Once again worth pointing out that before Trump came along politicians didn't tell bald-face, easily disprovable lies. They equivocated or shaded, and occasionally told a whopper if they thought no one would ever find out. But Trump's complete disregard for truth is a brand new thing.

Not to be a pedant but Bari Weiss was a junior editor who occasionally wrote opinion pieces in the opinion section, not a columnist.

I'm going to come out and say it, I think the Nobel Peace Prize committee will award it to Trump this year

Last night, Walter Cronkite appeared to me in a dream. His spirit is restless.

A regular reminder that if youre worried about 2028 the best bulwark against Trump fuckery is Democrats winning as much as possible at the state and congressional levels next year.

Currently at the top of the website for the office of Chicago's U.S. Attorney: "Democrats have shut down the government."

I'm in Canada right now and though I've been here several times before I have never seen such displays of Canadian patriotism. Flags and slogans in every shop and on every street corner. The vibe shift is real.

Oh it's the much-awaited biography of Bennett Cerf, and it's over 1000 pages long:

New at @whatworks-nu.bsky.social: @dailymemphian.bsky.social columnist cries censorship and quits, but sharp editing wins the day. Great reporting by @ellenclegg.bsky.social. whatworks.news/2025/10/05/d...

For many groups, particularly Black people, America has always been an authoritarian country.

Right now, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, but for Black women it's a staggering 6.7%. Over 320,000 Black women have lost their jobs from the federal govt to the private sector. This systematic targeting of Black women is intentional. It's devastating for our communities, economy, and our country.

The @coloradosun.com reports that state authorities are reviewing the 2005 death of the great gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, long thought to have been a suicide. (Via @coreyhutchins.bsky.social.) coloradosun.com/2025/09/30/h...

Boop if needed:

a tv show about an apartment complex where neighbors endorse each other's books: only blurbers in the building

The music at the Super Bowl halftime show is so loud you can barely make out the words!

PHOTOS: Zohran Mamdani — with a yarmulka — attended Yom Kippur Kol Nidre services at the Lab Shul, a non-denominational congregation in Manhattan. He was seated between Rep. Jerry Nadler and Brad Lander. 📸 @giligetz.bsky.social

I can’t even process this. The Jewish community in the UK is tiny. We will all be feeling this more deeply than I can explain.

A rarely-seen-in-the-wild collective action solution. Not one news org signed on to the Pentagon’s new restrictions on journalists. Now, the policy is being ‘revised.’ Let’s see if any elite universities are watching…

Okay, funny bookstore category

I also don't think it's wise for either party to rely on a single issue to take or preserve power. The boring answer for electing Democrats in red states is investing in party infrastructure; winning unsexy campaigns at the local level; building a bench, and waiting for bigger opportunities.

i don't understand conservative toughness, which involves being scared shitless of everything but also talking about how tough you are

Netanyahu's apology phone call to the leader of Qatar. He was given a script

Y’all might as well go ahead and pronounce the “L” in “salmon”. Nothing matters anymore.

"This train carries saint and sinners" #maddow youtu.be/Nt9JW8j5U94?...

Military personnel in Portland

I was watching a thing about the Monty Hall problem last night and still finding it hard to accept the math behind it so I made a little interactive proving that it's true. If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't worry about it. pbump.net/montyhall/

I would not recognize him. "Even in semi-disguise and running (swiftly) with a nom de plume, the pop star Harry Styles was easily recognizable." Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...

It's our rundown of everything British coming to @PBS.org and #PBS Passport for October 2025.

So exhausting..

I had someone on the other social media site tell me that St. Louis, where I grew up, is a "war zone." When I told them that that was news to my relatives who lived there, he said that they must live in the nice areas, which led me to believe that folks have lost track of what "war" actually is.

Mike Johnson is delaying her swearing in because she is the 218th person needed for the Epstein files discharge petition.

Which Portland? Alabama Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine Michigan Missouri New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Wisconsin

Here are three photos of places that have been described as "war-ravaged": Ukraine, Gaza, Portland. See if you can guess which city someone is lying about.

I've taken a few photos over the last couple weeks inside the Minnesota State Capitol where there is still a memorial to Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark outside the House chamber

I wrote about Dan Brown’s new book, the perils of intellectual snobbery, and why I’m no longer hiding my copy of “The Secret of Secrets” in a paper bag.

if you voted for this shithead you are absolutely vile and this is on you

A northern Virginia grand jury has to be one of the most educated juries in the country. Not to mention much more familiar with the legal/governmental ecosystem. My guess is that will overwhelm any MAGA tendencies among individual jurors.

US Reps. @gabeamo.bsky.social and @magaziner.house.gov object to renaming Pell Grants as Trump Grants. "To attempt to erase Sen. Pell’s name from a program that has uplifted generations & replace it with a president whose record on education is defined by cuts..is a profound insult to that legacy.”

My late friend Amy would have turned 40 today. She shared a birthday with my favorite musician, Bruce Springsteen (Bruuuuce!). In honor of both of them, please enjoy her acoustic cover of "Dancing in the Dark." www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVo1...

Happy Bruce Springsteen’s birthday! Bruuuuuce!

Haven't seen this noted in major media yet but the Apple+ app seems to confirm what they're saying: 9to5mac.com/2025/09/23/a...

Trying to understand what Trump sees in this radically unqualified candidate for Eastern District attorney who he wants to prosecute his enemies and who was his personal lawyer in Florida.

Funny thing is, I never watch Jimmy Kimmel. It's way past my bedtime. But I guess I'll have to start now.

I finally looked up the weirdly named Humphrey's Executor, since it's been mentioned so often. William Humphrey was an FTC commissioner that FDR tried to fire. He died, and his executor sued the federal government for back pay between the time of his firing and his death.

"Since the coronavirus pandemic, 46 new musicals have opened on Broadway, costing about $800 million to bring to the stage. Only three have become profitable so far." (Comments are worth reading, too.) Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/t...

Donald "Not My President" Trump said a lot of horrible things yesterday while (in theory) eulogizing a guy who left behind a wife and children. But my Jesse and I are really sick of him saying (as he did yesterday) that his opponents "cheat like dogs." #charliekirk

As CNN offers daylong saturation coverage of the podcaster’s funeral, I went back and checked to see how CNN covered Melissa Hortman’s memorial on 6/28, where Walz spoke and Biden/Harris attended. It got about four minutes during the hours it was happening—less than Jeff Bezos’s wedding that day.

John Mellencamp, Dylan, Neil Young and Willie Nelson still coming up at @farmaid.org. Sorry I missed Trampled by Turtles, one of the best band names ever. You can watch here: www.farmaid.org