If you are a Democrat in the United States Senate, please do not bother running for President in 2028 unless you actually follow through on using the leverage when you have it and you usher in a new leader of the caucus.

yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir

We need a new word for something like this since it won’t be a Scorigami: when a score has only happened once before in history, and then two happen on the same day at the same time! @nflscorigami.bsky.social

College football has never been brighter

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

Put this in a museum

Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through

Everyone in State College, Pennsylvania is currently Googling “Jeff Brohm”

I don’t know how you can come to any conclusion after the last 15 minutes of real time and 40 seconds of game time other than that Hugh Freeze is both cursed, and a curse himself

Thank god for college football, which can simultaneously give us corporate sponsorships such as The Avocados from Mexico halftime show, The Dos Equis “Go for Dos” 2-point conversion attempt, and The Taco Bell “Live Más” Student Section. Truly the stupidest, and thus most amazing sport of all.

New post: Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Should Immediately Start a (Video) Podcast "Moments are few and far between to generate tens of millions of views on YouTube. Fired late night hosts joining forces when under attack may likely be one of those moments."

@jimmykimmel.com and @colbertlateshow.bsky.social should probably start a (video) podcast immediately that would quickly get tens of millions of views on YouTube

Decided to cosplay “living in a functional society” today and got an updated COVID vaccine

New post! Senate Democrats Should Refuse to Help Republicans Keep the Government Open "It may seem counterintuitive, but by shutting down, Democrats in Congress have a rare opportunity to make an affirmative case for what government can and should be." bryannbennett.substack.com/p/senate-dem...

Age of winning 6th grand slam: Novak Djokovic: 25 Roger Federer: 24 Pete Sampras: 23 Rafael Nadal: 22 Carlos Alcaraz: 22

Carlos Alcaraz sure looks like the best player in the world after one set!

I’m so happy Naomi Osaka is back in a major semifinal but that Workday corporate sponsorship is tough to bear

There will be a billion hot takes about Arch Manning’s performance, but he did better against Ohio State in his 3rd career start (and first road start) than Colt McCoy, a Texas Longhorn legend, did in his 2nd career start against Ohio State (at home), who subsequently won the national championship

Daniil Medvedev should be disqualified from the U.S. Open for that shameful display

From my latest Substack post out this morning: "While there are some similarities to the political landscape of today compared to eight years ago, one big difference between now and then could be a five-alarm fire for Democrats." open.substack.com/pub/bryannbe...

New Substack post, partially inspired by @danpfeiffer.bsky.social and @jonfavs.bsky.social conversation on last week's @podsaveamerica.crooked.com: Why “The Resistance 2.0” Is So Frustrating, and Some Things to Do About That bryannbennett.substack.com/p/why-the-re...

My latest Substack post is now live: "Republican governance is deeply unpopular, but Democrats are taking a huge risk with their own brand if they define themselves solely in opposition to Donald Trump and Republicans."

Over the weekend, I saw the WSJ survey with the Democratic Party's favorability at its lowest point in 35 years, and I had some thoughts. So, I'm finally joining the Substack Cabal ™️ with "Walking Through the Data." Please follow along! bryannbennett.substack.com/p/recuperati...

This is a great piece: it is important to try than not try at all, important to know if you failed so you can try again in a data-informed way, and most importantly, being honest and transparent when you do fail so others can learn and innovate. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Front pages of news sites rn: NYT: TRUMP TARIFFS SEND MARKETS REELING WaPo: Wall Street slides as trade war escalates CBS: Stock market rout deepens ABC: Dow closes down 2,200 points NBC: Dow sheds 2,200 points Fox News: Pro-life activist assaulted, bloodied during street interview about abortion

The CNBC stock photo archive has to be just absolutely epic

This is art

One way to look at the Texas-Arizona State game: *Texas outscored ASU 29-7 on 45 seconds time of possession and two overtimes that don’t count toward time of possession *ASU outscored Texas 24-10 the other 59 minutes and 15 seconds of regulation …what

I am, in fact, deceased #hookem

Happy Pop Tarts Bowl Day for all those who celebrate

Human Bevo, baby

Every urban planner that talks to the Austin City Council

I’ve spent my entire Saturday complaining about late-stage capitalism and bemoaning corporate concentration and private equity and honestly it’s just nice to feel something again

New evidence just dropped that Bluesky is way better than Twitter/X

Hello, I’m here for good, once and for all, cannot handle the other site anymore

Not as good as last year, but walked 10,000+ steps every day for the third year in a row and the equivalent of walking from Los Angeles to Miami this year. So long, 2023.

So… SCOTUS, which has taken a net ~30 point favorability drop since overturning Roe that has sustained since, now has to rule on abortion medication (64% want it legal), whether insurrectionists get set free (75% oppose rioters actions), now whether Trump committed insurrection?

The State of College Football, Week 12 Edition

Iowa-Northwestern pace to the over/under for the whole game: 52 percent (17 points, o/u 32.5) USC-Washington right now pace to the over/under less than 25 minutes into the game: 55.6 percent (42 points, o/u 75.5)

If you are neutral milk hotel in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor milk hotel.

I study political public opinion research for a living and I haven’t thought about Ron DeSantis for like a month which seems like it says all it needs to about how his campaign is going.

In my estimation, we're about a week away from Speaker of the House Aaron Rodgers being interviewed by Pat McAfee on C-SPAN once a week

Tom Emmer’s Speaker-designate status lasted for 4 hours and 8 minutes, two minutes shorter than the runtime of the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Congrats to Iowa and Minnesota for giving us all exactly what we expected… being on track for the under at halftime

The only one with enough votes for Speaker