I’m afraid that too many people don’t understand just how terrible the Biden pandemic response was—and how it contributed to Trump’s return. I also fear that given how much this administration has dismantled public health, the appetite for looking back and identifying points of failure is low.

Instead of working I am working my way through the backlog on my DVR, and watching Kent Jones tell Michael Blackson “Your bitch is tooketh” as Rada Darling walks out of a restaurant holding hands with Goddess Cat made my whole weekend.

"Sydney Sweeney is proof we're not in the century of American humiliation" could only be written in the WSJ during an American Century of Humiliation

Dealing with men in any capacity inevitably requires dumbing yourself down to reduce friction: “It wasn’t Tonya’s first time managing the discomfort her achievements elicited in prospective partners. She had already learned to downplay her successes as a professional woman working in the sciences.”

Virginia: We Fooled You Into Forgetting That We Were The Bulwark Of The Rapacious Slaver Empire

Since we’re celebrating The Extension of The D in Los Angeles today, I’m glad I got my art from @mettimart.bsky.social hung in my office at work this week (first thing I moved in!) I do have room for more 😊 see you at Jackalope Burbank soon! Thanks to @zombiegomoan.on.bike for the intro. #lametro

“Welcome aboard the Metro D Line. This train’s final destination is Wilshire/La Cienega Station in Beverly Hills.” We’re so ready for the @metrolosangeles.bsky.social D Line extension to open TOMORROW!! 😃🔈🚇💜🎉

People who follow me are likely sick of me saying this, but tech’s main proposition now is simply “give us all the data.” They do not have appealing use cases. They want you to give them all the data, and also they want you to come up with a use for their products.

you know who you are. 🌱

This is how every other country imagines life in America

what's that name for the literary aphorism where if an author shows you something with a clear function early they should make it be important later on

to be even more clear, since folks aren't getting it: civil servants typically step down like this when they find themselves unable to fulfill their duties because of political interference from above

If you thought elaborately faking being good at videogames to impress a bunch of manchildren was embarrassing, consider elaborately faking that your mother loves you.

RIP freud. you would’ve loved whatever this is.

“reportedly”

Roses are red, Violets are blue, www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/para...

The only thing worse than spontaneously waking up at 4AM is spontaneously waking up at 3AM.

Maybe I’m just picking extra-cool places, but everywhere I go in DC, the music playing in the background is superb. Even my hotel elevator has been a consistent source of interesting, cool-vibe songs.

Credit where credit is due - the intentionality of Roger Goodell’s vision to make the NFL a worldwide entertainment leader for all people, and his willingness to trust marketing visionary Javier Farfan and the Roc Nation team, has led to an explosion in NFL popularity among women and Latinos.

Our research team estimates that Covid caused 23 million deaths I’m sorry that Dr Bhattacharya felt stressed during the time he pushed for mass infection instead of mass vaccination; a physician friend of mine in Kenya lost 28 patients to Covid IN ONE NIGHT & still has PTSD

It's easy to be an abolitionist for climate reasons, actually, you kind of have to go out of your way not to be tbh

Last week I was explaining to my daughter how you used to have to go to your job on Friday to pick up your paycheck, take the check to the bank from 9-5 on a weekday, get enough cash for the whole week, and then personally carry the cash to locations to purchase things and carry them home with you.

Jay Bhattacharya pulls a study because he doesn’t like the conclusions. I cannot explain how bad this is and how it reeks of the stench of ideological zealotry and has no basis in science. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

DC STATEHOOD NOW: IT'LL MAKE THE WORST PEOPLE YOUVE EVER KNOWN MORE MAD THAN THEY'VE EVER BEEN IN THEIR LIVES and I will have actual representation in our democracy instead of a quasi-fiefdom that gets the shit kicked out of it because a bunch of Klansman hicks hate everything it represents

last night, someone on tiktok asked me how wearing a mask is antifascist, so i answered: unfortunately, even passive, austere eugenics works faster if YOU participate. so step up: stand out, mask up, and take care take care take care for yourself & others—before those who seek to harm stop you.

I lived in Ohio in the 2010’s. We were constantly warned that we needed GOP politicians & massive police funding increases to protect us from “the threat of Sharia Law,” which would take all our precious freedoms. For women & trans people in Ohio, the call was always coming from inside the house.

My story about how 924 sailors died of influenza over the course of a month at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. chicagoreader.com/city-life/th...

BIGBANG was outstanding, 100% worth going to Coachella to see them alone. Entertaining as ever, and the crowd was electric. It was a special night for everyone in attendance.

Eating Italian ice with meringue on top, divinely inspired, sorry I didn’t find this until Day Three - Bernie’s @ Coachella

Taemin’s Coachella set is a bisexual fever dream about what heaven looks like.

We are Get-Ready DJing for the Camp Girlies: 51 straight bangers by Britney Spears 👸

I was touched by an angel (dipped my Beauty Blender in the icy cooler water)

Coachella Hero

you shouldn’t learn about bands from shady TikTok manipulation, you should learn about bands by hanging out with a girl you like but are also extremely afraid of

Still thinking about this note I found in the children’s section of the public library when I worked there back in 2018. This kid tried to warn us…

The good news is that luxury goods are more affordable than ever. The bad news is that you have to DIY your healthcare and live in your car. What’s everyone complaining about?

the frustration I encounter when I meet new people (and why I’ve mostly stopped trying to do that):

Now send JD Vance to run the publicity team for the new Harry Potter series.

He should be prosecuted and sent to prison.

Americans can only dream of having serious, adult leaders like this.

People have BEEN SAYING all along that we will not vote for Gavin. If Resist Dems *actually* care about defeating a Republican presidential candidate, they’ll put their energy into ensuring that someone else (better!) is the nominee, not into harassing people on the internet for having principles.

“The first page is doused in exclamation points, improper capitalization, misplaced parentheticals, redundant synonyms for emphasis, rhetorical flourishes, and run-on sentences.” 🤔

Sad girl in sad bed, regretting everything and tomorrow I will regret this too

Gavin Newsom (knowing that consequences are usually reserved for women who speak out, not the men who assault women) not wanting to condemn a rapist before the polls are in.

Another shitty day to be a woman on Earth…

There has never been anyone better to consult about avoiding the consequences of your own actions. And if he doesn’t have any good advice for you, you can simply bribe him to intervene.