Augustine Gambrill II held at least 10 people in slavery and Augustine Gambrill III held at least 17 people in slavery. These enslaved people worked the tobacco plantations that built the Gambrill family fortune, which allowed its scions to dominate the flour and cotton mill industry in Maryland.

At first I thought it was funny that he was adding himself to a "memorial center," but now I think that's the whole bit. He wants this stuff now because he knows nobody's going to do it later. And he (incorrectly) thinks that once he's gone, nobody will want to take it down.

Not that it will but the willingness of Americans to obey is a very funny contrast with our self-image and should probably prompt some reflection bsky.app/profile/jonf...

The White House Christmas tree Thursday night had far fewer visitors than in years past. Just 1 week before Christmas the tree utterly lacked decor, no trains and toys under it. It was a solemn and dreary metaphor to a Presidency without joy or seasonal goodwill; a city besieged by police agencies.

A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that cutting back on saturated fats reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke. A roadkill-eating, whale-decapitating heroin addict says Americans should eat more saturated fats. For busy eaters, it can be hard to know who to trust.

Interesting: New data from @brookings.edu shows that spending in D.C. dropped significantly when President Trump deployed the National Guard in mid-August. Similarly, hotel revenue has been on a steady decline since mid-summer. www.brookings.edu/articles/con...

This is like saying that one should fight pollution by swimming every day in an oil refinery's outflow swamp.

The media should clearly report, but won't (because they're terrified of MAGA, etc.), that the president is INSANE. That's not even disputable at this point. His brain is rotten mush. bluevirginia.us/2025/12/mond... h/t @kyledcheney.bsky.social

Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.

It is going to be so cool when It Happens

It’s often said that too many political writers cover politics as if it’s sports. Actually they cover politics as if they are bad at covering sports

I continue to have no sympathy left for whinging about how the public are rude about AI and feel threatened by it when the biggest players in the AI space have spent years very vocally and constantly *threatening the public*

It's a bit surprising that Pete Hegseth asked for two shots when he usually asks for four or five.

BINGO by @rgoodlaw.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/12/thur...

He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”

Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.

@jaketapper.bsky.social you seeing this shit bro

one thing that receives almost no attention is that the only reason he ran for president again is because he had to to avoid prosecution for a litany of crimes, the whole plan was: 1). Take shelter in SCOTUS-granted immunity. 2). Loot.

@edwintheredwin.bsky.social smoked some meat yesterday #bbq #smoker #brisket #Friendsgiving

the “thanksgiving food is bad” discourse raises its ugly head every year, but the truth remains that thanksgiving food can be amazing as long as you know how to cook. the problem is we’re throwing a few million sunday drivers directly into a grand prix

It is tragic to see what figures like Mamdani are doing to a once great Democratic Party. by Andrew Cuomo, Larry Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Bob Menendez, and Rod Blagojevich

Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci

Our government is under the control of Nazis and racists who want to bring back slavery, and when those type of people have this type of power, NO ONE is safe.

Looks like there's still no Trump Tipline so you'll have to report this at the Mamdani Monitor bsky.app/profile/repo...

Well this is right fucking horrifying. apnews.com/article/immi...

These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws. Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired. They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.

This is like one of those people who after 9/11 was convinced that al-Qaeda was coming for Spartanburg, SC next www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/enterta...

Trump was more offended that a reporter asked MBS about Khashoggi than he was about MBS murdering him.

Hey journalists, he's endorsing the literal carving up of one of your colleagues at the Washington Post. He's reeling, and this may be a good time for your survival instincts to kick in and remind this dude you're still a human being. While you still can.

Anytime Keith Olbermann pops his head up, all I can think about is Ben Affleck's insanely fun "Special Comment" on SNL. Shoutout to whatever SNL writer came up with the name "Miss Precious Perfect" for his cat. youtu.be/rO5-owAQOEw?...

What in the wide world of fuck?!? 🤔

MacGruber! #SNL

I passed the bar exam easily but that’s because as an adult I know how to vet reliable shamans. Kim is built different I guess 🤷‍♂️

Lots of boos for President Trump as he's shown on the jumbotron during the 2-minute warning.

I think there's a decent chance that Trump lived in a bubble created by the viziers where he was super popular and everyone loved him and Tuesday popped that bubble in a pretty serious way.

I’ve never heard Trump’s economic policies expressed so succinctly:

Let's see what RFK Jr is up to

Oh also - lawyers aren’t allowed to tell jurors this so i do: “Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.” If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.

Here's our story about Sandwich Guy

one of the most insane thing about partisan politics is that Republicans are allowed to say "these four million American citizens shouldn't get the representation they are entitled because it would be politically inconvenient for us" and nobody bats an eye

whos in the social media bubble now you gooncel freaks

I’m gonna guess the vast majority of people concerned about a “socialist mayor” have never been to NYC.

Maybe pundits should spend more time in densely packed, left leaning urban areas where the "real Americans" live

Hell yeah

The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.

"Speaker Johnson, it looks as though the president is currently stabbing you with a knife. Do you have any comment?" "Well, look, this is the first I'm hearing about it. As you know, I've been really busy not doing my job, so I just don't know enough about this alleged stabbing to make a comment."