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funniest thing i’ve ever seen

MELANIA: Most know my husband as the strong commander in chief, but his empathy transcends the role-- CROWD: *laughs*

From a Reddit thread discussing Carlos Correa's season-ending injury: www.reddit.com/r/baseball/c...

Last July, the pope called his bank in South Chicago. He wanted to update the phone number on his account. The teller told him that any changes had to be made in person with an ID. Knowing that was impossible, he asked: “Would it matter to you if I told you I’m Pope Leo?” She hung up on him.

Maybe the investigation in Virginia is justified, but at this point, DOJ has lost public confidence that it is capable of operating in a nonpartisan manner. It comes the day after an investigation into a prominent Trump supporter was dropped. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

remember when the political media spent days treating bill clinton saying hi to loretta lynch on a tarmac as a major scandal of DOJ independence? will they do that here for a much, much, much worse abuse of power? if not, why not?

Gas prices today are higher in all 50 states compared to last Wednesday. Biggest jumps vs a week ago: MT +36c/gal IL +35c OH +34c PA +34c NH +34c WY +33c GA +33c WV +33c RI +33c FL +32c

42,000 Louisianians voted absentee before Gov. Jeff Landry suspended primaries for the state’s six U.S. House races

dear fucking god what are they even doing over there

This is such incredible bullshit. I am alive, thriving, and writing books on health policy/politics thanks to antidepressants. Antidepressants aren't for everyone, but they can be literal lifesavers. Attacking their prescribing & use is stigmatizing and dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...

McLovin has decided to spend the day just being handsome

ICE arrested a 5th and 2nd grader at the school bus stop in San Antonio as their classmates watched in horror. Their stepmother was detained with them. The community at Alamo Heights Independent School District elementary is speaking out—no child should be locked away at the Dilley trailer prison.

Teachers: "Please help us get AI out of schools, it's ruining education!" Students: "Please don't make us use AI, it's ruining our lives!" Politicians: "We hear you and we want to help you harness the power of AI." #NihilismAndTechnology

A big study that was cited as evidence that text generators are good for students has been retracted: www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-wi... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

perfect execution

This is a stunning chart in the NYT.

🚨 Absolute unit alert 🚨

Roger Avery (co-writer, Pulp Fiction; dir. Rules of Attraction) is back… with an “AI-enabled” production of PARADISE LOST. The log-line is a thing of beauty.

I’m directing 1984 and am going to have Winston Smith karate kick O’Brien out of a skyscraper window and shout ‘Tell Big Brother he’s next!’ There’s a big animated dance sequence with rats at the end.

RIP the black vote (1965-2026)

Luckily for ICE agent Jonathan Ross, he only murdered someone. If he had taken a photo of seashells on a beach, he'd be in *real* trouble.

Did my PhD dissertation on Coetzee. I am not surprised he made this decision or said this. That's my man!

Republicans run the House, the Senate, and the White House. This week is a case study in what happens when the people in charge cannot do the job.

Well, shit. This sucks.

Omg he did the meme lolol

algorithm

That America has come to this is truly depressing, but I also note that the UK similarly seems to be suffering from a bunch of fuck ass bitches conspiring to make the place less intellectually vibrant, vigorous, and free.

Happy anniversary of this not happening

The ADL permanently sacrificed its reputation to get in good with a massively dangerous antisemite and white nationalist. They defended him and stood up for him even after his Nazi salute. Here's how he repays them. This is what happens when you think you're using bigots. They're always using you.

I do not think this will help her senate primary chances.

Disney Promises ‘Star Wars’ Fans A New Era Of Blind Stabs At What They Seemed To Like Before https://theonion.com/disney-promises-star-wars-fans-a-new-era-of-blind-stabs-at-what-they-seemed-to-like-before/

I keep saying that Florida is one of two things. Either Outworld from Mortal Kombat or a real life GTA server...

Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!

2028 candidates in general don't seem to have realized that the party wants them to compete to destroy trump, and it's weird. 1

Even the rightwing Washington Examiner

She is the best pure talent currently on the national stage.

I really think that we should start thinking about holding election results until they are all counted, rather than releasing them minute by minute. the gop was not "winning"; it's not a horse race. the election is over. you're just counting ballots. 1

Is there not one, goddam normal motherfucker in this entire Administration?

Priceless post from the official White House social media

Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia— AOC: Wah wah wah. We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no. What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stepping on a rake— forever.

Waiting for the Barbarians

Quite right. You have to start them young.

Left: How people think Mississippi votes Right: How Mississippi actually votes

Horrifying stuff here.