Just found this letter my grandfather wrote to the Washington Post in 1987, asking them to have George Will write exclusively about baseball Honestly impressed by the snark here

Musk’s Neuralink falsified federal forms, claims to qualify for racial diversity program open.substack.com/pub/populari...

Big new poll finds that ... are you sitting down? ... "a bipartisan majority supports raising taxes on high incomes and wealth, including restoring pre-2017 tax rates, taxing capital gains like regular income, and introducing new taxes on large fortunes."

This...

Juneteenth reminder... youtu.be/eFkmRp_G2uo

This stuff doesn’t look very protect-and-serve-y

You wanna see something really scary? open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...

Today’s a great day to remind everyone that Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625% That’s FAR lower than private sector retirement programs, btw.

If my goal were to destabilize the American economy, i would not do a single thing differently than what Trump is doing.

Is MAHA ready to take a hard look at their dear leader?.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo7G...

Who are these people...?? WTF... The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages.

When a president starts arresting judges, it's like firing the referee because you don't like the call. As the Buddha taught, desire leads to suffering, especially a desire to control what was designed to be independent. Handcuffs on the judiciary?... History won't be kind to those who try.

"The richest relationships are lifeboats, but they are also submarines that descend to the darkest and most disquieting places, to the unfathomed trenches of the soul where our deepest shames and foibles and vulnerabilities live, where we are less than we would like to be" - Maria Popova

How you love, how you give, and how you suffer is just about the sum of who you are.

Trump: “We’ll punish imports!” Also Trump: “Imports are punishing us!” Me: Sip overpriced tea.

The gov says, “Tariffs will fix everything!” then two weeks later, “Er uh, except that.” or "Powell needs to go, but then next day no, he is ok where he is.... It’s like a spiritual leader who bans desire, then quietly shops online. The flip flops are adding up, don't you think?

Trump Trade war logic: “If I shoot myself in the foot, maybe you’ll limp too.” Meanwhile, China is quietly selling incense at triple price and whispering, “We told you... Attachment is suffering.”

This... Another thoughtful piece from Ezra... www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/o...

Trickle down economics explained

The Los Angeles Fire Department is doing something they’ve never done before — they’re asking anyone with firefighting experience to assist in fighting the #Palisades Fire and reach out to 213-576-8962.

YEP

Saying it like this....wow.

I have not been as moved by an article as I was by this one in a very long while... Wake up America. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

The menswear guy is here!

This is a staggering read. Find the time: www.esquire.com/news-politic...

Indeed...Trickle-down economics explained

I watched every season of Law & Order SVU and I took the LSAT. I am prepared to lead the Department of Justice 🫡

Interesting...https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/interactive/2021/amsterdam-floating-houses-schoonschip/?itid=mr_climate%20solutions_1

Since people are talking about how bad Threads is today, here's a throwback to one of the all-time posts over there.

I fear this is just the tip of the iceberg... gizmodo.com/stanford-pro...

Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?

"Bluesky is awesome now, for how long?" I mean, look, all things change and end, we will all die, earth will be uninhabitable in a billion years, then the sun will expand and destroy the planet, and the universe will die a slow death of proton decay. But BEFORE THAT, let's make this place fun, okay?

disney exec: it’s about a guy who thinks he’s a monkey lol. probably don’t need anything too crazy for the soundtrack. phil collins: [eyes glowing white, levitating above the ground] no

When you pop back to Twitter to see what’s going on over there.

Christian Right Lobbies To Overturn Second Law Of Thermodynamics theonion.com/christian-ri...

Man Forgetting Difference Between Meteoroid, Meteorite Struggles To Describe What Just Killed His Dog theonion.com/man-forgetti...

I think Democrats would benefit from listening to what the working-class Latino, Asian, Black, and immigrant voters in this piece have to say about politics

With RFK, Jr in charge of health maybe the appendix will make a comeback