This is a fascinating @anamariecox.bsky.social riff on weaponized art-terror a la Joker face. I think. She’s way smarter than me.

If we add in @alansiegella.bsky.social and his brilliant Simpsons tome, that’s a 100% Squawkin Sports sports author hit rate. Join the fun. It never misses. Whachyoo talkin’ ‘bout everyone? greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0... greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY GIFT FOR THE BASKETBALL, BOOKS AND BROOKLYN BEER LOVERS IN YOUR LIFE: 2/12 NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND EDITION @squawkinsports.bsky.social w/ @davidjroth.bsky.social @lukeepplin.bsky.social @yaronweitzman.bsky.social TIX FOR 🎄 🕎 🥂 🎅 🏀: greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

While I have you here: Tye MT Quarterly print story about my old fellow Billings Central Ram tight end Brandon Jovanovich. Now a world-class opera star, he crushed as Ahab in the Met’s “Moby-Dick” w/a literal leg tied behind his back… and stage 4 cancer. www.themontanaquarterly.com/inhabiting-a...

I had three print mag stories in ‘25, which remains the second coolest thing ever. The first is making new writer friends who become regular friends. Shoutout @josephbienkahn.com, @essesmag.com and Tavio Nuvolari, the wild Italian who whupped the Nazis in der haus. Subscribe here: www.essesmag.com

Now one year into NYC congestion pricing: * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M

TIL that didn’t make the story was that the Armed Forces radio signal to start the evacuation of Saigon was a weather forecast of 105 and the playing of White Xmas on a loop. Hilarious bit, US Army. www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways...

Here’s a little sticking stuffer for you. A history of “White Christmas” to warm your hearts… That also includes the death of a child and Bing Crosby blackface. God Bless Us, Everyone 🎅 🎄 🤶 ❄️ ⛄️ 🥃 (H/T @aduralde.bsky.social)

A pastor/real estate shitbag won a claim, supported by the DOJ, of religious intolerance after he was kicked out of a trade association after his church refused to continue donating to a food bank that “supported” queer folks by umm… letting them eat? Silver medal for most hideous story of the day.

how the fuck do the Flintstones know about Christmas

Boris Becker wrote a memoir about his eight-month prison hitch. It’s in dire need of a heavy edit, but to my surprise, I got a little teary at the end. Dickensian prison, Dickens lessons. 🎄🇬🇧🎾

The full Weiss memo is dogshit -who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT -who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison —who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison

Tell me you don't see it

Pope-A-Dope

What a shame

(extremely perry como voice) I'm dreaming of an Exciting White Christmas...

I love Brandon Graham more than my actual family.

Goddamn I wish I was in the homestate today.

Gotta love it when your old across the street, hide and seek, kick the can, neighbor and later high school classmate Shannon Cate who is also the greatest basketball in Montana history gets her painted likeness front and center on ESPN. #GoGrizz

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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

Making sure @edsbs.bsky.social is up and making Montana Marys for the most important college football game in recorded history. Only seven hours to kickoff, can’t be too careful.

Here is a very stupid thing my comic pal Auggie Smith at the very fun Recordsetter events at Joe’s Pub back in the day. Merry merry.

I’m sorry but JE was right, nobody but James Mason pulls that off. Fuck outta here with Peter O’Toole, Mr. Wood man.

Andre Drummond went 3-4 from 3. Best Sixers win of the season. So happy holidays to me.

/thinks back on seeing Polar Bear break rookie dinger record with 8-year-old daughter after trying to lower expectations on 7-train with her insisting Petey would do it… How many fingers of Scotch am I going to need for this one @davidjroth.bsky.social?

Super. At least my teenage daughter isn’t going to be a CIT at summer camp come July.

Gen-Z role models. I’m a bit weepy thinking of how this could be us. Was us. Is still us. Fuck Ice.

I’m reading an upcoming book on a Neo-Nazi murder in Orange County for an upcoming @truthdig.com piece. I pay a decent amount of attention to extremism and yet this book has me thinking I’ve been woefully underselling the sheer amount of how prevalent shit like this is among young American men.

Injuries to my opponent took a huge toll on the 2025 Fort Greene Classic. I won an extremely truncated season 19-18. Still trail 246-243 overall. We didn’t even the year end pic. To better health in the new year. I needs my steady hobbies.

Highest of recs if you are in the city this evening and looking for a different spin on Christmasy things, the Jazz at Lincoln Center (Rose Hall, not actual Lincoln Center) Big Band show rips:

I've kept a pretty open mind to basically anything that explains how Epstein got away with what he got away with for so long, but I don't have a hard time believing it's ultimately some combination of "rich people are stupid and lazy" and "the law isn't actually real for sufficiently rich people."

It’s the also the thing where if you lie about everything all the time you will almost certainly never pay a price. Lying occasionally will haunt you but as a chosen lifestyle, which they all buy into, you’re good to go.

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I HAD NO IDEA GOD BLESS US, EVRYONE youtu.be/c6-_30Sbvvw?...

Joining us on 1/15 for a @squawkinsports.bsky.social trans writer panel with @juliekliegman.com @xbennyboo.bsky.social & @dirtbagqueer.rocks is a great way to show support and have a beer with ballers. Also @davidjroth.bsky.social Tix make a fine 🎄🎁 🍻 greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

Holy Fuck story, and many more of early-oughts Brooklyn debauchery, contained within the McCarren Pool Parties. have2pass.substack.com/p/the-mccarr...

Been a minute but saw @holdsteadylyrics.bsky.social 10-yr show, Steve Earle on my 43rd bday and (with a frightening biker crowd) David Allan Coe when Kim was 7-months pregnant. Heard a great Holy Fuck story about sleeping in garbage outside too. R.I.P. to a real one. variety.com/2025/music/n...

Boris Becker wrote a memoir about his eight-month prison hitch. It’s in dire need of a heavy edit, but to my surprise, I got a little teary at the end. Dickensian prison, Dickens lessons. 🎄🇬🇧🎾

Thankful to have gotten the chance to work on such an important story, featuring incredible community members and advocates!

If the Times had any self-awareness they’d shitcan him after lunch at Red Lobster.

Mastermind matinee plans update. A and C aren’t running. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.

What if just ballz tho?

I filled three stories in a week’s time, something I haven’t done since I don’t remember when. Rewarding myself with half of Death by Lightning tonight. Y’all weren’t kidding. This rocks. Might grown me some Chuck Arthur mutton chops just cuz.

Just a disgraceful party up and down. Lesser of two evils gets harder to reconcile even with how evil the other one is.

I can’t get over Tyler Kolek taking it upon himself to honor the great Rob Reiner like he did: youtu.be/VjxBJKFjT9U?...

I hate knowing that I recall @davidjroth.bsky.social calling him a “melting canned ham” like ten years ago and yet here he still is…

After Tyler Kolek’s performance last night, MSG should retroactively hang a Marquette banner or just the blown up photo for their 2023 Big East tourney title.

Merry Wumasssssss to Youuuuuuuhuh

Umm excuse me. Marquette Nation about to fight you to death…