this is a surprisingly close mockup in *general* design, but not *precisely* right. Not *quite* the right shade of purple (violet), totally wrong font (much lighter letter weight), and I don’t remember white trim on the sleeves among other details. It is in this ballpark. Actual design is better.

From @philwest.bsky.social and me: informed speculation on who Austin FC is targeting for their next Sporting Director and Head Coach hires. Some of these names are being actively pursued by the club, but all match the MLS Experience profile that is their focus. verdeallday.com/pure-imagina...

the first time I saw John Reynolds in something, I went “oh someone pulled Jon from Sex Criminals directly off of the page, cool”

Why would we want to learn from our pasts, or ponder the power of the written and spoken word, or explore the deep questions of humanity? According to the University of Hertfordshire, we wouldn't. They've just cut all of our undergrad Humanities programmes

RESULT out of Texas. The Lake Travis school district in the Austin area become a focal point for book bans (see this story from 2024: www.kut.org/education/20...) Two conservatives school board members who were integral to that push just lost their reelection bids tonight, and are ousted.

RESULTS from Texas: The school district of Grapevine Colleyville, near Fort Worth, drew national attention after conservatives running on an explicitly Christian message took over the board (archive: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...). Voters just ousted 3 conservative incumbents tonight.

a kind, sweet man who was at once brilliant and a great example of why you *should* meet your heroes

Charles III out here like “I guess the Correspondents Dinner was cancelled so sit back and I’ll roast like it’s 1814”

Grok told a simulated delusional AI user concerned that a dark entity was trapped in their mirror that they were likely being haunted by a doppelgänger, citing Malleus Maleficarum and suggesting they smash a nail through their mirror while reciting Psalm 91 backwards: futurism.com/artificial-i...

a Tata all-timer

My mom and I need your help. 14 months ago, she had a near-fatal fall at home. She has spent the time since beating all of the odds at a total of *10* different facilities recovering from injuries, infections, and surgeries. More info at the link buttondown.com/officehours/...

Working my way around, posting this new thing in different places for different “audiences” and I promise all this cryptic stuff and how sleep deprived I’ve been will make sense soon. TIA

Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson has revealed that Donald Trump wanted to use nuclear codes during a White House meeting on Saturday night. General Dan Cain, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stood up and said NO This is the level of instability in the White House.

Ok launching this thing tomorrow.

The way Apple Voicemail machine transcribes messages, it always misses my name and tells me everyone who calls opens with “Hey Sis” and honestly I’m glad the robots think everyone wants to address me as kin.

Tim Heidecker has long been my favorite journalist. Can’t think of another job he has done.

www.nbcnews.com/health/cance... H/t @kbaxter.bsky.social

As diappointed as I am to see that Disney is cutting it back from a Series Regular to a contract/guest spot to avoid having to pay for the couch’s healthcare, it is important that they are making moves to limit how much joy JD Vance has while watching TV.

I reeeeally needed to launch a thing this week. Was hoping to by today and was in the middle of it…until tech issues slammed the door shut on today and by extension this week. Warning in advance: it’s gonna be “a lot” to take in, but I promise I’m ok and you’ll know what it is when you see it.

when people post lists of “favorite film franchises,” I always think about this one.

yeah yall are fond of bragging when famous people follow you, but do the purveyors of Revolutionary War era historical merchandise?

21 gun salute for bonnie, who is going to have sex tonight and doesn’t accept criticism or roasts from people who invest in cryptocurrency. may we all find the courage to follow the path she’s forged for us

LA! These kitties’ human passed away, and they need a new home! Please help them find one! Spread the word!

It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for

MISTER WIZARD IS WEAK ON FIXED TERM INTEREST RATES

Annie Mumolo is a first ballot World Comedy Hall of Fame inductee in all categories eligible. Annie Mumolo will preside over the World Comedy Pantheon until such time as she abdicates. I hereby found the World Comedy Hall of Fame. If you watch Rooster, go watch Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar.

imagine if il papa responds to this by quoting from Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Americans must not start the march toward 2028 by compromising core values of justice and consequence. That’s how we got where we are. Don’t let in compromised actors in an effort to appeal to the bad people who laid the bricks of authoritarianism. Bring a hammer and get ready to rebuild roads.

THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT. CLEAN THEM OUT

Hungarians deserve every congratulations for giving Peter Magyar a bigger margin than Orban has ever gotten in all of his rigged elections - and this within the system that Orban rigged. Magyar now has a constitutional majority to undo Orban's constitutional prison and govern as a democratic leader.

You're not living right if 50 people who worked for you will sign a letter about anything at all.

saw a bunch of people congratulating Rory, so glad there’s been a Gilmore Girls rediscovery or wait

Octavia E. Butler, 1998:

Eric Swalwell needs to resign from Congress. His most prominent accuser is beyond credible, which anyone who understands what the process of having the hospital examination done entails knows. Stop excusing male politicians (regardless of party) who dismiss, deflect, and deny credible allegations.

Lord, I see what you’ve done for others

It's not just that Orbán losing inspires hope in other competitive-autocratic countries ruled by right-wing nationalist authoritarians. It's that his loss materially changes things in those other countries, because he's been operating as a headquarters and funding source...

Regret to inform everyone that Peter Magyar beat the world’s smartest illiberal populist in large measure by working incredibly hard for 2 straight years, meaning the rest of us are just going to have to get off our asses and do shit rather than just complaining.

I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I. I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee

Wait so it was a white libertarian Englishman hiding behind a Japanese name the whole time?! Quelle surprise. I think I need to sit down. The shock is just too much. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/b...

I was paid what in retrospect is a hilarious amount of money to say 5 lines in an industrial short all about how this one tax haven has the best deep-water port for retail product distribution. I played one of two “rebel” aliens trying to defeat Evil Lord “TARGETum.”

“I will NOT sacrifice the Oxford comma. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They assimilate the em dash and we fall back. They capture ‘not just X but y’ and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!”

Immigrants are doing myriad jobs that Americans don’t want to, like keeping Byron Noem company.

If JK Rowling really cared about the lives and safety of women, she’d have given at least a fraction as much of her time, focus, and money to Endometriosis research and treatment as she has going full-tilt against trans rights.

BREAKING: CEO said something unconscionable, irresponsible THIS JUST IN: CEO doubles down on right to do whatever he wants because he Knows Better I just repost this three times a day right

Every time I post about endometriosis and dare to make it, gender inclusive, I always get a lot of comments from people angry that I didn’t just say “women” And every time, I think about how Rowling has enough money to cure endometriosis forever. But she doesn’t actually give a fuck about women.

The day after we put the final touches on issues #88-91 of “Swamp Thing”, news broke about the passing of Tatjana Wood, the original colorist on the series. Tomorrow, March 2nd, would have been Tatjana’s 100th birthday. Let’s raise a glass to one of comics’ originals.

Moebius, 1991

he just said he wants to nationally require two forms of ID *plus* a Social Security card to vote.

pretty sure he said the “War *of* Fraud” will be led by JD Vance.