if only Louis XVI had had a ballroom he might be alive today

This is the world so many of these people made and even they have to live in it

Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.

I made a lot of progress on a project this week and I’m very excited about it. Everything may be garbage still (for us all), but at least my creative brain still has some life left in it despite the absolute mess the past 8 years have been.

Every few months I have to come on here and share this again. Truly the vibe never ends.

Your April Fools' Day Reminder that trickle-down economics is the greatest trick of all. It's nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich at your expense. Don't fall for it.

Every few months I have to come on here and share this again. Truly the vibe never ends.

@katieaki.bsky.social I made those miso butter cookies you posted about a while ago and you were right: they’re perfect.

things can’t be this evil and this stupid at the same time

We can still abolish and persecute ICE, as a treat

As the world burns, let's get one thing straight. A video podcast is just a TV show.

My response to anything over the next two weeks

True crime thoughts: it’s weird to me that police often look at the position of the driver’s seat of a car and say, “She couldn’t have been driving this car. The seat is too far back.” I’m 5’2”and drive with my seat nearly all the way back. When I inevitably vanish, the police will be stumped.

I woke up mad about healthcare in the US today (and every day).

I feel like boomers think about how good they had it and take credit for it. And they made a point of hoarding that good. But as a millennial, it’s been pretty horrific to have a glimpse of how much better a lot things used to be as well as an acute awareness of the decline.

Reminder to everybody; if you think you saw someone stealing food, no you didn’t.

Evergreen content.

@sarahkendzior.bsky.social I annoyed my wife this morning while watching “Scariest House in America” — there’s a home in St Louis (Bissell Mansion?) and I was compelled to tell her everything I’ve learned about the city from your writing.

if you’re in line to get raptured, STAY IN LINE

For NO reason today, thinking about the meme that says “100% of the people who confuse correlation and causation are going to die.”

is it good that nothing feels real anymore

You’d expect Bluetooth to work better by now.

Important: Costco sells a cardboard Costco for cats.

Sometimes I think about a man I worked with 13+ years ago on a single project that didn’t go well. In a moment of frustration he exclaimed, “This whole thing is in the fucker.” He probably meant “in the shitter”? Either way, he’s a legend. Also, we all live in the fucker now.

From an @annelamott.bsky.social guest essay in The New York Times:

"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln really enjoyed the play."

even when the truth isn't hopeful the telling of it is —Andrea Gibson

It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you. It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.

Collage is good for the soul.

Evergreen content.

if you only believe in something when it applies to someone you like then you don't actually believe in it.

Following CLE sports is always such a journey.

Has anyone ever said "My rights are a distraction?" It's always someone else's rights, right?

This account is just going to be me reposting this until he drops dead.

The opening of Sarah Schulman’s brilliant novel MAGGIE TERRY, relevant still/again.