Amazon's "AI won't kill you, silly!" Alexa ad has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the ad.

Games Done Quick's long, difficult journey to a better gaming future aftermath.site/games-done-qui...

What We D(2)0 in the Shadows

If you see this, post a chef please.

30 years ago tonight:

@wilwheaton.net do you remember what had you so entranced 35 years ago when you visited the Library of Congress? Looks like some comic strips, maybe a photo of another cast (TOS'?), can't tell what the other print would be. (catalog link: www.loc.gov/pictures/ite...)

I don't know what I take more delight in: the discovery, restoration, and digitization of this thought-lost piece from one of cinema's greatest pioneers by my colleagues in NAVCC or the fact that it has a letterboxd page: letterboxd.com/film/gugusse...

I'm not the only one who sees this commercial and thinks they read like a throuple, right?

You had me at "heist", you had me even more at "repatriation", you had me all the way with "bluffing past the robot".

The Librarians documentary is available to watch over on @pbs.org's youtube page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQO... 📚📜

I am openly weeping.

These major sports cozying up with gambling combined with the insanely unregulated ease in being able to place bets now is absolutely having a lot of major consequences in these sports that we're not seeing yet but will be coming out eventually. And when we do? Black Sox x 100.

I've known we had the pilot for a few years, and part of me has been tempted to be the one to unearth this "lost" (very heavy quotes) piece of media. But I'm glad an actual writer did it. And it's a great story about how somebody like *you* can come to the Library and see/use a thing only we have!

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

This was a remarkably crazy response by Mike Johnson's standards. He's going full "stop the steal" and clearly would line up behind any effort Trump makes to rig the midterms and 2028 elections

Extry, Extry! variety.com/2026/tv/news...

This is who runs this account

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college. 1. Roman Art & Architecture 2. The Universe & Its Structure aka. "Stars for Stoners" 3. Chaucer 4. Contemporary Ethical Issues 5. Topics in German Literature (in translation)

FUCK

This is sort of a throughline in cases of excessive force used by law enforcement. The civilian is supposed to perfectly adhere to some unwritten code of conduct; the armed professional supposedly trained for such situations is only human & must be given lattitude if they succumb to fear and rage.

One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings. This can't be "reformed"

Please unfollow the altnps account. It's a do-nothing, disinfo slop mill that's trying to figure out how to Q-Anon the left for future profit, and that is not news.

The National Guard is still patrolling DC, carrying handguns & long rifles, patrolling vibrant community spaces in packs to intimidate residents, especially Black residents, of the city. Keep that in mind as you see the videos of them handing out pizza & coffee in MN.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

If you have read even a single history of fascism, you are already aware that one thing that its rise has in common in every case is an opposition party that refuses to intervene for fear of looking weak or putting the left into power

[holding someone at gunpoint] I won't hurt you if you just give me your wallet Headline: Area Man Not Shot

Am I tempted to just request this pilot (lccn.loc.gov/98516046) and see what the hell was up with it? Yes, yes I certainly am.

I keep wondering if the Romans felt the same way as they approached the end, followed by the horrifying realization that this counts as thinking about the Roman Empire.

I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness. You could be next.

AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

Murder in Minnesota. Justice for Good.

NEW: How many books did you read this year? If it was more than 2, congrats: you read more than the median American. Read on for way more @today.yougov.com polling from me on America's book-reading habits in 2025. 1/

The exclusive men's-only rare book club, and the woman who has a key: defector.com/the-exclusiv...

Rob Reiner's legacy of filmmaking speaks for itself. You know his work. That he was also a mensch in the public sphere, that he embraced the concept of "tikkun olam" and social justice wholly, was the the metaphorical dollop of sour cream on the latke. What a loss. May his memory be a blessing.

He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.

DREW GOODEN: " This IS the best the economy ever — If you already have money… If you're living paycheck to paycheck, you're not thinking about the stock market. The average age of a home buyer is 59… It’s 2 economies moving in opposite directions.”

Freak Injury Hall of Fame: 1st Ballot. 🥎

The latest installment in our series on book rebinding, where the Library's advanced book conservation interns are taking you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection! Scroll back in our feed to see Act I, and check back next week for Act III.

Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild: Black bears Moose Orangutans Asian water monitor lizards Rats

Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes. If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.

It's jacket season, which means it's also "walk with both hands in your jacket's pockets and immediately have Madonna's Hung Up start running through your head because that's a shot in the music video" season.

The last of the High-Value Comics that are getting imaged (for now), but what a banger to go out on. An issue that not only brought back an icon after a decade out of comics but also raised significant continuity issues that wouldn't be addressed for thirteen years! Yes, it's all here!

Honestly the best part about working at the Library is that everybody is doing cool stuff and interacting with the collection in cool ways that heighten the collection's useability and functionality.

Welcome to our three-part series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon will take you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Stay tuned for parts two and three!

"Quiet piggy" makes sense when told through this lens

What better time than right after a big, decisive showing at the ballot box against a hugely unpopular party and president to give in on your supposedly principled fight without any sort of tangible gains.

I mean, how else is Musk gonna destroy the Justice League?