Statting up the Jimothy right now.

The White House is a grifter's paradise. abcnews.com/US/white-hou...

This man is going to win by 25 points now.

Excellent post from @theradr.bsky.social about the religious reasoning for opposing the forced use of generative AI.

Overheard: “Attention passengers: we are going to delay boarding for a few minutes because a doggie made a slight mess on the airplane. We will clean that up and resume boarding shortly.”

This cannot ever be what you want associated with your name.

Huntington Beach! Vote for Chris Kluwe! He's cool.

If you want to know how we got stuck with Graham Platner, this single minute is fantastically revelatory.

I really like the puzzlehunt Paul Peterson and I did for our June installment of Chums, our puzzle subscription site. In "Runaround Zoo," you try to do all of a zookeeper's crazy tasks in one day. It benefits Gamers Engaged, a charity that connects game companies with needy projects. Check it out!

Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC

In case you can't sleep, there's something astounding happening on the edges of the Catholic Church right this second: AN ACTUAL SCHISM. A bunch of right-wing Catholics are working to get themselves excommunicated by Pope Leo on live TV. Never seen anything like it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEKn...

Whatever the Supreme Court says, trans rights were, are, and will continue to be human rights.

Mr. Frodo Carries Gandalf’s ring It’s such an evil thing They say We’re leaving the Shire from Bag End My Bucklebury friend Mr. Frodo and me

Folks need to grasp how much the WNBA has changed in 25 years. There've been two 4-overtime games in league history. I was at the last one, between the Washington Mystics and the Storm in 2001. They beat us 72-69. Tonight, the Mystics beat the Fire in 4 OTs *124-123*. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

This is horrific, and a reminder that it is terrifying to go into public service these days. I wish Pete and Chasten Buttigieg and their kids a swift healing after this trauma.

The brilliant TV show creator John Rogers has a take on the DSA wins that's worth a read.

We need a lot more candidates like Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier, and Claire Valdez. Democrats who will actually do something for Americans when they're in Congress. Good work, New Yorkers.

Seattle has closed Puget Sound in retaliation.

Welcome to Seattle, Egypt and Iran. Why not pick up some human rights while you're here?

Egypt and Iran have requested that Pride events in Seattle during their World Cup match be canceled and… no. Welcome to Seattle. This might be the most patriotic I’ve felt in my life. Pride isn’t happening during your game; you’re here during Pride. Suck a rainbow. apnews.com/article/worl...

Trivia question: Landon Donovan's all-time record of 5 goals in US Men's National Team World Cup matches was tied today by...

Just a truly inspiring, ultra-knowledgeable speech, that somehow manages to last eight and a half minutes without a single mention of the name "James Dolan."

Seattle elects socialist Democrat Katie Wilson mayor, Seahawks win Super Bowl. New York elects Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani mayor, Knicks win NBA championship. If LA elects Nithya Raman mayor, bet everything you got on the LA Kings to win the Stanley Cup.

Over/under at two hours on a Gobo projector with "FUCK TRUMP" being marshaled in front of the tarp.

www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880... Normalize eradicating his name.

If I'm James Talarico, I put these idiots on repeat all over Texas.

We are not giving the Wu-Tang Clan enough credit for last night's Knicks win.

Re-upping this post from Friday.

The Knicks have won a historic 13 straight playoff games. If Trump shows up at MSG for Game 3, the house sets the over/under of Knicks consecutive losses thereafter at 2.5.

I'm too tired to talk, I'm too tired to end the war And I can't seem to hold it together anymore I'm too tired to start, I can't bring you up to speed There's too many riptides in this ocean to proceed —@deathcabforcutie.bsky.social's "Riptides" off their new LP open.spotify.com/album/4D1zUs...

Graham Platner's middle name is Cunningham, a weird coincidence given that Cal Cunningham was the last Democratic challenger to be leading an incumbent Republican Senator and then get accused of a sexting scandal that led to other revelations right before an election.

Donald Trump is a cartoon dictator.

Followup after 24 hours: The Commodores OUT. Young MC OUT. Morris Day & the Time OUT. Martina McBride OUT. C+C Music Factory & Milli Vanilli...maybe OUT, but now unclear if either act is actually that act. Flo Rida, Vanilla Ice, and the least talented member of Poison still in, so that's something.

C+C Music Factory = one surviving member Milli Vanilli = one surviving member The Commodores = one original member (not Lionel) Morris Day & The Time = not allowed to use name Bret Michaels = pointlessly Poisonless Young MC = not young Vanilla Ice = Robbie Van Winkle now as old as Rip Van Winkle

I can think of very few people I want in the Senate less than Ken Paxton. For the love of God, Texas Democrats and Independents,we need you to come together behind Talarico or we will all suffer immensely.

What if I told you there was a full-scale official puzzlehunt at Disneyland starting TODAY? Because Mickey's Park Rangers is now a thing. Go to Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island and get this handsome puzzle book, then start your adventure. wdwnt.com/2026/05/new-...

This idiot sold Taylor Swift's masters out from under her, triggering the biggest rewrite of the industry's business model since the payola hearings, so, yeah, Middle Tennessee State, top notch speaker choice, no notes.

Everyone associated with this needs to go to jail.

Grogundhog Day

New York City pals: I am around tonight and this weekend and am up for being entertained by entertaining friends. DM if there is something you would like me to know about.

Everybody's posting hate on that ridiculous AI-generated designer profile site, and it's all merited, but I will say this one sentence in my profile is absolutely true.

Last night, my father, Larry Selinker, passed away unexpectedly at age 87. He was on the Mount Rushmore of applied linguistics, having altered the entire field with his landmark "Interlanguage" paper in 1972. His 1994 book with Sue Gass, "Second Language Acquisition," is still taught today. (1/X)

What a stupid reason to overrule the will of the people. I expect the Virginia legislature will vote for the 10-1 map in 2027, then again in 2028, then the voters will again approve it in 2028, and then the Supreme Court of Virginia will finally rule on the merits … and strike it down again.

The Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Kourt would like you to stop viewing him as a politician.

Kristi Noem didn't get fired for incompetence or corruption or intolerable cruelty. She got fired for putting her personal branding above an ego-driven president's. Kash Patel is gonna get trebucheted for the same reason. Grifters all. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

In case you would like a rundown of why every popular take on that red button-blue button test is dead wrong, or maybe just want to know why our voting rights are FUBAR, read this thing I wrote. mikeselinker.medium.com/gerrymanderi...

I wrote a long read about the gerrymandering war, the red button-blue button test, and the future of democracy. Share as desired. mikeselinker.medium.com/gerrymanderi...

Some time back, I said to the Super-Team Family creator, "We spend way too much time on Superman and Batman's moms both being named Martha and not enough time on Mr. Fantastic and Elongated Man's wives both being named Sue." Today, he made this delight. braveandboldlost.blogspot.com/2026/05/invi...

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This is actually kind of amazing. There have been good reasons to criticize the House Democrats, but this is really solid work from Speaker Jeffries and his caucus.