Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.

“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment

ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...

A political protester in Minneapolis was captured by ICE. They removed her bra and cut off her wedding ring. They never returned her clothes to her. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...

This is true, but the solution is fairly straightforward: Spend tens of billions of dollars buying up media sources. The GOP didn't just work the refs, they bought them.

Apparently the AX hotel reservation system was an absolute bear fight. May luck be ever in your favor.

Society parried the ozone layer, acid rain, and Y2K back to back and instead of going "wow, parrying is badass" a lot of people went "society didn't even get hit so I guess there's no need to learn how to parry" and instantly took a thousand hits

A bigger "Oof!" than expected.

Tangentially related, Minnesota Fats and Willie Mosconi combined for 14 straight world championships, a fact Minnesota Fats loved to share.* *Mosconi won all 14 of them.

I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.

@sam-animeherald.bsky.social Samantha, please call your office (and check your email).

Nah. History repeats for a reason.

man the searchlight people are so cooked. they can't even call a murder a murder. like come on

Giving large sums of money to Republicans is much cheaper than paying taxes.

Old time hockey!

They all think they’re licensed to kill now.

Incredible.

absolute blithering horseshit all the cutesy metaphors you can make won't give the democrats the power to "deal with" the republicans be angry that they didn't stamp out the republicans when they had majorities. push them to do it next time. right now statements is all they have

Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over

I've long said that @sethburn.bsky.social is one of the best interviewers I've ever met, and this interview is a good reason as to why. Witty, funny, and genuinely fascinating from start to finish, I had so much fun reading and editing it.

Nah. Normal corruptiion these days.

Michael is right of course, but there's something to the fact that survivorship bias is a hell of a drug. No one who was saved by lockdowns and masks knows that. They felt the costs, but have no way of recognizing the benefits. That's where math comes in. And the math is clear. The book is bollocks

The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees 🧵

LOL, no. Ellison did not buy CBS for it to run negative stories about Trump. It really is that simple.

harper's letter signatories are all like

this labeler tells you a bunch of useful things but the killer app is the flag for if somebody’s caught 20+ blocks in a 24-hour period and I never want to be without it again

From the department of "Shocked, but not surprised."

Putin wants Trump to weaken America. This is just another example.

If you want to get the money, you help Republicans win elections.

Oh no!

never beating the “AI’s ultimate purpose is replacing labor” charges

That's not how it's supposed to work anymore.

Local restaurant listing this menu item as "girl dinner" speaks to me in the craziest way

It's an exceptional book. If the movie stays true to the book, then yes, she's going to go through a lot.

Just a reminder that there's a Will Shakespeare miniseries from the heyday of BBC historicals starring Tim Curry as Shakespeare and Ian McShane as Marlowe, and it's on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpxC...

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Apparently the poetry was Vogon.

CC @thezvi.bsky.social

Oh @rianjohnson.bsky.social played all innocent "I'm not doing a muppet thing with Knives Out" he knew HE KNEW

I feel like this is an analogy for something...

What's in it for them? The incentive problem is obvious.

Seriously. That robot is so cute!

@discotekmedia.bsky.social Are you releasing Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl on Blu Ray? Or am I hallucinating?

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen: Rush Weird Al Wagakki Band The Vijay Iyer Trio Saint Motel