One-third done. Sixteen months down, 32 to go.

Pick a Bond from photos you already have on your phone.

Felt the need to get angry, annoyed and anxious before bedtime, and three minutes on Bluesky did the job nicely.

Trump's insistent insistence that we've already beaten Iran codes like this ironically famous Neville Chamberlain "Hitler missed the bus" quote, uttered four days before Hitler successfully invaded Denmark and Norway and five weeks before he successfully invaded the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

I don't remember why I saved the one from a year ago (probably it was a new low), but the contrast is, well, interesting.

Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only.

Michigan State Senator-elect Chedrick Greene's sizable victory tonight exceeded even Barack Obama's 2008 margin. SD 35 results 2008: 🔵 Obama +17.3 2012: 🔵 Obama +9.6 2016: 🔵 Clinton +0.2 2020: 🔵 Biden +3.2 2024: 🔵 Harris +0.9 Tonight: 🔵 Greene +19.5

Michigan Dems *hold* the narrowly divided state Senate, as Democrat Chedrick Greene defeats Republican Jason Tunney. They reclaim the 20-18 advantage they first won in the 2022 elections. However, every seat in the chamber will be up again in November, and Greene & Tunney are headed for a rematch.

It won't be easy to increase the GOP's 30-point deficit on the generic ballot among Latino voters. But the White House is trying its best. x.com/WhiteHouse/s...

anyway here's me at the art-themed Met Gala

To those who think a U.S. general strike (a) is remotely achievable and (b) would bring down the Trump regime, here's what the beginning of a real one looked like, 100 years ago today. It didn't even bring down Stanley Baldwin's parliamentary cabinet, though it wreaked havoc on the UK economy.

Every time someone on BlueSky responds to a news story with “Paywall,” I personally show up where they work and demand they give me something free.

Picturesque

Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, is in a Florida hospital in critical condition, his spokesman said Sunday.

WHO issues an alert about a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which had left Argentina for the Canary Islands with multiple port calls. Of the six people infected, three have died and one is in intensive care in South Africa.

Jfc

This story is fun. I remember the era well. Though I was a left-leaning history undergrad, I don't recall disapproving of the pop-culture hype; I enjoyed the historical focus. It was way more pervasive than today's MAGA-infused limpness. You can read it for free. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

If you have strong negative opinions about a work of classic literature you read at 15 you need to grow up

I'm funny-sounding number years old today.

This deeply disturbing story explains a lot. But only about Trump/Caligula himself, not about the boot-licking enablers who coddle him, use him and do nothing to block his insane megalomania. He couldn't do it without them.

That's him in the corner That's him in the spotlight Losing his religious

Millie the Model delivers your periodic reminder that kerning matters.

The new “I’m not a crook.”

when you're not reading the room

When can we expect the indictment?

The Make-a-Wish presidency continues. Let's let the Special Boy write his own motion in the ballroom case. Let's indict Jim Comey on a lunatic charge everyone knows won't fly. Let's have the King of England over to tea. I tried to think of something even more absurd to wrap this... but I couldn't.

🎶 Always look on the bright side of life (Josh is probably right, too)

These corrupt loons.

Remember when Reagan got shot at the DC Hilton and his entire administration and the right wing ecosystem demanded taxpayers build him a $400 million ballroom

As a Jeopardy! nerd, I love this guy. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/s...

This is a good time to re-read the decision in Carroll v. Trump.

Since Trump is out here denying he is a rapist, a reminder that a judge said he absolutely was one

Please tell me "I'm not a rapist. I'm not a pedophile" is going to be quoted for 50+ years the same as "I am not a crook" has been.

I don't get why a bunch of people on BlueSky instantly concluded this assassination attempt was fake? I mean, like, I guess it could be, wouldn't be the strangest thing to have happened ever. But probably not, surely? What would even be the point of that? Just - why the weird conspiracy brain stuff?

A BALLROOM IN EVERY POT!

So much for that.

Well, for a change the CNN “BREAKING NEWS” chyron is justified

So many pre-2017 TV, movie and novel plots about corruption scandals surfacing to destroy politicians' careers have become charmingly quaint. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...

Printed on all the WHCA dinner napkins

Who's your birthday twin? Here's a few of mine.

It's a great weekend to not attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner

What a bald admission that there never were "facts" to "warrant" a criminal investigation in the first place.

The main thing in art and entertainment to keep your finger on the pulse of the fans and what they want, their feedback is so important.

Drop something from the 1980s.

Anyone who shows up for this travesty is knowingly choosing to act as a prop for authoritarian kabuki because they’re too cowardly or amoral to pass up vapid schmoozing and free drinks. They deserve your contempt, and possibly a few pieces of rotting produce.

WOTD: quagmire

A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: The late Queen Elizabeth II—born 100 years ago today—famously loved WWII-era songs by Vera Lynn. See you around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=we5h...