2026 is gonna be a better year. Whatever fuckery those mofo’s have in mind. This year I’m not hiding anymore, not waiting. I’m doing what I want to do. Be more open. Be happy with what I got & what I can & can’t do. See the joy in a bike ride & good food & music & reading & good peeps. Yr out there

There will at least be a lot of international sports fans who boycott our upcoming World Cup and Olympics. National teams, too--especially in the latter case. It will likely be like 1980 and 1984, all over again.

Also, 3.) READ ARTICLES, NOT JUST HEADLINES. And definitely not just *screenshots of headlines*. You'd think New York Times columnists would know better than to do that. I can think of at least one who complains about people doing that, all the time.

Just learned Jamelle Bouie blocked me. Specifically, for calling out his mischaracterization of David Frum's recent article. Two things: 1.) His generally good stances aside, fuck Jamelle Bouie, and 2.) Read Frum's article. Jamelle clearly didn't. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Clears throat.

Grunt.

Schumer and Pelosi in particular seem content to treat this new Venezuela war as a “policy dispute” they have with Trump, one in which the “polls are on their side”. True, but missing the point. Trump is an outlaw, abusing his power, illegally. The world needs to see more than mere “opposition”.

To their credit, pretty much all Democratic candidates for office seem to be calling unanimously for impeachment. Or nearly so. Even most Dem moderates in Congress are letting it rip. What’s lacking is leadership. Undoubtedly haunted by consultant reports, and memories of 2024 exit polls. 🙄

Democrats need to strongly and uncompromisingly demand that Trump is removed from office for illegally starting a war for oil that benefits no one.

The demonization of Somalis is no different than the demonization of Haitians before the election. It's a political attack and has to be actively fought—not through half-measures or expressions of tepid concern but by demanding decency from society and respect for all of humanity.

🎶Chili's baby back ribs, I want my Chili's baby back ribs B̶̜͖̓̈̏̽͂̋͑̏̅̽̚̚͘͝͝͝͝͝a̴̺͓̲̯̦̙̜̦͓͙̼̦͇̙̲͉͉̱͉̟͖͑̌͊́̈́̋̈́̓̔́̈́͋̇̅͂̔͒̊͑͐̔͒͌̉̕͘͝͠ͅͅŗ̶̨̛͔̩̭̥̠̬̲̪̪̘̞̠̺̞͙̙̟͑̃͒̿̂̀̊̋͗̊͗͗̔̿͊͂͛̀͌̋̎̏̓̓̾͋̚̚͜b̸̘̖̗͚̲͔̣͎͓͇̈̉̾̉͊̔͒̊̇̈́̅̓͗͒̇̀̇̓͋͛͌͋͊̚͝ͅą̵̠̺̰͙̦͉̪̙͎͕̥͉̩͓̼̺̳͌̒̑͊̇̒̏͐̀̎̌̿͒̒̑̆̿̽̇̑̉̚c̷̮̦͎͇̳̐̓̑̀́̄̇̚͝ͅư̶̰̹̹̞̘̺͉̟̮̓̂͛͆͐̀̿̋͂͗̃͆̓͗̐̏̽͆̆̿̆̒̑̄̌͌͛̚̚ͅĕ̷͈̏̄̌̍̍͗͑̈̓͂̏́̒̕͘ ̸̢̢̭̼̩͙̼͓̥̮̥̄̂̾͊̿̀̈́͊̉̆̓̊̿̎̀̊͋̍̿̄͌̀̋́͊̇̕͘͜͝͠ş̵̨̨̱̫͎̫͕̺̼̱̯̤͓͎̭̮͚͂̾͌̀͊̍̅̋̉̅̂́͗̈́͆̚͝a̸̧̨͍̩̥͛̂̈́͗͗͐̐͌̿̀u̵̢̧̧̨͖̲̱̝̼̠͓̞̤͙̜̣̤̫̥̪̭̙̻̟̻̟̺̟̒̂͑́̇̚͜͠͝c̴͖̱̠͓͈̹̠̞̤͈̤̹͐̋̐̍̏͐͋̓̂̇̎̏͂̚̚̕͠e̵̻͓̙̭̠̹̫͖̭̒̂̅͂͘͜͝🎶

If Xi Jinping invaded Taiwan right now, and toppled the president there, on what grounds would the United States object? Or have any credibility to say anything?

Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation. I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.

Thbbft

Trump and Stephen Miller are actually failing in crucial ways. Deportations are lagging behind their goals, courts are mostly functioning, and their fascist, ethnonationalist cruelties have unleashed a countermobilization of unexpected scope and power. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2046...

Trinidad Chambliss is unbelievable

We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law. A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.” Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.

"Well, you'd better introduce me..." "Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll" part 2 (1978). #DoctorWho

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition. House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony. Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez

Ok Go something or another. Yes, I am a typical “guy who doesn’t watch music videos”. Also, [insert favorite Internet insult here].

One thing I remember in 1991 is Smells like Teen Spirit releasing and all of a sudden a bunch of my rich kid classmates started wearing used goodwill flannels like me, a filthy poor. This baffled me then. Anyway, they at least get to live in that version of 1991 by being angsty and bored posers.

The Second-Order Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon where if a party makes an effort to censor information, discussion and news about the censorship paradoxically leads to an increased awareness of Barbara Streisand, a musician whom most "Zoomers" would probably have otherwise never heard of

Again: Wurman and Barnett shouldn't be allowed to appear in public without being followed around by somebody playing an out of tune tuba.

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When we inevitably start removing Trump's name, images, etc. from everything the fuhrer put his name and image on, many whites will no doubt complain about it as an "attack" on their "heritage."

Unpopular opinion: Al Franken was driven out of the Senate by his own party for a good cause: Namely, capturing Jeff Sessions’ vacated Alabama Senate seat. It paid off. Creeps and predators were in the news and in power, and voters needed to know Democrats in general walked the walk on that.

On location for the 2-13 Giants at 2-13 Raiders! The Sickos Bowl! @sickoscommittee.org

Congratulations to pop tart for their popular ad campaign, but I am reserving judgement for when they are no longer selling chemical sugar goo inside of a stale cracker with a nutritional value lesser than the cash used to purchase them.

I feel like we're hitting a flashpoint as a society where people are getting sick and fucking tired of algorithmic content and people who aren't plugged in are noticing just how _insane_ it's making people who are.

Y’all convinced me. I’m not voting for Mondale.

Duh

Reagan was like Led Zeppelin. Decent band/president, horrible influence.

Been thinking a lot about how I want to move forward in 2026. In 2025, I spent a huge amount of time borderline incapacitated by fury. There was a lot to be furious about, and it was the correct emotional response. However I let it lock me up instead of driving me to action.

This many remotes to use one TV (no hifi, no games consoles, no media centres) has to be a boomer thing.

It's truly wild.. if you're as old as I am and was born before the Internet.. I remember the older generations being so cautious about it, reminding us kids "much of what you may read on the Internet probably isn't real." Now here they are believing everything they see on the Internet.

for whatever its worth, the best evidence we have is that the "they/them" ad didn't move many votes the anti-trans panic is more of an elite thing, as far as we can tell swing voters don't care much either way www.liberalcurrents.com/trans-panic-...

Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately

Conservatives claim to "love" the country while despising the government and at least half their fellow citizens. I feel like what they "love" is the idea of a country only for them.

Watching Die Hard for the first time. I know why I never watched it before. 1) NOT a Christmas movie. 2) NOT even a good movie. The cops cannot possibly be that stupid. Plots that don’t make sense and really stupid characters who should not be this stupid DRIVE me crazy. 🙄

Enjoying this report by David Hart who argues that the smarter strategy for the US is to compete with China in the EV space. Electric vehicles are a superior technology & will eventually displace ICE vehicles. Abandoning the contest will leave the US behind. www.cfr.org/report/compe...

also some genius cooked roast carrots & parsnips with VEGEMITE. u would think “what the fuck” but like coca-cola ham it totally works. incredible aussie xmas areas

I regret to inform you that more than half the entries in this feature on 'the best old music we discovered this year' are from the 2000s.

Mom and dad said that if I posed really nice while wearing my new pajamas some fat guy is gonna bring me treats tonight. I hope it is a whole steak.

Rarrrgh!

Me playing a Christmas carol (an arrangement of In Dulci Jubilo) on the Rockefeller carillon at the University of Chicago. At 105 tons, it is the largest musical instrument ever built. Have a happy holiday!