Checking to make sure I never said anything dumb about Graham Platner and, well, sort of

Retraction: The story regarding Nina Totenberg’s throuple with Samuel and Martha Ann Alito was published erroneously. We have removed the story.

What’s your favorite book about the destructive, consuming power of desire—the universal truth that no thirst can ever be fully quenched, that there is always a shinier prize to lust after? Mine is “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”

I’m in Florida in what has to be one of the most Republican neighborhoods on earth. Even here people are tired of Trump

I’m sorry… Trump has a DIARY??

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m from the Republican Party, and I’m in charge of monitoring the sex offender list.”

[guy waking up from 14 year coma] Tanning Chatum lol

Edward Norton talking to himself

This is a guy who gets absolutely rocked during a 3-second appearance in a John Wick fight scene

Graphic design is my passion.

Trump's direct control over the DOJ is especially dangerous bc federal criminal law is completely insane and typically just reflects whatever mass delusion congress was under at the time the law passed. it leaves a huge toolbox of poorly written laws and draconian sentencing for Trump to play with.

Live your life so that when you return from a brief social media break, dozens of strangers reply "You're back!" to your first post

Pair of ladies on plane have matching hats that say “keep Nashville country”. Is Nashville at risk of becoming urban?

My experience has been people don’t really do this in Chicago but maybe I’m just hanging around the right crowd

Nearly every state facing major data center development is working on or has already passed data center legislation

Don’t listen to the haters. Arguing with strangers online is a productive use of your time and something you won’t regret at all as you lie on your deathbed

This is an actual Thirteenth Amendment violation, because they have not been convicted of any crime.

Reporter: Mr. Talarico, Ken Paxton has accused you of quote, "wearing nice pants," how do you respond? Talarico: [smiling serenely while sharpening a giant battle axe]

Time to come clean. I only care about climate change because I don't want Chicago to have Ohio weather

In Peru, a growing trend is transforming traditional funerals into festive celebrations through "dancing undertakers" (los portadores bailarini), offering a cheerful alternative to solemn mourning. Original post

Again the lead prosecutor on this case when it was presented to the grand jury currently works for Dick Durbin as counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats.

inching ever closer to a first ever Consequence for a member of the present administration

*fewer

Steyer flubbed this one. As soon as she said “I run WIRED” he should have responded “so you’re management?” and immediately ended the interview to show solidarity with the working class

Thank you for your email. I am traveling to the Asphodel Meadows and will be out of office for the remainder of eternity. I will have limited connectivity as I plan to abandon my earthly labors; if you need to reach me while I am away, please slip silently into the hereafter

Sad news: I will be terminating posting activity on Bluesky and returning to X. The unfortunate truth is that my posts are having too little influence on this site. My libertarian-originalist message deserves a broader audience of changemakers and thoughtleaders.

The board consists of three semi-literate car dealers who were the state’s top GOP donors. Their top priority is fighting wokeness in the Potato School by putting up a statue of the confederate general who owned the largest potato farm in the state in 1859.

there are way too many generations of Pauls and each new one is, unbelievably, worse than the last

I hate Trump but hate bike lanes wayyyyyy more.

What is the most millennial sandwich?

Nobody is doing faux centrist fedsockism like Will Baude, truly a master of the form

If you zoom out just a little it’s dead obvious how the 6 justices in black robes are fighting for the same cause as the guys in white robes 100 years ago and the guys in gray coats 160 years ago

Beautiful and funny and published on a website with aughts-era design (complementary)

winter yet holds this northern isle in her icy clutches

Lines Heard On The Radio This Morning That Do Not Bring Me Comfort: “Officials with the World Health Organization say there’s no reason to think the outbreak is the beginning of the next pandemic.”

look, you may disagree with graham platner's choice to get a nazi tattoo, but you have to admit he sounds like an idiot talking about the gas tax

Jorge Luis Borges story about a basketball tournament so vast that the bracket encompasses every human being, past present and future

tfw you're definitely not a political actor

ah there it is again, the classic political consultant mistake of confusing "voters like authenticity" with "voters like big dumb dumbs who talk like babies"

Tried to catch the rainbow and lightning photobombed my iPhone shot. #WXsky #ILwx

today I learned that the freedom of speech guy in the meme was a real guy who opposed rebuilding a school after the old one burnt down because it would increase his taxes. this country is so consistent sometimes

Gotta respect 1910s America’s prohibition effort. If the U.S. tried to ban alcohol today the Supreme Court would say it violates religious freedom and Congress would let InBev and Applebees produce and sell it

The best part of this is that we'd get to do the IL-9 primary over again

Science: Doritos are delicious but they aren’t good for you Bluesky: wow ok slow down RFK JR conspiracy theory much?

relatedly, why would I ever want to start my microwave from my phone? what's the scenario where I leave food in the microwave and then some time later, when I'm in a different room, decide I want to heat it up? what?

-Try to change default setting on appliance -Can't do it without the app -Download app -Can't use app without account -Can't create account without providing personal information -Provide personal information to create account -Log in to app -Can't change setting through app either

Took me 10 minutes to draw this map with 6 safe Republican seats, each with less than 35% Black voting age population, even though 1 in 3 state residents are Black. According to the Supreme Court, this is fine now, as long as state officials don't admit they're intending to discriminate. Insane!

[clint eastwood voice]