a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.

And to be honest there have always been de–facto functional—if not de-jure legal—exceptions to free speech, statements that you can’t make without likely ruining your life. Most prominently these are “free Palestine” and “that man raped me.”

my hat is off to the military times writers. truly. www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...

thread. Seaman knows her virii

None of this is normal

For those of you who grew up after 9/11, we got along just fine without a Department of Homeland Security for 212 years. The DHS was formed to try to prevent future terror attacks — now, it is orchestrating them.

Imagine telling someone a year ago that USA vs. Denmark hockey could have some weird geopolitical undertones at the Olympics

“We’ve had a lot of ICE activity (since the press conference) in our neighborhood but far fewer observers. They just want the Anglos to think it’s over.” — a message from the inside in Minneapolis

It's such a nice change to have a political office holder who genuinely cares about his constituents and wants the best for you.

Right now I have whistles designed by a man in Italy printing on a plate given to me by someone from Canada, in a filament donated from the UK, and I'm sending them to a union who wants to protect immigrants. Just feels like an incredible team effort. 💖

Wild that a sitting member of Congress, a Republican no less, feels compelled to post this.

Attm: GREEN BAY OR MILWAUKEE ⬇️⬇️ PASS IT ON... WE NEED YOUR HELP. #CommunityStrong

"you're gonna get in trouble for that" *stone-faced* "okay" goddamn son

I looked this up to try and understand what happened and ... I am only more confused now. nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...

You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.

been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis

Oh gods. She had cue cards

General PSA: there is SO MUCH COVID going around right now. If you are feeling sick, you should test

Huh, I'm no political expert but "we don't want punish child rapists because the stock market is doing well" seems like bad optics.

HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd of hundreds of rabbis, cantors, and other Jews have gathered outside ICE headquarters in DC for the largest ever Jewish protest against ICE’s violence and crimes. #jewsagainstICE

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.** He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.

That Super Bowl Ring ad backfired spectacularly.

This is devestating.

Why did the American audience apparently hear different audio of JD Vance's appearance at the Olympics than the audio heard by the rest of the world? NBC denies muting. But it's part of overall disturbing developments in the US corporate media world.

america could be such a cool fucking place if we’d just let it be

For no reason I want the skyline to know that Wyze lets you watch your place & choose not to upload, unlike Ring & others

One of these days, people will look back on these sports betting ads like we do on the ads for patent medicines featuring cocaine.

Perfect, no notes: the OpenAI Super Bowl ad costing millions is AI slop. 👇🏻

Sometimes I absolutely love social media.

“Because I have no garden and No pence to buy, Before the flower shop I stand And sigh.” - Robert William Service.🌱

Yes! I was just discussing this with my autistic daughter recently: small talk is making friendly noises to humans. We autistic people tend to get caught up in the content (do I answer honestly to “how are you doing?” etc.) and feel pressure—and viewing it instead as a script to be performed helps.

ethics professor here, can confirm

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

Ok but this is pretty good no? Mods wouldn’t usually remove this surely?

I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane

The whistle goblins shipped 100,000 whistles in the first four days of February. And today? The fifth day? 37,000 more. This is perhaps the most inspiring act of collective action I’ve ever been lucky enough to be a part of. Help by buying filament: linktr.ee/WhistleWi…

I just want to call this line from petitioner's counsel out specifically: "We shouldn't need a specific court order to ask the DOJ not to put somebody's life in danger." Bars.

Since the FBI and DOJ have proven incapable of investigating rich people, we find ourselves turning to actual investigators at *checks notes* reddit. Remember this whenever anyone suggests the government keeps you safe. It doesn't. People can investigate. Officials protect power.

timeline cleanse

We want to thank Greg Ketter again for standing up for what's right. And for @comicsjournal.bsky.social for this follow up interview. Greg, we salute you & admire the generous way you're handling all this new attention for yourself & Dream Haven Books and Comics. Thank you for the ElfQuest mention!

No matter the breed, every dog has one of three default dispositions: 1. Dipshit 2. Has a Job 3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God

I have determined that everything right now is All Too Much and it needs to be Considerably Less, so if reality could just dial it down a fucking iota or two, I think we'd all like that

"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years

Mackenzie Scott will not save the Washington Post. It's done. A billionaire murdered it and billionaires will not save us. Support local and independent news, friends. Here are some starter packs. go.bsky.app/FzSc9z

“In my profession, I have seen many people break down in grief, but that image of Elizabeth’s father will stay with me forever,” she said. “I watched him sit in his car, bury his head in his hands, and cry uncontrollably. Those are images you do not forget.”

The Illinois Department of Public Health sidestepped the federal government this week by independently joining the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). It is the second state to do so, after California joined the network last month. trib.al/0ecIsxF