I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."

See this is why I should never be a head of state. I‘d have my secret police snatch these dudes and charge them with crimes like abduction, unauthorized immigration, weapons trafficking, and YouStartedIt.

Has anyone tried making AI generated non-consensual porn of like … male GOP politicians? Leading right-wing wind bags? I don’t think anyone wants to imagine this, but will Grok let you create porn of a certain South African-born threat to American values?

There is no ego wound like your trainer telling you that this little 8,000 pound volume workout that is kicking your ass is HALF of what you usually do. I’VE HAD A ROUGH WEEK, OKAY?

Much Constitution, many ‘sweet land of liberty’; wow. 🇺🇸

This means he’ll set up residency in Nevada or Montana and spend 183 or whatever many days are required not to be a California resident for taxation.

Just in case anyone's thinking of quitting CBS News and doing something like The Real 60 Minutes on Substack, please don't do it on Substack. There are many alternatives.

The WNBA lockout would be a historic moment for women in sports. We all better relentlessly support the players and bring the energy whenever they return to action. This is not bloated mega rich men forcing a lockout cuz $100M ain’t enough. This is fighting for what they deserve. For respect.

Just a-threatening my Dry January streak, I see.

The latest from Ben Sargent's Loon Star State. See more from the January/February 2026 issue of Texas Observer magazine: www.texasobserver.org/issues/janua...

Stuff like this is what I miss and appreciate about NYC. Other cities have foods from around the world. But New York is going to give you a Bhutanese or Nepalese spot three blocks from where the birria truck posts up, two blocks from a Filipino bakery AND THATS’s JUST IN QUEENS.

Love this so much. Pretty sure they never have to leave Queens.

Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread) 1. Pat Bagley

“He reads it. He cites it. And he makes it accessible to a national audience.” Very cool moment @historians.org #AHA26 recognizing @jamellebouie.net’s exceptional engagement w history and historians in his brilliant opinion writing.

GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER: “.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish .. “.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”

Jesse Ventura‘s old man rant was pretty good, tbh.

2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003. @byheatherlong.bsky.social

Aww! I’m happy that Bronwyn is a citizen! I’m bummed that she’s split from Todd. I hope she comes to a Sparks game again next summer … assuming there‘s a season. #RHoSLC

Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!

I’m definitely giving up art supply purchases for Lent. Totally. *Googles When is Lent 2026* Absolutely.

BREAKING: Federal immigration officers shoot and wound two people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.

Not sure how I ended up on the AFL-CIO mailing list, but SHOUT OUT TO THEM for sending out this email blast asking fans to email Engelbert and Silver on behalf of the WNBPA.

Hey friends, did you know you could hire me to consult on AT Protocol projects? Whether that's advising on OAuth, or doing complete implementations, I can probably help you project. I primarily work in JavaScript/TypeScript. You can contact me via support.thisismissem.social

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"Malik El DeBarge Wright" is up there with "Dwyane Cleophus Wayne" as a hilarious character name.

I have reading to do for class, but today was long and I am tired.

I think the ultimate reason many of us older people feel like everything is broken and terrible is that we remember when we had access to general purpose computing devices

i think it is ok to reiterate that the victim as a us citizen. yes, noncitizens are equally entitled to human rights. but also, it's important to illustrate how ice isn't about immigration at all

Do I want to see the Clippers @ Knicks game enough to put on pants and go to a bar?

Folks, I yesterday I called my state-level reps and today my House Representative--NONE of them was aware that X has become a CSAM generator. One pointed out that since this is the beginning of the new session, it's a great time to get things on people's radar and onto the agenda. 1/2

If you have any funds to spare and want to help Minneapolis right now, getting dash cams to observers is crucially important and especially after today

I never considered the details of how insurance works until just now while reading chapter 1 of my textbook. I know they collect and pool premiums. It did not occur to me that insurers INVEST those premiums to ensure that there’s enough money to pay out claims.

Welp. Looks like USC might drop out of the Top 25 this week.

speaking of, I’d love to talk to you if you’re a non-fiction literary agent, or knows one who might want to talk to me

I feel bad rooting against KP tonight, but I’m not gonna root against Kea and Cam.

Chelsea Gray is killing ‘em

*quietly slips my hoops into my pocket.*

Credit to whomever made this last year. It still applies in 2026!

Maduro’s abduction really is a return to form for the U.S. It’s one of many ways that white supremacy shows up in foreign policy.

I’m really thrilled to be teaming up with @charleylocke.bsky.social, one of the most successful freelancers I know, to teach a 6-week intensive workshop for experienced journalists looking to build or strengthen freelance careers.

Since the introduction of the NBA Cup, each in-season tournament champion has been embarrassed in the first round of the playoffs, winning just one playoff game. ​

English is hard.

Who TF sets off backyard fireworks at 11pm on a Sunday?

I’m in this picture and I don’t like it.

Spending my Sunday doing whatever old people workouts are streaming on the PBS app.

fwiw, I think the best way to think of this is not really as "trump is the worst ever" so much as "trump takes all the worst aspects of american history and speed runs them all at once"

Nice, they knew before congress then.

Here for USC @ UCLA along with the Millers (Cheryl and my nemesis).

I’m not one for illegal foreign interventions, but this means that the Peruvian shamans are so far one out of two. www.reuters.com/world/americ...