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THE HASTY HARE (1952)

"It is better to open your eyes and say you don't understand, than to close your eyes and say you don't believe." Funkadelic Bylaw No. 19

Big Tech's embrace of President Trump has left many of us wondering: What the hell happened to Silicon Valley? In our new politics issue, we're getting into it. Also, we're taking this cover across the US in billboards, posters and a mural. Clues to find us in the 🧵: www.wired.com/politics-iss...

I just consulted the secret book they give you when you become an editor and it turns out you're actually not obliged to use the verb "slap" with regard to tariffs; interestingly, you can use verbs other than "slash" to describe what's happening to regulations.

On the cold-blooded execution of alleged drug smugglers. www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

Back on the radio & internet waves this morning from 10am-Noon ET, delivering hot, new artisanal jams for heads. Follow this thread for the playlist updated in real time. Direct listen: wvkr.org Apple: music.apple.com/us/station/w...

Shiver-inducing tribute to the late John Whitson, who ran the legendary Holy Mountain label, by Al Cisneros, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Ben Chasny, and Matthew Tobias. theholymountainorchestra.bandcamp.com/track/song-f...

TikTok will be co-owned by China and Trump allies, Paramount was sold to a pro-Trump billionaire who's also set to buy Warner Bros, X is owned by an apartheid-bred fascist, WaPo and Meta are owned by Trump-cowering billionaires, and Murdoch owns the Fox empire. Here's why media has a liberal bias.

Opinion | If Marco Rubio can simultaneously be Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, and National Archivist, there's no reason Greg Gutfeld can't simultaneously be the host of The Late Show, The Tonight Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel Live.

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Winning the War on Drugs one 10-foot boat at a time.

h/t @bitchinville.bsky.social

WHAT

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

Stop indulging these losers.

This. defector.com/charlie-kirk...

This is an incredible piece of musical/cultural archaeology from Jim Christopulos. When the pictures of VdGG on stage suddenly come to life, brilliantly synched with the show recording, it's completely magical. And Hammill is in full-on Rock God mode! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gPT... 1/2

My comic is up for grabs on my Patreon for paid subs. If you’re on the free membership you can buy it for £5 www.patreon.com/posts/138723...

"There is plenty of humor in Germany, more than enough. But we do not permit ourselves to be ridiculed." www.abramsbooks.com/product/outr...

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

#BREAKING: Sinclair says it will air a one-hour tribute to Charlie Kirk on its ABC-affiliated stations in the time slot that is usually occupied for "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The special will air on Friday, per a Sinclair spokesperson.

I'll just say it's going to be interesting to see if One Battle After Another gets released on schedule.

ah, well

This law professor lied about the 2020 election. He is my guest on today's show.

Incredible achievement that the one price that the Trump administration has brought down notably is "cocaine."

This.

If Pope Leo has not canonized Charlie Kirk by April 20th we will prosecute. by Pam Bondi

Ever considered using a burner phone or an alternative phone but weren't quite sure if you needed one (some people definitely do) or how to get one and set it up? @lhn.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social have you covered with an exhaustively detailed guide:

I'm fortunate to've heard the f/c Steve Gunn lp and gosh if it isn't his absolutely loveliest—an album-length exploration into territory I associate with ECM records (maybe?) or John Martyn at his spaciest. Can't be released soon enough into this sorry world. stevegunn.bandcamp.com/album/daylig...

Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was: * successful at everything he tried * genuinely intelligent & insightful * desired by women * envied by men * an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with * a tireless, lifelong philanthropist ... and he died peacefully in his sleep. 10/10 life. No notes.

If someone’s not mourning the death of Robert Redford in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.

¡Contranarcocorridos! www.msn.com/en-us/entert...

Nice to see a delightful trailer for the new Pynchon. Brief (18 seconds), on FB. Can't find it anywhere else right now to share here, sorry to tease. www.facebook.com/thomaspyncho...

working at PRH has all just been a decade-long scam to get a new Pynchon novel slightly early

BREAKING: The first segments of border wall have gone up in the San Rafael Valley, south of Tucson, Ariz. Construction crews have drilled at least two wells and have turned the area, a corridor for jaguars, pronghorn, bears, mountain lions, ocelots, porcupines, into an devastating industrial site.

I love so many of these John & Faith Hubley films with all my heart. I used to have to go to marathon retrospectives to see them. For the next two weeks, you can still see them on the Criterion Channel. www.criterionchannel.com/six-films-by...

Oh no www.reddit.com/r/soccer/com...

"’Hermeto is music. He is the current. He's like a source or a spring that's just gushing that water, and that water is music....There's a saying…'Music is playing all the time. Music continues, we just kind of dip into it once in a while.' Well, Hermeto is fully immersed in it.’” Jovino Santos Neto

Oh no

My newest comix zine LOCKED GROOVE is now available at @floatingworld.bsky.social in Portland! They also have much of my catalog on the shelves at the moment, a good time to head to the Lloyd Center mall and stock up on fine comic art!

This. Chicago. First clause is awesome. Second clause is horrible. “Franklin Park is a heavily Latino-Polish community, so I felt it in my guts that ICE were going to come here.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...

We had a true blue blast on this run, thanks for letting us evolve in real time and showing up for us you wild spirits! You are aces. ❤️❤️❤️XØXØ Orcutt Shelley Miller pic by Karina @ Kexp

Authorities say that the bullets fired by Charlie Kirk's killer were engraved with popular liberal words like "intersectionality", "Latinx", and "abundance".

Kirk didn't serve in the military or hold office. The war hero treatment -- half-mast flags, military guard, Air Force Two escort, calls for a statue at the Capitol or to lie in the Rotunda -- shows that for MAGA, service to Trump has become the highest, most honorable form of service.

The Stop the Steal flag is flying at half mast outside the Alito home today

Opinion | FBI leaders Kash Patel and Dan Bongino are much needed in Utah. Specifically for the 15% discount on supplements that Utahns can get when they purchase through their custom URLs and use code KIRK at checkout.