girl are you Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey because you haven't even gotten here and a bunch of weird dudes are already whining that you weren't created specifically to meet their expectations

Connor said, Jesus wept. 🙌🏽🫶🏽

Market based processes always lead to the underpayment of labor, because markets reward producers with the highest profit, driving labor costs down. This doesn't happen in the "free market," because that is a hypothetical model, not the real world. Progressive policies make markets work better.

My random, "I'm not obsessed with Heated Rivalry" thought from this week is "what was the Kingfisher like when Kip & Scott kissed?" There had to be so many regulars who had no clue about a relationship, but knew Kip, who would have been losing it. And if Kip brought Scott back that night? Forget it.

virginia voters should call their delegates and senators and demand that they ignore this illegitimate ruling

ICYMI — After Republicans stripped majority-Black Memphis of representation, this was @brotherjones.bsky.social in the rotunda. Damn. (From NC5)

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In honor of the premiere of Devil Wears Prada 2 and the expansion of the @thepwhl.com this feels appropriate: Hockey? In Detroit?

We have truly gone back in time to the McCarthy era. This is such an obvious retaliation against Louise Lucas for her important leadership during Virginia’s redistricting fight. Punish your political enemies, smear dissent, weaponize government power.

Fascism.

Look at that face!

I’m a President now. @acog.org @acogd2.bsky.social

Referenced Texas Monthly story: "What follows is a story of one man’s rise, rule, and downfall, and of two prolonged battles for control of a massive faith group. It’s a story about power and what those who want it will do for it." 1/ www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Rankings/Reactions to the films I saw at the TCM Film Festival 1 The Muppet Movie - cried through "Rainbow Connection" 2 Out of the Past - Fantastic Noir 3 That Thing You Do - So much fun! 4 Arabesque - What just happened? 5 Alice in Wonderland - It's a trip 6 Swing Time - Needs a blackface TW

Tomorrow morning, we will be dropping a ~12,000 word story on Paul Pressler, the alleged sexual predator who remade the Southern Baptist Convention and helped ordain the marriage between the GOP and white evangelical voters. There is *a lot* in there and I hope you'll read it.

Skybox is great! You should read more of our work. Here's my piece from earlier in the year about Heated Rivalry and the fears that arise from being locked in the closet (and my experiences with that horrid place). skyboxcritics.com/2026/02/09/h...

They’re giving him repeated cognitive mini status exams to check for neurological deterioration because he has some form of dementia. He doesn’t realize that a) they’re simple and designed to be and b) he’s being given them because of signs he’s unwell. Both are indicators of impaired status.

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only— Dick Van Dyke Show Mary Tyler Moore Show Upstairs Downstairs The Muppet Show Siskel & Ebert This Old House Mork&Mindy China Beach thirtysomething Cheers Frasier Charmed Mad Men Orphan Black Heated Rivalry

Upshot here is that if 2026 goes well for Dems, they’ll be able to offer Republicans a take-it-or-leave it ban on partisan gerrymandering nationally. And if Republicans decline, 2028 will be a bigger bloodbath, ahead (hopefully) of a Dem trifecta and principled democracy reform.

Things suck. But, the second civil rights movement is going to be fought with a much larger porportion of the population in support of it, and with a citizenry that thinks nostalgically about the relative prosperity and strength of the United States during its era as a multicultural democracy.

#BLM OTD 1865 the 1st Memorial Day-10,000 newly freed slaves, missionaries & teachers gathered in Charleston, SC to honor 257 Union prisoners who died in a Confederate prison. They reinterred the dead from mass graves into a cemetery at Washington Race Course. #BlackAmericanHistoryIsAmericanHistory

Hey @espn.com, I think it's great that the Phillies managed two walk off wins in their double header yesterday, but did that "Top News" really take precedent over the @bostonfleet.com winning 2-1 in the first game of the @thepwhl.com playoffs? Women's sports matter, boys.

