I hadn't heard much about the 250 state fair celebration thingy, but apparently that's because there wasn't much to hear about. Except this. I've read several stories about it and everyone is acting like this is something that just happened, and not a deliberate middle finger to actual Americans.

Not a terrible list, but weirdly omits Cara Delevingne and Dane DeHaan in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. That on-screen duo had less chemistry than two particles a billion miles away from each other in deep space. (Hard to argue with the thumbnail, though.) collider.com/worst-movie-...

This isn't a terrible video. There's some good information and theorizing in it. What flummoxes me, though, is this idea that lower birth rates are something that we *have* to fix. Why? There's no exploration of whether this even needs to be solved. It's just assumed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFX...

"There are obviously outliers in every direction, but in general, when thinking about sexual relationships, men have a stronger drive toward having casual sex and having lots of partners, enjoying all the fruits of the sexual revolution, than do women." Biology-based promiscuity? What the fuck?

My parents were from a third-world country. My brother is a commander in the Navy. My sister is a federal judge. I'm the low achiever with a masters in communications and I'm about to retire after working for a string of Fortune 500 companies. Fuck this racist and everyone who supports him.

The white couple's lawyer statement is a *trip*. I don't want to spoil it. www.kare11.com/article/news...

Fam, I am so ashamed that I didn't make this connection first.

Name a movie that flopped at the box office but is actually great. #FilmSky Actually my favorite movie in more than half a century of watching them.

Just automatically blocking leftists who bash liberals and liberals who bash leftists. Primaries are over, y'all -- vote for the best candidate on the ballot and try harder next time if your favorite lost. This is why we lose so goddamned always.

Would you mind carpooling with Third Way as you leave, please?

Sandwich Indictment 2: Electric Boogaloo www.reuters.com/world/us/peo...

I wondered how Douthat followed up on this, and he mostly didn't (as expected). He treats it like it's a time issue, and he *does* seem at times to be skeptical of what Vance is saying. But without that step of asking the next logical question and demanding an answer, we end up learning nothing.

Republicans would rather erase this sort of thing from history curricula. I'm sure they have their reasons.

He is just such an idiotic and invariable piece of shit.

This is so true. Paint over the problem (literally, in this case), solving nothing and arguably making things worse. Wasting taxpayer cash in the process. See also: DOGE tackling the national debt.

We used to have presidents. Then a bunch of white people lost their shit when this guy got elected and it's been hell-in-a-handbasket time *twice* because they're nuts.

They have no problem telling you how to worship and live your life, but whatever rules they have *never* apply to them. apnews.com/article/jack...

Just cancelled Paramount+. That UFC thing was the final straw. I'll catch up with what little Star Trek remains at a later date.

"San Recto." Pulling stories out of their asses.

This asshole's preferred candidate has broken several of the commandments that he makes Texas school children read. Maybe he should have to explain why. www.texastribune.org/2026/06/12/d...

>“I don’t think anything bad about the president. It wasn’t his fault; it was our fault.”< Kudos for being so wrong and so right at the same time. It was, actually, his fault. And it was also your fault. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Voting for her for governor is going to tough, but I'm not an idiot so I will do it. Still, does she have to make it so fucking hard?

All of Meta falls down at the same time. Why do we want these tech companies to have *more* domain over our lives?

The sexism is baked in. There's no salvaging this.

That was a tough one (for me, anyway). Connections Puzzle #1097 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩

I think he's calling us pirates.

Charlie Kirk's ghost must be so confused right now. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

That semester of Russian finally pays off, 35 years later. "Danger Moscow."

Very well said, unfortunately.

This story is wild. A trans person flees Texas for their safety. A conservative couple flees Seattle for lower taxes and so people won't judge them for political beliefs. THESE ARE PRESENTED AS EQUIVALENT THINGS. What the actual fuck? www.npr.org/2026/06/08/n...

I want you to read that sentence in its entirety, and then go back and notice the name of the summit.

Post a TV show that starts with the letter B. 📺

Post an TV show that starts with the letter E

Turns out "let's do the fucking news" was less of a Shakespearean Saint Crispin's Day-style rallying call and more of a stark demonstration of the Peter Principle.

the reaction of American “leftists” to Talarico (cringe, too “Christian”) vs. Platner (based, manly, rugged) is incredibly revealing about their *actual* preferences and priorities, in both an interpersonal and political sense. they *just* think being nice and having principles and values is cringe

What's your favorite movie from each decade of your life? 60s: Goldfinger 70s: Alien 80s: The Right Stuff 90s: The Silence of the Lambs 00s: Almost Famous 10s: Logan 20s: Everything Everywhere All at Once

I don't get the incel angst about Laufey. 20-25 hours with Deborah Ann Woll? They should be tripping over themselves to play it.

So he *doesn't* know that "dumb" is spelled with a "b"?

"Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks." Hey -- Idaho health officials: I have a theory.

Goddamn!

A majority of Republicans oppose same-sex marriage. Their resurgent bigotry needs to be stopped. news.gallup.com/poll/710810/...

There's a scene early in the 2018 game when the harsh but stoic father, newly widowed, reaches out to comfort his young son. He hesitates, and then pulls back his hand. His son didn't see any of that, but the player did. Anyone who thinks video games aren't art can kiss my whole ass.

Thread. Seriously, fuck every "Genocide Joe" leftist who couldn't pull the lever for Harris because all of this normally mundane shit has become idiotically dangerous to large swaths of our own nation in addition to populations around the globe. You shouldn't even have to know who DNI is. Ideally.

Start by cutting back their donut allowance. If that doesn't solve the problem, start selling off some MRAVs. www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/0...

If Bluesky is going to serve us up fetish porn and pre-porn without us asking for it, can we at least get a checkbox filter list of subjects so we can tailor the experience?

How progressive! Well, except for the whole "can't be priests" thing.

Does this seem... an odd choice to anyone?

Holy shit. www.axios.com/2026/06/01/t...

The Minnesota GOP held a moment of silence for a convicted murderer, because they are fucking degenerates who should never be treated seriously in politics ever again. minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/30/k...

If I were to ever run for some elected position, my central premise would be, "What if we tried not treating people like shit for a change?"