Here we see a mushroom that is unfortunately afflicted with drapetomania.* It shall be eaten first, both as punishment for its defiance and as a warning to other mushrooms who may be tempted to make a similar bid for freedom. *You can look it up

Everyone is dunking on poor Noah Smith for getting lost and frustrated at Heathrow Airport and blaming him, which is victim-blaming and I am quite disappointed in all of you. Put the blame squarely where it belongs: on whoever failed to pin his name and destination to his sweater-vest.

I had no idea what this was about, thankfully, so I did a search and I love this travel site completely dunking on Smith for his... inability to follow basic signage. onemileatatime.com/news/economi...

History may record that America was a fervent supporter of the proto-Al Qaeda in the 1980s, then there was a brief falling out following 9/11, and then we went right back to being fervent supporters of Al Qaeda

My latest. I've been quiet recently, I know. A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor". It's....complicated. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

I am like Larry Summers, in the sense that I too am a free speech absolutist with the narrow exception of when people say things I don't like

Why did I vote for Trump in 2024? The fact is I am a one-issue voter, and that issue is that I hate Latin American fishermen and want America to murder them.

On Veterans Day I always remember my grandfather, who fought in World War II. We hear a lot about the men who landed at Normandy, but let's also recall heroes like my grandfather, who as his diary records was then still in England, playing baseball & attending lectures on VD.

It's not that significant that Paul Sperry is a gutter bigot. But he's a gutter bigot connected to the respectable corporate right. He was a fellow at the Hoover Institution, part of Stanford. Its current president is Condoleezza Rice.

I appreciate Thomas Massie's principles, but it's important to understand that he is largely out of his mind and unable to distinguish fantasy like this from reality

second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard

In a world full of terrible news, the collapsing price of solar energy — which makes it possible for some people in, eg, Jamaica to make use of it — is the best news possible. Here's a gift link if you'd like to be optimistic about the future: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...

Trump says he's about to unveil a fantastic new healthcare plan for everyone with lower costs, better coverage, etc. He first said this just before he was inaugurated in 2017, more than eight years ago. washingtonpost.com/politics/tru...

It's funny to see people like Larry Summers flailing about, spending their lives calling for students to think critically and then being outraged when students use their critical thinking skills about Israel

Palestinian diplomat Saeb Erekat died five years ago today. Here's a funny story about Bill Clinton's vicious lies about his "parameters" for a peace deal in early 2001. Both sides said yes, both had reservations. Ever since then Clinton's lied & said Arafat rejected the deal.

Has anyone in human history before me ever made roasted leeks drizzled with tahini? Will I be hailed by future generations for this work of innovation and genius?

Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas

Did you know 50% of boys develop breast buds—ie, hard lumps under your nipples—at the start of puberty? This happened to me, and when I went to the doctor he said, "I bet you were scared you were turning into a girl!" I thought: no, I was scared I was dying of cancer, you idiot.

Trump seems to have been sleeping at the White House for longer than we realized. Rip Van Trump missed 20 years of debate on health care reform substack.com/home/post/p-...

40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine. We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...

After the 2016 election, I wrote this, about how Chuck Schumer was the worst possible Democratic leader at the worst possible time. He still is! theintercept.com/2016/11/14/c...

The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.

I recently made this delicious salad, using fresh broccoli sprouts in place of lettuce. Note the presence of adult broccoli as well, so the adults and little ones could spend some time together before they were all fed together screaming into my family's maw.

"We lost NY." The US right is always desperately afraid of losing things. Remember when the US "lost China" in 1949 to the people who lived in China.

New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks. I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:

Hey everyone, thank you so much for the outpouring of support. I need to pay rent, and I launched a GoFundMe spot.fund/LahutRentFund

Given that the 1950s blacklists and McCarthyism were so overtly antisemitic, it's undeniably funny that the 2025's blacklists and McCarthyism are being carried out in the name of fighting antisemitism variety.com/2025/film/fe...

The coming attack on Mamdani by Trump, the right & a big chunk of the Democratic Party is going to be BANANAS. When Chile elected a socialist in 1970, Nixon & co. decided they'd use US power to "make the economy scream." That will be the game plan here, to punish NYers for voting wrong.

I realize Jimmy Carr's whole shtick is edginess, but getting paid by Saudi Arabia — which arguably committed genocide in Yemen — to come tell them this joke in Riyadh must be one of the grossest things in the history of comedy theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...

As @ahjohnson.bsky.social points out here, the US media is stroking its chin & pondering why Trump wants to attack Venezuela. They somehow overlook his stated motivation, which is that Venezuela has the world's biggest oil reserves.

YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...

As you read this, recall that Benjamin Netanyahu was asked on the afternoon of 9/11 what it meant for relations between the US & Israel. This was at a moment when the number of dead Americans was believed to be 25,000. Netanyahu replied: "It's very good."

The complicated reality of USAID is that it is (was) both one of the best & worst parts of the US government. It does desperately needed humanitarian work, as well as many destructive acts of political manipulation. Trump is getting rid of the former. bsky.app/profile/agaw...

Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online. It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

A standard aspect of right-wing psychology is a constant yammering about their amazing patriotism, even as they hate the actual other people who live in their country

Many people deny that Israel is engaging in settler-colonialism. And I can't get mad because it's so funny. All the founders of Zionism explicitly said they were doing settler-colonialism! Judea should argue about this with Herzl, Jabotinsky & Ben-Gurion.

My fellow US satirists, now is the time to do your thing. Self-censoring is “obeying in advance.” Forget your career—draw blood Tear down these crooks & fools Whether you’re writing for Colbert or doing one night in some black box over a bowling alley, NOW is the time to LET IT RIP!!!!

For my money today's best post-election analysis is from @michaelgerber.bsky.social in @americanbystander.bsky.social online.americanbystander.org/post-electio...

January 18th 1968. Eartha Kitt confronted President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Bird Johnson about the Vietnam War at a White House luncheon. She went so hard about protecting the soldiers that First Lady ended up crying and they had the CIA start a file on her.

National Democrats must not look at Mamdani and make the mistake of nominating more young, energetic candidates who people like

How soon will corporate pundits start talking about "the failed Mamdani administration"? My guess is midnight tonight.

Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago

Just let me get the leak of what the NYPD group chats post about Zohran

Me last night: They say melatonin causes weird dreams but I don't — *transforms into lovely unicorn prancing through a forest of marble nipples*

My most unpopular opinion, hated by everyone across the political spectrum, is that low-turnout elections like tonight's in NYC don't tell us much of anything about What America Believes. (That said, a Mamdani win would have huge significance for other reasons.)

On the afternoon of 9/11, other New Yorkers were already organizing to offer to accompany any female Muslim New Yorkers who were scared to go out wearing head scarves. I will forever love NY for that. Fuck these hate-filled monsters trying to terrify us over Mamdani.

The irony is that a century ago, the exact same kind of religious bigotry that Cuomo’s embraced down the stretch — we can’t elect someone from that faith or they’ll impose it on all of us! — was aimed squarely at Catholics like Cuomo.

The polls close in NYC at 9:00 pm, which means there are only a few hours left to flee before the city is transformed into the Islamic Republic of New York

My god, the death of Dick Cheney has brought out all the leftist ghouls. Can't you let his family grieve for one day before you bring up all his purported "crimes"? (This is very similar to all the ugly carping when Jeffrey Dahmer died.)

I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.