Thank god it wasn’t the turkeys

I love getting threatening text messages from the Minnesota Department of Revenue at a phone number registered in (checks notes) the Phillippines.

Don’t forget to leave milk and cookies out for Earth, Wind & Fire tonight

His disco name is Gerard Bouquet. His real last name is Ramos. Ramoses of the internet, how do you feel about not being “disco enough”?

At a community jam in my neighborhood and just remembering how floored I always am by the talent living down the block. A lady just whipped out a saxaphone and my body is ready.

Because I’m unemployed currently, I have been able to indulge in the special interest of reading “102 Minutes” (the book about escapes from the Twin Towers) for the last four hours. I am now enraged by real estate’s influence on shoddy building safety codes and am now a Frank diMartini stan.

The case was about a NY State official threatening entities she regulated unless they helped her punish the NRA, a clear analogue to what the FCC chief Carr did to ABC/Disney. But the NRA sued. ABC won’t. And as far as I know, Kimmel can’t.

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Me, updating my resume: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SH5khj/

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

A very happy You Can Vote in Minneapolis Day if You‘re Eligible. Right now, in-person is only at the Early Voting Center, 980 E Hennepin. More locations in October: vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/vote-... Mail-in instructions: vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/vote-...

Oh thank god, something joyful

My mom called me last night about the Kimmel firing, saying "This is how Hitler got started!" I quickly responded, "By firing the late night tv hosts?" Turns out, mom was right.

I hate to admit that writing an outline truly does make writing easier. Just finished an outline and I can already see the changes I need to make and shit. I’m outlined pilled now.

“Prince William” out here acting like the most boring man who ever messaged you on the apps. I expect better from my scammers.

Honestly, this is pretty strong. What's striking about it, to me, is that he specifically describes what Kirk's ideas were. That may be a low bar, but an awful lot of people have failed to clear it.

I’ve got that TikTok song with the instructions for stealing an F-16 set to sea shanty music stuck in my head. Which is a hell of a thing to explain to anyone not on TikTok.

Very excited to be part of this special issue on the state of climate science in @quantamagazine.bsky.social. Wrote about the climate over the age of animal life, and the researchers working to piece together this epic story.

Who else is furious that Lessons In Chemistry betrayed its own main character and central thesis with a whole B Plot fake out of “oh no! Her baby ends up being fat, not hot, and unfeminine!”

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

I am staying in a hotel. Which means it’s time to talk about how Crabtree and Evelyn sounds like the name of a TV show on PBS where an unlikely duo solves the inexplicable number of murders in a quaint British village.

The international tram driving championships are live on YouTube right now! www.youtube.com/embed/smp0vo... One of the events is "tram curling" where the tram gives a little cart a shove and tries to get it to stop at the right point

I feel like I've spent today sorting through accusations of this guy being a groyper, only to find that those aren't based on anything. There isn't an indictment yet. The cops haven't handled this better, but seriously—posting without verification makes you no better than the right yelling "antifa."

"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically." www.ru.nl/en/research/...

this is the only new info on Tyler Robinson I've seen in a couple hours. It's from a former classmate of his who doesn't describe him as left or right, but incredibly reddit brained. still not enough out there for me to feel confident defining this guy's politics. x.com/SpencerHakim...

There is so much going on in the world, but I'm still stuck on the eyetooth surgery. I mean, what the fuck.

One like, one clam fact

I love Song of the Sea. It is also a hell of a hard movie to watch.

Apparently Google AI is telling some people that the Hortman assassination this summer was also a fictional event. Which makes me curious about what in the programming instructions makes these systems so prone to declare political murders to be fake.

I just want someone to look at me the way the Fawn Hall and Oliver North look at a paper shredder.

NIH whistleblowers say HHS manipulated the grant review process to undermine vaccines. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...

For the last several months, I've been digging through endless scientific literature on what happens when pregnant mothers are exposed to plastic chemicals in their food, water, and everyday household products. The result is this story. I hope you'll take the time to read. wapo.st/4g3ZoFc

Harold Lloyd was seen sneaking off afterwards, laughing maniacally.

I'm looking for pitches for @MotherJones' print culture section, Mixed Media! These are ~2,000-word essays that combine reporting, cultural criticism, historical research, and/or personal narrative. More details in our pitch guidelines here: www.motherjones.com/contribute/w...

My dad and my favorite activity at the State Fair this year was ranting wildly about the people in the mile long donut line

I have a special place in my heart for cosplayers who go to con and just hang out in the hallway doing a bit. DragonCon photos I saw online featured two guys tied up on chairs like Doctor and Indiana Jones, and four people just laying on the hallway floor dressed as Shelob-wrapped hobbits.

*taps sign* www.wired.com/story/trump-...

“How is the far-right outrage machine going to hastily pivot away from gun policy this time?” Good piece from @minnesotareformer.com minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/29/h...

I don’t know why “build submarines dot com” is the funniest website name I’ve come across in years. But it is.

I’ve been cracking up at all the ads that are like “look how useful AI is! You’ll use it on your new phone all the time!” And then the use case is, like, “point it at your girlfriend’s clearly labeled makeup and it will spot the concealer”

One of my favorite state fair creative activities objects this year: a quilted infographic documenting climate change.

the big 4 sewing pattern brands are being sold off for parts. if you want patterns, get them *now*. (if you're secretly a zillionaire who likes sewing patterns, call the liquidator immediately with your chequebook) craftindustryalliance.org/parent-compa...

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

This is an interesting question. If the president ever needed serious hospitalization beyond what the facility at the WH can offer, they would have to be taken offsite. That requires a motorcade or chopper. Typically, the pool would note that.

This is awesome of them to do, but also what an indictment of the way things are that it's a valid marketing tactic

CVS is now booking Covid-19 appointments in CT, but not NY. The CDC isn't going to meet to approve this shot after everyone was fired. NY really needs to change it's rules and allow CVS to give these life saving shots.

Sad to report that I won't be able to make it to the @wedge.live Cedar Lake walk today. I forgot it's MPS back-to-school open house night. Have fun for me while I busy myself disappointing children!

I just want lawmakers at every level to pass gun control laws. I don't care if you think they'll survive the Supreme Court's tests. They won't. That's a game you cannot win. Who cares? You have a moral obligation to try; anything less is cowardice. There are honorable defeats.

New band name just dropped in the 4H building

People think crime is rising because fear of crime is only kinda-sorta about crime. My latest for the @startribune.com www.startribune.com/mpls-crime-r...