I want to watch the closing to "Melania" just to see the slew of credits attributed to "Alan Smithee" Director: Alan Smithee Writer: Alan Smithee Wardrobe: Alan Smithee Editor: Alan Smithee Key Grip: Alan Smithee Best Boy: Alan Smithee BUT ALSO Producer: Jeff Bezos

No news on Jonathan Ross's paid vacation, though.

Hey @themountaingoats.bsky.social (John Darnielle) I'd like to acquire a signed copy of "This Year", but it appears that the only copies available in the US are on eBay. I can source them from Canada, but I have to travel there as they're not shipping outside the country :(

Joke's on you. I never went to grad school

@jeremymessersmith.bsky.social we played the Censored Community Choir Edition of "Fuck This" today on the KEXP Morning Show. Just thought you might like to know. And thanks.

Much better. "Slava Mni Sóta Makoce" #ukraine #minnesota

Let us not forget that this movie was a freaking bribe from Amazon/Jeff Bezos.

Holy shit, the @thedailyshow.com monologue today is a master class

Asking people on the ground in the 612: what organizations are most deserving of cash donation to best attempt to recover from this disastrous operation? We don't want to give randomly - we want our impact to be meaningful.

I hear that Bovino and DHS might be leaving the Twin Cities. Great. BUT REMEMBER Nearly a million people had their lives upended for no reason other than to sow chaos. There are no winners here. Only losers.

Just FYI to @michaelianblack.bsky.social and the crew at @hignfyus.bsky.social : You can also watch the Season 4 premiere on HBO Max with no CNN subscription required. Yes, I know this is like number 23573976 on the importance list and I don't fault CNN for pre-empting the show...

"They organized."

I know it's not your nature, @amyklobuchar.com , but you need to dispense with the Minnesota Nice. Your constituents deserve better. It is past time for sand in the gears in Congress to counter this lawless regime. Sincerely, an ex-Minnesotan who has had it.

Apropos of nothing, I just ordered one of these from the local flag shop. It's going up right next to the Ukrainian flag.

January 24, 2026

I just got off today's impromptu YouTube live stream with @hcrichardson.bsky.social . I would encourage you to watch it if you weren't on the stream. This is a defining moment in our history and you better make sure you are on the right side of it.

SHUT IT DOWN SHUT IT DOWN SHUT IT ALL DOWN

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.

FYI METAR-TAF at KMSP is currently -16F with 10mph winds.

Mni Sóta Makoce

The only "paid agitators" in this scenario are coming from the US Government.

"'Our operations are lawful, targeted and focused on individuals who pose a serious threat to this community,' Bovino said..." Again, Liam is **five**. Five years old.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring... I hate everything about this.

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

Saint Paul Public Schools, one of the biggest school districts in the state, is closed for the next two days because teachers need time to build hybrid learning because unaccountable masked, armed federal government goons have made it too difficult for nonwhite children to leave their homes.

Holy carp. Doing G-d's work.

Richard Scarry approved post

Who on earth thought that advertising for that execrable movie "Melania" on @ms.now was a great idea? I mean, MS NOW would be like, yes we'll gladly take your ad money, but... imagine the marketing exec thinking that anyone watching would willingly shell out money for that

[gift link]

Happy birthday, Stephan Pastis #pearlsbeforeswine

Gosh, with the explosion of online sports gambling, who could have predicted this?

Another fantastic HIGNFYE vodcast with the regulars and @allyoucaneatshrimp.bsky.social . I just wish I could laugh while I watch my birthplace being held hostage by a hostile occupying force. Thanks, @michaelianblack.bsky.social , Jim Biederman, and Jodi Lennon. As always, a tip of the hat.

"Fundamental Disagreement" is diplomat-speak for "Go Pound Sand"

"=> Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. => Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement."

bsky.app/profile/eric... Nerding out with @petersagal.bsky.social and @tmbg.bsky.social

I have nothing else to say on this matter. Credit: @rmckee.bsky.social

American Exceptionalism 101

Crowded Hovel

Feeling this for no reason at all

www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh... Well, then. Jonathan Ross.

Running through my brain since yesterday

I mourn for Renee Good. I mourn for her wife. I mourn for her son. I mourn for her mother. I mourn for Minneapolis. And I am furious.

Renee Nicole Good #sayhername

A shameful date in US History. Five years on, nothing appears to have changed.

Shame upon this regime. #cpb

@espn.com is giving me mixed messages

www.youtube.com/live/dZDJbwu... CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND SENTATORS

Well, that ain't great.