I woke up this morning and my friend is still dead. I got the call at 11 pm last night - another friend didn't want me to be blindsided. Chuck was the media director at my former place of employment. He was a huge, gruff teddy bear with a heart of pure marshmallow fluff and I will miss him so much.

Clicked through to read the warnings and got to panel 4. Which refers to the Gulf of America. JFC

Read 120 books, lost 65 pounds, remodeled 3/4 of my house, made a bunch of new friends, vacationed in Georgia with my sister for a month, bought GOOD makeup (and discovered it really DOES make a difference). I was able to do all this b/c I fucking RETIRED! no more working 7 days a week

Most New Yorkers can’t afford childcare.

What we have now is a two-tiered society with a wealthy few at the top and the vast majority of Americans struggling to make ends meet. It’s corrosive to our economy and democracy.

Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.

One of the more important stock-taking moments to watch a bootlegged news program censored in your country.

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Having AI write something you're going to submit to a court? Lol no, I like my law license and want to keep it.

I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?

if the republican side of 2028 is cruz v. vance, the opposition stands to have a very good year wapo.st/4qrPqBD

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

on the bright side three years from now will be boom times for businesses that specialize in removing garish brass letters from buildings

hear me out. what if, when trump and his ilk are ejected from the executive branch, they pull down all of his tacky gold bullshit from the White House and have a giant bonfire on the ellipse? and sell tickets. and use the proceeds to help put the executive branch back together

Tipsy very altruistically volunteered to run the birb snax window and can't imagine why business isn't booming

Yes, I’m obsessed with the drunken raccoon story. It just keeps getting better www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Wife's BFF at the end of Wake Up, Dead Man: Who sings that terrible song? Me: It's Tom Waits. And fuck you.

what in the deep-fried actual fuck is THIS now wapo.st/4adoYXD

fellow Houstonians, here's your daily dose of state-sponsored child abuse www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

there are so goddamn many things wrong with this, I'm going to need a nap www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

this is how you do it - make the statement wherever you can www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...

give this man ALL THE AWARDS!!

Texas, let’s win this thing. #JasmineForUS #TexasTough

that right there is the winning message, and SOMEBODY better step up and let loose the hounds of war

Seen as a banner atop a retail website: "FedEx Service Alert: FedEx Cross Border has suspended MAIL service to Israel. If you are placing an order to be delivered to an address in Israel, please choose from the available shipping options."

"Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.'

the cruelty is the point

"The resolution concludes that Whitmire’s 'political behavior…undermines the values and mission of the Democratic Party...'" oh, I am so very here for this www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Do you know for sure you’re fully vaccinated?? If you can’t give an enthusiastic ‘yes’, check your medical record

do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge

Of course (give they were in a court with a sane judge). Fundamental question — will there be sanctions?? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...

submitted for your approval: farmer pairs with Grindr to save gay sheep from slaughter to provide wool for bespoke sweaters wapo.st/4idK5uI

lift up a prayer, if that's your thing. burn incense, sacrifice the first fruits of your garden, assemble the coven - whatever floats your boat - but this needs to happen www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...

“.. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls .. “.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.” @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Remember Jamal Khashoggi.

the world is on fire, everything sucks. have some tom holland channeling Rhianna www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCJ...

what's wrong with this picture? 🙄 cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_ful...

same, dude. same

On November 19, 1863, about fifteen thousand people gathered in Gettysburg for the dedication of a national cemetery of deceased veterans of the Civil War. After a program of music, prayers, and a two-hour speech by prominent orator Edward Everett, president Abraham Lincoln stood up to speak.

“The son of Adam is but a guest on Earth, even if he has all the riches or lives a hundred years” - “There Are Rivers in the Sky” ~ Elie Shafak

@blueheronfarm.bsky.social - you have competition in canine ear appreciation

a big runoff last night, in New Orleans: Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet. So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.

daily reminder to boycott Starbucks because it's the fucking right thing to do sbworkersunited.org

if you still go to Starbucks for some reason, how about don't? support SWU!!

HOLY COW. Basically, as folks note in the comments. Halligan allowed the court reporter to believe they were done for the day but then called the Grand Jury back. There is no judge, etc at these. So very likely she reconvened with no court reporter. I can't see how charges stand if that's true.

confederacy of dunces www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...

Dems in ARRAY