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party pregame beings with a delicious haskap mint julep — I didn’t even know that honeysuckle berries were edible

if they’re gonna treat this like a WWE event then someone really should’ve whacked him with a folding chair

🎃 Jack Skellington yakisoba bread from Tick Tock Diner

feels good to escape the rapidly deteriorating American hellscape for a week back in my favorite country, Japan

Three people familiar with the federal probe into Charlie Kirk’s assassination told NBC News that investigators have yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups.

Q: Are you disappointed that the US attorney has not prosecuted Letitia James? Are you going to fire him? TRUMP: We're gonna see what happens. I'm not following it very closely. It looks to me like she's very guilty or something, but I really don't know

A draft Authorization for Use of Military Force, circulating in exec branch & on the Hill, would grant Trump the power to kill people he deems narcoterrorists and to attack any nations he says are aiding/harboring them (e.g. a Venezuela regime change war). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

JUST IN: Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key inflation data report

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1. Republicans are attempting to get the FBI to label trans advocacy as domestic terrorism. Project 2025's parent org is pushing it. It would not label all trans people as terrorists, but it would open the door for heavy surveillance and disruption. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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whoa I was just listening to the host of the excellent @americanhysteria.bsky.social podcast reveal that she actually finished the Bop-it! toy back in the day... I had no idea that you could beat it, and Now it's back!

I love that our employee cafe sells honey from bees kept in hives on our campus

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

First Colbert, now Kimmel. Last-minute settlements, secret side deals, multi-billion dollar mergers pending Donald Trump's approval. Trump silencing free speech stifles our democracy. It sure looks like giant media companies are enabling his authoritarianism.

perhaps the “slowly unraveling authoritarian collapse” vibe had gotten a bit too comfortable lately; shit it escalating quickly, and demands resistance NoKings on 10/18 www.nokings.org

Top Trump Ally May Soon Control TikTok and CNN talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/top-t...

I’m sorry, “Didn’t participate in a moment of silence”? What in the authoritarian state is happening.

Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.

late night comedy increasingly outlawed as corporations acquiesce to the autocratic regime

KAMLAGER-DOVE: Dylan Roof, who followed white supremacist propaganda, murdered 9 Black parishioners in 2015. Do you deny this? PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information? KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI

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Susan Monarez says RFK Jr. told her to commit to decisions in advance, without reviewing evidence and to dismiss vaccine experts.

Earthion is launching September 18! 🎉 Nintendo Switch, PS4/5, and Xbox One/Series X|S, with the Steam version already available. A brand-new side-scrolling shooter that captures the golden age of late-80s to early-90s arcade shmups. Dive in and enjoy!

Earnest Evans Collection launches December 25 in Japan Earnest Evans Collection will launch both physically and digitally for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on December 25 in Japan for 6,800 yen (7,480 yen with tax), Edia announced.

Trump wants to be king. Britain is shamelessly indulging that fantasy for him like an over-eager courtesan.

Authoritarian collapse continues apace

Pilot dies after plane carrying nearly 200kg of SpaceX-branded cocaine crashes in remote Brazil

I can’t drop this kind of money to double-dip on another set of Murakami hardcovers, but they sure look nice www.foliosociety.com/uk/the-murak...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today got FBI Director Kash Patel to confirm a key detail about the extent to which the traditional firewall between the Department of Justice and the White House has collapsed.

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The offensive expanded the same day that independent U.N. experts accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.

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New from me! We’ve got some fascinating data suggesting devs who *weren’t* worried about AI impacting quality are growing more concerned. Lots of nuance to dig into—grateful to folks like @mtrc.bsky.social, @hmason.bsky.social, and @brandon.insertcredit.com for weighing in!

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

The Trump Administration is cashing in on foreign crypto deals — and weakening guardrails that protect our advanced technology. We should not pass any crypto legislation without shutting this down.