I’m surprised that was nearly a 20. What gets you under 10?

Me: “why are there stamps all over the wall?!” My daughter: “hey, why are you taking my stickers?” That’s cool. A book of stamps is only about $15.

It’s 4am and my son just said to my wife, “just so you know, daddy’s burps are as loud as his coughs.”

Reminder that there are streaming church services beginning pretty much anytime today that works for you. Here are a few with start times at 8:00, 8:55, 9:00, 9:15, 10:45, 11:00, 11:30, and 12:00 (all times eastern). (Updated times and links)

Buying a truck through Carvana, and debating whether to pay cash or borrow and, if the latter, whether to go through Carvana or credit union. Carvana wants over 8% APY. I’ve got an 837 credit score. No thank you.

How should economists treat morality? economist.com/finance-and-... from The Economist

Hot take 🔥 Military officers should give candid testimony to Congress. They are accountable to the executive and legislative branches. When they give evasive answers to questions from Congress, it suggests they believe they are unaccountable, or Congress cannot hold them accountable. Both are bad.

Here you go: bsky.app/profile/timm...

I would have advised him to say, “the Law of War Manual says that, and indeed issuing an order to give no quarter is unlawful.” If pressed: “I think the Secretary was making a rhetorical statement, not issuing a statement that anyone perceived as an order.” I don’t know why this is difficult.

I have to provide a gift link for this. 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/b...

checking in for a brief moment on the Rededicate 250 blasphemy fest and yep, it's beyond parody

As a Christian, this spectacle is enraging. They wield state power to enrich themselves, burden the poor, harm the vulnerable, wage unlawful war, dismantle institutions to avoid accountability or transparency, and they have the gall to claim it is in service to God.

Is there any difference between paying cash for a vehicle at a dealership vs getting financing and immediately paying it off? If you take the loan, does that enable them to apply various dealer incentives? But does it also result in more fees that negate any benefit?

Crazy. ICE exists to enforce immigration laws. By their own account, they detained a US citizen because they claim he committed an assault days earlier. That has nothing to do with immigration law. They unlawfully used their official positions to kidnap a citizen. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Army commands need to disenroll GFEs off DMUC by the end of the month. An ALARACT says commands will prioritize BYOD, and GFEs will be furnished only exception. So, by default, we’re not going to provide work phones for official business? Can someone explain why this is a good idea?

Ever since learning that the acting AG was the guest speaker at the Army JAG Corps regimental ball, I’ve been fascinated with these stories. bsky.app/profile/timm...

Next door neighbors don’t have kids, so they’re lounging in their in-ground, heated pool, drinking cocktails. I just air-fried chicken nuggets in between two diaper changes and cleaning up dog vomit.

“….the group agreed it was important to forgive others, including Trump, for their sins…” This view of forgiveness is a one-sided obligation to people who refuse to accept responsibility, promise to keep doing harm, and deny wrongdoing. It’s merely excusing sin. www.wsj.com/us-news/we-a...

To me, the craziest part of this is that the MAGA crowd would likely see nothing objectionable here. To them, these all seem like acceptable things for these men to say and do.

Good morning team! A history of Mothers' Day for mothers who aren't going to take it any more.

I think I have more photos of my daughter’s gymnastics practice this morning than the total number of photos that exist of me prior to age 18.

“We’re not simply part of the political process…” Roberts said. Politics is how society develops solutions to problems. “Solutions” include laws passed to fix or prevent a problem. “Problems” include disagreements over how to interpret laws. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

I need to buy some carbon monoxide detectors. Last night, all of my kids slept through the night. I can’t think of any other explanation.

Somebody please convince me not to buy this. stancefitness.co/products/sta...

I thought this was an Onion headline.

This morning my son asked why I was eating breakfast in the bathroom. It dawned of me that maybe this is an unusual type of multitasking. I snapped a photo. On average, maybe it’s weird. At this phase of parenting, I’m thinking it’s normal.

DoJ failed to inform a judge that a man seeking release on bond is wanted for murder in the Dominican Republic. DHS reacted: “An activist judge appointed by Joe Biden released this wanted murderer back into American communities” They don’t even pretend to be serious www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/u...

I’m retirement eligible, so this really speaks to me. “Powell had long been counting down the days to retirement.” But, after the Justice Department criminal investigation, he decided to remain “to ensure the central bank would continue … without political interference” www.wsj.com/economy/cent...

Relatives send text massages to my daughter, and she uses voice-to-text to respond, “I can’t read.”

Nothing will cause your kids to need your immediate assistance more than if you step away for two minutes to use the bathroom. This is especially true if you tell them ”I’ll be in the bathroom for a couple minutes.” Daddy. Daddy! DADDY! DAAADEEEEEEE! WHERE ARE YOU!!!!???

We live about 10 minutes from Target. 🎯 So this might be a good opportunity to invest heavily in their stock.* ____ * - Not investment advice. Our lucrative past purchases are hopefully not indicative of future purchases, and may not have proportional impact on the stock price.

“Don’t be evil” was a low bar and he couldn’t clear it. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/u...

The FBI arrested scientist David Morens today, prosecuting the Trump administration's batshit conspiracy theories about COVID-19. www.science.org/content/arti...

Claude AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’

“…the world’s wealthiest and most powerful have developed a persistent hope, and perhaps even generated some small possibility, that death might be eradicated entirely…” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/m... I have some good news: bible.com/bible/3345/j...

I don’t think any agency has mastered, to the degree that ICE has, the ability to so consistently and thoroughly combine callous indifference with arrogant incompetence.

This is how I try to keep the dogs off our couch.

I think it’s impressive that Hafþór Björnsson and Eddie Hall can deadlift 500kg. Really, I do. But tonight I moved a couch down two flights of U-shaped stairs by myself. Your move, Hafþór and Eddie. Your move.

Three paragraphs in, this detail is casually dropped in. “Then Ammel took a surprising step: She sued—not her cheating husband, but the woman who was having a romantic relationship with him. This was Kyrsten Sinema, the former U.S. senator from Arizona.” www.wsj.com/us-news/the-...

Amazing how the exact same clouds were in these photos taken 15 years apart.

The moral de-pantsing of our country seems to be a daily thing now. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/u...

I genuinely think some people do not want to look this in the eye/think about it because it is so awful. We wrote what I thought was a pretty eye-opening story about all this and I was surprised by the lack of engagement tbh

Really weird anecdote, because Russian Soldiers didn’t wear socks in WWII. See: archive.nytimes.com/atwar.blogs....

We’ve been paying a sleep consultant to help with sleep training this baby, and it is NOT money well spent. Nearly every piece of advice is contradictory or makes no apparent sense, and none of it helps.

I'm excited to share that we've made a collection of historic Supreme Court Records and Briefs available via @archive.org I've written a blog post where I go into detail about the importance of this collection. blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...