@teslatakedown.com A victory here in Alameda, CA: City of Alameda withdraws proposal to buy Teslas for police officers (after MANY residents let the City Council know we didn't want to spend our taxpayer $$ on Teslas) www.themorningbun.com/city-of-alam...

This is the third ad with Sofia Vergara, for some reason

I never thought I'd achieve a sub-2 minute time on the nytxw, but I managed it today.

OMG is this what they do with the murrrrdered Faithfuls? Make them into dog food for Lala?

The celebs on The Traitors may be D-list, but Alan's wardrobe gets an A+.

Coffee or beer? These are a year's component thread

To all of my Game Theory/Loud Family pals: please note the photo used in this article. I have a lot of fond memories of this place 😢

Hey Americans who like British comedy, here's an opportunity to see one of the UK's best political satirists:

Celebrity Traitors UK is an AMAZING series from start to finish, with real celebs, not just reality stars. I hope Peacock will air future seasons in real time instead of making us wait.

Someone on the Connections team must be a power pop fan

@flasshe.bsky.social did you see this 😱 bsky.app/profile/ronf...

If you haven't heard of this movie — or if you don't know anything about it — I strongly suggest you go in completely cold. I think you'll be surprised and delighted, as I was.

One of my favorite comedians:

It’s been going around for a day or so, but you really need to watch this Dutch late-night show’s parody of MAGA Disney. It’s brutal and honestly better than anything our comedy shows have done this week (though Colbert had a cute riff on Be Our Guest) youtu.be/7vRX-BQAjeE?...

Love to see Stephen's identical cousin back on the airwaves

GLOW. Still bitter about it 5 years later.

I may have to read this Swedish detective story to figure out how the squirrel relates to the action

I've heard authors complain about bad foreign covers, but this Swedish translation of Anne Tyler's Earthly Possessions is ... really something

HC is my least favorite song of all time so the fact that I laughed out loud at this is a real achievement

Grök

As a Swedish-speaking Defector subscriber, seeing the graphic in this article made my day. (Swedes love this construction; the similar "nakenchock" is even in the official Swedish Academy dictionary.) HERE IS A GIFT LINK! defector.com/hurdler-wins...

I loved, loved, loved this show!!!!

I saw a "post a banger that's not in English" prompt and as a Eurovision fan, I could do this ALL DAY LONG youtu.be/28__O2Ngc74?...

Early in my career, I used to write "advertorial" sections as a freelancer for the Baltimore Sun. This was obviously long before AI, but it's kind of a thankless job and I can kinda understand why someone would want to take shortcuts. That said...

#Eurovision 2025 is this Saturday. Here’s how to watch, what to expect and the 10 songs I’m pulling for. www.npr.org/2025/05/15/n...

This Swedish captcha seems to imply that I will be filling my shopping cart with eggplant, eggplant and more eggplant

This is an extraordinary story.

I really love Netflix's "The Four Seasons" and Kerri Kenney-Silver is a big part of the reason why. www.glamour.com/story/kerri-...

I'm not a Mission Impossible fan, but I definitely support putting Tramell Tillman in as many things as possible.

@garrettbucks.bsky.social Great turnout here in Alameda!

"And in 2010, when Anna Bergendahl failed to qualify for the Eurovision finals, Sweden eliminated the regional juries..." @eurovangelists.com

That Bay Area earthquake was powerful enough to wake up my dog, who usually can sleep through anything. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

@maximumfun.org Waking up to so much bonus content in my podcast feed this morning was so exciting! Lots to choose from, but I had to go with @lindaholmes.bsky.social discussing the ALEX INC. pilot with Jordan & Jesse as my first listen. That is the niche content I'm here for.

🇸🇪 Sweden: KAJ wins Melodifestivalen 2025 with "Bara bada bastu" #Eurovision #melfest #ESC2025 #UnitedByMusic

I can't believe I managed to avoid all of the Conclave spoilers. Just watched it and 😳 🤯

Out TODAY! I was lucky enough to read an advance copy (while lying in bed with a snoring dog at my side), and it provided me with several hours of pure joy.

The SNL 50 show seemed long, but it was still 20 minutes shorter than "The Brutalist"

Now playing in Hell's waiting room: this week's Bill Maher, with guests Kid Rock and Pamela Paul www.interbridge.com/lineups.html

I am proud of my city 🌈

A very useful article—and reminder that, even if you've never had a single Meta app or account, companies you do business with are probably sharing stuff about you with Meta all the time. If you do have a Facebook account, you can see all the companies that have betrayed you like that.

This strip used to run every week in the Baltimore City Paper. I'm delighted that so many people are sharing it today.

the Silo finale / Severance season premiere is my Super Bowl

For my fellow Severance obsessives who are also rewatching the show in preparation for season 2:

This is one of my pet peeves!

My annual playlist of favorite songs is out: YouTube Music: tinyurl.com/ynea6jxj Spotify: tinyurl.com/55j6uxtr My most-listened-to song of 2024 was youtu.be/vct334H6m-w?...

The best Sue, TBH 🦖

The new slate of SNL hosts & musical guests just dropped: www.interbridge.com/lineups.html... Jean Smart!!!!!

I only use Facebook for work, but I'm delighted that I'm finally getting AI-generated slop that seems TARGETED TO ME (a Boston terrier owner).

Everyone was having fun without me until I finally managed to score an invite from @tomtomorrow.bsky.social

@deannaraybourn.bsky.social I've just spent the past 45 minutes Googling Flora Yukhnovich after reading your newsletter, and I'm obsessed! I found this fascinating interview: www.vogue.com/article/flor... So wish I could see her work in person...