Election day in Ohio!

The second point cannot be emphasized enough. Guiliani put the command center in WTC against the advice of experts, and as a result of his horny incompetence, the city's command center was obliterated in the worst terrorist attack on NYC and its response suffered. But he got good photos so...

Rest in peace, legend

May the 4th be with you.

Every splashy New York Times profile of a right wing influencer.

Days like today are really making my commitment to continuing not to smoke difficult.

NO 👇 LIES DETECTED

Homeless advocates have been yelling about this stuff for years. gothamist.com/news/nyc-she...

Such a good @anildash.com clip here w/ @anamariecox.bsky.social talking about how Substack's problem isn't just nazis - it is being *trapped* alongside nazis in their closed ecosystem Watch the whole thing, it's so good youtu.be/IWdST5J2_p0

The NYT has literally never asked any Republican “Has it been counterproductive to your goals to have enthusiastically embraced a racist rapist?” Seems like a glaring omission!

Do you know what I'm enjoying about the Apex press tour? It's two things: one is the consistent reminder that Charlize Theron is amazing, and the other is that there is no forced camaraderie. Maybe it's because they play foes on screen, but nobody is trying to sell them as pals or crushes.

I'm not sure what's on the Canadian citizenship test, but surely my affinities for Leonard Cohen, poutine, hockey, curling, and Paul Gross count positively?

this would fix the website

The more I hear about inverse proportion, the less I like it.

Ah shit, Gerry Conway died. He created the punisher & was very outspoken in saying "if you're a cop who wears a punisher logo, frank castle fucking HATES you." He said the punisher only existed because of a fatally flawed system, & so those most harmed by that system have more claim to the symbol:

Does anybody else remember that time some schmuck mugged Vinnie the Chin's mom? That was a hilarious time.

I don't care what sport it is, I would punch them.

Have you ever noticed that the massive, coordinated, multi-year assault on trans rights is based on NOTHING WHATSOEVER

What I'm actually nostalgic for is Kim's video, but without the corruption of Kim. Organized by director. Some 20-year old film student looking down their nose at you when you rent Empire Records. A weirdo clocking your tshirt and saying "you NEED to rent Army of Darkness" and changing your life.

I still remain astonished that Blockbuster, known for price gouging, ridiculous late fees, ambitions of a monopoly and censorship of films, has become a nostalgia beacon. For the kids, it would be like everyone suddenly sighing about the warm summer days at Walmart.

"Trust Lesbians, Not Cops" Seen in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

an adhd thing I did NOT miss about school: doing an entire assignment, then realizing that you did it wrong because you parsed something incorrectly/took it literally and somehow everyone else got it right so now you're just crying in frustration because you actually tried for once & still f-ed up.

Well, the good news for today is that, in a pinch, you CAN get new pants delivered.

What is the most embarrassing thing a person can do, and why is it "having corporeal form"?

Have you been asked by a medical provider recently for consent to have an "AI" scribe record your visit? Us, too. And we have **thoughts** buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...

Don't worry: Oregon has a tried-and-true on-site method for disposal of hulking beachside garbage...

Since I don't remember if I shared it, here's my talk "Fascist Bullshit: How ‘Generative AI’ Enacts & Enables Authoritarianism and Eugenics" at the symposium "Virtual Power: AI, Ableism, Racism, and Fascism," at the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 conference, from January of this year:

You know when you read those historical accounts of indulgent masquerades and hedonistic parties the aristocracy threw while all the peasants were starving, and then after the fires and rioting died down the survivors were all “but who could have seen it coming??”

If they find out, can they let us know?

This is an extraordinary, searing interview. In the context of the repulsive new Jackson biopic, it raises questions about why so many people just don’t want to know what he did. FWIW I saw Leaving Neverland before HBO pulled it, and I absolutely believe those kids.

Why has no one asked Elisabeth Moss how she reconciles her work on The Handmaid's Tale with supporting Scientology given the way it treats women and children (and anyone who dissents)?

SCOOP: Two weeks ago, the head of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing covid vaccine cut likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations by half. Now that report is no longer allowed to be published in CDC’s flagship scientific journal. My latest. 1/2 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Came up in conversation with coworkers that I'd been to the draft in Montreal. I wound up looking up the photos I still have and we are all so young. @joeyerdon.bsky.social @remy.gay

Your regular reminder that cops don't actually justify their existence or enormous budgets by solving much crime. Approximately 11% of all serious crimes result in an arrest, and about 2% end in a conviction. And then there's this...

Men: don't be sociopaths. Thanks.

In my mid-20s, I was diagnosed as one of the 80% of people who menstruate that have fibroids. At 30, they told me I was anemic as a result of the changes those fibroids caused. At 40, they caused my periods to be so painful that I often went to work once a month completely sleep-deprived and....

So sad. I love Starship Troopers, but I think I knew him first from Melrose Place and then when I regrettably fell face-first into the ABC soaps in the 90s.

For the first time in a really long time, I am cautiously optimistic about my physical health.

it's fuuuuuck the NYT every day

The announcer’s cracking up is great but it’s the Pepsi fan of the game really tips this into perfect hilarity. 🍕🍕🍕

Having worked in tech, and in policy, and known many people who've had massively successful tenures in both — it's eminently possible to have thriving, rewarding careers without being a grifter or selling corruption! I don't know why these folks keep selling out the worst of Silicon Valley!

ADHD is wild because what do you mean I was completely chill about my surgery tomorrow until the pre-op nurse called to go over details.

Again, if you have a Substack, the best time to switch away was months ago -- but today's the second best time.

W H Y

if you wanna keep your job, don't be a fucking creep. it's really that simple.

He's later quoted as saying "I'm rubber, you're glue."

It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for