what the heck

Updated versions of my misinformation and experiments course syllabi now posted: Political Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/files/... Experiments in Politics sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/files/...

This schtick is so old I'm surprised anyone at CPAC understands the reference.

New meds have been murderous for my ADHD (new formulation mood stabilizer+perimenopause) and I can barely focus for longer than a sent.

The best thing about the Mandalorian movie is that Pedro Pascal is posting again. Mostly about the movie but also #nokings. Nothing yet about any new sweethearts in his life....

People are misunderstanding the point of this little story: *Their own people* were terrified of them. That's not good!

every once in a while I remember this 2015 Vulture Joss Whedon profile vignette

Me, a savvy journalist writing this story: "Hm, 'far-right slang for skepticism of Israeli influence' would be, uhm, 'I-pilled,' wouldn't it?" ::strokes chin:: "Ah well, they said J-pilled! Can't bring my own opinions to this!"

There are two WH advisers that I heard might "stick a pencil in your neck" (direct quote!) if they were crossed. Rahm was one. (Jim Messina the other.)

Thank you.

this is great!

Well, this made me cry. Good for you, Ana. Thank you for persevering and thank you for sharing. Yours is a nifty, timely message from the universe, as just this morning, I opened up the doc that contains the start of a novel I began ... I don't even know how long ago. It's good, dammit. 1/

This is short but really thoughtful, and vulnerable, and encouraging. I once spent a year shooting and posting a photo every day. A lot of that was shitty, sloppy, phoned-in work, but like Ana, I found that doing it consistently day after day helped me grow to feel much more confident about my work.

This video made me smile, and it might make you smile too.

"Please engage with this video" is the new "subscribe to my newsletter" and it doesn't cost a thing... PLEASE ENGAGE.

@mike-eagle.bsky.social and I joke that @pastduepodcast.com is a divorce podcast, but it's really a podcast about partnership in all its forms. This was an especially adorable conversion :)

How doing a video-a-day improved (yes, improved) my mental health. This is a short version of my experiment results for the "too long, didn't watch" crowd! youtube.com/shorts/4vBi7...

Important question given [gestures at everything]: Who are the political reporters who don't spike your blood pressure? I will go with @joshtpm.bsky.social and @anamariecox.bsky.social. Marshall is level-headed, straightforward. Although, that does mean when he is alarmed, it really is...

Who do you think these folks will be voting for in the primary? Sincerely wondering!

I LOVE clever #nokings signs. Send them! Andor references especially appreciated.

My own #nokings reports. newrepublic.com/article/1967...

❌👑 except...

see you there

On my way.

Getting to the end of my month-long experiment in doing a short video every morning (in my straight-from-bed hair, no make-up, PJs). It's been so interesting from a purely creative perspective, kind of like a NaNoWriMo or morning pages stint. Will be doing a video about the experience soon!

Iran's memes are beating America's propaganda: Iran dropped two genuinely funny videos trolling Trump over the Epstein files. They're better than anything the US has put out—and memetic warfare research explains exactly why that's not a coincidence. youtube.com/shorts/GSYF5...

Chat, @anamariecox.bsky.social is right. It’s time to

I'm expecting a wheelbarrow-full of pardons for insider trading on January 19, 2029. Note that the prospect of those pardons helps to keep subordinates in line. Corrupt-cop style, make sure that lots of people get a little taste, then make clear that the pardon depends on continued loyalty.

This is part of my experiment to create a video every morning in March as a way of overcoming my perfectionism and becoming more comfortable with the very specific skill of speaking to a camera alone in my room. Please like/subscribe/comment if you're into it!

A WSJ story about Trump's supposed eagerness to end the war shows us how not to cover a military campaign. youtube.com/shorts/drjV0...

Couldn’t have done it without my Higher Power, whom I call dog.

Kat Abughazaleh to @anamariecox.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com about what's next for her:

'Tequila' an excerpt from a new memoir by @anamariecox.bsky.social in @flaminghydra.com and it's real beautiful flaminghydra.com/issue-529/

Trump is consuming the war in Iran at a level of abstraction that makes it impossible for him to understand the stakes. youtube.com/shorts/0XiCi... My latest in the month-long experiment in daily takes: Challeging perfectionism one messy short video at a time!

This this is first bit of straight memoir writing I've put out into the world: no essay, no science, no politics. No recovery, either. It's about falling in love with alcohol. I'd appreciate it if you took a look.

In @flaminghydra.com today, @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social prepares to launch his reality TV career and a drop-dead gorgeous excerpt from a new work by @anamariecox.bsky.social flaminghydra.com/issue-529

The most amazing story isn’t just that Democrats flipped a Trump +12 seat from red to blue — it’s that Trump literally voted by mail in this election while arguing mail in voting should be illegal for everyone else.

Was it Take-Your-Son-to-Take-Someone-Else’s-Son-to-Concentration-Camp-Work day?

My cat is the sweetest, most loving little malignant narcissist with sociopathic tendencies in the whole world* *Is a cat.

BREAKING: Minnesota officials sue the Trump administration, accusing it of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers.

My Beavis and Butt-head audition tape. Just here for the dick jokes, folks. Pete Hegseth is a big insecure ninny, but maybe a generous lover??????? OH AND ALL HAIL AARON RUPAR, keeper of the clips. Should have credited him in the clip. youtube.com/shorts/2xiSq...

BREAKING: Delta is suspending its special service desk for members of Congress until TSA is fully funded, per @ajc.com. Delta says members of Congress will now be treated like all other flying customers. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

This is what a vampire looking at a classroom would say.

For Ferret, belly rubs are demanded, not suggested.

His name was Sam?

look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly (@ wildheartrescue on TT)

Does anyone think that if Jack Reacher hit a guy "four or five times," he would be left with simply "visible bruises"?

I'm guessing this piece needs a CW for animal death and suffering.