Back to this 🔜

KIMMEL: “It’s time to make yourself great again, with REZYNE… Ask your conscience if REZYNE is right for you.” Amazing stuff

I realize this is obvious to most but allow me to rant: At the core of Trump's base love for him is a simmering resentment over their mediocrity and gratitude for him making it permissible to be arrogant whilst mediocre. Everything in this cult can be traced back to that. (thread)

Their politically-motivated power grab is meant to protect elected Republicans from any consequences for their failure to make groceries, gas, health care, or housing more affordable for you and your family. They want to cheat and choose their voters, instead of the voters deciding who they choose.

Bill Ferguson claimed one reason he opposed redrawing Maryland's congressional map is because he thought doing so might *undermine* Black representation. If he's serious, then given what SCOTUS just did, MD now *must* redraw its map.

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

Just got my @bostonfleet.com Pride jersey delivered, in time for #PWHL playoffs, AND the Heated Rivalry merch store restocked, so my new (and highly tariffed) NY Admirals jersey is finally on its way (only NY team I'll ever root for). What the hell have Rachel Reid & Jacob Tierney turned me into?!

Today's Supreme Court decision reverses hard-won progress under the Voting Rights Act.

Heated rivalry merch is live btw…

Today: Civil Rights groups issue a World Cup travel warning. Tomorrow: I will lecture @resistanceschool.bsky.social: "The Beautiful Game, Ugly Controversies" online course, "World Cup and Global Politics 101" Today is the registration deadline! www.resistancestudiesseries.com/wcpf101-regi...

Staten Island traffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck blasting through school zones or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. The truck belongs to James Giovansanti, who lives and works there as an NYPD officer. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/t...

Zhang Shan won the gold medal for the mixed skeet shooting event in the 1992 Olympics. The International Shooting Union *immediately* banned women from competing against men.

Billionaire Tom Steyer just said on stage “Me paying more taxes is not the answer!” Run this on loop.

I think the top character trait we need in future leaders is humility. Everything else we value flows from that

This tweet is highly defamatory and Martina Navratilova should be fired from BBC Sport for it. It demonstrates an horrendous level of hatred for a trans woman (who was cleared of all wrongdoing in a recent tribunal) because she is a trans woman.

The whole thread is important, but this TL/DR is vital - when Obama provided $$ to Iran as part of his nuclear deal, it was Iran's own money! Not surprising that a con artist like Donnie can't understand "paying someone back with their own funds."

The Supreme Court is taking up a case on whether Catholic schools that refuse to accept the children of gay parents are entitled to taxpayer funding. I'm sure it will be 6-3 with the answer being yes. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...

It is clear that many cis people are not aware just how up to her neck Rowling is in funding and driving anti trans sentiment in the UK. She's not just a person with a vile opinion.

BREAKING: The U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine just issued a formal statement defending Pope Leo XIV's teaching authority on just war doctrine — less than twelve hours after JD Vance told a Turning Point USA crowd the pope should “be careful” talking theology. This is a serious escalation.

@cnn.com @housegop.bsky.social

And who announced the starting line in the Fleet locker room before the game? None other than Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Heated Rivalry's own Svetlana. Another reason to check out the #PWHL as the playoffs loom.

I was an usher at a summer theater version of #Deathtrap that had a memorable prop error. I'll hold the story until we get to the relevant part of the film, to avoid spoilers. #TCMParty

Trump is done. He needs to be removed from office. He’s compromised, unwell, and unfit. Call your Republican reps and tell them it’s time. He’s an albatross. Cut him loose.

By the way, the R Party is doing absolutely effing nothing about this man. See the House: 🧾 www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... He's mentally unbalanced, increasingly disordered. *His cabinet* knows that he is off his rocker and are doing nothing. They are all responsible.

‼️😳 Holy shit. This is horrible. Only someone beyond depraved would post this. This is his demented projection at work: Trump's angry, bloodthirsty, and panicking. There's no other excuse for this... (You can read his post without playing the video...) 🌐 bsky.app/profile/atru...

Happy Confederate Surrender Day from Minnesota where we still have your goddamn flag and we’re not giving it up. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...

Happy Surrender and Freedom Day! On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac. home.nps.gov/apco/planyou...

I can't imagine being one of the people who didn't vote for Kamala Harris today. To know that I am responsible for all this? To know that I did this to the world? I wish they would have cared about something bigger than themselves.