As you party on the 4th of July, it's important to take a moment to remember that Spuds Mackenzie's vital role in the signing of the Declaration of Independence. (Bud Light calendar, 1990)

Phil Collins died for your sins.

Appropriate Simpsons Quote for the day: “Those tall ships really lifted the nation’s spirits after Watergate!”

Remember that season one ep of star trek the next generation where they went to a planet where people wore skimpy outfits and fucked all the time but if you stepped on a certain area of landscaping you got the death penalty

"Not ALL the single ladies" - Nuancé

I really hate that AI has turned the internet into a pit of suspicion. It used to be a place where you could go to marvel at the weirdness of the world and now we have to evaluate every single thing that seems wondrous.

Anyway, the Tuskegee Airmen faced far worse in their lives than any of us can imagine so if one of them can think this then so can you, happy 4th

Turns out “America 250” was a temperature forecast

Oops, I did it* again. *listened to the ending of the Bernstein performance of Mahler 2 at Ely Cathedral. I’ve become so emotional in the past couple of years. I cry my eyes out at “Bereite dich zu leben!”

Reading the "Subsequent Possession" section of this page will never fail to spark joy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...

And the same for authors and books

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[going up to Taylor Swift's dad] fuckin, thanks for the open bar man, you must be so proud

I would kill or die for Larry

PHOEBE BRIDGERS: and what *I'M* saying is that pre-snap motion has become such a staple of Shanahan Tree coaching schemes that modern defenses have fully adapted by filling any potential leverage gaps ANDY REID: (nodding while eating a big bowl of spaghetti)

Who else wants to visit Cabo Verde now? What heart, what soul.

Cape Verde is the size of Kansas City. I promise you there’s hardly a person in that country that doesn’t personally know at least one player on that team. Can you imagine how proud they must be of them?

Andy Reid Approaches Floor For Traditional Coach-Tight End Wedding Dance https://theonion.com/andy-reid-approaches-floor-for-traditional-coach-tight-end-wedding-dance/

MLB players: Christ the King will return to cleanse the world of communism and homosexuals. NBA players: The Moon landing was faked because they didn't want us to learn that the Earth is flat. NHL players: [babbling in heavily concussed Finnish] NFL players: WTF ARE SQUIRLES EVEN DOING LMAOOOOOO

that guy? Travis Kelce

Who would have known Argentina would have so much trouble battling a remote Atlantic archipelago?

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This is true about music theory and musicology as well. Most of my gigs, I’ve been the only theorist, which means either the students get only one perspective or we have non-theorists teaching theory classes.

Keir starmer sounds like something to do with sailboats

It’s David Shire’s birthday. Possibly the greatest movie theme ever. Either way, just superbly stark opening credits with that bludgeoning & propulsive score telling you that you’re in for a cracking thriller. youtu.be/6-WYm9nl32Q?...

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College football: I don’t know, that guy hasn’t coached in this conference, do you think he’ll really be able to bridge the cultural gap between being from Michigan but coaching in Georgia? international soccer: here is your new coach, he does not speak your language, it’s fine

Other possibility: Jim Varney after years in hiding #knowwhutimean

We’re gonna need a bigger World Cup.

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WASHINGTON—In a judgment the majority of justices said reflected the intentions of the Founding Fathers, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling this week that upheld state bans on transgender athletes, adopting an originalist vision for junior varsity volleyball rosters.

trump could be the first president since harding to snuff a ziegfeld girl

Please bear witness to my humanity and take some small portion of it for yourself. Return the favor to someone else later when you can. orbooks.com/catalog/we-h...

reeking havoc because i smell bad and like homophones

It's impossible to call Weird Al Yankovic just plain "Al Yankovic." Try it. Your mind will absolutely rebel. variety.com/2026/biz/new...

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Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC

I keep sitting with two facts that would surprise younger me: 1. The President created a Space Force and has had sex with porn stars - and I *hate* the guy. 2. Jackass has somehow become one of our better models for Dudes Rock Masculinity. I mean that completely unironically.

They got fucking rolled by a college professor from Maine

FAFO, FAFERE, FAFAVI, FAFATUS EST

DARRYL, THE POPE’S FRIEND:

Happy “liberal arts professor helps save the Union” day to all who celebrate