Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House: “Well, look. The salary of Congress has been frozen since 2009.“ SO HAS THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE. If Congress can’t “take care of their families” at $174,000 a year, HOW THE FUCK DO YOU THINK POOR PEOPLE CAN, YOU SOULLESS MONSTER?

Hey, folks. Have some compassion. Every single day - EVERY DAY - Kevin Sorbo has to wake up and remember that he's Kevin Sorbo. Poor bastard.

Christopher Nolan’s refusal to hire Vangelis as composer for The Odyssey demonstrates his complete contempt for Greek people and culture

a goofy movie? ill say! theres nowhere NEAR enough thermal energy in a cigarette lighter to heat a can of soup! who greenlit this crap!?

Animal Crossing: FURRY ROAD. You’re sitting on two thousand Nook Miles of debt-boosted war machine. You will ride eternal, shiny & chrome, IN THE HALL OF BLATHERS!!

I wish I could really get into every cis woman’s head. The way men talk about trans women? It’s how they want to talk about and treat you. There is no transphobia without misogyny first IMHO.

welp, Walmart called time on America, it’s over

in a way, isn’t causing men to crash out before she’s even done anything just proof that Lupita is perfect for Helen of Troy

The whole dumb conversation about "woke" was a precursor to this absolutely sinister anti black institutionalized racism and so many people gave that segregationist logic credibility.

Should a government without a majority of the vote be able to doom entire species to extinction? Proportional representation ensures environmental protections are built on broad majority consensus, not something to be ripped up when they become inconvenient.

Staffordshire, UK and the glamour of local politics. H/t @stephenkb.bsky.social. I can confirm: governing is hard! *Too* hard for the latest blowhard who's telling you it'd be "easy to fix everything" on your nearest YouTube channel.

US and Canada are going to be left in the dust if they don’t get serious about EVs — both encouraging adoption but also adapting to Chinese competition instead of trying to exclude it.

Be kind to yourself but also be so for real

Ben Affleck trying to help studios undercut union crews, essentially. What an utter scab. Also, audiences love movies where everything feels fake and CG generated, right?

There's also something deeply ironic that Ben Affleck started as an extra, and he's overseeing something that would have them replaced by CG people. Really pulling that ladder up behind him, and creating a totally closed ecosystem. I hope this will be thoroughly rejected in the industry.

Solar energy haters are hilarious. "You don't generate power when the sun's not out." Yeah, no shit, but when it is out, my solar panels generate a shit-ton of energy -- way more than my house can use. We almost hit 1000% offset last week. Imagine that on a mass scale.

saw this on an ACT UP poster from 1988 at the Poster House museum today. the more things change :)

i am once again reminding people about the California flag

there are 500 replies and they are basically all like this

Wait, we’re getting a post apocalyptic time travel Big Bang Theory spinoff starring the comic book guy from that show? I understand shows need to be based on existing IP to be sold nowadays but what are we even doing here?

Bandit Keith is so freaking funny from the POV of an adult, He's a 30-something washed up drunk that was really good at a TCG, refused to have a sense of humor and is now beefing with a high schooler until it results in his literal death. He's one of the most realistic characters in the series

The relevant portion of the Jason Collins discussion

Boycott Eurovision

My bachelor’s degree in a nutshell. 😆

go tell your favorite artists you like their work. you may think they hear it enough or your praise would be identical to someone else's so you say nothing, but i promise you they would love to hear it. and sometimes they need to hear it.

Not for nothing, but I think a lot of people have wrongly settled on “Twitter became a right-wing cesspool because all the cool people left” instead of “All the cool people left because Twitter became a right-wing cesspool.”

I get so mad when I see older films get the life sucked out of them for the sake of making them seem more modern. I WANT the rougher texture and the original artistic intent! It's PART of it! Also, this is subjective but: why do so many attempts to modernize something make it look like shit?

It's my understanding that "a message has been relayed" and here's the thrust of it: this particular outfield win celebration will be a one-and-done. (I don't think Jung Hoo will be sad about that.)

Actually, fun fact, if you try and fight any battle, you will lose. That's why it's important to kick your own ass before your opponent gets there so that when he inevitably kicks your ass... Wait, wait, I had something for this. Ok... 1. My ass gets kicked 2. He shows up, kicks my ass... hm...

I have never understood people who derisively suggest that organizers are never satisfied, lol. Are you grown? Of course we are never satisfied! Have we achieved all of our goals? NO.

RIP to former NBA player Jason Collins, the first openly Gay, active, male pro athlete. Hard to explain what a big deal it was in 2014 when Collins signed with the Nets. He took number 98 in tribute to Matthew Shepard, the Gay teen murdered in a horrific hate crime. JC was brave and will be missed.

A Knight’s Tale was released on this day 25 years ago ⚔️

remembering Natasha Richarson on her birthday 🤍

I have a feeling people in BC might want a say in this.

Capitalism lives in the eternal "now". It doesn't want you to know about history, it doesn't want you to know art has existed for tens of thousands of years, it wants you slavering for whatever's coming NEXT, whatever's HOT and NEW, and ignoring everything else. You do not have to do this.

JK Rowling is now represented by a trans person in the Scottish parliament. Absolutely incredible.

Happy Mother's Day

When things go bad, the rule becomes clear: 30% of Americans are the craziest sons of bitches you’ve ever seen

Anyway I just think everyone should have human rights regardless of where they live. Groundbreaking stuff, I know.

Trans folks: as best you can, tune out the headlines, spend time with one another, build friendship and community. This wave is going to break: their political projects have never been less popular. Were gonna make it through this year and on the other side all our enemies will fall. Stay alive

Cis people: normalize introducing yourself with your pronouns. If only trans and gnc people do it, we're outing ourselves. If we don't, we accept getting misgendered. And when cis people do it, it acclimates other cis people to the practice and makes it safer for trans and gnc people.

I didn't choose to be trans. I just am. But here's the thing: whether or not being trans is innate is *completely irrelevant* because bodily autonomy is a human right. Abortion is a human right because everyone has the right to decide what to do with their own body. Same with gender affirming care.

It's not "Women were given the vote", it's "Men withheld enfranchisement until they forced to give it up"

"Can we just take this in for a minute?"

Prime with ads. Just how Kubrick intended.

Brody King telling the President to go fuck himself >>> #AEW #wrestlesky 🤼‍♂️

the met gala, is that the one where everyone pretends that rich people invented drag