They bombed a school, Katherine. Boiling everything down to the cost of eggs is making you sound like a sociopath. If the war was making everything cheaper it'd still be evil.

For all the talk of how Democrats aren't close enough to the mainstream, only Republicans act—consistently, through all of their members in every branch, federal and state—as if they know there is no chance they could hold power in anything resembling a free and fair election.

I really can’t state strongly enough how utterly stupid this is. Once you eliminate taxes for a class you will never be able to bring them back. And it WILL domino. Eliminating taxes and privatizing everything is the republicans’ end goal. Do not help them!!!

I combined shakshuka with huevos rancheros tonight into one unholy dinner.

sorry im not trying to sound like a pervert but this boxart looks like Tony the tigers spreading my cheeks open. sorry. i cant help it. im not trying to put that image in anyone's head. theres just no other way to interpret it. im sorry

In the Lord of the Rings (the book), Faramir says: "I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend." Some Democrats have fallen too in love with the trappings and ornamentation of democracy.

Every Christmas movie I watched growing up was already decades old when I saw it. Fire up YouTube right now and you can find montages of Zoomers bawling their eyes out to the end of "It's A Wonderful Life."

The thing about Millennial nostalgia is on one hand it's toxic to think the world didn't have problems just because you were too young to understand them On the other hand the with end stage capitalism kicking into gear we're the first generation in the U.S. materially worse off then our parents

Taking my Ewok to be neutered. The yub, the nub, the whole deal.

This is also true of Halo and Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek: Enterprise. Bush era pop sci-fi reflected a lot of the values and concerns of the era they were made

i call my mom every sunday to share personal news and chat. she's really into celebrities, so i tell her about the famous people i've pissed off in the last week. she gets super excited.

Me: You know how when you die in a Resident Evil game the zombie always tears away a really juicy looking piece of neck meat? What's that bit called? Butcher: Please leave.

According to “Quantum Leap” rules, Sam Beckett was only able to time travel within his own lifetime, so yeah, if it ever feels like things just started getting worse and worse a few years ago, it’s probably because that’s when he died.

Gandalf: *using tongs to pull the One Ring from the fire* "Hold out your hand, Frodo -- it's quite cool." Frodo: *holds out hand* *The ring drops, sizzling and white hot, burning a perfect, blackened hole through Frodo's hand on the way to the ground* Gandalf: "Coooooooool."

PornHub World sounds like a theme park.

"SPOT! SPOT!" *Guy with Alto Sax starts harmonizing*

dudes swing

People ask why I’m optimistic with how bad things are and it’s the miraculousness of human nature Common people have been toppling authoritarians for centuries. People who have no idea what’s going on are instinctively preparing for crisis and growing softer and kinder as revolutionary energy grows

Sisko: Crew, the Dominion will soon bring down our shields and begin transporting directly onto the station. I need options! Worf: One time Dr. Crusher accidentally turned me into an 8-foot-tall monstrosity with an armored exoskeleton and venom-spitting sacs. Sisko: Mr. Worf, stop suggesting that.

In a given day both are usually true for me; I'm probably not complaining enough about the rise of global injustice and complaining too much about not nesting the dishes in the kitchen sink so we don't get a leaning-tower situation.

Give me your favorite Non-Trek performance from a Star Trek actor. It's kinda cheating to reference Patrick Stewart, but every year I watch his version of "A Christmas Carol," particularly for this scene where Scrooge tries to laugh, having forgotten how: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vviO...

As many times as I watch this, it never fails to put it ridiculous grin on my face. If Tom Holland had come up in the 1940s, he would've been in five musicals a year.

It helps to remember that in the lead up to every, um, democracy creating event, there was a bunch of guys loudly saying “oh come on! The economy is fine!! Those tea taxes aren’t that bad! Of course the monarch needs a new gilded hall! Are you sure you aren’t just lazy and greedy??”

Unironically this was perfect comms strategy.

Because SNEAKERS is, alas, fiction

Getting the tariffs isn't the goal. His goal is the unilateral power to do whatever he wants. Yes, they'd rubber stamp his every wish, but that's just implicit power, not explicit power.

there's simply no adequate political response to this that isn't based on fully destroying the people and party responsible for it

So, do you believe that lessons are only for other people to learn, or do you think that maybe the next time a looming issue with a clear right/wrong side threatens to break your voting bloc in half you'll think about joining the progressives in urging the candidate to change her stance?

I am at a loss for words.

Last July, the pope called his bank in South Chicago. He wanted to update the phone number on his account. The teller told him that any changes had to be made in person with an ID. Knowing that was impossible, he asked: “Would it matter to you if I told you I’m Pope Leo?” She hung up on him.

In, what I’m certain was meant to be *my* job interview, but in reality was me grilling @fpwellman.bsky.social for more than 90 minutes on why I should work for him and why he’d be a good Congressman, I asked point blank, “Will you throw trans kids under the bus if it’s politically expedient?” 1/2

Some critics complained about the soundtrack for "A Knight's Tale" featuring tracks by Queen and Bowie, and the director pointed out that the movie's setting actually pre-dated the invention of the orchestra by hundreds of years, so the only accurate accompaniment would've been, like, lutes.

"The Pretender," super underrated example.

MAMMAL BULLYING A REPTILE: Nice body temperature dude. Did the sun pick it out for you

This is only a big deal if you’re into food.

notably missing the missing middle. this screams a harsh zoning regime coupled with connected developers being able to bribe local officials to let them do whatever they want anyways

I'm joining Star Wolf just so I can kill this motherfucker

We do both! This article argues that it’s important for the sake of moving national politics like Bernie did to have a left presidential candidate. DSA runs a ton of local and state level races. DSA in Wisconsin has endorsed a gubernatorial candidate! Please do your research.

Hired a court jester to dance and jape, but instead he keeps telling me parables about snakes in the grass and other dangerous truths, am I the asshole if I boil him in oil for intemperance?

rip ted turner, he taught me it was ok to watch the shawshank redemption every rainy saturday afternoon

TBS will be having a moment of silence at 12:05 and 12:35

hey yall I just found out what Thomas Kinkaide looked like

Sometimes you just need someone to come beat you up at 3:15 am

Elon Musk accidentally revealing his mom's account is one of his alt's means that he has both impersonated his own infant child and mother online

Prime with ads. Just how Kubrick intended.

In 1990 the average reading level for an American was a 7th/8th grade level, with 25% or fewer reading at or below a 5th grade reading level. Being below that was a hindrance to everyday life. Newspapers were written at a 6th grade reading level which was understood to cover most people.

My mom figured out the trick to this when her sisters downsized: just take the stuff they try to give you, put it in the garage or storage for a while, and then quietly get rid of it on your own timetable. Anything to help them transition to their new house.