"I've tried caffeine, I've tried weed I've tried therapy and speed All that I can find is Nothing works as well the second time I've tried pleasure, I've tried pain I've tried eating yellow paint All that I can find is Nothing's gonna bring me peace of mind" youtu.be/xW5hRE5XDGM?... #PopPunk

"If this was the cold war we could keep each other warm I said on the first occasion that I met Marie We were crawling through the hatch that was the missile silo door And I don't think that she really thought that much of me" youtu.be/Yff-JT4ptUI?...

This post-modern warfare is nuts...

Suffer By Golden Boy youtu.be/6TeEbYHAVjs?... #Folk #Alt-Country #NewMusic

Still up on the official White House website: www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

My wife is the type of woman to drink whiskey from a wine glass. Fuck I love this woman.

A buffet place called The Food Chain.

The traveling press has just checked in and says they're seeking updates from the White House. The AP has a good breaking news page here, non paywalled: apnews.com/live/live-up...

WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING: The US has launched "major combat operations" against Iran, Trump announced in a video posted at 2:30 a.m. Eastern. News reports say the US is joined by Israel. "We're doing this for the future and it is a noble mission," Trump said.

#SometimesYouBombIran #JesseWells youtu.be/Vcc3kdxbLYI?...

Breaking news: Anthropic said that it will not concede to the Pentagon’s terms for full access to its AI tool Claude, saying it cannot loosen its restrictions against use in fully autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance.

The South Dakota Senate threw its support this week behind a bill that puts $10 million toward water quality improvement, including buffer strips along creeks and rivers, and local water-system projects.

NEW: The USPS changed its rules on how it postmarks ballots. This may affect elections at every stage at which there's a mail deadline. An underplayed one: VOTER REGISTRATION. Many voters who send in their registration forms by mail could be postmarked late, missing out without realizing it.

The principal deputy director of the CDC abruptly steps down from his position, the agency announces, citing “unforeseen family obligations.”

With support from every member present, the South Dakota Senate passed a bill dubbed the “Data Center Bill of Rights for Citizens.” More about that legislation and other action on bills dealing with #DataCenters:

While driving through Nebraska I passed a Union Pacific train that was over a mile long and had seven fucking engines at the front. Greed is destroying this country.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s global tariffs are illegal, rejecting his use of emergency powers to impose trade duties.

"yea, I wander that antique store of our culture time to time the recession of ambition zapped me right between the eyes" youtu.be/idfY5Md6wkg?... Artist: Jesse Wells Song: Technopagans Released: November 2, 2025 #Indie #Folk #Wells #JesseWells #SongOfTheTimes

@ogrekendrick.com Psychopomp The fucking words on this guy?!!!? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychop...

In Munich "I did not meet a single person of any nationality who thinks that the American-European relationship is returning to business as usual" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

BREAKING: The EU and a 12-nation Indo-Pacific bloc are opening talks to explore forming one of the largest global economic alliances, per POLITICO. Canada's Mark Carney is spearheading the discussions.

Smithfield Foods will move its pork plant from downtown #SiouxFalls to a new plant that will be built on the northern edge of the city by 2028, according to an announcement of a deal that includes a $50 million gift from philanthropist T. Denny Sanford to help make it happen.

The bees are awake and digging through the bird feeder.

I tour principally so that I can sample the max number of vegan reubens worldwide (best one so far was in Denver)

South Dakota regulators approved a permit for a $750 million, 333-megawatt #WindFarm spread across 110 square miles of private land. The project is expected to be the largest wind facility in the state.

After a debate colored by views on #abortion, the Republican-dominated state House of Representatives voted 52-10 to advance a bill requiring South Dakota public schools to teach students about prenatal human growth and development, including the use of specifically defined videos.

There is so much crazy shit, outrageous corruption, and naked, hamfisted ambition in this WSJ piece about Noem, Lewandowski, and DHS. Gift link. Read and take note of the of eye-popping number of sources who have knives out for Kristi and Corey. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

How about some hipster sad vibes? youtu.be/tWtmCJT5RfE?...

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Looked up the research on this and it was fascinating Thinking of offering extra credit to my students if they try it

The GOP just had its best chance to finally flip a legislative seat in Trump 2.0. Democrats had other ideas. Chasity Martinez just won a rural Trump+13 in the Louisiana House in a 24-point landslide—an overperformance of 37 points. Our complete writeup on this remarkable outcome -->

Since Trump's return, here are the total # of legislative seats each party has flipped: Democrats: 26 Republicans: zero docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

@ogrekendrick.com You watching critical role live?!

Most of the footage you see from ICE observers in Minnesota comes from the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I talked to observers in the northern suburbs, who say they're taking on the same mission in very different conditions. (1) share.google/ei9giIFLsuEJ...

This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):

BREAKING: A U.S. F-35C shot down an Iranian Shahed drone that flew "aggressively" and with "unclear intent" toward the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea today, a U.S. Central Command spokesperson said

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Oh, this is the good stuff. x.com/currentrevol...

You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs) Good tech. Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales) Bad tech.

Don Lemon and Georgia Fort have been released. But the procedural history now emerging is unusual. Before the arrests, a federal magistrate judge found no probable cause to arrest them. The government appealed anyway. Here’s why that matters—and what it signals more broadly.

Can non-Native Americans hunt on tribal lands? The latest fact brief:

It’s easy to forget since he’s still a high public official but Homan straight up took $50,000 in cash from undercover agents on camera and then nothing happened

Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."

Dr. Strange is the gender swapped version of Ms. Frizzle.

Schumer calls for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to be removed from their jobs.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

FBI searching Fulton County elections office, per Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

BREAKING: Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.