The media's complete lack of curiosity over our nearly 80 year old President's health when he has permanent bruising on his right hand, swollen ankles, facial drooping, disappeared for days from public view twice in the last 2 months and just had an unexplained MRI is notable

@ifbookspod.bsky.social @fleerultra.bsky.social @michaelhobbes.bsky.social x.com/Gladwell/sta... This tweet alone could be a standalone IBCK episode

#StraightIntoMyVeins @nextdoorsv.bsky.social - typical of so many Bay Area Tesla drivers. The car saves lives...whilst admitting that they were distracted and on their phone instead of actively driving.

I.... I did not know abou this. I'm not sure what to think www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Trump bought the Argentina election by threatening to withhold U.S. funds unless his preferred candidate won. We can’t let the same playbook unfold here next week. Trump and his administration have already been making threats about the upcoming U.S. elections, and the warning signs are clear.

I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this. But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.

October in the Peninsula: Tarantulas and Rainbows!

Whatcha mean? Reddit vibeposts don't count as relevant?

Nothing beats an evening stroll in Old Palo Alto in the week leading up to Halloween!

As a reminder, when Biden announced student loan forgiveness—based upon a statute passed by Congress which explicitly said the President could do exactly that—Douthat called it "semi-Caesarist" because it was done "without consulting Congress."

That didn't take long. @caseynewton.bsky.social presume this will be featured on HF? “If we end up misspending a couple hundred billions of dollars, I think that is going to be very unfortunate, obviously, but I think the risk is actually higher on the other side” www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/m...

In case you forgot what the Tea Party protests against Obama were like in 2009:

$15M for 3br/2ba www.zillow.com/homedetails/... $5,800+/sq ft.

Our president would fail an elementary school spelling test

A shell prematurely blew up on Saturday during a military event in California. Debris fell onto California Highway Patrol vehicles near a major freeway that had been ordered closed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had warned that the plans to fire shells over Interstate 5 could pose hazards for motorists.

Mad props to Taylor Swift for what turned into a windfall for the Monterey Bay Aquarium abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

For the myriad of us complaining that there is insufficient parade discourse, I present to you....

47 years later...this math. The inmates running the asylum I tell you!

Amazing post on ND today that I think was decrying the existence of Halloween because urban coyotes get poisoned by chocolate and artificial sweeteners, signed by

Aubrey makes this so easy. Ordered my* copy of Graphic Rage today from @splitlippress.com - can't wait to get my hands on it. *It's actually a gift for a visiting graphic artist relative who lives in Colombia, but you can bet your ass I'll gently read it before gifting it to her.

The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.

Well on the bright side - most of us are familiar with this storyline from a book we read during our middle school years.

Can someone please remind me how fascism is defined?

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

It's so incredible how low homicide rates are in Europe. The UK, with a population of 70 million people, had fewer than 600 murders in 2023. www.connexionfrance.com/news/double-...

Wow! Trump just threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to block court rulings against him.

The NYC Bar has issued an opinion concluding that the Trump-ordered attacks on Venezuelan fishing boats constitute unlawful summary executions. This is a very big deal. And it explains why the DOD can't find lawyers to say the attacks are lawful. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

@nextdoorsv.bsky.social The discourse on pickleball courts in Mitchell Park represents everything that is extra ordinary about Next Door. It's been a long time since I've seen so many people so passionate about something otherwise inconsequential

Waiting for the inevitable techbro fanboi press regaling this "innovative interpretation of how copyright works". @edzitron.com - thoughts?

Can someone please explain to me, like I'm in grade school, how a tariff on movies works?

79. American citizen.

Happening now in war ravaged Portland: the city's Parks and Recreation Department (the most subversive of all government entities, is giving away trees.

"President Trump has directed 'all necessary Troops' to Portland, Oregon. The number of necessary troops is zero, in Portland and any other American city. Our nation has a long memory for acts of oppression.... www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...

No stupid questions: All the bougie places around me stopped selling raw miik about 4-5 months ago. After an initial murmur, it's been radio silence. Ppl spent crazy $$$ on that unpasteruized product. Did people just stop caring, or did something else happen...?

In Pam Bondi's America bakers may refuse to make cakes for gay or trans people, medical pros may refuse to provide women with complete healthcare, military personnel may refuse vaccination orders—all for "religous" or "conscience" reasons—but an Office Depot employee may not refuse to print a flyer.

LEGEND

Can someone please explain like I'm five how it is legal/possible for the CEO of a company to purchase $1 billion of its stock on the open equity markets, outside of a 10b5-1 plan, within 15 days of quarter end, and not be violating Securities Law re: insider trading?

US President back-pedalling furiously after his administration treated some innocent hard-working Koreans like they were innocent hard-working Latinos.

FTFY @lakshya.splitticket.org We make it way too easy for people to get guns

"But if the problem is deeper if it....isn't just political. It's moral." You don't need to believe in God to act morally. We all agree there has been myriad instances of cruelty masquerading as strength, as domination being passed off as leadership. Staying optimistic requires a force of will~

Just when you thought RFK Jr. could stop surprising you...

Skynet? Singularity? Death by infinite unlistenable podcasts?

The only legal principle SCOTUS is operating under right now is King Trump’s word is law and racism is OK, actually.

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

Oh, we need to alert the California City NextDoor crowd, ASAP. The enemy of my enemy is my friend...and, for that reason, I am today a brother-in-arms with the NIMBYs

From NYC. NIMBYism is alive and well across the country!

Matt Davies, Newsday

Today’s NYT bee is an excellent Bechdel test- here’s hoping they publish how many got one pangram but not both