still marveling at the Democratic party's excuse for folding, "they weren't going to give up, so we had to!" inspiring stuff

Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. " www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

As First Aid Kit sang, "the bitter winds are coming in." 🥶

It's a bit of a thrill when a book I pre-ordered, looked forward to, but forgot about suddenly downloads to my kindle.

It is GETTING DARK too early. In the past I've been pretty okay with the time change but I guess not this year

is trump trying to slip in his epstein defense here? we all did bad things. me, the guy in syria. time to move on.

Can't wait to read from BACKBEATS and talk music with @andreapitzer.bsky.social at Kramers in Dupont Circle tomorrow night. 7pm! I'm bringing a bluetooth speaker, this reading will have jams.

Green’s book is a fascinating look at the early ‘80s NYC art scene. And he captures an array of cultural currents—the rising awareness of police violence, the heyday of tabloid journalism, and soon-to-be celebrities like Keith Haring, Basquiat, and Madonna—without the book feeling overstuffed.

the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:

The November gales came 50 years ago today. 29 lives lost. youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI?...

Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.

deal to re-open government reached after Lucy promises to hold the football for real this time

So Democrats get: 1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays 2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail 3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts Those all seem like wins for the GOP.

You could survive so many horror movies by simply saying "no thank you"

LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.

🎵we can be Heroes, just for one day

This could become a real P.I.T.A. in the future

I hear that in Pittsburgh they put fries on their verdicts

Watch RFK JR run to get his car to throw this guy in the trunk

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

finance guys on twitter are like "can't believe zohran hired lina khan. she wants to make it illegal to bundle memecoin futures into junk stocks and sell them to public worker pension plans. the public won't stand for it."

a man was just found not guilty by jury lollification

The GOP got together after Watergate and decided "we're never doing accountability ever again," and Iran-Contra was one of the first big test cases for whether that would work. Sadly, etc. etc.

Not impeaching and removing every official involved with this remains one of the biggest failures of constitutional governance ever, and there is a direct line from that to where we sit today.

Watching RFK jr run away from someone collapsing feels like a harbinger of things to come

Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.

[Goose meme] Ruin the workplace for who RUIN THE WORKPLACE FOR WHO, MOTHERFUCKER????

I choose being in the woods with a bear over reading/listening to this.

Should women have rights? We go through the pros and cons bsky.app/profile/jess...

Today in get me a cup of coffee and make it snappy, sugartits:

sorry, but you can’t write about CGM without mentioning that the people pushing the practice (specifically, those leading our government) have financial conflicts of interest

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106. 12 days of work in 106 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

I've always loved this anecdote from Mira Nair, filmmaker and mother of Zohran Mamdani, about pitching a studio exec on MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1991) and being told he'd only fund it if it had more white people "I said, 'Well, all the waiters in this film will be white. Of that, I can promise you.'"

“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”

I know all politics are local, but I would love to believe that "I believe in the dignity of all people" is a clear, simple, and winning political platform anywhere. I hope more people run with that message.

This person took this when they called the race

A Kornacki-free MSNBC is bad for America.

I haven't had MSNBC on for a while but it's Election Night and WHERE IS STEVE KORNACKI??!

"I couldn't pick it out of the lineup, your honor."

my skyline for the last day and a half (i'm not mad about it)

"you don't know what it was like, kid. the streets were like nothing we'd seen before. bread, cheese, meat... we faced it all. you'd be walking down the block, saying hello to the locals, then BAM -- sandwich slams into your kevlar. the smell of mustard and onions... oh god! I can still smell it."

do you recognize that sandwich

RIP Dick Cheney I’m sad you didn’t live to see a Muslim elected mayor of NYC

those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station

i love this post. the first time i saw it, i was like ‘that’s so good! i hope some asshole doesn’t steal it’

A ton of people are going to claim they were in this camp. www.axios.com/2025/10/29/e...