There’s so much to say about the remarkable reporting from Jodi Kantor & Adam Liptak—and I’ll say a lot of it in Monday’s newsletter. But the most striking thing about all of it is the role & behavior of Chief Justice Roberts. “Calling balls and strikes” this ain’t: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Eye shadow's a bit much, Judy, love. No offence.

A reminder that we did this. (And had to pay Mirror Group Newspapers for the copyright of the text, one of the finest rights payments I’ve ever approved.)

whoever this is, they are amazing

Asked Aretha Franklin which wildlife charities she supports. She said RSPB ETC. Have a good weekend folks

President so bad he reverses 600 years of Protestant-Catholic infighting

When you're definitely not building your own Hitler bunker

It’s official: the UK is rejoining Erasmus! 👏🇪🇺

First poster for ‘COYOTE VS ACME’ in HD. In theaters on August 28.

the irony of having a one-on-one HR layoff meeting in the conference room with my Loki mural on it

I think this is the most likely explanation for what unfolded after the fact. #DonaldJChrist

Breaking: Rao and Walker (Trump appointees) block Boasberg's Alien Enemies Act contempt proceeding with mandamus; Childs (Biden appointee) dissents. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Mel Gibson pictured with his doctor in 2004

It’s almost like a coordinated talking point went out on Red Cross doctor Jesus H. Trump.

A papal representative on his way to meet the US president

Why did nobody tell me that xkcd now has BOAT MODE for your viewing pleasure? xkcd.com

X this evening vs Bsky this evening

post an image you saved because it makes you laugh:

one immediate dramatic consequence of the Hungarian result: Magyar has promised to repair relations with the EU and unblock a €90bn EU loan for Ukraine

JD? JD? If you've got a couple of days free now can you pop over to the UK to lend your support to Reform in the local elections?

If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh.

This reality check by Rebecca Solnit grabs you right from the killer first sentence. Do yourself a favor & give it a read.

Tom Baker defends Doctor Who's cheap look and if taking it to Hollywood would be an improvement in 1980 on The John Singleton Show in Australia. #TomBaker #DoctorWho #FourthDoctor

Today’s poem is called ‘The Power of a Homophone’.

Orban was the first in the modern populist wave, the prototype, and he operates now as a crucial international lynchpin. There's a reason the White House and the Kremlin are so desperate for him to win.

I love this rendition 🤣 #CalvinandHobbes

Translation: I don't care if the shit I broke ever gets fixed because I've got the attention span and cognitive powers of an overtired toddler and I'm too busy trying to decide what shit to break next.

Wow, Mark Carney speaks on multiculturalism (what a contrast to island of strangers Starmer!) Mark Carney, "Canada is a nation forged through accommodation, not assimilation" "Through partnership, not domination" "The founding insight of our country is that unity does not require uniformity"

Not once in this story does @politico.com mention that US factories employ ~89,000 fewer employees than a year ago. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Who called it "AI theft" and not "six finger discount"?

Reform donor Ben Delo, who has given £4 million to the party, is making legal threats to those who reference his 2022 US conviction for failing to implement anti-money laundering laws, prior to a pardon by President Trump. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen a cultural venue post

Prety sure South Today once had a piece on the fad for suctioning out body fat, delivered by Mike Robottom.

Aide: sir you were supposed to choose ONE of the talking points

Well, neither have made a good album since 2016, if that helps your argument

Hello. I just found out that a death metal band has covered John Cage’s 4’33”, and now I need you lot to know that a death metal band has covered John Cage’s 4’33”. youtu.be/voqCQSDAcn8

remembered a good tweet

If you are looking for something other than more bad news I give you this………..

"You can't hear an image." The image:

{halfway through the third movie in a trilogy of long films about a plot to destroy the jedi}

Now they’re using the Epstein files to distract from the war with Iran that they started to distract from the Epstein files. A 5D chess move if I ever saw one.

I'm deep down the rabbit hole on FROGFISH, 60 species of anglerfish in family Antennariidae. They are deeply, utterly WEIRD & MARVELOUS. Most walk on modified fins. Others use jet propulsion. Some are capable of air-breathing. Some are "hairy", others blend perfectly in sargassum.

It's wild how many hours I've spent in VR, and how many different VR games I've played, and yet fucking about in front of a mirror in L.A. Noire remains the absolute pinnacle of my experience with the technology.

Within you there are two eras. www.ft.com/content/5269...

This damn post has absolutely ruined my brain every time I hear someone mention "for the time being." Major kudos to the poster, if I ever meet you in person I will congratulate you and then punch you in the face.