“Take Me Out” by Franz Ferdinand is older now than Gavrilo Princip was when he took out Franz Ferdinand

Yeah that’s cool

most helpful summary www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Why would I use "AI," I actually know how to fucking write

The new front cover of The Economist.

It’s actually possible to write headlines that don’t obscure who did what. Thanks, AP.

Reposting this meme (with alt text) as a stand alone for any future usage needs where someone might prefer it not being already part of a thread:

I discovered this weekend that one of the reaction channels I occasionally watch produced reaction videos for all eight episodes of the Willow TV series. In related news, I've spent an unreasonable amount of time this weekend finding and watching reaction videos for Willow.

I didn't think that Duke loss could possibly get any sweeter and then I realized Stephen Miller probably had a sad viewing party in the White House and, ah, yeah, that did it

On April 6th I'll be launching a flash fundraiser to help those in need! I'll be painting you something in return for your donation! This is an example of something you can request: a travel sketch #travelsketch #urbansketching #fundraising #baltimore #rawlingsconservatory

Stop worrying about what YA books to let your kids read and let them sort it out with V C Andrews and cocaine era Stephen King as God intended

"For the love of God, Montresor!"

To anyone submitting an Anthropic claim: I filled mine out weeks ago on their terrible site. It took an hour and a half. I submitted it, but just got a notice saying I haven't. EVERYBODY CHECK! Check that yours is really in!

Robert E. Lee got his ass beat at Gettysburg by a professor of rhetoric and oratory from Bowdoin College and generations of reactionary fantasists have died mad about it.

Perfect

It is quite telling that since the horrific story of Cesar Chavez re: sexual abuse broke earlier this week and calls to change the names of schools and other public spaces named in his honor, not one conservative voice has stepped forward to object that this would be tantamount to erasing history.

"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines." —Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt.

Got around to getting my annual Shamrock Shake today. 😁

Trump is such an asshole he’s got the Irish guy defending the English guy

You hate to drop game 1, but I was proud of the way our guys fought and I still like our chances. - Mark DeRosa postgame

Guys, Trump didn't post this, be better

“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”

"It's horrific how many people this trolley is running over!"

What if in 20 years an actor named LeBron B. James comes along and people spend weeks arguing about whether him or Michael B. Jordan made better films

writers and journalists everywhere:

This is Amy Madigan and Ed Harris refusing to applaud Elia Kazan's honorary Oscar in 1999. During the Blacklist Era, Kazan named names. Good on Amy and Ed.

RIP Access Hollywood you did more to prevent a Donald Trump presidency than many other American institutions

Says a lot about him that he's still on twitter :/

Hey, @awesomecon.bsky.social, I was planning on attending the "Journey to Your Story" panel today at 3:30. I can't find it in the app schedule, but it does show up on the sign outside Room 206. Is it still on or has it been canceled?

AWESOME CON!

The Strait of Hormuz is open for transit

The genius businessman strikes again

I love the idea that *this* US government, which has been nabbing landscapers and five year olds knows where Iranian sleeper cells are but just hasn’t gotten around to doing anything about it yet.

It seems I not only misspelled "Oleo" as "Olio", but I somehow didn't notice that the "l" was apparently a capital "I". I guess, from now on, I'll be answering LearnedLeague questions with Caps Lock on...

Now rewatching Mad Max: Fury Road

Finished reading Lore of the Wilds by @analeighsbrana.bsky.social.

I splurged for the highest tier of LearnedLeague membership this year, mostly because I want to have the highest priority consideration when I propose smithing a 2nd 1DS in two consecutive years. My thank you gift arrived today. 😁

What do road workers call quickies? . . . . . Speed humps.

There's no alt text on these screencaps but the doc they're taken from is linked in the next post in the thread. Like I've been saying all along: he's known what his tattoo meant since 2009 *at minimum*.

I really needed a pick-me-up today, and Kristi Noem getting fired and the deluge of mockery here almost hit the spot.

they were gonna send Kristi Noem to a nice farm upstate but they were worried about the safety of the dogs

noem's dog looking down from heaven

Democrats may not be able to prevent Mullin's confirmation, but they can certainly turn his track record of offense and stupidity into two days of televised humiliation so spectacular that he is wounded in Trump's eyes from day 1. That is the job.

Moral of the story? Congressional oversight matters. Congress should do it more.

One was an electrician who became a pastor. The other was a geologist.

If you ever think your vote doesn’t count…