Not sure if Ossoff has grown into this, meeting the demands of the moment, or if he‘s always had it and we didn’t really notice until recently. Doesn’t really matter. He’s there. ‘the world’s most famous sore loser.’

Instead of googling yourself, the new thing is to check is there's a bio about you. If you're lucky, it might even have a real life author @kashhill.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/t...

One of the most memorable scenes in the history of cinema. RIP Sam Neill

shocked at the suggestion that Donald Trump would try to unethically influence FIFA. does the FIFA Peace Prize say nothing of the man's character to you people

"United States data centers generating their own power could emit the same amount of greenhouse gases as the nation of Australia, according to a new analysis by an environmental watchdog group looking at proposed projects."

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

Is no remote island remote enough? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

As a former paperboy, I found this @newyorker.com piece highly evocative. Fortunately, I never had any troubling encounters like Hessler did. My unique angle is that I rollerbladed my route. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

You want to see Norway men’s national football team’s official photo for World Cup 2026 www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

NoWay! bsky.app/profile/phil...

Twist to this story (which I wrote): As of Wednesday, the data center at issue here is now being used entirely by Anthropic for Claude. www.eenews.net/articles/ant...

“Exemption from the Endangered Species Act in the Gulf … is a critical matter of national security.” Guess who uttered this nonsense. www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/05/04/o...

Meanwhile.. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Every paragraph in this piece from @caity.bsky.social on the search for the best free restaurant bread in America contains something hilarious, fascinating, or just plain delightful. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Wow I wonder why people don’t want to come to the US????

Just got turned onto this new print magazine dedicated to long-form, narrative driven, international reporting and it looks ... RAD! nowvoyagermag.com

Masterful Troll, TCM.

RIP Robert Duvall

In case anyone needs an excuse to rewatch The Detectorists. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

This is actually ridiculous, @washingtonpost.com. You've become unrecognizable. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

outfit has the same colors as the crying emoji 😭

My latest for @oilandgaswatch.bsky.social: Canadian PM Mark Carney, a former U.N. envoy on climate change, seeks major new oil sands pipeline to reduce reliance on U.S. as energy trading partner. news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/after-e...

After twelve years of work, the world’s most beautiful subway station has been inaugurated in Rome: Colosseo, an underground archaeological museum.⚜️💙⚜️💙⚜️💙⚜️

Next up, Trump renames EPA the Industrial Protection Agency. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

I am currently reading Running Man and Marathon Man at the same time. So far, so good. I look forward to watching the movies at the same time.

Adding a pedestrian lane to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at a cost of $1 billion as a treat for cycling organizations is a concise illustration of how the groups drive up infrastructure costs

My latest: the Endangered Species Act is taking a beating under Trump. news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/trump-a...

In September, I went to Greece to report on its rapid move away from coal. Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming. It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region. www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...

My latest: How “Unleashing American Energy" includes lifting a long sought after drilling ban in historically treasured lands of northern New Mexico to, possibly, drill a few dozen wells. news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/trump-w...

FIFA wins prize for biggest ass kissing

NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma. Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.

The operation of a coal plant in Michigan that the Trump Administration has ordered to remain open is costing taxpayers $615,000 — a day — and harming public health & air quality thru the Midwest. With clean energy cheaper & more abundant than ever, why is this admin... 1/2

The EPA is picking and choosing who gets to work during the shutdown: "virtually everyone who is working to undo marquee Biden-era regulations for air pollution, climate change and water quality is still on the job." This is, to put it mildly, not normal. www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

Updating my LEGO White House

EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin announces his agency is launching a major investigation into the right-wing conspiracies about chemtrails and weather manipulation to get to the bottom of it.

I need to devote a week to long reads.

My latest: Trump's free market hypocrisy when it comes to energy. news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/trump-c...

Libraries! www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I would like to cancel the standard spelling of 'cancellation' with a double L.

California just opened up more oil drilling in response to pressure related to the fear of rising gas prices and closing refineries. My latest for Oil & Gas Watch. news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/deep-bl...

One of our awesome editors, @re-ari.bsky.social featured in @literaryheist.bsky.social 🔥💪 www.literaryheist.com/articles/im-...

My first literary criticism/book review in a long time, published in Literary Heist. It's been nearly a decade since I went through the Knausgaardian looking glass. His newest novel spurred me to write about the experience. www.literaryheist.com/articles/im-...

Hivemind - is there anywhere to do a pull up on the national mall?

My second novel, 1983, is now out in paperback. Roscoe and I have decided to give away signed copies to 4 randomly selected people who repost this and pop a reply below. You might like it if you like: The old, fun idea of The Future D&D Nottinghamshire Robots Imaginative children Aliens Mining

Delisted for all the wrong reasons. sourcenm.com/2025/08/21/c...

It's happened. Rick Perry has become sympathetic. The goal posts keep moving. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...

EPA chief Lee Zeldin says he's not enforcing the laws to help “lower the cost of buying a car, heating a home and running a business.” How's that going? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/c...

I am weirdly moved by this tomato evolving into potato story.

I think maybe the EPA meant "logical leaps" here and not mental ones, but hey...Freud? www.epa.gov/newsreleases...