“Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?”

“Mr. President, I would not rule out the chance to preserve a nucleus of human specimens. It would be quite easy.”

love it when the rocket removes its clothes in order to enter space Nude

Braaaaahhh!!

This is just an incredible visual model of what being on X is like

What a loss to journalism and nonfiction, with a fitting obituary by @jswatz.

ICE is so extraordinarily unpopular that its favorability rating has never been lower. A YouGov poll this month found that support for abolishing ICE is at a record high

I’m sorry to say this is still true 😕

Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional

Look, if Mexico can pay for the wall, then this is the least Iran could do.

oh look at that www.pew.org/en/research-...

Hours after the release of NYT report: San Francisco is moving to change the name of Cesar Chavez Street. Arizona is canceling state observances of Cesar Chavez Day. The United Farm Workers of America, which Chavez co-founded, called off its Chavez birthday celebration.

EXCLUSIVE: Vaccination rates among young children in Michigan dropped sharply during the first year of the Trump administration, providing an early indication of how vaccine-skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is influencing immunization practices. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Probably the most amazing image of the night, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi forced to go to the Oscars while the US wages war on his home & people, only to encounter Shark Tank MAGA dipshit Kevin O’Leary, then looks at him like Blade looks at a vampire.

I feel like this has become the go-to flex in Silicon Valley and it's truly pathetic.

I understand that not everyone loved, or even like, OBAA. IMO, it’s an excellent movie. But the Oscars are never fully satisfying. You have to grab on to those awards you think are deserving. Sinners won actor, screenplay, cinematography and score. Buckley won actress. And so on.

[Sade voice 🎵]

Been waiting for someone to pick up the mantle of "a lot of post-covid new dev kinda sucks" and @davidfbrand.bsky.social does not disappoint gothamist.com/news/crappy-...

Michael B Jordan proving he can win without Scottie B Pippen.

Only Trump could see SCOTUS as what they are, but in the entirely opposite way.

A big takeaway this year has to be that Sinners and One Battle After Another were big, artist driven, swings bankrolled by WB whose future is ultimately unclear. I like living in a world where people like PTA and Ryan Coogler get to make the films they want to make with those resources.

I understand that not everyone loved, or even like, OBAA. IMO, it’s an excellent movie. But the Oscars are never fully satisfying. You have to grab on to those awards you think are deserving. Sinners won actor, screenplay, cinematography and score. Buckley won actress. And so on.

Senator Markwayne Mullin is one of the most prolific stock buyers in Congress. His financial dealings have taken on new importance this week as the Senate is set to consider his nomination to lead the Homeland Security Department.

Judge Barbra Streisand presiding.

Later in the thread she says it isn’t cheating. Yes, it is. It is cheating. If you follow her (grift) advice, you will not earn a PhD.

Small update from my attorneys -- you don't need to do anything to be added to the class action. Anyone who was included as an expert in Grammarly Pro will automatically be a member of the class once it is certified by the court. Updates on the case will be posted here prf-law.com/current-case...

“Non-diverse participants” is the euphemism of the year

So… who’s winning this year, so far? Not literally, but you know what I mean. Mamdani, Jessie Buckley, Alysa Liu, the USA women’s hockey team, etc.

I have to agree

“Dr Levi has made a number of easily disproved statements about his baseless belief that mRNA Covid-19 vaccines are harmful, despite having little or no education, training or experience in public health”. My quote. Hence I could not be happier that ACIP will not be discussing COVID19 vaccines.

I'm in a very competitive Oscar pool -- came in 2nd last year (out of, like, 25 people). I feel like Sinners is gaining steam and might be my chance to win this year. Do I go with picture *and* director? I've already moved MBJ over Timmy Chal. Thoughts welcome!

Naomi Wolf: Mamdani is going to institute sharia law Also Naomi Wolf: Wearing a crop top on Iftar?! AI told me it’s bad.

This is infuriating (the headline doesn't say it, but none of these folks gave permission for their advice to be offered for free)

New @upshot.nytimes.com job just posted — come help us explain the news! We're looking for a visual journalist and graphics developer to report, write, design and code data-driven stories and visualizations. If you're at #NICAR26, come say hi. Details here: www.nytco.com/careers/job-...

Without a doubt the early leaders

In hindsight, this seems extremely predictable

"But honey, it's my pan electrocution tank"

“Pokes fun at the pandemic response” (it likely saved *millions of lives*) is quite a pitch

So, those of you following along (and why wouldn’t you?!)… this only half-worked after 48 hrs. Will have to do another round (tho I think after that it’ll be good to go). My daughter keeps asking me why I don’t buy a new one, and all I can say is that I’m a human male with a cast iron pan.

> @nbcnews.com

I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

I read many stupid things all the time. But few are as stupid as Instagram commenters saying that Mamdani instituting a travel ban overnight during a blizzard is a set-up for martial law and… socialism. 😕

It’s hard to overstate the importance of Alysa Liu to teenage girls. Watched the gala performance with my daughter (13), a dancer, and talked about her overcoming anxiety and how “she has a regular body.” (Also how she did the little leg kick in “Stateside.”) ❤️❤️❤️

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, by Umberto Boccioni, 1913, (cast 1931 or 1934), 📸 by Wang Zhao

Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...

So, those who directed me to to Reddit: good call. This is a multi-day process (two-day oven cleaner clean [not lye bath], multiple seasonings), but it looks like it’s in my future:

Hey folks who cook a lot: I’ve been trying to remove carbon buildup on my cast iron, but nothing is working (soap, salt, chainmail). Is a lye bath in my future?

Such a sweet video and, even better, prominently featuring my neighbor Michael, the city clerk! youtu.be/dUp01MXUkpo

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social