I feel sorry for people who can't appreciate the delightful weirdness of McCartney II. Temporary Secretary and Wonderful Christmastime are both great songs that presaged the decade of synth-pop.

So will the House be forced to swear in the new Rep and have the Epstein vote if they reconvene to vote on the budget to reopen the government?

At what point do we have to retire (or modify the meaning of) the phrase "glacial pace"?

Raises the intriguing prospect of Sandwich Snipers.

Not to distract from Walz's underlying point, but do we actually know that the contractors working on that ballroom are being paid? Stiffing contractors is like Trump's signature thing.

What if someone made this kind nonsense chaos a primary mechanic in a (human-designed) game? Like those games where your changing view perspective changes the reality in the game, but boatloads more insane and disorienting.

Defenders of ACA act like there aren't dozens of examples of countries with models much closer to universal health care. They hand-wave about what is/was "practical," but that doesn't change the fact that the private insurance model (mostly tied to employment) is an insane way to provide health care

posting this Classic over here in honor of the big man himself. adios bitch

Trump turning the white house into DC mar-a-lago is pretty funny.

Well HUD is rescinding and revising funding opportunities, and the new requirements explicitly require communities to criminalize homelessness, deny the existence of trans people, and cooperate with immigration enforcement. Shit's getting dark.

Slightly diminish a band name: Mildly Appreciative Dead

Slightly diminish a band: A Couple of Seagulls

One of the most annoying things is when I'm searching via google, and it pops up the Ai-generated response at the top. Often there are linked sources (that can be decent), but those sources are otherwise absent form the regular search results. Maybe just give me the sources w/o the slop.

Seeing a lot of discourse on investor-owned housing. Many people seem to be conflating the 'availability of housing' with the 'availability of affordable housing.' Just b/c a unit remains on the market doesn't that the people who were living there (or wanted to live there) can still do so.

not compromising on human rights one single inch is my purity test, only a depraved piece of shit can't pass it

hey dude, I noticed you attempting to carve a small space for joy in the face of overwhelming sadness. kind of problematic considering all the horrors

We're bringing back Howler Monkey Mondays. For $10 you get to rage scream with nature's best.

RIP to this fuzzy queen

This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.

Seems like the US becoming embroiled in another war in the middle east should be grounds for getting the day off of work.

The 14th Amendment was such a cool idea. We should try enacting it sometime.

Now would be a great time for congress to fucking do something about this lunatic.

Funniest outcome: Musk is stripped of his US citizenship because he lied and overstayed his visa. He then immediately applies for and receives refugee status as a white South African. All of Musk's companies relocate to Idaho.

Tesla shareholders just the other week: We demand that Musk devote more of his time to actually working at Tesla *Monkey's paw curls*

Modern pop music has literally always been presented in festival settings. The idea that it's an unnatural venue makes no sense. Also, basically everything ppl are complaining about are things that A) are present at any large event and B) have largely gotten better over time.

I keep staring at my computer screen, but no work is getting done. What am I doing wrong?

One of the most irritating things about the "Democrats need to give up some ground on trans athletes" is that Republicans are not currently contesting the issue of trans athletes, they've moved onto "should trans people be legal"

Democrats love to claim credit for what they could've accomplished if not for Repub interference, rather than taking accountability for repeatedly losing (elections/policies). See thr IRA as an example. Oh yeah sounds like a great plan. How'd that work out? But you still want me to praise u for it?

Truly jealous of the people who are able to maintain a blissful ignorance about the state of country/world. Never has brain damage seemed more appealing.

The stock market is down less than a tenth of a percent based on the news of a +$3 trillion increase to the deficit and plans to throw millions of people into (deeper) poverty and homelessness. Very cool, very rational. Great way to run an economy. #OverwhelmingDreadForWhatsToCome

Why is everyone posting about Calvin and Hobbes like Bill Watterson died?

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

The timeline provided this apt juxtaposition

If you're willing to ignore all the harm it will cause, it's kind of funny that people still think the US can beat China in a trade war.

Would be kind of hilarious if this Parliamentarian bullshit is what finally radicalized the Dem "opposition" (spoiler: it won't)

My reliance on Grateful Dead good vibes is quickly becoming load-bearing. Probably not a good sign.

One thing I've noticed about this kind of post, is the person rarely defines what they mean by "it's not too late." Not too late for what? Because it definitely is "too late" for many individuals and communities given the warming impacts already baked into our current emissions levels.

Instead of periods lasting 5-7 days, what if the whole thing occurred in one violent explosion? Is this a good idea?

Yada yada protect but not bind, yada yada bind but not protect.

You can form workable coalitions among groups of people with different opinions on tax rates or spending priorities, etc. You cannot form any kind of meaningful coalition with people who hold differing opinions on human rights and who deserves them.

Apropos of nothing, today's word of the day is "lickspittle" (noun): a person who behaves obsequiously to those in power.

I'm reminded of a quote from Michael Pollan: "For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and nourishing for people you love?"

Can you imagine the snarky little signs the dems in the house will hold up when repubs kick them off committees?!

Does anyone have "awaken dormant kaiju" on their 2025 bingo card?

Looking at you, every homeowner who has ever claimed the mortgage interest tax deduction.

God forbid any of our elected reps in DC try to use their bodies to physically block any of these blatantly unconstitutional actions. Maybe congress people being arrested would actually raise alarm bells in a way that Trump/Elon ignoring the courts isn't.