Take out Trump golf bff Harry Kane and look what happens 🤷🏼‍♂️

The sky is pissed.

Incoming storm is doing something to the smoke. Maybe air pressure changing? I’m smelling it inside the house for the first time.

Not to be an alarmist (although…) but I think buying and storing a full-face respirator now, before everyone suddenly needs one, is a reasonable step to take.

The reason for it is very bad, but couldn’t help stopping in my tracks in awe for a minute.

I keep refreshing the air quality map as if anything is changing 🥴

I am in need of a river trip.

Recycling crews skipped the neighborhood yesterday due to heat (as they should), but picked it up today, and I wish the city would take employee health and safety more seriously.

The smoke has such a noticeable “thing that shouldn’t be burning” chemical smell in it. Cars, factories, paint, tires, things of that nature.

“Gimme one second, I need to pet somebody.”

“Betting on speeches” being a thing in the first place is so disgusting, even before the insider knowledge part of it.

Sky news doing a funny (accurate) analysis of that weird speech.

Trump speeches are designed to make me feel like an idiot, because I will absolutely tune in for it, and then three minutes later wonder aloud ‘what did I expect, what is wrong with me?’ and do something else. Every time.

As wildfire smoke and extreme heat yet again make it unsafe to exist outside, the administration is paying companies to not produce clean energy. All so a handful of already too-wealthy people can be even more wealthy.

I’ve never been a follower of soccer stuff, but watching a few games this WC has me finally watching the FIFA Uncovered series on Netflix and it gives the “FIFA Peace Prize” so much more context. 🙃

At least one team lost.

Something I think about a lot is the role of local TV news in maintaining car dependency and promoting anti-bike sentiment. Fewer people watch local TV these days, but the content is all over social media as rage and engagement bait. It's incredibly harmful.

Someone should make a 2000’s-style website that just randomizes customer-submitted clothing review photos. I think it’s nice just seeing ordinary people in mundane clothes with reviews that are like “five stars, bought this for my husband and he loves it” or whatever.

Ok but what if breathing wildfire smoke neutralizes the diarrhea bugs? Checkmate, libs.

Here’s the thing about straight-up lying in senate confirmation hearings: they’ll give you the job anyway.

Imagine democrats requesting an “additional” $350B for something actually serious, let alone this vague bullshit.

Orioles cap spotted at World Cup 🫡

I love laundromats.

Trump just shrank (drastically) Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments, in addition to all the other horrors. Lawsuits to follow, but SCOTUS has shown how they’ll act. Add the Antiquities Act to pile of casualties, probably.

Ok but what foreign influence campaign could possibly exist to cheat on behalf of Warnock and Ossoff?? Nefarious state actors being like “let’s cheat to make America better!” 🙃

RIP Sam Neill. Going to rewatch The Hunt for the Wilderpeople which is an underrated gem if you haven’t seen it.

The worst litter of all is the used diaper.

“Due to being totally fine after a brief unconsciousness and having no major issues I have decided to spend at least a month in the hospital.”

What an inning!

JJ!

“Don’t speak ill of the dead” is fair enough guidance at funerals, but outside of that, doesn’t apply. Reap what you’ve sown, dead man.

“What I loved about Senator Lindsey Graham is that we belonged to the same social class”

Flush that turd down the drain.

I am Spicy Hot V8’s biggest fan, and I occasionally worry it’ll get pulled from the market for not selling enough, so may I recommend everyone buy some and try it out, since fresh produce is a bit scary right now but we need our veggies? (It’s so good)

All burritos are good burritos, but the post-bike ride burritos are extra nice 🚲🌯 💨

Peacock saying the Orioles stream isn’t available in my area, when my area is Baltimore?? 🧐 (not using VPN)

I would like some dry, cool air for a few days. That would be nice.

Come on O’s

I don’t know the specifics of these grants so could be off-base here, but guessing many cities will lose funding because they took too long to spend it. I know Baltimore has made that mistake(?) before.

The Platner campaign should have ended seconds before the tattoo came into focus, when he, at his big age, took his shirt off in a bar.

Win after win after win

This bus into building story in pikesville seems like there’s more to it based on the number of other cars involved. Very awful.

Amazing! I would love a long read all about this, especially the logistics of it all.

O’s fans, BARCS has a very cute young pittie with Holstein-like markings named Cowser and I just know you’d be a hit with him at bark in the park nights. 🐄

You’re telling me neither Platner nor McConnell have withdrawn yet?!

Egypt looks so good.

Outplayed from the gun.

Forfeit the game and have a sprinkler party.