I remember talking to Carlos Ramirez-Rosa long ago about his ward, the progressive NW side and higher information voters. He said they know when they’re being lied to and don’t like it. Simple but it stuck with me as a pretty basic lesson that some campaigns don’t learn

Okay in all seriousness I would have voted for Biss and I’m happy he won. But losing an election really sucks, especially if you thought you wouldn’t! It’s basically the worst feeling short of someone dying. So genuine condolences to Kat who did much better than I would have expected at the start.

La Shawn Ford has overcome $2.5 million in crypto industry opposition spending to win the Democratic primary in Illinois' District 7. www.followthecrypto.org/2026/electio...

I didn't spend much time in #IL02 but nobody there thought Jesse Jr would win. TERRIBLE reputation and he made a newsy 11th hour criticism of Obama/Biden/Clinton for talking at his dad's funeral, which did not play well. Congrats to gamblers I guess

NEWS: The Associated Press calls Daniel Biss as the next Democratic nominee for U.S. House succeeding Jan Schakowsky, defeating Laura Fine and Kat Abughazaleh

Juliana Stratton's win tonight confirms this as the most memorable ad of 2026 so far. Really did cut through. www.youtube.com/watch?v=svuh...

The White House sent Sens. Collins and Britt this letter detailing the immigration enforcement changes they are willing to make to fund DHS -body cameras -limit enforcement at sensitive locations -oversight -visible officer identification -no deporting US citizens cdn.sanity.io/files/ifn0l6...

40 MINUTES TIL POLLS CLOSE. As always, if you’re waiting in line to vote, STAY IN LINE.

Bumpin’ that youtu.be/l0i5rsRLoAA?...

So glad mommy finally got called out on her weird shadow representation of her son, complete with wildly inappropriate behavior like CALLING THE COURT

Kent has more integrity than Gabbard. Not surprising at this point

There are effectively 2 theories of the case One is that silence on sports and minors made it easier for conservatives to push far broader restrictions. The other is there's no middle ground, and every concession just becomes grounds for the next attack

I love America's Willy Wonka-ass gas station pleasure wars. Makes me proud.

I wrote about the cordyceps campaigns of Illinois - super PACs with bottomless money running "progressive" message ads to beat progressives www.semafor.com/article/03/1...

He claims here that the 20th Century invented the concept of introspection. I don't know what to say. Read Job, or Ecclesiastes, or Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, or Saint Augustine's Confessions, or Hamlet, for goodness sake. And that's just the very start of what's in the classic Western Canon.

I love the Post and it's been so poorly served by the mediocre publishers and (some of the) business team. Puttering around on stupid projects, not knowing what to do with what they have. Infuriating.

sorry but it's so funny to be like, "hey, 400 years ago, no one had ever even thought of the *self*!!!! how silly!" when Hamlet, which contains perhaps the most famous line about the self in the history of literature, was written in like 1600

Probably some combination of the Iraq War inspiring the largest anti-war protests in history but the war going full steam ahead anyways, increased surveillance and prosecution of protestors in general, and the total clampdown of the anti-genocide protests.

the king www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AOk...

Why do we think there have been no real mass anti-war protests? You had the instant Party for Socialism and Liberation "no war" protests, but nothing really since then.

[Sade voice 🎵]

Made a couple blunders in thread but fun little experiment.

I keep thinking about Amy Madigan, on set, doing those takes where she runs screaming from children who tear her skull in half. No way she's thinking "this is my Oscar role." Love it so much.

This is what I wrote about One Battle After Another for @flaminghydra.com. It's not the best movie I saw this year or the one whose despair/politics/craft ratio best aligned with mine; that's The Secret Agent, which is on another level. But I still think it was great: flaminghydra.com/issue-416/

Wasting my one life on earth thinking about what movies would have gotten Best Picture noms if the up-to-10 rule was in place before 2009. In 2008, I assume "The Wrestler," "The Dark Knight," "Doubt," "Frozen River," and maybe "Revolutionary Road" make it + I'm angry about the "Tropic Thunder" snub

Steely Dan Nation, We Won

Amazing. Amy Madigan did it. @louispeitzman.bsky.social!

There is absolutely no reason for me to feel this way, but every time a former child actor does well for themselves, I am so proud of them. And yeah, I know that their accomplishments have nothing to do with me or my life, but still, it’s Go Team.

I know where Adrien Brody's been shopping

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You can’t do a bunch of stupid comedy bits and then play people off when they’re having the biggest moment of their life. It’s bullshit.

Every bit is complete torture. I can’t endure this shit much longer.

Osca-nominated “The Secret Agent” is the most left wing film at the Oscar, but will it win? My look at the Brazilian film that set record for Brazilian box office hit in the US

Sinners winning best score may be the last time I'm able to say this tonight: One Battle was robbed

ok best documentary short, this is DEFINITELY when the train dreams sweep starts

I'll make it a complaint post. wth how do they not recognize Henry Jaglom?

HELL YEAH AMY.

It is undeniable that there is a) both extraordinary new concentrations of wealth and b) those benefiting don't want to share it any way. The "Giving Pledge" was a nod to some form of social contract. Now, billionaires are walking away from it. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/b...

My gut check Oscar ballot; not what I think'll win but what I thought was best. Hardest calls were Original Screenplay and Production design. But my heart won't break if Sinners sweeps out some of my favorites. Only truly annoyed by Hamlet's score nom, what a slog.

Schumer says when it comes to the SAVE America Act, Democrats have reviewed GOP's options and gone over "every single thing they might do. We're prepared to meet each one and defeat this bill"

For nearly 200 years, these iconic — and Ionic — columns have welcomed visitors to the White House. Trump has privately mused about changing them to his preferred style, and now his top arts commissioner has proposed a plan to do exactly that. With @asteckelberg.bsky.social.

Happy Pi Day to all who celebrate.

Time to check in with my friends from the Video Archives pod oh noooooo

Has there been any explanation from Spotify as to why they’re fraudulently uploading AI slop to verified artist accounts as ‘new releases’ yet? I haven’t seen much chat about it, but among musicians this a real topic of discussion. People are very disturbed.

Watching the Epically Memed War Videos going out on White House socials and thinking about how mad they got, and still would get if he came up, about “Pajama Boy”

The correct amount of friendliness is between “look dour and never talk to anyone” and “chat loudly with your new seatmate pal on a 630 am flight”

Bumpin’ that youtu.be/zXrXuap4swg?...

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.

No lines in SAT, no lines at PHX this week. Also a big Dog Not Barking: No flight attendants interrupting their regular pre-flight instructions to have us applaud active-duty troops on board. Nor at either ballgame I went to, although one did have us salute veterans. It ain't 2003 out there, folks.