Seems like everything is functioning fine with crowds and road closures for icnacon, artscape, death fest, an separate admission orioles doubleheader and a whole bunch of college graduations, we could probably stand for a lot more traffic calming in our day to day life

STARTING A BAND CALLED *UNCOOKED SHRIMP*

What students, faculty, and alumni are saying about Brown University’s voluntary deal with the Trump admin flaminghydra.com/against-tyra...

The Arizona J6ers press releases were removed from the DOJ website including Jacob Chansley, the Proud Boys siblings Felicia and Cory Konold, David Caleb Crosby who was charged with assault, and one of the Oath Keepers sentenced for seditious conspiracy Edward Vallejo. All on Wayback tho.

ok looks interesting

Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)

Up at Flaming Hydra: me on the sublime false consciousness of sports fan glory, Arsenal's agonizing win, and a hint of my own navigation of dysfunctional family, masculinty, and class through my beloved club. flaminghydra.com/issue-571/

😬 "This works similar to a normal camera, the difference being that in our case, radio waves instead of light waves are used for the recognition," explains the cybersecurity expert. "Thus, it does not matter whether you carry a WiFi device on you or not."

Dundalk as hell, let’s gooooo

MAGIC

Indignity Vol. 6, No. 45, The Stairs, Chapter 28 by @tomscocca.bsky.social www.indignity.net/the-stairs-c...

MISTAKENLY

i renewed my annual subscription to @flaminghydra.com this morning. no brainer.

The PBS piece being cited here is actually them *retracting and adding context* to a piece that had made the Jones/Boop connection. www.pbs.org/publiceditor... Worth reading!

The Danish gov’t has installed floating platforms planted with wildflowers and native vegetation in the harbors and canals of Copenhagen, to create urban habitat sanctuaries for birds, bees, pollinators, insects, and even some aquatic life. #FlowersOfBluesky #InnovativeSolutions💡

1. I think Quinta Brunson as Betty Boop is great casting. 100%. Absolutely. Matt Walsh is a racist dumbass. 2. "The character was based on a Black woman! Esther Jones!" is... well... a contested claim.

no one can help you, no one can help me, all of us are alone in this

This is the real reason why CBS cancelled Stephen Colbert.

TODAY: a new thriller from Nathan Munn. “At dusk, Claire drove the SUV she had rented under a false name down an unlit dirt road, big snowflakes coming out of the gloom to whip away from the windshield.” flaminghydra.com/r/2e1d0207?m...

🧵1/4 African folktales were once passed down through generations as community treasures. Today, many survive only through preservation efforts and digital access. 🌍 Laura Gibbs & Helen Nde fight to preserve African folktales before more cultural memory disappears 🕳️ 🔗 archive.org/details/vani...

This is so sick.

HELLO GOODBYE CBS

Indignity Vol. 6, No. 44, MR WRONG: Stephen Colbert Knew Television Is Supposed to Be There for You www.indignity.net/mr-wrong-dea...

Some of us are fat and get hernias. No need to lump us in with scumbags who are willing to stand in that room with that guy...

TWO CLASSY GENTS PUSHED OUT BY THE DECAY OF CBS TELEVISION FORMERLY & UNIRONICALLY FOR DECADES REFERRED TO AS "THE TIFFANY NETWORK" OWING TO SUPERIOR NEWS REPORTING & ENTERTAINMENT LOL YEAH @cbsnews.com IS ALREADY A JOKE & NOW WE BID ADIEU & A SINCERE FUCK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TEEVEE GO OUT AND BUY ONE AND WATCH IT TONIGHT

My alma mater Brown University's leadership was so craven, they cut a deal with the Trump admin without informing students, faculty, or concerned alumni, and without a court challenge. I spoke with people at @brown.edu who view the agreement as a betrayal.

///BREAKING/// The feds are DISMISSING all remaining counts in the politically charged "Broadview Six" case days before trial, marking the final collapse of what had been one of the marquee criminal cases to come out of Operation Midway Blitz. Background: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/b...

WATER

Tonight we congratulate our friend Stephen Colbert and his writers, staff and crew for eleven years of excellence. Watch Colbert’s finale tonight, and then never watch CBS again.

SLIGHTLY OFF-TOPIC: TODAY IS THE FINAL @colbertlateshow.bsky.social WHICH MEANS TOMORROW WILL BE A GREAT DAY TO CANCEL PARAMOUNT PLUS AND IF YOU HAVE IT AS A FREE ADD-ON WITH YOUR WALMART MEMBERSHIP YOU CAN SWITCH TO PEACOCK

We're drinkin' union beers this month.

TODAY: @davidrussellmoore.bsky.social on Brown University's capitulation to the Trump intimidation campaign. "What I’m noticing is a pervasive feeling of uncertainty and fear around being able to talk about experiences as a trans student." flaminghydra.com/r/e2c91e77?m...

He’s got that Gritty anatomy

CONTEMPLATE THE OUTIE

PLEASE HELP ME STOP LOOKING AT THIS

GOOD MORNING

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YEAH WHY WOULD YOU EVER EVEN WANT TO ALLOW A NONPROFIT TO PRESERVE NEWS STUFF FOR HISTORY OR WHATEVER SINCE CORPORATIONS CAN ALWAYS BE TRUSTED TO LOOK OUT FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF SERVING THE GREATER GOOD

FLAWED www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u... [FREE LINK]

We really wanted to introduce you to Vanilla. She has the daintiest handshake we've ever witnessed. 14/10 (IG: bordercollievanilla)

YES

TODAY: @lukeoneil47.bsky.social in conversation with Aaron Perrino of the great indie band The Sheila Divine. “I’ve never given in. Even though I should! I just continue to blow up my life every few years. Trying to stay true to being an artist.” flaminghydra.com/r/0c56bc16?m...

Liner Notes, cont'd.: FOGHAT jackboulware.substack.com/p/the-foghat...

IF YOU ARE SAD ABOUT GOOGLE REMEMBER THERE IS @duckduckgo.com duckduckgo.com

FOUR WHEELS BAD TWO LEGS GOOD

"Juaquina" has worked for 28 years at Scheid Vineyards under a UFW contract. "It makes a big difference to have a union contract. We get benefits such as a family health plan, paid holidays, a 401(k), & seniority bonuses, Best of all, we are treated as a human being." #WeFeedYou

TODAY: @ezeger16.bsky.social reads the liner notes. “In another era, the scribes commissioned to write these texts were free to say almost anything they wished, to rhapsodize or historicize or produce a full-blown polemic on the politics of an album.” flaminghydra.com/r/437f7ceb?m...

STARTING A BAND CALLED *BULK UNDERWEAR* www.cottonconnection.com/category/3/w...