@thefarce.org Did you know you were quoted in @stefanfatsis.bsky.social's new book? A fun thing to encounter. Great book, if you haven't already read it.

Another one of those people about whom I never thought I'd say this, but this piece by @monacharen.bsky.social is quite good.

This is very troubling, @nytimes.com. I hope you have changed this. 1/2

Always good to have the details. Thanks for the gift article link, Dan.

Best Cat Pic of the Year (so far)

This is a good remembrance. I'm sorry I never got to know him.

This is pretty good.

@olof-loves-ai.bsky.social One suggestion, which of course occurred to me only after I made my BSW and said I had no further comments. ;) Should there be a way to delete one's BSW? I notice that I can see mine when not logged in, and other people's as well. Granted, all the info is in principle /1

Line of the Day "If you can not pay your employees minimum wage you don't have a business you have a hobby that requires others to subsidize it with their labor." -- @johngcole.bsky.social

Also, I am told that my typing amounted to "94.9% of a War and Peace!" Watch your back, Лев Николаевич Толстой!

Zing!

"The signature look of MAGA world is the facial equivalent of a Cybertruck — telling the world 'I have enough money and power to not care about how I look as much as I want people to know that I am a complete asshole.'" -- @robynelyse.bsky.social www.wonkette.com/p/2025-in-wh...

The first part's a bummer, the second part lifts you right back up. Thanks, @doktorzoom.bsky.social.

In light of Trump's non-stop smearing of @ilhanmn.bsky.social /@repilhan.bsky.social, here is some reality-based writing. We got your back, Congresswoman. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Feeling like you didn't quite check everything off that list you made last year at this time? Take heart! And enjoy the snark that can come from nothing but the facts. h/t @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social

This feels like a minor win over The Man 1/2

For all that everyone on this site harshes on Twitter (and rightfully so), I don't think enough attention is paid to Facebook.

I'm betting @mcmegan.bsky.social is doing some ghostwriting to pay for all of the expensive kitchen gadgets she bought herself for Christmas. h/t @tomtomorrow.bsky.social

Hey, @edroso.bsky.social, have you heard anything from/about @rogerailes.bsky.social? Just popped into my mind that I haven't seen anything by him for a while. Took a look -- last post was in August.

MAGAt fight! Comments are fun, too. x.com/megynkelly/s... or xcancel.com/megynkelly/s... Megyn is kicking his butt on Likes: 19K to 3.3K. Mark is actually even getting ratio'd: 4.8K comments.

Not more redactions! Pam Bondi, everyone. Let's give her a big hand.

This is not just a Bari-bashing piece by any means. Instead, it shows what real investigative reporting is all about, esp when the government is the bad guy. h/t @davekarpf.bsky.social

"Why forgo all these opportunities to get in front of huge audiences and defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate. Once you concede that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s rights are a good thing, you’ve already lost."

There was a video going around yesterday, in which one of the Trump stooges was saying how much small businesses are ‘excited’ to pay taxes thanks to Trump. Seriously. Meanwhile, back in the world of honesty ... paulkrugman.substack.com/p/magas-betr...

Elon likely still has him beat worldwide, but here in the US?

Not who you want on belay

Hard same. (Click through for his example.)

When they say that @mcmegan.bsky.social is "weapons-grade stupid," this is what they mean.

"This Chicago Trib Sunday feature on how Chicago fought back and beat the ICE losers out of their fucking town is excellent, you should read it." -- @evanhurst.substack.com (today's Tabs) archive link: archive.is/w0dzd www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...

You probably already get it, but PZ says it well.

Timeline cleanse!

Heh. Clearly not an Elmore Leonard fan.

These are all good takes. If you missed them when they first ran, by all means, skedaddle over there.

Shots fired.

If you're not already following @ellisjrosen.bsky.social, do so. Brightens up any feed, fast!

But before we get to that, let's talk about how great conservatives are at Cutting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse™! "New College now spends more per student than any higher education institution in Florida by an order of magnitude, but ... has dropped 60 spots in the US News & World Report rankings ..."

I don't like her. I don't trust her. I think she's stupid. I think she only opens her mind when something affects her personally. I will be glad when her toxic ass is gone from Congress. Nevertheless, this is a surprisingly good read. Gift article link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...

From the middle of a really helpful thread by @daveweigel.bsky.social on the Minnesota aid fraud scandal. The first post of the thread is here: bsky.app/profile/dave...

Nick Anderson (@andertoon.bsky.social) has posted his Best of 2025 cartoons, in two parts. Link to part 2 is at the end of part 1. nickanderson.substack.com/p/best-carto...

This. So much this. Now you know why I spend so much time fact-checking reposted meme slop from Occupy Democrats and similar. It hurts us to spread lies. And we don't need to: the truth has a well-known liberal bias.

Really good.

Cool thread! I knew about the first thing, but not about the next two. #TIL #booksky

Perfection.

There is a user named @1000knives.bsky.social who has 5 followers, 2 following, and 8 posts. This user has created a blocklist and added me to it. I just don't understand this mentality. From a look at all of the reposts on 1000knives's feed, I'd say there is a chance that this account is 1/2

Trudeau's still got it!

I've asked elsewhere that people stop treating this new euphemism with respect. I wish I had said it this well. (Short thread also, if you click through.)

Nailed it.

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.

All right, get it out of your systems. But come the new year, please, stop. It's really annoying after about the third repetition. bsky.app/search?q=%22...

Wow. I remember when Taibbi was one of the good guys. Sounds unbelievably slimy in these email exchanges. h/t @donmoyn.bsky.social