In normal times, the fact that government officials at HHS blatantly lied to the public and got caught would be a scandal of unusual size. Everyone involved in this disinformation scheme against the people of the United States should be held accountable.

I like this site and I think people who have a really hard time here are kind of babies. Sometimes I get yelled at on here and some of those times people don’t have a point, but who cares? If anything, I should evangelize for this site more as the last place on the internet I still learn stuff.

Sometimes I write 60 words & literally feel the actor in me sighing & digging in for a struggle, so I look for the most important six & immediately feel better

The amount of back-and-forth I had with their fact checker on a piece *about Pee Wee's Playhouse* was astounding

Had the same when I wrote for NYT - naively assumed that was how they treated anyone writing for them LOL nope, just we poor peasants

Anyway, as @vickyausten.bsky.social already pointed out, these folks aren't having an 'absurd misunderstanding' - they're racists who want to defend Great Literature as an exclusively white prerogative. This is mind-shatteringly obvious if you actually read their tripe. bsky.app/profile/vick...

I am struck that the one time I wrote for The Atlantic, they had a fact-checker who demanded I include links for even quite minor claims in the piece or at least substantiate those claims to him, whereas when TCW writes for them, there isn't a single link or example to be found.

"The deficit, my fanny" was something my grad school pals and I used a lot

It most uncool aspect of pro-AI folks is that they don't even know what they are talking about. Nothing about these days' AI really stands out as cutting edge either, it just assissts you in becoming less capable as a human. They brag about being useless without a computer holding their hands.

"What a time to be alive! We are finally freeing you from the rat race and placing you on the rat unemployment line.” Read @petridishes.bsky.social's pro-AI commencement speech that 2026 grads will definitely not boo: theatln.tc/39O6Wr1c 🎨: The Atlantic

May seem no shit Sherlock to you but worth noting us reporting this seemed to piss off the white house

Iran should insist that it be delivered on pallets.

[once more, for good measure] Everybody thinks when he gets rich he’ll be a different kind of rich person from the rich people he sees around him; later on he finds out there’s only one kind of rich person, and he’s it. —Thornton Wilder, The Matchmaker

In case anyone else has paywall issues:

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)

Fun to see WSJ saying Trump "has lost the governing plot." Would be great if they could remind us when he had it. www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

Extreme heat can be dangerous, even deadly—but properly hydrating can go a long way in helping you stay safe, Rachel Sugar wrote in 2023. She provided some tips on what to do:

The Arlington National Cemetery Memorial apparently has deleted references and information on everyone interred there who wasn’t a white straight man from their database - attempting to sweep their existence under the rug. My thoughts on this obscenity cannot legally be shared on this platform.

I can't believe that Bezos is delusional (which oddly I think I would prefer).

Elon Musk: "and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad."

We are going to savor this one. Our client, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is freed of these outrageous, vindictive charges. It’s a good day.

That’s like 10% of the population.

That's weird; he told reporters he had nothing to do with the fund. Now he's saying he gave up a lot of money "allowing" it.

“.. an unusually large contribution for a sitting cabinet secretary.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...

They showed this version in schools for maybe 15 years and literally no one in my class had any reaction to a black woman being in it, someone yesterday said Eartha Kitt was Helen of Troy in 1950 and I looked it up and it was Orson Welles who cast her because she was a cabaret dancer and was hot!

I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.

as stephen colbert signs off for the last time let's all remember the one time the WHCD was worth a damn truly one of the all time greats

So many of these guys look and sound like movie villains. It's insane.

These sweetly small Soft White Dinner Rolls are #RecipeOfTheDay, and they’re child’s play to make. Indeed, my children helped me bake this very batch when they were little! Well worth keeping in mind for entertainment over half term. www.nigella.com/recipes/soft...

NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy? McDONALD: I'll take a different question

Okay so I actually have worked in this industry for 20 years and the units with the new refrigerants are MORE reliable. Longer warranties (years), due to more efficient refrigerants and smaller compressors that last longer. These folks are so full of shit they might as well be a dairy farm.

almost (*almost*) makes me feel sorry for don junior

Q: What do you make of President Xi meeting with Putin this week? Trump: I think it's good. I get along with both of them

Trump: We lost 13 people. In other wars, you lost hundreds of thousands of people. I get a kick when I look at somebody on television and they say, 'he's lost 13 people.'

Your tax dollars paid for this event freedom250.org/celebration/...

There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...

Russian Z-bloger Golman on the real state of the Russian economy and the course of the war. "TV keeps saying everything is great and the economy is fantastic. But when you open the fridge and there's nothing left - that's when all the lies will be exposed."

Russia and China consider it necessary to "eliminate the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis," according to a joint statement published on the Kremlin website. Comment from me: the root cause of the "Ukrainian crisis" (as a Ukrainian, I hate this term with a passion) is Russia.

This made my day

JD Vance argues that Democrats don't actually believe in "No Kings" because they didn't protest King Charles 🥴🥴🥴

Anyone else remember that time Vance's home sold to a lobbyist and gov't contractor for $170,000 over the asking price?

TBH, this is pretty funny.

JD Vance: "You know who never, ever gets an ounce of sympathy when it comes to disproportionate sentencing? People who voted for Donald Trump and participated in the January 6 protest."

MOULTON: I'm not asking you to talk about the Iran nuclear program. I'm asking you to talk about the English language. What's the difference between 'obliterated' and 'significantly degraded'? Are they the same? ADM COOPER ... MOULTON: Why did we start this war? Was President Trump lying to us?

Can't help but notice they truncated the line: Wives ὑποτάσσεσθε [follow, submit] Husbands ἀγαπᾶτε [love, prize, cherish, show affection] but also μὴ πικραίνεσθε [don't be harsh, embittered, vexatious] Children ὑπακούετε [obey, hearken, give ear] Fathers μὴ ἐρεθίζετε [don't provoke, irritate]

The insurrectionist pedophile in question is Andrew Paul Johnson and it is public record that he tried to silence his victim(s) with promises of Trump millions for J6.

VAN HOLLEN: Will individuals who assaulted Capitol Hill police officers be eligible for this fund? BLANCHE: Anybody in this country is eligible to apply if they believe they are a victim of weaponization

billions in medicare fraud

WTF is this? Every day feels more surreal. And on top of all of it, Scott absolutely trashing Xi while he praises Trump who praises Xi? It's incoherence mixed with lies mixed with hyperbolic nonsense.