Interesting. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/o...

The fourth amendment would like a word apnews.com/article/ice-...

A THREAD. Which I have decided to call 'Reasons Why Owls Are Excellent'. 1. They are always putting the needs of others before their own.

"So, what are you reading right now?" "Oh, some escapist fiction from the 1960s..." www.amazon.com/Night-Camp-D...

Niche 🔥

“A group of immigration agents sat down to eat lunch at a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Minnesota — and then returned hours later to detain the restaurant's employees.” people.com/ice-agents-a...

The Wall Street Journal looks back at World War 3: www.wsj.com/opinion/a-lo...

Thinking about this old Randy Newman song today. Can't imagine why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5mA...

He’s definitely better at concentrating than I am… youtu.be/TR6D89JSgTM

Hmph. www.youtube.com/shorts/3FA--...

modern american politics consists of experts patiently explaining why something insane that people are talking about could never happen, followed by that exact thing happening

If you know anything about the Vietnam War, you know why Hmong Americans are here in the US - they were US allies who risked their lives in Laos to aid the US and had to flee at the end of the war when the Pathet Lao won. Infuriating that members of their community are being targeted like this

Sanewashing. I didn't know we needed this word, but now that I see it... [existential sigh]

I need a laugh tonight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMYA...

Retronym thread. Wonderful.

This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trump’s ban. “I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.” Full remarks:

Things are going to slide, slide in all directions... www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYzP...

A reminder that you are free to look at a video online, decide what it means, and proclaim that to anyone who'll listen. The NYT, NPR, CNN and all other journalists can't do that, out of professional responsibility and their own vulnerability at this moment. Give the journalists time to work.

One of the weird things about today is that Trump posted a link on his social media platform with video of the assault on Venezuela to the sound of the Vietnam era protest song "Fortunate Son." Did he realize it was a protest song? Did he listen to the lyrics? www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1cF...

The US ran a war game during Trump 1.0 to assess what Maduro’s fall might unleash. It found that chaos and violence would likely erupt as military units, rival political factions and even jungle-based guerrilla groups jockeyed for control. @michaelcrowley.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...

‘Cancel’ comes from a Latin word meaning “to make like a lattice.” When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches XXXXX which resembled a lattice. So the document became ‘canceled.’ ...we hope this post doesn’t get us that.

[ Seen on FB ]

"Everything wrong with Episode 1 of Pluribus" -- this video doesn't really land any hard blows, but I offer it because all the other commentary I've seen is so serious. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_XP...

This is a *really* fun thread...

The Irish have a word for oversharing, and they keep it to themselves

“Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup!”

Interesting - gradual movement from Old English to Modern English in one monologue www.youtube.com/watch?v=842O...

[ Centuries from now, in an archaeology class ] "And notice how the inhabitants of this 21st century city emphasized the forehead in their sculptures..."

Prefer non-humans?Saint Mochua of Timahoe (d 657 at 90),an Irish warrior became a monk at 30 & chose as companions a fly (who led him thru lines of his psalter),a mouse (who nibbled his ear if he fell asleep during vigils) & a rooster (who woke him for morning prayer).Founded Teach Mochua monastery.

Top ten names that would make a decent baby name if it wasn’t already the name of a medical condition or medication… 10. Amnesia 9. Rubella 8. Codeine 7. Malaria 6. Paxil 5. Alopecia 4. Bonjela 3. Aphasia 2. Typhus 1. Chlamydia

The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees 🧵

No. Threatening an act of aggression against a NATO ally needs to be a bigger problem for more people.

I have been trying to explain what a journalist is, what they do, and why, and why they are different from talking heads, pundits, influencers, commentators, activists and politicians. This is a journalist.

CBS 60 Minutes pulls piece on infamous CECOT prison a few hours before air tonight: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

Need to write one of those hustle day-in-the-life stories from the perspective of my baby. “I start the day at 4am — sleep is for the weak. I don’t do traditional meals. Instead I refuel with a personalised drink developed to fulfil all my needs. And I spend 1-2 hours a day just screaming, yeah.”

Even in the melancholy of remembrances, life is lovely.

Beautiful story with lots of new reporting on Michele Reiner, a woman in her own right in addition to half of a Hollywood power couple www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/e...

Trying to keep up with the news these days…

Fascinating!

on the bright side three years from now will be boom times for businesses that specialize in removing garish brass letters from buildings

Want.

Wonderful thread: