Water about to make me risk it all

Me after hearing the loud meteor boom in RI

Truly the most ghoulish administration of our lifetimes (cc: @lukeoneil47.bsky.social)

Pedalboard madness (please forgive the power cable spaghetti)

I maintain that among the media's biggest mistakes has been continuing to ask Trump questions as if he's a normal guy instead of asking things like "Can you explain who Jesus is" or "Describe the process of pumping gas"

A grim and worthwhile read.

@andrewschlecht.bsky.social Me listening to the NBA Slam & Jam this morning: youtube.com/shorts/NsLKQ...

Some cool personal/musical news: My old Houndrunner bandmate, Chad -- who is a maniac -- went and got our 2007 album remixed and remastered by @gse.bsky.social and @matthewbarnhart.bsky.social, and it sounds pretty goddamn great. Please listen and enjoy! houndrunner.bandcamp.com/album/childr...

Flashing back to basements and practice spaces of yore and I can absolutely smell this post

Cozy and weathering a power outage!

No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor

Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon

Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.

I have sciatica, so I have to periodically stand up to stretch my muscles. It's not always an expression of my personal beliefs.

@davedufour.bsky.social I know it’s a bit of a high wire act to speak on things diplomatically — it’s a fun, family-friendly show — but I appreciate you guys speaking to what’s happening outside of the NBA on the pod. (Normally I’d say “how could you not?!” but… this is the world we live in.) 🙏🏻✊🏻

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

this is not a tiktok it is a documentary

Get in loser, we're going to put our bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, to make it stop

"On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns."

I love those cheddar scones, but not as much as I love the equitable treatment of employees. ✊🏻

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Closing this seemingly endless hell year with just 2 picks: an affordable bike and an inexpensive Oldsmobile. (Ironically, the Honda has all the chrome, not the Olds.) May we all have an improved 2026. ❤️ • '88 Honda Shadow • '94 Olds Cutlass Supreme

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Three vehicles that would probably be good for hauling stuff; one of them, perhaps not so much. (But maybe you don't need to haul stuff!) • '01 P38A Range Rover • '17 KTM 690 Duke • '90 Volvo 240 Wagon • '90 Ford Econoline E-150

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. No bikes today, just three cars and a truck ready to serve as cheap, reliable(??), automatic/rear-wheel-drive transportation. Tempted by all of them for different reasons. • '06 Chevy Tahoe LS • '84 E30 318i • '87 Jaguar XJ6 • '03 E39 540i M Sport

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Thinking about weird, cheap vehicles, while definitely NOT thinking about current events in the Providence metro area and/or the wider world. Healthy coping mechanisms! • '81 Honda CB750C • '98 Mercedes-Benz C230 • '85 Toyota Pickup • '03 Volvo S60

Providence area friends: be aware that there is an active shooter alert at Brown University, police on scene, story developing. Not sure if anyone reading this is in the College Hill area, but please stay safe.

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. I'm frankly kinda shocked that E60 Bimmers can occasionally be had for short money -- love a wagon, but the sedan is a 6-speed! Decisions! (Neat bike & pickup too!) • '09 BMW 535i • '05 Triumph Bonneville T100 • '61 Ford F-100 • '08 BMW 535xi Wagon

this has become a very important video to me

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Couple bikes, couple cars, all of which I probably couldn't handle ownership of (mechanically or day-to-day living-wise), but that's fine! (I'd go Benz, probably.) • '91 W124 300CE • '80 Triumph TR7 • '00 Suzuki GSX-R750 • '65 Honda CL77 Scrambler

Made a small donation and sharing for visibility. Rabin has written some very fun & incisive stuff over the years (including columns I enjoyed quite a bit over the years at the AV Club and the Dissolve).

Experiencing déjà vu

Whenever Baylor Scheierman gets a bucket I can only assume he makes air horn noises like Bo from Superstore

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Potential money pit time! This one is actually kinda hard -- I'd rock any of these. Diesel Olds, RHD E39, high-mileage Element, C5 A6... what could go wrong (or right)? • '82 Olds 88 Royale • '97 BMW 528i • '10 Honda Element EX • '02 Audi A6 Quattro

I so rarely accomplish anything that I am compelled to post when I finally accomplish something. (It’s also 40°F outside, so I deserve bonus points for toughing out cold hands and a very unpleasant post-nasal drip.)

"Pull it up -- barely even a stain. You can't even notice it!"

maybe i am going insane

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Couple of bikes that I know very little about but seem cool, and two four-wheeled options that are cool but could be ticking time bombs (especially at this price point). • '03 Mini Cooper S • '01 Discovery II • '83 BMW R80ST • '08 Buell XB12X Ulysses

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Some off-the-beaten-path entries today; all seem pretty neat, but that CC has a six-speed manual that is calling my name! • '78 Toyota Celica GT • '77 Mercedes 450SLC • '02 VW Cabrio GLX • '09 VW CC Sport

Controversial take: AI allowing listeners to “remake songs in different styles” sucks, actually.

@coachfinstock.bsky.social You might want to pull that Boston police chief repost, I believe it's faked. (Current chief is Michael Cox.)

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Automatics for the people! Pushing past the potential money pit factor, which one of these four would you rock? (Personally into the XJ and E34 sedans, despite rougher cosmetic condition.) • '00 CLK430 • '93 Celica GT • '86 XJ6 Vanden Plas • '89 535i

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Three neat bikes, for sure, but the Town Car is the one for me. Not even fair, really. • '82 Honda CX500 • '84 Lincoln Town Car • '76 Honda XL250 • '00 BMW R1100S

@scotttobias.bsky.social @kphipps3000.bsky.social @tasharobinson.bsky.social Still watching along but two years behind on @thenextpictureshow.bsky.social, and I gotta tell ya — what a truly terrible time to watch Pablo Larrain’s NO for the first time. 😑 Hope you are all OK in Chicago these days.

Poll: Fantasy BaT Purchases, Deadbeat Edition. Couple of nice vintage bikes, couple of neat vintage cheapies - both of which seem to be in nice shape, PLUS 5-speed manuals! I like the Subie; not sure if I could squeeze into the Fiero. • '83 Suzuki GS1100E • '86 Fiero • '75 CB360T • '80 Subaru GL-5

I’m four days away from the anniversary of my little brother’s suicide. He was 19; it’s been well over twenty years — he’s been gone from my life for longer than he was here. I shudder to think how he might have dealt with access to this kind of tech. This makes me want to fucking throw up.