If you'd like to reduce your blood pressure and eliminate a lot of needless in-fighting, I'd recommend muting or blocking Axios, Politico and Semafor as they seem to specialize in promoting quotes from anonymous Democratic contrarians in hopes of generating rage and engagement.

What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things

The “Venezuela distracts from Epstein” line is ridiculous because 1) many awful things happen at once 2) Same Iran-Contra crowd pushing Venezuela invasion are or were involved with Epstein/Maxwell 3) Epstein associates (for ex, Dershowitz) want Iran invasion and see Venezuela as a test run for Iran

based on the most recent tweet visible on screen, this photo was taken in the hour that passed between these two posts... during which time the strikes were taking place. the most important thing in the room was tweets. they wanted to make sure people were posting about it.

Pete Hegseth steps up to the podium "Thank you Mr President: finally a commander in chief that the world respects" I assure you that's not what's happening this morning

congrats to every democrat who voted to confirm marco rubio. which was all of them

Whatever happens now, we absolutely cannot allow Trump's refusal to seek Congressional authorization for what appears to be a large scale military attack on another country vanish from the media discussion, which already appears to be happening.

Please put the US under sanctions. Cancel the LA Olympics. No international conferences.

I'm deeply sorry to the people of Venezuela. There is no opposition party in the United States to counter the fascist regime's actions and the population is easily demagogued.

A brilliant opening maneuver. Framing his predecessor's tenure as aberrant and illegitimate is both totally reasonable and creates room for radical change.

don’t mock Alabama culture please

BlueSky: in 2026 may we see a Reconstruction Caucus elected to Congress to scourge the evil-doer inshallah Twitter: 2026—year of the orbiting data center? This new year’s, my resolution is to do all I can to help put AI in space. Threads: is it just me or does 2026 has less aura than 2025?

maintenance phase is a podcast that has helped me through so much since I started listening back in 2021. will always always recommend. (it’s also been recommended by two eating disorder clinicians I’ve worked with!)

second year in a row I’ve been suffering through the world’s worst head cold on NYE, which hopefully isn’t an omen for my 2026 and is moreso an indicator that not getting adequate rest for a year is a bad idea

It's stuff like this that makes it so amazing whenever somebody yells at Pete Hegseth or whoever in a restaurant and the entire news media superstructure spends 10 days fretting over civility and comity.

I literally first heard about GRIOT ANTHOLOGY moments ago, but holy WOW, it looks fantastic! An anthology ‘zine containing the work of some brilliant black TTRPG creators, this is an an insta-order for me. Help spread the word! thoughtcrimegames.itch.io/griot-anthol...

Interesting so you think there should be a subsidy scheme for low income people that's interesting hey did you know about a neat little thing called the 'Affordable Care Act' and its various statutory provisions that you voted to defund

Welp. It was bound to happen. If you’re a WIRED subscriber, your personal data was likely exposed in a September breach from Condé Nast. Time to change your password.

12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”

The overwhelming message of the New Testament is that the deity sends to Hell those who oppress the poor, the orphan, the widow, the imprisoned, the sick, the stranger; those who discriminate and hate; those who use power to make others worse off.

like you cannot say this is for *sure* the reason but

just for context, this appears to be a report that was generated based on a tip submitted online through a form on the FBI’s website. anyone can submit a tip. it’s illegal to submit false tips, sure, but “the president dropped my dead baby in lake michigan” sounds like someone who needs help.

Oh my God, they’re posting Zerohedge. If you’re not familiar, ZH is a right wing propaganda operation, ostensibly about financial markets, but more focused on sewing general discord.

This is efficient. It is trained narrowly and specifically, reducing electrical waste. It does not replace meteorologists because it relies on them to provide data and interpret the results. Not everything with AI in the name is bad and AI is not ChatGPT, that's just Sam Altman's marketing tactic.

I read this out of semi-morbid curiosity and I have a couple thoughts, first one being: this headline is clickbaity as hell and designed, imo at least, to stoke outrage-sharing. This article’s mainly about the scientific usage of AI tools, not the slop machines we all know and hate.

I read this out of semi-morbid curiosity and I have a couple thoughts, first one being: this headline is clickbaity as hell and designed, imo at least, to stoke outrage-sharing. This article’s mainly about the scientific usage of AI tools, not the slop machines we all know and hate.

another day making control 2. everyone keeps asking me if they can kiss ahti. buddy, they won't even let ME kiss him.

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Do not do this.

“People who were vaccinated were more socioeconomically advantaged and probably had better healthcare management, they added”

Play Mouthwashing and then watch @thejenna.bsky.social 's fantastic video about it www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqkv...

i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.

Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱

We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History Of American Politics, 1865-2025

What strikes me is that this is one of the best statements on the issue of GenAI that I've ever read.

It's Detective Kara Swisher and the case of “Make It Fucking Stop You Two”... @karaswisher.bsky.social explains how she got dragged into the Nuzzi–Lizza–RFK Jr. drama.

It’s insane that actual Democrats are more interested in running as Republicans than Democrats

Lithgow saying that a family friend with a trans kid came to him and literally said “please don’t do this” and he did it anyway really gives the game away. they don’t not know

now that my semester’s over I’m getting really into things like thinking about reading again and imagining setting manageable goals for the upcoming year

P.S. There is a huge difference between having to work with students or teachers who hold different views than you do (reasonable, fine, part of existing in a community) and having to work with students or teachers who believe you don't and shouldn't exist.

A few recs: @404media.co for tech news @rascal.news and @aftermath.site for gaming culture @butwhytho.net for media criticism @theflytrapmedia.com for intersectional journalism @propublica.org for hard-hitting investigative journalism. Or your local NPR! Get invested in local politics in 2026!

On the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, I hope folks remember that: 1) It was the fruit of over a decade of planning and activism and 2) The boycotters endured 381 straight days — every morning, every evening, every weekend — of threats, harassment and sometimes bombings.

Them: oh hey. You guys are back early. Me: Jordan Hare’s haunted Them: what? Me:*loading a pistol and getting back in the truck* Jordan Hare’s haunted.

Nobody knows what targeting is but that might be the platonic ideal of it

genuinely this is where i’m at