Definitely be careful to not misspell "assign."

Happy first day of classes to all UNC students! It's heartwarming to think that Bill Belichick's next girlfriend is somewhere among them 🥹

Acclaimed Experimental theatre director and playwright Robert Wilson has died at 83. Two of his most known works were collaborations with Philip Glass (Einstein on the Beach) and William S. Burroughs and Tom Waits (The Black Rider). #RIPRobertWilson m.youtube.com/watch?v=a8kg...

Late to this post, but is Fetterman too proud to resign and thinks he can just be so unbelievably incompetent and terrible that he'll be recalled? (And doesn't know that Senators can't be recalled.)

A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”

It really is incredible how despite a half-century of expanding executive power, ballooning the debt, bloating the government, and policing private behavior, the GOP is still discussed as the party of small government libertarianism and fiscal responsibility. Just no relation to reality at all.

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

Imagine watching Blue Velvet on Tubi and it cuts from Frank Booth doing some of the most depraved things you've ever seen to a fucking Charmin Bears ad.

Stripping birthright citizenship from people born in this country goes against rights guaranteed in the Constitution. We must stand against unconstitutional actions and stand up for the fundamental rights granted to people in the United States of America.

raise your hand if you're not in NYC but you're following the mayoral election out of a desperate need to believe that good things are possible

I’m in the process of moving all of my work - from every outlet I’ve ever worked for - to Substack. 95% of it will be free. Do me a solid & sign up to be a free subscriber! open.substack.com/pub/andrewgr...

Tried my hand at the Best Films since 2000 ballot. I'm decently happy with it, although my shortlist was 3x the size.

I guess that the lesson that we learned from Iraq was "make sure that everyone knows that it's based on a lie from day 1."

We have a madman in the White House who is actively trying to trigger total war. If Jeffries, Schumer, or any other Democratic leaders try to justify this, shrug indifferently, or write a strongly-worded letter and call it a day, they need to step down or be aggressively primaried.

seen some people complaining that this is a political stunt and lemme say if this was the kind of political stunt more politicians were doing on a regular basis we wouldn't be where we are today dude is actually putting himself on the line here, fuck off with that shit

Brad has been released and the crowd breaks into a chant of “Free them all.”

Among Democrats - "Do you support Democrats like Sanders and AOC who call for a more aggressive stance towards Trump, or moderate Democrats who are willing to compromise with Trump issues important to their base?" AOC/Bernie: 70% Moderate Dems: 30% Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025

Happy Before Sunrise day!

The only king I'll acknowledge

It's a truly jarring split screen that Kristi Noem's goons attacking Sen Padilla happened at almost the exact same time as 16 Dem senators crossed lines to vote with the GOP to invoke cloture on the crypto bill, forfeiting any leverage. Dems need to act like an opposition.

There’s no better moment to stop drawing the contrast, good versus bad immigrants, families v felons, and instead to full-throatedly insist on rights and dignity for all

“We can’t tax rich people because they might move” So move. Bye. Peace out. See you later.

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

imagine if we had given billions in govt subsidies to Sun Ra instead

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

I made a fascinating discovery while perusing David Lynch's effects that are being auctioned off by the estate: a book from his personal library about Maya Deren. Lynch had previously claimed that he wasn't familiar with Deren's work.

The Criterion Wes Anderson is way too expensive. Yes, it's 4k instead of Bluray, but the Ingmar Bergman box (which is also very pricey) is still almost half the cost for 10 more discs and TWENTY-NINE more films.

Cannot be said loudly or often enough: the bill House Rs are considering passing tomorrow would rip health insurance and food assistance from millions, leaving the poorest households worse off - to partially pay for tax cuts that most help the richest - while increasing the deficit by trillions.

"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the United States after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."

Huge if true.

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

Make the people happy

Had to update a classic in light of the Steelers moving Pickens today.

Most NEA translation grants for single books are around $12,500. An F/A–18 Super Hornet costs about $65M. These two jets dumped in the ocean would’ve financed 10,400 book translations.

living through 2025 and having to wake up, go to work, handle responsibilities etc feels like this

Who showed him Mark Ruffalo in Mickey 17?

Chess Position xkcd.com/3082

Tyler Shough is a full year older than Sam Howell.

This is your periodic reminder that if you don't like what President Donald Trump is doing to our country then turn off your TV and get up off your ass because democracy is not a spectator sport. Here is my guide to resisting Trump. newrepublic.com/article/1931...

Big week for popes: happy birthday to the Pope of Trash, the great John Waters!

Not to put too fine of a point on this, but if I spent the last few months putting innocent people in concentration camps and the pope died basically three seconds after I met him, I would not continue life apace, I would not immediately clock back in at the fascism factory.

At least we won't have to wonder if the Pope fired a cardinal or made any other big news in his last meetings because it will just come out in the next Signal chat leak.

Flawless.

No, I’m not religious, but I believe in the holy trinity

Happy birthday to the late, great Roger Corman!

Sen. Tillis (R-N.C.) says he’s inclined to support the Grassley-Cantwell bill. Says he’s heard from constituents worried about the tariffs, esp farmers & restaurant/lodging sectors. Everyone in red states :: call your reps!!

Good! Finally! More of this kind of action! This is why I protested!

I find myself drawn to revisiting The Music Lovers every few years. The film is a bit uneven, but he's definitely one of its highlights. RIP

Dr. Mulholland (2001)