Sure, whatever, seems like a normal business move

This guy, pontificating on theology TO THE PONTIFF, does he have any self-awareness at all

“cuffed by her hands and feet,” 86 years old www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Wow, did I assign this story?! I got a ticket very close to this spot, with the school bus a few lanes over, worried I'd be rear-ended if I stopped for it www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

On its sustainability web page, Delta erased its pledge to use 10% sustainable fuel by 2030 and recast its net-zero goal as an "aspiration."

And people think *this* site is bad

Might try to make Szegedi fish soup. It’s delicious. Can’t source carp from the River Tisza, but catfish will work fine festival.si.edu/blog/2013/hu...

Those of you who keep tabs on Dreher, like over at the other site, please do share updates

Peter Hungarian has done it www.reuters.com/world/hungar...

It hurt but I did it. Had huevos rancheros to compensate

10mi is significantly longer than 10k, which I only seem to remember when I try to run it

This is a good story, and while the pain in WVA is especially acute, there are surely a lot of places in the US where utility bills are closing the gap with (avg-lower than avg) mortgage payments. And insurance premiums are rising too. It changes the math of homeownership apnews.com/article/elec...

Years before Richard Meier was publicly accused of harassment, someone warned me, if I met him, never to get in an elevator with him. At least one of his victims went to the firm’s management and was offered a settlement—with an NDA

That’s unfortunate www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/u...

Going to get some great images from NASA in the coming days. Here’s a couple of post-splashdown snaps of actual heroes.

First Coalie, now Fossi. Let them fight www.desmog.com/2026/04/01/m...

Yes! Yessss

The "world's largest mermaid convention" is taking place in my (not warm or coastal) town this weekend. It includes a professional track, which confused me but then I Googled and being a pro mermaid is a whole thing

I'll help. Less her raised arm, the body of the Statue of Liberty is only one foot taller than the opening in this two-bit Arc de Triomphe. Take her crown off and she could stand underneath.

Toll plaza but make it Mussolini-coded

I hope they are okay, I need them to be okay www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/s...

ICYMI: “.. Almost half of the US data centers planned for this year are expected to be delayed or canceled. One big reason is the shortage of electrical equipment, such as transformers, switchgear and batteries.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

This seems pretty significant: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

Argentina rolls back protections for glaciers and permafrost to boost mining. Can't imagine how this could go wrong... www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

to all who celebrate...

“The Trump administration has systematically pressured the nation’s immigration judges, threatening them with disciplinary action if they do not deport more people and firing those seen as insufficiently supportive of the president’s aggressive enforcement agenda” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

"i could probably pilot a ship through the straight of hormuz" -next big thing 80% of men secretly believe about themselves

What a chart, from this story (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Why the NYT has long opted out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. "It just feels like it sends the wrong signal to our readers and viewers, like we are all in it together and it is all a game" -- Dean Baquet, in 2011 (!) www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

lighting the bat signal for my summer book proposal course ↗️

I was just a casual fan of their music but really enjoyed seeing The Last Dinner Party tonight. They are over the top and all in

Bit rude to post this tonight

Kunta Kinte. IYKYK

"'Every time somebody rides over that beautiful bridge to the Lincoln Memorial, they literally say, something is supposed to be here,' Trump told donors in October." No, they don't

It’s my 25th wedding anniversary. Wish it did not coincide with Civilization Wipeout Day

Why is this column three paragraphs long? You’ve got to maintain conviction in your hot take longer than that, sorry

Thought this was Pam Bondi’s kids’ nanny at first

People should actually be very alarmed that while AP's business model is shot to bits, Americans are still very much reliant on the news it delivers. The alternatives in some cases are inferior or non-existent. apnews.com/article/news...

My mom took us out for Easter brunch, which was very nice of her, and it turned out to be a set 3-course menu that put me in a food coma

Trump is definitely more potty-mouthed in public than he used to be. I don’t know what if anything this says about his mental state, but it’s noticeable

It’s been years since my kid was in childcare so I don’t know what the status quo is but every municipality should have this

From Greggs?

This is the issue I’ve become a middle-aged crank about

Ha, the VW dealer is offering us a new gas car to give up our EV lease early. Not a chance

As if I need another reason to hate T*rboT*x, it never seems to believe me when I say I don’t have any crypto income to report

Saw Project Hail Mary after reading Andy Weir’s comments disparaging political art. I’ll just say, a plot that hinges on a unified, muscular UN-type body saving the planet is uhh not apolitical

NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.

Hmm, timestamp says April 2

Silver Spring mentioned, and not in a good way, yikes www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/a...