Give the writers credit for this call back. I did not see it coming!

My questions: 1) is this a S232 tariff? 2) if so, has there been an investigation? Will there be? 3) if so, how do you show movie tariffs serve national security? 4) if not 232, then what legal justification is there?

This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.

Let’s play a game called “where is that wireless keyboard I bought during the pandemic??”

So exhausting..

I hate it here.

I need to stop buying new sneakers. It's out of control.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the “massive Russian attack” on Ukraine lasted for more than 12 hours, calling it “savage” and “deliberate, targeted terror against ordinary cities”. He said that Russia had fired nearly 500 attack drones and more than 40 missiles, including ballistic missiles.

Chat, is it a bad sign that we're quoting Beria?

there's a tendency in parts of the left to believe that 'community' is the answer to everything but communities are often horrendous!

@adam35.bsky.social James Jesus ass beer

Troops to Portland? Illegal and absurd. But the absurdity is the point. Trump policy is to ignore real threats to US security coming from abroad and use the armed forces to pursue imaginary threats from within, thereby creating an atmosphere suitable for personal rule. (1/2)

“Democrats think 45% of Republicans support partisan murder, 20 times larger than what data show. Similarly, Republicans think 42% of Democrats support partisan murder, which is 25 times larger than reality. Americans have a fundamentally incorrect understanding of support for partisan violence.”

Sirens @ NY Climate Week! @lorenraeds.bsky.social interviewed @eliorg.bsky.social's Jordan Diamond, former EPA Admin Carol Browner, and Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen on the path to climate progress through govt reform. thx @climategroup.bsky.social! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

This is precisely the claim that evidently animates the rigthwing majority on the Court: That any "burden" placed upon the regime by insisting the constitution is still in effect, the separation of powers is still a thing, and the law is still the law, causes the government irreparable harm.

Those private "weather services"? They all depend on the National Weather Service. Not one can take up the slack.

Well don't I feel stupid

Some big implications for journalism, too, where reporters often mistake trending posts as a reasonable reflection of public opinion.

Excited to see how they Justify none of this applying to the next president

the question to ask the republican majority on the court is “what CAN’T trump do?”

TIL Thomas Pynchon worked at Boeing so now I’m probably going to read Vineland @bookriot.bsky.social @jeffoneal.bsky.social

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide! It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers. It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

you are about to see the nation’s beer distributors—aka “the toughest lobby you’ve never heard of”—lose their fucking minds

Goodness gracious. (There's plenty of room for more skepticism and less reflexive genuflecting to general officers. But contempt is always a nasty vibe.)

That’s the real irony of all of this.

Actual timing of DC seasons: Winter: Jan, Feb Spring: March, April Summer: May, June, July, Aug, Sept, early Oct Fall: Halloween, November December

The area in red on the first map here is 1.25 square miles of Gaza City's Shejaiyah district, which the IDF has very thoroughly demolished with earthmovers over the past year. The next 3 images show the extent of demolitions in that rectangle of Shejaiyah by Dec 2024, May 2025, and mid-Sept 2025:

Really need DI Lynley to take better care of his precious face.

Not even 20 minutes later and I guess we’re doing 50% tariffs on IKEA for some reason. He’s a man with a plan to make life more expensive and he can’t be stopped.

UCLA’s funds reinstated after yesterday’s court order! Thanks to the brave researchers and their amazing counsel, including Dean Chemerinsky, who brought suit. This is just another turn in the ongoing fight, but a great result for now.

do we have kimmell clips or what

Seeing ice cream cones during their spawning runs really takes your breath away. They’ll only do this once in their entire lives.

I’d pay good money for @dieworkwear.bsky.social to walk around AFA (or any of our other borg-like trade shows) and offer running commentary.

This is an absolutely terrific piece from @texastribune.org and reinforces my belief that the best coverage of right-wing cancelations occur at the local level, after years of the national media focusing on threats from the left. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/t...

The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning. They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then: No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism AND Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”

I mean, the other guys failed too. They just killed a few million people in the process.

I know Bluesky is still not foreign policy / national security central, but for those of us involved in CT land, this is some mind-blowing stuff right here. Lots of ISIS dudes rolling over in their graves right now.

"kristi noem and corey lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together" absolutely cursed sentence

Please spend some time today with this wonderful feature from my colleagues about the best picture books of the last 25 years. slate.com/culture/2025...

LOL. Not Disney releasing a Star Wars trailer hoping that will appease the masses. They are desperate.

Fun story this morning. I spoke with Curtis Evans, the retired Marine in the viral photo below who took part in the anti-ICE protest at Broadview. He's a thoughtful guy, well read and with a dry sense of humor. Story @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-...

GUESS WHAT WEEK IT IS

the fact they're out here running "abigail spanberger will trans your kids" against one of the most conservative candidates out of the Democratic Party is a great example of why actually standing up for trans people, especially kids, is the only way to go

Death be not proud. Or dignified.

It really is like Nixon live blogging Watergate and the journalism establishment saying eh, what can you do

Shit just got real