Checking in from Atlanta. No ascensions spotted. This is when I most want the voice of Art “Madman” Mehring to narrate from the copter.

LOVE THIS. Links in the comments. Corporate media may bend the knee, but we’re not without options. We can build the independent, trustworthy news we want through other, decentralized channels. This list is a great start toward that.

I see we’re going with “rub some dirt on it” as official healthcare policy

This image rules and I want it as a painting for my office.

Bit of an earnest post, but spent the weekend with some nonprofit founders addressing everything from migrant care & advocacy, to global healthcare delivery, to helping 1st gen college students find scholarships & academic support. A needed reminder that all is not lost. That hope finds a way.

On my flight from Florida this morning a man in a Hurley hat unwrapped a full cheeseburger, a party size Lays, and a Zyn pouch chaser. It was 7:45am. @edsbs.bsky.social should this be the Gators’ next HC?

@proptermalone.bsky.social no BS I got back from Seattle, I ordered a Seahawks hat, it arrived in the mail today and is currently on my head. Could this be the difference? Yes.

This man has more points than the Atlanta Falcons today.

I can’t explain why this is true but Curt Cignetti is a definitely a man who still wears a pager and a phone holster.

Listening to ACIP meeting which is a catastrophe, as predicted. I’d like emphasize in all this that the CDC subject matter experts and leads have been tremendous and continue to represent good science on our behalf. I am very grateful for their dedication, despite internal and external pressure.

The thing everyone can do right now is to find your lane if you don't already have one and work that lane diligently and with commitment.

The defining lesson of this first year of Trump authoritarianism is that kowtowing & capitulating yields zero permanent benefit and only emboldens the admin to come after you more. This critical lesson was first documented in the landmark political science treatise “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.”

More great reporting from @wsj.com, this time on political violence in the US. Universities continuing to track independently increasingly important because regime will just hide data it finds inconvenient (see screenshot below). www.wsj.com/us-news/poli...

Two things that are true: 1. Most children get the MMR and varicella vaccines separately and do not receive the combined MMRV vaccine. The two separate vaccines remain recommended. 2. Most people aren't familiar with the distinction, and this decision is very likely to create confusion.

Okay, so honestly not end of the world here. Anecdotally, plenty of sound pediatricians already separate these two vaccines—one method is varicella (chickenpox) at 12 mos and MMR at 15 mos. The bigger concern IMO is what happens with tomorrow’s Hep B vote.

Turner AME church has created a petition in support of this plan. If you care about deeply low income housing, please sign it. c.org/jtwTWyfzPF

Free speech is when Trump can say what he wants and when you can say what Trump wants. bsky.app/profile/twse...

@celebrityhottub.bsky.social just now at the “goal posts should light up when ‘thwonged’” part of the episode. Feels like Taco Bell would wanna be all over this right? Just imagine the clang of that bell and free cool ranch tacos for everyone in the section whenever the sacred “thwong” happens.

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

Gonna make us watch ads to unlock our second serving of ice cream. Only one skip a week allowed for basic tier subscribers.

While Meta is getting fawning coverage at @theverge.com for smart glasses, worth reminding that Meta is an evil company whose technology is complicit in leading kids towards self-harm, suicidal ideation, and eating disorders. Congressional testimony below. www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Anything we do has to include breaking up corporate and media monopolies. The tools are there to dismantle this horseshit, you just have to find the people willing to use them.

The Republican Party as it is currently constituted will destroy the United States — politically, economically, socially and culturally. The democratic reform of our federal system isn't only justified in itself, but necessary to force its moderation into a party compatible with liberal democracy.

Some welcome news on both fronts: new book and more Serwer commentary when it’s most needed.

my bluesky

There’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people to build on the rubble of what’s being destroyed before our eyes. Private corporations bending over to forcefeed everyone government-approved speech is evil and amoral, but more than anything this creates boring, inauthentic, unwatchable shit.

It’s just a matter of time before our phones will automatically send reports to Kash Patel if the camera detects that we are not laughing heartily enough at our daily required viewing of Greg Gutfeld’s late night monologue broadcast on ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS every night.

Canceled. I’ll miss Bluey the most. But Bandit would support this decision.

if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved

Pappy Red’s. Had a plane sticking out the top best I can recall.

Splinter Cell: Orlando

@edsbs.bsky.social would I watch an Disney cop procedural? Absolutely, but only if the Fullcast crew supplied the voice talent and we get Rorschach Donald.

Bill Kristol continues to show why he should lead the People’s Inquisition under the Pritzker khaganate.

If you think the president is a tyrant and you're running for office to oppose him the only platform you can have is "Give us enough votes to impeach and remove this menace." Otherwise what's the point of electing you?

Two TDs and a FG happened with less than 60s left in regulation between Dallas and NYG. Wut.

Also, separately, still thinking about how absolutely unreal it was for Gunner Stockton to sling it for a 30 yard TD on 4th and 6 with the game on the line. That’s grown ass football.

Brent Key being such a good coach is causing me to have very complicated feelings about Georgia Tech.

they're the best at this and second place ain't close

football is such a beautiful sport

@aceindc51.bsky.social never in doubt amirite *deletes entire posting thread from the last 4 hours*

We don’t deserve to win this game but neither does Tennessee lol

Go Dawgs

Oscar Delp running down the field like

Oscar Delp

Telling my grandchildren this was the real Gaston.

If yall will excuse me, I’m gonna pour some bourbon and get into corpse pose

Very open to the idea of Zachariah Branch playing multiple positions. Whatever it takes.

The dude is 14/14. I am having zero fun. Georgia text threads in meltdown. Nihilism as a positive philosophical outlook being fully embraced.

Can’t convince me Tennessee isn’t parachuting receivers in downfield. Or perhaps using some sort of tunnel system.

Somebody needs to coach our guys better on "if you're gonna commit PI because you're beat, just tackle the guy so he can't catch it."