this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier

I just read a phrase which aptly describes our current troubles: An evil set of men who wedded general stupidity to wickedness of purpose. - Susanna Clarke

@drewmagary.bsky.social God damn it, now I’m hooked on pips.

If you live in the Phoenix area, come hear me talk at Four Peaks tomorrow!!!

Ok, @nickharkaway.com, silly question. I’m reading Absolute Friends and there’s a passage mentioning “soccer fields.” Was this changed from “football” for the American printing? Page 145 in my edition. Kate’s dad is talking to Ted about the house they’re going to buy.

@matteckhardt.bsky.social 🧵

@philplait.bsky.social This is an outstanding book. Informative, interesting, and filled with nerdy humor. I’m going to start saying “equinoctes” whenever they come up in conversation.

Everybody knows rich bachelors want to get married.

I’m betting on the Pacers to win Game 7 tonight because if a Republican-led US government is starting wars over spurious claims that Muslim countries are developing WMD programs, Haliburton is probably about to get a big win

[seductively] Is there a Mr. Marple?

So much art and culture to appreciate in Amsterdam, my favourite of which was this sculpture commemorating the invention of the down low too slow.

Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie. Eight Weddings and Two Funerals

Quite the payoff

So, Elon’s favorite letter is X? Not Z?

At Cabaret yesterday, Cliff said his line “…if you’re not against all this then you’re for it. Or you might as well be”. The audience interrupted the scene to applaud that line so strongly it stopped the show. Doing a show about the onset of fascism right now is. . . chilling.

Do Not Become a Mellow Superbaby Who is Impervious to Burning Heat

I was confused by the first sentence but the second sentence cleared it up.

@rodger.bsky.social Care to guess where he’ll commit?

Joe Buck: [clears throat] Troy Aikman: No doubt.

Glad Nebraska won today. Storming the field seems like an overreaction. And there’s a freedom trophy?

It’s going to be a tough transition. We all remember what it was like the last time he was running things. But personally, I’m willing to give Tommy DeVito the benefit of the doubt.

There have been plenty of admirable achievements in American history. None of them involved taking away people’s rights.

Man, I thought the stars of Hot Frosty looked familiar, but I feared there was nothing I could do about it.

Howdy everybody!