you are all fools the REAL music question that will cause intergenerational warfare on bluesky is actually: what is weird al's signature song?

Hey, @lataco.bsky.social is raising money to launch an investigative news unit; their current priorities involve looking into "less lethal" weapons used on protesters and more thorough documentation of ICE kidnapping. Chip in here: givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

This comes from the much-maligned Ebersol era of SNL, but this is still one of the best sketches ever. RIP, Jesse Jackson. www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNe...

Gift link: ‘Show Up for Us’: 13 Democratic Voters on Trump, ICE and Their Frustrations With the Democratic Party www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Keeping the guy who went to visit Epstein while his kid was seriously ill in hospital is certainly a choice.

Stephen Colbert went against CBS’ wishes and discussed why his interview with Texas State Representative James Talarico would not air on “The Late Show.” ca.news.yahoo.com/stephen-colb...

"Superman, Batman, and the rest of the DC gang are powerless to protect you against diseases like polio, measles and rubella. These diseases can cripple and even kill. But they can be easily prevented with painless vaccinations." [New York City Council, 1980]

Wow. French police are raiding institutions linked to Epstein They are treating the Epstein saga like a bunch of crimes, not just a scandal

The rain is coming down sideways in Los Angeles right now. Totally normal.

Might be in the GOAT conversation for parts in some of the great underrated dramas: Falling Down, The Paper, Network. He was in so many good movies, maybe only Network shows up in the obit. That's a full-ass 95 years, RIP.

Robert Duvall was an extraordinary actor in every role; he deserved every award and accolade. But my favorite will always be Bernie in THE PAPER (1994). "We reek of opinion, Henry." youtu.be/otuPvQPQotk?...

The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it

We’re going to boil the rivers for this

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

tonight i'm hosting LUCHA VAVOOM at the Fox Theater in Pomona if you need a last-minute Valentine thing

My favorite bit is when someone in favor of gun control calls the fatal weapon in a mass shooting a "machine gun" and someone against gun control laughs and explains that it wasn't a machine gun because those were banned decades ago and that's why now almost nobody has them.

Hi attorneys! Want to not be able to get to sleep tonight? Here's Judge Rakoff (probably the single most well-respected judge in SDNY) saying that the use of AI destroys both attorney-client privilege and work-product privilege.

10yrs ago @djkirkbride.bsky.social @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social @gofrankgo.bsky.social @jordantboyd.bsky.social & I did a 3 part Dark Horse Presents story about a rock band that were also spies. It's never been collected. UNTIL NOW! LASER JOAN & THE RAYGUNS. Prelaunch starts now! Go sign up!

It's trying to tell me this is incorrect. This is the most correct guess I have ever made

The History Channel loves to be like “did Hitler store 10 billion dollars Nazi gold in this Pennsylvania house?” and answer that question as demonstrably “no of course not” and then make 18 seasons of “Pennsylvania Hitler House”

The next Congress should make these guys personally reimburse the treasury for all the money they took.

I have a piece up on Crimereads today about how everything is a scam now. crimereads.com/scammers-del...

ICYMI: KILLFILE is on sale for less than a buck.

Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.

Gift link for the other Xers out there: Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/a...

It's Judy Blume's birthday. She's 88 today. Back in 2013, she said, "It’s not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers."

A friend of mine just texted: “Only these fucks would redact the accused and divulge the survivors.”

oh hell yes (Mexican and Japanese heritage night jerseys for the Dodgers)

See you tonight, Los Angeles. dieselbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

Here is a gift link. Three million pages. Imagine what we might learn if a dedicated team of DOJ employees were doing anything other than keeping a sharp lookout for Trump's name so they can redact it. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I am indifferent to Updike. I’m impressed by his prose but the world he described was dying just as I was born. However, I’m always deeply grateful whenever I get to read a new piece from @jwolcott.bsky.social, one of the best ever to do it. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Wow, almost like the media and journalism profession failed in some sort of professional duty to actually inform these low-engagement voters about what Trump was saying he wanted to do and the consequences of those plans. There is a moral-failure-of-the-voters here, but it's not the only one.

A tactical withdrawal by the Trump administration from Minneapolis--which is a well-deserved victory for the people of Minneapolis. But no backing down on "the promise of mass deportation." Which means the fight continues, and there will be more Minneapolises across the nation.

Hey, my psychic spy thriller KILLFILE is only 99 cents right now. Get it while supplies last. www.bookbub.com/books/killfi...

Once again, any other administration, etc. etc.

This is what generative AI does. It fills in the blanks. With random stuff. It is going to get things wrong. If you want to trust it with medical care, it’s going to get that wrong too.

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

In South Minneapolis www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...

Hey, @bradmeltzer.com’s latest is on sale across all platforms. Get it while it lasts. www.bookbub.com/books/the-vi...

I’ve been plugging this book like I get a cut www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adam-...

And this is TONIGHT at Village Well in Culver City. An all-star lineup.