Cartoon by James Mellor: buff.ly/qZHIJ8A

Cast of Laocoön and his Sons (Roman version of a lost Greek original), 100BC-50AD

spotted today in Appleton, WI i thought goldfish knew how to swim already but apparently not

My individual ACA Bronze Plan premium jumped from $100 (with APTC) to $800 (without APTC). The Democrats initially forced a shutdown but then caved and got NOTHING in return. Thanks, Chuck. You're a real fighter. Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/b...

Headline of the Year

"LIBERATION" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

feels like the right time to revisit this classic www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/nih...

chat, is the wall street journal a woke radical left-wing rag?

"whether you want to call it a war or not" you say tomayto, I say tomahto

oh, quelle surprise www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

LMAO that while bragging obnoxiously to Congress that the Dow had reached 50,000, Pam Bondi called the top of the market 🤣

I'm not crying, you're crying ❤️

Whatever rotten thing you did to piss off your partner this Valentine's Day, just remind them the Dow is above 50,000. All will be forgiven. h/t @joedudekjd.bsky.social

Today's game is bullshit. THIS was real football. #NFL #SuperBowl #GenX

👀 "I know state terror when I see it...It's lawyers in suits and bureaucrats at desks and journalists spinning a narrative so the truth is distorted. It’s ICE agents breaking car windows and shooting unarmed citizens...It is turning fear into a policy, a goal."

Sad day. I read WaPo for 40 years.

Gift Link www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

is there a copy editor in the house?

Required reading this weekend! Gift Article: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/m...

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Happy New Year, Blueskeeters! In 2026, may your spirits be as high as your health insurance premiums.

Published in The New Yorker, 1968

Sick of David Brooks? yeah, me too

Mike Johnson: My "I have not lost control of the House" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.

Truth.

I wonder often who was actually worse for society: the Robber Barons or the Tech Billionaires? I'd take Andrew Carnegie over Elon Musk in a heartbeat.

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Instant classic.

Saul Berenson knows a lot more about Homeland Security than anyone in MAGA world. His endorsement carries weight 😉

Heartbreaking, beautifully-written review by @alexandrajacobs.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...

Save it for your grandkids -- they might not believe a US President actually said this.

LFG!

THIS THIS THIS! #NoKings youtu.be/WvOZs3g3qIo?...

Today I announced to a Gen Z-er my departure for work. ME: "Time to make the donuts" GZ: WUT?

Justice Barrett is so tied up with podcasts and interviews, it's a miracle she's got time for the docket.

Composed completely of raspberries sprinkled with sugar.

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Barbie is in high dudgeon

From the folks who brought you Woodward and Bernstein

JB PRITZKER IS [bravely, ethically, morally, empathetically] PRACTICING POLITICS THE RIGHT WAY.

This week I'm staying at a hotel in the Upper Midwest. Two uniformed CBP agents, guns visible, emerged from the elevator on my floor. One told the other to "check the *ice* machine" at the end of the hall. No clue why. Soooo many snarky comments flooded my brain but remained unspoken.

I literally can't imagine anything worse than [WaPo + AI]

My doctorate's not in grammar, but I'm pretty sure "frozen" is the past participle of "to freeze." #NYT

@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social has written one for the ages. Forget TL;DR - find the time to read every word.

Judge Merryday's takedown of Trump's NYT lawsuit is pure gold 🤣 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The road to Trump’s Project 2025 fascism is lined with smiling people telling you to stop overreacting.

Hmm. She seems nice.

October 22, 2024