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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”

I wasn’t expecting to like Predator: Badlands as much as Prey, but I did.

HAVE THE VIRUSES DO THE EDUCATION

This is going to come as a surprise to current federal employees who were, as of Friday, interviewing people DOGE sent them.

What in the Keyser Söze? Also, isn't this an area for Senate nerds like Wyden or Warren to take leadership and to document the who, what, when of DOGE for future accountability? Is this already happening?

Good. May they never know a moment’s peace for the rest of their miserable lives.

Nope. Nope. Nope.

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

I am at a high school production of Rock of Ages to see some of our neighbors’ kids perform. I am wearing a period-appropriate, satin, Shout-era Mötley Crüe jacket for the occasion.

My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨

I’d prefer “got kicked to the curb” rather than “decided to go on leave” but it’s a win nonetheless.

They may be fascists, but they are also profoundly incompetent.

This is the way

I do desire it with all my heart; and I hope it is no dishonest desire to desire to be a woman of the world.

I do want to note Mamdani's transition specifically calling attention to like, people applying for city jobs and how many CVs they got in the mail, etc, because when was the last time you saw a politician actually talk about expanding state capacity other than hiring more cops?

I don't know if my kid is actually learning anything at college, but apparently he's now able to solve a Rubik's Cube in under nine seconds.

OMG, y'all ... is ... is today the day it finally happens?

THE GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN CAUCUS IS BACK, MOTHERFUCKERS

I stole ur sock come and get it

More former feds running for office, please!

do these people not realize how goddamn fucking stupid they sound. oh you looked him in the eyes? did you kiss? did you make out a little? for fuck's sake. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell

Dems “stayed strong” for 40 days of Trump dicking over SNAP recipients and federal employees. They didn’t even last a weekend of Trump dicking over the airline industry.

Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net

Goddamn, Vince Gilligan writes a good show.

A crow heralding our arrival.

If someone is warning you about fascism and they’re on Substack they’re asking you to do something they’re not willing to do.

I see we’re at the Poisoning Babies phase of this administration.

If Russell Vought wants a progress report on how his federal worker “trauma strategy” is performing, Virginia, who has the 2nd largest federal workforce, flipped 13 seats blue yesterday.

Me: Today was such a relief. I’m sure this means I’ll be able to sleep through the night for once. My brain at 4 am: LOL no

LOL that Joe Gebbia, of America By Design and Tech Force fame, just lit $3 million of his on fire.

[Enter Lady]

Direct File is survived by its code, lovingly preserved on GitHub for potential revival whenever the leaders of the executive branch are no longer bent on looting the country.

Today I learned that election officials in Virginia are rejecting student voter registration forms because they lack info like campus mailbox numbers (which the form doesn’t even ask for.) Here’s hoping the lawsuit is successful. virginiamercury.com/2025/11/03/c...

Dog, after her bath: AAAAAUGH! THE CLEEEEEAN. Get it off me. GET IT OFFFFF.

Well this was a journey …

A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif

The Haymarket Regional Food Pantry is “hosting a special pop-up food distribution to support federal employees impacted by the recent government shutdown.” Nov. 9 1-4 PM “Federal workers can stop by, show their gov’t work ID and receive a box of shelf-stable groceries – no registration required.”

You had me at “Macaulay Culkin’s pic is from 2014 and he’s dressed as Snow White performing pizza-themed Velvet Underground covers in Iowa.”

I guess they have to keep creating new brands for recruiting tech talent because they keep fucking up the old ones.

Nobody’s fucking around with the get-out-the-vote effort in Virginia.

FYI if you have a Spotify membership, Indivisible is asking people to cancel until they stop running ICE recruitment ads. Instructions on how to do it here: www.youtube.com/shorts/TKp7c...

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

Me: I’ve finally finished a draft of my policy paper on ex parte verification for Medicaid work requirements. Him: You should title it, “When it’s time to ex parte we will ex parte hard.” Me: …

Rough math: 12.3% of Americans (41.7 mil) are about to lose SNAP. Many food banks produce 3 meals per $1, so a November worth of meals for one costs $30. Round it up to $35 for asst. costs & hygiene products. If 13% of us donate $35 each to food banks, we can get everyone through Nov! #EndHunger 🥙💪

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The way we avoid having to do all of this again in 8 or 12 or 16 or 24 years is by imprinting a generational memory of, "oh, the last time they did that, all of the top guys - I mean, the ones who survived - went to prison for the rest of their lives, and had their property seized."

Currently listening to the Kiss Dynasty album based on this sterling recommendation