As shit as 2025 was for things that actually matter, it did kinda rock for media. Here are my end of year superlatives: Film: tie between 'Sinners' and 'Frankenstein' Show: 'Andor' season 2 Album: 'Let God Sort Em Out' - Clipse Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

I still think a 'popular front' approach is needed to defeat fascism once it has achieved state power, but this is always one of the primary risks.

lol at all that Pats fans who were convinced they got 'reformed Diggs.'

This is seriously one of the most deranged statistics I've ever seen. How every single Falcons fan hasn't turned into the Joker at this point is entirely beyond me.

Stafford, in fact, fumbled the MVP in week 17.

Seriously, there's one game left in the regular season and I have no idea who the good teams are.

Jesus, is Stafford really gonna fumble the MVP in week 17?

Despite the pacing taking a serious hit in the middle episodes, 'Pluribus' ends strong and has me locked in for season 2.

Some very interesting questions for the 4:30 teams. The Pats would probably like to rest their starters but they are still live for the 1-seed so likely can't. That said, the Chargers will probably rest people since they can't win the division, so Denver *should* lock it.

I swear, if the 49ers somehow get the 1-seed in the NFC....

This line has been bouncing around for years now and it remains silly. There is and always has been an infinitely more plausible explanation for Trump's dynamic with Putin: he likes him, likes his politics, and sees him as an ally. It's really that simple.

Hey @elizabethbitmeehan.com, did Ben Johnson wake up this morning and realize "wait a minute, I drafted a tight end in the top 10 this year, I should throw HIM the ball!"

Dude is out here doing 'serious' interviews dressed like a door-to-door bird salesman.

You can call it cope if you want, but losing this game was the ideal outcome for the Bills. With Allen clearly banged up, the ability to rest him and the rest of the starters next week is just worth more than keeping the minuscule division hopes alive.

Josh Allen is visibly limping and this game barely matters. SHUT HIM DOWN!

Sit him and Cook NOW. This game is meaningless.

Ok, I'm beginning to think starting the Chargers defense in my fantasy finals might have been a mistake.

This is an extremely measured (albeit debatable) take. Will, I'm not being a smart ass when I say this: if you stopped shooting from the hip first and then reverse-engineering measured takes, I'm pretty sure you would get yelled at a little less.

Yea, that email doesn't prove anything except that Epstein was talking to Russian agents, which we already knew.

I'll leave the bulk of the latest "Stancil Discourse" to folks who actually know stuff about mutual aid. I'll just say there are legit conversations to be had about campaign ethics and the shadow of machine politics. But that's not what Will is doing. He dropped a dumb take and is crashing out.

I initially gave Will the benefit of the doubt and figured he was making a point about the importance compartmentalization, just in the clumsiest way possible. That will teach me to be charitable!

As hilarious as this would be, this appears to be fake.

I feel like the Mahomes-free Chiefs are the perfect illustration of what happens when a NFL team decides in 2025 that "having a run game is for bitches."

Ok @erikstrobl.bsky.social, you gotta admit this is pretty hilarious.

This season has been an abject disaster for the Detroit Lions. Yes, there have been defensive injuries, but the team has been consistently out-played and out-coached all season. And Ben Johnson cooking in Chicago makes it that much worse.

This Lions/Vikings halftime show might the most psychotically focus-tested thing I've ever seen.

This is embarrassing even by the hilariously shabby standards of political science. Also, this book is evidence that PUP's peer review process is utterly borked. Like it is difficult to overstate how just bad this book is.

The Trump DOJ predictably went with the dumbest possible option. Not only does it let Democrats and other opponents keep using Epstein as a political cudgel, but it means people will just use their imagination to fill in the blanks. Truly some of the stupidest assholes on the planet.

Bingo. I love Larian but this is a major face plant and very disappointing.

Even though the Rams lost, it definitely feels like Stafford locked up the MVP tonight unless they absolutely crash out their last two games and Allen finishes on an insane heater. Even then, Stafford still deserves it.

I'll say it again. Antonio Brown Speed Run. What an asshole.

God DAMN! What a game and what a performance from Darnold and the Seahawks!

I'm betting that both the refs and the league will be watching this dumbass like a hawk in tonight's game against Seattle. He does that shit and he probably gets ejected, fined, and possibly suspended.

Why the hell didn't anyone tell me season 3 of One-Punch Man had started!?!?!

Big if true!

First of all: go fuck yourself Puka. Second, the NFL suspending him for a game in the middle of fantasy football playoffs would legit be hilarious and cause a tsunami of crashouts unlike anything we've seen in a while.

Que the music, folks.

'We will show voters our brand new, extremely detailed, 88 slide powerpoint presentation, which we are confident will bring them streaming back to us.'

Is anyone else kinda struggling to keep going with 'Pluribus?' So much of the show absolutely rocks, but Carol sucks so god damn much that it really kills my investment.

I feel like this illustrates how Hollywood has totally distorted how people think politics works. Sure, sometimes there is a clear material or strategic explanation for why a state does stuff. But there are other times they're just so fucking high on their own supply they can't see straight.

I'm putting my marker down: if Trump starts a war with Venezuela, his presidency is 100% cooked.

Mood.

The FBI agent spearheading the ANTIFA task force:

Yup, I've seen enough. The guys were a pack of clowns who were almost certainly entrapped by FBI agents.

It's safe to say Desmond is a fan of mom going to Home Goods. And yes, that is a croissant.

So, is this within the realm of possibility? Sure. Its been a while since we've seen militant US leftist groups in any capacity, but I wouldn't be shocked if we see an uptick. That said, the evidence required for this claim is insane, because they legit sound like a depraved group chat.

My god, the pure cope from Pats Nation today is just delicious. Having the cast iron balls to complain about the refs after blowing a 21-0 lead at home to a division rival is a level of delusion only the Pats and their fans could muster.

Look, I had a lot of fun with 'Wake Up Dead Man' but the Capital Region doesn't deserve this smoke.

Respectfully, this topic has been intensely addressed from both a research and policy perspective. Indeed, a lot of the research on lone actor terrorism has stressed both the low material cost of such attacks, and the lack of any true 'predictive' personal or sociological characteristic.