The Vans on that piece of shit “agent” really drive home that they’re just picking up any neck beard from a microbrewery and telling him to suit up and crack skulls.

That’s an awful lot of important people all in one place…🤞

What if the Rapture already happened but literally everyone got left behind Picture Peter waiting at the gates like a debut author at a book signing Heaven's version of Y2K

Bunch of fireworks going off in my neighborhood right now. Did it happen?!?!

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

I highly recommend this episode of East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social Heck, I recommend the whole podcast, but this episode is especially good. Come for the history of garbage collection, stay for the kitchen table storytelling.

Vance is with him, so wherever they’re going serves live mice.

Well I’ll be damned. I’ve got two books on there.

Rude Dudes are THE COOLEST.

Is anyone going to call that little porn goblin Mike Johnson out on his lie about this?

I found this in my Photoshop file and have a vague memory of making it. Don’t remember why.

A reminder of just how much they hate women, lest anyone forget.

The birthday message to the blessed virgin would be way better if he said “Mary” in a Jackée Harry voice.

Slightly diminish a book: Five or Six Years of Solitude

Running over a bunch of fuckin sticks and rocks with the lawnmower and just letting that shit pelt the shit out of my legs. Fuck you and fuck me

I am currently listening to this memoir (old lady Audible users unite!) and it is SO GOOD. Highly recommend it. This guy’s life was insane. Producer Dave @extraface.bsky.social hepped me to it. Dude knows all the good stuff.

I was in Chicago two weeks ago. The city was bustling. I felt safe walking around. People were lovely. Restaurants were PACKED with locals. The downtown was clean. “Killing field,” my ass.

explaining #gavinnewsom to non-californians (via nathanramospark on insta)

Aix, Rome, Glasgow, Hanalei, Bolinas

United Airlines WiFi is total garbage.

Bring back shame.

I found this in my Photoshop file and have a vague memory of making it. Don’t remember why.

Never cross a picket line.

They should add a second child and see if omelas gets more awesome

Please stop saying “cooked.”

It’s tough to tell silly hour-long crime stories right now. Truth be told, I’m deeply depressed. But the story I told this week about Emperor Norton was a balm for me. It’s my love song to San Francisco and the weirdos who made it so wonderful. Hope others love it, too. @emperornorton.bsky.social

Check us out on The Puzzler today and tomorrow! It was SO FUN to do.

Part of the appeal of conservatism is that it’s simple and not intellectually rigorous. That’s why you hear conservatives appeal to “common sense” so often. But the world isn’t a simple place. It’s very complex. And when faced with the complexity of life, conservatives fall back on bigotry and hate.

I am in the absolute foulest mood today; I’m about the self-rescind my email privileges for everyone’s sake (including my own).

Independent local journalism! I can’t wait. Kick in, sign up. I feel like this could be something amazing.

RIP Brian Wilson. In my opinion "Sloop John B" is the finest song ever written about going on a shitty boat trip with your grandpa.

RIP to Brian Wilson, who gave us many perfect albums but also the perfect interview

I would like for California to go back to being part of Mexico. And oddly, I think the MAGA types would agree with me. We all win.

I’ll die happy if I never have to see another video of someone sitting in their car, talking directly to their phone camera, lecturing/“educating” me about something.

I listen to audiobooks, and I love them. Except when the narrator is garbage. All stiff with no rhythm or nuance. What was so bad to make me post this? The new Michael Connelly (Nightshade) read by Will Damron (he is THE WORST; almost robotic). Got me searching for his other reads to avoid.

This, like everyone and everything else in their orbit, is so pathetic. I’m especially taken with the little nubbin stem end on the squash. Aramark’s greatest hits. Among the hourly horrors this administration delivers, I find it’s the little stupid things like this that push me over the edge.

I’m going to dinner tonight at a place that has burrata on the menu and that’s all that’s keeping me going right now.

After 3 weeks, drilling & sawing are finished in the construction at my neighbor’s (outside my home office window). They’ve moved on to laying pavers, which means they’ve switched from blaring mournful corridos to bumping unrelenting Eastern European club music. I have neither justice nor peace.

My 5 year old nephew is working out a bit where he’s a guy who only eats appetizers. He has a whole voice and face he does. It’s very LA cool bro coded. He keeps honing it and it just keeps getting funnier. I’m terrified of how hilarious he’s going to be when he’s all grown.

Seeing this plantation burn is SO satisfying. Now hand over the land to the descendants of the enslaved there.

The things I do for the show.

Did that baby hippo die? It got awfully quiet about him.

I’m no longer a practicing Catholic and I hate crowds, but I would love to be at St. Peter’s Square right now.

UPDATE: white smoke has *also* been spotted in the city center of Avignon,,, bad news folks!!!

My mind keeps making the connection between the rise of chatgpt and the fact that half of American adults read below a sixth grade level.

My god, what stress does to the immune system.

Imagine being lectured by RFK Jr about how to be healthy and then having Mark Zuckerberg tell you how many friends normal people should have

This thread.

Lord, I’ve been good. I don’t ask for much, and I try to life a life of generosity and love. But I do ask you for one favor. One little thing to ease my mind and, more importantly, the suffering of millions. It’s the sort of thing you did in Bible times. Lord, you’ve got to kill him.