No special election in Kentucky if Mitch stays "not dead or incapacitated" through the 2nd Tuesday in August. (Given what is going on with "not demented" Trump, that shouldn't be too much of a stretch.) Purpose? Deny the seat to Thomas Massie .... ooooh, that's a good rumor! […]

the finale for WIDOW’S BAY was so impressive. to be that creepy and that funny at the same time - while also finding a seamless way to bring real profundity and pathos into the story via the tennessee williams quote - is pretty nuts. tv show equivalent of juggling an axe, rotten tomato, and torch

WITH JUST ONE AI PROMPT: Okay this is wild. matrix made a new film on its own: "POV: explain 2026 to a kid from 1994". Fable 5 wrote the script, did the storyboards, controlled every shot. zero humans in the loop. #OMG... And it's actually good. like […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I’ve been making bedside water bottles for years but I don’t make them very often. They’re inspired by Mexican botellones—small clay water jugs with an accompanying cup which serves as a cover. Sometimes the cup has a handle. I’ve also discovered a Congolese […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

"Neofeud 2 is more than the sum of its parts. It's a kind of media the world desperately needs more of. A story that accurately identifies the core problems facing humanity, and offers hope for the future." Reviews like this make the 9 years of solo-dev worth […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I'd love to wake up one day with something to look forward to, newswise.

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116847615155742227 For comparison, Disney stages nightly fireworks shows that are considered spectacular, world class. Those shows top out at 750 shells for Epcot. Magic Kingdom is 640 - 680. For special events they've done 2000 shells. 860,000 shells if […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@AlterNewt/116846208846639092 As a long-ago smoker (quit 2:30 PM 12 Mar 88 in Puerto Vallarta airport), I have many fond memories of near-accidents caused by dropping a lit cigarette *somewhere* in the car.

A new kind of war https://youtu.be/xCa2d9amRlw

📰 NC NEWS Mt. Olive Pickles (beloved and based in NC) has withdrawn from the "Great American State Fair" in Washington, D.C. 😲 The company was surprised at seeing the Confederate flag at the North Carolina booth, run by a private organization. 💬 “We have withdrawn our participation,” Mt […]

Scientists make the world’s most efficient solar panel. German researchers have built the most efficient solar panel ever, turning 34.4% of sunlight into electricity. That’s way higher than ordinary rooftop panels, which usually convert between 20-23%. This is a research breakthrough, not […]

wait is this real @bencollins.bsky.social is this an onion prank

“D.C. Police Agree To Compensate District Resident Handcuffed for Playing Star Wars “Imperial March” Theme Near National Guard Troops” https://www.popville.com/2026/06/dc-police-compensate-district-resident-handcuffed-playing-star-wars-imperial-march/ This guy is my hero!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/116812007283261396 Holy shit, these really are the worst people on the planet running the US government.

1. The Texas GOP platform has just been released, and it includes many draconian policies towards trans people: - Absolute ban on name changes and care up to 26 years old - Absolute ban on trans teachers - Repeal of Obergefel - Ban on businesses supporting trasn people And more Our latest.

Saw a hero on today’s train: a slightly unhinged lady yelling “you’re a fucking loser!” at the guy who wasn‘t just playing music without headphones, but loudly thru Bluetooth speakers. it sadly didn’t work, but we need more public shaming for this sort of (yes, low-level) antisocial behavior.

DC Park Police Had Fun On Super Cool High-Speed Car Chase. Too Bad It Killed A Guy. https://www.wonkette.com/p/dc-park-police-had-fun-on-super-cool #norepublicanseveragain #USpol

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"When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked about the toll of the conflict with Iran in March, he told reporters that "almost 90%" of the 400 injured American service members had sustained only minor injuries and had since returned to duty."

ABC News—“One of the Army’s most seasoned & high-profile officers is abruptly leaving the service & is expected to announce his retirement as soon as Wed Gen. Chris Donahue spent past 18 months leading U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the command responsible for Army operations across both continents”

Trump actually thinks asylum seekers are people from “insane asylums”—and he’s enabled by people in the administration and the media who do not correct him.

