“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits

It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.

all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails

Oh it’s not appropriate for your program to air the president wearing a crown and shitting on American citizens? You’ll talk about it in euphemisms? Maybe call it the “crown video” and ignore the shitting part? Because that’s appropriate? Tell me, was it appropriate for the president to do it?

Okay, so I definitely want to cancel my Spotify, for multiple reasons. What are your best suggestions for alternatives for more ethical services? I have a lot of playlists I've spent a lot of time creating, and would like to be able to transfer them if possible. (If not, I'll live.)

Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Ehhhh, not loving that Kagame is presenting this....

Healy, OMG, I'm so happy.

C'mon, Ben! #UCIWorldChampionships

Get you a hype woman like Alison Jackson. #UCIWorldChampionships

OMG! She's going to do it!

“They should accept it because they looked a little Mexican. It’s the price of a free society.” Kavanaugh, J., concurring.

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

BREAKING: Ted Cruz gets something right

Man, let me tell you, I know it's just an automated system that gets all the feedback on the "Why did you cancel your subscription" form, but damn if it didn't feel good to tear something to fucking pieces.

Watching today's Tour of Britain stage while I do some lesson planning, and all I can think of is Jacopo Guarnieri talking about "tree fences" on Never Strays Far. Tbf, there are a LOT of hedges today.

I am delighted that Derek Gee appears to be moving teams. I like the guy, and I want him on a less awful team. ...we'll deal with the oil issue separately, I suppose. Genocide is more pressing.

This would make it much easier to traffic people out of the US with no records.

What a time to be about to teach this:

Is there ANYTHING better than someone from the break winning in a sprint when the peloton should have pulled them back?

Superintendent is doing the district kickoff right now, and it is interminable. Please, just let me go work in my classroom.

Aw, man, how can you not love that! Wout on the Champs. #TdF2025

Don't look back Keep going keep going Pog dropping off the back?? #TdF2025

Don't let him come back, man. C'mon. C'mon. #TdF2025

WOUT C'MON DROP 'EM #TdF2025

Neilson Powless up here trying to make me feel better about standing by his Velogames selection. (I love him regardless, but he has not done me much on my team thus far.) #TdF2025

Yikes, rain. Well. Let's see how this goes. #TdF2025

STOP CUTTING AWAY FROM THE RACE OMG #TdF2025

Here-- We-- Goooooo! #TdF2025

No audio on the world feed from FloBikes. #TdFF2025

Shitttttt. That crash-- #TdF2025

If it's this slippy going up, I don't want to think about it coming down.... #TdF2025

I have never related to a rider more than Sweeny in that moment, oh my god, I'm going to die laughing. Like, "You're the one who wanted to do this, my dude, why are you not helping? UGH. FINE. I'LL DO IT MYSELF." Might be terrible tactics. I don't care. 10/10, I love it. #TdF2025

I have no idea what's happening on this climb. It feels like we're down some camera coverage-- is that because of the motorbike crashes they mentioned earlier? #TdF2025

Good lord, Sweeny looks great. #TdF2025

I think none of the EF guys should come sign to in tomorrow wearing aero gear, just to mess with everyone's heads a little. I mean. Obviously there's no world in which they're NOT going for it; it's a stage designed in a lab for, like, 70% of their team. So I'm sure they're all in aero tomorrow.

Also: HEALY, what the hell! Amazing. #TdF2025

I have no idea how he managed to hold on. Someone get that dude a nice warm mug of tea and a blanket. #TdF2025

Healy's really just hangin' in there, huh. Impressive! #TdF2025

I'm so glad they're climbing in this wet right now, rather than descending. That last one had me clutching onto the edges of the couch, and the road wasn't nearly as slick as it is now. #TdF2025

Alpine dams always terrify me. Like, I know that there are excellent engineers behind those, but I have a very good imagination and have read too many history books. I don't wanna ride across that thing. #TdF2025

No no no no no I hate it

I do not like the idea of this potential sprint in the wet. #TdF2025

oh my god what the hell was THAT #TdF2025

I cannot breathe. #TdF2025