The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark

Q: It’s starting to sound like underage women are children. What’s the difference between underage women and children? A: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...

Well, I'd like to see ol Donny Trump wriggle his way out of THIS jam! *Trump wriggles his way out of the jam easily Ah! Well. Nevertheless,

Hey @detroittransit.org, did you hear that the Executive Director of TRU was just elected Mayor of Seattle?!!

every single one of these emails is someone I already hate messaging a notorious pedophile to say "Thanks for the great time! I had fun doing pedophile stuff with you. P.S. Trump was there with us the whole time"

#A2Council I get that a height limit in the low-rise 'hoods is inevitable, but proposed unit density limits are so counterproductive. Zoning needs to be flexible, probably through the "neighborhood context" concept, to allow small apartments citywide. Make neighborhoods affordable, win elections.

There is nothing that captures the user-hostility of enterprise software quite so neatly as this prompt. As far as I can tell, it does absolutely nothing. Clicking Yes does not reduce the number of times one has to sign in. I tick the "Never again" box every time, yet it always appears again.

In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.

this is what i want from my senator

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One way to reduce condo defect liability: stop forcing architects to design buildings that leak. HCD’s “objective design standards” guide *encourages* making building envelopes more complex, heightening leak and therefore defect lawsuit risk cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Ap...

The funny thing is that Democrats often say they want to tax the rich and expand social services - Mamdani is “aggressive” and not “conciliatory” bc he apparently was not lying and actually wants to accomplish these goals

I’ve literally seen this movie before.

If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit

Get yourself a mayor who knows the difference between a bollard and a flex post! www.tiktok.com/@powerjokers... (Good job NYC!)

ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections

again, the single biggest thing chuck schumer could do to energize the democratic coalition is resign.

I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.

I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.

Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.

Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way. by Ezra Klein

There is an election today in the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. I think you should vote Yes on the Career Technical Education Millage: www.damnarbor.com/2025/11/elec... #a2Council #YpsiCouncil

...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site

The main problem with Bluesky is that some of you aren't posting enough Chicago content. This is the premiere Chicago-centered social website, please act accordingly.

NEW: Senator @wyden.senate.gov says AI-camera company Flock is violating federal law by not enforcing multi-factor authentication. 404 Media previously found Flock credentials included in infostealer infections.

This week I had someone tell me they're not worried about SNAP being cut off because "that's illegal, so it's impossible Trump could do that, so obviously it's just media sensationalism." Another person told me they weren't worried about ICE because "they can't detain you if you're legally here."

i love winding the clocks back an hour. you get an extra hour of sleep and the only downside is several months of horrible despair.

Time for Bike Party, Halloween edition! 🚲 🎉 💀 #VisionZero #a2council

When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits

Good evening to everyone who will be up all night wondering, if Amtrak trains wait an hour when the clocks change to Standard Time (from 2 am to 1 am), do they teleport ahead an hour when the clocks change to Daylight Saving Time (from 2 am to 3 am)?

BREAKING | Mayor Taylor seen preparing to distribute candy in order to corruptly influence future voters. #a2council

We are so fortunate in the Fighting Five. Please empty to your pockets to keep Jenn our CM! #a2council

If you are trying to decide if it is worth coming out and voting on Tuesday as only the tech education milage that helps #a2schools is in the ballot, here is who is voting against it. #a2council #a2schoolboard Full story in the @annarborobserver.bsky.social

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

At some point large portions of the US were brainwashed into believing that owning a single family home is the ultimate symbol of success, and cars are the greatest form of freedom. Never really recovered from that, probably never will.

I've had to explain to way too many Americans that LA isn't unwalkable because it's too big, it's too big because it's unwalkable. Half the city is parking lots or roads to get to parking lots. Rest is zoned for single family homes. The only problem that's unique to the US is hyperindividualism.

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

My family calls him "Ross Doubt That' because everything he says should be presumed to be in bad faith

Transit agencies take so much heat for being “inefficient” while State DOTs have largely escaped scrutiny for continuously lighting money on fire.

counterpoint, they should leave it like this forever so we can never make believe this ridiculous shit didn't happen

People really tell on themselves when they complain that PROPERTY OWNERS weren’t sufficiently included/prioritized #a2council

In like 2012 I decided I would never buy an iPhone so long as Apple refused to allow users to "side-load" apps (i.e. install apps from other sources than the Apple App Store), and even though I haven't actually needed to side-load anything in years, I remain committed to this principle.

Can't flush my smart toilet on account of the AWS outage

This is the good shit, by @gwenckatz.bsky.social:

immigrant grocery store owner who voted for Trump to lower grocery prices and then got wrecked by tariffs. mfer you run a business called "Wong Kai Imports" what the hell did you think was gonna happen