Joe: I am a 73 year-old retired mechanic in Forsberg, Nebraska. My 3 biggest problems are Iran's uranium enrichment capability, the casting of Helen in Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey," and the ability of Tennesseeans to check out "Roots" from a library 1000 media outlets: can we please talk at length

Every splashy New York Times profile of a right wing influencer.

As someone who went to school in Moscow, ID, I can tell you this: It is absolutely batshit that Doug Wilson has been allowed any influence or proximity to power in this country. Republicans can always be relied upon to uplift predators and those who protect them.

If there is one thing I’ve learned is that if a project is struggling, adding a bunch of new trainees always helps, especially if they’re being paid and you’re not, and they’re the reason you’re not being paid

Every time a woman runs for president I hear that she’s too emotional and unstable to make wartime decisions, unlike the men in charge who make really reasonable decisions like bombing kids to death, starting water wars, and poisoning the entire planet

NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.

Every libertarian I know voted for that asshole.

My dog died just under two weeks ago and today I’ve spent six hours at the emergency vet with my other dog. So 2026 sucks.

Even in Elon Musk’s denial of his involvement with Epstein—which directly contradicts the available evidence—the world’s richest man is still claiming he knew all about “pedo island” and didn’t do anything to stop it. Even in their fantasies of innocence they’re still directly enabling child abuse

Same people laughing at Trump for getting nothing in Greenland but the deal that's already in place saying this is a good deal for Dems lol

This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years. These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

Literally EVERYTHING else aside: Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it. Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."

Someone in Congress needs to be demanding that man draw a clock in front of them right now.

Having now finished Paradise I have to ask why nobody told me about this show. I thought it was a political thriller from the ads and was woefully misled. Had I known it was a post-apocalyptic/disaster show I’d have watched much sooner. Amazing performances from Sterling K. Brown and James Marsden.

I’m a couple of episodes into Paradise and I have to say the most unrealistic thing about this show is the idea that billionaires care about the survival of humanity.

This is exactly what I told someone yesterday. Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.

First project of 2026! #ThingThursday

Christmas crafts!

Had a friend from college stay with me for a week while she looked at houses in my area. It was a week of absolute childhood sleepover vibes and was a balm for my soul.

Guys it finally happened. Three times this week my husband has needed a specific cable for a project and all three times he was able to find it in the millennial cable hoard we’ve built up in a box over the past 20 years. I’ve never felt so vindicated.

It’s been a little while since I’ve done a #ThingThursday so here’s what I’ve been working on. I took a broken Polly Pocket and turned it into a Polly Yaga Hut! It was a really fun project. Special thanks to my husband for letting me use his miniature paints and for resin printing the legs for me.

If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand” Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.

We hereby retire the “record scratch-Freeze frame-You may be wondering how I got here” meme. It’s over. It will never be topped by this image.

Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently. This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.

I am so tired of watching Democrats punch themselves in the dick and then frame it to us as some kind of win.

Oh my God you guys Pluribus is so good.

When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo

I watched Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear warfare movie last night and I feel like all the troll the libs types should be forced to watch it and think about what it means that Trump and Pete Hegseth are in charge of this stuff

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

I thought the large leaping spider would get me the best screams from trick or treaters, (and tbf it was highly effective) but it was actually the cheapo battery powered cockroaches I had running around my driveway that really did it. Solid #Halloween crowd tonight.

We literally do disagree about this, though. Some politicians want to take food from children and some politicians don't. Pretending this "isn't political" just allows the child-starving ghouls to get away with it. Tell people who supports the *political program* to feed children and who doesn't!

I live 100ft away from a retired House rep in his 80s who I see at least monthly at our neighborhood social; he has said to me almost verbatim what Duncan said here. Older members are terrified of walking away from the 20-person 24/7 support network you can't even get in a high end nursing home.

The plan for the evening is pumpkin carving and horror movies.

i think editors should occasionally entertain the idea that bannon is just full of shit www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon...

Bonus #ThingThursday: I found this double sided cheapo clock/fake compass at Marshalls that I pulled apart to remove the mechanism so I could put bugs in it.

Mini Ouija board embroidery/beading project. #ThingThursday #Crafts #Art

It’s not lost on me that Cuomo, who has been repeatedly credibly accused of sexual harassment, is using AI-generated examples of gender violence to try and smear his opponent, who has never been accused of it

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that. No phones, no staff, nothing. I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

There already was an “I Hate America” rally. It was on January 6th, 2021. The President spoke at it.

Another spooky October project. #ThingThursday #Art #Beading #Embroidery

IRS employees asked to participate in White House-directed political targeting should remember that Jan. 6 foot soldiers were the easiest to prosecute. Do you want to gamble your future on this criminal presidency lasting forever? And yes, Democrats should make this threat of prosecution explicit.

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

thank you brett kavanaugh!

Spooky season embroidery and beading project that I gifted to my husband because he thought it was cool. 🐦‍⬛🪾🍁#art #beading #embroidery

Latest shadow box. #ThingThursday

To the Daily Beast staffer who put “79” into this headline, know this: We salute you.

we should have never normalized filming strangers in public and posting them as content