FREE gender affirming kits, including clothing, binders, accessories. Shipped discretely. What an amazing organization. https://queertransproject.org/

He's just a fucking TENANT. Imagine if Obama had done a 10th of this...

Why is it OK to post about the reflecting pool algae when there are far worse problems in the world? 1. Because it's become a symbolic rallying point for focusing attention on Trump's fecklessness; it's about more than an algae bloom. 2. Because it's OK for people to post about whatever […]

I know that in many ways the window on what I imagine as "back to normal" has closed, but I still hope for a "back to normal" that means boring bureaucracies do boring professional comms and not partisan Dear-Leader-worshipping shitposting.

"loss of a billionaire" should only be a story if we tax them until they're no longer a billionaire www.geekwire.com/2026/loss-of...

A new MNT Pocket Reform mini laptop variant with Quasar 6490 (Qualcomm QCS6490) processor module (8GB RAM / 128GB UFS) preinstalled is now available in our shop: https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-pocket-reform Enjoy!

Yikes… this is how they’re trying to fix the algae problem… the birds don’t stand a chance…😕

RE: https://alaskan.social/@EyeOnAlaska/116756059060384603 People worry about "bigfoot" when there are literal giant monsters in the forests of the north. This is very majestic and also terrifying.

RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/116722206936831618 It'd be pretty funny if US Postal cops arrested him for attempted interference with mail delivery.

RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/116722206936831618 It'd be pretty funny if US Postal cops arrested him for attempted interference with mail delivery.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@petrillic/116727820227064949 Oh HELL no.

“Do you know, we’ve been taking out millions of barrels of oil?” #trump said. “Nobody knows it. You know who doesn’t know about it? Iran. Until right now. We took out the other night, 22 ships late at night with no lights, because they don’t have any radar, because we blasted the crap out of it […]

The perfectly American thing is, we haven’t had as bad an oil shock as anticipated because our greatest geopolitical rival got smart and wildly accelerated its transition to renewables, cutting its demand, and our response is “well thank God that’s keeping prices down so *we don’t have to do that.*”

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/116726604159269819 I had this! It’s more challenging than you might think.

Fifa is facing stadiums of empty seats as 188,000 tickets go up for resale for World Cup games https://www.ft.com/content/ac26baee-691d-4e77-9fbf-756aaa463b63

I’m not usually one for palace intrigue stories, but this deeply reported piece shows the extent to which the issue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein not only panics the Trump administration but also turns them against one another. Which tells me: We need to keep talking about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.

#fedihire The NextGraph association is pleased to announce it is opening a position for an open source front-end developer, fulltime or part-time, fully remote and European based, working with React and/or Svelte frameworks, and who is interested in creating […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

RE: https://indieweb.social/@laurenshof/116720287681995824 this is fucking hilarious, i don't even know how to begin laughing at this

⚠️ #sw_isac_advisory The following accounts were created by an AI Agent that is creating accounts on numerous social media services. If your service disallows such activity, be aware of the account name "arihantdeva" ref: - https://privacysafe.social/@arihantdeva - https://dev.to/arihantdeva - […]

A bunch of people on this site are being stupidly literal about the "HR lady" thing. It's not just about HR depts! It's about this idea -- absolutely ubiquitous over on X & in tech company boardrooms -- that bold, risk-taking "masculine energy" is being restrained by niggling nanny-state rules.

Freedom of religion? “This restructuring…has now excluded minority faith/worldview groups including Atheists, Asatru, Deists, Druids, Eckankar, Heathens, Humanists, Magick, New Age churches, Pagan, Rosicrucianism, Shaman, Spiritualists, Troth, Unitarian Universalists and various Wiccans.”

Considering it?

Serious question: what does raw milk taste like? As compared to whole pasteurized milk. For anyone who has tried it, because I never will. Just curious.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@PCMag/116686819298751478 Friendly reminder that Office 2016 still works 100% perfectly and can be obtained from the Internet Archive.

🔥 https://daringfireball.net/2026/05/what_is_a_dickover