This is what I meant!

2 thoughts about Ep 1 of Margo's Got Money Troubles: 1. Opening credits make me want to watch Murderbot again. 2. Michelle Pfeiffer is one damn fine actor.

It's a good thing we have a federal executive branch that's committed to supporting development of mRNA vaccines.

IN BETTER NEWS. . . So a month or so ago, I was poking around in the garden and lost an earbud that I'd forgotten I had on due to senioritis. This morning I found it in the raspberries (?), and though it had gone through a week of rainstorms... it still works! Sony WF-C700N, if you're wondering.

Adorable. There's hope for us all.

I'm starting to suspect we don't live in the land of the free.

Tangentially, if/when the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact goes into effect, these kinds of shenanigans will be rendered meaningless.

If passports must list gender assigned at birth, then why do they require a current photo? Why not just remove gender as a field entirely from passports, driver's licenses, and the like?

jeezus cheezus, the Grifter in Chief.

No notes. 🧵

Fellow Californians, for your consideration: youtu.be/CPLsT1Jp9ic?...

Becerra seems to be surging...

@jayrosen.bsky.social Trump has been especially abusive towards female reporters. Not only have their male colleagues never stood up to him in real time, they are attending the White House Correspondents Dinner including Larry Ellison 'honoring' Trump. Systematic misogyny isn't just for Trump.

I'm so glad a certain brilliant writer likes to play on Bluesky. Once again I'm in awe.

::sobs:: I just realized I've edited 20 dense pages with track changes off. It's ctrl-z-palooza and once more unto the breach, sigh.

will it ever end?

Stand-up verdict.

BREAKING: DOJ also seeking to prosecute coach who cut Trump from his freshman baseball team.

I haven't decided who to vote for yet, but I have to admit that's a good line.

The prediction: Maine Republicans are saving even worse dirt on Platner for when it's too late to choose someone else. And Collins won't lose in November because of it. The if only: If only Mills would come out against the filibuster and stop stepping on rakes.

"People are angry the taxes they pay don’t seem to buy anything anymore, while those who benefit the most from the system appear to pay the least, or nothing. That’s an argument for fixing who pays taxes and how the money is used, not tossing people a tax cut as a Band-Aid for a bullet wound."

The sky is blue, water makes things wet, and Live Nation is a fucking monopoly. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/a...

We could have had nice things

"If you didn't share your voice, you wouldn't start a chant."

Beautiful again shall be Hungary’s name Worthy of its ancient fame What centuries past have smeared with blight We shall wash off and set aright. We swear by God we shall be free No longer sons of slavery. -- Sandor Petofi open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

JFC

Indeed. Horrific.

Excellent convo re the supreme court and what to do about its current corrupt state. youtu.be/3lb4HZQMN-4?...

This would stymie, consternate, and thwart all "alternate elector" and "voter fraud" shenanigans in their tracks.

gah. Now I'm thinking Steyer again. (Tomasky addresses the investments issue) newrepublic.com/article/2089...

we live in the bad place

hahahahahahaha

So lately I've added an extra $5 to my usual tips to delivery drivers because of gas prices going up. Yes, I'm virtue signaling. But if someone's going to whine about astronauts who've risked their lives for the good of all getting a perk, then I'm going to dilute that garbage with something nice.

The Direct File case offers interesting implications for state capacity. It showed that government could build good products. The debate on technical feasibility is over. The bigger question is whether we can have public interest capacity in domains where private interests lobby against it.

about sums it up

This is short, around 14 minutes, a reflection on Orban's ousting from a British perspective that gives me hope that we can oust our own would-be mafia-state tyrant. youtu.be/HxU_h5JNhBY?...

I am literally running for Congress to put these people in prison. And I need your help.

We won't last until 2028. I wonder if we'll even last until Jan 2027. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Stuart Stevens points out a pleasant fact: a lot of the criming being done is illegal in the states - outside the protection of a presidential pardon. www.youtube.com/live/0MyP0x2...

Trump is going to destroy everything he sees until he's stopped. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/u...

So, it’s early yet, but it sure seems Vance was the complete failure on both his main missions this week that all of us who know him were certain he would be.

Congratulations, Hungary!

I guarantee you these are going to show up in romance novels as warning signs that the guy who possesses them is a total asshole.

Having an arrogant smarmy imbecile representing us may not be the best diplomatic strategy.

Old lady here, old enough to be Swalwell's mother (which means old enough to have been there/done that) and I'm feeling strangely delighted by his swift defenestration. I'm sensing a kind of progress.

the sooner we get rid of this wrecking crew of an administration the better

Not so random thought: Immigration is our real superpower.

great discussion youtu.be/nRc0QPwHhsk?...

apropos of nothing, today I'm thinking of Sheri Tepper.

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