“A top official at NASA says the Blue Origin rocket that exploded was sabotaged by Romulan spies.”

The Giants are finding every single rake they can step on. A complete and total failure in PR. Terrified to acknowledge they screwed up and unwilling to apologize. Pathetic.

Democracy. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

I'd really, really, really love it if these folks could stop using us as a shield to defend their authoritarianism. They're not doing this to fight antisemitism. They're using us as an excuse.

News — University of Central Florida (UCF) abruptly shut down two of its three libraries today, plus an important resource desk within the main library. Staff were given no warning. UCF is the 2nd largest public university in the country w/ ~70k students. Library hours page confirming closures:

I once again state that no one hates baseball more than Rob Manfred.

Many people are saying don't trust random podcasters with huge followings on social media. Maybe follow reporters who actually cover the state in question. BIG ASK, I know.

Are we sure he's not going to Mt. Rushmore to meet with his handlers inside that house on top of the mountain?

An absolutely pathetic abdication of Article I powers mere hours after meekly flexing what little muscle they have to hold the executive in check. Sad!

Scots found a dog and immediately made it their new God

Non-denial denial. He's going to veto a bipartisan bill that aimed to hold private equity in check as they gobble up homes, leaving families in the dust. If you've tried to buy a house in the past several years, regardless of your politics, this should enrage the shit out of you.

"A finalist." Like it's a game show.

It looks like a piece of a grocery bag applied to his hand with epoxy.

I’m glad they described what kind of ears the giraffe has, otherwise how else would we ever spot a loose giraffe in the United States?

There are now FOUR (!) overflow rooms for people to view this meeting, which may be a Frankfort record.

Crazy fun time for Bond fans. First Light is great, and we're closer than ever to finding out the next Bond.

White House in disarray.

The housing bill was an easy win for Trump and the GOP. It was bipartisan! A big W! Sign the bill, and you have campaign material. "See! We are focused on affordability." Trump just couldn't do it. He's so terrified about what's coming in November, so he cut off his nose to spite his face. Genius!

They are cowards, so they're only willing to bend so much, but you can tell Congressional Republicans are not happy with the president. Like, at all.

Everything is awful, but, hey, Starlog is back! Few magazines brought me greater joy as a kid than Starlog. I'd see the words "STAR TREK" on the cover and immediately grab a copy. It's the small things, right?

The president has the temperament of a toddler.

This week on a special episode of COPS—stupid fascism comes to the National Mall!

Looking forward to the Alan Pakula-style paranoid thriller about this deeply fucking stupid moment in a deeply fucking stupid time.

We’re not even welcome to join your country clubs. Why in the hell would we ever join your party?

No. Ban them all. They’re nothing more than a surveillance device. Meta will take the data you produce and gladly hand it over to the highest bidder. Ban. Them. All.

Selective freedom of religion is not freedom of religion

We cannot overstate the historical impact of the various machinations that led to the current 6-3 conservative majority on SCOTUS. With the slightest shift, we wouldn't be here.

Reads like lyrics written by an 80s DC hardcore band.

An American Tail was confusing to me as a kid. My mom was like, "You need to learn about how your great-grandpa came over here from Russia, so here's the story about a mouse named Fievel." "But, mom, Grandpa Harry isn't a mouse. He's a person." So, so confusing.

Real season 6 Uncle Junior vibes with Trump right now.

Yes, apprentice. And we absolutely must ensure that if someone leaves even a crumb at the bottom of this thing, it will start a fire. No kitchen appliance shall be as prone to fire as our mighty toaster! Muhuahaha!

MWI: Major Weapons Inspections This Fall, only on CBS

All good things come to an end.

Clive Davis and Alan Greenspan on the same day? Someone find and protect Mel Brooks at all costs.

May Leaves Michigan in the Dust

He’s so desperate he couldn’t manage to tread water in a reflecting pool.

He is very good at this.

And I’m taking over IHOP if someone doesn’t bring me some damn pancakes. See, you too can say totally unhinged shit disconnected from reality.

Tin-pot dictator shit.

Is that when he’ll exhaust his supply of sauerkraut?

NBD, the Strait of Hormuz is once again closed and the president is spending his Saturday afternoon polling people on his social media site to see whether or not they should rename his paramilitary force from ICE to NICE.

Nothing screams Freedom like Trump deploying the National Guard to the Reflecting Pool and ordering people to stop touching it.

I challenge Rep. Biggs to canvass grocery stores and gas stations in her district and tell her constituents struggling to pay for the basics that no one understands the economy more than our billionaire president.

Recent polling shows Trump’s approval in Georgia is 20 point underwater, but hey, Mike, keep touting that MAGA line!

Look, this might sound crazy, but after reading this, maybe it’s time we call in the Men In Black? All this consumption of fermented vegetables leads me to believe they’re ETs residing inside human bodies.

On a much lighter note, I don’t envy the folks working on the new Bond movie, because how do you write a megalomaniacal villain crazier than this?

Not to downplay the seriousness of this but... I don't think this is the all-time high for antisemitism in GERMANY