genuinely crying at this one

if you have never heard brandon flowers covering "got my mind set on you" then very happy wednesday to you open.spotify.com/track/7zMCO7...

really worth watching

D.C. has more residents than two U.S. states. They pay more per capita in federal taxes than any other state. But they don’t get a serious seat at the table to decide how they’re governed. D.C. statehood now.

I'm sorry, but I need you to see this rock that looks like a sandwich that I just found on Instagram.

This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...

A balk is when you

There's a link to this NOVA episode in my column this weekend, but it's really worth its own post. Great work, and it's fun to see Helmut Jahn, Tom Beeby, Dirk Lohan and a glimpse of Adrian Smith. And gritty downtown. Also I like Norman Ross' masterful summation near the end.

Here's the entire list. Totally worth the 16 minutes.

so long suckers! i rev up my motorcylce and create a huge cloud of smoke. when the cloud dissipates im lying completely dead on the pavement

not sure if the Auntie Cathy clip has been posted on Bluesky yet but let's fix that now for the occasion

"BOZO. EAT DUST. THIS BAG TWO-THIRDS AIR."

This came up in my reels a few days ago & I haven't been able to stop thinking about it

Coyote pups at Graceland Cemetery!

Diane's Chicago hot dog stand, Western Avenue, Chicago (1987) Photo: © Patty Carroll

Imagine being obliterated in a rocket explosion 11,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico because you picked McNeese State over Gonzaga in the Sweet 16.

gotta watch all the way through for the great twist ending

I really liked this guy noticing that Dua Lipa is great at interviewing authors. youtu.be/QN1rULxGHCA

Can’t believe someone made this. Quite a document youtu.be/TzpAYv0AP68

You can only restore the credibility of the US quickly if you don't just try to meekly rebuild state capacity but also mete out punishment to the people who destroyed it. Both the right thing to do and a necessarily signal to send our allies that we will discourage this from ever happening again.

finally figured out the lyrics

There's a union out there called AFSCME and they're busting their balls for you doing a lot of shit work you take for granted

Cleansing the timeline with 10/10 Letterman musical guests

Edward Ruscha, OOF, 1962 (reworked 1963) https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135163

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread

Another you-can't-understand-me poem from Chicago's very own Philip Richard Davis, 1923.

Unironic Christmas classics, Vol I: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUQq...

In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising. I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping. If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.

Need sound on.

the beautiful game

The WSJ doing yeoman's work showing readers how to opt-out of companies selling your data. The peg: Paypal "will start compiling its trove of customer purchase data to offer to retailers so they can target their advertising." Gift link; everybody needs to do this. www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

They want us to think this is a deepfake but it's what really happened at the McDonald's

BRING ME DEMURE NUDES OF SPIDER-MAN!!!!

Sharing to everyone this "How to read a history academic article/chapter" which I use with my first-years. Caroline's post made me realise that I should also print an accompanying "fill in" form so here you go! Email me/reply if you want the doc!

friend shaped

Dear… Drew And Roth?! slate.com/podcasts/dea...

Could really use a book that's beautiful and fun and maybe funny to read. Favorite genres are southern gothic, personal essay bullshit, and voicy thrillers, but am open to anything. My experiment with reading airplane thrillers is over and thank god for that.

This series is so so good, and Priya is so good, and it is almost unreasonable for anyone to be as naturally charismatic as this dude. IMAGINE THE POWER. youtu.be/eyHPuYpetbg?...

Few things more undignified than being forced to choose your ad experience