this needs to be hammered into the skulls of every elite individual and institution on every measure - reputationally, financially, morally - you come out better if you fight the guy stand up! it’s the right thing to do and better for you in every way! how often does that happen?

Folks, some incredible news: A couple of weeks ago, a national theatre chain axed our release of Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile because it mentioned Donald Trump. Now, because of you, Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile will now run on over 25 screens throughout the world. theonion.com/badpedophile

Yes this is dumb BUT it does give me an opportunity to share this very interesting New Yorker piece from @lauriestories.bsky.social! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

In today’s @latimes.com: My column on the “energy dominance” lie that Trump has been peddling for nearly a decade. Time for Democrats and solar/wind companies to stop pretending “energy dominance” is a real thing and come up with a new plan. www.latimes.com/environment/...

All my best to this FEMA employee, and may they succeed in their mission:

Just picked up my wedding dress and I look so good in it I think it will heal American

A very big Onion announcement: The Onion has spent the last two months working on a masterpiece. It's a documentary titled Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile. It's so good, in fact, we were set to release it in theatres nationwide on October 2nd. Then two weeks ago, Charlie Kirk was shot.

well meaning people love to be like ‘aren’t you scared of being left behind if you don’t start using AI in your work’ and from the bottom of my heart: no, im not scared of that. i would rather go back to restaurants for the rest of my life than publish AI ‘books’

Charley Crockett rules and it’s nice when someone understands country as a genre of music and storytelling medium and not a series of cultural references about how you live in a small town

its the damnedest thing, the Ephemerol, you give it to a pregnant lady it makes the baby a scanner. they can't stop scanning. but the scanners get headaches, not so nice. Darryl Revok - tremendous guy, powerful guy, blew a guy's head up if you can believe it - he's, we're gonna be taking down ConSec

Wet Ass Taxi

Lmaoooo I've never seen someone so obviously plant an article about themselves

Reducing car dependency is a key tool in defending democracy in a whole lotta ways.

I heard Trump trotted out "it's actually global COOLING!" and boy do I have a podcast for you open.spotify.com/episode/4yAm...

Someone had to say it

The Trump administration has canceled grants for street safety, pedestrian trails, and bike lanes in communities around the country. One official wrote that a project was canceled because it created "a road diet that is hostile to motor vehicles." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"The FT sought to categorise the expected positive benefits of the technology. Most of the anticipated benefits, such as increased productivity, were vaguely stated and harder to categorise than the risks" www.ft.com/content/e93e... (note: Entergy is the fossil fuel company supplying Meta)

This mfer never heard of Train Guys

My man David Byrne released a new album this month

I would welcome the Laundry Beavers with open arms

It would be so embarrassing to be a person who treats these worms’ victory as inevitable

"it's too much liquid" going into the baby, instantly up there with the injecting bleach moment.

The homeopathic cure for autism already exists

Finally, we get a story that explores the family dynamics of Jabba The Hutt

Things are feeling bleak right now, so it's worth sharing how California, the world's 4th largest economy, is doubling down on offshore floating wind.

My dogs Sheki and Mishmish in Gaza are in desperate need of food. Feeding them costs $700 a week. Help me raise money to save Meshmesh and Shekat Help me before it's too late, I don't want to lose them😭🙏 #helpsheki #helpmishmish 👇 gofund.me/0962a012a

Really good piece by @davidjroth.bsky.social about this phenomenon (gift link but everyone should subscribe to Defector!) defector.com/the-united-s...

imo a fair conclusion to draw about dem leadership's obstinance in the face of revolt from their voters is that they'd rather win an intra-party fight with their left wing & their own voters than maximize potential electoral gains in the midterms

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

An interesting but also really worrying video that shows that even though the number of people who die "directly" in disasters has decreased significantly in recent times, the number of "indirect/delayed" deaths is increasing in line with the accelerating climate crisis.

If the Grinch was red... well I don't really like to think about that

I miss when there were more than 3 websites

Possibly the best byline I’ve ever seen. www.akc.org/expert-advic...

Does anybody remember the article that was about how gambling is ruining young men's lives, and how they keep roping people back in after they try to leave with like, free money to gamble? I'm trying to find it but there are a lot of similar articles that aren't the one I'm thinking of

Pretty clear illustration of "you may as well stand up for what you believe in, they're coming for you anyway."

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

NEW: Mexico could displace ALL US gas imports for power generation, with solar and batteries ☀️ The country’s abundant sunshine means it can become a global solar superpower and boost its energy security at the same time:)

Conservatives keep posting about how the Kirk murder has radicalized them like never before and we have no idea what’s coming and so far that’s mostly meant harassing Starbucks baristas, their number one activity for at least the last 10 years

One way that cars kill us has exceeded another way that cars kill us.

Programming Note: Jon Stewart will be hosting The Daily Show tonight at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Just don't tell him it's Thursday 🤫

Bruh

“When was Joe Biden president?” remains the most difficult question in politics

When the world's biggest insurer says climate change has pushed traditional home insurance to its limits, it's already too late to start preparing. And we are in no way ready for a post-insurance world. Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Of fucking COURSE

I wrote about the experience of government of, by, and for people who have been driven insane by screens. (This is a gift link, please Consider Defector if you are interested in subscribing to a website) defector.com/the-united-s...

What is to prevent Brendan Carr from canceling the licenses of affiliates who accurately report election results unfavorable to Trump? Or a scandal involving a Trump associate? Or bad economic numbers. Unbridled authoritarianism.

today is a good day to ask yourself how much you actually support the independent artists and creators you enjoy, beyond just liking and subscribing. do you pay them money for their work? do you buy their things? fund alternative culture now or be left with the slop.