Non-habit forming narcotic, eh? Was not expecting King Kong vs. Godzilla to be OxyConton origin story. #svengoolie

Got my Jerome Powel BINGO card. Let's see how dumb this gets.

On the other site: Politicalmath: They're going to target and kill every Republican they can! Reply: We don't know the motive yet, wait. PM: Yes we do! Here's AutismCapital! You'll never admit you're wrong, and you'll yell at your cat for your hurt feelings! ... PM: *never admits he's wrong*

I might have a problem.

I like #HouseOfSvengoolie, but Brady Christmas is really a slog. Would prefer the Sven Squad without movie for this one.

I didn't even recognize Alison Bree in those Macy's commercials except for her voice. Looks so different to me.

Kukla, Fran and Ollie reference! #Svengoolie #Nostalgiaferatoo

Very happy with the Emerald City facade storm door made of 2x2s, cardboard & dollar store shiny duct tape.

Me: Holy shit! You were censored for advocating mayo on sandwiches? Damin: LOL no...no not those beliefs Me: So....egg salad? Damin: Haha no not those beliefs either Me: Which beliefs, exactly? Damin: Oh, you know the ones [dunking on an holocaust denier apologist on Xitter]

The original The Fly features a horny wife and un-horny mad scientist. Jeff Goldblum fixed that. #svengoolie

Very proud to have helped with this brief. (It helps that smart economists did all the real work, including the Simpsons opening.)

John Mulaney announces free tickets for his Wrigley show in July if you conceived a baby after the announcement but before the show, and free tickets if your teen quit smoking. Jokes? @wgntv.com trying to make it happen by putting email addresses in chron.

Very sporting of the Broncos to give the Giants a 45-minute head start.

Three related things I dislike about Trumpism: 1. MAGA lies all the time, about everything, sometimes for no reason. 2. Some believe the lies without reservation. 3. Others who once understood the truth can be dissuaded from it after years of hearing the lies repeated. J6 was just a "protest"!

Aside from the bad legal take, you don't normally want imitate the people who cracked down after the Reichstag fire.

Spencer Cox: "Our nation is broken. We had political assassinations recently in Minnesota. We had an attempted assassination on the gov of Pennsylvania. And we had an attempted assassination on a president. Nothing I say can unite us as a country. Nothing I can say right now can fix what is broken"

At moments like this it is worth considering and reflecting upon the history and principles of religious toleration. Such tolerance was not about being nice to people with different customs or holidays, but something far more profound. 1/

The Bluesky replies and quote posts on our Kirk story are incredibly toxic. Really disturbing.

I got the complaint in the horrific OpenAI self harm case the the NY Times reported today This is way way worse even than the NYT article makes it out to be OpenAI absolutely deserves to be run out of business

Dunno who needs to hear this, but Costco has Coke in their food court now or soon (if not already). Cup on the left I got Monday, and cup on the right I got today with my hot dog.

Meanwhile on the other site, the resident AI, grok, has decided to go full antisemitic.

If there's not a Nostolgiaferatu-as-Martian bit in this #Svengoolie, I demand a refund.

Courtesy of @harebrained.bsky.social

TIL about the Pope Leo Mass to be held at White Sox's field (I'm a traditionalist and still call it U.S. Cellular Field.) Tickets were $5, same price as some White Sox tickets! But unlike White Sox tickets, they're sold out. blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/29/t...

TFW you work late while listening to multiple recordings of Jesus Christ Superstar and wake up with Chop Suey stuck in your head. Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.

TIL that the expression "motion of the ocean" did not originate from the musical Hairspray, as I believed, but is a euphemism for sex. #cantstopthebeat

Don’t take medical advice from RFK Jr, part XXXVII.

Me (Utah Mormon upbringing) and my (Southside Chicago Catholic-upbringing) wife.

Neighbor is hell-bent on convincing us Cybertruck owners are jerks.

Because @realbabylonbee.bsky.social just wanted to repost a stale transphobic joke repeatedly, no one is around to post their rare Ws. 11k likes on the hellsite. babylonbee.com/news/jd-vanc...

A Chicago Pope, or Chicag-ope, if you will.

Morning news talking about possible new popes, and all I can say is “Mmm, Pizzabala.”

Risqué #svengoolie #ItCameFromOuterSpace

↘️ Multiple deadlines cause work crisis ↘️ Crisis narrowly averted, deadlines met ↘️ Allergic to work (I am here) 🔜 Get behind in work 🔁 Multiple deadlines cause work crisis

Stolen from @jdcmedlock.bsky.social

The Liberty Justice Center (prominent public interest law firm) and I are looking for appropriate plaintiffs to challenge Trump's abusive tariffs in court (representation would be pro bono). See link for description of type of plaintiffs we seek, and who to contact: reason.com/volokh/2025/...

Do you manages a privately-held business with significant imports? Liberty Justice Center is looking for a pro bono client interested in challenging Trump's thinly-pretextual tariffs. Writeup by @ilyasomin.bsky.social reason.com/volokh/2025/...

🎵 I'm going to Wichita Far from this opera forever more 🎶

Update on securities strike suits, which have evolved since we filed a motion to intervene 7.5 years ago(!) Intervention granted! Strike suit plaintiffs violated PSLRA (15 U.S.C. §78u–4(c)(1)) and Rule 11. hlli.org/wp-content/u...

PSA: Seems to be a phishing scam from a (spoofed?) Milberg law firm email address. For other attorneys in their address book, I don't recommend clicking the link hosted on adobe.

Happy Casimir Pulaski Day to those who celebrate (mostly Illinois government). Good day for a paczki and celebrating those who fight for self-representation and against foreign hegemony.

It's a good day when Kristen Welker makes Mike Johnson make a Kermit face (comparison courtesy of @bednarz.bsky.social) #meetthepress

Family who were not previously aware of Trump's idea to annex Gaza thought the video must have been from a hack. #TrumpGaza

Twitter verification working great (grey = "official government account").

ICYMI: my piece on how Trump's move to take control of the independent federal agencies (SEC, FTC, FCC, etc.) is premised on the Supreme Court's willingness to throw out a century or so of law, which it hasn't yet done. "Break the law and see if the courts stop me" is a whole strategy for him.

Watching YouTube videos of high school productions of Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and rating their casts and art direction.

Somebody yelled at me for posting about Ganymede instead of /the state of things/ last night. I know we’re (almost) all on the same page here, but a Bluesky without cute cats, science facts, and dumb jokes would be bad for everyone.

Before going to sleep, was telling @meridith.bsky.social how sportsbooks hat setting lines (and therefore have lower limits) for tennis doubles because there's often little track record with a pair, often they agree to play the first time for a tournament because they're there anyway. ...