A cup of Joe goes for penny at Rosoff's in Times Square, 1954. Owner Cy Rosoff feels it's time the customer got a break. "Prices are outrageous," he says. He hopes others will follow suit and bring prices down.

Ethel Merman has pulled out of the #Freedom250 Great American State Fair. She explained, “I’m dead, not desperate.”

American exceptionalism. 😞

#MiracleMondays “Life breaks free. Life expands to new territories. …[L]ife finds a way.” — Michael Crichton

Monday Monstrous

Now that Pope Leo XIV has shown a disposition to address scientific issues, insofar as they relate to moral ones, maybe he will write an encyclical dealing with the religious implications of extraterrestrial life. I can already imagine the title: “Animalia in universo.” 👽

BREAKING: Alfalfa drops out of Trump’s Freedom 250 Concert.

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The murder toll in Hegseth's latest crime spree tops 200. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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It’s a major conundrum for a federal judge to witness to a criminal conspiracy in a case where the one prosecutorial agency that would normally have the power to pursue an indictment is itself part of the conspiracy. Maybe the Judge can on his or her own initiative appoint a special prosecutor. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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It took a little while to figure out that this lawsuit was, from the start, merely one component of a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. taxpayer. Better late than never. Judge Reopens Trump’s I.R.S. Suit and Questions His ‘Weaponization’ Fund www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/u...

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Of course, these state-sponsored murders (“lethal kinetic strikes”) wouldn’t be justifiable even if they did reduce the quantity of cocaine in the U.S. But they don’t manage to do even that. Blowing Up Boats Hasn’t Slowed Cocaine Traffic to U.S., Experts Say www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/w...

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This is a dance-off!! If you see this, post a dance or you are eliminated.

Am I to understand that, for American Evangelicals, it is a matter of religious dogma that God has a penis? 🤔

#HappyBirthday🎉🎉🎉 To the three Princes of Darkness #Dracula #SherlockHolmes #horror #filmsky

Putin is toast. 🇺🇦

Many recall the scent of old-fashioned second-hand bookstores. I wonder how many remember the equally distinctive aroma of an old-fashioned mom-and-pop stationery store. Those places are long gone, thanks to Staples (and Amazon). But in the rusty filing cabinet of my brain, that smell lives on.

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Name your favorite alien.

Peace. ☮️

What better way to spend your 80th birthday than by attending a human cockfight? U.F.C. Fight Venue Takes Shape on the White House Lawn www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u...

Although it has a Latin title, the Pope’s latest encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” has not yet been translated into Latin, at least as far as I understand. Given the subject of this document, translating it into Latin is a challenge of enormous magnitude. How do you say “algorithm” in Latin? 1/2

"I wasn't cut out for office life, I always wanted to be an actor." Peter Cushing, born 26 May 1913.

At 3pm today, the National Moment of Remembrance asks us to pause for one minute of silence (wherever you are) to honor those who didn’t come home. Today, we remember. 💚

Remember Trump’s “gold card visa,” which was meant to be a way for ultra-rich individuals to buy their way to U.S. residency/citizenship? Even after the price was reduced from $5 million to $1 million, only 388 people have applied, and only one gold card visa has been granted.

On #MemorialDay today, let’s cherish the memories of the lives lost fighting for this country and the countless loved ones affected by those losses.

If Trump understood 21st century warfare, (the Ukrainians have taught a master class on this subject), he would worry less about Iran’s hypothetical future possession of a nuclear bomb and more about the number of kamikaze drones that Iran already possesses.

Russia will resort to terrorism against civilians as the tide slowly but inexorably turns against it on the battlefield. Putin’s days are numbered. 🇺🇦

Trump negotiating with Iran.

I sued the Sheriff. (But I did not sue the Deputy.) 🎶 He Was Jailed Over a Charlie Kirk Post. The Sheriff Now Owes Him $835,000. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

There are thousands of voters who will leave the Trump fold because of the new green card rules. There are zero voters who, because of the new green card rules, will join the fold. Keep it up, dumbass! Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/u...

Just to mix some metaphors and repeat some cliches, I would like say that Republican Senators haven’t grown spines. They’ve just read the tea leaves.The rats should not be allowed to jump off the sinking ship of MAGA. They made their beds. Now they can lie in them. And stew in their juices.

Another remarkable feature of the movie #Obsession is the extent to which it manages to evoke so much horror in the audience by doing nothing more than prolonging a close-up view of a more or less uncanny facial expression of the lead female actor.

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What a way to celebrate our 250th birthday: Make it hard for anyone who comes here seeking a better life. Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...

Stavamo meglio quando stavamo peggio.