Michael

Vogt lost me with this one. #guardians

Amazing

Nine people were slaughtered in a mass shooting today, but sure, God is dealing with a baseball game.

While we’re at it… how about we bring back public castration for those who have been found guilty in civil cases for rape? We know where to start.

NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war

The bait & switch of late-capitalist technology is a sneaky thing. Nearly everything it's actually offered -- and then compelled us to take -- has diminished the actual value & sustainability of what was offered.

AI personal assistants are now acting on people’s behalf in the real world—and all sorts of strange things are going wrong, @lilashroff.bsky.social reports:

Kara Swisher calls @Google @googlemaps @googleearth “NOODLE SPINED” “UNCTUOUS QUISLINGS” who “SOIL THEMSELVES” 🔥

Assumed this could not be real but it is: Meta's new "AI optimism" ad is soundtracked by a David Bowie song about the apocalypse. Nice catch, @amanda.omg.lol techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/m...

They should tariff us.

Brilliant work by Jared Polis to normalize this shit. Why are there SO many cowards in the Democratic Party?

But hey... let's just build more data centers and "drill baby drill."

FIFA and the U.S. thought that by humiliating  Iran in the World Cup and making their logistics difficult, would turn the world against them. Instead, the amount of support they received throughout this tournament is unprecedented. They represented their country with dignity and humility. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Olivia Rodrigo > Taylor Swift. Fighting words, I know, but it's not even close.

He’s propping up his fascist bro Musk’s grifty IPO.

The idiocy of this statement is sort of unbelievable. The one thing Northern Irish loyalists do *not* want is to be Irish.

Jalen Brunson: “You’re allowed to think about the worst possible scenario. But you gotta go out there and do something about it.” A good mantra for fighting fascism too.

@newyorker.com Love you, first time caller here on Bluesky. In your 'A Preview of Our New Books Newsletter,' you link to Amazon and not Bookshop.org. Could you maybe reconsider that in the future? Y'all are too good to ship money from indies to the demonic empire. Thanks for listening.

As a World Cup host, the U.S. shouldn't be flippantly barring officials from entering the country to do their jobs. It's terribly backward. It's also counterproductive. Global sports competitions should improve international exchange and relations, not the reverse.

When will people stop trusting this monstrous company with their most private data?

Remember, only Israel is allowed to bomb.

Persepolis is one of those masterpieces that you read and never ever forget. A piece of art that changes you and your understanding of the world forever. What a gift she gave us all. RIP.

Congratulations to everyone who said it would get this bad. Your prize is watching everyone who disagreed now claim no one could have predicted it would get this bad.

Scott Pelley will never pay for a drink in my presence.

Scott Pelley tells the NYT: "The collapse of values at the top has become untenable. The leadership of ‘60 Minutes’ is no longer recognizable. The principles I hold dear are gone." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...

This is an absolutely terrifying escalation by the regime. They have now criminalized our freedom to fight the crimes they commit against us and our neighbors. These protesters acted with extraordinary courage and moral clarity.

Early in Don DeLillo’s novel "Underworld," kids rush the turnstiles at the Polo Grounds in 1951, overwhelming ticket takers and cops. “Maybe four will get through for every one that’s caught.” The Trump regime is like this – a constant bum-rush of awfulness. And much of the corruption gets through.

Please explain to me why anyone listens to Ross Douthat.

God. Damn.

Congratulations on your wedding Don Jr. Sorry for distracting your Dad with this important work.

congrats to jared polis for getting played like a chump

What a massive disappointment this man has become.

🥂!

He's not leaving, folks.

The result of AI boosters getting booed at commencement will NOT be them getting a wake-up call about AI skepticism. They will just stop speaking at commencements. But that’s a small win!

Polis is a coward.

Bollocks. One, hardcovers are selling great, especially the ones that these days come with sprayed edges and illustrated end pages. Two, ditching hardcovers would absolutely gut author and bookseller incomes. You want to fuck up publishing? Kill the hardcover. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Arsenal!!!

The Balcony, by Édouard Manet, 1868-69, 📸 by Sarah Stier

Everything is so stupid and it makes me a little furious Thank you for your attention to this matter

Firing squads. Remind me, what other major country performed those 90 years ago...

Going through today's sales report. Love to see the deep browsing you all did! Always nice selling from display quantities, but REALLY love it when the single-copy treasures are found. Show off your Independent Bookstore Day wares to friends, and be sure to tell them where you got them.

Fox News interviewing Fox reporter from the event. Reporter says she was sitting next to Karoline Leavitt's husband. Says he told her: "You need to be safe and he was very serious when he said that to me. Looked around the room and he said..." Call abruptly cuts.