This photo from Portland by @reuters.com's Carlos Barria 👌

Man. When this is over we really gotta establish that calling someone an "illegal" is a slur.

Hey, he doesn’t really post here but @voegs.bsky.social did a really fun video today about NASCAR sponsors. youtu.be/Mo5XxfBNjIM?...

As a Bubba and Denny fan, I have to agree - Denny did nothing wrong. Every time there are “team orders” people whine about it (rightfully, imo). Denny the race car driver HAS to go all out for the win. Also, if he’d held back and let Bubba win, let’s be fr - We’d never hear the end of it.

This is it.

A very big Onion announcement: The Onion has spent the last two months working on a masterpiece. It's a documentary titled Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile. It's so good, in fact, we were set to release it in theatres nationwide on October 2nd. Then two weeks ago, Charlie Kirk was shot.

Or, of course, @mississippifreepress.org 🙂

Late night is cooking tonight.

So proud to be a lil part of the group putting this event on! We’ll be downtown for our FREE event all day Saturday, and our VIP even Friday night has tickets available starting at $50. We hope to see you there!

Well that’s certainly significant. Also, Barbara Streisand would like a word.

The family of Trey Reed is seeking an independent autopsy following the Delta State University student’s death on Monday, when his body was found hanging in a tree on campus.

I met someone recently who named her ChatGPT and referred to it throughout the evening as though it was a friend. I haven’t decided how I feel about it, but I’ve been thinking about it all weekend.

Oh my god, right as I hit post, I got to Steven Tyler singing “Mama, I’m Coming Home,” and now I want to take back all credit I was ready to give them. 🥲

Anyone else watching the VMAs? They’re airing on CBS this year - So free TV. At a time when Paramount is at odds with The Administration, it’s a bold choice to put this unapologetically Queer content on a platform that has a further reach.

Read my new take-no-prisoners column: note that it’s as much about journalism pandering before power as it is about Haley Barbour and that half a billion in federal Katrina for low-income house that he decided to use for pet port projects: www.mississippifreepress.org/editors-note...

Listen, Darby Allin has broken some serious laws at this point. 😬

Fox News is NOT beating the allegations.

Hahahahahahha. This could not be happening to a nicer Bill.

Interesting motorsports happenings. 👀

So let me get this straight: Big Balls got beat down while “helping a young woman who was being carjacked,” and Rudy gets run off the road right after also helping a woman in danger? Bullshit.

While we’re on the subject of Chase Briscoe: Let it go, bro.

“Blaney says he is plowing.” 💦 (Am I doing this right?)

Man, mess after mess on pit road. Kaulig guys were laughing at Bowman’s crew. lol.

Bisexual winter, y’all!

My brain every time Deuce Robinson’s name gets called in this FSU game.

An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.

Important update:

I wish I could find whatever level of sleep this is.

Me to my Mississippi BlueSky folks (before I just get a VPN):

Here’s the @mississippifreepress.org story on why @bsky.app is blocking access in our state.

BREAKING: BlueSky is blocking access to Mississippi. This is the No. 1 platform for @mississippifreepress.org. We ditched X for BlueSky early this year. And now, at 3 pm on a Friday, poof. I don't know what we'll do next. Keep up with us using our newsletter at mfp.ms/subscribe.

Well, if I disappear for a bit, this is why.

If irony were deadly, every Republican would expire right now. The party that has spent years in performative histrionics decrying the evils of supposed “Cancel Culture” is now literally cancelling culture... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-republ...

everyone loves to point out distractions till it's time to opine on a logo change for some restaurant most of them will never visit

My Source News Opinion World sounds like the literal translation of a German term that English doesn’t have a word for.

I’m a little embarrassed how much I Denny Hamlin King’s Hawaiian merch I’m prepared to buy. Shirts. Hats. Joggers. Slides. I want it all.

Personally, I’m not thrilled Dillon won. But I did make a business decision today for my fantasy picks.

Larson turned down into Chase Briscoe, which is why he brake checked the 8.

Tyler’s radio just confirmed the 45 is on scuffs this run. 👀

I like this pit stop graphic. 👍🏻

I forgot about this! Who else memory-holed this from last year?

NASCAR folks - Do we think Austin Dillon has a solid run tonight? Before he lost his damn mind last year, he had pace. Do y’all think that translates to him and KB maybe being fast tonight?

But we just had Heim time…

I’m glad the Truck broadcast is focusing on the Honeycutt situation. A neat storyline in an otherwise Heim-heavy last few weeks.

This is why local journalism is important! Local journalists give us the tea on the situation.

Jake Tapper just now on a hot mic coming back from break: “She knows I want a big raise.” I get it. Currently reporting on whether or not 2 war criminals have had lunch would weary me, too, Jake.

That so many people are willing to write off violence towards unhoused people as "problematic stances" is disgusting. These are among the most vulnerable people in the country. Imagine you live in a tent and the governor comes and tears it down with his bare hands and throws away everything in it.

Today’s a good day to listen to the greatest movie soundtrack ever.