Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement. Check out how tiny the crowds were: Philly: 200 DC: "several hundred" Boston: 500 Austin: 1,000 Houston: 2,000

Mustaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard!

I understand this kind of response but also kind of hate it. I think we should be cautious not to overwhelm our capacity to be shocked. Allow yourself to find shocking things shocking and not let them be internally normalized.

"This does not mean that you are doomed: it means you are already brave. You are brave for not bowing down: this makes you different than the universities and newspapers and state officials who capitulated at the slightest provocation." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...

The Lost Budgerigar of Central Park was last seen in her usual territory near Winterdale Arch (photo) on Oct 11. A similar bird (probably her) was recorded in Conservatory Garden on Oct 12. Since then she has not been noted anywhere despite daily searches. Let us know if you see her. 🦜 💛

So glad I "permanently" deleted my accounts with this shitfarm of a company Just leave

Also, worth looking back on this 1995 series about just how corrupt the old Board of Education was. When Marcia Kramer is telling you "we've got pictures of it" you're done and properly screwed -- youtu.be/D4eZjm6lEv0?...

Yes! When Pryce does that little hi-yah dance and says, pathetic...

@edsbs.bsky.social something to stash for later

This guy?

(The card names alone are a Mad Libs of one-upmanship.) I mean it would be so funny if the rest of us could comfortably endure some $400+ hardship of, say, a cancer treatment or such triteness...

He also vetoed a bill to restrict kids’ access to AI chatbots. This man is bought & sold by the tech companies.

Books aren't just what the writer puts in. They're what the reader puts in, too. And some readers are assholes.

Monday's Weather Rating: 2/10 The misery continues, with periods of rain all day long. High temperatures reach near 60° F with dreary conditions worsened by a consistent northeast breeze gusting to 40mph at times. The vibes are not good!

It's disgusting how a "pro-life" country doesn't give an F about guns and SUVs that cause so many preventable deaths!

good night…

I wanna go to sleep!!!

srsly!

Is Kershaw Lamar Jackson of baseball? Or is Lamar Clayton Kershaw of football?

Do this for podcasts now

I bet that the data tech they partnered with used AI to churn out the list.

“I’m strong and I want to have like fifty kids and a farm” of course you do. You’re twelve. “I don’t want to eat vegetables I think steak and French fries is the only meal” hell yeah homie you’re twelve. “Maybe if there’s crime we should just send the army” bless your heart my twelve year old buddy

Flashback 5 years ago on this day. And I thought 2020 was crazy...

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

I mean, it's not like we did not have it this warm earlier. FB just reminded me of this: Washington Heights on October 6 2017 - a warm night, felt like summer.

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

I have been saying for a few years now that people really need to take a seriously long look at the center of that venn diagram where the circles are marked "AI Culture" and "Disregard For/Violation Of Consent." The whole "AI Actress" situation is more of why.

Like… it's kind of right there, no?

I love this so much! nflpa.com/press/atlant...

There is no private conversation between a league commissioner and a league player. They are not friends. It was a message conveyed and meant to be passed on to other players.

Robert Morris, the founder of a Texas megachurch with one of the nation’s largest congregations, pleaded guilty on Thursday to sexually abusing a girl in the 1980s, according to court documents.

Someday, we're gonna find out that the decisionmaking went like this: Mamdani proposes city-run grocery stores. Conservatives say it'll never work. Mamdani supporters point out that DOD runs a bunch of grocery stores. Hegseth decides to close them to own the libs.

I am so pissed at Democrats!!! This is betrayal of the republic! Treason! If they can block the passage of HR 5371, WHY THE FU@K did they NOT block all these inept, servile, and downright inhumane officials?

This is both shocking and a long time coming. As I reported for @nymag.com, the ADL made few friends in the Trump administration, despite its many, many attempts to please MAGA. nymag.com/intelligence...

Fact Check: @hellgatenyc.com actually published the Table of Success *nine months before* the indictment because we have incredible news instincts and acute perspicacity. tableofsuccess.hellgatenyc.com

Well, I struck out 3 times.

That's what I've been saying!

MTA Board approves fare hike. The new rates will go into effect in 2026. I still really do not like the loss of 30-day travel options as the new 7-day cap prorated to 30 days ($150) is a significant jump from $132.

“I have seen movies, short films, completely created by artificial intelligence,” Herzog said. “Story and acting and everything, they look completely dead. There are stories, but they have no soul. They are empty and soulless.” Get their ass, Werner.

Burn in hell MFer!

Was the Gorman Massacre really necessary for Mon Mothma to call a full blown rebellion? Were Chancelor Velorum's healthcare provisions worth enduring the empire shenanigans for that long?

Will there even be elections? I mean, I get the guy cannot live forever (at least I hope that's true in his case) but why would the machine he created give up power just like that.

Hey Rex, why aren’t you in the league?

What I heard in Klein was someone whose central priority was his own immediate comfort. And it will be the death of us. I'm not someone who believes in doing hard things for the sake of it. I like ease. But I'm also aware that if I spend all day everyday bed rotting my body will atrophy /4