture at the same scale? I like to choose the lesser of two weevils.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

How dare her!! 🧐🤨 "When people like Kamala Harris send our sons and daughters, our young people, to fight in stupid wars, it is the young generation that carries the burden of that. We're gonna stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world."

People use to be able to enter an airport, pass through the metal detectors, and go to the gate WITHOUT A TICKET! loved ones could meet you when you deplaned. No they can’t even stand around baggage claim without getting the stink eye from security.

Seriously. There are a few ground rules you agree to when you decide to call yourself "Catholic". Historically, excommunications haven't been funny, but here we are.

Imagine needing this much public praise just to feel worthy. WE’LL NEVER FORGET THE EPSTEIN FILES‼️

No more premiums. No more deductibles. No more copays. Single-payer means health care for every Californian. Period.

NEW: Natasha Korecki at NBC reports that in light of the SCOTUS tariff ruling, Gov. Pritzker sent President Donald Trump an invoice of $8.6 billion.

South Korean culture is fascinating because it's like "We make two things extremely well: Weapons and pop stars. One of these industries is the ruthless, blood-soaked byproduct of a nation whose soul was scarred by eternal war. The other is our defense industrial base, which is respected globally."

“‘I am begging my fellow politicians, my fellow Americans to realize that right now in this country we are not fighting over policy or political party,’ Pritzker said. ‘We are fighting over whether we are going to be a civilization rooted in empathy and kindness—or one rooted in cruelty and rage.’”

What are we even doing in America?

Put most bluntly: If you want nice things, and if you want to keep our constitutional republic, then we must all work together to 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇. 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌. 𝐀𝐋𝐋. There is simply no alternative. (7/7)