I've been turning over the question of how to respond when the artist is unworthy of his art.

If Minneapolis wins the Nobel Peace Prize, do they all get a turn with it or does everyone get a Personal Pan Peace Prize?

Ich was poostinge translaciouns ynto Middel Englisshe of pop songes long bifor bardcore came arounde, and Ich must admit Ich now understande how Salieri felt about Mozart

Shout out to the English dude who donated his body to let scientists test if they'd actually cracked ancient Egyptian mummification. Turns out they had. He's now in a museum.

Can confirm that this book has no right being as fun and competently written as it is. Reminds me of some of the subversive, absurdist pulp genre fiction from the 70s, but like...all the genres. All at once. The book's having a great time, and you will too.

One of our neighbors has accidentally connected their cheap generic LED light rope to the Bluetooth of OUR cheap generic light rope. I figured this out as soon as it started happening. They, clearly, have not.

Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.

"moot is in the epstein files" is the completely true sentence that has finally convinced me this is all an extremely stupid simulation and that we're all being used to power a robot overlord's game gear or something

so you know how there's a theory that three-cueing means many Americans literally *can't* read.

Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art. She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S

Meanwhile, in Alabama, it's Two Titty Tuesday. www.al.com/news/birming...

The U.S. has successfully convinced its people that “the humanities are frivolous and STEM is Important and Real” is basically a law of nature: this is absolute nonsense that we should stop putting up with.

A more elegant time when dog memes were painstakingly wrought in oils by masters who studied for years at the finest schools in Europe.

My vision of the future is Woody Guthrie’s guitar smashing Stephen Miller in the face forever.

Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours

My state, everyone.

IT IS GLORY TO BATHE IN THE BLOOD OF YOUR ENEMIES BUT TO ALSO BATHE IN THE SHOWER.

Someone just compared Don Quixote to Florida Man and six years of higher education did not prepare me for that level of insight.

Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate

@misterpebbles.bsky.social LOOK AT THE CREATURE

Overthrow capitalism.

Trying to write today but I keep doomscrolling. I even had some ideas last night, but in the face of All This, they just seem unimportant.

Hey Minnesotans. Have your bosses sent you a mealy-mouthed email about how to remain productive during these troubled times or some other example of non-committal, faux-concerned corporate-speak? We want to publish a bunch of these. Send examples to keith at racketmn.com. You will NOT be identified.

Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."

Nothing can prepare your soul for the first image ever transmitted onto a television

- Hannibal (2013)

They had to kill him as a preemptive Second Amendment chilling effect because they understand that, sooner or later, someone will shoot back.

A lot of the recent comments on HBomberguy's plagiarism video are just people expressing gratitude that he took down Somerton before ChatGPT became a thing.

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

Live now: youtu.be/hjvl68qlHYY

You will not be admired By those whose boots you kiss You will not be regarded Fondly, tenderly by them; they will not give you the affection one might a faithful hound. Servility will not impress them Loyalty will not be rewarded: You will never hear "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."

How them boots tasting, boys?

An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting. Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi... 📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

SNOW PREDICTED, oil on canvas

I always like to joke that "I trust James Spann's predictions because he lives behind my sofa" because he always seems to know exactly what's happening not only in my county but on my street.

some bits of wisdom from tunglr

Blessed are the cheese makers.

Gandalf's "a wizard is never late, nor is he early" and Kesha's "Now, the party don't start 'til I walk in" are essentially the same sentiment

I seem to be writing about V.C. Andrews again.

Look for the helpers

I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?' And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'

John Lewis didn't get beaten and tear gassed by state troopers for this shit.

There's an episode of Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23 where June's manager notices June's not doing well because she didn't even laugh at the Dilbert comic he put on the community board. June tells him, "Mark, no one laughs at those." I prefer to remember Scott Adams that way.

Place your bets: which is thinner, the blue line or this dude's skin?

And you may saye to yourselfe These are not my lone and level sandes And you may saye to yourselfe These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone

This situation with the misuse of Grok to create nonconsensual images reminds me of Marina Abramović's "Rhythm O" performance. First they touched her. Then they cut her clothes. Then they cut her.

So we're all in agreement to use the standing literary assumption that any book set in a fantasy world is a translation from whatever fantasy language exists there, except for Professor Tolkien, who is an outlier and should not have been included in the survey.