Love Island? the place that Odysseus tied himself to a mast to avoid?

ANDOR creator Tony Gilroy likes the idea of a Kleya and Vel ‘Nazi hunters’ spin-off series in which the duo hunt after former Imperials following the fall of the Empire with the assistance of Dedra Meero in a Hannibal Lector-esque role. (Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)

I mean it was obvious what the birthday card was before the image was circulated but goddamn seeing it makes it so unmistakable as to what it represents: a high five between pedophiles over their bond of loving pedophilia and doing pedophile shit together. grim

"We cannot wait to work with you as we journey together, but we also want to clarify that we mean real, actual money and not allegorical discussions on the concept of fiat currency."

my issue of Threepenny is here! here’s my poem “Present Tense,” I would love for you to give it a read! “I know this so loudly I don’t hear, at first, my father’s silence.”

1. On Saturday, a judge ordered Pulse pride crosswalk protester released from jail. Police arrested him after he chalked the bottom of his shoe in rainbow colors and walked across it. Sunday, police arrested 3 more under the same charges. Subscribe to support my journalism.

The people in charge of this country are not solving problems. They are being evil. Purely, unadulterated evil.

this but on a bright orange chaise with wine

"Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah"

In which we talk about Wyman making use of everyone’s prejudice and fatphobia, as one of the best players in the game. And we get to quote some of the most badass dialogue in the series as we discuss the Manderlys being dramatic and loyal as hell. Also look at this AWESOME art Hanieh did for us! 💙

Good morning. Here’s candlelight fox.

“I am much harder on myself with every project.” Hua Hsu profiles R. F. Kuang, the 29-year-old author of “Yellowface.”

when you meet up with @juliebeth.bsky.social on a lark for wine and books. not pictured: Pedro Pascal stickers and book dedications 💜

The world is a dumpster fire, but I just had one of those days where I got to see a friend I love over a great dinner, have a work day that felt great, I just put on my pajamas feeling incredibly lucky to have so much great in my life. Including this rainbow I saw.

in case you are wondering how things are in Texas, I got called an “intelligentsia fa**ot” for calling mass deportations fascist.

“they’re called boobs, Ned”

when you have a supreme queer day book shopping @bookpeople.com @scumbelievable.bsky.social @mattielubchansky.com

Only management can revoke Gretchen Felker-Martin's account suspension, but her book came out yesterday, so you can support her in other ways! torpublishinggroup.com/black-flame/...

a super-majority of the book club: this main character is insufferable me, not saying how I related to said main character while contemplating my life choices:

Why did National Geographic disappear a documentary about a queer climate scientist? defector.com/why-did-nati...

All the way back into antiquity, yeah. Always.

what is word for when they slightly change your favorite dish at a restaurant and it becomes totally unpalatable to you because my favorite couscous salad now feels like eating the desert floor

my new book is out today. it's about separatism and utopia and bodily autonomy and cults and capital and love and revolution and nature and sex and all the things we owe to each other. I'm so proud and excited and nervous for you to read it. i hope you do. simplicitybook.xyz

I found this anthology of poetry that I had in high school. Reading some of these poems out loud against is like being reunited with a lost dog and it feels so gorgeous.

Here is everything you should know about "Supreme Court Beach," a painting of semi-nude justices cavorting on the beach, one of whom is holding a gigantic bong. A real-life Supreme Court justice loved it so much that he bought the original to hang in his chambers. (Not the one holding the bong.)

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“Since AFP was founded in 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, some have been injured, others taken prisoner. But none of us remember witnessing colleagues die of hunger"

embarrassing myself

When Secor’s father later took over the business, he said he remembers in 1959 when one new-to-town woman tried to build a cabin along the river nearby. His father warned her not to, he said. Yet the woman didn’t listen:

As a journalist and emerging public historian, I spent much of the past week reading through transcripts of oral histories made and collected by residents of Kerr County, Texas – where flash floods killed more than 100 people this month. There’s one recording that stood out to me. 🧵

This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.

Grasp, based off the Pillars of Creation photo taken by the Hubble telescope in the 90s

my favorite breakfast is Waffle House eggs and cheese on top of raisin toast

they take turns on their bed

[worst possible stuff happening everywhere] man why do I feel bad

Every major medical association and leading world health authority supports health care for transgender people and youth. glaad.org/medical-asso...

The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House. When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases. For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.

Some me one picture from Star Trek that perfectly embodies your aura.

Here’s the bottom line for what’s going on with Grok - if the owner of the website is putting his thumb on the scale hard enough for the chatbot to turn into Goebbels, you should be deeply concerned about what he’s doing to the algorithm that you can’t so easily see, and what it’s doing to you

I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.

Ted Cruz : i came home as soon as i heard Press : Ted Cruz : Press : on your orig- Ted Cruz : on my originally scheduled flight yes

“If we don’t understand what’s happening and why it’s happening, you can’t be adapting. … You’re just going to suffer,” said a member of NOAA’s scientific advisory board. “We’re going to see huge impacts on infrastructure and lives lost in the U.S.” (Published April)

In 2018, Kerr County debated installing flood sirens, but the $1 million pricetag was considered too high. “Trying not to raise taxes,” a commissioner said. And this year, the Texas Legislature didn’t pass a bill to help fund outdoor sirens. Free link: www.wsj.com/us-news/offi...

(This is supported by the academic research too.)

Without exaggeration, the last 50+ years of biological research completely discredits every race science claim. It is the single biggest indicator of being a malicious dullard and a reactionary ideologue. The fact I’ve had to dedicate a single minute of my career to addressing it is absurd

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local flood warning systems this year www.texastribune.org/2025/07/06/t... via @texastribune.org

After Texas failed to pass a bill to improve flood warning systems, a Kerr County lawmaker says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which aimed to establish a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure. bit.ly/44xMjyr

To me this feels like a similar moment to Sandy Hook. If republicans aren’t willing to accept responsibility and change policy to protect young white christian girls in Texas, they won’t do it for anyone.