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George Santos called me after my story revealing federal investigations into his suspected market manipulation on Kalshi. And he said: "This story is going to get you a gun in your face." Then he lied about it. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/n...

“There may be.” FFS. Forget the flags. I have a literal masters degree in public health, I’m an actual union leader (in my second term as chapter president,) I’m a college professor, and a reproductive health advocate. And people are quibbling over if he abused his exes enough to be disqualifying.

@grahamformaine.bsky.social thought you might want to give this a skim

It’s a shame no one has ever figured out how to vet a candidate ahead of time

This is false imprisonment and had she gone to the cops he could’ve potentially been prosecuted. You can’t confine someone against their will.

He’s making it sound like they’ve been married 20 years, this happened more like 2 years ago when he was a grown adult. How dare people want senators to you know, not be cheaters. How woke.

Update: I am reliably informed the tennis ball has rolled under the sofa. I repeat, code red, inaccessible tennis ball.

NEW: This church teaches that once an abuser is forgiven, anyone who speaks about the wrongdoing can be accused of having an unforgiving heart. The burden of sin would shift from the person who committed the act to the person who won’t let the matter rest. W/ @startribune.com

I waited a while to write this one. The time finally felt right.

58 years ago today, 5-foot-5, 140-pound Freddie Patek made his MLB debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After the game, he was asked by a reporter how it felt to be the shortest player in MLB. “A helluva lot better than being the shortest player in the minors,” he responded.

Sarah Langs is Working. For Lou Gehrig Day I talked to and wrote about baseball’s indomitable stat queen, who is producing just as much as ever. “A great note isn’t great because it came from someone with ALS — it just is. There’s no park adjustments.” sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...

I swear to god this is real.

"The students who cannot read a 20-pg article today are the voters who will not be able to read a bill or the jurors who cannot follow a closing argument, tomorrow." The most important argument against AI in education is that it's incompatible with a free society. www.chronicle.com/article/my-s...

This is still an all timer from her tbh

ATTN: FRUIT LOOPS

It's ridiculous that police departments make up around 30-50% of the average municipality's budget, but those same police look at you like you're stupid if you ever ask them to investigate a crime.

Scott Pelley can write his own ticket to any job he wants with this move. Nick Bilton will be scrubbing toilets at a Washington Free Beacon knockoff in twelve months.

Gift article. Very much worth your time: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...

I was reading a little while back and looking at this picture I took of my granddad and thinking about warmer weather and wrote this a poem about the things we remember. It published at @theatlantic.com today:

the thing about Plantner is that he seems to be an idiot with no impulse control. I don’t think he’s a literal nazi and I’d rather have him win than Collins, but he’s still a dangerous clown.

Alex Jones’ oft-told origin story is that he discovered a conspiracy in the local police and had to change schools. @jonronson.bsky.social discovered the truth- he was a violent bully, and eventually his victims beat him up, so he had to move. www.thisamericanlife.org/670/beware-t...

Could someone do a clip of how many hands he shakes in a day cause tbh I don’t think it’s enough to cause corpse hands but what do I know.

I'm sorry, what? "Democratic lawmakers questioned the presence of Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, at Pam Bondi’s side in her interview before the House Oversight Committee on Friday.... She has said she is appearing as Bondi’s private attorney."

isn’t this the dog car from dumb and dumber

i’ll admit i did not think the retired judges’ motion to re-open the Trump v. IRS case would succeed. but now that is has…lfg? at a minimum, DOJ will be forced to justify its conduct in writing

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A one-room studio apartment on this same block is currently listed for $3000.

Oklahoma’s social studies standards, written with the help of the right-wing group behind Project 2025, now include roughly 40 points about Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 election and COVID-19’s origins. (Published Oct. 2025)

ok my light, not-truly-drunk-hollering-yet take on the texas GOP senate primary is that Talarico will fare better against KPax than he would have against Cornyn i suspect KPax took it because many otherwise GOP voters who dislike Trump/KPax felt something like capitulation/resignation

Hey did you know I have a book coming out in TWO MONTHS about grief, mourning, and the cultural conditions in the US that make grieving so much harder than it needs to be? Please preorder it! Tell a friend! Tell your library! Ask your bookstore to invite me for an event!

Attention @joshgondelman.bsky.social , Faygo, now available in firework flavor.

“You don’t really have any friends, do you, Dad?” “I just don’t see them, but I know they’re there." Loneliness may seem like a strange problem for Andrew McCarthy to have. After a road trip, he learned that men are starving for conversation and almost never get the chance to have it.

New — I talked with @katmabu.bsky.social the morning after a judge dismissed all charges against her and her co-defendants thanks to extreme government fuckery about what comes next, the crazy rumor mill and setting a precedent for telling ICE to fuck off. Our convo here:

Philadelphia lawyers appointed to help people challenge their convictions can instead urge judges to rule against them, and often do so without ever speaking to their clients. How? By filing a letter arguing that the case has “no merit.” With @inquirer.com

Turn them into artillery shells and fire them from period field artillery to demolish Stone Mountain.

I had no idea this is what the battle hymn of the republic was all about. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

An audience member asked me about leftist pronatalism.

Balls & Strikes reports on a Tennessee man who is set to be executed, despite no physical evidence tying him to the murders for which he was convicted.

I come from a pretty blue collar background and I deeply and fully reject the concept of working class people not enjoying fun new food. Like he doesn’t see how insulting that premise is?

"They were chic and elevated, and they felt crisp and cooling on my skin, even when the air was hot and damp." Our Wirecutter styles writer went on the hunt for the perfect summer pants: nyti.ms/3PUQf9i

"So many more people of all ages are becoming radicalized now, and looking for ways to change things.... People are inspired by optimism. So much of the art that has come out recently that does show some sort of struggle going on, usually it’s nihilistic." www.coyotemedia.org/boots-riley-...

Their Loved Ones Died for the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court’s Ruling Is a New Injustice.

DEAD WEIGHT comes out next Tuesday!

Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social . First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.

Contractors and employees legally are treated quite differently in terms of employer liability if someone commits a tortious act while at work. I was personally curious to actually see this litigated and that distinction made.

great now all the candidates are going to want their own Giant Election Geode

I continue to be in awe of the stupid

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