oh my GOD the ERTÉ OF IT ALL

There was bean discourse but speaking of cheap and good eats, Chef John dropped this monster a couple days ago. I process staling sourdough lightly and fry them in lard as part of my program already (kept in the fridge) so use those instead, and also like mackerel filets sometimes when I do this

“What happened then?” asked Toad.

“Frog, can you be as wonderful as this?” said Toad as he danced all over the stage. There was no answer.

The alpha of the groupchat

Iran War fiasco kinda reminds me of the failed attempt at Obamacare repeal in that the GOP got the chance to do something that has been on its wishlist for years and it turns out there is no plan, never was a plan, and there is no mechanism in place to formulate and implement a plan.

If this were a Civ game, it would be like if you were on the verge of winning both a cultural victory and a science victory but then decide to be "fuck it, going for domination," and screw everything up

Honestly, this essay inspired me to go to IHOP and I do not regret it one bit. "[they're] also the last restaurants in America where a janitor and an accountant sat in the same room, ordered from the same menu, and neither of them felt like they were in the wrong place."

Post I wanted to bring over from Twitter by @michellewb.bsky.social about the routes of ships that have been allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz (SoH).

1/ Iran intends to leverage its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz to force the US and Gulf Arab states to accept an agreement in which Iran has set "appropriate political and security conditions", in which its security is guaranteed and US bases in the region are closed. ⬇️

Narratively having Ever Given getting stuck in 2021 to set up Hormuz in 2026 is great foreshadowing. You want your audience to understand the basics of international shipping in a lower stakes context so you drop the real plot without a lot of saggy exposition about the minutiae of cargo logistics.

Oh yes okay come with me new people on this horrible journey into Porn Wars Theory This will be a thread and an extremely bleak one

The good news for all the people who said "We caused Trump by not holding Bush and Cheney accountable for Iraq" is that we're going to get a real heck of a do-over

Oooh those little talons and emotional expression create a striking, otherworldly tension. Rare Blessings - Porcelain clay & various glazes - 2025 by Th•rn #beautifulbizarre #ceramicart #darkfantasy #folklore #porcelain

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: American must join the ICC. Any Democratic candidate who wants to support rejoining the international order should make that a central policy, including allowing and cooperating with the prosecution of Trump and Netanyahu admin officials.

@jtbussell.bsky.social's deck: Memnite, Force of Will, Force of Negation — 18W-5D-11L (59 pts, #14)

whether war, vaccines, or critical infrastructure there is contingent of the right that seems to believe that their security from the worst things that happen is some kind of metaphysical principle rather than the result of specific historical processes that could've gone otherwise and still could

28 decks in now, deadline tonight. come play!

"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness and let other people clean up the mess they had made" is what comes to mind here.

“They make a desert and call it peace.”

I am a fan of jazzy slow songs and can confirm this is a bop

If I were a head of state, I would think setting a precedent that assassination is a legitimate tool of state competition would be unwise

OFFS. When Iran tried to interefere in 2020, researchers caught them and called them out. Then the Benz-Weiss-Taibbi-Musk-Jordan-Trump axis labeled those researchers "censors" ... and set about defunding them and dismantling their organizations.

But your business card says NO WAR WITH IRAN Ah, they got this all screwed up

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

This statement legitimizes the fiction that Trump's attack has anything to do with nuclear development in Iran while ignoring the reality that the administration just illegally killed dozens of kids You're asking Trump & Hegseth for a briefing when you should be demanding their removal from office!

Getting into A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and i see it’s doing the Bojack Horseman bit of literally taking a dump on the previous show to tell the audience it’s different #akotsk

as we edge ever closer to a completely arbitrary war with Iran, the obvious geopolitical lesson of this era is that you should acquire nuclear weapons by any means necessary

Did not realize how many Canadians I follow here #USA

Finally jumped into the #traitors with season three. As always, Bob the Drag Queen is fantastic television

TIL that in the UK there’s a “Mexican” food chain founded by a white British lady named Thomasina. I’d like you all to guess what the name of said chain is. Do not spoil it if you know.

The Roberts Court has a clear set of guidelines: the president can do anything he pleases, so long as it does not violate the rights of the owning class.

AOC: "I think we have to recognize that we are in a new day and in a new time. But that does not mean that the majority of Americans are ready to walk away from a rules-based order, and that we're ready to walk away from our commitment to democracy."

bro this lady on Jeopardy was deep in third place going into Final Jeopardy, and she didn’t know the answer so she just wrote “i hope they both bet it all” and the other two guys fucking bet it all and got it wrong and she won

This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.

From the bestskeeting author of the Bluesky-famous six-week Bad Bunny 101 comes this essential close reading of the halftime show! 🧵

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Like Kendrick, political as hell precisely because it doesn't bother to acknowledge the haters. They're irrelevant, beneath attention. And nothing is more intolerable to fascists than the thought that their enemies are cool, enjoying themselves, and not thinking about them.

what a shot

What made it such a great show is that it was entertaining and layered and explicitly political with excellent music, delightful surprise guests, stunning sets, a clear narrative, a shout out to ALL of the Americas and a cameo from Belcalis.

The billboard behind Bad Bunny during this halftime performance reads: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." #SuperBowl

This is a love song to what the Latino community brings to the US - protest in art in its purest form and its widely entertaining. Well done all the way around.

I think one of the best things about Bad Bunny’s performance is that it was so *specific*. It so clearly had a point of view coming from real lived experience and actual emotion, actual heart, not cynical calculation. Just beautiful.

“fuck you look how awesome we are” this show rules, I haven’t ever listened to Bad Bunny before but I am a big fan now

If you won’t say this, you should not hold public office

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

I’m not an anarchist, but I appreciate some expressions of anarchism. This is one of them.

this particular line is maybe the best statement of purpose i have seen for those of us who want a more militant opposition to this administration